The Rich And Bold

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CHAPTER TWELVE

SCARLETT

"Well, well, well, if it isn't the mute anorexic." I heard a female voice say behind me as soon as Joel drove off.

I looked towards the stairs and saw that the half-Chinese twins were the only ones who had arrived. The other members of the Already Achieved were late; none of their cars were in their parking spaces.

I sighed and turned to see Susan, a beautiful red-headed Achieving, looking at me with strong... dislike? Her sister died a year or so ago and she had become more bitter than she already was.

She was one of the ladies who had tried befriending me when I had first started attending St. Martha's. I had had a meltdown in front of her on the second day of our 'budding' friendship after I had witnessed her screaming at her minions who were standing behind her. I liked to call them Mickey and Minnie because although they were beautiful, they had huge ears. The day after, she avoided me and began to spread rumours that I was being sexually abused.

I wondered what it was she wanted with me after 3 years. If it was to be my friend, because I was friends with her idols, I was most definitely not interested.

Me, being me, instead of avoiding her to join the twins, stood nervously in my sneakers and stared nervously at the floor.

"You know, I've always known you to be a smart girl, but obviously, you're just book smart."

I frowned.

When I did not respond, she took two steps closer to me and lifted my head so that I was looking into her eyes. She was quite tall, so I had to look up at her. She seemed to like that very much.

"When I am talking to you, I expect you to look at me."

I nodded vigorously and fought the urge to look back down at the pavement.

Her smile was sinister as she let go of my chin and took a step back again.

"I don't plan to take much of your time, just like I don't plan to make the remaining months we have left in this school miserable for you, you obviously cannot handle it and I don't want to add to your life-long trauma. So, let us get one thing straight. Kai is off-limits. Everyone in school knew that he was mine before he somehow, magically, took notice of your anorexic self. I am willing to pretend that you didn't know that we were together before the two of you happened. For your own sake, end whatever nonsense it is that you have with him, okay?"

I didn't know what to feel about the words that she was spewing out of her mouth. Truth be told, I had had no idea that she was his latest fling before we started whatever it was that we had going on. I would have heard of it. I knew for sure that she was not his girlfriend because Kai did not do girlfriends. Clearly, she got the 'being together' part wrong. I was sure she wanted him, and he probably hadn't chosen her to be his next fix. Either way, was I supposed to be jealous over a sexual fling which may, or may not have happened that was clearly over?

"Come to think of it, Kai has always been the experimenting type. He probably wants to know what bony sex feels like."

Mickey and Minnie giggled behind her, and I looked back down at the pavement. My cheeks were flaming, and I was on the verge of breaking down in tears.

"Oh sweetheart, don't look so disappointed. You didn't think he was going to fall in love with you, did you?" She chuckled in amazement, as the giggles of her minions turned to laughter.

I clutched my bag tighter and gasped lightly as I tried so hard not to let the tears fall.

"So, are we clear?" She asked with a fake sickly- sweet smile.