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Chapter 5 - Chapter Five

Maia

FLASHBACK

12 year old Maia

WARNING MENTIONS OF SA

I can hear the loud footsteps getting even louder as he's getting closer to my bedroom.

I quickly jump off the bed to lock my door but before I can, my stepdad is already pushing my door open and getting inside my room. He makes sure to lightly close my door and lock it.

I go stand as far away from him as possible because I already know what's going to happen.

"Come over here Maia." My stepdad say in a serious but low voice.

I'm terrified by this man, so I do as I'm told and make my way closer to him but still keep some distances between us.

He walks a bit closer to me and grabs my hand only to place it in his pants. I close my eyes as head as he lets out a soft disgusting moan at the fact that a 12 year old is holding his dick. He's sick, he has to be right?

I try to pull my hand back away from him but that earns me a slap in the face. At one point I grew numb to this once again and just allowed him to do as he pleases.

After a while, he finally leaves but not before he forces a kiss on me. I really need to go to the bathroom and scrub my mouth with soap again.

I lay on my bed and cry, I really wish this would stop. I hate him so much. I wish my mom would throw his drunk ass out of the house for good this time. Mom never listens to me. I tried to tell her once what he does to me but she started screaming at me to stop being so jealous of their relationship. Can you believe that? She think I'm jealous of them being together.

I'm trying to fall asleep when I hear my mom yell from the kitchen to go eat. Time to pretend to be okay once again.

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Present time

I got to class almost 15 minutes late and I didn't get to eat breakfast. It's been kind of boring so far. I have one more class for today and then I'm going to get some lunch because I'm starving.

Once I make it to my psychology class, I see the class in full of students that are already sitting down. I find an empty chair near the back of the class.

The professor walks in and everyone suddenly go quiet. I snap my eyes at the professor and I can't believe how hot he is. He seems 6'O feet tall, curly light brown hair and I can see his eyes are an ocean blue. He has eye cheek bones and a sharp jawline. I stop gawking at my hot professor when he suddenly is snapping at someone who's late for class. I look towards the door of the class to see Michael sitting down a few seats away from me and lifting his feet on the table next to him.

"Mr. Hernandez, don't make being late a habit again and get your feet off the desk before I throw you out of my class." The professor says before not dwelling his attention another second to Michael.

"Hello everyone, I'm Mr.Cruz and I hope you're all ready to be tortured in this class" some students, including myself giggle at his words. I honestly wouldn't mind being tortured by him. I really need to stop.

For the next two hours of class, I'm paying as much attention to the professor and maybe even day dreaming of him too. Through out the class however, I can feel a set of eyes on me. I made eye contact with Michael a few times. I even offered him a smile at one point but he doesn't even return it. In fact, he scuffed and stopped looking at me for a while.

When it was finally time to go, I slowly gather my stuff because I plan on asking Mr.Cruz some questions about the essay I have to write.

Making my way down to where my professor is, I take a deep breath to ease my nerves.

"Excuse me professor, I have a couple of questions about the essay you want me to write." I avoid staring at his eyes for to long as if he could turn me into stone.

"Of course, what are your questions?" He steps closer to me and sits on the edge of his desks while looking me in the eyes.

I ask all the questions I have and he explains them to me in detail so I could understand. I finish writing down some extra information of what I need to do and put my notebook away back in my bag. As I'm getting ready to wave him off and leave he stops me and says "Just so you know, you can always come to me and ask me anything you have doubts on. I don't want you too think it'll be a bother. That's why I'm here after all"

I give him a quick smile and nod. Waving him bye and walking out of his class while I can feel his eyes burning holes in the back of my head.

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"Hi, can I have the double cheese burger and a side of fries with a black tea please" I order my food at the cafe that has the big windows. While I'm paying for my food I'm searching for any empty seats but I can't see any. I guess I'll have to eat outside.

Getting my food and stepping out of the cafe, I search for somewhere to sit. I make my way over to an empty table that's near a tree when I hear someone calling my name. I turn to see, it's Danny and Alyssa. I make my way toward them and greet them as I sit with my new friends.

"Hey guys, how was your day?" I ask both of them while grabbing some fries and seeping them in ranch.

"Boring! I can not wait for the school year to finish already" Alyssa says annoyed.

"Come on dude, school just started." Danny says rolling his eyes and looking at me.

"My day was decent. I don't know why I chose to study architecture. It's so hard and boring. How was your first day though?" Danny takes a sip of his drink while waiting for me to answer him.

"Well, I was nearly 15 mins late on my first day of class. My classes were boring but once I got to psychology my mood changed momentarily when I saw how hot the professor is but just as quick it sores when that kid Michael walked in class. I don't know what's his problem" I tell them with frustration in my voice.

"Wait! You have Mr.Cruz as a professor and Michael as a classmate all at the same time?" Alyssa asks while her eyes look like they're about to pop out of their sockets in disbelieve.

"Yes, but trust me it's horrible. I could feel him staring at me while I was trying to pay attention. I even smiled at him at some point and he stopped looking my way, Almost as if he was disgusted by it. I don't understand his problem" I take a hand full of friends and shove them in my mouth.

Lifting his brow Danny says "who knows with him. He's trouble, stay away from him."

After we finished eating, we stayed and talked for a bit. I'm now making my way to my room so I can get started on my essay.

Walking through the hallway to get to my room, I freeze when I get near my door. The noise is faint but still there. I put my ear to the door and listen to some noise coming from inside. My heart is beating a bit hard as I open the door to my room to seeing what the noises were, all the blood drained from my face when I saw Michael fucking my roommate on the floor.

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