The Mystery of P: A World in Peril[On Hold]

Chapter 6

Alex was being so nice to me. I was shocked but I believed her when she told me she liked me, and I was glad that we were talking, and getting to know each other. I realized I would miss my bus if I didn’t end the conversation soon.

"Hey, my bus is going to be leaving in a moment…" I shyly said.

"Oh, sorry! I will talk to you tomorrow then?" Alex asked smiling.

"Yeah, sounds good." I said as I threw my bad over my shoulder and waved goodbye to Alex.

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            I smiled as Otto waved goodbye. I was so afraid he wouldn’t believe me, but he eventually did. I watched him walk away and couldn’t wait until tomorrow. I heard someone call my name and I spun around to find Brad who looked pissed. He marched up to me, started in my eyes and looked at the door.

"Were you talking to that piece of shit?" Brad asked coldly.

"Does it matter who I was talking to Brad? Look I don't go around telling you who you can talk to." I countered.

"Yeah, but why talk to him? He is nothing." Brad said irritated.

"He is nice." I defended.

"Just stop, don't talk about him." Brad said angrily.

            I paused a moment before saying anything. This is the first fight that Brad and I have gotten into. I mean we have had small disagreements, but he was really angry.

"No, you can't tell me what to do! I am your girlfriend, not your dog you can order around!" I screamed back at him.

"Are you really raising your voice at me? Why are you mad at me? I am just wondering why you would talk to that person!" Brad boomed back at me.

"I like him! He is nice and he doesn’t deserve to be beat up like that!" I roared back.

            Brad raised his hand and slapped my face. It instantly stung and started to spread. It hurt so much but I didn’t let any tears fall. I couldn’t believe he hit me…

"I am sorry, I didn’t mean it Alex. You just got me so angry…" Brad said.

"That's no excuse!" I said looking back at him.

"I know. But don't test me; you of all people should know I have anger issues! You made me do this; you know I can't control my temper. Why did you push me over the edge?" Brad accused.

"ME? No! This is your fault." I said back and started to walk away but he grabbed my arm.

"If you talk to him again, it will be the last time you see him." Brad threatened.

"You wouldn’t dare." I said calling his bluff.

"You know my family has money, and I can hire someone to do it for me. So if you want your precious little trash not to get thrown out, you will do as I say. Also if you tell anyone about this, you will regret it. I really don't want to hurt you but if I have to I will." Brad said before walking away.

            I stood there watching Brad leave shaking from fear. I didn’t want anything to happen to Otto…or me. Why didn’t I have the courage to break up with him? I asked myself.

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