Chapter 32: Chapter 32
Daisy's POV
The bell rang, signifying the end of class for the day, I quickly packed my books and kept them inside my locker, and went outside, I had to make it through the school gate in one piece before he sees me,
"Ouch"
I cried as I suddenly bumped into a rock-hard chest, the impact made me lose my balance, and my butt connected with the concrete hard floor, my gaze traveled from a booted foot, a jean trouser, and a black jacket that fits well into a well-muscled chest, my heart pricked as my gaze finally crashed into stormy grey eyes with a rim of gold,
"Aires"
The exact person that I was running from.
After the day of his birthday party, my life has taken a drastic turn and life has been hell for me, in school, Aires has taken it upon himself to make my life miserable, he is now nothing but a bully to me, a bully that even the devil will be scared of,
"I'm sorry" I mumbled out an apology and tried to get past him but I wasn't so lucky,
I gasped as he painfully grabbed my shoulders and pinned me against the wall, tears gathered in my eyes,
"You're hurting me"
But it was too much to hope that he would release his grip on me, the corner of his lip curled up in a smirk instead and his gaze was cold as ice as usual,
"Oh, yeah? It makes me feel good when you're hurt, where did you think you were running off to?" He snarled as his grip tightened on me,
I winced in pain and thought about screaming for help but quickly squashed the thought because it will be useless, right now, even if Desiree sees me, she would only shake her head in pity and go past me, Aires had made sure that I was totally alienated from everyone, I had been shocked when the school had resumed for the term and I came to school to notice everyone avoiding me like plague, ever wants to talk to me, even Desiree would not talk to me, I was hurt at first but I had soon gotten used to it,
"I asked you a question and look at me when I am talking to you" he gritted and I shivered, I glanced into his stormy gray eyes and quickly averted my eyes, I do not want him to see the fear in my eyes,
"When I give you instructions, you better not think of doing otherwise" he snarled and I looked at him,
"Were you trying to avoid me by running off immediately after school dismissal?"
I quickly shook my head in denial and he let go of me, pushing me away roughly that my left shoulder scratched painfully against the wall, I hissed in pain and tried to steady myself on my feet, tears rolled down my cheeks, adding more to my embarrassment,
"Why are you doing this to me? What wrong have I done to you? If your hatred to me is because of your mother, don't you think it's unfair? I lost my mother on that day of the accident"
I didn't think it was possible but his eyes went even colder than it already was, he grabbed my chin and clenched it in his palm,
"Don't you ever mention my mother with that filthy mouth of yours"
"Y... you're hurting me, please stop" I managed to gasp out through the clog of pain
"The day I will stop hurting you is the day that you turned crippled like my mother or better still, dead like your mother" he hissed and after a minute let go of my chin, I flexed my jaw so as to bring feelings to my chin,
He has been brutal to me since his mother became crippled, on that day of his birthday party, I was told that my mother went in search of me and crashed into another car, that car she had crashed belonged to Aires' mother who was on her way to his party, my mother died in the accident and Aires mother lost her legs, sometimes, I believed that was the reason he held me in contempt, he blamed me for his mother losing her legs but sometimes, I feel it's bigger than that, I mean, I lost my mom in that accident, what could be more painful than that? I am now completely left at the mercy of Celine and her dad, who constantly blames me for the death of his wife, he wouldn't even want to set his eyes on me, his wife, my mother was already two months pregnant before the accident, so, I could somehow understand his pain, I had pleaded on my knees not to be sent to foster care, I had no place to go, although, he had let me stayed in his house and also allow me to attend school, I was nothing more than a dummy in that house, even my own sister Alice couldn't stand the sight of me and had opted to go to a boarding school instead, they all think I am cursed and I am beginning to believe that too, but that does not mean there's no hole in my heart that's filled with pain, I don't know what it is to be happy or even smile, I missed my mother dreadfully and I was sorry for all those times that I was stubborn to her and also answered back at her, but it's too late now, I wasn't even given the opportunity to tell her that despite our disagreements, I still love her and will always love her, o could give anything for her to come back, now I know how it feels to be to be totally alone in this world,
No father, no mother, no sister, not even a friend, it hurts so much that I had severally wished for death,
until now, I still wondered why my would go looking for me that night when she already knew where I went,
"Such a cry baby" Aires scoffed as he threw his bag at me and it hits my face,
"I'm having practice today"
I understood what he meant when he said he has practice, it simply means that I'll go to the field and watch after his bag pack, standing under the scorching sun and picking the ball when it is shot in the wrong direction but above all, risked being shot by the ball at interval, I shivered just at thought of it as I caught his bag pack and followed him,
"Get those tears off your face before you even think of following me," he snarled and I quickly wiped the tears on my cheeks,
It feels so wrong to be bullied by the person you love but right now, I don't even know if there's still love in my heart, the only thing I am permitted to feel these days is pain.
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My stomach grumbled and I yawned, I was feeling so tired already as I sat at a spot, waiting for Aires to be through with his practice, my eyes closed on their own accord,
"Ouch"
I screamed and fell off from where I was seated as Aires ball connected with my cheeks, I spat out sand from my mouth,
"Fast, bring me that ball" he ordered without batting an eye at my predicament,
I quickly grabbed the ball and took it to him,
"Don't you dare try to sleep again or you will get more than that"
So, he had shot the ball at me on purpose, I swallowed dry spit as I nodded before going back to where I was sitting and didn't dare try to sleep again
"Water" he ordered and I hurriedly took a bottle of water to him and watched as he gulped down the water, I wished the water was passing through my throat right now, my throat felt patched and dried, I am so thirsty that I am beginning to feel that there's no more spit in my mouth,
"C...c...can I have a little please, I am so thirsty" I begged, hoping for a bit of mercy from him,
He stared at me for a moment before gesturing for me to open my mouth which I quickly did, but instead of pouring the water in my mouth as I had expected, he poured it right on my face, I sputtered and coughed as he handed back a now empty can to me, tears welled in my eyes but I blinked it away,
Thank goodness he was through with his practice, just as he grabbed his backpack from me to change, Celine appeared and wrapped her arms around his neck, placing a soft kiss on his lips, I looked away, the sight hurt more than I thought it could, it's not like I do not know they're dating, of cause I'm aware, the whole school is aware and I should be used to it by now but it still hurt each time I see them together,
"Make sure you're in school early tomorrow, I have an assignment for you, don't let me get to school before you," Aires said as his eyes run through me disgustingly,
"I don't want to see that swelling on your face by tomorrow," he clenched out before walking away with Celine,
"Cursed Child" Celine whispered to my hearing before walking off with Aires
I blinked away the tears that threatened, I have no right to cry over him, I have never felt more alone than I did right now.