Chapter 11: Chapter 11

I stood there guilty and alarmed as hell, lifting my head to see them and whoa, they were staring at me except for Steven, who was playing a game. You must be guessing how I know that? Well, I can even tell he was playing some car or bike riding games, he was pretty much moving his all body to the side when his car was supposed to take a turn in the game. I saw Sid whispering something in the other guy's ear and the smirk on his face told me that they had come up with a plan.

Sid pulled out his phone and aimed it in my course, it appeared like he was recording me. I uncomfortably hugged myself and blinked continuously. Usually, after getting hold of someone's picture or capturing a video, they roast them everywhere on their social media accounts and now that they were going to be at my school, I can see their motives behind recording me.

They dropped the angle down towards my lower body, the feeling of uneasiness intensified when the other guy licked his lips. I turned down my head immediately and looked away. My heart has been pounding in my chest, my body shuddering uncontrollably. The hail stopped, but it was still raining cats and dogs and there were chances of hail to start once more so I have no alternative but to stay put.

Steven, who finally shoved his phone in his pocket, now analyzed what was going on. He was the only one perched on the bench, he stretched his legs out and put his hands behind his head, resting on the bench and observing everything going on for a few seconds. I raised my head again and watched him slowly getting up, his eyes always gave me shivers down my spine.

He stood behind Sid and looked through his phone before smirking and averting his eyes at me, I quaffed.

"Mate you are not even recording, is this a bluff?" he chuckled, Sid's jaw dropped when his own friend ruined his plan. I sighed in relief and shoved my hair to one side.

"What the hell Lock." Sid turned around and growled at Steven, who was laughing with his hand on his abdomen, "dude, why did you do that?" Sid complaint and the other guy joined Steven.

"I want you to be better at pretending for next time, appreciate my help mate." Steven postured straight and set up his brow. The rain continued as a drizzle, in my judgment, I knew I should leave straight away, but Sid couldn't take failure anymore.

"Well, somebody needs to answer for something," Sid declared, looking in my direction. Steven shook his head and smiled, he was kind of calm about everything. A person is this calm for two reasons, at: if he knows he will handle everything without even applying much of an effort and b: when he doesn't care, I don't know which one was the case with Steven.

Sid began marching towards my bench stop and I had no place to run for, even if I try I can't outrun him. Steven has set forth to trace him, but pacing very slowly. He has just started his pace towards me when a car rushed between us and halted. I knew the car, Steven straightened his back and came forward as Tucker came out of the car.

"Don't even try to," Tucker muttered, his eyes at me, but his words for Sid. Steven grabbed Sid's hand and got in front of him. Tucker smirked, turning around to him and looking Steven in the eyes. Wow, blue staring in ocean blue, what a view.

"You Okay Giselle?" Tucker, whose back was towards me, asked me loudly to be picked up by everyone. As soon as Tucker inquired, Steven smiled and swayed his head. He was attempting to make fun of Tucker's intentions towards me, even Tucker noticed, his muscles tensed up.

"Yeah!" I replied, slowly walking towards the car. Tucker kept glaring at them until I stepped inside and shut the door after me. Tucker got in and drove the engine to go. I looked outside the window and Steven was still smirking and acting as if he was holding back his laughter, why though?

"Did something happen?" he asked, it was sort of my first time to not sit in the back. I can look at the veins in his hands from close as he controlled the steering tightly.

"No," I answered, debating if I talk about Monica, but there was too much to talk about. I can tell him about what happened in the classroom and then what she did to me.

"Tucker, can I tell you something?" I muttered, still fighting in my head. He cleared his throat and tilted his face, looking out between me and the road.

"Monica had a video of us in the car, from the morning and she showed it to---," I was in the talking when he halted the car all of a sudden, making me jump a little, "To Dina." I wound up, sitting straight and not looking at him.

"What?" he asked in concern, his whole body swirled towards me. His breathing was loud as if he was running for an hour. "Dammit!" He shook the steering and ran his hand through his hair, his body restlessly shivering.

"It is ok---," I wanted to speak, but he was behaving like an unleashed beast. I had no idea he would be so distressed about it, candidly, I thought Dina was his fling, but I was incorrect.

"Was she all right? Did you tell her it wasn't like that?" he asked, I turned around to look into his eyes and my heart stopped, they were red. "Is this why she was preserving a distance from me?" he was genuinely worried and it has floored me.

"Tucker don't worry," to calm him down, I raised my voice, he shut up and looked at me. "I told her that it wasn't like that and she was fine with it." I expressed everything in haste, I merely wanted to head back home and scream my heart out.

"Oh! Dammit, I was so scared." He sighed in relief and drove the car back home. I didn't do lunch, just head straight to my room. All these years, I wanted to be loved by him, wondered how will it feel to be his lover and now his passion for Dina has crushed my heart. Deep down in my heart, I knew it was improper to hold feelings for my best friend's boyfriend, but those feelings were not born in a day or two to fade away so easily.

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I heard someone entering my room and I sat straight in my bed, watching Lauren holding a tray of food in her hands as she switched on the light. I hadn't realized how long I was asleep but almost all day went by.

"You didn't eat ever since you got back home." She smiled and placed the tray in front of me. She must have felt I was in pain.

"Yeah, I was just not hungry." I lied and looked away, mentally telling my stomach to not growl right now.

"Did something happen between you and Tucker?" she swept my hair behind my ear and demanded to look in my eyes.

"There is nothing left to happen, he is so in love with Dina." I croaked, feeling worn out inside.

"That's why I want you to change it." All of a sudden, her voice was filled with ebullience.

"What?" I inquired, watching her face with my mouth hanging open.

"Dina doesn't deserve him, he will be happy with you." She stated, raising hopes in my heart. But that's what they were, just hopes.

"He wants her," I corrected her, seriously all this chasing has made me exhausted now.

"Tucker doesn't know what he desires. In his heart, there is only one person and that is you." She declared as she knew so much about his heart. She knew nothing, I don't know on what foundation, she had assumed it.

"And how do you know that? did he tell you this? did he show something?" I was annoyed and pissed, I can't let my hopes distract me from the fact that he never noticed me and now I can't even make him notice me because I can't betray my friend.

"He did," she stated, straightening her back. I watched her face in disbelief, she got to be lying. "He asked me if you had dated someone if you like someone," she mumbled in her mouth. My heart just sank; he genuinely was concerned about me? Why did he want to know if I like someone or not?

"If he never had feelings for you, he wouldn't have demanded this. You know Tucker, he doesn't care and bother who likes whom, unless he himself has feelings for that person." she was right about it, there has to be something going on in his mind, but he was so worried for Dina, maybe because he didn't want her to think him as a cheater?

"Now eat your food and don't worry much about him." she saw me gone in thoughts, and rubbed her hand on my shoulder before walking out of the door. What do I do now? I mean what about Dina? I can't hurt her. She has always been there for me; I need to show her some respect. As I was deciding to kill my feelings for Tucker, I got a text.

Unknown: Don't get yourself in trouble again or make sure I'm around.

A smile came to my face, how I can ignore his cute little actions?

Me: What you didn't tell me who you are.

I just wanted him to admit that he was Tucker because talking to him was making me slightly guilty. You know why slightly? Because my feelings for him were so strong that I couldn't think straight whenever he was around or texting me.

Unknown: It ain't important.

Me: It is for me.

Unknown: No I know it isn't.

What? Does Tucker think he isn't important to me?

Me: By the way, we go to the same school right?

Unknown: Hahaha what, are we playing 10 questions now?

Me: Why, are you scared I will know your secrets?

Unknown: Aha! then bring it on.

I was left with my mouth opened and my eyes out of their sockets. I never planned on playing this game, his secrets might not be so big but mine was.

Unknown: Now who is scared?

Me: I'm in.

Don't know I was said so, but I didn't wanna look like a stupid scared chicken.

Me: We won't ask for private information.

Unknown: Okay, whatever you feel comfortable in.

Me: Okay then.

Unknown: Yes, we go to the same school, 1 down.

Me: Okay next question.

Unknown: Hold on girl, it's my turn now.

Me: Okay.

Unknown: Do you like someone?

At this point, I was 100% sure that it was Tucker. There were too many hints, he saved me today and then he text me, proving he was there. And now these words were just what Lauren had told me.

Thinking what should I say, Dina's name ran through my mind.

Me: No.

Me: My turn, do you like someone?

Unknown: Yes

Me: Who is it?

Unknown: Is that your next question?

Me: yeah.

Unknown: Me, myself

I frowned at his cleverness and now was in debt of two questions.

Unknown: My first question is, who do you hate the most?

I found this question confusing, like why would he wants to know that.

Me: I don't keep hate in my heart but if I've to pick someone, that'd be Kevin.

Unknown: Why?

Me: is that your next question?

Unknown: Yup.

Me: Because he used to bully me.

Unknown: For real or you are saying this under someone's pressure?

Me: Oh I know why are you saying this.

Unknown: What's your favorite color??

Me: Is that your next question?

Afterward, we both sort of dropped the extreme questions and went to know each other better. We discussed our favorite food, and to be fair, we never acknowledged that we were way past 10 questions then. It was the loveliest night of my life, the conversations we had made me wanna be with Tucker again.

We passed the whole night awake, chatting, and sharing funny stories. It felt like I've never seen this side of him before. I dozed off I don't know when but when I woke up in the morning, I was late. I had to rush to the bathroom to get showered and be ready on time. The guilt of betraying my friend has slowly begun to hit me.

I was ready to roll; everyone was already seated at the breakfast table. I was late for the first time and Mr. Ben noticed it more than others. Tucker was drooling everywhere, his eyes about to close.

"You didn't get sleep last night?" Mr. Ben muttered, getting Tucker's attention, who rubbed his eyes and yawned.

"I was studying," Of course he lied, he stole the eyes from his father and finished his juice in one swig, "are you girls ready?" he asked Ivory and me.

"But Giselle you didn't even take a bite." Lauren ran after me when I followed Tucker.

"I will have something from the cafe." I waved at her and left to the out. The drive was awfully silent as Tucker was half asleep and Ivory busy with her phone.

We arrived at the school and surprisingly, there was a rush in front of our school. Tucker made us walk behind him and lead the way. We crossed the main gate and my eyes fell on the leather jackets, a gasp left my mouth. Dina greeted me and then we both looked at the two guys, standing afar. It was Steven Lock and Sid, it was the first day of The Orphans, and the last day of my freedom. I knew I wouldn't be able to roam around easily now that Sid was in my school, probably seeking revenge as well.

"Let's go." Dina touched my elbow and made me follow her. We walked silently into the class, it was going to be a tough session for me.

We took our chairs and soon our biology teacher rushed inside, dropping books on the desk, he cleared his throat to have our attention.

"As you all know we have some new transfers here and we all expect you guys to be helpful and understanding." He smiled, we all gave a big nod with an empty head. "Please come inside," he voiced, we all turned our heads in the direction of the door and saw a few of the Orphans joining our class as the rest joined the other sections but you know what was shocking? Sid walked straight inside and looked me in the eye as he walked past me to grab a seat behind Dina, who was behind me. His stare stabbed me multiple times with no sorrow.