Chapter 6

  Melissa gasped as she buried her face in her sweaty palms. She kept muttering things nobody heard and they had to all stare at her in surprise.

   "Oh!" Leah whispered as she faced Melissa "We had no idea"

   Her arms were now folded under her breasts, her gaze kept moving from Melissa to Jake who had a pleaded smirk on his face.

   "Alright!" Sam pulled Melissa inside "Let's get to class, we will meet at our usual spot to grab ice" she glared back at Jake "And jerks are not allowed" she stated.

    "Unfortunately, I have to be where ever she goes" Jake replied with a smirk.

   "Are you her bodyguard or what?" Sam asked in annoyance "You don't want to see what we can do? I bet you will hate us!!"

   "It's okay guys," Melissa said in a small voice "If he doesn't go with us Williams might get him fired" She gave the girls an assuring look and turned back and walked in "Let's meet for ice cream" She pulled her dress down and ran her fingers through her hair "And no grand entry this time Jake"

   All through the lecture, Melissa was sure to receive a lot of in wanted attention, Many even took photos of her. Lecturers even had to stare at her for the second time when she entered the class. Although she was late but no complaint was made after all she is in college.

   She would clearly hear her name from the girls and when she turned back, she was sure to receive hot angry glares from them. If a look could kill, Melissa was sure she won't make it alive out of the school, at least not when she could hear all manner of ill things about her.

   "I thought she was kidnapped" she overheard the girls gossip "She doesn't look like she was even kidnapped, well it is three weeks ago but something has to show "

  As usual, Melissa ignored her, she doesn't want to cause another issue as all she could not wait for was the lecture to be over so she can go have some quality time with her friends. She was sure they had a lot of questions and she should as well be able to answer a lot of them too.

   Immediately the class was over, Melissa grabbed her bag and head to the door until she collide with someone. After muttering lots of apologies without looking up to see the person's face, she walked away but stopped on hearing her name.

   "Melissa Harts," Karen said, her face was clueless of any possible sign of emotion, "I think you dropped something" She slowly raised her right hand to reveal a necklace.

   Melissa gasps, her big brown eyes went wide open as she rushed towards Karen who carefully placed the necklace on her palm and turns to leave without saying a word.

  "Karen" Melissa called out, she hesitated as the girl gave her a cold gaze and she smiled "Thank you," She said.

   Still, with the cold face, Karen nodded once and walked away, leaving Melissa to wonder how she had been too careless with her mother's necklace.

   "I am dead!" Melissa exclaimed as she put the necklace inside her bag and rushed out.

   She kept touching her neck, caressing Molly's Necklace and wondering how she had been too busy not to remember she had not seen the necklace in a while. The only thing her mother had given to her even when she had nothing.

  "She is such a whore" She heard someone say loudly as they walk past her, she turned to see them glaring at her "I Wonder what Williams sees in this worthless nerd"

  Even when Melissa felt the urge to yank the girl by her hair and slam her hard on the floor, she just kept her shoulders high with the most serious face she could manage and walked out of the building. On reaching the parking lot, she meets Jake standing in front of the car.

   "Hey ma'am" he smirked as he opened the door "How was today's study?"

   Melissa glared at him before getting into the car. Immediately she settled and he closed the door, she kicked off her boots and started breathing hard. She placed her left palm on her forehead as she sank more into the chair.

   "Are you okay?" Jake asked, concern and worry written all over his face "Melissa!!" He rushed down the car and went to the back to meet her.

  

   He rushed out of the car again and brought out his phone from his pocket, with his hands almost shaking he failed a number on his phone while watching Melissa's weak face. It felt like she is becoming weak each second and could no longer breathe.

   "Pick up! Pick up!! Pick up!!!" He said as he shook impatiently, he went to Melissa again and touched her forehead "Hang on! I am calling Williams"

   Melissa's gaze widened as she tried to straighten herself on the chair "I am fine, Jake" her voice Sound low "Don't call that jerk!"

    Even when she couldn't keep her heavy eyes open for long, Melissa could vouch she noticed a faint smile on Jake's face. She place her palm on her stomach and began to caress it, she still couldn't get why she felt heavy even when she had nothing to eat that morning.

   From where she sat she could hear Jake talking to Williams on the phone. Although she hated Williams or should she say she is mad at him but something inside of her is dying to see him again. To gaze at his hazel-green eyes and touch his face.

   Memories of how they had shared an intimate relationship between themselves flashed back, causing her to sigh and feel disappointed. She couldn't even still understand what she felt for him.

  Deep down she loves him, loves him more than anything in the world, and also somewhere deep down, she has this spot for Molly! She kept hoping she would see Molly and tell her how much she loves her.

   "Maybe I am just a confused wicked soul," She said to herself.

  With a deep sigh, Melissa closed her eyes and relaxed more in the chair. After getting to the position she wants, she closed her eyes and fell asleep.