collide | central cee [completed]

it was you

adriana's pov

"did these men have anything in particular to identify them?" the detective asked me.

i stayed quiet. "it's okay adri, don't be scared to answer" my dad rested a hand on my shoulder. i shrugged. "not that i could see... it was dark" i told the detective.

"what about their voices? anything specific?" another cop asked me. i shook my head getting frustrated, "no! okay? y'all keep asking me the same questions..."

"and there's no one else you might guess who would've known your house security code?"

i chewed the inside of my cheek. "no" i spat. the two cops looked at each other and sighed. "okay ms. torres. thank you for your time" one cop said.

i raised from my seat along with my dad. "adriana luisa... why are you behaving this way? que chillona..." my dad growled in anger. i remained silent. "adriana!"he yelled.

"maybe because these cops keep taking me in for questioning making me relive a traumatic night?" i shot at him. "you weren't even home. you never are" i muttered under my breath.

one thing for sure... i knew it was oakley. and i knew that the more i was questioned, i would potentially lead the cops to him. that was the last thing i wanted.

"i'm taking you back to school" my dad opened his car door. "fine by me..." i whispered under my breath.

two things i was most upset about: my dad always leaving on business trips and leaving me to take care of our home and my little sister. God knows i'm glad mari wasn't home the night of the robbery.

the other thing was oakley knew i was alone and still targeted me at my most vulnerable. i had no one that night. now so many of my family's valuables were gone.

i haven't seen oakley since that night. i haven't been coming to school either. my dad thinks i need to stay home and let things process.

i entered my second period class and found my regular seat. "ms. torres, nice of you to join us" my teacher said, causing the sea of students to look back at me. i offered a tired smile.

surely everyones heard about what happened. it was on our city's news.

adri - 10:01am

hey girl are you at school

drea - 10:01am

yes

wanna come meet me in the rr

adri is typing...

adri - 10:02am

otw

i asked to go to the restroom and left class. i dragged my feet to the girls bathroom in the corner. "adri!" i heard a voice shout. my head snapped behind me to see who was calling me.

oakley. hell no.

i quickened my steps and entered the girls restroom. "Wait!" he stopped right behind me.

i swung the door open, "drea?" i called out. drea came from the stall, blowing out some smoke, and tucking her dispo in her pocket. "hey girly" drea smiled.

"dre', i missed you so much" i pulled her into a warm embrace. "i missed you too adri" she hugged me back.

drea hasn't come over because detectives have been investigating my house. and my dad hasn't let me leave the house other than to answer police questioning.

"how's everything been at home?" drea asked me, hopping on the bathroom sink. i shrugged. "i don't even know" i sighed to myself.

"girl, you do know it was oakley right?" i whispered to her. "ricky's friend? he's the one who robbed you--"

i nodded my head. "and he was chasing me in here" i crossed my arms. "that man is confusing as hell..." drea muttered. i nodded in agreement.

"c'mon adriana i know you're in there" oak shouted from the other side of the door.

my eyes widened in shock. this man has the nerve. "what do i do?" i mouthed to drea. she frantically thought of what to do, "go! i'll be right behind you" she whispered.

i opened the bathroom door to reveal oakley. i stood firmly with my arms crossed. "can we talk?" he asked. "anything you have to say, you can say in front of drea" i told him.

i saw ricky peak from around the corner. "hey babe!" ricky shouted at drea. i rolled my eyes and looked at my best friend standing beside me. "go" i told her. she left to go with ricky.

"what do you want? except for everything in my house that's worth over 10,000 dollars" i sassed. he looked down in shame.

"i know it was you oakley" i said, shaking my head lightly. "i trusted you" i muttered.

"why didn't you snitch me out?" oakley asked.

i looked up at him, my eyes scanned every centimeter of his face in adoration. i bit my lip softly. 

i don't have any of the answers that anyone wants from me. i've had enough questioning for one day.

"stay away from me, oakley. i mean it" i said sternly.

with that, i walked away and back to my second period class. "this isn't over!" oakley shouted.

i returned to my class and sat down in my seat. "alright class, we're having an assembly in the auditorium in about 10 minutes. everyone form a line!" my teacher said. are you kidding me.

everyone stood up and made a formal line. once we entered the hallways, i saw other classes on their way to the auditorium as well.

i spotted oakley 20 feet away but looked away. what a fucking joke. everyone entered the auditorium and my class sat in one specific area. i crossed my arms and sat back in the chair.

"good morning students! we have a couple of announcements to make today. first of all, we'd like to announce the official candidates of this years prom king and queen!" the principal said, followed with cheers from my classmates.

my eyes immediately perked up. "for prom king we have three nominations" the principal said while grabbing an index card written with the names of the nominees. this should be interesting, i never paid attention to the candidates for prom king.

i've been so caught up with my rivalry with stephanie.

"first up, we have our all star varsity quarterback, johnny alvarado!" the principal shouted with excitement, and the entire auditorium roared with shouts of cheers. johnny... i completely forgot about him.

the camera panned over to johnny and he humbly accepted all the praise. he still had a bruised eye from the other week. poor guy.

"next we have our class president javier lopez!" the principal shouted. i sat impatient for him to begin the prom queen nominations. my leg bounced up and down.

"our last prom kind nomination..." the principal paused and let out an awkward chuckle. 

"oakley caesar-su."

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