Underneath

👉" chapter16" :Friend , enemies and frenemies?

" Thanks for the other day, I just got home from the hospital and nothing felt normal . I needed space, thank you for being there for me"

" It's okay Hannah, we're friends remember?. So...I didn't see you at lunch , you said we were going to have lunch together" Zara asked as they both trekked to the field.

" Oh, I'll tell you about it but I need it to be a surprise." She looked at the vast green space before looking back at Zara " I'd hurry my ass up if I were you, Rivera looks like she might just chop your head off"

" That reminds me, how's Hudson doing. He's been avoiding me like the plague , it's worse for a fact that we are seat partners for art. Get a word across for me please?"

"Sure, what should I say?" Hannah asked as she ran her palm over her shoulder, cold sweat beading her forehead. Zara notices, and quickly switches to alert mode , she steps closer to her before asking " are you okay, you seemed a bit scared"

" I..I'm..it's nothing "

" Hannah, talk to me. Is someone here a threat to you?" Zara watched Hannah sigh , frustration clouding her features.

" Im scared z " she said, her voice nothing but a whisper " I know my family , and I know they are lying to me. Something is not right , I'm also very scared of Hudson. It's like my body unconsciously goes into a frenzy whenever I'm with him or I hear his name or..." Hannah breaks down sadly in Zara's embrace as she tries to comfort her.

" Hudson has severe anger issues" she says before looking around to make sure no one was listening
" He used to attend this anger management classes when we were kids. Although I can't really remember what went wrong that night, I know I did not just slip and hit my head" she looks around again before , this time fixing her gaze on someone in the bleachers, Hudson.
"Maybe I've become too weak in their eyes or too gullible . They want different?" She scoffs before wiping her eyes and adding "imma give em different . If someone did this to me, then it's him. Believe me or not ill get it out of hudson".
At that moment Zara saw the shift in Hannah's eye, and from that moment she knew that something had snapped and this might probably be the last time she was ever going to see this Hannah.

FROM ACROSS THE FIELD.

" I don't know how long you're gonna endure trash from that thing you call a photographer. I mean it's not like you need anything of importance from her" fiona said , hate lacing every syllable.

" I don't like her either Rivera. She's taking too much for granted, don't let her ride you. She saw us practising and yet she stands there with Hannah chatting our precious time away" kira adds maliciously.

" Must I remind you my felines. We draw our claws when the time is right , her cup keeps filling. Trust me ,the very moment it overflows is the moment I'll show her who I really am, for now it's practise time" Rivera says and both girls disperse .

She looks far left where Hudson currently sat focused on whatever he was doing, the wind softly moving his curls and right then she suddenly missed them wrapped in her palms. Hudson looks up and finally lock gazes with her, she waves subtly a small smile trailing her ruby lips.

His response is negative , Hudson immediately packs his things and descend the bleachers walking away like he was on fire. He told her everything of course, she understood his behavior and couldn't help but blame Hannah and Zara. " he'd be back. He always comes back" she told herself .

Looking for some sort of comfort , she immediately sight's Asher with a group of guys practising , but unlike the rest of the players.
Asher wasn't concentrating , he looked lost in thought, his eyes locked on something. Twisting her neck to follow his line of sight , she sees Zara.