TRUSTING THE BAD BOY

YOU ARE MY BUSINESS

Elena’s P.O.V.

I was holding up my tears. I didn’t want to shed my tears in front of them to show that I am weak. Yeah…. I am weak… but not showing them. I ran towards the deserted area of the corridor. I felt heaviness in my chest and I was not able to breathe. I was having this panic attack now.  I just wanted to go away from them as far as possible. Since after the accident in middle school I was having this panic attack seldom. Even I had nightmares for quite a long time. Mom consulted the doctor also regarding this. He said that it would cure with time and I needed to work on this.

I fell down on the floor while gasping for air. I was on my knees right now. Black dots were appearing in front of my eyes. I clenched my chest tightly to ease the pain that I was having right now. The b***h attacked not only me but also my mother’s dignity. How could I let her win this time? I am proud of my mother. She was my only family and I was glad that she didn’t give up on me.

Tears were flowing down like a waterfall. It was all because of that sorry excuse from my father. If he hadn't run away from us, no one would bully me like this. I was alone in there. I didn’t want anyone to be with me. Suddenly a hand wrapped around my shoulders. I panicked but immediately relaxed when the familiar fragrance of a man’s perfume hit my nose.

“Relaxed, princess, I get you”, he whispered in my ears and I closed my eyes while leaning on his chest. He wrapped her other hand too. I felt ease in my pain and I sighed. He should not be here. I should not be at ease in his presence. Yet I felt safe this time.

“We need to go to our class, princess. Tell me whenever you feel better”, he said to me and I nodded. I was in a mess and I didn’t want to go to the classroom in this condition. I closed my eyes for a while.

“I am okay… now”, I whispered as soon as my panic attack subsidized. He didn’t remove his hands immediately. We sat there in the same stance for a moment. “Let’s go to the class”, he whispered again and then slowly removed his hands from me. He helped me in standing up. I stumbled a little and he immediately held me by my arms.

“Are you sure, you are alright?” I was surprised by his concern. My head was lowered and I didn’t have the courage to look at him. “Yeah…. Yeah… I am alright”, I whispered and then we both headed towards the classroom. He had left my hand and I didn’t have any problem with this. I didn’t know why Shanaya cornered me after such a long time. I didn’t have any interest in knowing about her fuss.

“Go to the washroom first. I am going to the class”, he said to me and I nodded and left for the washroom. I needed to refresh myself. I was already late for my class by 10 minutes. I immediately washed up my face and tied up my hairs again. My eyes were puffy and red due to all that crying. I sighed and then ran towards the classroom.

I knocked on the door and asked the teacher to enter the class. My chemistry teacher, Mrs Morris was a strict teacher. Before she could say anything to me I looked at her with pleading eyes. She looked at me in shock than just nodded to me and asked me to take the seat quickly. "Ms Petkinson... meet me after school in the staff room", she ordered me and I nodded and then looked up.

I looked around the room and found only one seat for me and that was beside Damon. I sighed and immediately ran to that seat. Shanaya was also in this class. I could feel a hot burning gaze on me but I ignored her. She was never my concern. She bullied me, humiliated me and even tried to tarnish my dignity with her minions. I tolerated everything. I never fought back except for that particular accident. It was me who paid for that accident though.

He didn’t say anything and was writing something in his notebook. Whatever he was writing was none of my concern. I immediately took out the book from my backpack and opened the page where the teacher was explaining some kind of reaction. I took a sharp breath and started marking the lines that the teacher told us to mark. I drowned myself in those reactions and tried hard to get them exactly. I was not a nerd but still managed to get good grades till now. I wanted to get good grades in my finals so that I could get admission to nursing school.

“Are you alright?” I heard his word and sighed. “I am fine, thank you”, I answered him in whispers while looking at the teacher. She was busy elaborating on the certain chemical reactions that I was not getting a bit right now.

“I want you to meet me at lunchtime at the playground”, I was about to refused when I heard him again, “It’s a request, Eli….don't refuse”, he whispered again while writing down something in the notebook.

I didn’t know how much he heard or saw my encounter with Shanaya. I hoped that he had skipped that part where she mentioned that he is my crush. I closed my eyes for a second and without lifting my gaze from my copy I replied back to him, “Okay”.

“Thanks”, his word made me choke on my own saliva. Damon King…. The ruthless bad boy of the school said thanked to me? Whoah….. it was a day.

I peeked towards Shanaya and she was still shooting daggers at me.

“You should talk with your girlfriend first. Please…. Tell her that I have nothing to do with you”, I requested him and he looked at her by bending his head a little down on the desk. I looked at him and could see a cold gaze. Suddenly that gaze converted into a fierce look. I looked at Shanaya and to my surprise right now she was looking so scared and was looking here and there.

“She is not my girlfriend. My girlfriend can be anything but not a slut like her”, he spat and I instantly snapped my head to him. My eyes widened in shock by his words. He just called her slut????

“Whatever your business with her…. Please…. Please…. Clear her that …. I…. we…”, my breath hitched instantly when I felt his hand around my neck.

“In fact….. you are my business”, he said and instantly pulled me towards him and instantly kissed on my lips lightly. I gasped in shocked as he released his grip on my neck. I looked at him in disbelief. How could he do this to me? He never hurt me in past….. then why did he do this today?

He was looking behind at me and I didn’t have the courage to look at that mad fox right now. I was sure that she would skin me alive if…. If she found me alone now…