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.

that I barged inside the boys' washroom next door and came to

it wasn't someone poor getting

bullying what Kristian

had tried to force me and

crouched over the boy with his hand at the back of the neck of the boy who had tried to

on the boy who

saw that half side of his face was bruised and bleeding and a cut ran

apparent in the mirror behind him which was broken and smeared

"Kristian…"

I whispered.

whipped around in

the black and only the hint of

hold tightened on the boy's neck, making

"Stop."

He shook his head.

voice gravely

to

"Yes… And it's enough."

dropped to

"It's not."

He growled.

should know what happens when someone tried to touch you or hurt

me disappeared in thin air and even as his words echoed

between us, because there was

walked closer to him and the boy seemed to be barely breathing, he whimpered, trying to gain my sympathy, "Please, I am

didn't know you were

liked the

she would probably want me to go to church

but his eyes never

said, "They

stop, please, you are

followed my gaze to his hands, his knuckles that

close enough, I said, "I don't like

and then he

other boy was already cowering back trying to make himself smaller as Kristian kicked the

over him, he came close to me and

moment later, he shook his head and

Then he walked out.

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

he didn't come to the

Not that night.

And not afterwards.

I waited for him in the shed and every night I went to bed disappointed and dejected, only to go through the same routine the next day with nothing interesting happening, even Kristoff was still

day that I

finally come out of his room after

when I asked he said that he had a bad allergy but for some reason it felt like

him as he had been bored out of his mind

cross the pool area, my feet faltered when my eyes fell on

was in his swim trunks and there was a woman, tall and pretty with dark hair like