Root Of My Curse

Chapter 13 - A Lost Puppy

JESENIA

CALIFORNIA – USA

He stands in front of the crowd, with the little red his dark skin could muster up, and he asks us again, "What is going on here?" His harsh tone cuts through the air as all the noise quiets down in the blink of an eye. The whispers non-existent. I glance over at Dandy, noticing the deep red blood dripping slowly down his chin as he looks at me to answer Mr. Elliot.

"Doesn't matter, come with me" he continues in a stern voice. The mutt drags himself along as quickly as he can, whilst grunting slightly in pain. With a skip in my step, I push my way through with Marcy not far behind me. His arm wraps around my shoulder as we walk towards the shithole of a school. "You did good, Dandy" I whisper and wrap my arms around his torso, thanking him silently without saying a word.

The crowd behind us disbands quickly, but the whispers arising fill my ears. 'Who was that?' and 'He's hot' are only two of the many things I can hear, I won't go into more detail. I'm sure Marcy can hear it as well, since he's smirking like the devil himself. He even winks in their direction, flashing them a breath-taking smile in the prosses, causing them to swoon. "You and your stupid ego" I mumble as I continue walking behind a very angry Mr. Elliot, shaking my head slightly.

"Don't hate just because you don't have admirers, silky" he replies playfully, whilst giving my side a nudge. Starting to walk up the stairs to the entrance of the school I say as I laugh, "I don't have time for those, you know that." A disappointed sigh comes from Mr. Elliot and his shoulders slump as I finish talking, making Marcy look at me questionably. Pursing my lips, I shrug at my shoulders and continue walking.

Opening the door, Mr. Elliot steers in the opposite direction of the principal's office whilst scrying the place carefully. "Why aren't you taking us to the principal? Isn't that what you're supposed to do?" I ask as I look around the unfamiliar halls. We've entered a part of the school I haven't seen before, probably because I've only been here once. Mr. Elliot suddenly turns around with a defeated look on his face.

"Look, just because you don't want to be with me or whatever, doesn't mean I'm going to get you in trouble out of pettiness. I can't just stop my feelings or force them down, and I'm sure as hell not going to do something to hurt you at this school or ever. I just wish you would tell me why, the real reason. Besides, I've been waiting for someone to put that brat in place" he rambles, not acknowledging Marcy's slightly dropped jaw.

"Oh" is all I can say as he finishes, in shock at his caring side. No cockiness or arrogancy, just him. "Yeah" he sighs and turns around again, disappearing down the hall and leaving us in the empty hallway. "Well that was quite something, wasn't it?" he asks, trying to lighten the mood. I don't say anything but stare down the hall a moment longer, before brushing it off and turning confidently to Marcy.

"Let's meet up with the others, ok? Ok, let's go" I say, already walking down the same direction we came whilst holding onto Marcy's hand. He stumbles slightly as he tries to catch up with my speedy pace. "Do you even know where they are, love?" Marcy asks as we turn a corner, making me slow down. "Well, no, but we can find someone who knows where the cafeteria is" I reply and start walking again. Shuffling with his feet, he catches up to me just as we turn another corner, bumping into someone by accident.

The person stumbles and falls to the ground. Instantly, Marcy reaches down, clearly concerned, and helps the person up. "Oh my god, I'm so sorry. We didn't see you there. I obviously would've stopped if I saw you, but we're in kind of a hurry. I-I'm Marcel by the way" he says without taking a single breath. The handsome boy looks shocked for a second, before giving him a sweet smile. "Oh, it's fine. I'm William, it's nice to meet you Marcel and?" William reassures him and looks at me.