Noel
I stormed out of the office, my whole body boiling in anger. I didn’t expect any of this and being slapped with the fact that they just didn’t care only made matters worse. At that moment, I had no idea what to do because I hadn't bargained for any of this. I was beyond unhappy about it all but what could I do? My hands were tied in that moment, leaving me at the mercy of the very people who had put me in this situation.
“Now, what the hell do I do now?” I muttered.
It's not like i would rebel against them, that would even prove to be worse and i might end up getting expelled and that wasn’t what i had planned for myself and so, i knew it was just better i swallowed the anger raging inside me and just hope i got a better solution towards my predicament.
“Well, well, well… look who we have here,” an irritating voice said.
I closed my eyes for a bit, hoping and praying that i was somehow wrong and it wasn’t who i thought it was but alas, the voice kept ringing in my ear, a constant reminder to me that i was in the midst of a parrot. My fists bawled but willing myself to remain calm, I turned around to face her with a sugary sweet smile on my face. Bridget.
The spoiled brat and Queen bee of the school. There was a condescending look on her face, one that I desperately wanted to slap away from her face. What gave her the right to look at me that way when she was literally the most silly person as far as our school is concerned. She was accompanied by two of her friends, Daisy and Carmen or should I say minions who all laughed gleefully with a stupid look on her face as they formed a circle around me. If they thought their stance around me could make me scared then they had another thing coming. I was determined not to be ruled by them. They had nothing on me and they never would and the faster they knew that, the better for them.
“What do you want?” I clipped.
I was very close to lashing out at them but I willed myself to remain calm because I knew what was at stake and I didn't want to do anything that could jeopardize my stay here. As it stood, I was already in one problem and adding another to it was definitely not in my plans.
“Who told you I wanted anything?” Bridget giggled.
Rolling my eyes, I walked up to them even as I saw the flick of fear in Carmen’s face before it was quickly masked by her normal look of indifference. I knew that what I was doing now was having an effect on them but they were just too proud to accept it.
“Spit it out Bridget, I haven't got it all day.” I snapped.
Looking around, like she was looking for something that was lost, she glanced at her minions before finally resting her eyes on me.
“Where are the triplets?” she finally asked.
I took a step back, smiling slyly even as I knew that this was what she was about to ask. Ever since the boys showed an inkling of interest in me, she had been all over me and them, snooping around, trying to find information to feed her gossip mongers.
As I stood there, staring at them, a thought came into my mind and the mere thought of going in that direction had me smiling. Bridget and her goons surely had no idea what i had in store for them and by the time i was done with them, they’ll wish they never crossed me. For now, I knew I needed to hold on to that thought because it wasn’t time for me to act on it.
I was shocked when i heard the question from her because as far as i know, the girls have never talked to me before even though i admired them and for them to ask me this question now only meant that they were up to something and i really wanted to know what that was. I was angry at the boys at that moment so anything remotely related to them irritated me.
“I don’t know.” I said, finally.
Looking at their faces, I realized that they didn’t believe what I said but I didn't want them to believe me. I wanted them to get the hell out of my face because with every minute I stood with them, I was getting more and more irritated. I didn’t even know if they had a brain to begin with.
“What do you mean by you don’t know?” Daisy snapped, walking towards me.
I held my ground because I wasn't about to be intimidated by a bunch of loud, foul mouthed girls. Everyone in school knew that they had no shame and frolicking with them wasn’t something I wanted to get myself attached to. I didn’t know why they were offended by my response when that was the answer to what they asked.
“Why am I not surprised? You don’t even have a brain to begin with and so, you can’t possibly know where the triplets are.” Carmen chuckled.
My hands fisted again into a tight ball but I knew I couldn't lose it, at least not yet. I had to know why they needed to know where the triplets were.
“I really don’t blame you, you know. You act so erratic and irrational which is just the behaviour of one who was neglected and abandoned by the parents.” Bridget laughed.
Her minions joined her and as i stood there, staring at them, i was moved to tears but i knew i couldn’t cry especially not in front of them because it would make matters worse. They wouldn’t mind going about the school, spreading rumors about me while twisting the whole narrative. They could even cook up the story that they found me crying because the triplets had abandoned me and i had no one to turn to. These girls could be very vicious and so, I knew that the best thing I needed to do was to ignore them. Already I was in a problem and I didn't want theirs to be added to mine.
I felt bad over what they said, hell even shattered but what could I do? Its not like i could fight three of them at once, that would be suicidal and would no doubt land us all into trouble with me at the receiving end of the problem because the authorities would definitely free Bridget and her friends as their parents were board of trustees for the school and were known from time to time to donate large amount of money to the development of the school. Truth was, the whole system was rigged and it only favored whoever had the school in their pockets.
Sighing, I attempted to walk away but the b***h of a girl dragged me back by the handle of my bag.
“Where do you think you’re going?” she hissed.
“Back to my class b***h. Now, move out of the way.” I snapped.
“How dare you!”
She raised her hand over my head, no doubt preparing to hit me a bit just then, she was interrupted and it was no other person but the triplets with River stepping into the space as he demanded to know what was going on.
“What the hell is going on?” he asked.
There was a thunderous look on his face which made me step back a bit in fear because I had never seen River look this way before. He looked ready to kill, to unleash hell. Even Bridget and her minions had to take a step back because they didn’t know what would come next.
“I asked a freaking question. I said, "What the hell is going on here?” he snapped again.
I turned to the boys, a pleading look in my eyes because I knew how this would end if we kept on going this way.
“Please leave, this doesn’t concern you.” I said.
River stepped up to me, a smirk on his face and I knew he wasn’t going anywhere. He was as stubborn as that and there was nothing any of us could do about that. He smirked, putting his fingers underneath my chin as he lifted my head up so that I was eye to eye with him.
“I think you should keep quiet, cupcake.” he chuckled.
He turned to Bridget with a dark expression on his face, one that I hadn't seen before. River was not only angry but he was livid and if Bridget had any sense in her she would get away from him as fast as possible but she didn’t have any sense and so she remained there, staring at River with so much fear in her eyes.
“Now, let me make something clear to you.” he said.
Carmen and Daisy had the sense to move back even just as the other boys crowded around her. Now, she was in their trap with nowhere to turn to. She was even more stupid than I thought.
“You can bully as many students as you want but keep away from Noel!” he snapped.
Out of fear, Bridget nodded her head in response to what he said and even though I felt a sense of satisfaction seeing that, I still felt annoyed because I didn't want the boys to think that I was too weak to fight for myself and that they had to save me everytime.
“I really do not want to repeat myself because if i do, you will have not only me to contend with but the rest of the guys.”
I couldn’t help the snort that I let out at that moment. It was incredulous, seeing them come to my defence.
“We will see you in detention, cupcake,” River chuckled as they walked away.
Now standing alone, I glanced at Bridget and her friends who were all frowning but at that moment, I didn't care because maybe this was all a small victory for me after all.