Lost Paradise [Ongoing Book 2]

Eight

Rummaging in his closet I found a cheap looking track suit, slipping it on. It was baggy on me but the drawstring helped tightened the pants around my waist letting it slightly dip at my hips. Rolling the bottoms up so they didn't drag the ground, I zipped up the jacket, this would just last long enough for me to get to my apartment which just by the drive her would be an ever so fun walk. Hint the sarcasm, I did wish my backpack was with me so I could buy breakfast, I needed to get ahold of James to see where my bag was. I gathered up my shredded clothing into a bundle wrapped with my white shirt like a bag. Running my hand through my hair I saw my reflection, I look terrible, not in a bad way - - yeah in a bad way.

I rolled down the pants more covering my ankles which were beginning to bruise and also cover my wrists, hickeys covered my neck with bite marks, unzipping the jacket I could see my chest along with my stomach matched my neck. Who the hell bites someone's stomach? Or ribs? Zipping the jacket to my chin I slinked out his bedroom door closing it quietly, thought I don't think with me rummaging in his closet woke him I doubt closing a door would.

Stepping out I could see the main apartment which looked like it could hold more than a single person, it was magnificent, no doubt expensive as hell. It looked like a gaudy hotels I've seen in America, walking to the front door I sat on the ground slipping on my shoes "He still asleep?" My heart along with my entire body froze. I looked over my shoulder to see Goo sitting on a couch a magazine in his lap looking in my direction, his glasses giving a glare where I couldn't see his eyes "ah......yes" I slowly tightened my laces standing seeing him get up. I turned pulling on the the door but it wasn't budging, I felt a strong hold above and I tilt my head up to see a hand. I held my bundle of clothes tighter feeling my phone buzz underneath the first layer of fabric "Going so soon? We didn't even get to talk" "I already missed school....I need to get my bag back....and get into my clothes..." He released the door giving a smile, he would always mask how he feels with a simple smile "Don't you want to wait for him to wake up? Usually girls don't stay this long....even more so he's never slept this long-" I pulled the door open enough for me to get through, giving him a polite bow "sorry but I have things to do, and a job to maintain, have a nice day. Bye" I darted through the door trotting down the hallway pressing the main lobby. Scuddling out the front door, making it to the side walk I looked at the building. It was massive! About fifteen stories high all glass windows, it almost looked like a building for office workers.

I trotted myself down the streets, using my phone to take short cuts while trying to reply to messages sent by every single friend I had at school and my own brother. My phone began to ring and I saw Jamess face appear "Ah James, do you know if my backpack is with you?" "Yeah we brought it to school, you didn't show up are you okay?" "yeah....I'm fine just y'know woke up late" "we swung by your apartment before school and the front desk said you didn't get back yet, Vasco nearly sent out a search party cause I mentioned you called the guy a pervert and both of y'all look hella beaten up-" I could only pray to anything in existence that James didn't tell Vasco Guns' name. Me messing around - - or better yet me literally sleeping with my brothers enemy is the worst reputation I needed in school "-jace told him to wait till after school for something to happen" I heard a flush and cringed away from my phone "You in the bathroom?" ".....yeah....I needed to pee..." "One, you're gross. Two I'm about to pass the school in the next block or two if you wanna just....throw it by the front gates so I don't have to talk to Vasco. Y'know...like a darling best friend would do~" "Angel....he's guarding it with his life. You're gonna have to get it from him" "James" I whined "I don't wanna, teachers can't see me appear half way into school anyway" "you sneak out of school during club time but you can't sneak back into school?" I was two street away from the front gates of the school "James that's different....thanks for making me feel dumb. I'm already near the school" I looked at the four story tall building, the vocal department was on the third floor, architecture on the second, and since the windows were on the same side of the school. Vocal department was basically above architecture "....is Vasco in the department room right now?" "Let me check......No, they say him and Jace went to get drinks" I ran into the property looking around for staff. There was a janitor sweeping off the bleachers picking up empty water bottles, other than that. There was no other staff "How long ago did they leave?" "five minutes ago?" "Okay, open the window toward the gate" I hung up calling Feng, James opened the window looking around "Down here!" I hushed my yelling, Sueo popped his head out "Well if it isn't the girl who skipped school" "Hello?" Feng picked up the phone "Y'all shut up, Feng are you in the vocal department?" "yeah I'm here with Vin, Mary went to bug Jace-" "-great can you do me a favor and open the window to the gate?" "Uh...yeah hold on" she hung up the phone and when she opened the window I tossed up my balled clothes and she caught it, looking down she also saw the arch boys look up at her, she waved at the two she was familiar with, James and Sueo.