Somehow Love is Found (BWWM)

Chapter 7: Damn Him to the Ninth Circle in Hell...

News of Refael's open challenge spread like wildfire.

The students of Ajax High gained hope.

Everyone hailed him as the hero of the school.

The fear that I spent years instilling within them dwindled the moment he said those words.

In less than a month, students began to rebel against me.

My car was vandalized.

I got food thrown on me.

Someone switched my body wash with orange body dye so I spent an entire afternoon looking like an Oompa Loompa.

My food was poisoned.

They said that rebellions become revolutions.

I had an open rebellion on my hands.

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I headed to the cafeteria to have lunch.

I'd usually sit alone.

Every day I'd be blessed with gifts of gratitude from the ever-loyal students of this institution.

Today I received none.

I was being treated as if I didn't exist.

It suffocated me.

For the first time in a long time, I was that pathetic little girl all over again.

It was destroying me.

I could feel eyes on me.

I could hear muttering.

"Do you think she'll snap?"

"Nah."

"Did you hear that Refael was the king of his old school?"

"Ah, no wonder! He's so charming!"

"I think he's 100x hotter, calling Octavia out like that."

"Serves her right the bitch."

"Let's be good to Refael!"

That was the last straw.

I slammed the tray on the table.

"Refael Koch!" I yelled.

"Stop it, you're wearing my name out," he taunted, causing everyone to laugh.

I clenched my fists and stormed towards him.

"You-"

"What did I do? Oh, don't tell me you thought my words were empty-"

I swung at him, but he dodged my hit.

What the-

Before I could fully comprehend the situation, my hand was behind my back and I was braced against Refael.

I had never been this close to a guy before. Girls were easy to mess around, so I messed around with them.

But guys?

Yeah, I kept them at an arm's length. I thought they were truly despicable creatures.

But something about this particular toxic specimen of masculinity drew me in.

"I wonder what is going on in that head of yours," he whispered.

I could feel my legs buckling.

What the-

I pushed him away.

"You psychotic pervert! Stay away from me!" I yelled.