The Bully's Possession

Chapter Four

            Cole left me in a state of shock after declaring that he liked me. I knew he was only teasing me, but still, my stomach was doing summersaults. It may have been the attention of a guy I never had before, even if he was as scary as Cole. Whatever it was, I wanted it to stop. I wanted my mind to stop thinking about him or even taking anything that he said to me seriously. I was a naïve girl to believe that Cole could have attraction toward me besides to get in my pants. Courage that I didn’t know I had taken over, and I even surprised myself when I talked back to him.

            When he told me that I should not believe everything that I hear about him, stunned was my first reaction. My second thought was that he was totally full of himself. The rumors that I have heard had to start somewhere. Rumors were sometimes exaggerated, but something told me that wasn’t the case with Cole. Being new here didn’t make me an i***t. I refused to let Cole get in my head. Maybe if I ignored him enough, he would eventually leave me alone. There wasn’t anything a girl like me could offer a guy like that anyway. I was surprised that he wasn’t attracted to someone a little more like him, a girl with dark black hair, piercings, and tattoos. That would make much more sense.

            I could hear the bell ringing for the next class to start, and I dreaded the rest of the day. Avoiding Cole and Gavin would be the top two things on my to-do list for the rest of the day. At least the day was halfway over, and I had the entire weekend to myself. There would be no Cole, no Gavin, or any boy problems. My only concern would be deciding on what I wanted to eat. The thought made me smile and relax much more than I felt I had since yesterday.

            I had three more classes for the rest of the day, and surprisingly, Cole wasn’t waiting for me outside any of them. My last class of the day was an advanced Algebra class, so there weren’t many other students here with me. It was quiet, and our teacher was really laid back. As long as we studied and passed his quizzes and tests, he cared less what we did when he wasn’t teaching.

            When my Algebra class ended, I kept my head low to the floor, concentrating on each tile as I exited the room. Please, oh please, don’t let Cole be waiting for me out here. I didn’t even bother to look when I left. I just focused on walking and counting the tiles of the floor until I was outside. It was a cold day, but I wanted to walk home from school. There was something out enjoying the nice chilly weather while on a walk that brought me comfort.

            I wasn’t just a few feet away from the school building when someone called my name from behind me. “Mia, can I talk to you for a minute?”

            Turning around, I happened to notice the guy walking my way. He was one of the guys I saw Cole hanging around with but didn’t know his name or anything about him. He was much shorter than Cole but wore something similar to Cole’s style of clothing. Maybe they were in some kind of special club or something, though I didn’t get that vibe from either one of them.

            After inhaling a breath and preparing for the worse, I stopped and turned around. “Hey. You probably don’t know who I am, but I happen to be Cole’s best friend. The name is Joel. I had seen him with you a few times now and thought I would speak my peace before he warned me to stay away from you, which I know is coming.”

            I didn’t dare look him in the eyes either, mostly because I was afraid of him, much more than I was of Cole. There was something about him that was a little off, but maybe that was just his personality. “Okay,” I said, encouraging him to continue.

            “Yeah, so, I don’t think that you hanging around Cole is such a good idea. Cole has this thing with new, innocent chicks that I don’t think you want to be a part of. I’m saying this because he is my best friend and has been different today, more on edge than usual. If your goal was to make him jealous with that Gavin kid, then it won’t work. Cole doesn’t get jealous over anyone or anything. Sorry to be so blunt about it, but you are nothing more than a good time to him. Once he gets what he wants, he will be done with you. So, do us both a favor and just say the hell away from him.”

            This was a lot to process, but what Joel had to say angered me more so than anything else. It wasn’t like I interjected myself into Cole’s life on purpose. I didn’t ask Cole to pursue me for his own reasons. I knew that if I didn’t say at least that, I would regret it. “I would love to, but maybe you should talk to Cole about it first. I would like nothing more than for him to leave me alone so I can live the rest of my last school year in peace.” I pressed my lips together, dipped my head back down to the ground, turned around, and walked away.

            That took a lot of courage for me to say, though it didn’t seem like much to others. Hopefully, Joel would talk to his friend and get him out of my life. Things would be so much simpler without Cole intruding in my life. Joel and I wanted the same thing.

            I was nearly halfway home when I could hear the engine of a car slowly gliding alongside me. Instantly, I knew that it was Cole following beside me, but I pretended to act as if he weren’t there at all. Ignoring him probably wasn’t the wisest thing to do, but it was all that I had.

            Suddenly, the engine cut off, and I could hear the door of the car slamming shut. I jumped at the sudden noise but continued to walk forward. Arms guided around my tiny waist, turning me around. My hands landed on his chest with our lips dangerously close to each other. My breath was caught in the middle of my throat like a lump stuck there.

            “Ignoring me is only going to piss me off, Mia. Get in the car!”

            Because I couldn’t speak, I just shook my head no. Call it a stupid thing to do or the fact that what Joel said had set up deeper inside of me than I liked to believe. “I… I am just going to walk home. The cold air is…. nice.”

            Cole stepped closer toward me as if we weren’t close enough. My foot instantly moved back without hesitation, trying to get some distance from him. The next thing I knew, I was somehow backing up to the hood of his car. How did he do that? How did he get me over here to his car without me noticing? Yeah, that was definitely a talent of his.

            He leaned in toward me, my back inching closer to the hood of his car like I was practically laying on top of it. Cole grabbed my leg and pushed it upward, making me gasp. He then grabbed my hands and put them above my head, interlocking his fingers in with mine. “f**k, you look delicious right now. You have no idea how bad I want to kiss those rosy little lips of yours. Maybe I will.” When he leaned even closer, so close that I could feel his breath fanning over my lips, my head began spinning.

            I shouldn’t want him to kiss me, but I did. Right then, I wanted him to kiss me, regardless of who in the neighborhood saw it. I didn’t care about his reputation in those few seconds. No, I only cared about needing him to kiss me as if it would bring life back into me, allowing me to breathe again.

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            f*****g hell, Mia was beautiful laying across the hood of my car. Her body all stretched out with her eyes pleading with me to kiss her. There was something different about her that I couldn’t place my finger on. It was a nagging feeling in the back of my mind that told me to be patient with her, that we had all the time in the world together. It was a f*****g pestering little thing! If this were any other girl, I would have pulled her pants down and f****d her right there on the hood of my car. No one would have dared said anything to me because they knew who the hell they were messing with if they did. Not even the cops of this s**t town would mess with me anymore.

            I lifted my body from hers, hearing her let out an audible whimper that drove my senses crazy. “We probably should just get you in the car before I get you in trouble with your boyfriend. If he knew that I was touching you, he would probably want to stake his claim, not that I care. Mia, let’s get one thing straight. It doesn’t matter if you are with him or if you lied to me. The only thing that does matter is if I want you, I will be with you, regardless of who says otherwise.”

            Mia obeyed and pushed past me, darting inside the car. I laughed, only when she couldn’t hear me. I had to admit that being around her made things suck a lot less. Everything she did for some reason interests me. Honestly, I should have just f*****g kissed her and took what I wanted, but I couldn’t break away from this little voice inside my head telling me not to.

            Gliding in the driver’s seat, I started the engine and drove her the rest of the way to her home. She was quiet as usual, but it bothered me now that we had been closer than ever before. I could still feel as if my hands were on her body, making me tighten my grip on the steering wheel. Once I got to her place, I got out before her and even opened her door. I don’t know what possessed me to do that, but I did, and it was so unlike me, even she noticed it as her eyes went large with surprise. I even walked her to her door, waiting for her to unlock it and invite me in.

            Mia turned around once she opened the door, blocking the entrance. “I will see you later. Thanks for the ride.”

            She tried to close the door, but I blocked it with my boot, heading straight inside. “What is bothering you?”

            “Nothing,” I could hear the unwavering in her voice telling me that she was lying. I didn’t take well to people lying to me.

            I stepped closer to her, backing her into the living room wall. “Don’t lie to me, Mia. I won’t know what is on your mind unless you speak it.”

            She gulped loudly and said, “ask Joel.”

            The mention of his name had me clenching my teeth. I was too pissed off to be anywhere near her right now to know why Joel’s name came out of her mouth and what she meant by it. I stormed out her door, slamming it loudly behind me, jumped inside my car, and took off without so much as a goodbye.