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Things were getting hot these few days, Liam was hitting on Ranella which sparked some gossip in the school and there was Alex too. Now they were both sitting down next to Ranella and were both caught fighting for her once, in the cafeteria.
Alex was kind-hearted and people could understand his intention towards Ranella, they thought he pitied her but no one understood Liam's intentions, could he have fallen for her, for real? That explains why he and Charlotte didn't talk any longer. And why the bullying of Ranella had increased.
Some students stated that Liam and Ranella often have a study date, They met at the school library, armed with textbooks and pencils.
As they poured over their notes, Liam couldn't help but find excuses to brush his hand against Ranella's or sneak glances at her.
Ranella's POV
"That'll be all for today," I said, closing my textbooks and packing them into my backpack.
"I hope you catch on, we're having a text next week and nothing will make me proper than to see you pass," I said with a soft smile. I was still shy around him and couldn't make direct eye contact.
"I hope I'm catching up too, I can't afford to fail this text and get expelled, that'll cause me to face my Father and I don't want to!" Liam said and I glanced up at him, I saw something flash through his eyes, but couldn't quite fathom what it was.
"You and your Father are not in a good relationship huh?" I asked and he nodded.
"Why?" I found myself asking, I was not the nosy type but I found myself interested in his story and I was curious about him.
"I...(clears throat) I need to go, I have something important to do," He said, standing up abruptly. I nodded and watched him as he walked out of the library, when he reached the doors he glanced back at me and we had a moment, staring into each other's eyes before he turned away and closed the doors behind him.
I was still sitting there, lost in thoughts when a group of girls walked up to me, this wasn't the Charlotte crew but another set of girls, there were three too. This wasn't the first time it was happening, ever since I started tutoring Liam, my life had turned a thousand times worse. Maybe teaching the hottest and coolest guy in school wasn't the best idea.
"So you think you're better than us because you can sit with Liam Rogers don't you?"
"And Alex,"
"You are nothing, an ugly duckling, they are just using you, a girl like you must be a virgin, I guess that's why they are after you," The one in the middle said, she was their mean girl group leader. But what if they were right, it's obvious I was a virgin, what if....No, I shouldn't think of something like that, I might not know them well but I do know they were not like that, even Liam who was the bad boy couldn't be that cruel.
I wanted to see the expression on their faces when I told them I trusted the Rogers twins, I wanted to make them jealous of me, to see what it felt like to be envied.
"That's where you're wrong, yes I am a virgin but I know Liam and Alex, they're nothing like that, they are sweet to me, so beat it," I said and was about to walk out on them like a badass but they dragged my hair and pushed me back to my seat, pressing my head on the table while I whimpered and groaned. So much for making them jealous, this was not a good idea.
"Let go of me," I said.
"You slut!"
"You said I was a virgin and now you're calling me a slut, make up your mind!" I said, but felt like slapping myself, what was I thinking? My mouth was only making things worse.
"Argh, come here!" They said, angrily dragging me by my hair and carrying me further into the library between the shelves.
"We are going to teach you a lesson you will never forget!" The girl with the colored hair said, her hair was like spikes and they had different colors.
"Do it Chichino,"
'Chichino, what type of name was that, perhaps she was named by a dog family,' I said inwardly.
"Chichino, she said you were named by a dog family," the other girl who had innocent features, like someone who wouldn't hurt a fly said. Oh shit, she was a telepath. Why do I have to encounter a telepath right now?
"N--No, I did not say that, she's lying," I said trying to defend myself. These girls were already mad at me and I had the guts to mock their queen bee's name.
"Oh you are a tough one, do you wanna know what my powers are?" She asked and I shook my head.
"I have very strong punches," She said and right in front of my eyes, her hands pumped and turned freakishly red.
"Oh shit," I cursed.
WHAM!!! I fell to the floor with blood dripping out of my mouth, this bitches were worse than Charlotte and her coheirs. I touched my face and felt it was swollen. The only good thing was I didn't lose a tooth.
"What, are you already bleeding, we're not done yet," Spiky hair or whatever her name was said again. She picked me up by my sweater and hit my back on the wall aggressively while I coughed out blood. She was about to hit me again and I shut my eyes right, waiting for the pang to hit me, but then it didn't come.
I opened my eyes and saw a tall silhouette standing in front of me, dark wisps of smoke circulating his body like snakes.
''I dare you to hit my woman," He said, holding Spiky's hand as she struggled out of his grip. I felt weak in the knees as soon as he said that, his woman? Was he referring to me? Time slowed down and all I could see was his figure, my heart accelerated, racing in my chest I saw hearts floating around him and I was smiling to myself like a dummy as I clenched my chest. But the hearts and fantasies instantly vanished when I saw Liam's darkness expand.
The other two girls were panting heavily and were about to run in opposite directions when dark tentacles came out from Liam's back and grabbed them from both sides. My eyes were wide like saucers when it lifted them in the air, strangling them and Liam lifted spiky with his bare hands, strangling her as they all fought to catch their breaths.
"Li--Liam," I called his name, my voice cracked in shock seeing this other side of him was too much for me to handle.
As if coming back to his senses after hearing my call, he let go of Chichino and she fell to the ground, gasping for air his dark tentacles that were previously strangling the girls dissipated like smoke and his dark aura disappeared without a trace.
The girls scurried away as rats and Liam turned to me, gazing directly at me, he took a step forward and I stepped back, my back hitting the shelf, and my hands were trembling. As if noticing my fear he halted in his tracks, not bothering to take a step forward again.
He outstretched his hand and touched my face, the side that was bulged. I shivered under his touch, it was as if I had seen a monster and what I saw right now was not far from it.
He chuckled, a sad one, he withdrew his hand and shoved them in his pocket.
"You see me like a monster too, don't you," He said, massaging the space between his brows.
I was speechless, I couldn't even find the right words to say, I knew of Liam's powers and how they worked, his powers were fueled by rage and I understood that, but what I didn't understand was why he was so angry, I knew what he was capable of, and I wasn't nervous because of his powers, I was frightened because I didn't expect him to strangle those girls that way. He almost looked like he was going to kill them if I hadn't called his name.