Shades of Black

Chapter 7

Time moved so fast in LA, it had been two months since I arrived here. The team and I had gone two missions; the first one was to stop some smuggling of weapons at the boarder and the other was to capture drug dealers.
Normally, we tied the people up and call the police. My main aim was to know what The Alchemy was planning to do in LA, mum and I never moved to cities to chill. We were normally given tasks like spying on some big ass personality. Her work was to track the person and then I, ummm! Basically, my work was to assassinate them.

Well I thanked God my orientation with Liam was done. That dimwit!
Lost in my thoughts, Kat tapped my shoulder. "Girl we're late for Biology practical. Get up, you look like you have a hange over, I should be the one having one. I drank so much yesterday at Liam's..."

I shot her a glance. For two months, he had been treating me like some random filthy stranger, looking at me as though he was going to sacrifice me to his gods. At least Kai and his other boy friends kept me company, he made me laugh all the time. "Hey! I know you hate him but... anyway whatever. Tell me why you hate him that much."
Was that even a question?
I squinted my eyes, "Sometime back, he hit someone during a game, then when he was driving, he splashed mud on a random guy and he didn't apologize. He even..." I took a deep breath, I was going to tell her something I shouldn't have, that, he offered me glucose one time and then in a block of the eye. He was squeezing my arm, telling me not think he was kind.

I hadn't even returned the Polo shirt from my first day but this was the day.
I saw him entering the boys' locker room, this was my only chance, I followed him.
When I entered, he closed the door. "No need to close the door, I brought this back" I started checking my backpack.

I suddenly smelt smoke, I wasn't supposed to. The smell even got stronger because he was vaping, it was no cigar. I held my chest trying to prevent any coughing but it all went to vain. I started coughing and whizzing, severely, my hands didn't let me since they were shaking.
He stopped and there I was on the floor, trying to catch my breath. Liam rushed to me, "Hey, caramel, breath..."

I felt his large masculine body engulf mine. He was hugging me and whispering, telling me to breathe. Why did he suddenly look worried? He could've literally killed me. I felt my body calmly relaxing, I hissed, "Bag...bag!" He grabbed my bag and looked for my inhaler. I held it and puffed it directly in my mouth. I wanted to get away from his grip, "Relax!"

I slowly pushed him away, I felt fine, I had not had an asthma attack in two years. I kept away from smoke. I looked at him with a scowl, "I hate guys who smoke, dimwit."
I stood up, picked his shirt and threw it at him, "Thanks!"
As I was walking away, he pulled back by my waist, "For what exactly? The shirt or trying to kill you."
I frowned, "Hahaha! Very funny, Liam Salvatore." I tried pushing him away but as usual, he proved he was stronger. By now, I was used to his strong masculine perfume, which I found...sexy. No, not in the way of I had liked that about him. I liked the perfume.
Before I knew it he had pulled my puff holder out of my hair.
"Why are you always hanging around those guys?"

It then hit me I was late for Biology class. I cursed "Shit, I'm so late." I pushed Liam away, "and me hanging with those guys is none of your business."

On reaching the laboratory, I quickly picked my lab court.
The teacher, Mrs. Fisher let me in, she was just my favorite.
"Ms. Dynevor, you are late for my class." She said in her Irish accent. "I'm sorry I got caught up." She picked a sheet of paper, "Since your late, I have to over this again. You very well know, tomorrow's going to be the big day for games. As Biology students, you'll be the first aid giver tomorrow. You, Ms. Dynevor was assigned to the Lacrosse team but you came late. You've been assigned to the American football team now with Katrod Hunter."

What the hell? What?

"Mrs. Fisher, I ...please put me back on the Lacrosse team." She chuckled, "Why? Do you perhaps have an ex of yours you're avoiding?" Everyone in class laughed as though it was funny, a guy from behind yelled.
"Hey, does she even have an ex? She a bro." They all laughed as expected.

I put up the most sarcastic smile.
"Yes, and he's still crying himself to sleep since I left him. And you're calling me a bro, it's not my fault I'm more manly than you, cissy." He looked thunderstruck, I turned back to my table, I didn't even have an ex. Facts, he wasn't cissy and neither was I a bro, period!
I paired up with Kat for the experiment.

After class, I tried bargaining with Mr. Fisher but she refused. I delayed because of that dimwit and now, I was even going to be on his team. Kat and I walked to the cafeteria, Kai had also finished his Humanities class.
We all took our seats, Kai sat next to me and put his hand over my shoulder. I also buried my head in his chest. "What wrong with my black beauty?"
I softly punched him, "Hey I told you not to call me that, it's a horse's name." They both laughed at me. "Kai, Mrs. Fisher put me on the American football team as a first aid giver. I just have bad luck, don't I?"

"That's really not a good sign. Liam's going to be there." Kai mentioned as I groaned even louder. "Exactly..." Kai left and came back.
"You look miserable, cheer up young lady." He handed me a strawberry popsicle, when he sat, I hugged him so tight. Strawberry was my favorite in almost everything.

Just then when I had opened it, Liam came towards our table. "Can I borrow her for a minute?"
I agreed to go with him because if I didn't, he would sit there and draw people's attention.
We went out of the cafeteria, "What do you want now? Can't you see my popsicle is soon melting?" He looked at it, "Strawberry?" I nodded feasting on it as he gave a disgusted look. Who did that to a strawberry anything?
He added, "I...heard you're our team doctor." I nodded, "Yes...do you want some of my popsicle?"
I put it forward, Tatiana came from nowhere. Goodness, I had survive for a day. And now here she was, standing in front of Liam. "He's allergic to strawberries, don't even dare put that near him." I laughed out loud, and muttered "I didn't ask you Tatiana, did I?"

"You're just as annoying as your laughter." She pushed me back, I laughed even more. I saw Liam's mouth curve in to a smile which he quickly got rid of.
Then, I saw Tatiana's hand aiming for my braids. Come on, was she serious, I was never up for chicken or feminine fights. I had had enough of Tatiana.
I held her hand mid air and my face instantly turned from smiley to a calm lethal one. "No one touches my hair. And the next time you open your trap or insult me, Tatiana, I'll shove that so called pretty face of yours in to a septic tank." I smiled at both her and Liam and left.