“You haven’t been replying to my texts since last night? Is everything okay with you?” Craig asked as he fed Elena her chops, his brown eyeballs roaming around her face. “Ohh. I totally forgot. I’ve been busy, and a lot is on my mind. I’m sorry.” She replied to him as she smiled, leaning to place a peck on his cheeks. “Is Gaby okay with you? She has been acting out of the blue since yesterday, she didn’t come home, and she didn’t say anything about it.” He added as she leaned away, his eyes containing concern as he stared into space. Elena’s brows earned a raise at his words, “she didn’t come home?” “Nope. When I called, she said she was passing the night at James' place. Didn’t say anything than that.” He replied. “I called her, and she said she’s with James. So she’s not lying about that for first.” Elena added. Craig sighed before turning to face her, a small smile on his lips. “Just be with her and always talk
Elena stood up from her chair immediately as the bell rang for the end of the period. “Elena,” the teacher called out, still packing her books and surprised to see her up. “I’m sorry. I just have to use the toilet so bad.” She had forgotten about the teacher since she slept through the class, only standing up when she heard the bell. The teacher eyed her as she walked out of the class, leaving Elena to continue with her main purpose of standing up. “Hi Sarah, want to talk for a while?” She said, tugging her lips into a small smile as Sarah eyed her. They both walked outside after, stopping a few steps away from the class door and facing each other. “What’s wrong?” Sarah asked, the distaste on her face visibly shown. “I get that you don’t like me with Matthew or you don’t want to see us together. He’s only yours because you have a fucking crush on him. But going out there and spouting shits of the things I did to t
“What?” Elena and Silver said together.“I knew that if I acted like something was wrong with me. You guys would take your eyes off the boys and finally focus on me. Not to mention, I know Craig has something to do with this. He loves me more than himself.” She added, leaning back as she smiled with her teeth.Silver and Elena stared at her, their expression unreadable.“Are you for real or saying this to escape?” Silver was the first to talk.“Let’s go shopping then,” Elena said to Silver, sitting straight as she faced the front.“Alright.” Gaby replied from the backseat.“Did you see the post they wrote about you, Elena? I know Craig asked them to take it down, but did you see it? It was wild.” She said from the backseat as Silver started the car again.“Do you have it? I’ll like to see it.” Elena retorted before Gaby passed her the phone.**************Craig picked up Elena the next day at her place, dropping her off and pecking her before going to the basketball field. Elena arri
Things didn’t look like they would get better for both Elena and Matthew, and it pissed Elena off. Instead of focusing on getting their relationship to get on track again, he was busy frolicking with Sarah, always on her beck and call to the extent that the school gossiper was now thinking that Sarah was Matthew’s new master.“I thought you guys ended the fight. Why does it look like the fight just begun?” Gaby started as they walked into the school.Elena rolled her eyes as she walked past her, her hand on the straps of her back and pulling it closer to her back. “I don’t want to talk about it,” she muttered.“Sometimes I wonder if you guys are just friends or if there’s something you’re keeping from us. The look between you guys, it has this deep sense…It was at this moment that Elena saw Matthew standing beside Sarah’s locker and talking to her. He looked at her locker and passed her a little wave that did nothing more than anger her more.“Gaby, we’re just friends.” She interrup
“That's a tough one, Bianca.” One of the guys said as the whole class burst into laughter.Elena’s lips curled up, staring at Bianca with a victorious smirk on her lips.“Would you like to return to your seat?” She asked, raising her brows after.Bianca scoffed out, her lips contorted into a dangerous and angry smirk.“Fine. I’ll do one of the things you said and have them bring it to you. But brace yourself. It might not be funny like you think it is.”“I don’t think it’ll be funny either way. So just try to be better in that aspect.” Elena replied.“What’s going on here?” The teacher's voice rang out before Bianca could talk.“Bye,” Elena said, adding a little mockery wave for Bianca as she walked to her seat.Everyone scrambled to their seats as the teacher walked to the front of the class. Silver rushed inside the class halfway into it, catching Elena’s lance and mouthing some words to her.“We need to talk.”**************Elena has not been settled ever since Silver mouthed the
“I thought your friend was the one dropping the notes in her locker. That’s what she said this morning when I saw it.”“Nope. He likes her, but he’s also scared of her at the same time. I don’t think he has the balls to drop it inside her locker.” Craig replied, the four of them seated on the chairs of the basketball court.“So how are we supposed to know who has been threatening her?”“Gaby never talks. She won’t say shit even if it means killing her on it. I remember when she first moved in, she didn’t tell anyone the reason why she wanted to move away from her other school.”“I thought your parents moved away, and that’s why she had to move?" Silver butted in, exchanging glances with Elena.“Yeah. They moved. But she wanted out of the school even before they did.”“Was she being bullied, or something went wrong?” Xavier asked.“No one ever knew. And that’s why my dad asked me to be a big brother to her. I didn’t have any problems tho. He married her mother, and she became my sister
“Happy Birthday, Gaby,” they all chorused, walking towards her simultaneously.The hall was larger than Gaby had expected. She looked at their faces one after the other, each radiating with smiles.“Wow. This is too big. Who put everyone up for this? Craig?” She called out, looking into his eyes.He reached her first, engulfing her in a hug and pressing his lips on her forehead.“I love you step sister.” He muttered to her.Gaby’s heart warmed as she heard it. They were not siblings, and he took her in as his own. When her mom told her about remarrying, the first thing that came to her mind was the family they’ll be getting married to. If they’ll accept her, and if the son her mother claimed he had would be nice to her.The first day she got to the house, he was not around, but when he got back, he arrived with many things. She remembered him standing in front of her door, his expression stiff as it could be, and with a bag in his hand.“I don’t know much about girl's things but I got
“Where do you think you’re going to? To call your parents or to tell the school board you’ve been threatening a girl because you had leverage on her?” Craig half yelled at Bianca, silencing her immediately.She glanced at all of them, her eyes settling on Gaby after.“It’s either you tell them, or I do the telling. You guys are holding me against my will. You lied to me. You called it a fucking birthday party you wanted to attend with me! And now you’re bringing me here…“Would you like it better in a court place? Because I assure you, things can get more interesting there.” Elena cut her off, stepping forward to meet her.“Enough of all this!” Gaby yelled out.“You’ve all heard what I did. Let her go, and let everyone go. I’m so sick of all this, not to talk of…” she glanced at them all, shrugging and allowing a scoff to escape her lips.“It’s my fucking birthday. And you guys decided to ruin it by you trying to help me. Thanks.” She finished as she walked towards the door.“She did