Mine Forever

WHAT ARE YOU

Steph’s P.O.V.

“Watch it s***t where are you going”, I heard her yelling at me. I sighed and shook my head.

I stood up and dusted my pants while glaring at her.

“I was right on track but it looks like someone has grown more long legs than their normal size”, I retorted back with a little bit threatening tone. I might be not wealthier like her but I do love my self-respect and dignity and I was not going to allow her bullying me at any cost.

“Watch your tone b***h before speaking in front of me”, she tried to threaten me.

“Are you what…. The prime minister …. Or … the president of this country.. so I need to watch my tone”, I mocked her and it infuriated her more.

But before we both pulled out each other’s hairs from each other’s head, Noah came in between us and pushed me back from my shoulders.

“You should watch your steps Beth. It was you who is wrong here”, he immediately said to Beth and she seemed a little hurt as he was taking the side of mine.

She was the she-devil of our college, Bethany Clarke, future heiress of Clarke’s Enterprises. Her father was a multi-billionaire and spoiled her to a greater extent. She was not like other rich s**ts of our college but was the devil in form of humans. She hated me I didn’t know why from day one of our college. She always tried to humiliate me as I was a scholarship student and a poor soul but I never let her destroy my dignity. She had a crush on Noah since kindergarten but Noah always looked at her like a friend and a classmate.

“Noah.. you should stop saving her all the time. You don’t know these kinds of girls. She is trying to seduce you and…”, before she could finish her sentence, Noah yelled at her, “stop Beth… You should stop bad-mouthing Steph. She has done nothing wrong with you”.

She glared at him but didn’t say anything. Her comments had also made me mad but the Noah confronted her, I choose to be silent.

She stomped on her feet and then moved away from us cursing me under her breath.

I exhaled my breath which I was holding till yet didn’t know why.

“Are you okay?”, Noah asked me with concern.

I rolled my eyes and assured him that I am okay. Then I sat back on my toes and gathered my books and stationaries from the ground. No need to tell that Noah also helped me.

Then we both headed towards our classes.

Noah’s P.O.V.

I loved Stephany since day one of our college. It could be said love at first sight in other words. She was kind of introvert but omitted a strong aura. Everything in her screamed innocence which lacked in these rich, hot, and famous girls of college. She always wore comfy like mostly tank tops and jeans and didn’t like showing skins. She never tried to throw herself on me or any other boy. I am the captain of our football team and straight-A grade student. I am also president of the Student’s Association, Vice President of Spots club and Vice President of Economics club as President is Stephany. That was right. She is also an A grade student and a good athlete. She ran really fast and was great at other sports-related to athletics. Due to my popularity, It was obvious that so many girls tried hitting on me every day, but I just wanted her. She didn’t hate me but never counted on me as a friend either. She was beautiful and sometimes when she smiles, she became gorgeous.

I had noticed the sadness in her and I was desperate to know what made her sad but she never opened to me. I wished that one day she would understand my feelings and would accept my love for her. I had even noticed bruises and injuries mark on her face and she hid them under some makeup very well so that no one could notice at first glance which made me worried. What if she faced abusive behavior at home?

Today, in the class, she zoned out which was new. She rarely zoned out during the class. She was the most attentive student in every class. As soon as the class over, I ran behind her to stop and ask her what made her sad today, but that girl…. God… I just… what did she think about herself…. Bethany tripped her and called Steph s**t again. It made my blood boil in anger. I just wanted to beat the crap out of her body. But couldn’t do it. She was a girl and also her parents were friends with my family.  Since kindergarten, Bethany stuck around me like a shadow which I hated most. Steph fought back and stood her ground. Before Beth could lung over Steph, I stepped in between them and tried to shield Steph from her.

“You should watch your steps Beth. It was you who is wrong here”, I roared and she looked at me with hurt in eyes like I care.

But she didn’t stop from persuading me and bad-mouthing Steph.                      

“Noah.. you should stop saving her all the time. You don’t know these kinds of girls. She is trying to seduce you and…”, but before she could finish her sentence and yell on her again. That was enough for me. It was her fault and she intentionally tripped Steph and now Steph is at fault. “stop Beth… You should stop bad-mouthing Steph. She has done nothing wrong with you”.

She looked at me in anger and then stomped on her feet and retreated back with her minions. I sighed and shook my head. I really needed to talk with her father about her behavior here.

The most surprising for me that Steph was quiet today and she led me to defend her which was new.

I asked her if she okay and here goes the surprise. She rolled her eyes like usual and then nodded in agreement. I helped her in collecting her books and other things from the ground and then she walked with me silently to our second class. It was really shocking again. She never tried to walk with me anytime.

The teacher hadn’t come yet to the class. She silently sat beside me and pulled out her book and started reading the topic which we were going to study today. I was really surprised by this change in her behavior. Though it was feeling good still I wanted to know what made her so out of herself today. First, she let me defend herself, and then she walked with me and now sat with me. I wanted to ask her what was happening with her today but didn’t want to ruin this moment. So I better stayed quiet and enjoyed her company.

Soon the teacher arrived and the class went well. We didn’t have any other class together today. So we both part silently. To my surprise again she bid me farewell. My jaws dropped on the floor and when she said “see ya Noah”. She actually said this. I almost skipped a heartbeat.

“Woah… Noah… what was that?.... she actually said bye to you?”, my best friend James who was also a goalkeeper of the football team asked me in surprise while looking at her passing out from the class.

I closed my mouth and shrugged my shoulders in surprise.

“I don’t know man… what was that. She is behaving differently since the morning today”, I told him what happened before and his eyes widened due to shock.

“What?????”, he almost yelled and other students in the corridor looked at us instantly.

“She actually did this?”, he asked me again in a surprise tone. It was been almost the end of the 2nd year and she never did this before.

“Yeah bro and it actually felt good. I wished her to continue this behavior of her. I hope that she let me enter in her world. She is everything I need”, I said in a hopeful tone.

“I pray for you Noah”, he squeezed my shoulder and then we entered in our next class.

During the lunchtime, both me and James were heading towards the cafeteria while talking about our upcoming match when we saw some students gathered in between the corridor. We headed towards them to see what the commotion was.

As we passed through the crowd, the scene in front of me shocked me hardly. Even James gasped in horror and shock.

Steph punched Mack, the other student who likes to play the bad boy role in the college, hard at the nose which was bleeding furiously. Before I could stop her, she kicked her hard on his knees and he fell down on the floor causing another hit on his face. Every student including us gathered there made an oooh sound and closed our eyes for a second as the reaction of his hit.

She pulled his head up by his hairs cruelly and threatened him, “never try to hit on me again Mack, or else you will end up in the hospital next time”. Then she pushed back his head on the ground and marched out from there.

So he was trying to hit on her. I knitted my brows and looked towards him with cold eyes. She was mine. How dare he try hitting on her?

I was about to say something to him while his friends were helping him to stand upon his legs when James stopped me.

“Look at him man… she beat the s**t out of him. I didn’t know that she was actually so strong”, he said me and praised her.

Then I realized that she not only beat him but also threatened him.

“What are you Steph?”, I murmured while thinking deeply about this side of her.