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CHAPTER 12: TOM

I felt Valerie tense up on my lap as soon as Andy stepped out, she had tried to get off me but it was like some force had made me hold onto her waist and keep her on my laps.

"Ah i guess I'm interrupting something"he said scratching the back of his head embarrassed and then shooting me a cocky grin.
I knew all to well what that grin meant, he thought i was seducing her. I groaned and let go of Val's waist and immediately she jumped off my laps and backed off a bit.

"What do you want?"i half groaned half spat out. Andy has never been my favourite person, he was rude and a jerk, he used to blackmail me back when we were children just so he could sneak of and drink with his buds.

"Ouch, no i miss you or its been a long time."he replied grinning.

"I don't need your stupidity Andrew, what do you want?"i asked again.

His face immediately turned serious and they went to Valerie who was now trying her best to hide behind me but not look too obvious. "I want to talk to her" he finally spoke.

I growled, "and if i don't want you to speak to her"i spat out furious,my fist clenched, how i wanted to connect them to his face multiple times.

"I really don't want your family to know you were making out with your black maid", he was full in smirk as he said it.

I felt my whole body tense and i took one step ready to punch the smirk right out off his face, when i felt small warm hands wrap around my arm, i looked down to find Valerie gently shaking her head. "Its OK Tom. I don't mind"she said it calmly but i could hear her voice shake a bit and i knew she was scared. I felt my whole body relax and heaved out a heavy sigh.

"Are you sure?"i asked framing her delicate face with my hands and looking into her big brown eyes. She gently nodded her head.

I sighed and turned to Andy.
"Fine, you may speak"

I sat on the bench again. And turned to look at Andy who was looking at me confused.

"Well talk man, you haven't got all day"i half shouted.

"When i meant i wanted to talk to her, i meant alone"he replied his tone drenched in venom.

"Yeah, well this is the best next thing. So talk already"

"Fine! But no sound out of you"he sneered at me and i glared right back.

He returned his gaze back to Valerie, who stood shyly with her head to the ground and one hand holding her arm. When i saw her like that i felt like pulling her back on to my lap and hugging her tight so that the look would go away. But when I turned my gaze to Andy and saw the way his eyes seemed to roam around Val's body, i wanted to rip him limb from limb then pummel him with his own torn out arms.

"Hey Valley"he said, by the way Val squirmed i could tell it was an old nickname he used to use, "i haven't seen you in a long time".

Val just nodded her head and let him talk on.

"I'm sorry about your mother, we tried to save her but it was too late".Andy voice didn't carry the angry venomous tone anymore he actually seemed guilty when he talked to her.
Good i thought, let him carry that guilt until he dies.

"I never hurt your brother though"

I couldn't help but snort at that, earning a cold icy glare from Andy, I rolled my eyes and leaned back on the bench.

"As i was saying. That night i never hurt him"

"I saw you hit him, i say blood come out of him"Valerie finally spoke, her voice didn't shake from fear this time more like from anger.