Black Orchid (Student/Teacher)

Chapter 7

“Charlotte, what the f*ck is going on?” My heart dropped into my stomach, he called me Charlotte. I’ve never been called Charlotte by him before.

“I’m so sorry, Dom-”

“It’s Dr. Romano to you. What the hell were you thinking when you led me on, allowed me to kiss you?” He ran his fingers through his hair. “I am you f*cking principal and you allowed me to kiss you!” He yelled at me and I flinched back at the raw anger behind it. “Stay away from me. If you get sent to the principal’s office, I don’t care what you do, don’t show up.”

I felt my eyes water and Dominic’s eyes softened for a second before he looked away and ran his fingers through his hair again. “D- dr. Romano, I’m s- so sorry.” He turned around, leaving me to stare at his tensed back.

“I don’t care. Stay away from me.” My heart broke and I stood there silently as Dominic began to walk away. This was my fault, but my anger still boiled over at his blatant insult to me.

Am I not worthy of him? Now that he knows it’s me, he thinks I’m not worth it?

I pulled out the money that he’d given to me and threw it at his back. “Take your money back, Romano. Since I’m clearly just a whore, I don’t want your money. And don’t worry about seeing me anymore.”

I sniffled as the tears began to fall from my eyes. I turned around so that Dominic wouldn’t see me so weak. We were supposed to be friends, but he was just writing me off as sh*t.

It hurt.

He picked the money and put it back in his pocket. That hurt even worse.  He walked away, and I literally just felt sick to my stomach. I sped out of the room and went to find Henry. “Hen, I don’t feel good at all. Can I please go home?” I handed him the bundle of money for the room and then he nodded for me to leave.

I didn’t even bother with taking off my make up, I just stripped off the lingerie like it was burning my skin. I put my sweats on and stared at my face in the mirror. As I looked in the mirror, I saw a shell of Black Orchid.

No longer was she the sexy seductress.

She was a female with a hurt heart.

***

Thursday finally rolled around and I think Ms. GIllians and all my other teachers were beyond shocked with me to the point where they left me alone all week. No visits to the principal’s office.

Not even a reprimand.

I no longer tried to look attractive. I put on my glasses, tied my hair up in a bun, and wore gray sweats. My appearance seemed to bother Fey the most, but I wouldn’t tell her that I’d lost my best friend because of my job.

Because that’s what happened. Dominic learned of my job, and obviously found me not worth the time or money. The club just wasn’t the same without Dominic there, his brown eyes burning into me as I danced.

My dancing suffered, but at least the men still enjoyed it enough to pay me enough to pay my bills. Henry noticed and he wasn’t happy with me. I finished my doodle of my fantasy lingerie, when the door opened. “Dr. Romano would like to see Ms. Charlotte Avery.” I froze and tensed before checking to see if I heard correctly.

If the stares from students were any indication, then yea I did hear right. I grabbed my bag and notebook and followed behind the student aid. She left me at his office door and I was scared.

Would he chew me out more?

Apologize?

Dare I wish, kiss me again?