Distant ✰djs✰

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''why the hell would you do that angela?'' eliza shouted at her as i stood there. nothing but just those pictures flashed through my mind. the thought of everyone who has seen it by now made me feel timid with every second. 

''do you have proof it was me?'' she smiled devilishly as she walked to us. ''why?'' i finally spoke out. while i let them out there was a aching pain in my throat. tears already formed in my eyes but i held them back. 

i was going to make angela take those nudes down.  ''how did you get those pictures?'' i asked as i stepped to her.  yet another smile flashed across her face. 

''you know who'' she spoke out. the worst thought came to my mind. this cant happen. he wont do that. ''no angela'' i whispered as i felt my voice crack. 

it was the worst feeling. ''yes maya'' she spoke out as she leaned back on the counter. ''he is probably waiting for you in your room because he has already called me a thousand times. why dont you go with him?'' she added. 

i walked out of the restroom. not looking in any direction, i headed to my dorm. like the previous time, everyone had their eyes on me. 

i reached the front of my room and twisted the knob. the door was not locked. i walked in, and as angela predicted, daniel was sitting on his bed. he held his face in his hand as he hung his head low. adam standing a little away from him. hearing i walked in, daniel immediately raised from his place. his and adam's eyes didn't leave me. daniel took quick strides towards me. he held my face in his hands.

 ''baby-'' he was speaking when i cut off his sentence. ''did you send those to angela?'' my voice trembled. 

 ''you have to listen to me first Maya'' he mumbled with the same furrowed eyebrows and pained expression. 

''did you?'' i asked him. he nodded a yes lightly. my heart shattered into a million pieces. i had put my trust in him just to get this in return?

 i loved him so much. lied to everyone.

 lied to my dad, to eliza and to every other damn person in my life. ''why?'' i spoke out with tears already falling down my cheeks. all the strength in my body drowned. ''baby...i had to, i never meant any of this to happen'' he spoke as he placed his hands on my forearm. nudging his hands away i shouted, ''WHY?'' he sniffed as he looked into my eyes. ''you called out angela for having sex in our room so her father slapped her in front of us after being angry at us. so to take revenge on you, we planned that i would  get those nudes to humiliate you'' he spoke and immediately let his head low. everything suddenly seemed so clear in front of me. why he was nice to me. why he apologized that day.

why he took me to the fair.
His words after the fair played through my mind. 

''you should change and sleep now. its already 1:15am'' he talked politely.

then our first time overshot my mind. i stood there void. daniel took a step forward and cupped my face once again. ''please maya, yesterday night i went to angela to ask her to delete those. i didnt know she would make them public today'' he spoke as he strived to wipe off my tears. i pushed him by his chest making him stumble a few steps back. i got out of the room and started to walk downstairs. ''maya!'' a shout from behind called upon me.

 i stepped quickly to the entrance as he let on calling my name out and begging me to stop. this reminded me of a similar day. when i was the one running behind daniel. in the same alley. begging him to stop thinking he might be hurt. but i was so dumb. eliza was outside on the road by her car. as soon as she saw me she opened the passengers door for me. i got in without having the courage to look back. 

she shut my door and stood in front of it blocking daniel. ''just let me speak to her eliza'' daniel recited. ''no! i cant believe you fucking did that!'' she sounded off angry. ''eliza'' he whispered out hoping eliza would change her mind but that didn't happen. she got to the other side and got inside the car. she started the engine and drove away. 

7:50pm...

maya- i am sorry dad.

dad- its fine. its not your fault. i will come and pick you up tomorrow.

maya- okay dad. i am sorry.

i kept down my phone as i sniffed.

i told dad about the whole situation. before me, the director had already called him and they had discussed everything. ''maya running away won't help'' eliza spoke as she took a seat beside me. ''and do you think, i will be able to study in a place where everyone has seen those?'' i spoke out.  ''anyway the director said it would be better if i shifted to another university since i might be a bad influence'' i spoke out. ''is that idiot gonna pretend that it was his daughter who posted that stuff?'' eliza spoke out with a laced frustration. ''it seems like it. it is not his fault. i was the one who fell for this game'' i felt so defeated. this was my dream university. i have to leave it now. 

why? for loving him.