Evil Trio

Babe’s POV

The most outstanding thing about my ear bleed was the fact that I couldn't feel any pain even though the blood wouldn’t stop until the nurse applied some funny-looking ointment that was strangely pale yellow. 

“Are you sure the ointment is safe?” I asked the nurse for the umpteenth time before leaving the school clinic. 

“Don’t worry you’ll be fine. It has already healed you. All you have to do is stay away from noises for the main time” She explained and I nodded. 

“Thank you”

“You’re welcome MIss” 

I walked out of the clinic, still touching my ear repeatedly. 

My bag was still at the locker where I’d left it, so I quickly picked it up and checked my schedule. Lucky enough, I was still in time for my next class. 

As soon as I stepped into the class, the teacher stopped talking and every other students’ eyes were on me. 

“Care to explain why you’re late, Miss Arnold?” The teacher asked. 

“I was at the school clinic” I replied and showed him the note I collected from the nurse. He checked it twice before he dismissed me. 

I walked towards the empty seat at the back of the class and it was until I got there that I realized that I was seating beside Liam Andino. I hesitated for a  while before bringing out my notes and textbook for the class. 

“Don’t think too much, I don’t bite” Liam grinned and I forcefully smiled back at him. 

“Okay,’ I simply replied. 

“Are you okay?”  I furrowed my eyebrows at him, I don’t actually remember us being that close for him to ask questions as such.

I ignored his question. 

The next thing I felt was something hitting me beside my ear. My fragile ear!

I looked around and on the ground next to me was a paper which I picked up. When I opened it and read its content, I turned to glare at Liam. 

“That was none of your business,” I glared at him harder this time. 

“Seriously, Pink looked good on you especially when you were ‘trippling’ with your aunt and cousin” he was referring to the pink dress we wore to the party. I guess he was there as well. 

I rolled my eyes at his silliness. 

“Trippling, really? Does that stupid word even exist?”

“Of course. If twinning exists, why can’t the word trippling work for you and your pink squad” He laughed

“Unfortunately the only good thing about you is your look. You’re practically brainless” I spewed out before I could stop myself. I thought Liam was going to react angrily but I was surprised when he actually started laughing. 

That got the attention of the whole class including the teacher. 

“Do you have something you’ll love to share with the class, Mr. Andino?” The teacher asked.

“No, Caleb. Go ahead with your class” 

My jaws dropped at the way he had addressed the teacher. I was waiting for punishment or something after he said that but funny enough, nothing happened. The teacher actually continued teaching as he had said. 

What type of school is this? 

“So you think I’m good-looking, right?” He asked, his voice louder than usual. 

I couldn’t reply to him. 

“Whatever,” 

He stared at me for a moment before he faced the teacher. 

“I think I like you, Babara Arnold, you’re cute,” 

Wait! What! 

“I’ll pretend I didn’t hear that because I need to focus. Not everyone is a genius like Liam Andino” 

“I thought you said I was brainless” I shrugged his shoulders. 

“Sometimes” I replied and this time, ignored all of his side talks and concentrated on the class. 

I was trying my best to avoid both him and his clique since the first tough lesson I learned about McVegas high is that doppelgangers are real as f*ck. 

Since Trouble is their nickname, I need to avoid them in all possible ways. 

After the class ended, I headed for my next class; painting.  On my way to class, I was suddenly faced with the evil trio. I tried walking beside them to my class until Maj pulled me back, making me collide with the waste bin at the corner of the hall. 

“What do you want?” I asked angrily. 

“What does it look like I want?” Maj replied angrily. 

“I don’t know. How am I supposed to know when I’m not as stupid as you are” I answered, throwing my self made promise of avoiding them out through the windows.

“She still got the mouth,” One of the twins, commented. 

“And you still have no brains” 

Her nostrils flared. She walked towards me as if she wanted to hit me but she suddenly turned and walked around me when she saw that I showed no fear. 

“I heard you came in with Hunter this morning. What is between you and him?”

Maj asked.

“Insecurity issues, right? I think you should sort that out with him and not me. If you’ll excuse me, I have a class to attend” 

The three refused to move from the way and suddenly, Maj grabbed me by my shoulder. I almost yelled in pain as she was holding me so tight I could feel my bones crushing. 

“What the heck?” I screamed. 

“This will be the last time I’ll talk to you. The next time will be crazier. I will not hesitate to gut you out if I ever see you again with Hunter, understood?”

“NO! I can’t hear anything properly with the way you're holding me so tight. Pain affects my earbuds” I replied and she angrily let go of my hand, pushing me to the floor as she walked away with her friends. 

I tried standing up but it was difficult because I couldn’t move my hand. It was clear that my arm was broken and for the second time that day, I had to visit the school clinic. The nurse insisted on giving me bed rest for the rest of the day. 

I didn’t bother calling Ivy for two reasons; she’ll end up nagging about it for days and because I’m still mad at her for what she did that morning. 

Funny enough, the same ointment was used again and I could feel my arm without pain. 

“You’ll end up using all this by the end of the week if care is not taken,” The nurse said, referring to the bottle with her. 

“I’ll try to be more careful,” 

“Don’t do it for the sake of the ointment. Do it for yourself, darling, so you don’t end up like others” she touched my cheek gently before leaving me confused about what she had said.

When I got home after school hours, nobody was around, just some of the maids. I did my school assignment, talked to Fred on the phone for a while, and watched some BTS videos. 

I decided to take a walk in the evening since it has been a while since I did that. I walked up to the playground, stayed behind for some minutes, and listened to some music as well. By the time it was getting darker, I stood up and began walking home. 

A loud growl behind me got my attention and when I  turned, it was a dog, a large dog, right?

Until it began walking closer to me that I realized it was a wolf. Without thinking twice, I dashed off. I ran as fast as my legs could carry me. 

Guess what? The wolf was faster. It pulled me by the leg and I landed on my back. It began dragging me on my back as I began screaming and yelling in a loud voice, hoping someone will come to save me. 

“STOP! STOP PLEASE” 

Then suddenly, the animal stopped.  I quickly stood up and began moving backward. The wolf was bowing to something and when I looked in that direction, I saw a shadow beside a building. 

I didn’t look twice before I started running back home with dirty and torn clothes.