Asia in Neverland (With Michael and Freddie)

Chapter 3 - Pendant

Asia's POV

After the 2nd class, it was time...

The bell went off and everyone started rushing out of the class. I took my bag and walked out, trying to hide from Shane in the crowd of students. He was leaning on the wall and looking around... perhaps for me... I sneakily made my path out, clutching onto my MJ necklace, which provided me a feeling of warmth. I got out of the corridor and made my way to the girls' restroom. Just as I could enter, I felt someone grab my arm and yank me out.

He dragged me into the canteen and made eye contact with me... "I told you to come and you tried to escape! I wanted to be a little easy with you today, but I've changed my mind! Harold! Take her!". He ordered his best friend, who was likewise a devil like him. 

Harold took scissors and cut my hair while Shane held me. I was crying and helplessly looking at the rest of the girls who were silently watching... dying of their fear.

I closed my eyes and called out for Michael and Freddie to give me the capacity to tolerate this. But then I felt something wet on my chest... it was.. ketchup and my white school blouse wasn't helping... Harold had smeared ketchup on my chest... he touched me! I was in complete disgust and it crippled me. After the awful humiliation, Harold and Shane stood and I left me to stand on my now weak legs. I stumbled and held my MJ pendant.

I couldn't find it on my neck, I looked at Shane and he had already crushed it below his foot and was laughing. I fell to my knees and started weeping. The two devils walked away, the room was pin-drop silent. I looked at the people around, forcing them to bring their heads down due to shame.

I picked up as many pieces of my precious necklace and placed them in my pocket. I walked out of the room straight into the washroom stall. I closed the toilet seat and sat on it.

I wanted to die at that very moment. He had never humiliated a girl to such a level. I don't remember what happened after that but I suppose after about five minutes; I came out of the stall and found Alexis. She was stunned looking at me... "Asia, who did this to you!?", I stood mute. She pulled me to the sink and told me to remove my shirt and keep it in the locker. She gave me an extra shirt of hers. "Thank you, Alexis... I'll return it to you tomorrow..." I said in my unsteady voice with great difficulty. "Mrs. Holland did not allow me to attend any classes, so you and I will remain right here until school ends. It's safe here from those jerks." she smiled. I didn't resist. I was too exhausted to face Shane again.

Alexis and I just had our food and talked until the bell rang. We talked about music and she offered to sing for me... she knew I loved Freddie Mercury and Michael Jackson. The way she sang 'Childhood' and 'Love of My Life' was heavenly. "You sing amazing!. Why did I never know?... we should probably make a band together!" I said. "Haha thanks, Asia, I never got appreciation like that! we should get going now it's past the bell." We both carefully walked out of the washroom and made our way to the exit of the school.

While we were walking.. we came across Shane. He looked at me. Only at me. From head to toe. I knew right away what he was going to do as he made his way towards me and Alexis. "Alexis, I will see you later. He's going to catch me, I have to go... bye!" I said in a hurry and ran straight out of the school premises. "Aye! where you going?! come back!" I heard him yell in a frustrated tone.

Ignoring his threatening voice, I just kept running. He followed me until I reached my apartment complex. I rushed towards the building. I repeatedly pressed the button to the fourth floor. The door of the elevator closed before he could get to me.

Then I made my way through the gloomy corridor towards my apartment.

I opened the door and entered the living room. "Asia! How were your d- What happened to your hair!" my mom said, nearly hitting me. "tell me right now!" she continued. "Mom, I got strangled by Shane and his friend and they cut my hair... and also stained my shirt with sauce," I said as if I were rapping because I wanted mom to hear the whole thing. She just stared at me as I cried... "Go to your room and change your dress." she said with a straight face.

I put my head down and walked away towards my room.

I entered and looked at my Michael and Freddie posters. I looked at it with a pleading face, asking them what I had done to go through this. I took a quick shower and picked up my uniform from the floor and put them in the laundry basket.

After walking out I remembered that my broken MJ necklace was still inside the pocket of my skirt. I walked in again and searched the pockets of my skirt. I felt the cold piece of jewelry and pulled it out.

But it wasn't broken anymore.. it was a whole. I was stunned and happy at the same time. But how can this be possible? The necklace's pendant was broken into pieces when I came home, and yet it is joined. I didn't bother about it much thought, thinking it was a miracle, I brought it out with myself and kept it safely under my pillow.

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THE NEXT CHAPTER IS GOING TO BE VERY INTERSTING. STAY TUNED!

- Divya 🙏🏽💖