HELPING AN ENEMY

Jack took me to the school clinic where I was attended to properly. They inquired to know what really happened and Jack responded  "Leo happened." 

They didn't ask any further questions which startled me,  I wondered who Leo was and why he was feared by all including teachers and students.

The nurses said my bone shifted, which was the cause of my pain. Luckily, they fixed it, though the process was painful. 

I held Jack's hands through out the process and he didn't resist surprisingly, he just stood there motionlessly, with his eyes fixed at the medical practitioners.

 I expressed my gratitude to Jack for helping me, I don't know what I would have done without him and avoided imagining.

"I will drive you home" He said, bringing out his car keys from his breast pocket.

"What? No! You have done enough, thank you. I will find my way home," I said with shock written all over my face and he saw it. 

"Well I  have to finish what I  started, right?" He grabbed my hand and we walked  towards the parking lot. Arriving in front of a black car which looked quite expensive, the brand was unknown to me.

I stood there admiring the car in awe. I have never entered such an expensive car, and I wasn't going to enter this. 

I stood there contemplating, if I should just tell him that I wasn't going to enter his car or if I should just run off. 

"Get in"  he said hurriedly, I noticed he voice became hoarse as I wondered why his mood changed suddenly. Like I did something that pissed him off or we were being chased, it was just unexplainable.

Maybe he got disgusted with the way I was admiring the car and it was embarrassed.

I had no choice but to enter the car,  he told me to put on my seat belt and I obeyed.  He asked for my address but I didn't give him my address, instead I gave him the nearest bus-stop to my house, he looked at mean suspiciously but just drove. 

JACK POV 

I offered to help Clara because, before the incident happened the good side of me wanted to warn her  about Leo, but the bad side of me was also curious to know what Leo was going to do.

 I let the bad side win over the good side because, I didn't tell her before hand. I got to the class room and saw Leo, as usual with his earpiece and eyes closed. I was heading to my chair, when my eyes caught something on the floor.

On looking down, I saw her bag on the floor; her books was torn and her food were scattered on the floor.  I felt pity for her, after all she has been through today then this.

I had seen her hold back her tears from the beginning but she was definitely going to cry, there was no doubt about it, maybe I should have just warned her at least. 

I sat on my chair waiting anxiously to see her reaction when she gets in, observing that I wasn't the only one waiting in anxiety, others were also waiting too.

The difference was that, they were excited to watch the drama that was going to take place soon. The good side of me wanted me to go out and warn Clara about Leo the second time, so that she would  just walk into the class pick up her stuff and come sit with me,  but the bad side of me still won. 

For a few seconds, she stood motionlessly at the door and just as I expected, the tears she has been holding back since, finally let lose and hot tears streamed down her cheeks. She demanded to know who did it, but nobody told her instead they were all looking at Leo. 

I was still thinking of my next action,  before she ends up doing something that might lead to her death.  I have seen Leo kill people close to him, he wouldn't hesitate to kill her.

She moved toward Leo shouting at him. Like it wasn't enough, she touched him.

 "Hell no!" I muttered. No one dares to touch him. By now everyone was looking shocked with their mouth wide opened and their jaw dropped. 

Majority of them now had a pitiful expression on their faces, while some were still excited and eager  to have fun. In  a blink of an eye she slapped unexpectedly.

I saw Leo rise up in anger, the monster in him was activated. I have seen this look on his face before and tried recalling.

Boom! It came, the day he killed his dad after his father killed his only sister who was his only sibling he had. I said to myself, "she was going to die now." I don't think Leo wouldn't hesitate to kill her. 

Then what I never expected from him happened, he raised his hand to hit her. At first I thought once he hit her, it was going to send her to her early grave, but to my greatest dismay, Leo stopped and just pushed her in a very hard way.

"Did Leo just leave her, wait he didn't kill her?" I was still in shock and lost in my thoughts . Then I saw her crying, this time the bad part of me musn't win.

She was struggling to stand up, but wasn't able to. Then I went ahead to help her, knowing full  well that I musn't be seen by Leo helping his just turned enemy.

After we left the health center, I insisted on driving her home  but she disagreed but I insisted. I saw how she admired my car and tried not to laugh. The moment I was about get into my car, I saw Leo's car.

" Hell no!" I cussed inaudibly, Leo was still in school, probably in his car. I became scared, wondering if he had seen me with Clara.

He was definitely going to get mad at me. Immediately, I shouted at Clara to get in and I drove off. I asked for her address which she didn't give,  instead she told me to drop her off at a particular bus-stop.  I was lost in my thought thinking of what Leo might do to me so I didn't bother to insist.  

I was going to drop her off anywhere she wanted. But then I was relaxed again. Yeah, he might be mad at me, but he wouldn't kill me.

I was the only friend he ever had right from his childhood days so I was relieved. Nevertheless, I never underestimated Leo; he is capable of  anything.

LEO'S POV 

I could have kill that girl the moment she slapped me. How she got the courage to walk up to me, touch me and even slap me, was strange and alarming. Nobody try that with me and go scott free,  the consequences was definitely going to be death.

 I had raise my hand to hit her  in way that was going to send her to her early grave. Then I saw that look on her face,  the same expression on my sister's face when she was about to be killed by my dad.  

"Why must she remind me of my sister?" If I had kill her, there would have been no difference between me and that monster. Besides, no girl has ever put me in this position before, all the girl were afraid of me.

They don't even come close neither do they try to touch me.

"Who was this Clara girl, doesn't she know who I am? But who doesn't?" I thought,  I couldn't bring myself to do what I intended. Rather, I picked up my bag push her forcefully and lost balance, falling on the floor with a loud thud as she winced in pain. 

 Leaving the class, I didn't know where to go but kept on walking because I didn't want to go home either. I was still walking until I found myself sitting in my car and put on the air conditioner, while I remained there, thinking about who Clara was and why I spared her?

 I have been in my car for about 30 minutes, when I decided to just go home. I sat uprightly and started the engine, when I saw her again this time she was with Jack, my only friend.

 How dare he help my enemy, I watched them closely with annoyance. I noticed how she was looking at Jack's car with awe and a  smirk appeared on Jace face. Not until he looked up and saw my car.

He became frightened and his facial expression suddenly changed from a caring face to an angry, scared face.  He knew I had seen  him.