'The Bibliophiles Romance'

Chapter - 1 (EDITED)

ATHENA

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I m a what?...'
'You're a witch, Athena' said Hagrid
'But i can't be a witch...'

"Athena wake up!'
Why am i hearing mum's voice?
I must be dreaming. Wait a second.....
'If you don't wake up now, I'll throw you in the bath tub!'

My eyes snapped open. Oh shit! I'm late yet again. And its just the beginning of my high school. How can i oversleep when i slept on time. Oh wait, i was binge watching Disney movies AGAIN! I need to get a hold on myself.
Pushing my thougths aside, i get out of bed, grab a tee and pant from my closet and ran to shower. After 10 minutes, I'm all ready for the school. Hopefully it'll be a peaceful first day of high school.

Sprinting downstairs,  I grabbed the glass of juice and toast my mum has made. And I can feel incoming but its too late. Daniel smacks me in the head, as usual.

Its like a ritual, from as long as i can remember, he smacks in the head. But i don't know why i don't say or smack him back.

'You're so easy to target, Ena' said Daniel laughing.

'I let you slip away with your smacking game every morning, doesn't mean i CAN'T smack you' said mum, smacking him in head.

There goes my peaceful day. Mum and Dan always fight like siblings. Dan is two year older than me. He's studying to become a pilot.
He's an extrovert. Totally different from me. I like being alone with my books whereas he's always out doing i don't know what.
I just can't speak a word to anyone without being nervous. You'll always find me embarrassed even when it is not the situation to be embarrass.

'Obviously, you can't hear anything against your daughter. What am i? Adopted?'

'Now, you both. That's enough for today' said dad.
I don't know but I've always been close to mum than dad. Probably because he's out for a meeting most of the time. I wonder how he and mum met.

'Bye everyone. See ya later' I said when i heard the car horn.
Grabbing my backpack, i go outside to see Maureen looking at me and Alya is as always on her phone. I swear, that girl is always on her phone. I wonder what will be her reaction when someone snatches her phone.

Yes, i have only two best friends. And im closest to Maureen. But do i want to have more friends than that?

Absolutely not.
I am extrmely grateful that they're my friends. Cause the way i am, like i always have my head pinned in a book, always simping over fictional men that i know will never in a million years become real or I'm talking non stop about marvel, harry potter and Disney (Yeah, i know that's a lot but who cares!).
I never thought I'll have Maureen and Alya as my best friends.
I met Maureen and Alya at junior high. We were put together by our maths teacher for a group project and we've been best friends since then. I got closest to Maureen but that doesn't mean Alya is any different.

Putting my thoughts at the back of my mind, i walk toward Maureen's car. Opening the passenger door, i settle in the car. And 3,2,1......

'ATHENA ASHER CAMPBELL! you're 2 minutes late again.' Maureen screamed that i have to cover my ears.

Let me just take back what i said about Maureen. She is really punctual about time, while Al and i dread waking up every morning.

'Maureen, school won't disappear if you're arriving 2 minutes late than your usual time' Alya said, looking up from her phone for the first time.

Alya is from India and is an extrovert and doesn't have a filter in her mouth. Yeah, i said that cause we have had moments where we were seconds away from getting our heads chopped. But she's a best friend a girl can ever have.

'Al, don't you start with this crap again'
'M, i think you need to look at the time' i said finally recovering from her screaming, still rubbing my ears.

'Ohhh shit, Ena if im 10 seconds late for my class. I swear I'll kill you right this moment' said M, starting the car.

That's how every morning is like.....
here comes hell' Alya said looking up from her phone as the three of us stepped out of the car.

"Don't be so over dramatic Alya . And for God's sake keep your phone in your pocket ' I said rolling my eyes at my bestfriend.

"Let's go girls we're late' Said M

"Yeah TWO MINUTES" Me and Alya both said in a sync followed by our laughter.

'okay guys see you at lunch' I spoke after getting what all i needed for my first class and stuffing everything in my backpack.

Sadly; I have my first class of the day is MATHS.
Look algebra! Im not gonna keep finding your x for you, stop asking y.
Probably read from pinterest or something.

That's not the end ;

The worst of the worst part is that I have to endure the 45 minutes of torture alone without my friends --WHAT A GREAT WAY TO START THE DAY !

The three of us said goodbye to each other and left for our respective classes . My classroom was on the other side of the building. I was sprinting through corridors which were now quite empty cause the bell rang about 5 minutes ago.

My steps halted as a pair of shoes stopped in front of me . Looking up I was met with the person I never expected at this time

'Hey sweetie! Missed me? ' he smirked
Jack cox , the bully of the red wood high school .
There's no one in the school who doesn't know about him and if there is someone then they are living under a rock .
There goes my peaceful day under a rock.

I took two steps back hugging my notebook.
Jack cox is an asshole. Worst person I had ever met in my life . All he wants to do is to get into my pants.

'Someone's getting shy ' Jack said stepping closer to me . I took a step back not daring to look at him in the eyes.

Someone people just don't get the hint. What is he doing here at this time?

'ste-p aww-aay J-ack' I couldn't help but stutter . It's my weakness whenever I'm scared or nervous, i just forget how to speak.

' Look at me and then say it ' He said through his gritted teeth .

Why the hell is no one in the corridors? Why am i stuck with this monster?
Where are the teachers when you need them?

'I said look at me ' He said a little louder this time scaring the shit out of me as I couldn't help but shiver .

Breathe, Ena breathe
Don't be so scared.

No matter how badly I wanted to shout at him I couldn't . It was as if words couldn't find a way to escape from my mind.

'look at me Athena or else you know what I could do sweetie ' His words sent a shiver down my spine .
I couldn't help but remember the last encounter that I had with him .

It was horrible and i would do anything to disappear that memory.

A sob escaped from my mouth. Fresh tears formed in my eyes and I didn't realise when I was a crying as worst scenarios ran in my head.
Jack pulled me closer through my waist .

'you know what babe, I could satisfy you, all you have gotta do is say yes ' He spoke near my ear .

His voice disgusted me. All i want right now is get away from this fucking monster.

With all the power and courage that I had in me I pushed him but the very moment I regretted my action .

The person in front of me was jack cox, someone everybody feared in the school . Even if people knew that he was wrong nobody stepped forward and spoke against him; Nobody complained against him and even if they did he never got punished for his deeds . His father was an investor in school council and no one would want to go against him.

'How dare you!' he shouted at the top of his lungs . I closed my eyes in fear waiting for the worst to unfold but nothing happened .

'Step away' I heard another masculine voice .

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Special Thanks to My Editor -
unusuallyloud
This wouldn't have been possible without you.