"Hey, I don't want to keep you too long. But I really need to get changed." Erika anxiously reminded Rose seeing the girl had no intention of turning at the next intersection, feeling overly concerned about her clothing that night. Surely such a damp windy evening would be a bit too chilly for her exposed skin.
"You know it's not necessary, right? I mean, you don't have to, it's just going to be a small gathering, a few classmates along with the squad, no big deal. Besides we're all going there dressed like this, you have nothing to worry about." Misunderstanding her reasons for being embarrassed or awkward, Rose ignored and continued down the road.
"But…."
"Before Erika could further protest, the car quickly spe
Thank you for reading. Lots of love (inntri).
"J… Jake… wh… where… are you? What's going on?" Erika stammered in fear, hearing the familiar creepy voice as the room suddenly went dark, making it difficult to see clearly those hidden in the shadows."What's the matter sweetheart? Why so shy? I thought you were a feisty little freak, come on now, let's just have some fun.""This isn't a joke you pervert! show yourself." She yelled in panic, frantically shifting her eyes about the enclosed space hoping to get a glimpse of him."Be careful what you wish for." Jake mocked in a low whispering tone, causing the girl’s stomach to involuntarily ch
Flashback… ten minutes or so before the incident. "Hey, look who's finally here." "It's about time you show up." "Hop on board…." Abby, Hazel and Randy, casually invited Jeremy on deck as if it was a regular hangout. Swallowing his impatience of finding the familiar figure, the latter silently stood aside leaning on the rail trying to act natural as his eyes restlessly roamed about. How anxious he was that he didn't bother thinking twice before hopping into the only available taxi at the entrance of the school building in a rush to get to Maple Bay docks, now it seemed this was all just a silly trick orchestrated by Marcus. "Why so gloomy? Relax a bit… it's a victory celebration, not a funeral." Lisa teased. "Where's Marcus? I thoug
"Why should I listen to you? For you to embarrass me again? You can't be with me remember? So just quit while you're ahead." After taking a few deep breaths, Erika finally calmed down, trying to reason on the reality of their situation. "Britney is my father's choice, he's…." "Stop! No more lies, I don't want to be caught up in the middle of your family business." Erika interrupted decidingly, though she was curious, she was also quite sure the truth wouldn’t make any difference, right? "If you don't let me finish, I'll stay like this until the police and your father comes. Maybe I'll even kiss you again." Jeremy threatened. "You wouldn’t dare… hmmm….” Her lips were once again covered by his without the slightest regret. The way Jeremy saw it, if he couldn’t make her understand tonight… then there really might not be another opportunity.
Sitting grumpily in his chair, Marcus was too overwhelmed with fatigue to be able to savor the ugly expression on Britney’s face. His mind and heart were racing after receiving news about the attempted rape, though he was concerned for the wellbeing of Erika, he was even more worried for Rose. So, he kept on furiously texting Hazel, Lisa and Randy wanting to get every bit of detail. He hated the fact that he couldn’t be there to comfort the girl he liked. Unfortunately, the gang was occupied in their own troublesome world to give regular updates, all he got was a yes or no answer from Lisa and was asked to stay put. The last thing they needed was the entire school exploding with various recollection of the story they had no idea of… rumors and gossips can truly turn a little rip into a huge disaster. The best option was letting the authorities handle the matter. Richard however, wasn’t going to just sit back and let the law run
“Aughhh! This is freaking ridiculous, why am I even considering his outrageous request?” Erika mumbled to herself why rampaging through her closet trying to find a comfortable set of pajamas to wear after a long soak in the bathtub. ‘Why not accept? It isn’t like it would make much of difference anyways. Besides if he’s telling the truth about his family issues and feelings, then it will all be worth it in the end. One more year of seeing his public annoying girlfriend flaunt their fake love isn’t going to kill you.’ Her inner voice reasoned, but like the imaginary angel to the devil on the opposite side of her shoulders, another thought crept into mind. ‘What if you keep holding onto his promise and actually allow yourself to fall deeper, beyond a silly little crush, only for him to change his mind? What then? An I’m sorry will not be enough to mend your broken heart. A lot can happen in a day much less eleven and a half more months.
The next two days went by in a flash, over the weekend the Hudson gated community was far from peaceful. Jessica was in a state of panic and anxiety after being called in by the authorities as the only available guardian to represent her brother who refused to cooperate and confess to the accusation of attempting to rape Erika with the help of his two other accomplice… Tom and Sam, who they soon found out belonged to a group of local tyrants, famous for drugging and assaulting helpless girls at the bar. Hence, their victims were usually too drunk to clearly remember anything much less to file a case against them. Even with secured video evidence finding him guilty, Jake still remained egotistical yet silent, confident that Britney would not let him take the fall all by himself or rather fearful that her name would be pulled into the mix as the mastermind. While Jessica kept pleading on behalf of the troubled boy, hoping to get him released from cust
“That little tramp! She’s obviously lying and scheming against my Jakey, just because he was being nice out of pity and respect, she thought she could use him to gain fame.” Keisha angrily complained, ignoring the fact that Jeremy was still seated at their table. “She’s the one that should be placed behind bars.” Selena added. However, much to their surprise Britney dismissively spoke, “you know Lancer, maybe he took it too far, in any case he was never a good fit for you… you deserve someone more loyal and easily trained.” “Don’t make it sound like I need a puppy; I don’t want a dog! I want my Jake back!” The emotionally blind girl whined in hatred as she stared at Erika from a distance while furiously biting into an apple. “Brit, don’t your dad have some sort of connection at the bureau? Can’t he get him out of this?” “Yeah, please hel
“Hey! Wait a minute, I never agreed to go there.” Erika anxiously protested, instantly shifting her gaze from outside of the window directly to the cunning boy. “What are you so afraid of? You’re going to have to meet them sooner or later.” Jeremy felt her antics were quite cute, like that of a scared young woman meeting her in-laws for the first time. “Later… I much rather it be later.” Panic was evident in her voice. “Young Miss?” Uncle Sam spoke inquisitively, as if waiting for a decision before driving any further. “Like I said, the Shephard apartment complex. Unless you would prefer an open café or a quiet late-night bookstore with just the two of us, no adult supervision.” He subconsciously enjoyed the blushing yet dreadful reaction on her innocent little face and could not resist the urge to tease. Of course, with the added bonus of tricking