MY WORST FEARS (Completed)

chapter 37

Laila's POV

I walked through the busy corridors, piled up with noisy students as I headed straight to my first class, Hoping there wouldn't be a second introduction. I hoped to see Tania in class as I had a lot of things to ask her.
Everything seemed so different, the fact that I hadn't come from home, hadn't kissed Jackie goodbye and my mum scolding at me for not wanting to leave Jacky's room. I missed her tiny hands wrapped around my body, all the stupid talks and her calling me Grannie.
At least she had a nickname for me. My sister. My crazy sister.
When I walked into the class, everyone stopped talking and they stared at me. Probably because of my change of Clothes. I had decided to wear a skinny pair of denim jeans, loosely untucked shirt and a blazer as it was cold in the morning. I matched my white doll shoes with the shirt.
God I hated the attention. I walked faster to where I spotted Vicky, the same spot as last time. He looked different from last time I met him this time wearing his blue bottomed up t shirt tucked in a black khaki and converse shoes.
"Hey", I said as I took the seat next to him. He turned on my side and smiled.
" I realised you didn't attende classes on Friday, I hope everything's okay at home", my mind flashed back at how Don had come in my room and asked me to accompany him to his house then all the series of events that followed after my failed meeting with Tania.
I looked around in class but didn't see her anywhere. She should have been in that class, she was taking procurement as Vicky. Before answering Vicky, I glanced behind me, when Hellboy sat last time and his seat was empty. I felt empty inside knowing that he wouldn't attende class that day.
"Yeah. Everything is fine. Am glad. So how was your weekend?", I said changing the subject that caused pain in my heart.
Hellboy hadn't come home after what had happened the other night. I stayed up all night waiting for him to come back. When I woke up in the morning and knocked his room to find it empty, I decided not to stay at the house all alone. Perhaps Tania would know where he was, the way she talked about him, showed how close they were. For her to know him so much while I had stayed three days at his place and still felt like strangers.
The classes ended pretty early that day and not having seen Tania or Hellboy around school made it feel a bit strange. During lunch hour while Vicky and I were eating, I asked him if he knew some of Hellboy's friends only to say he doesn't like to talk about him. I insisted but he shook his head no.
We ate our lunch quietly, no awkwardness at all and then left for the bus station. I wondered why he didn't take his ride with him. Can't deny, Vicky outside school was different with Vicky around school compound.
"Listen..", he said when we were outside school gate.
" if you're not busy this Wednesday I'd like you to you know....", he said before pushing his hair backwards looking downwards, shyly. Vicky was shy...really??
"I have a concert and they called me and they...", I cut him before he finished his circled sentence and took his hand and raised him chin to look at me.
" yes", I said.
"Yes I'll come don't worry about that." He lips formed into a smile and satisfaction.
"As my date...", he said and I looked at him. He looked uneasy waiting for my next reply. Determined not to dissapoint him, I nodded and he smiled again. He told me the venue of the concert and the time, and the time he'd pick me up.
" so...", somebody said from behind us. His voice was familiar rushing shivers down my spine. I had forgotten he had joined our school. I knew it'd bring trouble to me.
"I thought I'd find you with the other bet loser after running away...mmh", he said coming closer to us. I knew he'd cause trouble, so I decided to say Goodbye to Vicky.
I smiled at Vicky before telling him who the distractor of our conversion was.
" This is Don, my ex boyfriend... I'll see you on...", Don distracted me.
"And who said we broke up? Is this the idiot lying to you. How he loves and adores you", he said going closer to Vicky.
"Have you shown him your...", I pushed back to shut him up for the crap he was about to say. I turned to Vicky and hugged him goodbye.
" I'll see you tomorrow ", he looked at me tentatively covering my cheeks with his hands.
"Are you sure you'll be okay?", he asked and I nodded. I made sure he boarded the bus before I walked away from Don.
" hey", he said as he pulled me turning me towards him. His grip was so hard on my hand that it pained.
"You don't to run away from this time", his eyes caused an intimidation inside of me. I felt a pang of tear at the corner of my but I swallowed it back. There was no way I'd show him how weak he made me be in his presence.
" you thought we'll never meet again. That you've escaped from your sweet and loving boyfriend ", he said sarcastically with a chuckle. His grip grew more and more hard and it pained more.
" I'm going to drag you to my house right now and you won't prevent me from doing whatever I want with you. You'll never run away from me Laila", he said as he dragged me away.
"You are mine. I own you. You will...", he continued to shout at me and people started drawing attention to us. No matter how much I tried to resist, he was so strong and all my attempts failed.
" Laila... ", I herad Tania's voice behind us and I turned towards her, a smile spreading across my face. My salvation was here.