Lost Ecstasy(Being Edited!!)

Chapter 8

Lucy's POV

" He kissed you?!",Emily raised a brow shocked at what I just told her.
" Yeah",I said flushed. I still remember the kiss like it was just a few minutes ago. My first ever kiss , although it wasn't how I'd imagined it to be . I couldn't react when Kristen placed his lips on mine,I just stood frozen on the spot ,eyes widened in shock . I wanted to push him away and give him a hard slap but I just couldn't. I don't understand how I let myself get carried away and give in. But the kiss was lovely .

He tasted like caramel, he'd probably taken it earlier that day . I had only come back to my senses when the kiss wanted to become more intense so I pushed him away.
" And why did he kiss you?", Emily pressed on. I also didn't really know why he kissed me ,his lame excuse though was definitely not it.
" I also don't really know", I shrugged. Her mischievous smile crept up her face and I shook my head.
" No,No Emily. It's not what you're thinking",

"Is Lucy finally in looovee?!",she squealed so loudly I had to shush her up.
" I'm not ,you don't understand. Maybe he is with me but it's definitely not the other way round. There must have been another reason he kissed me". Deep down,I wished the reason he said he kissed me for was true . Was he really trying to protect me from being harassed by other guys by kissing me to indicate that I was his? Or had he finally softened up and want to let me in? I was so confused,either way I had to find out.

" Yeah, I'm sure you're not . I mean look at him , he's always either sad , depressed or angry. I don't get that guy and remember Alex had already warned you to stay away from him so I'm sure it'd be better you listen to him. We don't want to be falling in love with a psycho do we?", Emily laughed at that last part. I also didn't really get him , sometimes he was a bit happy,then sad ,then the next thing we know he's angry and wants to be all by himself. But does that really make him a psycho ? Maybe he's just misunderstood.

" Now ,come on . Class is starting by 10 AM today and it's 9:30. We don't want to be late for Mr Brown's class ."
" Yes.... you're right". We left our room and headed to the amphitheater where we'd be having our first class of the day . We got there a little early so I decided to quickly get some snacks to munch on . As I got out of the theater, someone dragged me into the music room right across .

" Hey! What do you think you're doing?!", I yelled as I yanked my hand away .
" Kristen ? What are you doing here? You've added stalking to your list now?",I asked surprised to see it was him.
" I wasn't stalking you ,if you'd just open your eyes for a second you'd know that you weren't the only one who attends college here . We're taking the same classes and I just happened to see you as you walked in . Not everything is about you miss joyful pants",I narrowed my eyes at him shooting him an unimpressed look.
" Right,so if you weren't stalking me why'd you drag me in here with you all alone?",
" It's about yesterday", my heart raced . Was he going to talk about the kiss?

" Remember what Amelia talked about ? The book about to be stolen ,well it got stolen yesterday". I relaxed a bit as I realized that he wasn't going to talk about the kiss .
" So uhm,who stole it? Did you see the person taking it?",
" Oh no ,I couldn't see the person take it but I do know who it is and you're going to be shocked at who it is",I was confused.
" Well....who is it?", he studied my face for a while trying to find the best way to tell me who it was .
" It's Alex ..... he's the spy",my eyes dilated as I heard the name just roll out of his mouth.

" That's a lie ,I don't believe you. Alex would never get engaged in any shady activity. You must have been mistaken",I said in his defense.
" Oh yeah , then why was he at the club last night huhn?... Yeah ,he was there I saw him and that's the real reason I kissed you so he wouldn't see us because he was headed our way . And when I got home ,he wasn't in the room but after I got out of the shower I saw him . When I went over to get something from my bag ,it was gone now how do you explain that?", my heart sank and I felt slightly hurt. So the only reason he kissed me was to prevent Alex from seeing us and not to protect me from anybody. I composed myself and managed to speak up.

" You're wrong Kristen, I've known Alex since when we were kids and he'd never engage in any shady activity. Your life is so complicated,you don't trust anyone . Alex and I only want to help you and all you do is push us away . You don't trust anyone and now you're here pointing a finger to hide your past mistake. I'm here trying to help you but now you're accusing my best friend for being involved in your terrible past? I know him better than anyone so I suggest you go find out who really stole your book".
" Guess you don't know him as much as you thought you did." He replied.
" And you don't know him at all !"i yelled back.

We were both silent for a while before I finally decided to change the topic.
" Look,I know Alex better than anyone and I know he'd never engage in anything bad. Now why don't you tell me what happened that night so I can know what I'm dealing with before we clear up our misunderstanding on who stole the book".

Kristen's eyes seemed to glaze over, lost in thought. "That night, three years ago...I was lured to a warehouse on the outskirts of town. Amelia, she was part of a gang, a gang that was involved in some shady dealings. I got thrown out of the house again and I didn't have any money on me . I was so hungry and tired ,I was walking on the street aimlessly when I met Amelia. She saw my condition and told me to follow her that she'd be able to help me with some cash if I waited for her .....I was so helpless and desperate that I followed her".

" I didn't know that I was walking into a trap,she wanted to blame me for something she'd done",
" What was it?"I pressed on ,my curiosity getting stronger.

"She led me into the warehouse and told me to wait for her at the back. I peeped in through the window and saw that she was talking to a bunch of gang members,each one holding drugs and a gun".Kristen paused, his eyes searching the room to see if he was being overheard.

"Suddenly, things escalated. One of the gang members, a guy they all called the boss, he pulled out a gun and shot someone dead . I made a sound as I tried to run away but before I could they all rounded me up".

I gasped, my mind reeling with questions and fright," Who was killed ? What happened?".

Kristen's eyes locked onto mine. "A guy named Mark ,he couldn't do what the boss was asking him to do so he silenced him for good, fearing that he'd rat them all out. Amelia came forward and told the boss that I was a spy from a rival gang and that I was here to sell out their secrets again but she was actually the one selling out their secrets to their rival gang and when they started to become suspicious of her ,she lured me to their meeting to blame it on me . I was so shocked at how she lied on me . She even suggested that I be tied up somewhere or killed but as they were about to tie me up ,I managed to snatch a gun from one of their pockets".

" I pointed it at them and threatened to shoot if they came any closer . That was how I managed to escape and I'd been living in fear and hiding ever since . But now, it's come back to haunt me just when I thought they'd forgotten about it". I could hear my heart pounding as Kristen cleared up what I'd gotten myself into . I had gotten myself involved in a serious criminal case .

" Listen Lucy, we can't trust Alex at least until we're sure he's not the one . I told you not to get involved in this but you wouldn't listen ,they could decide to come after you too. So it'd be better if we stuck together and trusted no one like Amelia had said ,we shouldn't even trust her . I won't let anything happen to you,it was my mistake and I'm not going to lose another life for it." I took a deep breath trying to process everything that I just heard. Could Alex be involved in this? Was my life now in danger for trying to get to know Kristen? Could I trust Alex and tell him what's going on?

" Come on, let's go to class . We're already running late, we'll come out of this and I promise not to let anything happen to you". I looked up into his eyes and saw that he really meant what he said . I couldn't leave him now ,there was definitely no turning back. I nodded as we both left the music room and proceeded to Mr Brown's class.