Under A Love Spell, Literally

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I head to the bathroom and change from my dirty shirt. Another one. I fix my appearance in front of the mirror, and put on a fierce look. I'm not going to make her threaten me and get away with it. I'm also not letting her think she's higher than me.

She has no idea who she's messing with.

After checking my appearance again, I leave the bathroom and head to class.

"I cannot believe her!" Spencer screeches over the phone. Currently, Caroline, Spencer, and I are having a connecting call while I throw things at my wall, and fix them again.

"She has some nerves." Caroline says.

"Mhm." I told them about the silly, petty threat Sky had provided me earlier.

Caroline sighs and says, "I guess sad people will stay sad all the time. That little insecure bitch." She adds the last part and we all laugh.

"You guys do know I'm not not gonna do anything about it, right?"

"Uh-oh." Caroline mutters.

"Actually, Valentina. I don't really think you should do anything about it. Just ignore it." Spencer says a bit nervously.

I scoff. I let the part where she ruined my shirt slide, but that stupid threat? Who does she think she is? And then she leaves me alone in the hallway after throwing the shirt at me! Just thinking about what she did makes me want to strangle that pretty little neck of hers.

"Come on, don't spoil the fun. I know you guys all also hate her. Speaking of, what did she actually do to you- other than being her normal bitchy self."

I was greeted by a tense silence from both lines. I stop midway throwing a book at the wall, and sit upright. "Guys, what happened?"

"I have to go now, my... Uh.. my cat needs a shower." Spencer says, and with that hangs up.

Sky must've done something horrible to her. "Caroline? What happened with Spencer and Sky."

"It's a very long story." She says in a clipped tone.

"Caroline. What. Happened?"

"You do know that forcing it out of me won't help."

"Right. I'm sorry. But please, I want to help." I plead.

"Fine." She gives in, in a defeated manner. "It's not my story to tell but.... Everyone in the schools knows what happens anyway. So last year, both Spencer and Sky were in charge of the Valentine's Day dance that was being planned by the school committee. Sky didn't agree with Spencer's idea for the dance and Spencer didn't agree with Sky's. They had a fight and Spencer said something to her that was horrible. So horrible, that Sky's revenge was... unforgettable."

"What did she do?"

"At the dance, she displayed pictures of Spencer when she was younger and had baby fat, ruined her dress, and destroyed the lighting and music which was Spencer's responsibility in the dance. That dance had a part in we grades, and Sky ruined it. That's not all. She spread rumors about Spencer saying that she had herpes."

I'm speechless.

What did Spencer say that was so bad? Maybe Sky just did that for fun, and whatever Spencer said wasn't that bad. But I'm pretty sure Sky wouldn't ruin her spotlight and dance just for Spencer.

"That's horrible." I say, still shocked to what was revealed to me.

"Listen, just because Sky threatened you can and annoyed you doesn't mean you can go and get your 'revenge' or whatever. You have no idea what she can do. What she did to Spencer that was probably nothing. Just leave her be. Please" Caroline says, and I let her words sink in.

Maybe I can leave this vengeance thing.

But then again, I was never one to take advice.

The next day in school, we pretend that we didn't have that talk and ignore it.

"So, one of this term's major projects will be on two weeks. Each one of you will be assigned a partner for your project. I'll start assigning your partners now. Troy with Caroline. Alex with Rose. Harper with Lena. Spencer with Lauren. Mike with Valentina...."

No.

What?

Why?

Those were all thoughts that came to me when I heard my name being said with his'. Other than the fact that I don't really like him, there's another problem.

I don't know how he looks like.

Great, I think. How can I not know one of the most popular guys in school.

I look around, and try not to look like the dumbass that I am, my eyes searching for someone who'll look back at me. I feel someone's eyes burning at the back of my head and I turn around. A guy with black silky hair, chiseled features, and blue gorgeous eyes smirks back at me.

"I assume you're Mike." I say, my face void of emotion.

"That would be me, cupcake."

"Don't call me that." I say trying not to show how much he's irritating me.

"Sure, sugar." That damned smirk still on his face.

"You know what how about you don't talk. Uh, Mr. Laric I-" I start complaining to him about how I can't work with the moron, but am interrupted when he clamps a hand over my mouth.

"Fine I won't call you anything, but please just work with me on this project. I'm failing and you're smart." He says bluntly.

"And you couldn't work with all these other smart people?" I ask, gesturing to the rest of the class with a sigh.

"No. They're all geeks." He says with a shrug.

"Dio, dammi la pazienza , prima di strangolare quel piccolo figlio di puttana." I curse and pray to god under my breath to give me patience.

"Uhh, me no know espaniol." He says slowly, as if trying to make me understand.

Oh. My. God.

"Let's stick with you not talking." I say with a tight smile.

"You're not in charge here." he says with a frown, crossing his arms.

"Aww, is little Mikey-moo here getting upset." I mockingly coo. "'I'm in charge here if you don't want to fail. I bet that you lost count on how many girls you screwed over, just as you won't know how many states there are in the United States."

He narrows his eyes at me, and then it's turned into a glaring contest between the both of us. this goes on for a while, and my eye starts to twitch.

Resist the force.

Resist the urge.

You can do- He blinks.

He lets out a frustrated groan and says, "This isn't over."

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Heyyyyyyy!! Another chapter!!

So I was reading these books, and after like 2 chapters, the author is saying how grateful she/he is that she got 2k, while over here I have 40 reads after 5 chapters. I'm very very very grateful for those who do read my book, but just imagine getting these amount of reads. and like, the author posts once every week. But she is a talented author.

I won't be giving any names, though.

I'm so happy that you guys are reading this book and giving it a chance and riding on me on this roller coaster.

Thank you.

Until next time,

-MAL