All Chapters of Bullied By The Badboy: Chapter 91 - Chapter 100

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90: Different is good

Ben pecked me. In the play, Romeo kisses Juliet on her lips. No one questioned that because we were a couple so we didn’t think it would be a big deal. The standing ovation, the cheers, I remember it all too clearly.They liked it. But I didn’t. I wanted a real kiss. I also want to stop thinking about him. Argh. I collapse to the bed and give the ceiling my middle finger. Why are things falling apart for me? By this time next week, I’ll be in school. Today is the last day of my suspension. Tomorrow is our last match. I am nervous. It shows in the way my arms shake when I reach for my laptop on the nightstand. We haven’t practised together in two weeks. Our third match was okay but the opponents for tomorrow are trickier. They have Ben’s height and stature. It will be tough. I tap on the keyboard and the screen of my laptop comes to life. For some reasons, I have become obsessed with the BG site. I keep check

Last Updated : 2021-12-18

91: We are done

Ben is pacing in my changing room when I enter. He straightens up once he notices me. There is that awkwardness that’s never there between us. I take one more step inside and almost run out when he stalks towards me. He is furious. I’m not sure why. We won. It doesn’t feel like a victory but that money is ours.Stopping a few feet from me, he thunders, “Why didn’t you block that punch?”I wince at the harshness of his voice. This boy sounds and looks like Ben but he doesn’t act like my Ben. We have come so far and fallen apart. Maybe I can try to salvage our relationship. We will be okay.“I... I’m sorry.” His cheek is red from the contact with our opponent’s fist. Accepted, I was in the better position to stop the punch but I was distracted by our proximity. It was different from the stage play with our mediaeval outfits separating us. It has been so long since we stood

Last Updated : 2021-12-21

92: Gracie left

BENI missed her calls. I missed her mother’s calls, even her brother’s. They must think I’m an asshole. But I’ll rather be called that than given an ultimatum. Olivia pinches me. I fake a groan and she chuckles. She is much better but I am still a bit overprotective.We stop in front of art class, I spare a glance at the empty hallway as if expecting someone to show up. Gracie should be in school today but I haven’t seen her. Not that I was looking. It will be hard to miss her if she was present. She has been the topic for a while. Olivia stares at me for a second, then enters. “Why do you look so sad?” Olivia says once she is seated. I shrug in reply. I am not sad. I am just there. She drags a stool closer for me to sit while she sets her painting tools on the table. “You look like your puppy died.” “I don’t have a puppy.” I don’t like animals.

Last Updated : 2021-12-22

93: Heartbroken

BENWhen I get home to Josef’s place, the house is unusually quiet. I shut the door behind me and take a tentative step in. The television is on but no one is the parlour. I jog up the stairs to my room and stop. Josef is in my room. He’s not alone. Mum is with him. They look up at the sound of my footsteps. I see fear in her eyes when she stands to hug me briefly. I am left alone with Josef. He pats the spot on the bed for me and I stagger towards him to sit. “Benjamin.” It cannot be good. He never calls me by my full name. “I need you to be honest with me.” My palms moisten and I swipe them against my jeans. His tone of voice spells bad news. “Are you in trouble?” I shake my head, quite unsure what he might be talking about. He places both hands on his knees and sighs. “Are you doing drugs? Be honest.” “What?” Josef sags. His whole body deflates and I feel th

Last Updated : 2021-12-23

94: Curiosity kills the cat

Let’s, no scratch that, Noah’s text comes in when I’m preparing for class. I change the name on my second phone from Let to Noah to avoid any confusion. Someone knocks on my door. I know it’s Mum. She doesn’t want me to be late on my first day of school but I don’t give enough fucks about anything right now to be worried about lateness. “I’m coming,” I scream at the door. Plopping on the bed, I open the message from Noah. Noah: Sometimes I don’t blame her for not believing me. I used to lie a lot, do stuff to hurt myself, then blame it on her. I just wanted us to go back home. So I guess when I told her, she assumed it was one of those lies. But it wasn’t. I wanted her to believe me. I really wanted my mother then.Me: sorry My response sounds so insensitive but the truth is, I don’t care. I haven’t cared about anything or anyone since we moved to New York. Mum

Last Updated : 2021-12-24

95: Mending hearts

There are a few things to note about my new school. I have only been here for a month and I love it. There is no hierarchy. The cheerleaders sit with the nerds. The jocks sit with anyone. The sitting arrangement has more to do with friendship than a ranking. Broadway Heights can learn from them.I join the queue waiting for lunch. They have a great lunch too and I’m already friends with the lunch lady. It is a bit sad but I am having a hard time making new friends. Mum says it will take a while but I haven’t made much of an effort to socialise. Someone nudges my arm. Annoying Calum. I am starting to get used to him. But today, I am extra sensitive. It’s our four months anniversary. I wanted to forget it like I did with our third month but Fazebook reminded me with a memory of us. Stupid Fazebook. Just when I was trying to move on from him.I disabled my account. I will create a new one when I think I can handle the little reminders about

Last Updated : 2021-12-25

96: Love is beautiful

“What’s the inspiration for the band name?” I ask Calum. Today is the gig but before then, we have to suffer in school first. I have stopped trying to get him off my back but he is still trying to get me to like him. “Did anyone break your heart or Mira’s or Leah’s or Sam’s or Lucas’s?” He laughs. “Not someone but what?” My lips press into a thin line. He laughs again but it lacks some of its usual warmth. Opening the door to our classroom open, I go in first and he follows suit. “Life did. So we are mending it ourselves.” “Nice. Maybe you will mend mine,” I mutter as a joke but he takes it serious. He frowns. “What’s your story, Tessa?” My mouth dries up. I am about to start rambling if I don’t get myself out of this situation and he sets me up with a question. “Have you ever been heartbroken?” I fight back the tears th

Last Updated : 2021-12-28

97: Crescent High

BENCrescent High is cool. What’s not cool is that guy putting his hand on Gracie’s seat. We need to talk. My phone buzzes in my pocket, I throw a look at the teacher before typing rapidly on my screen. Jonah wants to know how I am. Jonah is the oldest child of the family I am staying with in New York. I am not fine and it’s exactly what I tell him. “Benjamin,” the teacher’s sharp voice cuts me off. I offer her a sheepish smile and make a show of putting my phone away. Gracie’s head jerks up slightly. She wants to look in my direction but she doesn’t. If only she would spare me a glance. I miss my Gracie. The class is not boring but I barely pay attention. If Gracie refuses to speak to me, then I might have made the greatest mistake of my life by asking to come here. Josef is not just filthy rich, he knows the right people. He made the plans for me to come here after I got Gracie’s school details from Maria.

Last Updated : 2021-12-30

98: You like me

Mum drops me off at the venue. The car stops but I don’t get down immediately. We stay in that comfortable silence for a while till she pulls me in for a hug. She must know how much I need it because I’m still shaken by Ben’s presence. “Are you sure you are okay?” she asks while pulling away from the hug. I told her about Ben. “I’m fine.” “Aren’t you curious?” Now, she sounds like Maria. “Not really.” I just want to finish the rest of school without any drama. But my mind seems to think otherwise. It keeps pushing memories of me and Ben back to the surface. I hate my mind sometimes. “Do you think I was wrong to ignore him?” “You did what you thought was best for you and that’s okay.” Those words follow me inside the pub. On a regular day, Mum will never let me in a pub but she is worried about my nonexistent social life and excited at the possibility of me making new friends. The pub is

Last Updated : 2022-01-03

99: No Gracie without Benny

Stupid. Why did I let myself get carried away by a kiss? I touch my lips again. I have been doing that since I ran away from Ben. I am mad at him but I want to kiss him. It’s crazy. “Why do you keep smiling like that?” Leah asks. She throws an arm around me and drags me away from the entrance of the dressing room. The other members of the band are inside discussing their performance. Ben is also there. Maybe he needs as much space as I need from him. Back to what Leah asked me, why am I smiling? I know it’s stupid but I’m smiling because of the kiss. I really, really liked it. I’ve missed him. I’ve missed kissing him. I’ve missed being held by him. “Leah?” She stops. We are outside the pub. There’s a blue light hanging from the signboard bearing the club’s name and it shines on her forehead. I laugh because she looks funny with the light and her hands akimbo. “Can I ask you a question?” “Sure.” “Ho

Last Updated : 2022-01-04

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