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Chapter 20 (ii)
The boyish grin and warm brown eyes chased the worry from me. Jayden signalled me quiet then began leading me further and further from the girls who’d so graciously taken me from my house that morning.
When we were at a far enough distance, he turned to me.
“Hi.”
“You nearly gave me a heart attack and that’s all you’ve got to say?” Even as I chided him, I knew he felt no hint of remorse. The pride that shone in his eyes made that clear. The student body president was pleased as punch with himself and would do it again if given the chance. “Sydney and Jonie will freak out when they realise.”
“Nah, I already told Jonie I’d be kidnapping you at some point today. When you turn up missing, she’ll know why. If we’re both being honest, she already knows you’re gone.”
He was right. There wasn’t a chance Jonie didn’t know I was gone—not after the run
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The Girl with the Masks and The Student Body President Chapter 20 (iii)
I offered Emily another fry. “About…about what happened while I was still back at Jefferson—the whole thing with Adam—he was here and Jonie…Jonie flipped him, and we’re banned from the store, now Sydney’s upset—”“Whoa, whoa, one thing at a time,” he said. My ramblings made it difficult for him to keep up in any meaningful way. “I’ll ask Jonie about her stuff later; tell me about Madelyn finding things out.”“Please…I don’t want to talk about it, not right now. This was supposed to be a date,” the first I’d ever had, “I don’t want it ruined with all this heavy stuff. Let’s talk about something normal.”Jayden’s eyes searched mine for a silent moment, seeking answers I didn’t think I could give. He wanted to push; the insistence was there in his eyes, but he didn’t. Instead, we fell into an awkward silence,
The Girl with the Masks and The Student Body President Chapter 21 (i)
Jayden waited for me to get inside before heading off. Matt was waiting for me on the other side.“Some guy’s here; he wants to see you,” he said, unimpressed by the turn his afternoon was taking.It wasn’t the greeting I expected and not something I was prepared to handle. There were occasions my mother’s friends would make special requests to see me. They weren’t very often, and she wasn’t always in the mood to acquiesce, but it seemed she was in a giving mood.I entered the living room and felt my stomach drop violently. The nausea such a sudden movement caused was enough to make my head spin as I took in the man sitting across the couch from my mother.…Dad?My father hopped to his feet the moment I entered, an earnestness setting itself on his face. He resembled a man who’d been left in the desert for days then offered a drop of water. The relief that radiated from him was enough to
The Girl with the Masks and The Student Body President Chapter 21 (ii)
It stung to hear her say that. In the midst of the rising tension and the unspoken solidarity the three of us had cultivated against my father…I was still unwanted. My mother’s concerns weren’t for me, but for my brother whom my father was threatening to take away. What he did with me had nothing to do with her and wasn’t the sort of thing she would kick up a fuss over…but God forbid the wind brush too harshly against her precious Matthew’s skin.Tears prickled at the eyes, but I fought to retain my composure. She didn’t want me, it wasn’t news. It didn’t make my father better.“He’s my son, too, and he’ll be better off with me, you abusive bitch!”My mother shot to her feet, a new fire blazing behind her eyes. She stormed up to him as unrestrained as the wind and, when she drew close enough, she shoved him in the chest. “Try to take him then! See what happens; go ahead. I&rsqu
The Girl with the Masks and The Student Body President Chapter 21 (iii)
Muffled as it now was, the conversation was difficult to ignore. Whether my mother decided to keep me or pass me on to the man who bore equal disinterest depended on two factors; how much would she miss torturing me and how badly did Matt want me to stay? My fate lay in the hands of the woman who was as likely to take me as she was to leave me. The home I once felt secure in was dissolving beneath my feet and brought me back to an earlier conversation with Jayden.Even in the middle of my panic about the future, there was a certain comfort in knowing it was still far enough away that it could be ignored. Now it clawed at my door, more terrifying in this new form that offered less certain outcomes.I would have to run away. If my mother relinquished me to that man’s care, I would have to liberate myself earlier than I’d initially planned. Jayden wouldn’t be an option; his parents were unlikely to feel comfortable with a runaway minor hiding under their
The Girl with the Masks and The Student Body President Chapter 21 (iv)
Lilia took me roughly by the hand and marched me down the front steps with taunts and jeers, insisting that I move faster. It wasn’t until we got to the car that she allowed a mischievous grin.Able to get a good look at her, it was clear she’d left her house in some hurry. Her hair was pulled up in a messy bun with many strands flying where they pleased. The shirt she wore was her favourite for lying on the couch and getting lost in mindless reality TV watching. The pants were likely tugged on hastily if the half-tucked appearance of the shirt was any indication.She was a woman on a mission, driving as fast as she dared and honking when others prevented her from doing so.As we pulled into her driveway, she began a restless search with her eyes.“Missing something?” I asked, unable to ignore the anticipation that welled up from inside her.“Nope. Here he comes.” She shut the engine off then gestured to a car th
The Girl with the Masks and The Student Body President Chapter 21 (v)
“I do,” he said, tossing his keys onto a small table by the door before moving further into the room. “Make yourself at home. Kitchen’s that way if you’re hungry—come on, lemme show you my room.”He was at ease, an indication he truly was used to such grandeur and no longer thought it such. He didn’t flinch away from the furniture the way I wanted to, nor did his eyes linger on any one piece of elegant décor for too long.“The house doesn’t end at the door, you know. Come in,” he teased.I shook my head, adamant in my new resolve. “I don’t want to break anything.” It all looked…expensive. I wouldn’t know how to begin to explain to my mother that we owed thousands to people whose house I had no business being in. The door was fine. From there, I could see how the other half lived and gained greater insight into why he was the way he was.At the door, the
The Girl with the Masks and The Student Body President Chapter 22 (i)
I’d become the villain. Jayden rescued me from my house to save me the chaos that unravelled there, and I’d repaid him by bringing up parents he’d lost so long ago. I should have left it alone; not pressed as hard as I had. The idea of grief surrounding the loss of a parent was, in large part, foreign to me. If my mother died, I suppose I would feel something, but I didn’t know what that something would be. Jayden, so well taken care of, surely there would be a hole too big to fill and I’d not doubt gouged it even deeper.A wave of remorse swept over me, threatening to drown me in its wake but as my lips parted to offer my most sincere of condolences, Jayden cut me off with words of his own.“It was five years ago—I don’t…I don’t need the sympathy; you can skip that part. I got over it four and a half years ago.”His nonchalance sent my head spinning. While everyone grieved differently, this was
The Girl with the Masks and The Student Body President Chapter 22 (ii)
When I awoke, it was to a gentle stroking motion against my cheek. My vision focused, revealing the dimpled smile I knew I’d fallen in love with. I smiled back as memories of the previous night danced before my eyes, stirring my insides with renewed desire. It had been unlike anything I’d experienced before. Jayden’s kisses had been tender to start then ravenous and all-consuming as we drew toward our climax.There was no residual disgust or diminishing self-worth, only a growing sense of satisfaction. Jayden had done everything in his power to ensure I knew how highly he thought of me, proving worshipful in his every move.“Good morning, beautiful,” he mumbled, still attempting to remove the last of the sleep from his eyes. “What would you like for breakfast?”“You cook?”“No, but the cook does. I could put in a special request before she gets started.”A cook? It reminded me of a m
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