CHAPTER TWO
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What's Wrong Layla ?" Her best friend, Isabelle raised her brows confused. Layla looked like she just saw a ghost.
'What happened to me? Why do I look like my seventeen-year-old self again? Is this a dream or what? I remember being injected and dying. Could it be . . . . . ?'
"Layla, are you okay? Darius intentionally hit you with the ball." Isabelle helped her clean the blood on her face.
'If I remember well, a few years back, this was the day ore I decided to make the decision that changed my whole life. Maybe I was given a second chance like I asked to change my horrible mistake.'
Layla looked around and saw the group of boys laughing at her. She stood up and walked towards the guy holding the basketball with a mocking expression on his face.
'This time around, I won't let any of you bully me. I have been given another chance to live and mend all my mistakes. My mistakes started from here where I let you all bully me.'
A slap landed on the guy's cheeks and everyone witnessing the scene was stunned. "Don't you ever mess with me, Darius? I never crossed your path so don't cross mine."
Everyone, including Isabelle, was surprised. The girl who was bullied a few hours ago and incessantly cried out was now hitting one of the most popular kids in the school. She was the daughter of an alpha and so were all the popular kids and they made it their life mission to pick on those lower in rank.
"Layla, what did you do?" Isabelle ran towards her and tried to pull her away but Layla stood there looking at the guy who she just hit with fury in her eyes.
"Who the hell do you think you are Layla ?! How dare you raise your filthy hand to hit me?!" He barked fiercely at her, raising his hands to hit her and she scoffed.
"You wouldn't dare. If your hands touch me, you'll know I'm not the same Layla as before."
Everyone including the guy who was trying to hit her was stunned at her bravery. No one knew she could talk back to someone, not even one of the most popular kids who could make her life miserable immediately.
"Layla please let's go." Isabelle dragged her out of the field with all she could. She appreciated the fact that Layla didn't try to fight back to return to the scene.
"Layla, what's gotten into you? Do you know what would have happened to you back there?" Isabelle yelled at Layla whom she still thought made a foolish mistake by talking back at Darius.
"Let him do his worst. I don't care." Layla walked away and Isabelle stood there stunned. This wasn't the best friend she knew. Layla seemed to have changed in a few minutes.
"Layla," Isabelle called after her but she just ignored her.
Layla walked into the hallways where some people were already whispering about her. The video of her hitting Darius had spread through the school like wildfire. Layla didn't give a damn as she walked towards the locker room to change out of her basketball wear.
"Hold it right there bitch." Someone blocked her way and she looked up with pure disgust.
It was none other than Darius' girlfriend, Kira, and her minions. They used to disgust Layla back then but she had no choice but to respect them as they demanded that. Kira did have a beta mother and luckily she turned out to be an alpha.
"When did you start growing a crown and a set of wings, you b***h? You had the guts to hit my boyfriend in front of people? Have you forgotten your place, you piece of trash?" Kira spat angrily and Layla rolled her eyes, trying to walk away Kira pulled her hair to pull her back but she earned herself a kick in the face which made her leave the hair she was clutching immediately.
"Don't you dare touch me?" Layla hissed before walking into the locker room.
'I've always waited for the day I would pay them back for all they've done to me. I knew the reason why I avoided fighting every time. I acted like a nerd till Robert asked me out. And since we were dating, he turned me into one of the fashion freak girls during our last year. If I'm not wrong, he's going to ask me out in two weeks.'
Layla opened her locker after she changed and she was welcomed by her picture crossed with a red marker on the door. Everyone in the hall gasped as they saw the crossed mark on her picture. She heard her phone beep and she removed it from her pocket and read through the short message.
"You're next bitch."
Layla scoffed, crumpling the picture before throwing it in the trash. "I don't have time for useless beings."
As soon as the bell rang for the end of the day, Isabelle found her way to Layla. Layla was walking down the stairs towards the parking lot where her brother was waiting when Isabelle stopped her.
"Layla. I heard you got the Red Cross. What have you gotten yourself into Layla? You know they would make your life miserable. And you remember our promise. We should leave high school without making our lives miserable." Isabelle was almost at the point of tears as she reminded her of the promise they made.
'This was what killed you, Isabelle. You were too soft. You have a soft heart.'
"It's okay Cassandra. I won't let anything happen. I promise." Layla smiled a little. "See you tomorrow Isabelle."
Layla walked towards the car she could recognize was her brother's. As soon as he stepped out of it, she ran to him and enveloped him in a warm hug.
"Bryan."
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