Break Your Shell (BoyxBoy)

CHAPTER 10; DON'T TRUST HIM

My eyes didn't fall away from Owen as I watched him slowly make his way towards the school's entrance. Once he was out of sight, I felt my chest lifting off a giant weight and finally managed to breathe normally again.

What on earth just happened then ?

I was still stunned, unable to understand what to make of the situation that unfolded only minutes ago. I was convinced at first that I was going to leave the alley with either bruises on my body or with a tight and painful knot in my gut. But that wasn't the case at all. In fact, I think that I've never felt better in my whole life.

I turned my face towards the alleyways exit and spotted a tall colourful figure still standing straight in the middle of the sports field. How long has Mira been waiting for me ? I'm assuming that she's been there for a while by now.

With a calm and peaceful mindset, I left the dark passageway and stepped into the blinding sunlight. I rushed towards the now impatient Mira, who I just noticed was frowning with her arms crossed over her chest.

"So ?" Mira toned with a look of eagerness plastered on her face.

"It went fine," I reassured her.

As soon as I'd said that she relaxed her body and let her arms drop down to her sides. She must've been worried about me ever since she saw Owen trap me against the wall. She could not have guessed that the situation was, on the contrary to her belief, totally under control.

Mira looked down into my eyes with a gentle smile drawn onto her face. Her expression was now completely calm and composed. Then, she suddenly groaned out in relief.

"I'm so thankful that you are ok, I was convinced that I'd have to resort to violence at some point, so it was a good thing you told me to stop running ! If not, Owen might have turned out beaten to a pulp. He'd have been so deformed the only place he'd ever be able to work in again would be a circus !"

I chuckled a bit under my breath at Mira's remark.

"That's not very cool, rainbow-girl ! Besides, he might have turned out to be victorious in that situation. With just a simple trip down the authorities, he'd have your butt in debt to him for the rest of your life. He would be swimming in the money that you would be paying him off !"

"Oh, so you're meaning that he is not rich enough and actually needs my money ?" My friend said sarcastically. I rolled my eyes and pushed her slightly to the side.

"You know what I mean ! Just... Oh, shut it." I mumbled as Mira's laugh echoed around the empty field.

We were now walking away to a more comfortable and private place to stay. We still had a bit of time on our hands before the buses would come and pick us up. So we decided to go towards the border of the school grounds and sat down on an empty bench under a tree, out of sight of any curious eyes.

Mira slumped back onto the bench and leaned towards me to pinch my bicep.

"You know, you still have to fill in your end of the bargain if you remember correctly."

I widened my eyes in confusion.

"What do you mean ?" I said as Mira chuckled lightly.

"Well, I didn't hang around only to act out as your bodyguard, I'm genuinely curious on what Owen had told you. Now could you please stop making me wait and spill the beans ?"

The scene was completely silent while my friend was waiting for an answer. To that, a very slight smile formed onto my face as I looked down to my intertwined hands, trying to hide the light blush on my face.