Pretending

~10~

Rachel's POV:

Standing in front of us are the devils themselves. In the middle stands Prince. He is wearing a white t-shirt and washed blue jeans paired with some white sneakers. His hair is messy as always and has a scary smirk gracing his lips. If he wouldn't have been this cruel I would definitely have a crush on him by how good he looks. Next to him on the right is Ace. His brown hair messed up in a good way and his brown cold eyes has the same glint as Prince. The look sent a shiver down my spine and not the good kind. He is wearing dark black jeans with a dark green t-shirt. On Prince's left stood Nash. From what I hear he is a playful guy of the group. He is the prankster of our school. He plays pranks on everyone, students and teachers both. Once he burst fire crackers in an empty classroom. He had such a great timing that the crackers started bursting right when the teacher came in. Probably he had recorded it and made the video viral. The teacher was so angry and even when she knew it was Nash who did this but she had no evidence and Nash was broken free. Nash is known for never being caught for his pranks and that's what surprises me the most. His short blonde hair is left messy on his head and his green eyes has a playful glint to it. It was not an evil one though. He has a playful smirk that is not as scary as the others. Next to Nash is a very beautiful girl with dark brown hair and grey eyes. Her hair is styled to perfection, her soft brown hair falling in waves and reaching her back. She is wearing a crop top and a short skirt, which shows all her curves, paired with black high heels. The outfit on any other girl would look slutty but to her it looks just perfect. I suppose her name is Tina. She is the princess of our school. Everybody follows her footsteps in both fashion and attitude. If she wears sweatpants and sweatshirts at school next day the whole school will start wearing the same kind of outfit. It's kind of frustrating about how people can't be original. Her eyes looked disgusted as she stared at me and eyed me from head to toe finding every flaw and criticizing me in her head. Next to Ace is a girl who I guess is Jenna. She is the tomboy of the school and has a very strong demeanor. She is Nash's partner in crime. Even though she acts like a tomboy she is very pretty. Her black hair with aqua blue streaks at the bottom rests on her shoulders. She is wearing a band t-shirt of fall out boys whom I love a lot. She paired it with some ripped jeans and converse. Her blue eyes mirror Tina's expression.

Feeling really intimidated by the five devils standing in front of me I take a step back and gulp. "Aww... look the almighty Rachel Williams is scared." Ace says smirking wider. Mustering all my courage I stand in front of them and try not to run away. 'No Rachel! You will not get scared and not run from these bastards.' My concise encourages me. Suddenly Nash comes and holds Zahara firmly by her arms.

Panic fills her eyes once she realizes that she can't help me yet again and is held by her cousin's stupid friends. "Let me go you dick! Why are you all cowards trying to take a girl on herself? Leave me. You can't always hold me back like this." She exclaims loudly. I can tell that she is beyond pissed.

Prince walks up to her and smiles at her sadly. "Don't want you to get hurt Zahara." Saying this he pats her head and stalks up to me. My breathing increases and my heart beats violently in my chest. My mind goes blank and horror fills my veins. Tears automatically jump into my eyes but I force them down. I am not going to cry infront of these sick people. "Why don't you both enjoy the show?" he asks Tina and Jenna. They just nod their heads amused and walk towards the cafeteria chairs and sit on them. Gulping audibly, I train my eyes back on the two creepy monsters who are taking slow threatening steps towards me. My mind screams at me to run out and never come back but something brave inside me wants me to fight them. Even though majority of myself is sided with the part that wants to run my legs stay rooted to the ground. I just watch as the two of them reach to me and tower over my petite figure. "Now I want you to apologize to my friend over here for whatever you said. You will apologize for each and every mistake of yours and we will think of going easy on you. Maybe we will make you suffer for only one day? So I suggest you to say sorry now." He says in dangerously calm yet demanding voice. I know it's the calm before storm. I shake my head 'no' too stubborn to apologize to this creepy monster. "What? You don't defy me sweetheart or else the consequences will be very bad." he says bending a little and grabbing my face harshly. My cheeks hurt as he presses them with his fingers. "You know just make it easier, I don't want to hurt my sister's best friend." He says in a mocking voice and leaves my face. When he sees I am not making any move he gets irritated and says, "You are too stubborn for you're own good."