EMORY

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♥️EMORY♥️

(Badasses•Bad•Jerks)

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TERRAVERDE ISLAND~SPAIN, CARSON'S MANSION*

The chilly morning air blowing in through the open window of Emory's room did her awakening.

Her lids moved slightly, and her intertwined lashes began trying to let go of each other.

Lazily, she rolled from one side of her soft bed to another, slowly pulling the duvet away.

Her hair is in a tousled mess on her head, and she has smeared mascara below her entrancing amber eyes__a result of her alcohol party last night

She was groaning with a frown as she sat up, placing her pedicured legs on the ground.

She reached for the drawer and opened it, dragging out a joint pack.

She got rizla and rolled it professionally, getting a zippo to lighten it.

She took a long drag from it, and immediately it penetrated deep, she smiled with her lips, blowing out the smokes softly.

She got her phone with the other hand and went to the girls group chat.

There are messages from all of them already.

Nina: Who's here?

Lizzy: Shut the fûck, Nina. Last night wasn't funny.

Rebekah: Let's meet in school, no comment for now.

Emory almost started laughing as she typed a text.

Emory: I love you Nina! I needed the booze.

Immediately she sent that to the group, a knock sounded on her door.

"Em?" Her mother's voice called.

She quickly hid the joint in the drawer and closed it, then she sprayed the room to hide the smell.

She walked to the door, her perfect curvy hips doing a show behind her till she got there and opened the door to meet her mum standing there.

Mrs. Carson.

"Ma" she muttered, leaning on the door.

The brunette woman smiled and embraced her in a hug, arranging her hair with her fingers.

"Did you sleep well?"

"Sure" Emory managed to smile.

"Come on, breakfast is set" Mrs. Carson pulled her away from the door.

She swept her hair back sluggishly as she followed her down the stairs.

The house is big and spacious...her parents might not be very rich, but they're rich enough to buy her whatever she wants... they both run Carson Enterprises.

They met her dad eating already when they got to the dining room, and she settled down opposite him.

"Morning" she mumbled.

The man looked up sternly.

"You smell like weed, did you smoke again?" He questioned.

"Shit" Emory muttered, taking her cutlery.

"You think you're helping yourself with the smokes?" Mr. Carson said.

"Hubby" Mrs. Carson tried to stop him, but it failed cos he kept talking...

"You're literally worsening everything and...

"Fûck it! I'm not eating with you guys anymore" Emory slammed her palms on the table, standing and rushing back upstairs.

"Emory!" Her mother's voice came after her, but she never turned back till she arrived at her room.

She entered the bathroom and exited minutes later to dress up in a baggie jean

She topped it with a corset top and one of her numerous black boots.

The chains in the boot were clanging as she climbed down the stairs, hanging her backpack on her right arm.

She only straightened her hair, did a light make-up and her favorite lipstick, and she's still just as beautiful...she has always been.

"Em!" Her mum rushed to her when she walked past the living room.

"Ma, I'm late already" she said without waiting.

"You have a lash on your face" the woman pulled her back and removed the lash gently.

Emory hugged her afterwards.

Her mum understands her more than any fuçking body, and that's why she'd always be her favorite person.

"I love you" the woman smiled after they broke the hug, and Emory replied with a kiss on her cheek before finally leaving.

She hopped in her black convertible car at the driveway and rolled it out of the mansion.

The street air welcomed her skin like an old friend when she opened the sunroof.

Her hair almost became disheveled again, but she was sweeping the waves back with her hand till she got to school.

She drove into Legacy college and pulled up at the wide@ss park.

Immediately she came down and saw her friends waiting for her already, she smiled.

"I'm the last one this morning huh?"

"Yeah, Sofia the last" Nina replied, and Emory gave her the middle finger which made her laugh out.

Nina Young is the gossip queen of the friendship, the funny humorous one.

Beside her, there's Lizzy Greene, the fashion icon who's got the trendiest fashion sense in this whole campus.

"Where's Bekah?" Emory asked when she got to them, and the fourth friend immediately came out of her car, elegant as fûck.

Rebekah Van Doren, the princess of this island. Her parents rule Terraverde, so she's a royal blood, the richest in the friendship.

"Here I am!" Rebekah winked, hugging Emory fondly.

"Now we need to talk about what Nina did last night" Lizzy said, adjusting her fur coat.

"Are you kidding? You guys drank the alcohol as soon as it hit the table, not my fault" Nina rolled eyes defensively.

"We wouldn't drink if you didn't bring the bottles, bîtch. You know my condition!" Lizzy rolled eyes too.

Emory and Rebekah began laughing.

Lizzy and Nina behave like enemies most of the times.

"Can we just go to class already?" Emory cut in, and Lizzy grunted.

"I have a gist though" Nina smiled.

"Spill" The three chorused.

"I saw my dad's dîck this morning, and I almost cried for mum. It's small!" Nina said unfiltered.

"Eew! Gross!" Emory squeezed her face.

"You're sick, Nina" Rebekah laughed as Emory pulled her into the campus.

"Crazy @ss" Lizzy laughed, and Nina joined her as they sashayed to catch up with the girls.

As they walked deeper into the school, greetings came for the girls from several hallways.

Nina's gossip mates wave at her almost every minute, and Lizzy's fashion wannabes won't stop saying hi to her.

Rebekah as the princess doesn't need to try, she's always greeted respectfully.

Emory might be popular like them, but no one relates with her at all.

She got her phone and went online to distract herself, then someone bumped into her.

The phone fell, and she smirked as she looked up to meet the nonchalant eyes of Chadwick, the crazily tattooed guy.

He smirked too, and eyes widened around them when students saw what just happened.

"Do you have cataract or something? You don't just bump into me and stand there like a moron! Pick my phone!" Emory snapped angrily, and eyes widened again.

Gasps filled the hallway, and the crowd multiplied, no one wants to miss this spectacle.

Chadwick is the most feared guy in this whole school. Firstly, because his father is Master X who runs an underground casino.

Secondly, because Chadwick himself is the leader of The Titans, a dangerous frat club in the campus.

No one argues with him, else, the outcome will be ugly.

"Pick your fuçking phone for you?" Chadwick's brows tightened.

"Heck yeah, you knocked it down bastard!" Emory went closer to him, and he scoffed.

* Her again?

* And it's Chadwick this time?

* Gawd, I hate her!

Mouths began running as the scene got tensed.

Chadwick will never pick the phone, and it's obvious Emory will not take that.

Her friends just stayed with the crowd, watching.

When something like this happens, it's a waste of time to try to stop her cos Emory never listens to anyone.

"Pick it!" Emory glared at Chadwick again, and he was about to grab her by the neck when the scene changed.

Someone entered the hallway, and all attention turned to him.

Students made way for him, and girls began, wetting their pants and gasping as admiration dazzled in their eyes.

It's Levi Banks.

* Banks?

* It's Banks!

He might be Levi, but no one calls him that... everyone calls him Banks, his surname.

His face is a mask of icy calm, and his features looks like they were chiseled from marble, lacking warmth

He looks like he jumped out of a brand commercial or something, so darn hot.

He's wearing simple black sweatshirt, black denims and boots, his looks are aristocratic.

There's just an effortless elegance in the way he carries himself

He doesn't need to talk, his powerful aura speaks for him, and despite his quietness, he's respected and feared, almost more than Chadwick.

Chadwick's face morphed into hateful immediately. He hates him madly__any other word better than madly? Insert that.

Emory isn't even looking at Levi, all she's concerned about his her phone.

Levi's two friends are right beside him... Conrad and Hyce.

They strode with him till they went out of sight in the hallway,.

* Tell me you captured his face!

* Of course! Especially the lips!

* Send me the pictures right now!

Girls began fighting to get his pictures, and Chadwick returned his gaze to Emory.

Slowly, he picked the phone and handed it to her.

She snatched it and left with her friends, leaving Chadwick to bite his tongue vengefully.

She'd pay for this.

*

Getting to class, the lecturer is already in, so Emory and her friends quickly settled down.

The class continued...

"We were talking about the business that was bought by Facebook in 2014, and the price" the lecturer said, and hush fell in the class

"Anyone " the woman repeated.

The silence continued.

"Snapchat? For 18 billion?" A new voice came from the back of the class, and everyone turned to see the owner.

Levi!

It's the first time he talked in class, so the shock is real.

"That's dumb... it's WhatsApp, for 19 billion" Emory replied immediately, and everyone turned to her.

"That's right, Miss Carson" the lecturer said.

Instead of praises, Emory received hateful glares for saying dumb.

The lecture continued, and Levi's eyes settled on Emory, watching her creepily from the back like a creep...that he is.

They had four classes consecutively, and immediately they finished up, Nina jumped in front of Emory's desk.

"You called Banks dumb? Bitch you're an icon! Girls will eat you!"

"Blah blahfuçking blah" Emory rolled eyes, and Lizzy laughed with Rebekah.

"But damn, his naturally sleepy voice! I'd do anything to hear him call me baby with it! Seriously if I don't fûck that guy, I'd kidnap him on his wedding day" Nina chirped.

"Nina!" Rebekah coughed as her laughter got louder.

"Party again tonight? Need to get high again" Emory said, leaving the class.

"Wait up!" The girls ran after her.

*

SCHOOL PARK*

Levi arrived with his friends just now, all looking exhausted especially Hyce.

The two are just as handsome.

"You intentionally said the wrong answer to make her talk to you in class earlier, yes?" Conrad said.

"Obviously" Levi replied simply, climbing his power bike.

"And what's up with you and her? I can't stand the tension anymore" Conrad pressed further, bringing Levi's helmet out of the car.

"Are you taking over Hyce's duty today? You became the talkative" Levi raised his thick brows.

Hyce lowered his hoodie cap and and let out a cough intentionally on Conrad's face.

"Dude, fûck!" Conrad pushed him back.

"Uncle Reginald offered to come make dinner tonight" Levi announced.

"Tell me his wife is the one doing the cooking" Hyce paled up.

"She's on a trip" Levi replied, holding the bike handlebars.

"I'd rather go paralyzed than eat your uncle's food again. He should be banned from the kitchen" Hyce said, and Conrad laughed.

"Ciao" Levi said casually, and Conrad threw him the helmet.

He wore it and drove off on his power bike.

Conrad and Hyce entered the car and drove off behind him.

"Banks!" A girl rushed into the park, breathing heavily as sweat covered her face.

It's obvious she ran a long distance here.

A guy came running behind her, sweating equally.

"He's gone?" He breathed.

"I'll just talk to him tomorrow" the girl replied.

They're siblings. The girl is North while the guy is Omar, he's older with a year.

North threw her backpack at him.

"Meet me in the car" she rolled her eyes as she walked off.

Omar looked at the bag and snickered before carrying it after her.

*

5PM, TITANS MANSION*

As the leader of the club, Chadwick was greeted with respect when he made his dignified entry into the mansion.

The mansion is already full of invited naked sluts, prostitutes and strippers, ready to bless tonight's upcoming party.

Chadwick gritted his jaws, thinking of Levi again.

He knows every information about every single student in campus, but he knows nothing about Levi.

It's almost as if Levi fell from heaven, no trace to his family at all, and it's annoying how he seems untouchable.

The students accord him great respect and fear, even more than him.

A wicked smiled painted his lips when he got a brainstorm.

"Emory Carson needs to be taught a lesson tonight. Use Banks name though" he ordered.

"On it" Four of the club members replied and rushed out to carry out the order.

"Send two pu$$ies to my room" he said, climbing the stairs.

*

7PM*

Emory couldn't wait anymore as she drove her car out of her street.

She had to sneak out through the window since her dad will never allow any outing after her drunkenness last night.

Her friends are already at the clubhouse, and she really needs to arrive as fast as possible and feel some lime on her tongue.

She hasn't gone far from her street when two guys wearing black and white masks appeared in front of her car.

She almost jammed into them, but she had to quickly stepped on the brakes.

"What the fûck!" She shouted, but she was replied with broken glasses as the masked guys shattered her windscreen with metal pipes.

She had to quickly cover her face, but that didn't stop one of the glasses from hurting her face, and blood ran down.

She came out of the car, grabbing the first one she could grab.

She skillfully flipped him to the ground and was about to remove his mask when the other one grabbed her.

"Son of bitçhes!!!" She yelled breathlessly as another two appeared, making four of them.

They held her down, and the others resumed ruining her car.

"Fûck y'all!!! My car... damnit!!" She shouted, struggling hard to liberate herself.

"Next time, don't say Banks is dumb" one of the guys holding her said, and her eyes widened.

They let her go and jumped into the low bush beside the road, escaping effortlessly.

"Banks?" Emory muttered, remembering what happened in class earlier.

She was fuming madly as she got her phone and bag from the car, storming down the road to find a taxi.

*

LEVI'S PLACE*

The table is already set for uncle Reginald's dinner.

Like he promised, he came to prepare dinner for the guys, and they have no choice but eat.

Hyce looks like he has a lot to say, but he's struggling to keep quiet as they set the cutleries beside the plates.

Conrad was keeping in his laughter as he watched him, and Levi has this sardonic smirk on his face.

"Shall we?" Uncle Reginald widened his arms when they finished setting the table.

He's in his early forties obviously.

They settled on the chairs to start eating, but the barging at the door stopped them.

"Expecting someone?" Uncle Reginald asked.

Hyce stood to go check, and immediately he opened the door, Emory bolted in.

"Fuckity fûck" Hyce muttered as she dropped her bag then started running to the table.

Uncle Reginald stood with Conrad, but Levi remained seated till she got to the table and jumped on it, pushing away the meals with her heels.

The chinas crashed on the ground as she picked a fork, swirling around before jumping down on Levi.

He went down without fighting, landing on his back.

The china pieces hurt his arms as Emory sat on his belt region, placing the fork on his neck.

The fork digged into his skin slightly, and blood trickled out, but she's too enraged to even care...

Levi kept laying low, and the other three men have impressed expressions.

"Sending thugs to me is a cowardly thing to do, motherfûcker! You should have faced me yourself!" Emory glared, still placing the fork firmly on Levi's neck, still sitting on him.

Levi smiled intriguingly, looking bemused and definitely liking the feel of her @ss on himself.

"If you're gonna ride me, do it properly" he said with a slight raise of his brows.

"What" Emory sounded.

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"You're sitting on my dîck" he muttered, and Emory's eyes widened a bit.

She became conscious of her sitting position, and she could swear she felt his boner on herself.

She quickly stood from him.

"Young girl!" Uncle Reginald scowled alarmingly.

"Calm down, uncle. He won't die" Conrad muttered.

"Next time, fox. Target my vein" Levi smirked devilishly at her.

She scoffed.

"Coming here was a mistake, you fuçking...

"Watch that mouth" Levi interrupted, sitting up on the ground.

The blood on his neck stained his shirt.

"I hope your pillow becomes wet every night, motherfûcker!" She spat ragingly.

"I get that a lot" he muttered with an unhinged calm.

Emory gave him the middle finger before storming out of the house, leaving the men in awe.

"What was that" Uncle Reginald said, moving close to Levi who's just standing.

"She's Emory Carson...the craziest girl in school" Hyce said.

"And?"

"Someone probably sent thugs to her like she said, but they obviously used Banks name" Conrad said.

"An enemy?" Uncle Reginald frowned.

"We know who it is... Bloody Chadwick. I'm breaking his fuçking skull" Levi replied and went upstairs.

"She ruined my dinner and broke numerous chinas" Uncle Reginald said.

"We can always replace the chinas, and you can cook another dinner" Conrad shrugged.

"No! I mean... maybe tomorrow, not tonight" Hyce quickly said, and the man's phone rang, interrupting them.

After a minute of speaking on phone, he picked his car keys from the couch.

"My wife is back, I have to go. Take care of Banks" he announced.

"Oh...sure!" Conrad nodded as Reginald left the house.

"Fûck! I wanna buy Emory a jet for ruining this poisonous dinner" Hyce said.

"Relax" Conrad patted him, and Hyce nodded.

"Chadwick is perfectly overstepping his boundaries" he said.

"He's getting it soon, Banks won't lay low after this, trust me" Conrad said with a crazy smile.

*

LEVI'S ROOM*

Levi is shirtless, and his madly ripped upper body is on display, his abs and pacs flexing as he cleaned up the neck and arm wounds in front of the mirror.

He remembered Emory's challenge earlier, and a cruel smile climbed his seductive lips.

To others, it's an attack, but to him, it's a challenge.

Catch me if you can, and he's all ready to do the chase.

To think he has been pretending not to see her since three years ago, and now she presented herself for sport.

Such a good little girl.

He finished cleaning the wound and slapped a small plaster on it to control the bleeding for now.

He's gonna get rid of it after it stops, he hates any barrier on his skin.

Unlike his friends, no single tattoo on his visible body, but he has a hidden one, known to only him.

He threw on a black shirt and got his phone.

Thankfully, he has Chadwick's line...He likes keeping his enemies around.

He sent him a quick text...

Levi: I saw your gift, get ready for mine.

He sat in bed after dropping his phone.

He tried to focus on something..anything at all in the dark room, but he failed, and his mind went to that miserable sentence again...

"YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN BORN, LEVI"

His eyes opened slowly, his brows rumpling as the guys came in.

They both fell beside him.

"Exit, I need to sleep" Levi said, stroking his own hair.

"When are we killing Chadwick?" Conrad asked.

"He's not in the to-kill list yet" Levi replied calmly.

"What do you fuçking mean? Dude sent his members to hurt Emory with your name! The girl you've been watching since the beginning?" Hyce frowned.

"You're not getting it, bro. He's not watching because of interest, he's watching because of duty" Conrad said.

"But...

Before Hyce could land, Levi pushed him off the bed with his feet, and Hyce landed on the ground.

"Suck my dîck, bastard!" Hyce thundered as he stood, leaving the room.

"What are you gonna do to her?" Conrad asked.

Levi closed his eyes, his long lashes hugging.

"Don't be scared, I won't kill her" he muttered.

"Scared? You're deranged" Conrad scoffed as he left the room.

*

VOID CLUBHOUSE*

"What the hell is taking her so long!" Rebekah complained for the thousandth time, moving from one feet to another.

She's been waiting for minutes in front of the club with the girls.

"Bîtch isn't picking my calls" Nina added, almost smashing her phone.

"She has never been like this before though" Lizzy said worriedly.

"She could have at least called instead of making us worry" Nina said.

"Are you girls going in yet? I'm closing for the night" the huge bouncer at the small gate said.

"You know we can't go in without Emz, can you wait three more minutes?" Rebekah quickly said.

"I'm afraid I can't do that. It's 8pm already" he replied.

"Darn" Nina muttered.

"Girls!" Emory appeared behind them.

"Thank gawd!" Rebekah smiled, but the smile vanished when she saw her wounded face.

"Babe what's up with your face!"

"Emz, is everything ok?" Nina asked.

"Emory..." Lizzy narrowed her eyes at her.

"We'll talk inside" Emory brought out her phone

At the same time, they pushed their phone screens forward, showing their online tickets

"Go on girls" the bouncer smiled, opening the gate.

"We're regulars here, you should start allowing us in without tickets" Nina said.

"Soon" he replied, stucking hands with Emory.

The four entered the main clubhouse, and immediately they raised the curtain and stepped in, they screamed out before rushing to the serving table.

This place is an exclusive illegal clubhouse where drugs like cocaine and cannabis are exchanged for money.

Emory got a glass of tequila for herself and gulped it, then she grabbed the slice of lime on top of it and placed it on her tongue, shutting her eyes and allowing the taste to hit as she sucked the sourness.

"Hmm...mmm" she moaned, grabbing another cup.

Rebekah quickly took it from her.

"You can't get drunk without telling us what happened" she said.

"Fine, Banks sent thugs to me, and they ruined my car" she said.

"What! Same Banks?" Nina gasped, swirling her drink in her cup.

"Of course!" Emory snapped.

"I can't believe it, were they wearing masks? What's the colour of their masks?" Rebekah asked.

"Black and white?" Emory replied.

"I knew it! Only The Titans use black and white masks and Chadwick is the leader, you should have known!" Nina shouted.

"Are you saying Chadwick attacked me with Banks name?" Emory scoffed.

"Obviously, Banks doesn't belong in any frat club so there's no way he'd send thugs" Lizzy said.

There are two frat clubs in the campus actually...

The Titans who are bossed by Chadwick, then The Vikings.

No one knows who The Vikings leader is, and they always carry out their operations low-key, so they've been concluded to be weaker.

"Banks it too gentle to do such, he's not violent" Nina said.

"You're defending him real good" Lizzy smiled.

"He's my future husband" Nina winked, and Lizzy laughed.

"Whatever" Emory grabbed her second cup and gulped it.

"Let's hit the dance floor!" Rebekah shouted over the music, and the four crossed over.

Nina started her crazy twerk on Lizzy, and Lizzy acted like the guy by rocking on her.

Emory is doing the same for Rebekah...

"Damn! This @ss!" Rebekah spanked her, and Emory chuckled, downing the third cup.

"I'll get us another" Rebekah said and left the floor.

Emory resumed dancing alone, but then the smell of a male cologne hit her when a guy began dancing behind her.

He touched her hips, and she quickly turned with wide eyes, feeling like throwing up.

"Did you just touch me? Fûcker! How dare you!" She spat at his face, punching him in the nose.

The guy staggered, and Emory rushed out of the floor.

Her eyes were already turning as she tried to locate a restroom, and her stomach is upside down.

She held the walls till she found one, and she went on her knees in front of the toilet seat, throwing up all the alcohol she had.

Sweat shawled her face as she stood, staggering to the water dispenser.

A male's sudden touch on her skin triggers her, and that's why she avoids it like fire.

Uncle Fred's face appeared in her head, his sweet smile and his favorite words...

"You're so pretty, Emory" his voice haunted her like a ghost.

She held her head and mewled painfully, pouring water on her face, but it didn't work

She took off her heels and sat on the covered toilet seat, shaking as she buried her wet face in her shoulder.

"Emory!" Rebekah came in with the rest of the girls.

"I knew it" Nina said, and Lizzy quickly gathered her heels.

Rebekah pulled Emory's head to her tummy, hugging it there.

Emory hugged her back.

"You're fine, baby" Rebekah stroked her hair, and Nina sighed.

*

DIAZ MANSION*

North is currently in her room, sitting up in bed with a neck pillow around her neck as she scrolled through her phone, searching for Levi's social media account.

He has none...on Facebook or twitter or IG, he's not there, and it's frustrating.

How could someone that hot not show himself off?

It's a waste!

Or does he have a secret account only his friends know about?

"Levi again? You know Chadwick won't take it easy with you if he finds out you're crushing on him" Omar's voice said beside her, and she jumped.

"When did you even get here!"

Omar stood.

"When you were busy ogling him on your screen" he said.

"I don't give a damn...just because we're members of Chadwick's club doesn't mean he gets to control our tastes too" she replied with a straight face.

"Chadwick hates Banks, don't you get it?" Omar glared.

"No I don't, now get out of my room!" North pointed at the door.

Omar scratched his head sheepishly and nodded before walking out.

"Old for nothing" North muttered, returning to her phone.

*

NEXT DAY, CARSON'S MANSION*

Emory woke up to a great headache, and it seems to even get worse the moment she opened her eyes.

Thanks to her friends, she was able to get home last night, and she's sure she's the only one in this house right now cos according to calendar, her parents are currently on the plane for a business trip.

She stretched her hand to the drawer top and took a note she saw there.

~•~Your friends told me what happened last night, and I'm sorry about it. Yunno I'll never judge you, but can you please cut back on your alcohol intake? I don't wanna see you hurt again, I won't be able to bear it. I love you so much Em. We'll talk when i return from the trip tomorrow~•~

From your Ma.

A small smile appeared on Emory's face as she dropped it.

She got her phone and texted the girls that she'd be staying back today.

She can't go to campus with the condition of her head right now, and how is she gonna talk to Levi after what happened last night?

She's not the type to apologize, and it's not even her fault that Chadwick used his name.

And as for Chadwick, she'd meet him tomorrow, unfailingly.

She shut her eyes again, drifting into another sleep.

*

LEGACY COLLEGE*

As usual, Omar carried North's backpack as they stepped into the hallway together.

Omar behaves like a dumb junior while North took over the senior position despite the fact that she's younger.

"Walk faster!" She shouted at him, and he ran after her.

Her eyes brightened when she saw Levi coming out of the locker room with the guys, all dressed in the hockey team uniform.

The hockey game starts today, and they're on their way to the field.

"Banks!" North ran after him.

Levi gave her a "yes?" Look when she got to him, and she sucked on her bottom lip.

"I know you have a secret social media account, can you give me your handles? I promise to follow you, please" she begged.

"Step aside" Levi said with utter disgust, and she gulped at the coldness before moving out of the way.

He left with his friends, and she bit her lip so hard that she drew blood.

"See? I told you" Omar joined her.

"You shut up!" She snarled.

"What were you doing with Banks?" Chadwick appeared like darkness.

"She's the one who talked to him" Omar quickly stepped aside.

"Oh please" North scowled and made to leave, but Chadwick pulled her back and slammed her harshly against the wall, hurting her elbows

"Ah, fûck! Chad!" She choked.

"So far you're in my club, you better follow the rules, no talking to Banks!" Chadwick seethed.

Omar smiled.

*

HOCKEY FIELD*

The cheerleaders were already cheering in unison when the boys arrived at the field, and girls began going mad over them again, Levi in particular.

They came to a sudden stop.

"What are you gonna do to Chadwick and Emory? She's not even in school today, i hate suspense!" Hyce almost shouted.

"Calm down, sucker" Conrad said through his teeth.

"I have plans tonight" Levi replied, smiling that cruel smile again before leaving them.

"That was...fast" Conrad went after him.

Hyce made to move too, but someone bumped into him from behind, and he turned to see Isaac, same department too.

"Hey, gee!" He smiled.

"Hey" Isaac returned it, and Rain joined them.

Rain is like the most quiet girl in campus too. How she became friends with Isaac is still a mystery.

Isaac left with Rain, and Hyce couldn't stop staring at Isaac till they went outta sight.

He smiled before joining his friends down the field.

*

7PM, CARSON'S MANSION*

Emory is used to being alone.

She could spend days apart from her friends and be fine, but it's different today, maybe because her parents aren't around.

She slept throughout, and when she woke up, she came downstairs and stuffed her face with apples.

She loves apples so much.

She ate several junks... chocolates, sweets, gums and all that, but it just got worse.

Her friends are stuck with a group assignment, so they're not gonna be coming to stay with her tonight.

She'd have to persevere till daybreak.

She brought her duvet to the living room and folded herself on the couch as she tried to watch a movie... Through My Window.

Immediately a sèx scene popped up, she turned off the TV and sighed, getting her phone to go online, but heck, nothing is popping.

"I might just die" she muttered, missing her girls so badly.

Her mind went to last night's scene at Levi's place, and her mouth felt bitter.

"Shit" she closed her eyes.

Her eyes stayed closed like that for minutes, and before she knew it, she already slept off.

She tucked herself deeper into the couch, and her phone fell to the ground in the process.

She fell into a deep sleep on the couch.

AN HOUR LATER*

Emory woke up to found herself on her bed upstairs!

Her eyes widened as she sat up in bed and checked the time on the bedstand watch.

It's half past 8!

How did she get here? Wasn't she supposed to be on the couch in the living room?

She immediately sensed danger, and the thick smell of cinnamon with a mix of pine hit her nose.

Someone else is in this room with her!

A bugler???

She scurried out of bed and got her protective taser from her drawer, then she rushed to the switch and turned on the lights.

Her eyes widened to her temples, and sweat broke in her cleavage and backline when she saw who's sitting beside her vanity table like a king

Levi Banks!

He's resting back on the chair, both arms on the armrests, and his head is tilted.

His outfit is totally black, defining him boldly

He looks like a newly crowned devil.

That sardonic smirk is intact on his face as he watched her pale out in fear.

She gets scared?

Good, maybe she's not the wonder woman he qualified her to be after all.

Emory tried to shoot him with the taser, but the thing won't work.

"What the...

"I don't think it works without batteries" his cold voice came, and she faced him to see him holding the taser batteries.

Fûck!

Just how long did he spend in here?

How did he even get in? How did he...

He stood tall, interrupting her thoughts.

"You have no right to trespass into my house anyhow just because of something that ain't even my fault. Don't fuçking come close!" She shifted to the wall, gluing herself there.

Being in the same room with just one guy is lethargic to her health, she might just pass out.

"You found out, is that why you didn't step the campus, fox?" He raised his brows slowly, coming close again.

"I said don't come close!!" She shouted.

"You barged into my house last night, i'm only paying back" he replied point-blank.

"What do you want?" She muttered, gulping as she felt herself choking.

Nah...this can't be happening.

"Why don't we play a bit? Hide and seek" he muttered darkly, getting a gun from his back pocket.

Emory's heart almost stopped...ok this guy is mad!

Is this a live action movie or something?

Why is she seeing a damn gun!

"It's your house, that's a bonus point for you. Run and hide anywhere, and I'd hunt you. If I get you, you do what I want, and if I don't, I leave" he replied firmly, gripping the gun.

She didn't even wait anymore before dashing out of the room, rushing downstairs.

Hell, why would her parents be on a trip tonight of all nights?

And those saying Banks is the gentlest guy in campus should be killed, no one can tell her he's not in any club.

Dude has a gun!

She went for the main door and tried opening it for escape, but it's locked, and key is not in sight.

"Urgh!" She held her head.

Well played, Banks...well fuçking played.

She could hear his steady footsteps approaching on the rails, so she quickly dashed into her dad's study

She hid behind one of the shelves, calming her breaths and hoping not to get caught by this insane guy.

"Gawd, I promise not to smoke or drink anymore, save me"