I froze in place and quietly turned back to look at him. The coldness I saw in his eyes made shivers run down my spine and I felt fear overwhelm me, I knew I had to leave right then or something would go wrong.
He got up and came towards me in huge strides and I felt my legs shake. I turned immediately and twisted the door knob hurriedly but as the door opened it got shut from outside almost immediately, someone was there, and that person had done that to prevent me from leaving.
Horror flashed in my eyes as I banged the door repeatedly "who are you?! open the door please?" My plea fell on deaf ears as he approached me, scooped me in his arms back to the room and threw me on the bed.
I spranged up frantically, clamping my palms together in apology "Mr. Steven I'm sorry I provoked you but you need to stop! Stop please!"
"I can't continue with this! I can't go on!"
"I'm sorry so please let me go, I've changed my mind!" He smirked at me and my heart trembled. I tried to get Brianny's phone to dial someone, anyone.. anyone at all that would save me from my impending doom but he snatched it away from me and tossed it aside.
With a swift move my dress was shred apart forcibly and tears blurred my vision. He pushed me down and all I could feel was pain.. pain.. pain and intense pain until I passed out after hours. whatever pain I felt physically was nothing compared to how shredded my heart was, pain stung so much that I found it very difficult to breath or swallow saliva.
I woke up and realized I had slept through the night, it was almost dawn and I couldn't see Mr Steven around. I heard sounds of running water from the bathroom and knew he was in there. Without making a single noise I got up quietly but with difficulty as my body ached badly. I looked around for suitable clothes to wear as mine was no longer an option, it was ripped apart.
My gaze fell on a shirt at the foot of the bed and I hastily threw it on but I paused mid way as I perceived a very familiar sent from the shirt. I pulled it out and took a good look at it, the shirt belong to.. Brianny. I had selected that particular shirt for her at the mall that day.
Goosebumps washed over me and fresh tears trickled down my face as I tried so much not to cry out loud. What was Brianny's shirt doing in Mr Steve's room. So many thoughts flashed in my mind in a split second and I threw it aside in rage but picked it back up after a few seconds, knowing that there was nothing better I could put on.
That wasn't the time to think about Brianny or the reason for any of whatever happened so I begrudgingly put the cloth on, picked up my dress and wore it. I tied the hand of the dress around my waste to hold it on me as I had worn it in form of a skirt.
I tip toed to the door forgetting Brianny's phone I had come with. I twisted the knob and thankfully it was already unlocked so I left, but I slammed the door behind me so hard wishing it was Mr Steven's head I was slamming instead, I knew it will leave a crack.
I heard his voice immediately but I didn't wait to know what he said and sprinted out.
I ran back home and met my mom outside the house "Jena where have yo-" I ran past her, not bothering to reply as I headed to my room. I didn't come out for days, I remained within the four walls of my room and drowned myself in misery. I cried until my eyes turned red and tears were no longer coming forth.
I didn't bother about Brianny and she didn't reach out to me to know how the visit had turn out, I already had doubts about her in my heart but I needed to be very sure because she was someone I trusted.
I eventually told my mother of what happened and she was maddened, she straight up went to the police and made a report but was asked to provide solid proof of her claim which we couldn't provide. They decided to investigate the case but Mr Steven was no where to be found and the case was abruptly closed.
No one cared to pay attention to us anymore and my mom begrudgingly let it go without letting it go...
I won't have bothered with school because I was in no mood to do so. But we had a stage performance the whole school would witness that I needed to be part of so I got ready, plastered a smile on my face and left, acting out my role perfectly would increase my chances of getting a good scholarship, but.. even till today, I still wished I had stayed back and not stepped foot at Rivers High that very day.
I met my colleagues backstage for rehearsals while looking out for Brianny every once in a while before we went on stage. I went into the rest room to get my act together and get ready to nail the performance but when I stepped out, the others were already on stage. Weren't we told to come up in the next fifteen minutes? I didn't spend up to five minutes in the restroom so why was I left behind? And I had the lead role.
I made my way to the stage immediately but I was stopped "sorry you've been switched" that was Travis- the school nerd. I turned and smiled at him first "someone is actually interested in some drama after all" he forced a simile, his face wasn't looking good "who replaced me?"
"Brianny Lewis" he said curtly
My brain stopped function for a some seconds "what did you say?" I hoped I heard wrong "is Brianny even here?"
"You heard me Jena, and yes she is here! Infact she is already on stage"
I moved ahead to go in immediately
"Jena please come back, don't go in there" he held my hand preventing me from taking another step forward.
I jerked my hand away from him "I need to go there and see Brianny myself! I need to ask her myself why she did this, she knows how important this performance is to me so I need her to tell me why!" I stormed off
"Jena you don't want to go in there, trust me! you'll regret this, Jena.. Jena!" He screamed and went after me immediately.
He said I would regret it and I did!
"And do you still think someone that slept with the teacher and used partial means to get this role deserves to play it?" those were the first words I heard as soon as I stepped on stage. Brianny stood at the limelight, wearing the costume I was supposed to wear with the most pretentious smile on her face as she pointed towards the tv screen.
My sight followed her gaze and the universe.. or prolly my universe came to a screeching halt. Just when I thought I was already miserable, I stood staring at my unspeakable actions with Mr Steven display on the projector - of course the part where he had forced himself on me wasn't showed.
Who did this? who did this?! I could only ask in despair as all eyes were now on me, I felt like disappearing into thin air as tears filled my eyes but I didn't disappear. I wiped them away and confronted Brianny right there, only she knew I was at his house, only she had the ability to ruin me like this.
"Why?" I demanded, I just wanted to know the reason "why Brianny? Just why?"
She whispered in my ear "you are to good Jena! too perfect! no matter how you are broken you still find a way to remain relevant, you don't deserve any of this! the role! the scholarship! Mr Steven! you bitch deserve none! they are too good for your miserable self! just your sight stings my eyes!" She held my hands and made it look like she was comforting me as a friend but she squeezed my hands and dug her nails into my skin.
"Brianny I saw your shirt at his house" I didn't even know how I was still able to maintain my composure yet
"Oh! you just realized that now?" she smiled "I've been under him for a while now, we had a great time together, he's really good at it is he not? what are you going to do about it?"
"Did you plan all this?"
"A grand and surprising plan it is right? how do you like it?"
"Did you lock the door from outside?"
"Jena are you this slow witted or what? you don't have to point it out, every single one of them was my doing! know it!"
"Did you stop the police from investigating the case?"
"It was a total pleasure doing that, I didn't even break a sweat"
"Did you ever see me as a friend?"
"I don't think so bestie"
I stepped away from her and looked at the judging eyes staring at me from the audience.
"You despicable girl!"
"Leave the damn stage for someone better!"
"You lazy teens never works hard for something, thinking you can go on sleeping around to gain favor!"
So many hurtful comments erode my ears until the voices faded into the background as my knees turned weak and I passed out.
I didn't know how I left there but I was told Travis brought me back home.
Brianny successfully destroyed my reputation and stole my role. She was granted a scholarship she didn't actually use because her family could take care of her. She wasn't interested in getting a scholarship, she just wanted to ruin my life and she did!