Chapter 61: Right HereFaith’s P.O.VI curled up in my seat, clutching the seat-belt in both hands with white-knuckled grip as the car flew across the streets, gliding past other incoming car with phenomenal speed that had my heart leaping to my throat.Brandon was going within the speed limit, but barely. I could see the little hand shift to beyond 65 before it zapped back into place at traffic interceptions, where those speed machines were located to record the speed of the cars.Brandon’s knuckles were white as the held onto the steering wheel with a vice grip. His jaw was set in hard lines and his eyes solely focused on the road.He hadn't spoken a word to me since he had dragged me out of the building and into his car. He hadn't even said a word to Sagar and Cole, who had been waiting at the parking lot with apprehensive looks on their faces.He simply took the keys from Cole’s outstretched hands and held the passenger’s door open for me to get in. That door had slammed shut an i
Chapter 62: The Truth and the MemoriesFaith’s P.O.V“I’m sorry…for hurting you.”Brandon kissed the top of my head, apologizing for the thousandth time tonight, as we both soaked in his humongous bathtub, the warm water helping to relax all my sore muscles.I wanted to tell him that he didn’t have to keep on apologizing to me, that it was all a spur of the moment thing and that I was fine…but I couldn’t say it.Tonight has scared me. Something about the way Brandon had reacted…it felt completely different from the Brandon I was used to. Or perhaps…I was finally getting tiny glimpses of the real Brandon that everyone feared and admired. The quintessential bad-boy that every woman wanted to tame.“What happened?” I asked finally, unable to hold onto my curiosity.Brandon’s hand stilled on my shoulders, his entire body going rigid as he paused. I held my breath, knowing that I was treading dangerous waters with him.But if I was to deal with his temperament from now on, I needed to know
Chapter 63: The InvitationFaith’s P.O.VI turned around to look at Brandon, his eyes felt like they were in a faraway place. He was no longer with me, but in the past, reliving all the horrible memories that he had gone through.I placed a hand on his shoulder, anchoring him to the present with me, but it didn’t seem like it helped.By now, the water had run cold, and the temperature of the water resonated with the chill in my bones.“Brandon…” I whispered, and he looked at me, an almost sardonic smile on his face.“You know what happened next already.” He told me. “I was lost. Utterly, completely lost. And that was when I realized that not everyone was beside me because they wanted to be my friends.”“Julia cheated on you.” I heard myself whisper, almost like I was reminding myself more than I was reminding him.“It wasn’t just Julia.” He let out a laugh that sounded foreign to me. “Everyone left me. My father was no longer himself. He started staying at home more often, but it was
Chapter 64: Best Friends or…Faith’s P.O.V“Most of Brandon’s anger stems from a one-sided story.” I sighed, watching Debby try on her new lipstick in the washroom. “I tried to tell him to stop and listen to his dad for once. To at least try and understand where-”“Honey…are you trying to get him to break up with you?” Debby finally turned to me, her eyebrows raised as she placed a hand on her waist.And even though I knew she didn’t mean it; that her only intension was to probably scare the shit out of me rather than actually wanting Brandon and me to break up…I couldn’t help the way my heartbeat sped up just at the thought of that.“No.” I murmured under my breath, my voice barely above a whisper. But it turns out, Debby still heard me.“Then you better stop talking about his dad and turn a blind eye to whatever shit they’re going through.” She instructed. “It’s what’s best for the two of you, trust me.”“But how can I do that, Debby?” I shook my head, unable to even imagine holding
Chapter 65: You want proof?Faith’s P.O.V“Let us go, you bitch!” Debby’s angry voice was strained with pain as she let out a gasp. “The fact that you need your minions to help you out shows just how pathetic you are! You can’t even expect a man to have his own mind! He just has to be the victim to any scheming woman, right? Then what the fuck does that make you?”“Shut the fuck up!” Letting go of my jaw, Julia turned to Debby, her leg raised to deliver another kick.That’s when I realized that my own legs were free.Just as she landed a kick right to Debby’s stomach, making her spit out, her eyes wide in horror as the wind got knocked out of her…I raised my own leg and kicked her in the stomach…making her fly back to hit the washroom door.The entire room fell silent as Julia dropped to the ground, the wind knocked out of her as
Chapter 66: InsecuritiesFaith’s P.O.V“What did that bitch say again? Some poser taking shelter under the community flag for attention?” Nik paced back and forth in the infirmary, her fists balled by her side and jaw clenched in anger. “Well, guess what? I was about to LGBeat the crap out of her if only Brandon didn’t get in the way! Why the fuck was he protecting her anyway?”“He wasn’t protecting her, he was protecting you.” Debby protested from the bed, wincing as I held the ice pack on the side. The kicks that Julia had left were no joke. They had left bruises and her skin was turning a shade of blue that the nurse hadn't liked.The hospital had been informed, curtsey of the Principal who had been here just a second ago, questioning us as to what had actually happened. Debby and I had told him the truth. That we had simply been in the washroom, doing our business when these girls had suddenly come out of nowhere and attacked us. I had voluntarily told him that I had kicked Julia
Chapter 67: Light in the DarknessBrandon’s P.O.V“Why?” I asked her, as the doors slammed shut after everyone had left and we were once again alone in the room, a dull hum surrounding the room as the chaos from outside subsided.I had no doubts in my mind that someone was still listening from outside, trying to figure out what was going to happen next. So I remembered to keep my voice low. As for Julia? I could only hope that she would have enough sense in her to not make this issue any bigger than it already was.“We fucked right there…on that counter.” She pointed behind me, an odd smile on her face as she looked me in the eyes. “It was the first day that bitch showed up…and she saw us fucking, remember?”I stayed quiet, not knowing where she wanted to lead this conversation.I kept my temper in check with teeth-gritting patience. Constantly having t
Chapter 68: Meeting the FamilyFaith’s P.O.V“Holy shit! Why does my leg look so…thin?” Brandon’s eyes were wide as a child’s as he turned his leg around, looking at it from all possible directions while still sitting on top of the hospital bed. “And…do I have dandruff? On my freaking leg?”“Yes, Mr. Wolfram, those are indeed, dead skin cells, but I wouldn’t call them dandruff.”The doctor looked completely done with Brandon as he gave him a look of utter displeasure from the corner of his eyes. I was barely holding onto my laugh as Brandon continued to examine his leg with something akin to…excitement?“Take these medications, daily for the next month and then once every week for two more months and you should be as good as new.” The doctor handed me the prescription instead of him. “And please…do apply some moisturizer for his leg. And nothing exciting for the next four months, if he doesn’t want to end up back here again.”“Yes, doctor.” I offered him a small smile as he let out yet