Deadlock

XXXVIII

It has been almost two weeks since we last visited the island and grandma Marie who lives in the Paradise. And in those times, Jake, Nikki and I have become closer again. We started hanging out again and we relived those happy moments when Nikki buries her head into Jake’s armpits because she gets so scared of some movie. It’s the only reason that I laugh at a horror film.

School has been better than before. I usually have many sentiments about how the paparazzi are so annoying and the whole school making a big fuss about Rob and I but it doesn’t affect me much anymore. Maybe because I had lots of other things that are in my mind so I don’t see them as much. I have to admit that the girls in my school are really getting in my nerves. They’re the same girls who threw craps on me when Rob decided to bully me and they’re also the same ones that talked bad behind my back because I was such a "low life barbaric b*tch".

Lately though, they’ve been coming to me like I’m a goddess they need to worship or something. It really makes me angry to think that just because I was a nobody before that they treated me like a piece of sh*t and now that I’ve become someone they’re acting like we’ve known one another since like forever. And I couldn’t even accept the fact that though they’re shallow and superficial wannabes, I still can’t be so mean. Even if they treated me badly before, I can’t get myself to being like them. And I have no plans of bullying anyone because that reputation is plain idiotic and just darn stupid. I don’t want to be just like Rob and his pals and those girls who take advantage of weak people and I just didn’t say I was weak, did I? The point is I have to get rid of those b*tches who clings to me like we’re the best of friends even though we haven’t known each other for even a minute.

I can’t not mention Rob Van Garrette, however, because he has been a part of most of my previous week. Yes, Rob and I have become closer, so much closer than you could even think of. Rob and I are still bones to each other’s throats and we’re still obviously getting to each other’s nerves but this time, a lot closer and a lot worse. Because we don’t just talk anymore, no, no, we don’t do only talking, we’ve already come to the point where we beat each other’s crap like nuts. Yes, we do physical things. But he’s obviously taking it easy on me because I’m such a weak and fragile young lady and I’m taking advantage of it.

I’m actually starting to have my revenge on him through kicking and punching. I got to punch him once in the face and I swear his lips got swollen after some minutes. And I was really scared when he looked at me because I could see it in his eyes that he’s going to ravage the whole of me in the next minutes. I knew he didn’t want someone touching his pretty face because he’s obviously too full of himself and just plain conceited. But he didn’t do anything after the punch, he walked away with bloody nose and swollen lips without touching even a strand of my hair which is really unlike Rob. And I did feel guilty about it but I don’t know why even after the whole thing, I still kick him constantly. It’s like the punch triggered my fondness of kicking Rob’s body. I knew he doesn’t like it and I knew that if he wants to punch me he can, but he didn’t. He never once hurt me, physically that is. He only grips my body whenever I start being physical on him and whenever he gets really really pissed, I would just run like a stupid little girl. I know I just sounded like a bratty childish b*tch but I enjoyed doing it. And I’m seriously having this scary feeling that I might like his company. This time, Rob Van Garrette confuses me and I don’t like the feeling a bit.

Third Person Point-Of-View

“Are you feeling alright Chairman?” Director Darren Martin, Jake’s father inquired at the old Van Tassel man.

“I can still live Darren.” The Chairman joked. A smile formed on his lips but the worry still didn’t vanish.

This day has been a stressful day for the Chairman Van Tassel because his company’s directors started a mutiny, led by the ambitious Clarence Byrone. They wanted to take over the Chairman for their own selfish purposes. The chairman was so shocked that he was brought to the hospital and Director Martin is just one of those loyal friends the chairman has left.

“Chairman, I don’t want to bring this up but you know that there’s only one solution to this right?” Director Martin stated.

The Chairman knew what the director meant. The only way out of this mess is the marriage of his granddaughter to the Van Garette’s successor. But the wedding was decided to be done for a little while longer, but because of the commotion earlier, the chairman knew that the wedding should be done sooner. That’s what everyone thought. But how can he explain it to his precious granddaughter. He knew that Emilia doesn’t want to be a part of any of this arrangement and forcing her to marry at her age might get his only family to despise him.