Just as the bell chimed again, everyone ran out of class. School's over for today. Ariana walked to her locker and kept her books. Just as she's about to close it, she got a call from Annie.
"Hey Ari" she spoke on the phone."Seriously, you're trying to act innocent after you set me up...""Who set you up?"."Annie I know you told Jeff that I attended this school"."I'm sorry I told him but the guy really likes you and since I've known you, you've never been serious with a guy...""Annie I don't wanna be serious with any guy,I have a lot on my plate right now"."I'm sorry, I promise it won't happen again"."I forgive you but...I'm going to take my revenge".Annie giggled. "Make sure you give my number to a cute guy in your school"."Of course and he's going to have a french accent" Ariana added."Qui" Annie laughed.Ariana closed her locker as she walked out of the locker room. Unknowingly to Ariana, Casey, Sofia and Nora saw her leave the school and they smirk. Looks like those three bitches has a new plot.She arrived at the coffee shop and she still met Jeff there. She scoffed as she walked to the counter. "See, I told you he likes you" Annie whispered with a teasing tone."I don't care"."Well go talk to him" Annie pushed Ariana to Jeff's table."Ari will take your order" Annie giggled and walked back to the counter."What will you have this time, should I get you a cappuccino?""Nah, just a hot coffee. I'm trying to find a partner for the seminar next week" Jeff said with his eyes fixed on his laptop."Trust me, those rich kids will never choose you to be their partner. Anyway good luck". She left his table."He seems busy" Annie said."Yup, he's trying to find a partner to pair with him for the seminar presentation in school"."Do you have a partner?""Nah, I don't care about those presentation cause I know that I'm never going to find a partner" Ariana stated as she prepared the coffee."Well you should pair with Jeff""Don't even go there"."Think about it, if you pair with him and if you guys do good in your presentation, maybe you'll get a scholarship" Annie suggested."I'll think about it" she walked back to Jeff as she placed his hot coffee on the table."Any luck?""Nope, but I'll keep on trying"."Okay".She walked back to the back of the coffee shop. She really need a scholarship, she doesn't want to stop school. Maybe she should pair with that guy, this could be her only chance of getting a scholarship.She took a deep breath as she walked inside the coffee shop. She hated this idea but she has no other choice. She walked to Jeff's table as she sat down."Have you found any?" she asked hopefully."Nope"."Jeff I've been thinking, I don't have a partner. Can we maybe...""Pair?""Yeah"."No problem"."So why do you decided to pair with me?" Jeff asked as he took a sip from his cup of coffee."Cause I don't have a partner" Ariana answered."So tomorrow we'll be given the topic we're going to present in school and we'll meet here everyday to share ideas and discuss about it" Ari added."Cool. Can I have your number then?""Why?""We're going to be partners, I need your number just in case" he answered."Fine, your phone". Jeff handed her his phone as she quickly dialed her number on the phone and handed it back to him. Jeff smiled as he collected his phone. He called the number just to be sure if the number is hers. Ariana's phone rang inside her apron and Jeff's smile widened as he hung the call."See ya tomorrow partner" Jeff dipped his hand into his pocket and brought out the money to pay for the coffee. He dropped the money and left the coffee shop.Annie hurriedly ran to where Ariana is and she sat down. "So?" Annie asked."I hope that this is a good idea"."I'm sure it is".**
Zach walked close to her as he rested on a locker next to hers."Can I help you?" Ariana asked."So you're the girl that insulted my girlfriend right?" "Yeah"."Look girl, you're playing with fire and you're the one who's gonna end up getting burned" Zach facial expression darkened as his voice was as cold as ice."We'll see who gets burned" Ariana said with a chilly tone.Jeff walked to her as he glanced at Zach and glanced back at Ariana."Ariana, who's this guy?" Jeff asked with curiosity in his voice."I don't know him. Let's go". Ari dragged Jeff before he could utter another word.Zach on the other hand couldn't control his temper as his gaze is fixed on Ari's back. Everyone in this school knows Zach and now Ariana is telling a new kid that she doesn't know who he is. He's going to deal with her in this school.Ariana dragged Jeff to her usual spot in school as they both sat down on the bench."Do you know what you just did?" Jeff asked."What did I do?""That's Zach Wilson. Ho
Jeff waited in the hallway in school but still Ariana didn't come out."Maybe she already left" he said with a sad tone. He waited a few more minutes but still, Ariana still did not show up. Just when he was about to leave, he found someone strolling in the school. "Hey excuse me?" he hurriedly ran and tapped the person's shoulder. Zach stopped in his traps and he turned around."Hey, sorry for disturbing you...have you seen any black girl. Actually have you seen Ariana? the girl you were talking to earlier this morning?""No" Zach answered and he left.Jeff paced around the hallway till he decided to go look for her in the bathroom.***********Meanwhile, in the bathroom, Ariana's heart pondered as fear gripped her. She never knew that anyone on this planet could do this to her. She doesn't want this, she just wanna go home and meet her family and she also want Jeff to walk her home this evening.The sound of belt unbuckling shook her out of her thoughts. She has to get out of here.
The light of the the sun woke Ariana. She groan and slowly opened her eyes. Shit, the sun is up and she can't make it in time to go deliver milk and newspapers. She reached for the bedside table to get her phone but her hand couldn't find it. She sat up on the bed and strectched her arms but she felt pains all over her body and a headache. Suddenly what happened the previous night replayed in her head. She was almost raped or was she raped? her body hurt so bad. The last thing she remembered is her head bleeding. She just wished that this is all a dream and she doesn't want to wake up. She would rather die than to wake up and face the fact that she was raped and she has to live like that for the rest of her life. If this is all a dream, she won't be able to feel pain but her body hurt and she has a severe headache. So she isn't dreaming, she's awake. Her eyes sting and hot tears streamed down her face as she fell to the ground.What's the use of living? the only thing that she can b
Ariana came out of the bathroom and she saw the sweater on the bed. She felt a bit refreshed after having a bathe. She put on the sweater and came out of the room and she headed to the living room.She noticed something about Jeff's apartment. There's no one else apart from the two of them. She found it odd and suspicious."Hey, come eat" Jeff stated when he saw her walk into the living room. She saw Jeff bringing out a flask from a nylon. She walks to the dining table and sat down on a chair. Jeff opened the flask and gave her a spoon. "Dig in" he smiled.She collected the spoon from his hand and smiled back at him. She's grateful that Jeff came to her rescue and all that but...she started to suspect him. Where is his family? why is he living alone? is he a kidnapper? She has so many questions running in her brain and she felt scared. She looked at the delicious soup in front of her. Is it poison?"Hey eat before it gets cold" Jeff said. His voice jolted her from her thoughts."Jeff,
Ariana stared into his eyes trying to read him after mentioning the I like you word. She couldn't read his expression so she focussed her eyes on something else in the living room."I promise that I'll visit your family to make sure that they're okay" he assured her. "Since you're here, we should be working on our seminar project about jazz music" he smiled.*******Monday came quickly and Ariana recuperated well. She quickly left for her home before going to school. She prepared breakfast for her family and left for school. When she arrived at school, she didn't feel anybody's gaze on her nor anyone giggling and gossiping about her. Since she has skipped school for a week, people no longer notices her. She felt a bit calm. For the first time in her life, she felt like she belonged in this school, she felt like everybody else. Everytime she walk into the school, there's one gossip going on about her round the school and she's always the one that the spoiled brat in the school always
Chairman Jack took a stroll into his school. It has been a while since he step foot on his school. He got dressed as an average man because he doesn't want to attract attention. He met with some teachers and exchanged pleasantries and he inspected the school to see how the school is faring. He took note of some things that the school want and also talked to some kid to hear their opinion.He strolled to a quiet place in the school. His late wife liked that particular area in the school. He arrived at his destination and he still found that place as quiet as ever. He say down on a bench and started reminiscing memories of him and his late wife. Alice was the one who convinced him to build a School."I want to build a school. I want to build a place for kids to gain education" Alice always says and smile. Jack build this school for his late wife but she didn't stay alive for long to see this school so he named it after her. "Alice international high School".He closed his eyes as he e
Good morning sir" Ariana greeted and smiled. Jack saw another quality of Alice in her. Alice is respectful to elders and she always has a warm and bright smile on her face. He suddenly has an interest in this little angel."Why are you crying here all alone?" he brought out an handkerchief from his pocket and handed it to her."Thank you" she wiped her tears with the handkerchief. "It's just that I hurt my knee but it's nothing serious" Ariana lied."It didn't look like you hurt your knee. Here, take this" Jack removed the jacket that he's wearing and gave it to Ariana. "Cover yourself" he added."It's not necessary, you might catch a cold" she pushed his hand with a smile on her face. It's not okay to accept an old man's jacket. What if the wind blows, he might catch a cold."You need it more than I do" he covered her thigh with his jacket."Thank you" she said with warmth. This man reminded her of her father. Her father is just as caring as this man."So tell me child, what happened