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.

the only reason that I barged inside the boys' washroom next door

it wasn't someone

call it bullying what Kristian was doing

had tried to force

neck of the boy who had tried to forcefully kiss

on the boy who was responsible for

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

it was apparent in the mirror

"Kristian…"

I whispered.

head whipped around in my direction

eyes were swallowed by the black and only the hint

took a step closer and his hold tightened on the boy's neck, making

"Stop."

He shook his head.

gravely

tried to

"Yes… And it's enough."

eyes dropped

"It's not."

He growled.

know what happens when someone tried

in thin air and even as his words echoed in my mind, I knew them

never be nothing between us, because there was

and the boy seemed to be barely breathing, he whimpered, trying

didn't know

I liked the sound of

Mama knew she would probably want me to go to church three times a week and

but his eyes

"They know,

stop, please, you

to his hands, his knuckles that were swollen and

close enough, I said, "I don't like to see you

nodded once and then

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

close to me and

shook his head and muttered, "If

Then he walked out.

would 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.

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 really saw

he had finally come out of his room after almost a

of his face was slightly swollen and when I asked he said that he had a bad allergy but for some reason it felt like a lie but I

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

the pool area, my feet faltered when my eyes fell

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