18. Standing up for herself

ASTRID

“Are you hungry?” Noah asked.

We were both seated on a bench on the field. The other students have already left and since it’s break and I cannot walk without feeling pain, I have been letting him assist me around.

“No,” I lied.

Why was he still being nice to me when he didn't want to be my friend? I mentally asked then I recalled that I didn’t regard him as my friend either and that’s because he didn’t.

I’ve barely known him for long and because he has been there for me when I had no one, I thought that maybe he might be a friend and not like the others.

“Alright,” he said, standing up to his feet.

Is he leaving me when he knows that I can’t walk on my own? I thought to myself.

That’s fine by the way. I should get used to it. I always have people leave me. I knew it was only a matter of time before he revealed his true self.

Why did he bother with wanting to assist me when I asked him to leave me alone? As he left, I felt my stomach grumble and I wished I had told him that I was hungry, maybe he’d go get me something to eat.

I took my purse from my bag to see how much I had left. I sighed deeply when I realized I don’t have as much money and the monthly stipend will be given to me next month.

Moan returned shortly with a bag in his hands. I was surprised to see that he returned.

“I got a burger and milkshake,” he said, taking out the burger from the bag for me.

I was surprised. I didn’t expect it. Although I told him that I wasn’t hungry, he still went to get me food. Once again, no one has ever been this nice to me and it touched me to see him doing this for me.

“Thank you.”

“I thought you weren’t hungry?” He remarked and I rolled my eyes at his statement.

“I am not,” I replied, yet I inserted the straw in the milkshake.

It felt so good having something sweet and chilled. I loved vanilla milkshakes and I don’t know how he easily guessed that.

“We sat in silence eating our food, After lunch, he assisted me to my next class before leaving me to go to his class.”

Damien walked up to me and I knew that the day was about to be long again.

“We need to talk,” he said, slamming his hand on the desk.

I had nothing to say to him so it would be best if he left me alone. As much as I was scared of him and I knew he could harm me, I wasn’t moved because he had always done the worst to me so what more could he do to me?

“I warned you, didn't I? I told you to make sure that I don’t lose yet you fucking made me lose and worse to that new kid,” he seethed through his teeth.

I don’t say anything to him simply because I have nothing to say to him.

“Get up and come with me,” he said to me but I didn't do as he had asked because I didn’t have a reason to go with him.

I can’t even walk because my legs are hurting.

“Don’t push me okay. I said to come with me,” he pulled me up from my seat and I ended up letting out a loud sound because of my ankle.

He stops to look at me as he sees me land on my leg to hold my ankle.

My eyes met with his and I was close to crying again because why was he treating me this way and won’t let me be? I didn't ask to be his team partner and he could have refused and with his connection and power in the school, he could have told the PE teacher to change his partner but he didn’t.

It all made sense to me now because he could have but didn’t and that’s simply because he wanted to punish me.

“What did I do to you?” I cried out but he did what I never expected from him.

He scooped me in his arms and carried me away with him and so screamed asking him to let me go.

“Where are you going? It’s time for class,” Mr Isaac said but because he was the teacher that students respected least, Damien didn’t listen to him and walked away.

“Let me go! Let me go!” I struggled to get off his old but he was stronger and no matter what I did, he didn’t let me go.

“You are becoming stubborn and I will make sure to deal with you,” he said.

He only got off me when we were finally in the lap. He locked the door of the lab, preventing me from going out.

“I see you’re gotten brave. That new kid must be rubbing off on you soon, isn’t that it?” He stood in front of me.

“Let me out of here,” I demanded.

He chuckled. “Feisty. This is the side of you that I like. Why didn’t you show this side of you when I was with you? I’d never have let you go.”

I rolled my eyes at him as I recalled how he used me and what he did after that day. I felt disgusted recalling how he recorded us having sex and how I had to be the one to pay for the consequences alone.

He never got included although he was in the video and it’s embarrassing that I liked him.

“You are a jerk!” I uttered in disgust, surprised that I dared to say that to his face.

“But you like that jerk. If I wanted to fuck you here and now, I’m certain you’d agree,” he smirked so confidently that I wanted to slap the smirk off his face.