College Girl

Chapter 16

Author's Note
I know some of you guys are confused about chapter 17 because it's not loading or popping up. I unpublished it because I published it by accident. Sorry for the confusion.

Liberty's POV
"Finals is next class! Be prepared to test for at least 3 hours." My British Literature teacher explains at the end of class.

It's finals then winter break! I can't wait to get back home. My classmates brush past me to get to the door as soon as the teacher dismisses the class. My friend, Dan, stands in front of me and waits for me to get up. Daniel is really cute and knows how to dress, but I'd never date him. He's gay anyway.

"What are you doing after this?" He asks.

I shrug," Eat and study. Why?"

"I need to find a study partner for this class. I'm about to fail this exam." He says as we walk out the door and into the cold winter D.C air.

"Definitely. What do you want to eat?" I ask.

"I can go for a burger if that's alright with you." He replies.

I was thinking more Chinese, but I don't give a damn.

"Five Guys?" I ask.

"Perfect." He replies.

We begin walking slowly towards the campus Five Guys when he saunters up to us. He nods at Dan and looks at me.

"Can we talk?" Monte asks.

"I'm kinda busy right now." I tell him.

"When will you be free?" He asks.

"Never." I say,"Come on, Dan."

Monte snatches my upper arm to keep me from walking away.

"Stay here so we can work this out." He hisses.

Dan pushes him away and says,"Woah, man. You need to chill with all that."

"Mind your own damn business. This is between me and Liberty."

Dan gets in his face and puts his mean face on.

"Liberty is my friend. You mess with her, you mess with me.

Scared that they'll fight, I say,"Fine. Let's talk, Monte."

Dan looks at me like I'm crazy.

"You don't have to talk to him, Liberty. Just walk away." Dan tells me.

"She wants to talk to me. Let her." Monte says coming towards me.

"Wait for me at Five Guys." I tell Dan.

Dan stares at me intensely then back at Monte before sighing and walking away. Finally alone, I turn to Monte and say,"Talk."

"Baby, you already know how sorry I am. If avoiding me is your way of making me suffer, it's working. I just need you to give me one more chance." He pleads while holding my hands.

"Just no, Monte. Even if I did give you another chance, I don't want to be in a relationship with you anymore. I'm over this." I respond.

"What? After 6 months? I love you, baby. We can make it work. What do you want me to do?"

"Monte, I'm not in love with you. Can you please just leave me alone?!"

He clenches his teeth and squeezes my hands a little too tight. I attempt to pull away, but he has a firm grip.

"Let me go, Monte!" I say while trying to free myself from his grip.

"Why do you have to be such a bxtxh all the time? Are you fxcking someone else?!"

Unfortunately, the quad is empty because everyone is out either studying or partying. It's none of his damn business who I'm fxcking.

"Shut the hell up, Monte. Im gonna be a bxtxh to you all the time because you cheated on me. And, it's none of your business who I sleep with!"

Monte sends a blow to my face which causes me to fall to the ground. He stands over me, breathing hard. I'm way too stunned to speak.

"Don't ever disrespect me like that." He says.

I feel a little trickle of blood run down the side of my face. My blood boils as I touch the blood. Should I hit him back or just walk away? He's 250 lbs of muscle, Liberty. Be smart.

"I'll catch you later when you're in a better mood." He says before turning around and walking away.

I get up and run to the house I share with Trey. I already feel my face throbbing. My eyes blurry with tears of anger and embarrassment, I don't realize Trey's car in the driveway. I quickly fumble with the keys and unlock the front door.

"Liberty?" Trey asks while walking out from the washer room and into the hallway with no shirt on.

Thankfully, the lights are off and it's dark so he can't see my face. I rush past him and run up the stairs to my room.

"Liberty!" Trey yells behind me.

I slam the door of my room, and run to the bathroom to check my face.

"Liberty?..."Trey asks right outside my door.

I examine my face in the mirror. I'll kill him. My cheek is already turning purple and blue, and the side of my lip is bloody and swollen. I hear the door of my room open and panic. I don't want Trey to see me like this.

"Liberty, what happened?" Trey asks.

I hear the creak of my bed as he sits on it. He's gonna see it anyway so whatever. I slowly open the door of my room to face Trey. He quickly looks up from and phone and his eyes widen.

"What the fxck happened to your face?!" He asks as he rushes up to me.

He lifts my chin up so he can inspect my face. I'm looking at everything, but his face.6

"Answer me, Liberty! Was it Monte?!" He asks.

I put my face down and nod. Tears blur my eyes as my anger rekindles. Trey doesn't say another word as he storms out of the room. I run after him down the stairs to catch up with him.

"Don't hurt him, Trey." I beg as I grab his arm.

I know what you guys may be thinking. She's crazy. I just don't want to cause any trouble. Trey turns, looks at me, and shakes his head. He softly touches my cheek, and I flinch in pain.

"He did this to you... I'm gonna fxck him up." He says.

"Are you sure, Trey? He's the fxcking star football player!" I yell.

"I don't give a damn. He's not getting away with this. This pxssy nxgga thinks he can put his hands on women."

I look at him with puppy eyes. Well, that doesn't work.

"I'll be back." He tells me as he pecks my lips.

"I'm coming with you." I say as I grab my coat and follow him out the door.

Lord, help me.
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