THE TWO OF US

Part Eight

Gabriella's POV
It's funny how I'm always one of the first to be in the school premises, and now I'm just getting to school When even the late comers has settled in school. I'm so embarrassed I didn't even want to come out of bed. I just want to be home cuddled under my blanket.

"Are you okay? You seems down" Derrick voiced out after seeing I was reluctant in getting down from the car.

"I'm fine" I threw a fake smile towards him opening the car door and shutting it softly.

"At least shut the car door well, I wonder what's wrong with you" Derrick said annoyance slightly laced in his voice. I sighed and shut the door hard like very hard. Which earned me an angry glare from Derrick. But I cared less. My only concern is how to avoid everyone today. And I really need to find Rose. She was my partner in crime.

I slowly walked towards the corridor, as expected eyes were on me, God Let this ground open and just swallow me. Some were throwing angry glares at me while some were giving me unreadable stares. What! am i the only one that would get drunk? Fine, I knew I did annoying things but was I going to be the first or last? These people should stop acting like they are saints. I threw an angry glare at one of the girls back, making her remove her gaze from me.Bitch!. I really need to find Rose, or was she still hanged over? I kept walking around looking for her. Then I decided to call her phone , I had actually texted her yesterday but I didn't get any response which is unlike her. My attention was still on my phone when I bumped into someone, my head hit the persons chest strongly which made me whimper in slight pain.

"What is your chest made up of" I quietly said rubbing my forehead vigorously without looking up.

"Maybe steel? Seeing how you are rubbing your forehead" the person said with an hint of amusement in his tone, I looked up wanting to give another clap back when I saw Elijah, rose brother. My words were immediately stucked up in my mouth.

"Oh, hi" I said shyness overcoming over me immediately,

"Where are you off to?"his voice, that voice I can pay to listen to it over and over again. I'm not even capping he has this nice and soothing voice even if it's thick.

"Well, I was searching for Rose, I haven't seen her since I arrived" I said trying not to lose focus by getting lost in his voice. What is wrong with me?

"Seems your search would be unnecessary seeing she isn't at school"

"Huh, why? Is she okay?" I asked suddenly getting worried.

"No"

"Can you take me to her?"

"Yes"
Does he pay for speaking? He talks like he is paying for every words he says. It's actually disappointing seeing someone that has a voice that can send you to a fantasy world speaks like this.
I head out walking abruptly behind him to his Car, for someone working part time in a cafe, this car  is damned too much. He never tends to surprise me.

"Use your seatbelt" he said throwing a glance at me.
Our ride to his home was filled with silence, he didn't talk and I didn't. It's funny how I'm not really a talkative but I really want us to talk. Maybe he is more introverted than I am. Although I won't really say I'm an introvert, sometimes I really love going out, seeing new people and sometimes I just want to be alone locked up in my room, reading novels or watching a movie. I guess am an ambivert.

"We are here" he pulled up at a very big house or mansion? This house is bigger than mine times two. I stepped down from his car wandering my eyes around the environment. It so beautiful, the beautiful flowers everywhere is everything. No matter how I stare and stare I couldn't get enough. Our home was beautiful too but I couldn't compare ours to this.
I followed Elijah, he pressed a code before the door slide open, he ushered me in first before coming after. If I had been complimenting the outside, that was because I haven't seen the inside. Damn, I could trade anything to have this mansion. The decor was giving. Everywhere was sparkling clean , I could see my reflection on the floor.

"April" he called out to someone

"Yes, Elijah?" A lady in her early thirties came out to answer.

"Please Take Gabriella to Rose room" he said, why couldn't he take me himself? And how I just wish I can call me Gabby or Gabs or Whatever nickname my name could form, urgghh, I'm acting weird lately. I shakes my head slightly following April.

"This is her room" she said opening the door and giving me a slight smile which I returned back. I said a slight thanks going inside. Rose was living like a Queen. I thought I was living like a princess but here is rose living like a queen without her even knowing. Her room is everything any female would want. I didn't get enough time scrutinising the room before her hoarse voice made me walk up to her.

"Gabby" She said her voice sounding like she hasn't spoken for days.

"Rose, what the hell is wrong with you?" I asked worriedly sitting at the edge of her bed and my hands going to her hair,

"It nothing serious, I ate carrot so I fell sick" she said giving me a small smile which I didn't return back.

"Carrot? What does that have to do with you being sick?" I asked genuinely confused.

She sighed hitting her palms on her forehead dramatically "I forgot we just became friends" she muttered to herself but unfortunately I heard.

"We didn't just become friends you hen, it going to 3 weeks now" I said glaring at her which only earned me a small chuckle.

"Well, you haven't known me well to know that I'm allergic to carrot right?"

"Oh, yeah I'm sorry about that" I said genuinely, how can I be friends with someone and I don't even know them deeply.

"It's fine, I didn't tell you, and you aren't a deer to know" she said keeping her hands on my hands that was placed on her head.

"So how are you feeling now"? I asked stroking her hair lightly

"Better than before, I should be able to go to school tomorrow." She paused then  "oh..... you remembered what happened at the night of the house part?" She asked making me cringed

"I don't want to talk about it, I knew I fucked up, I embarrassed myself and almost assaulted someone, goodness I was so ......"

"Damn it not about you" she interrupted trying to sit up on her bed. Which she successfully did. "Remember you got wasted before me right?" She said making me nod negatively, I couldn't even remember how much I drank.
"Well, that not the case, so this is it, you were wasted, never knew your alcohol tolerance is low" she said teasingly then continued "then you started grinding yourself on a chair" I cringed hearing that "then guess what, a blondie guy came up to you and starting forcing himself on you, which you clearly didn't like, then Richard came out of nowhere"

"Raphael.....?" I asked not remembering a thing. Does that explain why I landed in his house?

"Yeah, he grabbed the blondie guy from you and beat him to a pulp" she said making me gasps. Then she came closer to my ear whispering "the guy was beaten beyond recognition" I gasps again throwing my hand over my mouth with my eyes popped out. "Then after that, he came towards you and grabbed you by the waist, claiming you are his and no one should ever touch you again"

"WHAT!!! I'm his? Definitely not. His he insane? So that that explain why I woke up in his house"? I said thinking out loud.

"What? He took you to his house?" Rose half yelled with eyes popping out.

"Yes, and he didn't even tell me he falsely proclaimed me as his, That definitely explains why everyone was giving me weird stares at school today" I sighed,

"His eyes was terror, and if anyone had come closer to you then he would have killed" Rose continued.
What the actual fuck? I didn't even know all this, the last thing I want is getting popular in college. And with this probably half of the school would have recognise me. How do I belong to him? Is he stupid or he was just trying to save the situation. I should settle with the latter for now.

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