I ended up walking up to my bedroom with Lea’s stuffs. I furiously threw her luggage by the door and shut the door harshly with a bang that echoed in the empty hallway.
I sat down on the edge of my bed and let my head sunk down to rest on top of my outstretched palms. I placed the heels of my hands on top of my closed eyes and rotated them in circles. I would always do this whenever I feel like I had to calm down. I shouldn’t vent out my anger on the girl. She had nothing to do with this. It’s my brother who plotted all of this, him and his sick games. I just don’t understand the purpose behind all this.
I kept my eyes close for a few seconds and forced myself to calm down. After a while, I glanced up and the first thing my gaze settled directly on Lea’s luggage. I sighed dejectedly. I got up, picked up her stuffs and arranged them neatly across the room. I perched down to keep her luggage from tumbling over when one of her bags was about
“I know, Sophie. I’m sorry for what happened to you.” I apologized but I couldn’t stop smirking at the cause of her humiliation. Sophie is the hottest girl at my previous high-school. She has the perfect body but she has always been criticized for her big boobs. There are some people who even spread rumors that she might have done a plastic surgery to enlarge her boobs but there was no evidence of it. She forms part of the popular group and leads the cheerleading squad as their leader. If I’m being honest though, she might be the hottest but she lacks the intelligence her entire family seems to be blessed with when it comes to studying. She is definitely not going to make it to the medical field like the rest of her family. She might lead the cheerleading group but her capabilities as a leader suck. Shush! Don’t tell her that I told you that. She might kill me before Michael does. “It’s okay.” She softly said but I could detect the tone of her voice d
“Check her breathing.” Jane ordained.“I already did. I don’t get why she wouldn’t wake up. She is breathing fine.” I confusingly said.“It’s okay. It’s okay. Sit her up and rub her back.” She explained and I immediately followed her steps.I held Lea up in a sitting position and rubbed her back. Her head rolled downwards due to the sudden movement and I quickly positioned her head on top of my right shoulder to keep her upright. Her slacked body ended up being pressed up against my chest as I tried to sustain her body weight with mine. “She’s cold to the touch.” I admitted after a while of trying to prevent my fear from crawling its way up my mind as I focused on following Jane’s guidance. I thought that she was cold earlier on due to the cold weather but damn it. I was so wrong. She was cold due to another reason.Past memories as fresh as yesterdays’
I walked downstairs as I answered the phone call.“What’s up, bro?” Connor asked as I heard some girl giggle in the background.I frowned as I glanced at my phone screen before putting my phone back up against my right ear.“What are you doing with Jake’s phone?” I asked him.“Jake is being a dumb ass again.” He simply said.“What did he do this time?” I sighed as I thought of Jake. I swear this guy is brainless. He is always getting in trouble. I bet that he messed with another girl again. He is always trying to woo someone but all his efforts would always go down the drain. He was that stupid when it comes to wooing a girl.“He fucked up! He fucking tried to flirt with Lydia again but she slapped him and now he is fucking crying. The Jake freaking Davis is crying. Can you believe him right now? He is fucking crying like a baby.” He shouted through the phone in disbelie
“You’re scolding me. Bad brother -” He stalled, sniffed and then muttered. “- like Connor. Both of you are bad brothers. Only Max understands me. Where is he? Tell him to c-come right now. I need him.” Jake screamed in annoyance at not seeing his favorite brother comforting him. His voice broke as he began sobbing like a baby.I can’t help it, Jake. You will have to deal with me.I miss Max too but we have to suck it up.This guy is being unbelievable right now.He is such a freaking crybaby!“Listen to me. Jake, you’re being impossible right now. Fuck Lydia, okay? You need to act like a man. Now, stop crying. You’re a big boy, aren’t you?” I tried to explain to him as softly as possible.I was stunned when he began sobbing even harder and louder.I pulled my phone away from my ear and clenched it in my right hand, my fingers turning ghostly white as I thought of throwi
Even if she tries to escape, it will be pointless as every window is closed off and both the front door and back door are shut. I put on my helmet and got on my motorcycle. I fished through the pockets of my leather jacket and grabbed my gloves. After wearing them, I pressed the on button then released it when I heard it rumble with a vibrating sensation, coming alive. I grasped onto the handles and revved it three times before driving off. I speed down the road in the direction of the race tracks with one single thought in my mind, Tom and his gang members. I knew that Connor and Alex can handle themselves perfectly well but the thought of not being there with them was eating me alive. We have been waiting for Tom’s retaliation for a week now. It has been too quiet from their part. We all knew that he will be the one leading their gang after the arrestation of Aiden. I parked my motorcycle near Jake’s racing car and got off.
I knew better than to fall for his emotional blackmail.I was about to tell him that I will not step back now that I have already declared this race otherwise I will be named a loser or a coward for retreating back but Connor beat me to it.“Don’t worry bro. I know you got this. Chill, Alex! Ryder knows what he’s doing.” Connor nodded at me before pulling Alex back, away from the car.I nodded back before slowly driving the car up to the starting point while avoiding hitting the people swarming the racing compound back and forth as they rushed to stand by the sides, eager to watch this race unfold. When they saw me though, they moved to stand by the sides, clearing the pathway for me to drive through.I drove Connor’s black Lamborghini Aventador to a complete stop beside Tom’s red Nissan GT-R. Connor’s racing car was already labeled the black monster on the racing tracks. I don’t get why Tom would want to tr
Connor, Alex and Jake made their way towards me with smirks on their faces. Jake even flashed his middle fingers at Tom and his crew. I could feel a smirk adorning my own face when I saw Tom throwing a tantrum with his arms raised in anger as he kicked the tyres of his car while his team mates tried their best to stop him from taking all his anger out on his poor racing car.“Let’s go.” Alex wounded his right arm around the back of my neck as we stepped away.Jake stayed behind with Connor. He was extra cautious when it comes to his racing car. He never lets anyone else drive his car, except us. He felt the need to move his racing car away from Tom before he ends up touching his car.His words, not mine.Knowing Tom though, I knew that he could stoop to that level just to get back at me for making him lose every time.He fucking deserves losing this race. He will remember this race forever. He almost fucking died back there. If he
Billy is the one who arranges those racing matches and also the one who keeps everything in order when things go berserk. No one knows about this place unless you’ve been brought by someone already related to illegal car racing. I remember one time when Max got into trouble for speeding. He broke the law by racing against Aiden on the main highway. The guy really instigated Max and tried to get him into trouble but Billy was there to help us.Billy will always be there for us. He once attended St-Xavier high school back in the days and he’s always been supporting the St-Xavier guys on the race tracks. He is like a father to me. If my father was still alive, he would have been just like him. This ongoing enmity between St-Xavier and Troy high schools has long since existed.No one knew what led these two high-schools to have this amount of hatred for one another but all I knew was that it was related to the racing tracks. No one has ever tried to understand
Lea’s point of view:After I wore the knee-length black dress Aubrey and Shelly chose for me, I applied some light make-up.I let my hair down, wore my high-heels and walked out before locking my bedroom door.I squeezed my eyes shut for a second when I got out. The music was overwhelmingly deafening.The music was muffled while I was in the room with the closed door but now, it was time to face the real deal, my first high-school party which was organized by Greg, Shelly’s friend but it was being held at Ryder’s place due to some housing issues at Greg’s house.Wondering whether Ryder was still in his room, I peeked through his slightly ajar door to notice some movement. I smiled and sauntered inside as if I owned the place.I was greeted with his signature smirk and shirtless figure, and like always, my heart raced. It still got to me every time he would cast me a simple look.His eyes
Lea’s point of view:The racetrack area was all hustle and bustle. When Ryder told me about his illegal racing matches, I was repugnant. I couldn’t accept that he was into such dangerous and violent sports but seeing his passion for it, I grew a liking for it too.The moment Ryder left to go get ready for his race along with the guys; I leaned against Jake’s car beside Aubrey and Shelly.I crossed my arms over my chest before sighing.Thinking back to this past week, I smiled when I thought of my mother. We spent some quality time together, cooking, watching movies and even listening to bedtime stories like we used to do back in the days.My mom was actually quite pleased with my decision of making her stay here. She thought that it was best to start anew in this new town as she did not want to go back to the bitter memories she had made with her husband in the past.She also was not as anxious as she origi
Lea’s point of view:“- I was so relieved when I saw the police paramedics rush in to get me out of that room -”“I’m so sorry, mom.” I choked back my tears and wrapped my arms around her.A minute of silence passed by before she pulled me close to her chest and kissed my temple lovingly the way she would always do back in the days.She swept the tears rolling down my cheeks and shook her head slowly.“I’m sorry for leaving you, Lea. I should have never left you alone with him. I’m the one who should apologize.”“No, mom… I always hoped that you would come back to get me but I killed that hope when you never returned like you had promised… I should have never stopped hoping -”“You never stopped hoping, Lea and this -” She lifted her chain off my chest and smiled, deep in thought. “- right here, proves it.” Sh
Lea’s point of view: The moment Ryder drove into his driveway, he slowed down when we noticed Jason’s police jeep parked right in front of the house and a woman sitting down on the front steps of the patio. I frowned faintly in confusion when I got out of Ryder’s car and glanced at Ryder to find his eyebrows furrowed deep in confusion too. I guessed Jason did not inform Ryder about him coming over to his place at this time of the day. I squinted to get a better view of the woman who had her hair covering the side of her face when she abruptly glanced up in my direction. My eyes widened in disbelief as I quickly took in a short and quick breath through my mouth in bewilderment. Different kind of emotions hit me at once, stopping me in my tracks when I recognized the woman whose eyes welled up with tears the second she saw me staring at her. “Mom?” I whispered in a gasping manner. I hesitantly stepped back when s
Lea’s point of view:“You three… Detention!” The principal’s order from earlier flashed into my mind when I walked down the hallway towards the detention room.Jake had humphed childishly and Connor had slumped defeatedly in his seat while I had simply gulped down nervously when the principal’s angry gaze trailed over us from behind his table.When we had left his office, Connor shifted uncomfortably while scratching his chest which had patches of dried up food.“I badly need a shower.” Connor had said before making his way towards the gym.“This taste good… I wonder what sauce this is.” I had almost gagged when Jake had licked his index finger.I got yanked back when I was about to push open the detention door.I squeezed my eyes shut and opened my mouth to scream bloody murder when someone covered my mouth, muffling my scream.I jumped slight
Lea’s point of view:I gasped in horror when the cup of hot coffee accidentally flew out of Jake’s hands and exploded right on Connor’s head.Connor screwed up his face and shot out of his seat while yelping in pain as he tried shaking the hot coffee off his head and stopping it from sliding down his neck and body. “You fucking stupid – Shit, damn it!” Connor yelled and seized Jake’s collar angrily but ended up pushing him away from him.I squeezed my eyes shut before glancing away when he unexpectedly took off his shirt.I heard the girls having lunch from around our table squealed in delight before giggling and whispering among themselves.I cried out in surprise when I felt myself being lifted up from my chair and then everything went upside down.I opened my eyes to find myself slung upside down over Ryder’s right shoulder.I held myself up by pressing
Ryder’s point of view:I picked the birthday gifts Lea received from the girls and the guys after they left for the night. It was already nearing two o’clock in the morning yet I did not feel like calling it a night.I slowly opened Lea’s bedroom door to keep her gifts on her study table. Teddy’s ears perked up in alert when he heard me entering the room but he went back to his nap when he saw me.I glanced at Lea to find her already in a deep slumber.After leaving the gifts on her table, I quietly tiptoed out of the room but the cold wind blowing through the opened windows stopped me halfway.I walked towards Lea’s sleeping figure after shutting the windows and closing the curtains.I lifted the comforters and covered her shoulders well when she shivered in cold. She immediately caught onto the edge of the comforter, fisted her hands tightly onto the soft sheets before turning to the right whi
Lea’s point of view: I glanced at Ryder with a frown when he parked the car on an unfamiliar street which was still bustling with people. It was already nine o’clock and we were still far from home. It seemed like in this town, a completely different atmosphere reigns at night, yet I realized later on that the busy street never slept until later at night when we ended up spending two whole hours there. There was always going and coming of people, police cars patrolling the area and the restaurants and street snacks vendors remained open till late at night. I sighed in delight when a delicious smell of food wafted in the air as we neared a food truck selling Mexican tacos which tasted amazingly luscious. We couldn’t stop ourselves from eating a late night dinner when we tasted those tacos. It was already nearing midnight when we reached home. I was sleepy but I did not show it when Ryder pulled me into the kitchen and o
Lea’s point of view: “Ryder, stop!” I seized his right arm to stop him from advancing towards the boy. I thought the boy would return back to his place behind us quietly seeing Ryder’s death glare but he did something unexpected. He leaned forward towards me and draped an arm presumptuously over my shoulders to taunt Ryder. Right when Ryder took a threatening step towards him in anger, I pushed my two plushies into Ryder’s arms, halting him and grasped the boy’s hand and threw his arm off my shoulders. “In your dreams, buddy.” Ryder smirked in pride and crossed his arms over his chest and the two plushies to watch the scene being unfolded when I gave him a I-got-this look when I remembered some self-defense techniques Aubrey taught me. I raised an eyebrow when the boy shrugged his shoulders at me. He appeared unaffected by the insult. “You’ll definitely be in my dreams tonight, naked.” He smirked smugly and poi