The next morning, Laura woke up with a fever and could not get up. She was stressed from the incidence that happened the day before. She phoned her parents and informed them she wouldn't be home until evening.
Dorian was perplexed. The strong Laura of yesterday had become suddenly weak overnight, what was that? Was she not very agile yesterday, Banting and arguing with darren ?
However, she was happy laura would not attend class; it would save her from more troubles anyways because the look on darren's face yesterday said there was more that had to be discussed.
Quickly, dorian had her bath and slid into her faded pink hoodie and black shorts. She prepared Laura some breakfast and got her medications after which she left the house in hurry.
As she walked along the already busy streets, her mind drifted to the incident that happened yesterday. She couldn't believe Darren could do such a thing just to get information from Laura.
He had really gone extra miles to get both of them to his place, because Laura knew about his dad. What baffled her most was how Laura got to know about darren's dad and his frivolous activities as well, because she'd never told her about it.
Why was Laura hiding it from her?
Laura had never hidden anything from her, not even when it's in the most unsuitable and nervous situation. She was a tight lipped person and Laura knew it so it was easy for her to trust her and tell her anything going on in her life.
But this... Dorian wondered, putting her hair back in order as the wind had ruffled it earlier on.
Laura was fearless of darren, she knew that and like that fact but never had she thought there was a reason behind this fearlessness. Naturally, her friend was the incorrigible type but not to the level of brawling out to darren with a free mind unless she has a strong backing.
Again, Dorian wondered where Laura got the piece and bits of information from and why Darren seemed so worried about it.
It was his dad's business, not his, so why was he concerned? Why was his mother truly unwilling to leave his father even after all the brutal maltreatments he gave her? was darren scared his dad might get arrested and he would not be able to enjoy the wealth and fame he had thereafter?
Dorian thought harder, outwardly speaking to herself like she was a crazy woman, but could not find any answers to the numerous growing questions in her head. She'd ask Laura about it when she arrived from school, she concluded and sighed heavily.
Few minutes later, she arrived at school and quickly ran into the classroom, not wanting to be noticed or cause any form of attraction that would give her trouble. Luckily, she was able to abscond into the room successfully as everyone were minding their business as they would when the boys weren't bullying her. Dorian was quite glad about her little escaped and decided to read a little before the class started _geography.
Half an hour later, the class began to fill up as students were already arriving to have their class, each of them sunk in their thoughts and personal problems, mindless of the school nerd.
She had a free mind throughout the class. No one tried to hurt her or play dirty tricks on her. Tanner, Darren and Louise were nowhere to be found either.
After her first class, Dorian packed her books and headed for her next class; further maths, the subject she hated the most. she'd give up anything just to understand the basics but her brain just couldn't comprehend.
Adding further maths to the problems she had already was like adding fuel to fire. She sighed and went for her class.
Two hours later, the class ended and everyone dispersed into the cafeteria for lunch. Dorian wasn't the type that ate at school but today, she had no choice than to because she didn't pack her lunch out of hurry. Since Laura wasn't around either, she decided to have lunch in the cafe.
As she walked into the cafeteria, she sighted tanner's new girlfriend _tricia who was having lunch with her friends_eve and catty. She narrowed her eyes and settled in a seat Faraway from them, not wanting to attract her attention.
Tricia was no difference to the bullies, she was a jerk, too. She wore outrageous clothes, showing off her cleavages to attract boys. She was the school cheerleader and most students feared her because her parents were wealthy and influencial, and to crown it all, was the girlfriend of the school hottest and brilliant billionaire. She indeed had everything within her reach and did as she liked. She was a female simp. Dorian thought inwardly as she placed her food order at the counter.
After getting her order, she walked back to her sit, sat and ate quietly, enjoying the Peaceful moment she was having , but unfortunately, Tricia had seen her and was already walking towards her with her gang behind her, making annoying noises with their heels.
"See who's here!" Tricia yelled, turning around to face other students who were dining, while pointing a finger at Dorian and snickering "our school nerd!" She said and giggled.
Dorian's face heated immediately she heard this. Her heart thumping vigrously while she held nervously onto the table edge. Even after all the dodging and decking, the girls still managed to see her!
Everyone had stopped eating and were staring at her while speaking in hush tones.
Tricia smiled and said "what? Pained?" She outstretched her right arm to her friend who handed her a bottle of water to her. Tricia opened the bottle of water with a smug on her face and emptied the content on dorian, drenching her from head to toe, while everyone laughed at her. Some of the students brought out their cell phones and recorded what was happening with a mocking smile on their faces.
Dorian was taken by surprise when she felt the cold liquid over her. she sat there, transfixed like a doll, her eyes blurry from tears. Tricia had gone far as embarrassing her in public to the extent of drenching her to the toe. She was so pitiful to watch right now, but the girls were not done yet. they simply couldn't leave her after just a little torture.
Even walked over to dorian and pulled her hair painfully, shooking with laughter as dorian winced in pain. "Let go of my hair, please!" She pleased as the students laughed again.
" Let go of you? You slut!" Catty yelled and smacked her hard across the face, creating a faint mark on dorian's smooth face.
"How dare you seduce my boyfriend? You even went as far as taming him to take you to his place!" Tricia fumed relentlessly. " God knows what you forced him to do with you!"
Everyone's eyes widened in shock and astonishment, including Dorian who was holding her face, for she had no clue of what tricia was talking about.
"What do you mean?" Dorian managed to ask after releasing her self from eve's grip.
"What do I mean?" Tricia repeated, like she had no clue of what dorian meant. " You seduced my boyfriend just to make him yours!"
Dorian was exasperated. She swallowed hard in fear and said in almost a bare whisper. "I didn't try to seduce tanner, why would I want to?"
Tricia scoffed. " Because you want to be like me!" She yelled, yet again and glared daggers at her.
Dorian pushed back the tears in her eyes. " I would never do such to you tricia. Darren had I and Laura captives yesterday and when I passed out, tanner took me to his place to get treated by him doctor" with a shaky voice, dorian explained.
" Lies!" Tricia yelled and slammed her hands know the table. "You're a born slut, don't ever think my boyfriend would like you!"