Safe?

Chapter 10

 “Nothing.” I answered.

I turned my back to them, got the books I needed from my uncrowded locker, and headed to my first class.

“Hmm… Lily?” Alex immediately called me.

“I told you I didn’t do dates, Bestie.” I shouted. “Later!”

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Lunch was outside today and Steven was quieter than usual.

“Has anything happened?” I finally asked him.

He shrugged.

“Is there anything I could do to get you to smile that beautiful smile of yours?” I asked before ruffling his hair playfully.

He slapped my hand away harshly.

“Can’t you get the hint?!” He shouted. “I don’t fucking want to talk to you!”

“Right,” I managed to mutter before standing up. “You know where to find me if you ever want to talk…” My voice was barely above a whisper.

It wasn’t the right thing to say, apparently.

“Just FUCK YOU, Lily!” He yelled. “FUCK YOU!” He repeated. “I’m fed up with your Perfect Princess know-it-all attitude! I’ve just insulted you and you’re still being nice to me… Just stop it already! You’re too nice, too confident, too cheerful… You’re just too much… I can’t stand it anymore!” He added spitefully. “Find yourself a new lunch buddy, because I’m done with you!”

I nodded sadly. What else could I do?

I headed straight to the nearest toilets and locked myself in one of the cubicles. I was about to open the dam and give free reign to the tears that were stinging at the back of my eyes, when somebody beat me to it.

“What am I going to do?” A girl sniffled loudly.

“I don’t know Brit…” Her friend answered. “How do you know he’s not lying?”

“He… he showed me the video…” She hiccupped.

“Is it really that bad?” Her friend insisted.

“It’s a fucking close-up of my face while I’m sucking Dan’s dick, and enjoying every single second of it…” She started bawling again.

“Did you talk to Dan about it?” Her friend asked.

Brittany must have nodded because her friend said, “And?”

“Nothing, said it wasn’t his problem since his face didn’t appear on the video…”

“What a dick!”

They both chuckled at that.

“I’m stuck, Steph.” She stated sounding defeated. “I have no other choice but to go to the Dance with him…” She sighed. “Can you believe it? I’m going to go to a dance with fat tits Jason Margrits…”

No freaking way!!!

The girl crying her eyes out was none other than Brittany Craigs, the girl Jax had a crush on.

And I now knew why she had agreed to go to the Dance with Margrits.

He had blackmailed her…

This little fucker was about to get his ass kicked.

As soon as the girls left the toilets, I headed towards the lockers.

I looked at my watch.

I had fifteen minutes. Perfect.