Chapter 1:
Samantha’s POV
So… you know me. Just on my motorcycle heading to school. I’m wearing a black tank top, in case I get into a fight, black jean shorts, black skin tight leather knuckle gloves so I don’t damage my hand if I punch somebody wrong, and black converse, with my original sunglasses. I have my blonde hair in a ponytail and I am ready for the day.
- Skip to school -
It’s the end of the day so I just came to give Amanda a ride home. It should be another good 10 minutes until we can leave. I walk in the doors and look around. Everyone is staring at me like usual. There are 5 extra eyes that I usually don’t see. I turn my head and see Austin and his crew staring at me. I just want to make sure it’s him so I raise my sunglasses above my eyes for a second. Yep, it’s him. Oh well… I don’t care. He’s apparently a ‘bad boy’ along with the rest of his group but compared to me I think they are just as innocent as the rest of the boys in my grade. I shake my head and put my sunglasses back on scanning the cafeteria for Amanda. I finally found her in the way back her face stuffed inside a book called War & peace. Oh my gosh. We have been over this. I am trying to help her out of her goody stage but with her being like this, I have a lot of work to do. I face palm myself then make my way over there with everyone still staring at me. I walk over there and I am still standing in front of her but she didn’t notice because her face is still inside that damn book. I roll my eyes and rip the book out of her hands and threw it behind me not caring where it landed. She looked up at me and smiled. I didn’t return that smile I just sat down and took off my sunglasses to look her in the eye. She knew exactly why I was giving her that look so she ended up looking down at the table. She knows that if I take off my sunglasses I mean business. I never have let anyone; especially at this school see my eyes, so this was serious. Someone came up behind me and tapped me on the shoulder. I quickly put my sunglasses back on and turn around to see Austin. He smirked at me and I just scoffed.
“What Austin?” I asked in a kind of rude tone. But I’m a bad girl, what do you expect?
“Nice to see you to Samantha. Anyway, I was wondering if you would come to a party at my house this Friday night. It’s gonna be sick. Can you make it?” Austin asked daringly.
“Sorry but I can’t this weekend” I say pretending I was bummed. I hear a bunch of people say ‘c’mon Austin!’ and that’s when I noticed the entire grade was watching the two of us.
“Why not Sam? Are you scared? Can’t handle Mahone?” he asked crouching down so we were eye to eye level. I hear everyone say ‘oooo’ at the same time.
I slowly stood up with confidence. “I’m not scared. I’m braver then you, even right now. I can handle you I just don’t want to have to deal with you and your stupidity walking around as if this was your school. Look around buddy, these are my people. And I can handle you Mahone. Anytime, anyplace.” I said getting all up in his face. Our faces were now a couple inches apart. And he looked shocked but then smirked at me.
“Prove it. Come over and show me how much you can handle. Plus, I know you’re not being completely serious. Take off your sunglasses. Show us your eyes and prove to me you are serious.” He said getting even closer. I could feel his cool minty breath as a started at him with wide eyes.
“Ahh… Um…” I said stuttering like an idiot. I couldn’t take off my sunglasses. My eyes are so ugly. I have husky puppy eyes.
“What? You can fight everybody in this school without hesitance but you can’t take off your sunglasses? I’m starting to think that I should rule the school” he said knowing it would piss me off.
“Fine” I spat at him as if that word were poison. I took a step away from him and took off my sunglasses looking at him directly in the eyes. He just stared at me with a blank expression while everyone else’s jaws were on the floor. He took a piece of paper out of his pocket. And put it in my jeans pocket and I didn’t stop him.
In a deep whisper he said “Call me when you get to the party.” After he said that he walked off and left me standing there with a confused expression on my face. He turned his head back at me and winked then walked out of the school. I watched his every movement as everyone in the school watched me. I just ignored it and put my sunglasses back on. I turned around grabbed Amanda’s wrist and was holding it so tight I could have cut off her blood circulation. I started pulling her out of the school as everyone cleared a path for me.
“C’mon. I need to find answers” I told Amanda through gritted teeth. I wasn’t mad at what Austin did, I was mad at what I felt when he did it. I need answers and I need them now.
