Don't You Dare Tell Anyone Mr. Stevens

Dirty Little Secret

The locker room always smells like lip gloss and candy. For one there is always lip gloss there. Second, girls tend to over do it a bit with the perfume and body spray. not that I'm one to talk I always smell sweet but you know. I tied my shoelaces and grabbed my book bag ready to head out. The rain was pouring down hard for the second day in a row. I had gym last period and I was dying to go home. The locker room was lingering with steam and the smell of fruity soap. I was the last one out. My phone vibrated on the bench and I grabbed it. It read:
Text Message: Riley Grey :P
I laugh a bit It read:
No I'm not going to do your science report for you:P But I'll help you. I get out early today. Pizza? My treat.
I text back.
Sure, maybe I can convince you to do my science report for me XD
Haha, good luck with that. Meet u in 5 at the entrance
I roll my eyes.
KK
I close up my locker and make my way out. I hear a noise. Like someone is using thier nails to scratch metal and I turn around.
"hello" I say and my voice echoes throught the locker room. Must have been the pipes or something. I turn and I walk through the showers. All of the curtains are pulled back the way they are supposed to be and I can hear the sound of the water trickling. I turn the corner and my body gets pushed into the tile walls. I open my mouth to scream but someone's hand is over my mouth. They smell liked metal and rust. I try and bring my arms up but someone else has them pinned to the wall. Someone laughs and I open my eyes. Dressed in black from head to toe someone stands. All you can see is their eyes and mouth. They smile wickedly. They gear toward me so close I can smell their breath.
"Hello there" they say and i've decided its a she with two people at her side. From the corner of my eye I can see that they are clearly men all in black just the same. She takes my hair and twists it between her fingertips. I see the slightest glint of a silver charm bracelet on her wrist.
"Tess, Tess, Tess" she says shaking her head. I try my best not to breathe heavily as they squeeze my arms.
"I've come with a message" she says and pulls something from behind her back. I gasp when I see the title page and she takes a step closer so that she speaks through my ear.
"I know Tess" she says and I strain to look at her but my face is being held in place. "No use in hiding it"
Finally her eyes meet mine. "What a dirty little secret you have. And now its right here at my fingertips. I'll tell you what Tess. This stays between us. Second you stay away from him. He's mine. That's it and your little secret never gets out" she says and its almost a whisper. A sweet evil whisper.
She tilts her head and smiles with wide eyes. 'K Tess?" she asks and I stare at her unable to move. How did she get my Writing Assignment? How does she know? Ok first of all who is she!? And who does she mean by he?
"This is when you nod" she spits and I swallow hard. i nod softly. She flashes her teeth.
"Good," she says. She grabs my book bag and makes a mess out of everything scattering it across the floor. "Nice to know you mean business"
She flicks her head. My bodies fly and crashes hard to the ground. By the time I look up they're already gone.
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"Where is it" I say when i storm through Mr.Stevens classroom. he looks at me completely lost.
"Where's what?" he asks and I march over to his desk.
"My writing assignment where is it? You have to have it" I say.
"What's this about?" he asks and opens up the bottom drawer of his desk.
"Just find it damn it!" i snap and he looks at me. He slams a pile of papers on his desk and I grab it.
"It should be in there" he says and stares down at me. I look the pile frantically giving myself paper cuts. The names are in alphabetical order.
Adams
Brookes
Bryans
Carmichael
Carters
Coleman
Collins
Evans
No Chance. They skipped right over Chance. I look at him.
"Where's my report?" I ask and now he seems perplexed.
"Its there I haven't moved it" he says.
"Its not here. Where's the report?" I ask and I'm ready to explode. Someone, anyone, please. Kill me now.
"Tess that pile has not left this building for the past 2 weeks. The last time you were grading papers it was there. Where could it have gone?" He asks. My stomach begins to turn and I feel light headed. There's a tickling feeling that travels up my back and I slowly fall back into my chair. I bury my hands in my face because I'm afraid I might vomit.
"This can't be happening" I mutter. Someone knows. And that's not even the worst part of it all. Someone knows and I can't do anything about it but stay away. Stay away from him. But stay away from who?
"Jesus Christ Tess what happened!" he blurts out and for a moment I had forgotten he was there.
"Someone knows. I don't know how they know I just know that they do. They approached me in the locker room and they had my assignment. They had masks on. I just don't understand how this could happen" I say and he eases into his seat.
"Do you think they might have over heard us talking about it?" I ask and he shakes his head.
"No impossible it couldn't be. The door is almost always shut. Not unless they were intentionally leaning against it to hear" he says and I sit back in my seat and look out the window.
I let out a deep breath and look down at my fingers.
"She said to stay away from him" I say.
"Away from who?" he asks
"That's the thing I don't know" I reply "I don't know who he is"
Because my life can't get any worse then it already is now.
"I gotta go" i say flinging my book bag over my shoulder. Mr.Stevens nods.
"See me before school starts" he says. I wave behind me and step out the door.
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My phone while I'm walking down the hallway vibrates.
It Read: Riley Grey :P
Finally got out! Thank God, sorry if you're waiting
Shoot I for got about that
No its fine I got held up too. Meet you in 5?
A few seconds go bye
Ok
I slam the door to the staircase open and let it bang against the wall causing an echo. I'm mad. I'm going to be mad. For once I'll let myself be angry. I push the front doors of the school open so hard they bang against the railing. I stomp hard down the front steps, march down the cobble stone path, and push myself hard through the gates.
Riley learn against his car on his phone. Despite being infuriated I can't help it when my mind trails off for a split second to think of how hot this and he looks right now. Then I remember and I'm mad all over again even more so that my mind trailed off.
"Hey" I say and he looks up.
"Well don't you just look pleasant today" he says sarcastically. I glare at him and he laughs.
"If this is about doing your science report i told you no" he says and opens the car door.
"Its not that" I snap and slam the door shut behind me. He pulls his hand back quickly and shakes his fingers. I try not to laugh as he inspects his hand. He shuts his door and puts the key into the ignition. The car begins to pur and he puts the car headlights on.
"So what's your problem?" he asks and I give him a sideways look.
For a moment I contemplate. Would it be wise to tell him? Should I even? No, I probably shouldn't. He'd lose it. But if I don't I'd be lying and I wouldn't want to lie. Besides maybe he can help. I look at him. Or maybe telling him would be even worse.
"I have to figure out a way to do that God forsaken science report" I say and he laughs.
"I knew it. How about this I'll help you with it after school tomorrow" he says and looks at me. I bite the inside of my cheek and take in a deep breath before I force a smile.
"Fine!" I say even though today has been everything but.