Panic Room (BWWM)

6.Wednesday

Scarlet P.O.V

I sat behind the counter of the dollar tree I worked at not looking forward to my class after. I was bored like always, watching the clock tick slowly till I got off work. I watched as some of the other students came in just to steal shit. I huffed and puffed my way to the end of my shift and when it hit 4:30 I almost ran out of there walking down the long stretch of the road till I made it to the bus stop and I just sat there. The dollar store and a ran down motel was the only thing on this road and the bus came two times an hour. I looked at my phone ringing for the 4th time today and picked it up.

"Hey," I said into the phone.

"Why have I not heard from you in two weeks?" MY dad said in his calm voice telling me he was mad.

"I've been busy, school and all," I said and he laughed.

"When I was young I worked, had a wife, a kid, and was in school. You get to sit on your ass at school or sleep and running around. You don't work, you don't have problems sometimes I had that I made you a spoiled rich kid." He said with pure disgust in his voice.

"School is a lot sometimes since I'm in my last year with four more months I'm doing a lot," I said with a reinforcing voice.

"Watch you ton young lady, If I stopped paying for all of this what would you do? I buy everything for you and you act like doing simple things for me are so hard. Work an 8-hour shift then tell me how hard you have it." He said.

I looked back at the dollar store I just worked at 9 hours but I didn't tell him I had a job, or that I paid for my own clothes and food.

"Dad, I'm on my way to class, what is it that I can help you with?" I asked over him already.

"I and Henry talked today and we also think you should stop being so damn hard-headed and talk to Otis. If you don't, that money for those classes will stop, don't test me, little girl!" He yelled into the phone before he hung up.

My face burned, my head was screaming and wanted to toss my phone but nothing showed on my face or in my body. I kept myself steady, kept myself calm no matter how much everything and everyone around me pissed me off. I took the 15-minute bus ride back and made it to my class 10 minutes late like always. I sat there and out of the corner of my eye I saw Otis, taking glances at me.

"Scarlett," Megan whispered to me, and I looked at her forgetting she was right there.

"Its 5 minutes to, we can leave now, you look sleepy." She said and I nodded as we grabbed our things.

We made out way out and since she was deep into looking over her notes as she walked I didn't say much to her.

"WOrk must have been hard today?" She asked as we made it halfway back.

"I talked to my dad," I said and even she huffed.

"Not about Otis I hope." She said and I nodded.

"Meg, I'm going to get some food I'll be back soon," I said and she nodded walking her own way.

"Hey," A soft annoying sweet voice whispered behind me as I was making my way into the restaurant and I turned.

"Don't look at me like that, you know we are supposed to be together," Liam said with a white smile.

"I didn't see you at all yesterday," I replied pulling open the door and walking into the burger place.

"Yeah well, some I have to deal with other women too." He said as I order my food and he did the same.

"SO my place or yours?" He asked making me huff.

"Mine," I said and he followed me stealing glances.

I looked at my phone seeing a text from Megan 'I wanted to do extra credit so I'll be gone till about 9:30.' it read and I huffed.

"So, what's your favorite color?" Liam asked me and I just looked at him as we made it to my building.

"We are going to be done at 8:30," I said seeing it was 5:46 now and he nodded.

We walked up in silence and we started to eat in my room, and he kept looking at me.

"What?" I asked him.

"Nothing, just want to get to know you more, this project is about that. You don't really have friends, so I'm just going to focus on you." He said with a genuine smile behind it.

"Its nothing much to know," I said being dismissive of him.

"Please....my Goddes." He said liting a fire under me and making me want to jump on him.

The innocent way he said it too, I could melt into him or make him melt inside of me. 

"Fine, ask me three questions Kitten," I said not wanting to talk but make him submit to me in a way he would never forget.

"Where are you from?" He asked to excited.

"Springfield Illinois," I said and he smiled.

"Okay, do you like me?" He said making me laugh a little.

"Not really, but enough," I said making him smile back at me, and he rolled the computer chair closer to my bed.

"The last one then, and its a big one." He said in a warning voice.

"I said three so I'll answer it," I replied and his smile got bigger.

"DO you like Otis? if yes why and if no why?" He asked and I looked at him.

"That's two questions in one," I replied.

"That's one with a follow-up." He said and I huffed.

"I don't like him in anyway, and why because he's a lying ass," I replied getting to the point.

"I'm going to guess you're not going to willingly tell me more." He said and I nodded.

"Why are you so blocked off, like you keep everyone out. I know you have emotions behind that steady blank face of yours." He said making me want to smile but I didn't.

"Liam, I know what my body is shaped like, and I know what my face looks like. I understand the need for you to put your penis in something that pretty but it's not going to be me. If at any point I feel like I want you too, I'll let you know okay?" I said and he just looked at me, and him not responding make the dominate woman in me come out.

"I asked you something Kitten, I expect an answer from you," I said and he licked his lips like always.

"I understand my Goddess." He said and I put my foot behind his legs onto the chair and pushed him back a little.

I looked at the time and it was just turning 7:00 now, as he turned to the desk and looked at his phone. I sat there not wanting to go to sleep at this point, something about him always knew how to light me on fire. He was annoying but in almost a good way from any other guy I knew.

"Why did you ask me about me, Otis? How do you know?" I asked and he looked back at me.

"He's my roommate," He replied shocking me.

"So why did you ask about him?" I said and he smiled.

"Are you worried about what he could have told me about you?" He asked and I smiled.

"I could care fucking less what he told you about me, but he must have said something to get you to asking," I said and he nodded.

"Well, he wants to get back with you," He replied and I want to vomit on the floor.

"Wow, that's the first time I've ever seen you react to something. Something really bad must have happened with you too." He said and I just looked at him.

"I need to finish my work," I said dismissing him and he got the picture, and for the first time I felt that same pressure from when i was younger.