poisonous

savior (REWRITTEN & UPDATED)

Bella's new friends was exactly what she wanted when she was younger: edgy, fun and popular. 

They weren't popular in a preppy scholar-athlete kind of way. They were trouble, parties and drugs. Bella mingles with everyone this portion of the cool crowd but there's only one group she keeps close.

Even if she's closer to them than the rest of her acquaintances, she has to be careful not to do anything uncertainly from their predatory eyes, she's can't be seen as weak. 

Trust issues? Go figure.

Alana was the first person Bella was ''friends'' with. It was Alana who talked to her first and introduced Bella to her group. She was short, around the same height as Bella with white-blonde hair and eye liner rimmed blue eyes. She was short fuse full of burning energy.

''My name's Alana, but call me Lana.'' so Alana became Lana. Bella knew she had to be careful with Lana, she was sneaky and played the dumb party-girl act very well. Just too well enough for Bella to see through her act.

She was able to sense liars easily.

(because she was one)

Lana didn't seem familiar, she couldn't recognize her from Saffron Middle where most of the  students from Saffron High went too.

Lana answered her question with a grin, ''Eastridge Prep''.

Eastridge Preparatory, or as called by the students ''East Prep'' was a hot-shot private school for rich smart kids. It was an answer Bella didn't expect. 

So far kids in the gang were: Apryl, Diya, Maxim, Willow, Silas, and...Evan.

They were at the parking space behind some old, abandoned store with wild vines growing atop the ashy stone, sharing a rather thick bunt. 

Bella sat with crouched knees against the wall, looking up at the rest of the group, babysitting the weed. 

It was Diya who spoke first, ''So Dean, ever do molly before?''

Bella rolled her eyes at Diya calling her by her last name. Apparently, she did that to people she didn't know very well.

Bella was unsure what to answer, she had certainly tried X before but she wasn't sure whether she wanted to tell them. Also if you told people it was your first time doing something, they were more likely to give it to you for free. 

Shaking her head, ''No.''

Diya crackled, ''We haven't had a good girl in a long time, that's refreshing. Well we did have Apryl but she's such a whore now.''

''Hey!'' the short-haired girl cried out. Apryl puffed her cheeks, and reached into the yellow Kanken she always carried around. 

She took out a small ziplock bag full of color circular tablets, and handed Bella a teal one with a butterfly carved into it: ''New-old girl gets the freebie.''

 Bella beamed and enthusiastically hugged the Asian girl. 

Diya let out a whistle, ''Jesus. Apryl, you carry that wherever you go? How do you even have that much molly?'

Apryl winked, placing a finger against her pretty lips: ''Can't reveal my secrets.''

Lana snorted, ''She fucked Max before he broke his leg.''

Apryl screeched, ''LANA!"". Diya widened her eyes and placed a comforting hand on Apryl's shoulders. Bella noted that the tall girl didn't use this as an opportunity to make fun of Apryl, they were closer than she realized.