Chapter 319
Arabella Rivera
“Are you still mad?” Gwen soft voice filters through the barrier I placed until it cracks little by little.
“Sorry.” A brunette apologizes as she pushes her way through Gwen and I. I grit my teeth, allowing a few sharp breaths in to reign in my anger.
I was like a damn missile and at any time I feared I’d blow up.
“I apologized twenty times already Arabella. At this rate, I’d run out of lung capacity before you forgive me. Come on my ample bottom-” She reaches over and I’m startled to feel her palms touch my ass before she gives it a firm squeeze.
I quickly slapped her hand away, turning to send her an intense glare. “Gwen.” I grumble annoyed.
“Yeah get it on!” A male gruff voice yells beside the lockers.
“Yeah please touch her boobs!” His friend backed him up. They high–fived each other, laughing like they said the world’s best joke.
With a furious burning stare that could potentially have them being buried alive, I turn away when they coward. “Perverted fucks. I hiss lowly and turned my attention to the moping blonde.
Her bottom lip juts out in a cute pout, eyes gleaming with sadness. “Please forgive me? I’m sorry okay! I shouldn’t have spoken to you like you were a kid-
I sent her a scowl that she answered with a cringe and a small shrug of her shoulder. “A very adorable kid?” She added in a breathy tone.
My face dropped in annoyance. Gwen halts in the busy hallways and stumps her foot in a childish manner. Come on Arabella, I hate the cold shoulder and the glares. I can’t live without you.” Her last words were very dramatic and nearly has an amused smile breaking out on my face.
But I managed to rile it back in and faced her. I was very aware that many eyes were glued to us or maybe on Gwen, seeing that her cheer skirt was too tiny for her and showed way too much.
She had grown out of that skirt a couple years ago but still chose to wear it knowing if she were to bend over, everyone would get a good view of everything. Gwen only liked wearing lace thongs, so one could only imagine how much skin showed.
“Oh the hypocrisy!” I grunt. “You treated me coldly yesterday and I know that you came to school early to avoid me! I’m not the only one who’s been a bitch Gwen‘
She sighs eyes leveling to mine. I know and I hated how I treated you. It’s just that-”
Her form goes stiff.” It’s just that he got me so annoyed that I didn’t feel like my usual self. I needed space.”
I took note that she hadn’t said his name. In fact, she hadn’t said his full name.
She didn’t have to, I knew who she was referring to.
Her shoulder lowers and her eyes dart around for prying ears. When she feels comfortable enough to speak she mutters.”
He isn’t a good guy. He’s exactly like they paint him to be. Maybe even worse.”
“I’m just looking out for you Arabella, I don’t want to see you get hurt. You know that don’t you?”
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I knew Gwen was hiding the truth from me. I knew the truth was being buried in the dirt, away from me. I knew because my parents have done it to me my entire life.
And I also knew that whatever Haiden said to her yesterday would be a secret she’d never tell me. Maybe it was better if I didn’t know.
So I nodded, giving her my full trust knowing that whatever she was keeping away from me was to my benefit. I know.” I
murmur.
A radiant smile lits up her face as she quickly throws her arm over my shoulder and pulls me closer. “Great! Now let’s go watch some porn at the back of the class before the class starts.”
And the old Gwen was back.
“See you tomorrow my love!” Gwen yelled, waving as she drives off.
I rolled my eyes, smiling as I turned to amble to the front door of my house. Before my fingers latch around the handle of the door, my eyes betrayed me and slid slowly to the neighbor’s driveway.
His truck wasn’t there.
Quickly scowling at myself for being stupid I opened the door swiftly, not wanting to think about, him.
I groan, palming my lower stomach as a dull pain cramped up my belly. ” I need chocolate.” I utter lowly as I closed the door behind me with a light thud. ” I’m home!” I shout hoping Gertrude was somewhere of hearing range.
The usual serenity of my home encages me in coldness that I had gotten used to. “I’m in the laundry room!” Gertrude responded from downstairs.
I ran up the steps, taking two at a time as I made a beeline for my room. My stomach had been cramping for a few minutes now and that only meant one thing. My period came to knock me like an unannounced bolder.
I launched my bag on my now made–up bed and rushed to the bathroom. I immediately began to discard my clothes, not caring that I hadn’t bothered to close the bathroom door. When I was only in my panties, I slowly peeled them off, cursing when I spotted a discharge of blood on the thin cotton material.
I huffed, throwing my clothes inside the hamper and made my way to the shower. I got in, sighing when I got under the shower spray and let the hot water curtain over my tense body. I close my eyes, relaxing all the knots and tension I felt from earlier.
I clutched the top of the towel tightly as I searched for a tampon in my toiletry drawer. “Crap, there is only one.” I moaned, glowering at the supposedly last tampon.
I picked up the tampon, clutched it between my fingers and brought it to my eye level. “Looks like you’re gonna have to fight this battle alone for a little while buddy”
“How was school today?” Gertrude enters the room with a basket of clean laundry hauled on her hip.
“Boring as usual.” I said while throwing the slightly damp towel over the glass of the shower.
I walked out of the bathroom, hair dripping on the huge shirt I threw over my form. I cringe while strutting towards my
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made bed.
“What’s wrong?” Gertrude’s worried eyes follow my every move as I toss myself on the bed and sank in my clean sheets. I loved the smell of the floral detergent Gertrude used.
“My tummy is hurting. Mother nature decided to run me over with her red truck.” I grumble on the sheets, voice muffled as
I close my eyes.
“What?” I hear her asked somewhere beside my closet area.
I groan faintly, lifting my head a little and turn to her. ” Red. Blood. Pain. Dripping. Period.”
Gertrude’s eyes softened in understanding. “Ahh, I see. Want me to make some cocoa for you? Your parents won’t know, it’ll be our little secret.” Her smile was contagious which lured me in until I found my own lips lift into a smile of my own.
I nodded. “Yes please. I also ran out of tampons and need as soon as possible. I’d go myself but mother nature is being a bitch right now-
Gertrude gasp, eyes widening into disapproval. “Language!”
I wince. “Sorry. I’m PMSing.”
