The hardest part of the day was finally over, managing to sit through first period with the guy that could easily make my heart do a summersault in my chest against my will and the other that had the talent of making my mind want to scream in annoyance. A conflicted feeling that was thankfully put on pause, dreading the following days to come.
Erika was definitely relieved to no longer be seated next to the two bickering fools, who had no business in disturbing her peaceful life of being West-Bay Academy’s friendly ghost. ‘I rather be an invisible nobody than to be connected to either of them.’ She thought, but quickly laughed mocking at her wild imagination… ‘yeah right like any of the two would be genuinely interested in my current appearance… Jeremy probably didn’t want his girlfriend to get into trouble or cause an issue with the family’s corporation and Jake’s motives were clearly establish
“Whatever it is you’re up to, stop t! I’m not interested in playing some silly game.” Erika retorted as she carefully placed her glasses back on, returning to her seat hoping to continue with her meal. “Good, I don’t like games either… well except for football, x-box, pools…” He suddenly started listing a bunch of irrelevant literal games, causing the girl’s lips to twitch in annoyance, “you must be doing this on purpose, it’s impossible for someone to be so… so…” “Multi-talented? Yeah, I know, I’m quite gifted… though I’ve never actually won most of the matches…” Marcus interrupted with his only conclusion. “I think crazy would be more appropriate to describe you.” “Says the girl accessorizing with fake transition lenses, by the way what’s your first name? I didn’t catch that part.”
In the girl’s locker-room, three chatty teens were carefully preparing for today’s practice session, stretching their legs and prepping their outfits to flounce in the presence of hungry observant wolves… ‘the yummy looking football team players.’ “So, what are you guys planning to do about the boyfriend stealing nerd? We can’t let her continue to invade our space like this! What if she succeeds?” Throughout Math and literature class, the girls took the opportunity to proudly state their claim on their boyfriends, constantly cozying up to them just to annoy Erika, who found their antics laughable. They were far from displaying themselves as decent socialite girls. Marcus really wanted to puke at their degrading attempt to boast. It was a shame for them to all meet up in this mandatory class session during final period. Thankfully, it was over. “Oh, come on Keisha, she’s just some desperate wannabe trying to
‘Oh, my gosh! What the heck is this? How can this even be considered a complete outfit? It looks like they ran short of material and just decided to improvise.’ Erika felt an instant headache being asked to wear something so revealing. Although she was expecting a mini skirt and tan top, much like the one the three plastics were wearing, this was beyond her imagination. First of all, she was at most a six and that toto looking thing was close enough to a size fifteen in width… they could have just as easy used some of the extra on the sides to add to the bottom, which quite frankly needed it. Surely neither Britney nor her minions could fit in that. What were their intentions? To fat-shame her by giving her a cheer uniform twice her size? Secondly, “I rather be mocked for dressing like a featherless chicken than to be caught in that!” Erika huffed, tossing the two pieces back into the locker trying to come up w
“Humph!” Jeremy scoffed, feeling annoyed for no reason. Why did it bother him so much that both Jake and Marcus got a chance to see her supposed blue-green orbs? “What’s the matter? Can’t admit you wanted to beat the crap out of him for a girl?” Seeing the look of hatred spread across his friend’s face, Marcus further probed. “If that was the case then you deserved a few rounds as well.” “Hey! I didn’t do anything wrong, when bratty barbie and her plastics were stepping out of line, I didn't just sit and listen to their nonsense. I spoke up and removed myself from the conversation.” He was quick to defend. “Don’t rub it in!” Je
“Shit! this isn’t good… hold on dude, don’t do anything stupid!” Marcus anxiously trailed behind Jeremy, trying to stop him from acting impulsive. Although he wanted nothing more than to see the annoying plastics being melted down to reality, he couldn’t just let his friend’s life be thrown into chaos simply because he chose to defend the honor of a girl, he might have some sort of feelings for, but could not be entangled with. Ignoring his concerns, Jeremy once again spoke up, standing behind the trio that hurriedly surrounded Erika. “Britney! That’s enough! Behave yourself.” Even if she had a strong intuition that her boyfriend somehow suddenly became infatuated with the nerd after their first encounter, she really didn’t expect him to intervene. As with the canteen and classroom series of insults, Britney thought he would do the same and swallow his displea
“That Stevens girl sure is something else, isn’t she? Who would have thought she’d actually retaliate?” Marcus gossiped among the group of footballers that soon continued the game after the little setback. Jake although disappointed could no longer joke around on the field by pulling some lame stunt to annoy the duo. He did however remain grumpy from receiving a few punches to his charming playboy face. ‘I’ll have to find a way to make them both pay!’ he instead silently waged war against them. “Yeah, the nerd got spunks. But knowing Britney, she’s probably planning a counter attack already…” “If she’s lucky, she will make it on the wall of shame… another victim by the triple threat cheerleaders.” “My monies on the fake Stevens, I think she’s one of those innoc
Listening to Erika’s description of what was going on, her parents instantly accepted it as the truth. It did sound a lot like something she would do. From clumsily trying to escape being lectured by the guidance councilor only to foolishly bumped into someone and last but not least, refusing to dress like an actual heart-throb teen in a cheerleading uniform. Her current appearance could also attest to her story of being forced to wear an outfit she wasn’t comfortable with. As for the part of Britney angrily attempting to rip it off, she simply wanted to down-play the situation by saying the girls were demanding she either dress the way they did, or she’d be placed in detention for violating their dress code. “Phillip, I think you should have another discussion with your daughter. Maybe she misunderstood the situation.” Richard evaluated. &nb
“What exactly does wearing a six hundred dollars’ worth transition corrective lens, have to do with you avoiding the crowd and being normal?” Richard asked confusedly, but instead of Erika giving a response, Laura who could already guess the silly mind of their daughter, elaborated. “She’s trying hard to complete the appearance of a nerd, simply dressing in an oversized blouse wouldn’t be enough, she just had to go all out with the unnecessary big goggle glasses. West-Bay Academy is a highly prestigious college, many of the students are from a wealthy class family, with the exception of a few admitted on a free scholarship program. Your crazy daughter here wanted to blend into the background unnoticed.” “So, you deliberately had us spend unnecessary sums of money to help you continue this outrageous act of yours? when your mom was tirelessly pleading with you since the be
“Is… is she really okay? is my baby okay?” Phillip instantly sprang to his feet at the sound of the double metal doors of the emergency room opening up, his words slightly hoarse in expectation and uncertainty. “Hmm... thankfully she got here when she did, our team was able to empty the contents of her stomach before it could dissolve into the bloodstream.” “Ahem! Miss Hudson, ingested almost half a bottle of sleeping pills. A few minutes more and it would have been too late. Since the police is already here, then we have no other reason to get involved, we will provide a report of our findings shortly.” The doctors explained one after another. “Is she awake?” Richard intervened in a concerned tone. Despite the current circumstances, all were nonetheless relieved that the silly girl was still very much alive. “It will take some time for her to regain conscio
Shortly after, several officers could be seen rushing into the prominent hospital, anxiously requesting medical assistance. Apart from it being their duty to care for the life of a civilian, the young woman involved was the daughter of an arrogant and influential businessman… failure to respond effectively might not only put the girl at a greater risk of dying, but their jobs on the line as well. In a matter of minutes, Britney was rushed into the emergency room with nervous doctors seeking to pump her stomach out, ridden her body of the drug as they tried their best to keep her condition stable. “Why haven’t your parents arrived as yet?” Officer Woody questioned. Seeing that the girl was finally under the care of the hospital’s medical team, he promptly returned his attention to the three possible suspects. “He should be here any minute now.” Jeremy replied vaguely.
“Selena! How could you do this to me? Stop the car right now!” Britney protested hysterically. “No! drive.” Keisha and Jeremy yelled out simultaneously. Sure, the latter could have taken over if the girls refused to comply, but he wasn’t about to let the frantic psycho out of his sight, even if it meant literally holding onto her. Although Britney was fuming with rage and confusion at the said time, feeling trapped and exposed…. She wasn’t crazy enough to start another fight, especially with the wrathful teen inches away in a moving car. All she could do was ramble on and on until the vehicle finally made its way to the front of the police station. “I did nothing, you can’t prove anything… I’m innocent.” She rebelliously folded her arms, glued to her seat with no intention of stepping foot into the downtown bureau. “Fi
On the other side, Britney was in a fit of panic wondering why Jeremy’s figure was yet to appear in an exhausted state. “Ahh! I knew it! This is all your fault. He probably didn’t even drink the damn water.” She yelled accusingly at the duo standing by her side as they peered from the corners of the hall, hoping to see the drowsy teen staggering out of the locker room. “Sorry, but I was too nervous. Didn’t you say the coach give it to him? Then don’t worry, he will drink it.” Keisha reasoned. “Don’t worry? Because you two chickened out at the last minute I had no other choice than to give it to him myself. If he doesn’t take the freaking pill my plans are ruined!” “What difference does it make? Either way he would have refused it from us.” “Yeah and you know how clumsy I can get, it was better that you did i
The following day at West Bay Academy. “Did the handsome flirt give you any trouble today?” “Lisa!” Randy shouted. “What? Can’t I call it as it is. Sheesh, so immature.” The girl teased as the regular group of seven sat down for their routine meal at lunch in the school’s cafeteria. “Fine! You guys see the new home-ec teacher? She’s damn…” “Do you like breathing?” Lisa instantly interrupted her boyfriend from uttering regretful words. “Where’s the equality? How come I can’t compliment a woman and you can drool over a stinking doctor?” Listening to the bickering couple, Jeremy leaned closer whispering in Erika’s ear, “let’s not share a table with these two again.” “Hey, have some manners. When you’re with us, no secrets. Otherwise get a room.” Marcus joked. “Rose, I th
The evening soon ended on that note. Uncle Sam escorted the girls back home as Erika was accompanied by her parents in a separate vehicle. Being caught up in his own dilemma, Jeremy had guilt tripped the guys into staying away from the show as well… he couldn’t be there to watch his girlfriend flash model, why should they be present for theirs? No doubt if he had any other option, he would have chosen to be on the spot supporting the openly bold but inwardly fragile girl that had a way of bringing a smile to his cold face. Unfortunately, his dad had shown up at the Shephard apartment complex, appearing a bit intoxicated… begging and howling sorrowfully like an abandoned pup pleading to be taken care of. Chelsey, though not as angry as before, was still not too happy about the idea of her mother intending on accept the man back into their lives easily, she wanted him to suffer a lot m
“Guys! Where on earth are we going?” Erika questioned uneasily, seeing Abby sneakily passed a paper over to the driver, most likely giving him their intended destination. “You’ll see.” Lisa winked playfully. “Come on you guys… I… I need to tell my parents; they will be worried if I’m late…” “No they won’t, right uncle?” Hazel asked the old fella behind the staring wheels as if they had some sort of understanding. “Young Miss, your friends have already told Mr. Stevens sir, about the plans for this evening… I’ll be accompanying you until it’s time to return home.” Old man Sam replied plainly. “Then where are we going?” “To an address Miss.” “Yeah, I know, but where…?” “A place…” “Obviously it’s a place, can’t you be more specific?” Erika tried fishing out information from him. “That’s enough! He’s not telling you squat, now
“Oh my God! That was freaking awesome! I can’t believe I actually said that out loud, usually I would have loads of random response floating around in my head but I would never think of confronting anyone, especially with so many people watching, well except for that time she slapped me during my first cheerleading practice, still… she had it coming. Oh, and at that pervert’s home, but it was just the four of us there….” Erika rambled on, feeling a burst of excitement as she came out of the cafeteria, tightly clinging onto the helpless teen’s arm. “You did good.” Jeremy smiled, utterly pleased by her courage, even if it was a spur of the moment type of thing and she barely managed to remain standing in the face of so many hypercritical spectators, quickly shifting their views. “My heart is literally racing right now.” The silly girl subconsciously brought both their entangled hands towards her violently drumming heart, innocentl
The following morning went on as usual with the young lovers accompanying each other to the hospital, the only difference was they had effectively been placed on separate teams. Jeremy observing first hand trauma cases while Erika resisted the urge to ruin the handsome doctor’s face. After realizing the young man’s possible intentions might be connected to her so-called rival, the over imaginative girl couldn’t help mentally acting out a scene of poking his lingering eyes out or chopping his arms off for ‘accidentally’ brushing against her at least ten times within their limited two-hour training. Yeah, like who would believe it was an honest mistake? But she was certainly thankful he didn’t go beyond long stares and split-second contact. However, her newly assigned partner, apparently named Grace, could just as easily detect William’s leniency and extra attentiveness towards her. When Erika deliberately did things wrong, instea