Chapter 18Charity POV"Hi! You are back? I've been waiting for you for some time now. Where are you coming from?" He asked me with a smile lingering on his face, but I stared at him wordlessly, still trying to put everything together to make sense to me."How did you know my house, and wh...what are you doing here?" I asked the questions I was curious about, but he shrugged, leaning against his car while tucking his hands inside his pockets."Does it matter how I knew your house? I'm already here, so don't you think you should at least offer me a drink inside? I came for a visit," The corner of his lips tugged into a smirk."Sorry, but I don't think we are that close for you to come visit me and for me to offer you a drink. If you are here to convince me to accept your offer, then don't waste your energy and just leave because I won't change my mind," I said to him clearly, and he scoffed."Convince you? Why should I do that when I know you will eventually do what I want?" He straigh
Chapter 19Charity POV"What the hell did you just do?" I yelled at the top of my voice as I followed him out of the class. He left the class after what he did."Hey! Why are you yelling at him? You were the one that asked him to be your boyfriend, didn't you?" Carl, one of the group members uttered, smirking at me, but I ignored him because I had no business with him."Stop making a fuss about this. You should be grateful he kissed you. You know how many girls are dying to have a taste of his lips?" Jaxon rolled his eyes, and I huffed angrily. By now, almost all the students were in the hallway to watch the drama, some were sticking their heads out through the window to watch the drama. I have never been this humiliated in my entire life, and it hurts so bad now that I know what it feels like."Chase... What have I ever done to you? Why are you doing this?" I didn't want to cry, but I couldn't also hold back my tears."Do you think because you are wealthy, you could walk on anyone wh
Chapter 20Charity POV"What happened to you?" Dr. Mason asked me as he plastered my hand with a bandaid."Nothing," I replied to him."Nothing? How did you sustain the injuries and all the bruises?" He asked again, and I sighed briefly as I stood up and adjusted my cloth."I told you nothing. I'm fine," I replied to him again and headed to the door to go meet Chase outside since he was still waiting for me."Denver's High... Are the students bullying you?" I stopped on my track and slowly clenched my fingers beside me, my heart wrenched painfully."You should report to the police if they are. Maybe the police will be able to help you," He further said, but I bit my bottom lip, trying hard to fight back the tears that threatened to leave my eyes. I could do anything, but reporting to the police is a mistake I would never want to make, trust me. Maybe I would be ready to leave the school if I have the guts to tell the cops about it, because I know the cops would never do anything to th
Chapter 21Charity POVIt was finally the weekend, the day I looked forward to, and I couldn't be much happier. I could finally have a breathing space. While every other wealthy student always looked forward to schooldays, here I am, always wishing and praying hard for the weekend to come fast, and now that it was finally here, I was going to spend some time with myself.Mason came here to see me yesterday unannounced, and although I was a bit pissed and uncomfortable to have him around, I felt good about it. I mean, knowing someone actually cares about me is good, yeah?Enny said she was going to the hospital for a medical check-up today, and we would leave for the mall afterward. "How do I look?" She asked me, beaming with smiles. She was wearing a red short gown and a pair of heels. Her long wavy hair looked perfect on her, and she had little or no makeup on her face. She looked gorgeous."You look gorgeous," I winked at her, and I bet she blushed hard."Thank you. You are not loo
Chapter 22Charity POVI couldn't believe I just became a girlfriend to someone I wasn't even friends with before. I suddenly felt like one of those fictional characters, coz what the fuck just happened?"I've asked him to bring you to the house several times after he told me about you, but he kept saying that you were busy at the office. How is the project you were working on? Is it done yet?" She asked me with a warm smile lingering on her face, and I almost scoffed loudly, because this was really super crazy."I'm a high schooler for fuck's sake," I yelled silently and blinked my eyes."Oh... Not yet, Mom. She's almost done there, and I will bring her to the house as soon as she's done. Right, babe?" He came to stand beside me, placing his hand on my shoulders, and I finally huffed. Babe? Project? Are they kidding me?"Wh...what are..." I wanted to step away from him, but he gave me a pleading look, and I decided to play along even though this was crazy. I would definitely scold hi
Chapter 23Charity POVThe sound of my ringing phone pulled me out of my deep sleep, and I groaned tiredly, reaching for the phone and swiping the answer button without bothering to check who the caller was. I was clueless, not until I heard Mason's voice on the other end, and the sleep that has refused to leave my eyes since left in split seconds. I snapped my eyes open, but cringed when I saw Enny sleeping horizontally on the bed, and my legs were numb because she was laying on them. Is this much of a bad sleeper? How did she end up down there? I asked myself, but sighed and laid back on the bed because I didn't want to wake her up. I mean, not yet."Are you still sleeping?" His voice rang through the phone, and I scoffed angrily. I was sleeping peacefully and he chose to interrupt it, and now he was asking if I was still sleeping? Is he kidding me?"No, I'm awake. Is there any problem? Why are you calling this early?" I asked him, finally sitting up on the bed after Enny rolled sle
Chapter 24Charity POV'Can you please pretend to be my girlfriend for some time? I promise to pull this off as soon as I get a girlfriend' I scoffed as those words replayed in my head. For a moment yesterday, I felt like a female lead in books. Was Mason kidding me? Asking me to be his fake girlfriend, well, that had to be the craziest shit ever, and I wasn't ever going to do that shit. That's like cheating the poor Mom, and making myself look like a fool? I didn't want to get myself involved in dramas, trust me.It was Monday today, but I didn't feel like going to school even though I couldn't just skip school like that. I wished I could take some days off from that pit of hell they call school, but that was the least possible thing I could ever ask for.I checked myself out in the mirror for the last time, then picked up my backpack and left my apartment. I stopped on my track when I came outside and found a black SUV car parked in front of my apartment. Who the heck is that? I ask
Chapter 25Charity POVTears streamed down my cheeks as I stared at my reflection in the restroom's mirror. My heart wrenched painfully, and I clenched my fist. I felt my throat burning, it was burning down to my stomach in rage, I felt like devouring someone at the moment, but there was only one way I could let my pain out, and that was to cry."Don't think about it, Charity. You will pull through this eventually, I promise," I assured myself and took a deep breath, pushing all my thoughts away.The sound of the knock on the door pulled my attention, and I shrieked fearfully."It's me, Enny. I brought cloth for you," I opened the door and found her standing with a tracksuit. "I brought this for you. You should change into it. Should I get you anything else?" She asked me after I took the cloth from her, but I shook my head and went back inside after I thanked her. I finally washed myself, then changed into the dress which fit me perfectly as if they were meant for me, and I f