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"Bella, come on. Spill it," Paoli, that girl, uttered again, and Isabella dislike these things if someone tried to force her about something. Moreover, she knew Paoli was doing this intentionally.
"You've taken it too far, Paoli, which is wrong. By the way, I need to go, so I pass," Isabella didn't polite either, though her expression and words are gentle, her voice isn't.
"That's mean, what we have heard is true that you are a virgin," Paoli spat and snickered as she stood up then resumed again, "I am confident that you haven't kissed anyone."
"Shit!" everyone started whispering. Their mocking eyes were unbearable.
Everyone turned their full attention to Isabella, activating their judge eyes and giving the vibe that being a virgin was a crime.
"Okay, whatever. You are such a disgusting woman," Isabella answered and stood up. She threw the paper cup on the ground before crushing it with her feet.
"How dare you? If I am lying, why don't you kiss someone right now? You can't," Paoli this time screamed almost as she stated those words.
"Go to hell," Isabella one last time looked at Paoli, and then started walking. That's when a boy blocked her path by stretching his arm.
"You can kiss me, Bella. I like you from the first day of college, and I have plenty of money to make you queen." The boy was one of Isabella's suitors who has his eyes on Isabella from the day he saw her, also Isabella's personality made him greedy to have her.
"Get out of my way George, before I slap you in front of everyone," Isabella said. Her hazel eyes were blazing, while her clutch was tightened on her phone.
"What do you think of Xavier? If you don't want to kiss George, you can kiss him. I know this will be your first kiss." Paoli didn't stop with her bullshit. She forced Isabella, even more, to intend to embarrass Bella. And the reason was Isabella's beautiful face.
This was the ugly face of the popular group. Isabella, with a red face, looked at Paoli, who was laughing happily with others.
That green-eyed man looking down didn't lift his eyes or retort to Paoli, but if someone noticed him closely, they could see that Xavier was counting something on his finger.
Isabella could open her mouth as she was in a rage and it was about to blast suddenly there was a woman's sharp voice was heard by everyone.
"Hey, nerds. Why are you so eager to see her kissing, are you a lesbian, and have a sweeping urge to see how good Isabella can kiss so that in the future you get your chance," Bethany holding her cup, pushed George aside glaring at him, she entered the circle.
"Watch your mouth Bethany or I will rip it apart," Paoli smashed her cup as she threatened Bethany.
"Come on. Let's see," Bethany furiously imperiled her words. She was all ready to smash this woman's face. How dare she try to force Isabella on something which she didn't like?
Suddenly the rain started, which was unbelievable because how can it rain in this weather and it intensified in a second, which extinguished the fierce fire? Bethany grabbed Isabella's hand and started running, as everyone else did. Earlier, this place was hell cold, but now the rain made it worse.
"Where is Danny?" Isabella inquired, slowing down her pace. Her eyes looked back to notice Danny when Bethany shouted, "She is in the car. She had a great fight with Jackie."
While running, Isabella's eyes again caught the masked man near the same signboard, his eyes also following her. Her moist eyelids could not see what the man was holding, as well as her vision was blurred because of the distance.
"Isabella, what are you doing? Come on," Bethany shouted at the troublesome girl, who was not disturbed at all by the rain and cold.
The man who had been bothering Isabella by wearing a mask as well as intimidating her with eyes was now holding a severed head of someone which Isabella could not see.
As they reached the car, they found Danny crying inside, but seeing them, she quickly wiped her tears and unlocked the door for them.
"Hey, where were you two so long?" Danny asked with a choked-up voice that her hand reached to turn on the car's sound system, but Isabella stopped her as she sat in the passenger seat and spoke at the sad Danny, who tried to hide her pain, "I was in trouble and here you are, sitting in the car mourning for your ex."
"What happened?" Danny turned her concentration on Isabella and looked at her closely if she got any injury.
"Nothing, Bethany, and the rain are my saviors, but you promised us something, and breaking a promise is a crime," Isabella jokingly said to energize her friend and her palm stretched toward her cheeks before caressing them.
"I am okay. It's just something that had gone into my eyes and my tears helped me remove it from my eyes." Danny's lips spread in a smile as she tactically covered the topic.
"Yes, I think Jackie's dick poked your eyes," Bethany commented from the back seat, squeezing water from her ponytail.
"Shut up, you two got my car seat wet," Danny murmured while just pretending, when Isabella got a call from her father,
"Yeah, dad, we are on the way.
"Well, the sudden rain worried me," said Isabella's father, steering the vegetable, but the sizzling sound couldn't stop Danny from commenting, "Uncle, we're coming and I'm as hungry as a gorilla."
"I'm most hungry, so uncle keeps the sizeable portion for me," Bethany screamed like a scared child as Isabella's father would give everything to Danny and Isabella.
"Haha, obviously the big portion is only for you two. If for that I have to starve my daughter, I will," Isabella's father said and heard clearly to everyone as the phone was on loudspeaker.
Isabella's father was laughing happily at their childishness.
"Bye, drive slowly." And the phone hung up with little caring words from Isabella's father.
"Finally, I am satisfied that we still have a special position in uncle's heart," Bethany said, and Isabella chuckled, her head leaning against the window as she closed her eyes.
And Danny turned on the music. Slow melody without lyrics, but it justified the weather and the situation. Isabella, with her closed eyes, remembered her mother. When she was a child, her mother and she always played in the rain, despite her father's scolding.
"You are a bird, Bella. My angel, you have invisible wings. It will appear when you know how to break every obstacle that comes your way. Don't be afraid of anything. If you have pain, just stand under the rain. It will wash everything away, and I will be there with all your pain and joy."
Every word she thought with closed eyes felt so real. Her throat got heavy as she was trying to push her overwhelming emotion, not wanting to break in front of her friends.
Instantaneously, Alexander's face crashed through her mind, jolting her heart, and those hazel eyes were wide open. She gulped her saliva, and the ponderousness on her throat vanished away.
Anon, Isabella heard Danny grumble, "Your neighbor is here, I guess. That guy is a sticky glue. Ugh!"
"Sunny, is he here again? he'll miss no chance to have a free meal," Bethany irritatingly asserted.
"Yes, look at his bike parking. Should I crush it with my car?" Danny said with a scheming voice and her hand clasped the gear lever as she was about to speed up her car when Isabella stopped them.
"Have you both gone mad? He is here all because of my father. He's definitely invited him over," Isabella said, looking at her friends unbelievably.
"Okay, I will kick him today. Let's go," Bethany intoned and got out of the car first. Isabella quickly followed her. Who knows what mess Bethany would create if she entered alone? Maybe she will kick sunny as she said. Isabella felt more headaches.
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Beneath the shower, a tall, tattooed figure was standing with both palms on the wall. His head was tilted while the red pigment was coming off his body. One would think he was injured badly, but they can't imagine what this devil did a couple of hours ago.
His finger slid through his hair, his nail grew longer, and they dug up the tiles. The anger didn't subside. He wanted more murders, and it's all because of Isabella. He killed a hell demon who had come to his office to meet him. All was well until he took Isabella's name.
It's not that he likes that mortal, but the reason she is his prey. He will take time to play with his prey and will not tolerate interference.
Suddenly something came to his mind, and he wrapped a towel and left the shower. He appeared in front of the small table near the bed, his hand scratching it to open it.
"Crap," cursing at the end, he opened the top row and pulled out a diary. It was a purple diary with a small handmade stone flower on top and a word was written as well, "My life".