Timeless // Lorenzo Berkshire

Chapter 12

~Rock Bottom~

Ariana Medlar

*start song*
My hands were shaking as Adrian pulled me farther and farther away from Enzo. I was about to tell him. I was gonna tell him everything until Adrian showed up.

I had been drowning in my own head for the past week and I thought that I had finally found my lifeline.

Now it seems like I would only be sinking further.

The anger was basically radiating off of Adrian as he dragged me down corridor after corridor. I had disobeyed his rules. And I knew that whatever was about to happen would not be pretty.

The longer we walked, the more my fear rose. I had seen him pissed, but I'd never seen him like this, and every part of me wanted to run back to Enzo. But I had to be the one to tell Enzo about everything. It couldn't be Adrian or he'd ruin the one thing I cared about most.

Sadly, Adrian couldn't wait to make it to his dorms because once he found a random broom closet he opened the door and shoved me in. After he followed me in, he shut the door and I cringed as I heard the lock click quietly.

The silence dragged on as I stood in the corner of the room, trying to make myself as invisible as possible. "Seems like we have a problem here don't we" He started, voice dangerously calm.

"Adrian he came up to me I didn't-"

But I was cut off by Adrian storming towards me and slapping me across the face. Pain radiated through me as I gasped at the stinging sensation. "You will not speak unless spoken too."

Holding my face I stared at the floor as he backed up once more. "You can't be serious with me right now. You actually like Berkshire? You know I thought being a cheater is bad. But guilting one for months then becoming one yourself is a whole different category. And on top of that you did the one thing I told you not to."

I was silent just like he told me to be, but it took me biting my tongue to stay that way. "You know I considered telling him right then and there but I'm not done with you yet. So I was left thinking...what do I to get the point across to you that this isn't a joke?"

"Then I decided that there is only one things besides threatening that really makes you listen. So get on your knees."

Looking up at him in shock I saw no mercy in his eyes. My heart was beating so fast I felt like I was about to pass out but slowly I dropped to my knees. What I thought was about to happen though was nowhere near what actually did.

Suddenly I felt a foot collide with my stomach, effectively knocking all of the air out of me. My body hit the floor with a thud as I began coughing profusely. "Get up" He spat.

When I didn't, he grabbed my hair and pulled me back up to my previous position. I had to get out of here. My eyes scanned the room for any way to get out of here but I found nothing.