Chapter 7: Chapter 7

I was sadly frozen on my spot when I should have been running like an athlete, but everything just shocked me and left me lifeless. I was watching the cop cars approaching with my eyes wide open and my mouth wide open. Tucker knew if he hadn't invited me, I would have never gone to the party, he knew I was new to this kind of environment, yet he left me behind.

How does one feel when they think someone is going to be their biggest savior is nothing but fiction? I stayed frozen in my spot, even if I tried to run, there was no way I could outrun the cops. I watched the cop cars getting closer through my blurred sight as tears took over and then something happened. I was spooked at A loud mechanical whine taking over the sound of the cars as a motorbike's tire screeched through the pavement, it stopped...

"Hop on." the guy, who was wearing a big black shining helmet, turned around and ordered in his husky voice. There was no time for an introduction, I had to do whatever I can to save my prestige. I can't lose both my boyfriend from my dreams and my reputation on the same night. I jumped on the back of his bike and he drove off quickly. The gust of wind blowing my hair back and my eyes close in the pressure of air. It was my first time on the bike, wow if only someone sees me right now, wait for what?

"STOP! STOP!" I yelled, getting the attention of the boy who was taking me somewhere, he halted the bike once I began to cause inconvenience. Jumping off the bike, I swirled to look his way.

"Where are you taking me?" I shouted, trembling, and taking steps back from him. He got off the bike and with the help of his one hand he took off his helmet. My eyes widened to see Mr. Steven Lock is standing in front of me. No one has the pleasure of talking to him before, I'm saying this because he was considered the hottest and mysterious hunk of our school, but his attempts of keeping himself isolated from everyone have made everyone forget about him.

Also, his involvement with the group of bullies was the reason he was nameless now.

He had no friends, the only mates he had were dealers of drugs and alcohol, that's what I have heard about him, that's what Tucker and his friends had told everyone about him.

"Where you should be right now." his voice was like torture to my hormones, I shouldn't be considering how hot he was at a moment like this, but honestly speaking, these boys were walking baby-making machines. "that's your home," he added once he felt I was out of words.

"Well, I can take it from here." After shamelessly watching his face for minutes, I declared. I didn't want to say it aloud, but being seen with him meant jeopardizing my reputation. He wasn't a Honeybunch to anyone, nobody talked highly of him either, so not only was he a threat to my character but also, he was super sexy if you know what I mean.

"Definitely you cannot. It isn't safe to walk around alone." every time he would talk, his eyes would move, his brows would wriggle, there was too much going on with his face, keeping a person interested in his gestures.

"You are alone too, isn't it dangerous for you as well?" I muttered, moving my head with my words. I just needed to be as good as he was at gestures and expressions.

"I can take care of myself." He blinked with pressure and I saw his jaw moving, was he mad?

Considering, I have never talked back to anyone and he has never communicated before, we were being pretty reckless with each other.

"Just because I am a girl, you assumed I can't take care of myself?" I was pissed okay? Just a few minutes ago I have seen my best friend dancing and romancing my future boyfriend and then I got bullied followed by me being left alone with my best friend and my crush to deal with the cops.

Wow! there is so much torture in my life.

"Just because you are stupid." his words offensively fell on my eardrums, and I realized, why was I talking to a stranger, and why the hell was I being so rude to him? I mean I can't let him think that I am rude and mean bitch.

"Okay! You are right. I am sorry and thanks for helping me." I mumbled, taking a big U-turn and slowly looking down obediently. The silence didn't last when his scoff made me look at his face.

"Oh, save me your sugary side. I know you are not all innocent, but dumb." he rolled his eyes and raised a brow, his face was perfectly made, I'm talking about perfection, but his attitude sucks.

"You are so rude," I muttered, that's why no one has ever talked to him or hung out with him. I wasn't being fake, it's just how Tucker admired a girl. One obedient doll, innocent and pure, that's what my Tucker preferred, or did he?

"I'm what I am and I don't care what people think of me." He shrugged his shoulders and narrowed his eyes at my face.

"What now?" I questioned, annoyed. This was the worst night for me.

"You are welcome." He bent ahead and nodded. I get it! He helped me and I thanked him, he doesn't need to brag about it.

"Okay." I muttered and folded my arms around my chest, "And I am not stupid." I mumbled in my mouth. It was dark everywhere and to be honest, I was scared of walking alone home.

"Hmm," he sighed, I lifted my face to see him and he was thinking something, "the fact that Tucker brought you to the party so he can be with your friend proves that you are certified stupid." he rudely continued and shrugged like he had made the biggest discovery ever. I thought we had decided that I wasn't stupid. Besides, so everyone knew that Tucker was hitting on Dina?

"That's not true," I replied in annoyance.

"Which part exactly?" he bent down to my face level to mock me, his eyes watching me constantly.

"I know there is nothing going on between them." I was still in denial, obviously, all my imaginary kids with Tucker died after seeing Tucker with Dina, and now Michelle, my imaginary daughter will never be born or she will be born but with Dina and Tucker's genes.

"You know nothing then. Just pay a visit to Lockers at the break time and you will know." he put on his helmet back and sat on the bike, "I will drop you a little away from your home so that no one sees you with me, your reputation will survive." He muttered, waiting for me. I hoped for and the rest of the ride was silent. He dropped me a little farther from the house and that's when everything started to hit me altogether. I had a feeling things weren't going to end smoothly. Just when I thought I had sneaked in successfully, the lights in the lounge turned on.

"Where were you?" Mr. Ben's voice scared me on the steps. My eyes jumped out of their sockets when I saw Mr. Ben standing in front of me along with Lauren, who looked upset, and Ivory, whose smirk was enough evidence that she snitches on me.

"I---," I gulped, my body was trembling from the fear of embarrassment, the terror of ruining my reputation. I couldn't lie on their faces, and sadly, Tucker, who made me sure I will be fine had bailed on me and I was left alone to answer their questions.

"ANSWER ME." Mr. Ben yelled and the intensity and anger in his voice startled the two standing by his either side.

"She was at Di--Dina's place." Suddenly, Lauren announced, "She had asked me and I allowed her." Lauren was shivering and rubbing her hands, she had her head bowed down as she couldn't look him in the eye.

"Then explain her return at this time?" Mr. Ben was just not having it. He had always been strict on us and seeing me arriving this time home was killing him.

"Dina had some allergy so Giselle decided to come back home." Lauren lied, Mr. Ben glared at me and then at Lauren.

"Get back to bed." Mr. Ben ordered before marching back to his room. Ivory smirked and went after while Lauren grabbed my arm and dragged me all the way upstairs to my room. She left me in my room and without the utterance of a single word, she left.

I spend the rest of the night crying and sobbing. When I thought everything might be okay in the morning I looked for my phone and realized that it was missing. Jumping off from my bed and curiously scanning everywhere, did I drop it? Ugh! I had my pictures and texts in it, and the notes I have saved in which I pretty much bi***** about everyone, if I dropped it in Kevin's place I am dead. My heart sank in my chest when my mind thought about the worst that could happen anytime now.

After all that, I knew I wasn't going to get a good night's sleep so I wandered in my room from one corner to the other. I had no idea when Tucker came back home or maybe he didn't, but one thing was for sure that I had to forget about him, especially now that he was dating my friend and worry about the phone I've lost.

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Mr. Ben dropped us at school the next day, I assumed that Tucker didn't come back home last night. I was upset inside, but smiling from the outside, even though when Mr. Ben's eyes constantly made me think that he has some doubts about me. If I don't stop running after Tucker I will lose much more than my esteem and reputation, I had a feeling.

"Elle?" As I was walking towards my class, I heard Dina calling and running after me. I ignored her and kept walking. I knew it wasn't her fault, she had no clue about my feelings for Tucker but I was just jealous and petty okay?

"Elle??" she grabbed my hand and made me turn around, she was out of breath, "what'---s the ma--matter?" she said through heavy breathing.

"Nothing." I mumbled and began walking away, but she ran in front of me and stood there with her arms crossed. “After he pulled me in the car and drove away, I made him stop the car and came back, but you weren't there and I am sorry Elle, I thought he would wait for you in the car." She said everything in one breath, who would have thought that my own best friend stole the love of my life.

"It is fine." I couldn't talk to her like I would normally do. Not only because she left with him last night, but because she chose to date him.

"No, it is not. You ignored my texts and even rejected my calls and then you switched your phone off." she has sadness covering her face, she has Tucker now, why does she care about someone like me? If I was her, I would be happy as a flying bird. Wait! Did she say I canceled her calls and switched my phone off? But I didn't have my phone.

"Oh my God." I mouthed, my eyes coming out like I had seen a ghost.

"What now?" Dina raised her brow, scanning my face in dread.

"I lost my phone last night," I announced, watching her jaw-dropping down in terror. Feeling heat coming from every single part of the body to assemble in my cheeks.

"What? Then who the hell was using your phone Elle?" panic hit her, she began shivering and rubbing her palms nervously.

"I am so dead now," I added, my eyes filled with tears. This was bad, no one should be going through my phone, not that I watch P*** or something, but the anger I was spitting against everyone in my notes was awful.

"What do we do now?" she scratched the back of her neck, "lemme ask Kevin, it was his house, you must have dropped it there." she ran away in a hurry. If Kevin had my phone, I'm not only dead, but I am in a lot more trouble than I can imagine.

"Hey!" I heard a familiar sexy voice and when I turned around I spotted Steven standing behind me, looking at me. Oh hell no, he never talked to anyone, and being seen with him means I am buying drugs from him.

"Look, Stan," I purposely said his name wrong so that he knows I don't even remember him, "or whatever your name is, last night you helped me and I am thankful for that But that's it, if you are really thinking now we are friends, you are wrong." I babbled in one breath, no I am not jeopardizing my reputation any further.

"I am not interested in you and the little chat we had was a result of my annoyance and nothing else, so don't even think about us or that there will ever be anything between us ever. You are not even my type, so please leave me alone." I was rushing on the words, trying to finish them as quickly as I could so he could leave before anyone watches us together.