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 a sudden

wasn't someone

bullying what Kristian was doing

boys that had tried to force me

at the back of the neck of the boy

I swallowed and my eyes fell on the boy who was responsible for

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

the mirror behind him which was broken and

"Kristian…"

I whispered.

in my direction

swallowed by the black

took a step closer and his hold tightened

"Stop."

He shook his head.

gravely and

to hurt

"Yes… And it's enough."

dropped to his

"It's not."

He growled.

happens when someone tried to touch you or

that I had been carrying with me disappeared in thin air and even as his words echoed in my mind,

never be nothing between

and the boy seemed to be barely

didn't know

liked the sound

go to church three times

didn't deny the words but his eyes never left

said, "They know,

please, you are

hands, his knuckles that were swollen and

enough, I said, "I

and then he stood

already cowering back trying to make himself smaller

to me and

shook his

Then he walked out.

that I would wait for him in the shed tonight and ask what

he didn't come to the

Not that night.

And not afterwards.

night for four days 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 on bed

was on the fifth day that I really saw

he had finally come out of his

a bad allergy but for some reason it felt like a lie but I didn't pester him as he had looked solemn and

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 so

front of the house where we had to cross the pool area, my feet faltered when my eyes fell

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