Adversity

Chapter Three - Distance

11:00 pm

It's been a two weeks since that lunch with Justin and he won't quit bothering Adrianna. He sat on her right hand side at CU college. Adrianna felt his stare burning through in to her soul. Mrs Smith babbled on and on. Adrianna groaned at this torture. She fiercely and angrily turned her head to Justin.

"What the hell do you want?!" Adrianna whisper-shouted.

"You obviously." Justin winked. Oh how that wink gets her weak. But no! She can't get mixed in with his dangerous self. His anger issues are too much for her to handle. Did you know that Justin nearly killed a dude? Justin wants Adrianna to trust him and by telling all his secrets he believes he will gain her trust again.

"Justin? Please piss off! I don't like you. In fact I hay-" Before Adrianna could finish, Mrs Smith interrupted. "Excuse me? Miss Hudson and Mr Bieber. Both of you talking in my lesson again! If I catch you again, detention." Adrianna rolled her eyes while Mrs Smith continued. Mrs Smith turned to the board and Adrianna grabbed her chance. She quickly turned to her right, "I hate you, Bieber." Justin softly chuckled. "You love me really baby." In a split second Mrs Smith shouted, "Both of you! Detention!" Her glasses were tightly sitting on her nose.

"It was Justin! Not me!" Justin laughed. "It takes two to have a conversation, Ade."

"I'll make it a whole week if both of you don't shut up!" Mrs Smith was pissed.

"Mrs Smith! It was Jus-"

"Two weeks it is. Both of you. Lunch time." Adrianna groaned while Justin laughed.

In CU its not really detention. It is college after all but the teacher just makes you do extra work. The bell rang. Adrianna marched out of class and to Cynthia at her locker. "That dick won't stop bothering me, Thia!" Cynthia slammed her locker shut eager to give her advice.

"You need to stay away from him at all times. I don't care how much he talks to you. Ignore it." Cynthia reassured. Adrianna nodded and walked out of school. Her free period today gave her time to grab her books from home for detention. Adrianna does care about school. She wants to be successful and getting over and done with detention is better than staying longer with the pain-in-the-ass. As she walked to her car Justin ran in front of her and stood in front of her door. "What do you want Justin?" Adrianna tapped on her foot.

"You seem to be always asking me what I want? I told you, you." Adrianna pushed him away and got in her car and drove off. Justin's face went from 100 to 0 real quick. His beautiful smile was vanished.

Detention

Mrs Smith sat on her desk and ate her lunch. The smell of pizza creeped in to the room from the canteen. Adrianna tried to quickly finish all her work so she can go hang out with the girls. Justin made paper balls and aimed for the bin to hit. "Justin. Do your work." She paused and then ordered, "no talking while I go to the little girls room." She laughed out the door like it was a funny joke? As soon as she left Adrianna squinted her eyes. Adrianna started thinking: Shit, Justin will talk to me now, ugh! Justin strolled to the door and closed it and he came and sat down on Adrianna's desk, right on her work. Her thoughts were correct. Adrianna looked up.

"It's the same game with you, isn't it?" She scoffed.

"Ade, please forgive me. I am sorry for that lunch. Please babe, let me make it up to you."

"I am not your baby." Adrianna death stared him. Justin's heart sank. He is head over heels for this girl, he doesn't know what to do anymore. In that second Mrs Smith foot steps approached. Adrianna pushed Justin away and he quickly sat down. "Forgot my phone. Haha!" Mrs Smith chuckled. Why do you need a phone to the toilet anyways? Justin fake smiled at Mrs Smith and looked over at Adrianna. It was Justin's turn to think: If only I could win her over.

4:00 pm

Cynthia was driving in her black Range Rover, she stopped driving and stopped when Adrianna started shouting. "Thia! Tell the girls to go round mine at 6. We need to plan Ava's birthday." Cynthia nodded and put on her shades and drove off.

Adrianna's phone rang, it was a call from her step-dad. She let it go to voice mail. She listened to it painfully. "Hey Ade. I hope you're okay but anyways I'm gonna need to borrow some money. Your mothers money isn't enough. I can't gamble with no money, after all!" Adrianna felt disgusted she deleted the voice mail and walked over to her car. "What the hell? He used up all that money?! Mum is filthy rich! How much has this sleaze-bag gambled!" Adrianna complained to her self. "Are you okay there, Ade?" Justin laughed. "You're talking to your self!"

Adrianna wasn't up for games. "It's got nothing to do with you." Adrianna pressed her button on the car keys. "Oh my god! Who did this to my tyre!" Adrianna had a flat tyre. Justin walked over. "I'll give you a ride." Justin offered innocently without winking. Adrianna was surprised. "Umm, its ok. Thanks though, I'll get my own ride. I'm sure Nathaniel or Jayden is still here." Adrianna looked around trying to see if they're on Campus and also trying to avoid eye contact.

"No, they have all gone home. Come on." He tapped her arm. "I do work in the hotel you live in." Justin softly smiled at her. Adrianna glanced at him. What's the harm? "Ok." Adrianna sighed. "Great, get in!"

It was a long awkward silence. Adrianna stared at the blue sky and the clouds that she wished to be. Free. She watched the birds fly and the big trees that they passed. "So, how are you? Y-you know after your step-dad leaving you."

"I'm ok I guess. How is a 19 year old orphan with out any family meant to be?" Justin was silenced. "I'm sorry. I shouldn't of have just dropped that on you, it's not your fault." Justin laughed at her cheerful response to such a horrible situation.

"Ade? Please can you forgive me? I'll make it up to you with dinner. I didn't mean any harm. I let my anger get the best of me. Look at how you're controlling me these past two weeks. You have me wrapped up around your fingers. Please, over dinner, short-legs?" Justin quickly turned to her and winked. He knew how weak she gets.

"Okay. Yes." Adrianna replied. "What?! Ade, you won't regret it!" Justin was over the moon.

"Regret what? I said yes because I forgive you. Dinner won't ever happen." Adrianna spoke harshly. Cynthia's demand swirled around her head. Justin's heart sank. He swallowed his saliva, his dry throat crawled up to his mouth. His jaw was wide opened. "Ok," Justin finally spoke.

"We need to keep some distance." Adrianna demanded.

Justin opened his mouth to argue but instead closed his mouth and opened it again like a clueless fish. "Ok." Justin replied. He stopped the car, they were at the hotel. Justin opened the door for her and held her out by the hand. She quickly let go of him. Justin opened the door for her and Adrianna walked in to the lift. Justin went behind the bar and texted all the guys:

To: Nathaniel, Tyler, Ryder & Jayden
Come to Adrianna's hotel, 6pm. Invite everybody. We're giving Ava an early birthday party.