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Chapter Five

Chapter Five - Fuck You, Menstruation

Monday, 22nd June 2020

KRYSTALLIA

I stepped off the car with Sam, Zach, and Kris. The other two left me alone with Kris and stood a few feet away.

"Stay safe, love you," Kris said, pecking my temple.

"Love you too."

He shot me a smile before getting back in the vehicle. I walked to the guys and entered the school with them.

Zach had an arm wrapped securely around my shoulder as we walked along the hallway towards the lockers.

Ever since we publicly walked together, gossip had doubled like crazy. For example...

"Why would Zach go for her?"

"I bet she has some dirt on him."

"How do they know each other?"

"She must've blackmailed him with his own nudes."

Okay, fine. The last one was made up, but it'd be funny if someone actually came to that conclusion.

At the lockers, I put my bag in there and took the things I needed. I closed the metal door and started our way to the lecture hall when my stomach hurt.

Fuck you, menstruation.

I asked the two guys to wait as I went to the bathroom.

After cleaning up, I went to the sink to wash my hands but then heard the door lock.

Now who the fu-

"Well, well, well."

I swear this girl wants her whole family dead at my hands.

I looked up at the mirror and as I expected, Tatiana Smith, everybody. Give her a round of applause.

"Yes, may I help you?" I said, turning around to face her as I wiped my hands on my pants. Her high heels clicked against the tiles as she took a few steps to be all up in my face.

"So you think you're all that because you're Zach's girlfriend, huh?"

I raised an eyebrow, "What?"

"Don't forget, I was once his girlfriend too. You're just his plaything and he'll throw you away once he's done," she sneered.

"Right, was. Just leave. I don't need any more of this kind of negativity in my life."

With that, I headed towards the door but suddenly had an arm around my neck and a gun pointed at my head.

"He's mine. You can't have him. You're too fucked up to be with someone like him."

I remained calm as she spat those words. It wasn't my first time having a gun pointed at my head. She was too focused on my face that she didn't notice my hand taking a shiv out of my jean pocket.

I turned it and shoved the blade in her thigh, making her drop the gun and herself. I picked it up and kept it under my hoodie.

"Remember who you're talking to. I won't tolerate this kind of behavior from members of the Crystal Undead."

I walked out, leaving her with a shiv in her leg. I found Zach and Sam standing at the same spot as I left them. Sam immediately asked when he saw me, "What took you so long?"

"Geez, my period came, you douchenozzle," it wasn't an intention to swear at him, actually. It was a secret communication with him when there's something that needs to be hidden. I blinked twice at 'geez', 'you', and 'nozzle' so it would spell out G-U-N.

He blinked twice, silently telling me that he understood, and replied, "Don't tell me things like that."

I rolled my eyes and let Zach wrap an arm around my shoulder as they walked me to the lecture hall.

We entered and I sat at the corner. Sam looked around before leaning in, "Where is it?"

I tugged at the hem of my hoodie and he raised an eyebrow, "How did you manage to keep it there?"

"It's baggy."

Zach glanced between Sam and I, "I'm so confused."

I made a gun with my fingers and pointed it at my head. He nodded, getting the message of the weapon, and rubbed my shoulder comfortingly.

The bell rang and Sam left first. Zach kissed my forehead before leaving and I prepared to be bored out of my mind.

***

Class was over and before I knew it, we were back home. Sam had to head home because his dad, a really cool guy, fell down the stairs and was sent to the hospital, so he went to take care of him.

I made a mental note to see Mr. Phillips soon.

I got in and got a whiff of a delicious smell. I figured it was Martha and started to drag Zach towards the kitchen.

Did I mention that once he joined the gang, he's moved in with us? He told us that the reason he hasn't moved out of his mom's home yet is that he wasn't financially stable to feed Ben and himself. But we told him he could live with us, free of charge.

He accepted the offer and wanted to pay at least some of the bills, but KT insisted that he didn't need to worry about money. Ben though, Zach helped him move into an apartment close to this house so we could make sure of his safety.

Nate and Matt moved in with Ben a week later after getting the approval of their parents and they had been working to pay rent, but we had been helping them subtly, slipping a little one to two thousand every month into Ben's bank account for rent, and he didn't notice a thing.

Don't ask how we got his security number.

I pulled Zach behind me and what I expected to be Martha baking...turned out to be ginger making food.

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