Elena
I know myself. I know whenever I feel uneasy, something ridiculous is coming. I can’t believe they’ve realized they have been wrong. I feel this is another way to plot something against me because they aim to make me confess to the cops about Ryan being innocent. I would say this again, I won’t do it. I can’t undo something that I didn’t do.
“Hey.” I hear the voice but because I’m deeply lost in my thought, I don’t turn or respond.
Please, that is the least of my problems now. I have a huge task on me-to prove my innocence to my mate and get to make them regret not believing in us, Isabella and me.
“Hey, bitch!” she yells, and in a few seconds, I’m suddenly soaked.
Damn, I can smell it. I’m soaked with chocolate tea. I jump out of my gross thoughts when I see the evil smirk on Riley’s face.
“Goddamit!” I scream, but my lips ain’t parted yet. My eyeballs expanded, and anger doesn’t engulf my chest yet. I don’t know why, maybe because I expected she would react definitely after what happened to her. Riley is someone that doesn’t back down. She is evil to the core, that I have seen.
“Why did you do this?” I don’t growl. I ask calmly even though I have my clothes stained already. If I didn’t have my mind occupied by my mates, I would have done something to her that she would forever remember.
“Hey, sorry. Yuck, you look like shit. I didn’t know it touched you.” I see her sarcasm as she rolls her eyes.
I’m sighing as if I’m a fool as though I’m dull to that kind of cheap lies. Everyone is staring at us. I’m at the school cafeteria, trying to feed my stomach or keeping myself busy away from toxic thoughts that tend to make fear crawl on my skin.
“Riley. You could have used a more believable lie. You can do better than this.” I sigh with so much calmness. I don’t have the will to attend to her nonsense now. That is not how I handle Riley, I only put her in her place when it is very necessary. For now, it isn’t. Let’s allow it to slide while we focus on a more serious matter. My fucking mates.
I get up from my seat, and head to the bathroom. I only ordered a juice but no food yet. I just came in as soon as my class ended and it ended very late. Well, I don’t have anything to be scared of yet because I don’t see the Quads around.
I have been using the time to also wait for Ava. I need my best friend with me. I need to talk especially when I feel like my heart wants to burst from a very strong emotion I feel.
I get in the bathroom and try to wash off the tea stains from my clothes. I know it is already messy, but a little cleaning would make it better. I don’t get angry or feel irritated as I see my clothes stained, because this is the least of my concern.
I wash it off and like I predicted, it looks much better. I open the door to go out when I start to sense my mates’ presence. I walk out, and I see them sitting some distance from me and still in silence. I knew they sensed when I came out of the bathroom but they don’t look at me.
The four of them are sitting around a table, some bottles of vodka in front of them and as usual Tyson getting himself high. “Man, give me the lighter please?” Darius asks as he turns his head towards me, he just smiles without a word said. My knee shakes as if the smiles does something like an attack to my body.
I sit on my chair without taking my eyes off them, my lips are tight and I can’t bring myself to stop looking at them. This is strong. What the heck are they scheming?
“Best, I’m sorry it took long for me to come, I had to complete my assignment.” Ava’s breaths a little heavy as she pulls a chair beside me. Her breathing is a little thick and I don’t know why, I want to ask but my mind is occupied by my mates. I keep staring at them but with fear and confusion.
“That’s fine Ava. Good thing is that you are here now.” I sigh. I don’t want my anxiety to be too obvious so I take off the lid of my drink and sip a little of it to keep me calm.
“Do you care for some drink? You can order for yourself.” I tell her. I know it’s not necessary because I’m just asking to use this to cover up my tension.
“Nope, I’m okay.” She pants out, still heavily. I arch my brow as I bring my face to focus on her.
“Why-”
“Riley, come sit on my lap.” I’m interrupted by Tyson’s voice when I was about to ask Ava the reason she’s breathing so heavily as though she did a marathon race. I feel the hair on my skin rising as I see her sitting on Tyson’s lap and none of the Quads restricted her.
It feels like a slap as they allow Riley into their midst again. What is going on? Daniel didn’t even say anything, he just keeps himself busy with the drink in front of him.
“What is going on?” Ava speaks my mind, my eyes widening. “Why the fuck is Riley following them around again?” She yells, and I’m sure they could hear Ava’s voice. I take another look in that direction then Riley winks at me. Hell.
“Hey, Elena. We have to get out of here. It is getting late.” she rolls her eyes as she holds my hands while sitting. I feel a minor sharp pain in my head immediately, it is as though I heard what she said and at the same time I don’t.
“Yes, let’s go,” I say in a little low tone as if forcing myself to speak.
It’s getting a little dark, and right now, I can’t feel myself. My head is spinning and I’m battling with my eyes not to close. What is happening? I feel my body being drained of energy.
“Ava, let’s go home, please. I’m having a bad feeling about this.” I tell her, as I get up from my seat carefully. I don’t know why my body feels heavy. Damn it.
I grab Ava’s hand out of the blue to steady myself, making her stunned. “Elena are you okay?” I’m slowly losing myself but I could hear the panic in her voice.
My face is getting wet as she grabs hold of my hand, “You don’t feel alright, we have to leave.” she yells in fright.
She grabs my hands tightly as she starts to pull me out of the hallway, walking towards the parking lot to her car. I leaned on her car but I don’t know what is going on with me all of a sudden. I’m getting drained of energy and my eyes getting close. All I feel on my face is tears. Why am I crying? What is happening to me? As I’m losing myself, I’m panicking, darn it.
“Elena get-” Ava screams. “Ahh! Let me go!” I hear her.
Something is wrong, I feel it but I can’t react. My body is weak, I can’t feel me fuck…
“Ava…” I manage to say, as my lips feel heavy to open or to even speak.
“Haha, little mate…” I hear laughter, and from the tone, I sense violence. What is going on? I can’t move. I hear Ava screaming. They are doing something to her and I can hear a strange man’s voice I don’t recognise.
“Ava…” It’s all I can say as I cry out. I don’t know what is wrong with me, I’m losing consciousness. I hate that I can’t do anything as she is screaming so hard.
” Please,” I beg. I’m going blank. Knocked out.
Before I knock out completely, I hear Ryan’s devilish voice as he kneel to my level, caressing my face with his damn finger, ” We warned you, Elena. We warned you but you chose to be stubborn.” He chuckles darkly.