Fourth Lie

Quinn

{'Inside all of us is a wild thing'}

Orange.

That's how she tasted. This morning she tasted more like a honey with a little mint on it. She had this fragrance of a branded perfume from Paris. Sweet yet alluring. And of course, with my eyes closed, I felt like I was soaring up above the ginger sky with my arms open wide on each side.

It was the worst feeling, though.

Opening my eyes slowly, I found her blue orbs were absence, hiding beneath her long and thick eyelashes while she continued kissing me-hard.

Is she hungry?

I didn't kiss her back, even though I was the one who ignited the lust resting beyond her stares which she was giving me the whole day. She never caught me observing her from a distance while she was laughing with her friends at their own table. Thanks to my sharp instinct and vigilant eyes, I would turn away my gaze whenever she was about to twirl her head in my direction.I had no doubt about it. She was totally into me and thinking about it made my guts revolt in irritation.

So what was I doing, letting her kiss my jaw while I snaked my arms around her neck and pulling her head closer to me as I gave her more access?

Oh my! She couldn't get enough of me. She really wanted more from me undoubtedly.

During lunch, Khloe told me that I was her target as her potential doll which I immediately believed. Why wouldn't I? It was so obvious from how she sucked my neck.

Sweet James complimented her as a gorgeous-hot woman while his red-haired girlfriend, Maggy, just rolled her eyes at her boyfriend's comment. I could see that they really trusted each other and they really looked great together.

Ella was the one who didn't like Risa. Her boyfriend cheated with this blue-eyed player as Khloe had told me. Ella wanted to take revenge so she was the one who spread the rumor of her sexual orientation as soon as she found out about it.

I had no idea how Ella had done it but strangely, she stopped torturing Risa and made no further moves after that. Though, she regretted doing it, it was already too late. That time, her anger and her boyfriend's betrayal were the reasons why she did it.

I tried my hardest not to laugh when Risa answered my questions like she was totally one hundred percent innocent. She thought I would believe her lies? Did she really think that I would never find out if the rumors were true while she was here, devouring my collarbone like I was some sex deity?

Truth is, the words came from me. Words that she was a stuck-up cheerleader with a pompom head and I could see that she was really hurt about it as her bright blue eyes darkened in frustration. I totally nailed her bitchy ego back there and I wanted to burst out laughing.

I wanted to burst out laughing while I stared at her looking at me with lust. Our eyes fixed together as she rested her forehead against mine with a sweet smile on her lips.

I looked back at her like I was really enjoying the moment we were having together but she wasn't going to find out that it was really a total bluff. I was an expert in this... too expert at pretending and playing innocent. I absolutely deserved an award!

As soon as I witnessed her teasing the woman this morning, I already knew that she loved to play everywhere. She didn't even care that it could jeopardize her job. Though, it was the woman's fault too.

All I knew was, this Arisa wanted to play with feeling like it was nothing. To mess up things everywhere just to satisfy her needs. She was a kind of person that I hated the most. The one who loved to touch anything she wanted and throw it away after she was done with it. Like all of her touch wasn't going to leave a scar. Like it wasn't an important thing.

If she wanted to play with me then so be it. James was right. She was really gorgeous. With her hair dark as night, her eyes were like a two blue moon shining through her heart-shaped face. Her proportional body would make all the people turned their heads to check her out as she passed by. Her fashion sense was not that slutty and she looked like a lady which wasn't a surprise because I knew that she grew up in a well-mannered family. I've known her father and I really liked him so much but why is her daughter was acting like this?

All she wanted from me was my body. Lucky! I really wanted a doll, too. I could be her Rapunzel in distress if she wanted me to while she could be my distraction throughout the year. I could also use her to make all the people see that I was a poor victim she had caught easily and they would never bother me anymore because I was being protected by a royalty and an infamous group in this school such as Khloe's. Seriously, I preferred them to treat me at their best instead of making them my enemies.

Moreover, I didn't want to be alone as a misfit. It would get more attention because being one isn't right for a person like me who had this sweet pretty face. I grew tired getting hit on like the guy who talked to me during lunch as he demanded my number which I objected without any hesitation. What was his name? It was around letter 'D', I believe. Oh, it's David.

Anyway, I really hated this face. It could attract everyone like it did to Arisa. So why not stick with her so that she could use her power in this school to make them stay away from me?

If I wanted to survive in this cruel society then I should attach myself to the higher ups and she was definitely a Queen here. She was going to be perfect. With no feelings attached, she could get me busy from all the stress at the moment. No harm done. The End.

I was positive that I would never fall for her kisses and touch. I would never fall in love with someone like her because it was impossible... too impossible. She would never gain any fluffy feelings from me with her hands roaming all over my body as she kissed me again hungrily. Was she pretending to not notice that I wasn't giving her a response from her touch or she was really that dim-witted?

I decided a while ago that I was going to play her games so I sealed her invitation with a kiss and as I calculated, she was now all over me.

"Kiss me back," I heard her whisper against my lips and her voice sounded so thick and husky yet its tone was in command like I was a meager slave that she bought from an illegal auction. I rolled my eyes, glad that she was so close to seeing it while trying to feel me all over by her hands. So demanding!

Time was up.

When I pulled away from her, I heard her whimper utterly, opening her eyes slowly and looked at me intently. She frowned and then she licked her upper lip as if she was tasting the flavor which I left from consuming her lips.

"Is there something wrong, Quinn?" she asked, brushing away my blonde loose hair out of my face, tucking it behind my ear. Everything about you is wrong.

I gave her a smile. The smile I had practiced for years along with the personality I made up to hide the disability within me.

"Risa," I whispered softly. "Why did you kiss me this morning?"

She was caught off guard by my repeated question and her eyes danced around everywhere while she was thinking hard for an answer.

Give me a proper excuse, cheergirl!

Finally, her gaze found its way back to mine and she smiled nervously before she gulped. "I-I think I'm attracted to you."

Good! That was a real answer. She really was attracted to me and I could totally see that.

She cleared her throat and asked me this time, "So w-why did you kiss me?"

I forced my expression in an embarrassed look and I answered her like I was so nervous. "I guess I feel the same way like you."

Lie.

"And I just can't stop thinking about the kiss you gave me this morning," I added, meeting her eyes, forcing her to believe me. "That's why I was so frustrated when I heard the rumors about you so I decided to avoid the consequences. I'm really sorry, Risa. I don't want to be one of your dolls. I felt something when you kissed me but someone said that I'm your next target this year which isn't true, right?"

She nodded eagerly and her lips curved up slightly. She must be thinking I was telling the truth.

"So why don't we try to get to know each other better then we'll see where it's going to turn out?" I added, mentally proud of my achievement of sounding so desperate.

How about that, spoiled brat?

Her expression changed immediately to a bright one and her eyes lit in bliss now that she had successfully caught me as her prey this year. I was giving her what she wanted so it must be a joy to her that she had seized me easily.

"Yeah, we definitely can try that," she responded excitedly, bringing my body closer to her.

"And I can prove them that they're all wrong about the rumors they believed in," I continued and her face twisted into a strange one but she swiftly erased it out... so fast that you could almost miss it in a glance.

"Y-Yeah, we can prove them wrong," she said with a weak smile.

And how was she supposed to do that? I was getting excited about what would she do about it. How could she prove that the rumors were all wrong if it's actually true?

I could now see it in my head... on how she would sneak secretly with some guy or girl in the janitor closet or inside this private room with me who was completely oblivious to it.

What would happen if I caught her? Then that meant she lost... just that simple. This was a game of me finding out the shreds of evidence. That the rumors were all true which was really true while she would do everything to hide it from me. She could lie to me all she wants but once I found an evidence, then the game would end with an exclamation point.

Smiling back at her, I gave her a peck on her cheek as a sign that the survival game was now in process and embraced her to hide the evil smirk crawling across my lips.

Game on, baby!