Lucia walked into her house, a two storey building with a really beautiful surrounding. She always wondered why the case was so different with her. She was rich but no one liked her, while even Asha, the poorest girl in the school who was on scholarship had a lot of friends, usually in movies and books it was the other way round.
"well...I guess that's just stories and books" she said to herself as she fixed her gaze on the door knob, scared to open the door, scared of seeing her stepmother. She went in and straight to her room throwing her bag on the floor and herself on the bed, heaved a sigh of relief and took out her phone and called Jennie who picked up almost immediately.
"Hey" Lucia started.
"Heeeey girl, you home yet?"
"Sure"
"Is the witch home with you?"
Lucia giggled. "No she isn't and I don't care where she went but at least I'll be free till she's back".
"OMG!! that's great news I can come over at least"
"No...you can't....I don't know when she'll get back so don't...just to be on the safe side ".
"Wow...you must be really scared of her"
Lucia sighed sadly "you have no idea"
"Anyways I'll go now... I'm going shopping.... don't worry I'll get you something "
Lucia laughed "Sure... bye "
"bye.." Jennie said and hung up.
Lucia decided to freshen up and whip up something for herself. She got dresses in baggy pants and a baggy T-shirt.
After eating, she went to her study table with a glass of orange juice to study for a while. It was positioned close to the window as she loved the view from there. Studying for an hour straight, she took two huge gulps of the drink and looked out the window to the opposite house, Knowing that it was no longer empty. As soon as she turned to look at the window, someone quickly removed the face and closed the curtains. That creeped her out.
She knew it was a boy staying there, but why he would be watching her like that really gave her the creeps. She looked away,shook her head and tried to forget about it by continuing to study while sipping her juice. Sometimes she would stop to check again but saw no one.
"Huhn... I'm guessing the old lady won't be back today..." she smiled to herself sheepishly "...Cool"
********** 12:42 AM ***********
Lucia saw herself in the middle of a field at night. The field was completely empty and it made her wonder what the time was and exactly what she was doing there In the first place.
"Hello...is anyone here?" She called out as she was confused as she was scared. Soon someone came from her right side, at first the figure wasn't clear as it was in the shadows, so she couldn't see who it was.
"Who...who are you?" she asked shivering in fear. She had always been scared of the idea of being alone in a dark wide place, under the moonlight...and for some unknown reason...it was happening.
The figure was responded by stepping into the moonlight, she was shocked at seeing who it was. "Angelo..!!" She exclaimed softly, he seemed to have been glaring at her but as he came closer , she noticed it wasn't her he was looking at but something behind her. She turned to her left and she shook "Tristan...!" She exclaimed softly again. But it seemed like none of them could see her, even if they could, their attention wasn't fixed on her but on each other. They looked angrily at each other.
"I don't know what you did to become human and I actually don't give a fuck about that either...but just go back to where you came from cuz... I'm not letting you win". Tristan said, his glaring eyes still fixed on Angelo who smirked and replied calmly
"And you think I'll let you win too... remember Tristan that good always triumphs over evil...Keep that in your head, your gonna need it".
"No...I won't but I guess you're also forgetting that in this world...most and almost most...of the humans in this stupid world...are where they belong...in hell...who knows...she might just as well end up there... which I will make sure happens ".
"I didn't forget that... that's why I'm here...to stop all that from happening... and I'm not backing out without a fight".
Angelo was still as calm and handsome as ever but Lucia wondered what and who that were talking about. What did Tristan mean by 'what you did to become human'. Wasn't he human?...what was the deal about hell and letting each other win?...She was so lost and confused.
"We'll see about that " Tristan added.
BRRNNNNNGGGG!!!!
Her alarm went off and she jerked out of sleep. She looked around and heaved a sigh of relief. It was just a dream, A really wierd one though.
She stood up and went to her mom's room and knocked on the door, but there was no response, she knocked again but got the same response, nothing. She opened the door and peeped in, her mom wasn't in. She looked around the room, it was still arranged.
"If her room is still arranged as I left it, it means she didn't come home last night.". Lucia thought. She was happy but didn't know how to express it, she felt so light as if a heavy burden was lifted from her. She wondered if she should be worried in the slightest, then she decided to call her. To know if she was ever going to come back, at least to know when so she'd be on alert.
She went back to her room, picked up her phone and called the witch's number, she picked. For some reason she wished it was a nurse who'd of pick it up, so she'd know Ida, her mom, was in the hospital.
"Hello..." Ida's voice sounded from the other end, she sounded like she had just finished laughing, seems like she's out having fun.
"Hey.....mom"
"Heeey my little sugarplum....how are ya?"
Lucia understood this. Her mom was with her friends, and she spoke like that to seem like a nice and cool mom. Lucia could not get that out of her head.... Disgusting.... Sugarplum?...really?....eeww.
"I just wanted to find out if you were okay..."...or dead "...I was just....worried"...that you were alive and breathing. "You didn't come home last night"...I hope you never come back... anywhere again.
"Thank you sweetie..."
... Call me sweetie again and I'll puke...
"...I'm just fine..."
... Unfortunately.
"....but I won't be back in a two weeks..."
.....I hope you get run over by a bus or a bull on your way back
" ... I'm in Texas on business trip... stay well...take care of yourself okay?"
Lucia forced up a smile " Sure...you too..bye"
She didn't wait for her a response before she cut the call. A real big smile Formed on Lucia's face. She went on to prepare for school.
Lucia had always hated the kind of lifestyle her mom had made her look like she was living to others, she didn't like being drove around in a big car to school. She always admired how some other rich kids rode their bicycles to school. It seemed more fun and free. So, she took out her bicycle which she hadn't had time to ride for years, she cleaned it up and hopped on it. She felt free as she felt the wind in her hair. But as soon as she got closer to school, all that good feeling disappeared and her chest began to feel heavy.
She took a deep breath and went in, as she was chaining down her bike, Reiya, Shanya and Lori, three most despicable girls in the school who hardly had her time as they were always busy being popular came up to her laughing "Seems like they finally got the car sold" Reiya started.
"Couldn't afford to have a car while in debt I'm sure" Lori added.
"I knew her wealth had always been a fake" Shanya added .
She ignored them and went in. without looking up at anybody, she went straight to her locker. She heard tiny giggles from different angles and could sense some people recording her, but she decided to pretend like she didn't notice them. She wondered what exactly they were so hyped up about.
....I wish you all would just get swallowed by blue whale...
She opened her locker and immediately...SPLAT!!...went fish gut,rotten tomato juice and flour all over her body, she didn't expect that one bit. She wanted to cry but for a reason, the tears refused to drop then. She felt so...bad. She quickly locked her locker. Everyone burst into laughter and some took pictures of her. As she was about to leave, As if that was not enough, Joe, Jon and Jay each came from behind and poured raw eggs on her head which started to crawl from her head to every other part of her body.
She looked behind her and saw Angelo ahead, staring at her, looking pitiful.
...Now he's never gonna talk to me again....
She ran away.
Angelo watched as Lucia ran away, he wanted to do something to help out, he couldn't bear this at all. He heard her thought, he always did, so did Tristan. He realized that helping Lucia wouldn't be as smooth and easy as he thought.
He noticed he was being stared at again like before. Was he that attractive?.
"Hi Angelo..." was the next thing he heard from a feminine voice. he turned to face her. She was holding a pretty blue box to her She had short, dark, curly hair with brown eyes. He recognized her from earlier when, they were mocking Lucia for using a bicycle. He said nothing to her.
"I'm Reiya... I'm technically like...the hottest girl in school..." she flipped her with one hand while holding the box to her front, smiling excitedly and feeling cute. He still said nothing.
"...and umm...I baked chocolate cookies... it's more of like a welcome present..." she opened it to reveal cookies that were coated with melted chocolate, flowing over them they really looked good. "...Here have one..."
Angelo only looked at her with bored eyes, making her feel she wasn't interesting enough.
She started to feel slightly uncomfortable "um...I see you don't talk much...but just at least have a cookie, you'll love it I bet...I used my grandma's crying chocolate recipe.... it's really good"
"Are you like this to everyone or is it just me?" Angelo finally asked, obviously not moved by anything she had said.
"What?... I'm really friendly to most people...I don't talk to everyone you know.."
"Is that why you're so mean to Lucia?"
"Mean?...but...I...I didn't do anything to her"
"You didn't mock her bicycle?"
"Umm... it's just a thing...I didn't think she'd be offended".
"of course..." he paused.
"You know Angelo...I just want us to be friends...if that's okay with you"
He was quiet for sometime and looked at her "No... it's not..." he paused, Reiya got shocked and speechless. She had never been rejected before.
"...I don't want to be your friend..." He paused again letting it get to her.
"... You're not my type". His face didn't flinch with a touch of emotion.
His words left everyone shocked. No one had had expected it and Reiya had never felt more embarrassed than she did now.
He started to walk away, but stopped briefly and turned back to look at her. "Maybe I'll consider it..."
She looked a bit hopeful.
"...on one condition..."
"What... what's that?..."
He didn't speak immediately. "Treat Lucia nicely". He said and walked away.
Tristan who had been watching the whole thing as he was the one who planned what had happened to Lucia, tightened his knuckles with anger. He knew now that Angelo had come, he wouldn't be the only guy everyone would try to go after. And Lucia would get more friends. He had to think fast. He saw Angelo come towards him. They locked gazes for a brief second but Angelo removed his face and smiled as he walked past him.
Lucia had been in the restroom, crying. She had heard the bell ring but she made no attempt to leave. She just wanted to stay there the whole day and run off once school was over. She should have just stayed in bed. She wiped of a tear from her cheek when she heard a knock on the door "Someone's in here" she answered still sobbing .
"Lucia.. it's me... it's Jennie...just come out for a sec would you... please".
"No" She replied almost immediately. "...Just go...I just wanna be alone".
"Lucia please" you could almost feel the sadness in Jennie's voice.
Lucia hesitated "...Just go...please....I just wanna be alone" she said tearfully.
"well..if you need anything... I'll be nextdoor" Jennie said and passed a pack of wipes from under the door as there was space.
She wondered why everyone treated Lucia so badly, what was their main reason. after all when they were still in 2nd grade ,it was because she was the poorest girl in school. But in Asha had come in 5th grade on scholarship and was literally the poorest girl in school but she was doing far better off than Lucia was.
Jennie knew Tristan was the one who had planned everything. She just couldn't get why Tristan bullied her and he was also a reason why her best friend almost committed suicide.
She became really angry. And Jennie being angry was nothing to ever write home about as she wouldn't care who you were or where you came from as long she was satisfied after giving a piece of her mind.
THAT'S IT!!
Jennie said to herself and barged out of the restroom.
Lucia heard when Jennie came out from the toilet and out of the restroom. "Jennie!". She called out but got no reply.
Jennie went to her locker and took out the pepper spray she had been saving for times like this, when someone would be a jerk. She went to class, as usual the teacher wasn't in yet. She looked to Tristan's seat and sure enough he was there, Reiya and her friends were talking to him.
She walked towards him and without him noticing what she was about to do he saw her and asked "Hey... Jennie where's my PA?", She couldn't believe how heartless he was after making her a laughing stock he had the guts to ask for her...with no remorse. With that, she took up the can and sprayed him on the face.
Everyone was shocked at this. Didn't she know who she just did that too?
....This girl must be crazy...
.....What dah Fuck.....
....OH MY GOD....
The three girls who were with him were left with their mouth opened, stunned. While Tristan could only stand up with effect and started to shout and rub his eyes.
"Shit!...my eyes are burning" He said calmly
"Quick go get water" Reiya said to Lori who sharply and obediently went and got a water bottle, Reiya took it from her and wanted to help Tristan wash his eyes but he took it from her, almost violently and did it himself.
Jennie had been watching him and was just waiting for him to finish so she could spray him again. Revenge is a dish best served cold.
Reiya looked at Jennie like she wanted to kill her "What is up with you?... you're crazy you know that right?"
"Shut up Curly brains....and stay out of this if you don't want to be sprayed too" Jennie fired.
Reiya was too shocked to say anything and scared too , she definitely didn't want to be sprayed as she believed Jennie could do it, evidence had just been shown.
When he had slightly recovered, he smiled and looked at her as much as his eyes could.
Jennie looked into his deep red eyes that seemed like they were going to strangle her soon and she started having second thoughts about what she had just done. But she wouldn't show fear as she had to stay strong to put him in his place.
"That was a wrong move Jennie..." He said calmly. "...You have no idea who you're messing with...do you?".
To Jennie, it sounded like a threat. She was really scared now.
"I do...but ...jerks have to be treated like one".
She changed her mind about spraying him again. But when he stood up she held the can firmly in her hand. He started to come close to her slowly and she kept moving back as much as she could
"One more step closer...and I swear...I'll spray you again". please don't take a step again pleeeasee.
He took a step closer...She was dead.
She held out the can to at least try and scare him off.
"...I swear... I'll do it"
Tristan said nothing but took another step.
As soon as Jennie was about to spray it, out of fear though so she could have a head start to run away, he took it from her hand and tossed it away and held her hand
...Oh no!... I'm screwed.
She laughed nervously "...you...you..." She swallowed "...you did not... just toss away...my pepper spray "
He looked at her and started to squeeze her hand. She groaned in pain.
"... you're hurting me"
He ignored her and squeezed it even harder.
"Ouch... stop... you're hurting me".
His glare became more frightening, maybe it was the spray but for some reason, his eyes were deep red and...very scary.
"Tristan stop...."
"This is a warning...next time...I won't be so easy... I'll forget you are a girl". He said and violently released her, making her stumble.
She looked at her hand...it definitely looked squeezed, as it had a reddish surface. she caressed it as she gave him a glare and walked out of the class.
She walked into the restroom and went to Lucia's door.
"Jennie...is that you?"
"Yes...yes...Lucia it's me"
"Ok.." Lucia said sounding like she had just wiped the last tear from her eyes.
"Please come out okay?... I've dealt with him...I pepper sprayed him..." she laughed "...but he's so scary..." she laughed again"... please come out...please..." She got emotional "...letting this guy get all over you... it's killing you slowly and I'm sure you know it...just...come out please. You've got me and I'm here for you... isn't that what's important?"
She paused a bit, she didn't know when a drip of tears fell off, she looked at her squeezed hand, it still hurt a bit. Lucia hadn't said anything. Jennie sighed "I'll be back". She said and went out.
Immediately she stepped out of the restroom, she saw Angelo standing at the door holding a uniform shirt and a perfume. Jennie looked at him.
"Angelo...what are you doing here?".
"I saw what happened to Lucia so...I just wanted to help...here" he handed the items to her. Jennie was surprised as she took them from him. She smiled "I'll let her know it's from you...thanks for your help".
"it's nothing"
She left him and went to her locker to get somethings.
Angelo's expression changed immediately she left "Tristan... Tristan... Tristan...."
He said in his head and shook his head slowly. "...What can I do to you?..".