Chapter 4

I immediately wrapped my hands around my towel. "How the hell this prick head entered my apartment without me knowing" I yelled in horror while looking all around my room to find that pervert but I could find him. I immediately ran back to my room and dressed in whatever came in my hand first.

"I am going to kill him" swearing that to myself I wrapped my fingers around my baseball bat in a tight grip which I especially kept for perverts like him. I opened the door of my living room with a baseball bat raised in the air. I searched for him everywhere in my apartment but I could find him. I even went to the corridor to search for him but I couldn't find him. There were no signs of him in the corridor. The apartment door in front of my apartment was shut like always.

"Damn it" I cursed when I couldn't see him anywhere. Still fuming in anger I entered my house. Taking my phone I dialed his secretary's number because calling him was of no use and I won't call him till my last breath. She picked it on the second ring "Where is he?" I asked in my controlled angry voice.

"Miss. Nina, how are you doing?" she asked in her sweet voice, not answering my question.

I blew air out of my mouth in annoyance. "I'm doing fine. Now just tell me where he is?" I asked in a warning tone.

"You know him, Miss. Nina, he never tells me where he is going. I don't even know why he gives me so much stress at this age" she said in her dramatic voice. It was just increasing my annoyance.

"Fine cover him as much as you want but tell him as soon as I get my hands on him he will be dead" saying that in my warning tone I ended the call. Then I dialed my dad's number but it was going in voice mail. 

Why god why all people in my life are just born to annoy me to death.

"Dad makes those papers ready, I'm coming tomorrow and I'm done with everything" saying that I cut the call. I want to scream in frustration but I need to save my energy to fight with that pervert. I went to the kitchen first and drank a whole glass of cold water to cool my troubling nerves then I made some breakfast for myself to restore my lost energy.

After eating I went back to my room to start packing my things. Taking out my big bag above from the wardrobe I started packing my clothes. When I was done with clothes I moved to pack the things which I brought with me here a year ago. There were not lots of things to pack besides my clothes so I first started packing all my clothes.  While packing my clothes I was still thinking about how to convince dad.

Why the hell I'm not coming out with any plan. If I don't come up with any plan soon then it's going to be very hard for me to fight against Satan himself.

I stood up from my sitting position and huffed in annoyance and grumbled curses and threw my body on the bed to get this annoying situation out of my head. "God please help me" I screamed while moving my body on my bed like a snake. While I was moving my hands it hit something on the nightstand making it fall on the floors with a thud. I stopped my snake dancing on the bed and again blew air out of my mouth in more annoyance. Still lying on the bed I bent down from my bed to pick up fallen photo frames that I forgot to pack.

The first photo frame I picked up was me posing with my dad with a happy smile when I graduated from high school. I smiled looking at that photo. I'm angry with dad but looking at his smiling face I started missing him. The second photo I picked up was with Jane. Looking at her photo made me realize how badly I'm missing her too. I'm going to message her my flight details so she can pick me up from the airport with a small smile. I kept both the photos back on the nightstand. The good thing is I'm going to meet them soon.  I was about to lay back on the bed with a smile playing on my lips but I stopped in my tracks. One more photo was lying on the floor upside down. I picked it up and when I looked at the photo my foul mood was back. The smile completely vanished from my face replacing it with anger.

"What the hell is this photo doing on my nightstand? I remember throwing it in a drawer" I whispered, yelled, and looked at the photo of him and me. I didn't even want to bring it here but I don't know how it ended up in my bag so I kept it in a drawer where I couldn't see his arrogant smiling face. I still remember the day when this photo was taken. I hate that day so much. 

It was my normal high school day. I'm going to be a senior this year and I was happy that soon I will pass out of high school and go to college to do my favorite major. Yes, I'm a nerd who loves studying. I'm a nerd with my looks too. I wear big reading glasses and yes I do have braces too. 

Yeah, I know supper nerds.

You must think I was bullied because of my looks. The answer is no because I don't take shit from anyone. My dad has taught me how to be confident and how to fight back if someone tries to put you down. So no one messed with me in my school just to insult me. Though there was one bully whom I don't even want to talk about. Thank God, he passed high school and got out of my school life and off my nerves too.

Thinking about him gives me a headache. 

Taking a deep breath  I entered my first class of the day. It was geography. The class had not started yet so I went and sat on my usual set. After five minutes all the students entered the class followed by our subject teacher. He started teaching when someone knocked on the door. I didn't bother to look up and see who it was. "Sir may I come in," said a male voice.

"Yes and be on time for our next class Ryan," said the professor.

"I will" saying that he entered the class as if he will be on time for the next class. He is one of the jocks in our high school. "Hey," he said in his cheering voice while sitting beside me.

"Hi," I said again. I didn't bother to look at him and kept copying notes from the board.

"So what is professor teaching," he asked while taking out his all-subject common book.

"It is written on board, if you try to concentrate you will know it soon," I said in my calm voice, still not sparing him a glance.

"It's hard for me to remember all the maps and specifications. I just hate it" he said while scribbling something in his book.

"Hmm," I hummed and tried to concentrate.

"At least look at me when I'm talking. I don't think I look that bad. Am I  not even worthy of your single glance" he asked in his less cheery voice, making me bite my lip in amusement.

Yes, he is handsome and smart too. He has been trying to talk with me since last semester and a week ago he asked me for a coffee but I refused it. I don't know why he is showing his interest in a nerd like me. Many beautiful girls flock around him all the time. "Ryan, you know I'm not interested," I said while looking at him for the first time.

"I know but at least we can be friends," he said with a cute smile.

"I'll think about it" saying that I moved my eyes back to the board but I didn't miss seeing his bright smile. I didn't want to be rude but I don't like to do relationships. I never liked that idea. I just want to focus on my studies now. That class ended with Ryan following me to the same class we shared. After a week, he asked me if I could help him with his geography studies and I said yes because he was trying to be a good friend to me while I was ignoring him.

"So tomorrow at the library ten in the morning right," he asked me when our last class was over. I just nodded at him with a small smile. Looking at the small smile he gave me he grinned happily. I said bye and headed home. 

Like decided we met in the library so I can teach him geography. I was teaching him for the past two hours. "Are you even listening to what I'm teaching?" I asked, looking at him. He was staring at my face all the time, making me a little conscious.

"Yes I understood everything," he said in his amused voice still staring at my face.

"So explain to me what I taught you," I said while folding my hands on my chest and looking at him with narrowed eyes. He smiled in amusement while looking at my expressions and then explained everything to me correctly. As I told you guys he is smart, why does he even need my help I don't know. "Good that's it for today, then," I said while closing the books and putting them in my bag.

"You have put so much effort into teaching me you must be hungry, let's go for the launch of my treat," he said while looking at me with pleading eyes.

"It's ok you don't need to treat me," I said while standing up.

"Please we are friends right," he said in a pleading voice while taking my hand in his making me stop in my tracks.

I blew air out of my mouth "ok" I said in a low voice because I was hungry.

"Let's go," he said while not letting go of my hand from his hold when I tried to remove it. We went to the nearest cafe and then ordered our food. I wanted to pay for my food money but Ryan didn't let me. We sat at the corner because I wanted to look out of the glass wall to gaze at a beautiful pond. Ryan went to take our order. 

When I averted my eyes from the pond my eyes got locked with angry light brown eyes and my heart stopped for a second beside him and was sitting beside his best friend Addams. They were sitting two tables ahead of us. Addams gave me his devilish smirk, making me angry and worried at the same time. Go,d what these prickheads are doing here and why do they have to be here at the same time.

How didn't I see them?  

"Food is here," said Ryans, taking me out of my thoughts. He took a seat in front of me. I averaged my eyes from him and looked at Ryan who was giving me his happy smile. I smiled at him and took my food from him and then I started eating it while ignoring angry stares at me. 

"Is something on my face?" I asked Ryan as he was constantly staring at me.

"Your eyes are so beautiful they look even prettier in sunlight," he said, making me blush. I don't know how to react if someone says something like this to me.

"Thanks," I said, taking a bite of my food while trying to cover my blush with my hair which was falling on my face.

Thank God I didn't say 'same to you' back.

"I didn't know Nina could blush too," he said while tugging my hair behind my ear and looking at my full flushed face. "You are looking so cute," he said with a satisfactory smile. I just gave him a small smile but it vanished as soon as my eyes met with angry light brown eyes. I just swallowed my food and smiled sweetly at him. I know it will serve him best because his angry eyes don't work on me and it was pissing him off. "So will you help me with the next lesson too," Ryan asked, making me break my eye contact with him. 

"Sure," I said while looking at him with a satisfactory smile. Ryan was a little bit shocked that I said yes so fast but he was happy that I agreed. We finish our lunch with small talk in between. Throughout lunch, he was sitting there with Addams who was busy on his laptop. I tried my best to ignore him.

"I will give you a lift. let's go in my car if it's in parking," Ryan said while taking my hand and moving out of the cafe. I didn't want to go with him but it will be better if I reach home soon. His gaze followed us and then it moved to our intertwined hands. He was looking at us with a clenched jaw. The looks he gave me after looking at our intertwined hands passed shivers to my spine. Addam was just smirking wickedly looking at me, making me go crazy in my mind. 

"You wait here I'll go and bring the car it's parked in the end corner," he said while heading in the direction of the car I just nodded in return. I didn't even realize when we reached underground parking. I adjusted my bag on my shoulder and stood there nervously. I don't know why I'm suddenly feeling so nervous.

Suddenly my right hand's wrist was gripped tightly and my body was pressed to the nearest pillar with both my hands on either side of my face. A sudden yelp left my mouth and a familiar scent was all over my nose. "Who is he?" he asked me in his demanding voice standing very close to me looking straight into my eyes.

"None of your business," I said in my firm voice looking back in his eyes while trying to move my hands from his tight grip.

"You are going to answer me right now if you don't want to make it my business," he said in his dangerously calm commanding voice, making chills run down my spine. 

I took a deep breath to calm my throbbing nerves. He knows his demanding tone doesn't work on me. He does this to piss me off. "My friend. Now let go of my hands," I said in my calm warning tone. I just don't want to create trouble for Ryan. He is a good guy.   

"Stop making silly attempts to seduce boys to make them your boyfriend because you know the truth very well no man will ever be interested in ugly duckling like you," he said with a pleased smirk on his face.

He knows how to hurt me with his words. I don't even know why they affect me. I didn't let my emotions come into my eyes. "Then just stay away from me," I said in my angry warning tone, moving my hands from his grip and pushing him away from me to make some distance between us.

"You are going to regret this," he said while eyeing the distance I created between us with a wicked grin.

I don't know what his problem is.

"Nina let's go" I heard Ryans' voice as he was standing near his car. "Is everything ok?" he asked, sensing the tension in the air.

"Yes, let's go", I said looking hard in the light brown eyes. I was about to go and sit in Ryan's car when he stopped me by grabbing my wrist. 

"She is going with me," he said while looking in Ryans' eyes, challenging him.

Ryan was small in front of his build-up body but he stood his ground and said: "No dude she surely doesn't want to go with you so let her go." The next thing I know Ryan's mouth was bleeding because a hard punch landed on his face. I gasped in horror. 

"Now it must be clear or if you want more clarity.." Before he could punch him again I stopped his hand with my trembling one. 

See this is what I didn't want to happen. "Just stop it and leave us alone," I said in my angry voice. 

"You know what I will do if you go with him" he threatens me with an angry smirk.

Biting my lower lip in anger I turned to face Ryan. "I'm sorry. I'll meet you at high school, take some pain killer for it," I said while taking tissue from my bag and pressing it on his cut lip to stop bleeding.

I don't want him to get harmed any further because of me.

"Are you sure?" he asked while holding my hand which was pressing a tissue to his lips.

"Yes," I said in a sad voice with a small smile.  He nodded in understanding with a small smile and then his eyes moved behind me to give him his hard glares. I turned around without sparing him a single glance at Satan and went and sat in his car's back seat.

"Come and sit in front, I'm not your driver," he said, taking steering while looking at me from the front mirror victory's smirk was on his face. It pissed me off even more.

"Yes, you are if you want me to ride in this car with you," I said, giving him my glares. I don't even want to be near him anywhere. Like always I want to keep a distance between us. He gripped the steering wheel hard with an angry face.

Throughout the ride, I ignored him though he was giving me his hard glare all the time. When we reached my mansion I got out of the car, closing the door with extra force making it close with a thud. I know how much he loves his car. As I entered the house dad was holding his new camera and taking photos of the living room. Listing my footsteps he looked in my direction. 

"You guys came at the perfect time. I was just testing my new camera. Come both of you stand here let me take a photo," dad said while looking at me and my behind.

Why the hell did he follow me into the house? 

"Sure David," he said and stood beside me getting a pleased smile from my dad. His shoulder was touching mine. I could sense the plot in his voice. I wanted to stand away from him but before I could move away his hand moved under my t-shirt gripping my waist with his cold fingers. A gasp left my mouth and I   looked at him in anger while he was smirking wickedly at me and at the same time, dad clicked the photo.

That day I saw something different in his light brown eyes. 

It was the start of him starting to cross his boundary. 

Looking at this photo reminds me of that stupid day the day when my hatred for him increased even more.

I hate this photo so much. I hate him so much. 

After that day, my life started to become harder for me.

I don't even want to think about him.

In anger, I threw that photo back in the drawer. Blowing air out of my mouth in annoyance I stared back at the ceiling.

Soon I will be on a plane back home but I don't know what the future holds for me there. I was not successful in making my past Satan-free but I'll try my best to do it in the future. 

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