Chapter 12

“Sorry…I don’t know who you are…” Verona said in a confused tone as she looked at Siana calmly. 

“Hey! She already said she doesn’t know you so let go of her!” Lilia, Chloe’s best friend said in a raised voice as she intended to let everyone know what was happening. Her motive once again was to embarrass Siana. 

Siana looked up and observed what faces they all were making. Her hand was still tightly holding onto Verona’s wrist. 

Chloe and Lilia stood on either of Verona’s sides, the former was composed and calm but she too was pretending as if she didn’t know Siana as she didn’t want anyone to question her or find out that the two of them got along pretty well. Lilia on the other hand was very obviously annoyed and was rolling her eyes as she stared at Siana. 

“Let go already!” She said as she pushed Siana away who moved a few steps back. 

“Lilia…” Chloe said in a sighing tone as she just stood there and looked away as if she never saw that sight. She wanted to get out of there but it seemed like now she was stuck as people were starting to gather around them.

“What’s happening?” “She’s having fights with the popular girls again?” “Why’s she so stupid?” “Such a way to be introduced to the new girl haha!” Whispering started in no time as all those people longed to see some drama. 

Siana still looked closely at their reactions. Lilia seemed to love the attention and deep down, Chloe did too. She was pretending to stop Lilia and be the good girl that she was in everyone’s eyes but she wanted to cause a bigger drama and get all the limelight. 

“Lilia, it’s okay. Don’t get mad at her.” Verona said as she held Lilia’s hand and pulled her back from pushing Siana again. 

Siana stared at her blankly and stepped to reach for her hand again. A part of her wanted Verona to acknowledge her and tell her why she was doing all that and pretending to be like them.

“Siana, just stop!!” Chloe shouted and stopped Siana. “Stop doing all this to me. Why do you have to always ruin my day? Just leave me alone please!” Chloe teared up by the end and started sobbing in front of everyone. 

There she was acting again, thought Siana. Pretending to be the innocent girl when she just wanted the spotlight in all the drama that ever happened.

And once again…whisperings started but they were all loud enough this time. Siana was accused of being the villain in Chloe’s life, messing with everyone in her life and trying to steal them. 

“Miss…I really don’t know you.” Verona said to Siana as she put her arms around Chloe and consoled her. 

Siana was surprised to see all that but at the same time, she found it all funny. The girl who had made all those dumb promises to her about always being by her side was here holding some other girl in her arms, consoling her, and pretending to not know her. 

Siana laughed slightly as she watched them all closely. She could see the confused look on Verona’s face but she was also able to clearly see the fear that she was hiding. Knowing that Verona was scared of being found out amused Siana and she decided to let go of the matter as she was going to use it to have even more fun. 

“I’m sorry, I mistook you for someone else…” Siana stepped away and smiled innocently at them as if nothing had ever happened.

“What the…?!” Lilia said as she stepped forward and slapped Siana across the face. That was followed by a dead silence in the hallway. No one was expecting that to happen but they all took out their phones immediately and started recording. 

“What’s your problem with Chloe? Just leave her alone and stop finding new ways to mess with her!” She kept shouting at her, accusing her of all the things that had never happened. 

Siana just stood there silently. She was watching how Verona stood there silently and was busy wiping away Chloe’s tears to even notice her. She scoffed at seeing them like them.

“Are you even listening to me?!” Lilia shouted again and Siana finally looked at her. It was a cold and deadly stare, for a second, Siana’s eyes glowed a little bit and that just made her look even scarier. That look scared Lilia off in no time and she went quiet in no time. 

Siana smirked as she just turned around and walked towards her class not caring about any of those people who stood there watching her or talking bad about her or even her ‘lover’ Verona.

“What happened?” Verona said as she shook Lilia’s arm as she had stood frozen for several seconds now. Lilia flinched hard at being shaken and was surprised on seeing that everyone had already walked away.

“I have no idea…my body just froze and I zoned out…I guess…” Lilia said as she rubbed her head as she was having a headache. 

“It’s alright, lets just go now.” Chloe said as she shook Lilia’s arm. “We have to show Verona around the campus. After years of begging she finally transferred here.” 

They both got back in high spirits as they started walking. But Verona just stood there staring in the direction that Siana had walked in. She had a conflicted expression on her face as if she had heard something scary yet relieving. 

*

“And that’s it for today’s lecture.” The professor started to gather up his stuff and all the students sighed and stretched their bodies after the long and boring lecture. 

Unlike others who started talking and were slowly getting ready to leave, he was quick to collect everything and get up from his seat as if he had to rush somewhere. 

He walked out of the room and it seemed like he knew where he was headed and was quick on his steps. 

“I saved you all the trouble.” Siana said from behind. “Elijah Camerona.” 

He froze completely on hearing her voice. He turned around slowly and there she was, standing right next to the door, leaning against the wall with her arms crossed and a sly smile on her face which was very unlike her. 

She was waiting for him this whole time. She had looked up his whole schedule and had been stalking him all day. And now was the best opportunity to catch him as it was the last lecture of the day and he was heading to follow her home. 

He stared at her blankly for a second but then his expression changed completely and he started smiling and stood in front of her. 

“You found me pretty quickly.” He said as he started at her and she laughed. 

“You exposed yourself too much.” She stared back at him. “And she’s very quick to find out things.” He gave a disappointed look after hearing that and pinched the temples of his eyes. 

“Of course, Karissa…that bitch!” He looked away as if he was curing her and she laughed more. 

“She’s always been there, unlike you.” 

“Nice to meet you again, princess.” He said as he put his hand on his chest as if to salute her. 

She said as she smiled slyly on hearing that and patted his shoulder“Nice to meet you again too, my protector…”