Once Mr .Hussain is done with his lecture , I didn't even wait for him to end the class .Grabbing my backpack ;shoving everything in just a single go .I make my way out of the class, no , let me corect myself I don't make my way , I run clearly afraid of the infamous QB to set his eyes on me once again .
Twice was enough , I tell my heart .With just these two encounters with Jacob Knight , I feel as if I have just stepped out of a freaking whirlpool ;my emotions were a mess , my pride was humiliated and I was feeling real low and God forbid , I never felt this low never in my life not since my father abandoned us in that small town without once looking back .
I trudged my way to the parking lot , I knew that if I leave now I will be missing on half of my classes and I wasn't someone who cut their classes but I believed I deserved to cut some slack after being groped and touched against mywill , Jacob Knight never intended to go over the far edge and I knew that much , he was everyone's golden boy with a charming smile and perfect image to be taken care of , nonetheless his touch was uncalled for , I half wanted to make my wayback and tattle on to him to a teacher but I knew that you don't mess up with Jacob Knight , not because he was the quarter back but because he was psychotic.
He had no redemption , no bottom limit , he was an endless abyss once you get entangled with him , he will draw you in .
And I want nothing to do with him , one year just ,one year .Once this year is done Jacob Knight will be old story , I will move to Columbia and get that jerk out of my head and my life .
"Bells?"My mum calls out to me , I knew that My homeroom teacher must have already told her about me cutting classes . Not wanting her to invade my privacy ;I answer her back letting her know that I will be down in a second .Making sure that she wasn't coming up , I pull my tee and shorts , what?I was upset alright .I slept once I held my pity party in the shower .
"What's going on , why did you left school so early?its going to impact your performance ."
This was my mum.I love this woman but I really wish she would ask me what was happening to me instead of paying so much attention to my academic results.
"I'm not feeling well" I tell her.
"But Bella, its too early for you to miss you classes;we cannot have you mess up your final year"
I roll my eyes ;yup there it is .Who gives two damn if I'm feeling sick but oh boy , if I were to get a B in my test .
"Just one day mum ; let me take a breather" I tell her trying my best to keep my tone even
" It will be fine its just half of the day ; I will sleep a lot tonight and by tomorrow I will be fine "
My mum frowns ;searching my eyes for something what she always does just in case if I was lying . The doorbell rings letting me breathe a sigh of relief , once my mum steps out of the room . I make my way into the kitchen wondering who was at the door ;my sister was off to her nursing college she wouldn't be here as for my brother he's been acting like a real asshole ever since this drama with Jacob happened.
Chris wants to be the next QB once Jacob graduates thus me messing up with Jacob was equal to messing up with his chances at being the future QB .
While I wasn't at fault , Chris blamed me and I knew why he did that it was easier;I was the weaker link in our family the one who will always back down , the most adjustable one , in short I was weak while Jacob was not .Instead of fighting with Jacob , it was easy for Chris to simply blame me .
There was no need for it though with his mop of blonde hair and Gorgeous green eyes ;Chris was now the part of the football team , while he didn't took part in my bullying , he didn't help me either .Asshole
"Oh hello " hearing my mum's soft simpering voice , I make my way outta the kitchen .My mum doesn't talk like that not unless it was someone important .
And once I do , I wish I could run back inside my room , throwing my covers on my poor body and never ever make my way back into my own living room , I don't know why but Jacob Knight with his charming golden boy smileis standing in my living room .
He's in the same clothes he was in the morning , meaning he just got out of his practise .
"Hello, Mam " flashing his shit eating grin at my mum he bows respectfully before kissing my mum on her knuckles . And my mum looks down right fascinated , looking at him like he is her salvation and maybe he is , not only because he can be the one person who can help my brother in securing his QB position because he is the living walking golden spoon .
With a father owning a pharmaceutical company , Jacob Knight can practically bless his future generation a life of comfort and satisfaction without moving a damn finger .
"What are you doing here?" My voice come sharper than I intended it to but then again he shouldn't be here or no where near me after all the sufferings he has put me to .
"Bella " my mum admonishes me . I can feel my face burn with humiliation not this again my brother wasn't supportive of me and now my mum was being all charmed up by this jerk?
"You forgot this , sweetheart " throwing me my chemistry book he winks at me as I gaze at him in horror .
No he didn't , he didn't just sweethearted me in front of mum . My mum looked at me and then at Jacob , I can practically see those numerous fantasies being cooked up in her head , she was a hopeless romantic , one of the many causes she just selected my father overall other men in just one single encounter.
"Thank you so much , Bella thank the nice guy " my mum implores at me ; I wanted to say no thank you but her glare made me choke up on air and I said thank you to my tormentor.
Jacob grins at me knowing fully well that he was in control he has manipulated my mum perfectly into believing in his fake persona and now I was at his mercy since my mum already like him .
"Why don't you stay for dinner ?"I can see my mum gushing at him and I can see her gloating at Mrs.Covignton's tea party .
"He can't " I stop her . Maybe Jacob fees he has done enough damage because he turns down my mother's invitation apologetically . I sigh in relief but realize I have done it too earlier because a second later I hear Jacob calling out my name .
"Bella , walk me out " his voice held certain authority as if he wasn't going to take no for an answer for this one , I wish I could tell him to fuck off but my mum beats me to it .
"Of course she will "
I roll my eyes once again just like that sue has taken another decision for my life without consulting me .
Left with no choice I could only walk Jacob Knight out .
What are you doing here" once I'm sure that my mum is out of earshot , I confront Jacob once again ."Told you ; I wanted to return your book" shrugging with an innocent expression that might have fooled half of Austin's population he answers me ."I call that bullshit ; Knight and you know it , forget about the book we don't have chemistry together ! "The only period that I have with this asshole is Maths we don't share classes for chemistry and I would be lying if I say that I wasn't Thank ful for it ."Ah ; knew something was off , didn't pay attention while I was grabbing it " he murmurs"You broke in my locker!"I screech in complete disbelief .He simply rolls his eyes at me as if my reaction to him breaking into my locker and messing around with my things was over the top ."Is this fun to you ?"I demand ;wanting to know whatever reason this creep has followe
Nothing could have been daunting then me standing in front of my locker watching a huge ass poster sticking to it , it wasn't a poster ofcourse ; it was a photo taken from a rather misleading angle .People were crowding around me ; laughing ; giggling and not giving a fuck about the truth and why will they ? People don't care about what the truth is , they only care about what they believe it to be." Hey ; teacher's whore !" someone , maybe a Knight ass licker calls out to me but I ignore him ; instead I rip off the poster sticking on my locker ; crumpling and throwing it in dustbin .More laughter .My agony fuels their laughter ;I knew that much but never did I thought that they will go so low one-day .Maybe I should have known , people like Knight have no such thing as sense of propriety. I turn around wanting to find Jacob and give him another taste of my slap but before I could someone grab my hand and pull m
"Are you alright ?" Selina who has followed me to the girls bathroom asks worriedly ." Do I look alright to you ?" after the whole fiasco of apologising to Jacob, I wasn't surprised at finding myself feeling terribly sick .Wiping my mouth on my sleeves,I growl at her " apologise to him and everything will be fine ? Yeah right !"" Look at least he will be off your back now " she informs me .I simply rolled my eyes at her .Off my back or not , I had a feeling that the saga of Jacob Knight wasn't going to end in my life just like this , I didn't know why I felt this way but I just did .Thankfully; Selina was understanding enough that I wasn't willing to talk it out with her and decided to give me my personal space ; which I decided to use up by spending my time in the library , part of the reason was I wanted to finish my assignment , part of it was Because I wanted to avoid the school population
I'm feeling stronger than ever ; ever since everything started . I don't know how , I got through my high school without Ron, I love Selina and yes I will take a bullet for her if possible but Ron was different , with Ron there was much more laughter and a lot more fun .If my mother knew the company I was keeping she would have screamed ; yelled and bellowed at me , about how she expected better from me and my company , especially when Ron was always high on his shit.Selina too disapproved of him at beginning but with time she slowly opened up and accepted this new addition in our already really small friend circle .Today, I was feeling a little more proud of myself , I knew that Jacob Knight had knocked me down but I didn't stay there for long , I picked myself and walked away but what I didn't know that today was the day my doom begins ." What's going on? " I asked to no one in particular. After finishing my h
" What's was that all about ?" asked Selina who fell a step behind me , her tone inquisitive ." Maybe he is so upset that its messing with his brains " I could only offer her this , Because I knew that there was a trap in laid there , Jacob Knight won't ask me on a date for no reason because I wasn't the girl who will get the guy .The guy I deserved was most probably someone who will work a 24 *7 job in some stupid boring company not the one who rattles my entire body senses with his gorgeous smile .And Jacob Knight most certainly falls into the latter category , with his razor sharp jawline sharp enough to cut glass and stormy gray eyes in which a person can practically lose himself .Selina looked at me ,as if she knew what was going on my mind but thankfully she doesn't say anything to me , good , I don't need her pity .But down deep down , I couldn't help be disappointed at the giddiness that was enveloping
In the morning I woke up refreshed, my heart a bit at ease .Even though I kept recalling yesterday for the entire night and finally came to conclusion of ' Let's just forget whatever happened ' because I had no other choice , not against who shall not be called by his anymore .After a very serious pep talk with myself , I decided that no one - including ,-The one will break me .My father abandoning us didn't and neither will Jacob . I had enough and I wasn't going to play along with him not now , not ever .I drove to my school , nerves jangling but still stride inside the school with my head held high .The cat calls of ' Bella the Waddington ' starts but I ignore them , they were no
By the time I'm out of class and down the corridor,far away from Jacob and his sadism , the adrenalin washes away , and my smile slowly dims as I just realised what in the frickity frick I just did .I kicked Jacob Knight .I kicked Jacob fucking Knight in his fucking balls .I groan . I crouch down hiding my face in my hands and groan out , what was wrong with me , that guy was a fucking psycho and I had a first class experience of it , when he set me against the odds and it was when I only slapped him , now what will happen to me , with me kicking him in his balls ?My hands are sweaty , I can feel that much against my face .I'm still busy with the aftermaths of my adrenalin rush but then I hear voices coming out from not too far away and from the sound of it , It looks like a lovers quarrel .Not wanting to trespass on something so private , I rise bu
Jacob starts to walk in our direction but Conan grips his wrist, and with a shake of his head stops Jacob from coming at us .I'm thankful to him even though he made my best friend cry . I had enough on my plate with Ron throwing me together with him down the bus , And wasn't sure if I wanted to have Jacob thrown into the loop as well . It was funny how , I was so scared of him when considering how I once stood my grounds against him .People cat calls behind me as I help Ron into one of the desk , right in front of me . But thankfully, the sweet lord above me has finally gotten bored of putting me up for this shit , as Mr .Hussain walks right into class silencing everyone with his glare .I take the seat behind Ron's and hope for this period to pass as peacefully as it can but then , a shadow very much like the devil looms over my head , I didn't even need to raise my head to know who it was as Jacob's citrusy scen
EpilogueOne year later“What I’m trying to say is you can’t blame me for this !” exclaimed Jason , almost lunging at his girlfriend ‘s throat “ you are trying to argue with me with your so called theory but I’m telling you its not gonna work . If you gonna counter my theory you better prove it with real facts not ideologies “I grinned as Alicia gripped her head and groaned , like her head was going to explode any moment because of all the stress and frustration her boyfriend was giving her . Their debate session are always intense despite how loving they are out of the debate club , once inside - oh boy , they would be ready to lunge at each others throat and if I didn’t knew better I would have taken them as mortal enemies .They have never met a topic where the two of them would be able to cordially agree with each other . At first everyone was alarmed and worried when we firs
Bella“ Holy sizzles “ gasped Selina “ you look so beautiful ““ I know right “ said Adriana as she swiped her fake tears with her forefinger “ this is my master piece ,simply flaw-fucking -less amazing “To add to the effect she even sniffed” are you ready ?”Of course I was , this morning Adriana had stormed inside the room that I was sharing with Selina . I have told her in passing that I was going to do my makeup on my own - and believe me the girl squawked so loudly she was one pitch lower than the seagulls .If I wasn’t ready after all that , then I would never be ready . I nodded and once I did , Selina and Adriana grabbed my shoulders before turning me around to face the mirror .And I only had one word in my mind - Gorgeous .The solid champagne slit dress indeed flattered my curves , somehow it made me feel beautiful yet sexy at the same time . A
Bella“ It was the wedding dammit ! “ shrieked my mother “ I wanted you to be beautiful , I wanted you to feel beautiful ! Have you seen Lily ? She looks beautiful , she is healthy and active . The second she appeared in the wedding hall everyone’s gaze was locked upon her and she wasn’t even the bridesmaid ! What about you where were you ? I will tell you “ pointing her fore finger right at my face , my mother snarled “ you were being ignored , everyone was ignoring you despite Jennifer standing next to you because you are not what this society calls beautiful and healthy . You are average Bella , just average ! Do you want to be average ? Because I don’t ! I want my daughter to be beautiful and healthy , the centre of attention ! Even now the doctor can blame it all on the medicine but if you ask me , I say that it was all because you were so heavy . It wasn’t the side effect of the medicine that I gave you , No matter how much those doctor insist it is until they turn bl
Jacob“ Okay first question , exactly how much ICD one needs to overdose and die ? “ I asked but then furrowed my brows “ guess what that’s a stupid question isn’t it ? You can’t answer anyway . So “ I shrugged casually “Let’s see what exactly is the level of ICD overdose ,I can find it myself no need to trouble you “Wilkins ‘s eyes got as wide as saucers as he started to moan continuously , his eyes darting to the door and back to me .“ Ah , you better stop doing that - Grampy “ I told him with a warning note in my voice “ if something happened to you right now , you don’t even have someone to plan your funeral tonight “His eyes widened but he stopped struggling . His body went slack , and his chest rose and fell with uneven breaths . His eyes locked at the needles in my hand .“ that’s a good grampy “ I cooed soft
Bella" I think I will - umm , go ?" said Anna as she walked past Ron without waiting for an answer from me . I wanted to ask Ron , what was that about but the expression on his face made it clear that he didn't want to talk abut what happened just now .So , I swallowed my questions back . Instead I smiled at him " Hey , how are you doing ?"Ron who was still looking over his shoulder , turned his head back at me and smiled back " come on short stacks , is this question something you should be asking ? Instead it should be me asking , how do you feel after beating the death 's ass ?"I sit up a little more comfortably and flash him a victory sign " It feels awesome , I was -"I couldn't even get the words out because he already has his arms wrapped around me so tightly , that it was becoming a struggle to breathe ." I was so scared ,Bella .. just so scared " he said , his shoulders shaking as he rested his head on m
Bella" when I almost lost you , I realised how much I needed you " he said resting his forehead against mine " I didn't think about it while you were right by my side , but when I thought I was going to lose you , I realised that I never told you how much I need you "" I know , that already Jake "" Throughout my life I was scared about needing someone , scared that someday someone would want me and I would want her too "" I know that too "" No , you don't get it " he said nuzzling his head to my neck as he let his head drop down " You have no concept of how much I need you , if you knew you wouldn't be so calm , it would scare the hell out of you . It scares me too "" well , if it makes you feel better . I feel the same " All my life I have fought my battles alone , I have been disappointed so much by my family that I grew resistant even at the thought of needing someone . But Jacob was essential for me ." Glad
Jacob“ Hey , I’m back mum “ standing in front of the white headstone without Dante was awkward enough . But I knew I had to be here because she had always been there for me , I placed the bouquet of roses on her grave . My chest was rippling with so much relief and gratitude than ever before “ just so you know , I’m going to fulfil that promise the one that I made to you . I will study hard and inherit Dante -no Dad ‘s company and be a better man and son , a son you can be proud of ““What I want to say - oh to hell with this “ I wasn’t the emotional type and with all the errs and momentary pauses I was certain that my mum must be laughing at me if she was watching me right now “ What I want to say , is thank you . “ I looked at her grave before looking up at the blue sky “ Thank you so much mum , I know you came through for me …I know you did “Because she had
JacobI knew that this was real selfish on my part but you know what fuck it , because if I don’t put a stop on my pain right now , it will keep brewing until I was on the verge of dying with it . So better just end it before it becomes too much for me to handle .“ Mom , you don’t owe me a damn thing . But if you really have a pull up there I need you to string it up for me -please bring her back to me because I need her “ still leaning against the cold marble tomb , I uttered my final plea “ if you bring her back I will try my best to be a son that you can be proud of , so please tell that guy to return her back , I will do anything -please mum “Nothing , not even a flicker of grass or any soft caress of wind flew next to me . And I knew she didn’t hear it , And honestly I didn’t blame her because if I was in her place where my own kid loved my murderer instead , I wouldn’t listen to his damn ple
Jacob"I know you will be really pissed off about this but honestly I don't care because I have been pissed at you all my life and couldn't do a thing to you so yeah - that account is settled . Now we are going to talk about the new one -Bella , she is really a good person , she is loving , compassionate and caring - something I can't say about myself " I stopped breathing hard as emotions clogged my throat , I cleared it before continuing on with my speech that I have prepared after thoughtful consideration " and she is mine , you hear me mine not yours and you have no right to take her because -" my vision went hazy and something warm and wet trickled down my cheeks . I inhaled sharply staring down at the wooden flooring away from the altar " because she is my everything . I know people shit around the word ' love ' a lot now a days but this different . I have already promised her a future together and I can't fulfil that one promise if she is not by my side . " my voic