What you mean to me

chapter twenty-four

Class went painfully boring. Bailey rushed to the restroom once the bell rang. She puked out her unfinished breakfast. Shit! She couldn't take it anymore.

She rinsed her mouth and her face multiple times before she was satisfied. She made up her mind, swallowed her pride and prepared her guts to ingest the herbal potion her mother had prepared for her. She didn't forget to pray too.

She brought out the flask from her school bag and opened it. She gagged at its smell. Bringing it up to her mouth, she shut her eyes and took a few gulps immediately stopping. It was so bland. That was the bitterness of it.

After a few gulps, she stayed back a while to recover from the trauma of the taste. That same moment the cramps relieved, but slowly. She got off the closet and made her way back to the faucet to rinse her face and mouth once again. She stared at the mirror but immediately looked away.

There's a pair of blue eyes staring back at her. She stared again and the blue was still there, staring at her obsidian ones, all through the glass.

" I never knew you were a stalker. ". Bailey said monotonously.

" Oh shut up. I was just concerned but I can see it's useless. And FYI, I was using the lavatory! And I'm finished with my business. Excuse me. ". Amber snapped taking her leave.

Bailey couldn't help but be amused. Stupid mood swings. " Berries, come on now. Amber, ". She called after her cousin. She replied with the door slam.

Bailey laughed. She wore her school bag and followed after her. She spotted her a few steps away from the toilet door.

She knew her cousin wouldn't bail on her like that. At the same time, she couldn't deny her relief.

She walked up to her side.

" Keep some distance if you don't want another rumor scandal. Everyone knows about our ' french kiss '. And I don't want a scandal for myself. ", Amber said.

Bailey couldn't care less. But she kept her distance despite her cousin's hurtful words. The poker-stoic expression automatically returned.

" What I meant was I don't have your kind of guts... ", Amber blurted.

" I understand Berries. And you have a mother that would bury you without a second thought. ", Bailey said shutting her up.

Amber sighed. " Thanks. ".

Both cousins entered the cafeteria, their aura subduing everything and everyone, their confidence and alluring beauty.

" Wassup? Bailey! ", Lily shrieked engulfing Bailey in a hug immediately as the cousins approached the table.

Bailey's reflex immediately jumped in. Her elbows jerked to the side, blocking Lily's arms from wrapping around her.

" I'm not a hugger. ". She simply said to a surprised Lily.

" Sorry, I didn't know that. How you doing? "

Bailey shrugged nonchalantly. " Cool. Thanks. ".

" Is this your natural hair? ", Lily went on, trying to press down the ice in the atmosphere. But she crossed the boundary again when she touched Bailey's hair.

" Don't touch my hair please. And yes, it's natural. ".

Lily had a panned look. " Margo, how long is your hair? I think you've met your competitor. ".

Margarita laughed but didn't say a word. Bailey calmly took her seat.

" Thanks for the birthday gift Bailey. It's very nice. ", Rose said. " I'm envious of you, I don't need to mention why.... But,... I'm sorry about the incident. I honestly had no idea that would happen. And if it's any better, the video is off the cloud. Lily took care of that. And we all know it's a phony. It's actually a real porn vid from an anonymous website. ".