Blackmailed For Love

… I stepped out of the on going class receiving a narrowed eye stare from the teacher and a few side glances from the students, but I ignored them all as I really needed to pee.

I didn't get a chance to use the washroom during recess because I was staying in the library finishing my lunch and staying away from the bullies.

And unfortunately for me there was no one to keep me company as Kristoff was absent.

I didn't know why he was absent, he didn't tell me.

And Mrs Aaron had only said that he wasn't feeling well.

Then there was….

Kristian.

2 Kristian hasn't talked to me since my confession and that kiss two days ago.

My lips still tingled with the memory of my first kiss.

The way his lips had felt against mine.

It was just a two seconds long kiss and I had been so happy but then he had pushed me away.

My heart still gave a squeeze when I remembered his words, "This is not right.

This can't happen, Elsa."

1 "Why?"

I had questioned, looking up at him with my attraction on display.

"I like you."

He had laughed.

"You and I could never be together.

Don't ever do that."

And when I hadn't backed away, he had slapped me with his next words, "You are just a little girl."

2 A loud crash from somewhere pulled me out of the memory and I turned left towards the girls washroom.

Without paying any attention to anything, I hurried inside the washroom and opened the first stall door.

But then when I was sitting and relieving myself, I heard another loud crash followed by a painful grunt.

I winced when I heard a groan and then someone being muffled as they screamed.

Goosebumps rose on my arms and I quickly finished up.

Cleaning myself when I came out of the stall, it took me just a few seconds to wash my hands, my mind playing an awful scenario where some poor kid was getting bullied by someone else.

I couldn't let it happen, not after what had happened to me.

If it wasn't for Kristoff making threats by Kristian's name, I didn't even want to think what would've happened.

it was the only reason that I barged inside the boys' washroom next door and came to

it wasn't someone poor

even call it bullying what Kristian was doing to

force me

hand at the back of the neck of the boy who had tried to forcefully kiss me, his knee in the middle of his

swallowed and my eyes fell on the boy who was responsible for groaning and mumbling in

my mouth as I saw that half side of his face was bruised and bleeding and a

was apparent in the mirror behind

"Kristian…"

I whispered.

heard me, his head whipped around in my

were swallowed by the black

his hold tightened on the boy's neck, making him

"Stop."

He shook his head.

voice gravely and

tried to hurt

"Yes… And it's enough."

eyes dropped to his

"It's not."

He growled.

someone tried to touch you or hurt

with me disappeared in thin air and even as his words echoed in my mind, I knew them for

nothing between

barely breathing, he whimpered,

know

I liked the sound of

she would probably want me to go to church three times a

didn't deny the words but his eyes

"They know,

please,

gaze to his hands, his knuckles

said, "I don't like to see

and

himself smaller as Kristian kicked the boy

he came close to

later, he shook his head and

Then he walked out.

wait for him in the shed tonight and ask what his 'if only' meant, I too left the

he didn't come to

Not that night.

And not afterwards.

dejected, only to go through the same routine the next day with nothing interesting happening, even Kristoff was still on bed rest so I was really going out of my

day that I

he had finally come out of his room

for some reason it felt like a lie but I didn't pester him as he had

He asked if I'd like to go out with him as he had been bored out of his mind staying in the room for

house where we had to cross the pool area, my feet faltered when my eyes fell on the couple in the lounger

was a woman, tall and pretty with dark hair like midnight sitting beside him