Academically Twisted

Chapter two

I woke up at 6 a.m. 'stupid me for taking 8 am classes' I was crying in bed. Then I remembered what had happened yesterday. 'Should I tell him.? Wait.. if he is in a gang AND the gangs leader wouldn't he kill me?' I thought what he'd do which made the hairs in the back of my neck stand up. 'I can not, I mean absolutely not tell him. I'll avoid him..? NO if he realises that I'm avoiding him.. he might jump to conclusions.. well not really conclusions when they're true.. but he might realise why I'm avoiding him and then kill me. What am I supposed to do in this situation for crying out loud!?' I was thinking while showering. 'Okay you know what! I'll just act like nothing happened! Yes that.. is going to be hard.'
"FOR FUCKS SAKE!" I accidentally yelled out loud when I dropped a shampoo bottle onto my toes.
"Madeline!! Are you okay? What happened?!" My roommate Lily yelled thru the bathroom door.
"Nothing Lily!! I'm okay!" I screamed back.
"If you say so!"

I got ready and went into my first class.
"Hey Madeline! Can you come help me?" Some guy from my class asked.
"Uhm.. sure.?"
"Why are you doing math in English literature class?" I asked
"Well cutie.. I knew you'd be better in maths than literature." He said
"I'm better in literature." I responded and left.
'Weirdo' I thought to myself. Then I saw Ezra walk into the classroom and flashbacks from yesterday came. I quickly turned my head to the board while he sat behind me.
"Now students! Quiet down!" The teacher said.
"I am assigning an essay. You'll make it about 12th century literature."
'Game on! It's my favourite kind of literature'
I was thinking about which piece of literature I'd choose until someone tapped on my shoulder. I turned to look at who it was, and saw Ezra with an annoying grin.
"Yo Madeline. Give me a pen."
I quickly reached for a pen and gave it to him with my shaky hand while looking down. 'SHIT! I'm blowing my cover this way' I thought.
He didn't say anything to me nor did he give my pen back.
It was Friday so I only had my literature class. I decided not to go to the cafe today just in case.
'Northeast bar.. Who's this scum Ezra is so worried about? Fuck now I'm getting more curious..' I was walking towards my dorm when I saw Ezra walking out of the main doors.
'Shiiiiiiiitttttt.... I really want to follow him.. why do I have to be so curious? It'll get me killed.. But at the same time.. if I find something out and expose him... I might get him kicked out.. YES! I'll follow him and get him kicked out! I need a plan.. what if I just walk thru the alleyway and go to the cafe, if I come across them I can just act like I knew nothing and I was going to the cafe.. THAT IS GENIUS!'
So that's what I did. I went to the alleyway and.. there was no one there..
'This was stupid. I'm just gonna go to that 7/11 close by.'
I bought what I needed and went back through the alleyway but when I was walking, I felt like I'd have been followed.
'This is really creeping me out..' I turned my head around and saw a black figure walking behind me with a hood on. I started walking faster. He copied. He noticed that I was starting to panic a little and started walking faster.
'Oh no no no no.. shit shit shit..' I had tears in the corner of my eyes. I looked back and the person was literally almost running. I started to run and suddenly I bumped into somebody.
"H-help me please!" I said with a shaky voice
Then the person who I bumped into yelled
"HEY YOU! Yea stop following this young lady or I'll call the cops on you!"
It was.. Ezras voice.