Chapter 8: Trouble

"Hey, Gav! At Zack's Diner after class okay? I want you to meet a friend of mine." Trishia told her. Their last period is about to start and she knew they have chores to do after their last subject.

"We are to clean the gymnasium after class and you know it is for a month. We will be in trouble if we did not oblige, Trishia." She reminds her of their punishment.

"Come on Gav, it is just for today. They won't even notice we skip a day in cleaning the gymnasium." Trishia whispered naughtily that made her eyes widen.

"She's right. Besides, you have to come with us because I promise Harold that you will be with us," Phyllis commented.

"Harold?" She asked curiously.

"Oh, you have to meet him. This poor guy has a huge crush on you and he badly wanted to get to know you." Trishia's voice turned excited and naughty.

"Do I know him?" She asked suspiciously.

She don't know why but the idea of meeting a stranger scares her a bit although she knew the guy was studying in the same school as they do, she still has a bad feeling about it.

"You'll meet him later. I'll ask you a favor, Gav. If he told you he wanted to court you, just say yes okay?"

"What!" She exclaimed unbelievably.

"Listen, Gav. Harold was a son of a millionaire and he was a good catch."

Oh shit... I have a bad feeling about it...

"I don't know Trish. I mean, I should be back here after six because my Dad will pick me up here at school. I'm grounded and I can't be caught this time." She explained.

"Okay, okay. Anyway, meet me at the parking lot after class and you'll ride in my car." Although she was a bit hesitating, she nod as an answer.

As expected, they went to Zack's Diner after class. It's a restaurant near to their school where students used to hang out and eat. Trishia introduced her to Bradley- her boyfriend and Wil who is Phyllis's boyfriend. She also met Harold who is obviously a friend of the two guys. Unlike Wil and Bradley who are both good-looking guys, Harold has long thick hair with a dark skin tone. He wore thick eyeglasses and the way he looks at her and how he raked her body for the first time suddenly made her feel creepy. He looked like the typical nerd. His smile and how he gazes at her especially on her boobs bring her chills and a creepy feeling. He looked like a naughty teenage maniac that can't be trusted. Why does she have a feeling that Trishia is lying to her? This guy doesn't look like he has a crush on her. All she can see in his eyes is lust and mischief.

"Glad I met you. Trishia was right, you're more beautiful to stare at near." Harold then touched her arm and she wanted to cringe in disgust.

"Thank you." She stated then simply jerked her arm away from him.

"Harold here was your stalker, Gav." Trishia teasingly stated. She even felt irritated hearing those words from her friend. She doesn't wanna judge but with his looks and the way he grins evilly, he really looks like a creepy stalker.

"Yeah, I been watching you from afar and I'mma say you're a sight to behold." It gave her goosebumps when his eyes started to roam all over her body until they stopped in her boobs. She badly wanted to snap and curse him at the moment but she just stopped herself because of Trishia's request.

Oh gosh, this guy is nothing but a lunatic pervert!

"Heard you're a transferee. What school you came from?" Bradley asked.

"Holy Angel Academy. It was an all-girls school."

"Ewww, that's so boring! No boys classmates at all?" Phyllis exaggeratedly stated.

"Yeah." She replied.

"It's nice you transferred here. You made my friend Harold happy to finally meet you." It was Wil who pull out a hearty laugh afterward. The sound of his laughter was insulting and there is nothing funny at all if he thought that is a joke.

"I like to get to know you better, Gav." To her surprise, he suddenly held her hand and gently pressed it. With that, she shivered irritably that made her secretly curse. His touch is very disgusting with his rough creepy dark hands.

"What do you mean?" She asked uncomfortably then pulled her hand away from his grasp.

"Like we can go on a date, court you, and get to know each other." Harold was speaking very proudly as if he was very confident she will agree with his idea. He must be nuts if he thought she was an easy lay. He was not even her type.

"Y-You w-were fast. I mean, I'm too young for that and things like that still not on my mind yet." She said as an alibi.

"Don't tell me you haven't had a boyfriend yet?" She went silent for a moment not wanting to answer his question until she saw his face got surprised and slowly brightened up. His eyes tantalized in mischief and joy.

"Yes and I don't intend to have one as of the moment." She frankly stated.

"Harold? Can you excuse us for a while?" Trishia then pulled her hand and excused her to the guys. Wondering why they left the guys, Trishia brought her to the comfort room and talk to her.

"Look Gav, can't you be a little nicer to Harold?"

"Is that the guy you want me to meet? He looked like a lunatic pervert, Trish! I'm not judgemental but the way he looked at me, it's like he want to eat me alive! And my gosh, he was so fast and taking advantage of me!" She stated irritatingly.

"Harold was a nice guy. He's a millionaire son and if you became his girl, he will surely shower you with expensive stuff. What are you thinking, Gav?" Trishia stated as if expecting her to be surprised.

"I'm not allowed to have a boyfriend yet."

"It's not like it's going to be official. You can flirt and play with him. Harold was gullible and we can get a lot from him. We can use him and his money, my friend."

"Sorry but no, Trish. Even he was the richest guy on the campus, I don't care! I don't like him." She declined.

"Okay, okay." Trishia's face then suddenly turned disappointed and did not insist her point.

Well, she was sure she made herself clear to Trishia. Harold has no chance with her and she will never date him. They can be friends but she will not agree if he tried to court her.

When they went out to the diner, she thought they will head back to the school just like Trishia promised. All along, she thought she will drive her back where her Dad will pick her but her brows suddenly furrowed when she noticed they were heading the opposite way. She started to suspect when she noticed they were following Brad and Harold's car.

"I thought you will drive me back to school? Why are we following them?" She asked Trishia.

"Come on Gav, we'll just drink and party a little before I drive you back," Trishia stated that annoyed her. She never consult her and she's starting to get upset.

"Trishia, my Dad is probably waiting for me now!" She alarmingly said.

"We won't take long. Don't be such a killjoy."

She got nervous when Tricia's car entered an old abandoned building. What are they going to do in this abandoned place? The car stopped in a dark area where Bradley's pick-up truck parked. When she went out of the car, she saw Bradley and Harold carrying an icebox, some beer, and snacks while Harold was bringing a stereo. When Harold played the music, Phyllis and Wil started to dance in the middle.

"Trishia, I don't like it here. Please drive me back to school now. My father might be waiting for me now." She tried pulling  Trishia's hand to convince her because she was starting to get worried about her situation.

"Hey relax. Why don't you try this?" Trishia then opened a can of beer and hand it to her.

She was about to protest but Trishia suddenly screech for Bradley immediately pull and drag her to dance. Realizing that Trishia was too busy and distraught dancing with her boyfriend, she then made up her mind and decided to leave because it looks like Trishia has no plans of driving her back sooner. She was about to walk away but Harold suddenly blocked her way.

"Wanna dance?" He asked maliciously.

"No thanks." She declined.

Just the thought of him touching her made her cringe in disgust. What more if he dances sensually the way Bradley and Will dance to their girlfriends.

"Come on, don't be such a killjoy. Aren't you jealous of them? I'm not a bad dancer, babe" He tried to grab her hand but she drastically jerked it away from him.

"I said no!" She shouted angrily. She saw how his eyes turned dark and glared in anger because of her reaction.

"Come on, stop playing hard to get bitch! I know your kind. Trishia told me a lot about you. "

"What do you mean?"

"I know you're an easy lay and you love to play hard to get. Just come here and kiss me and you'll surely not regret it." To her surprise, he drastically grabbed her and embraced her.

"Get off me, you jerk!" She tried pushing him to get away from his hold but he was so strong she can't move his hand.

She got horrified when he suddenly scooped her face and aggressively kissed her on the lips while she was hearing the group laughing. She tried to look around and shouted help to her friends but she saw Phyllis and Trishia keep laughing and just watching them while the two guys seemed to enjoy the scene they were seeing because they were even screaming with joy.

Kaycee was right... They were not real friends...

She tried to push Harold back and hit him hard in the chest but it seems he was even enjoying that she was struggling free. His lips feels so disgusting trying to open her mouth while she was trying her best to shut her lips so he won't have access to enter. She kept on struggling free when she suddenly felt someone harshly pull Harold away from her. To her surprise, it was nothing but her Dad!

Oh gosh, how did he get here? How'd he find out where she was?

Her father angrily punches Harold and drastically pushed him to the ground. He forcibly pulled him through his collar then give him punches in the jaw and stomach. Her friends with their boyfriends immediately run and drive away like a scaredy-cat while Harold is wincing in pain trying to stop her Dad but the latter kept on punching Harold until he was screaming and begging to stop. Feeling thankful his Dad came to save her, her eyes went through the corner and noticed Elena standing from afar with a sly smile painted her lips. Right there and then, she realized her father came over together with Leanna. But how did they find the place?

"You bastard! What do you think you're doing to my daughter!" Her Dad angrily shouted? He was now holding Harold's both collars. The side of Harold's lips was bleeding and his left eye was now reddish.

"Dad!" She shouted worriedly to stop him from punching Harold again.

She has to stop him or he might kill Harold. She knew he deserved it but she don't want her father to be a criminal and go to jail if he killed him.

"She's my girlfriend, Sir!" Her eyes automatically widen in total shock when she heard those words from Harold.

"Liar!" She shouted back.

"What? You're denying me now to your father, Gav?" Harold stated in a disgusting and accusing way that pierced her on her standing point.