The Billionaires' Redemption

Three - Gianna

Tony POV

I booked for the whole school year the furthest cubicle at the library. I already planned my alibi with my friends. I told them that my parents asked me to spend time with Mackenzie and that we arranged that from 5 to 6 it was Astor´s time. I knew that Mackenzie at that time had french lessons, and she would be at the library as well, so everything fitted like a glove.

I entered the cubicle and waited for Gianna to arrive. About 5 minutes later she came in, she was wearing a Guns and Roses t-shirt with black jeans and red sneakers. Wow, I was not expecting that, she looked cool and like a rebel, plus she has great taste in music.

“Hi!” She confidently said. “Are you ready?” She asked. “Yes, this is the only subject where I am lost,” I said and she giggled. “Don't worry I've got you” she said and I could see a little sparkle in her eyes. She could not fall for me, so I need to state my ground for her sake. “Look Gianna, I really appreciate your help, but as crazy as it sounds, Constance is my girlfriend, and if she finds out that we are spending time together, all hell will burn,” I stated. She nodded in understanding. “So you must have been desperate.” She calmly said. So she is very smart after all. “I guess so,” I replied. “Don't worry, I could tell you booked the furthest place to meet with me, and as long as you have your end covered we should be ok, I guess.” She said, wow I really thought she was going to turn me down, but she bravely accepted the challenge.

She was patient and she started to explain starting from the beginning and building upon subjects. Sometimes, I couldn't help but look at her. She was hell pretty and cute, yes a bit chubby and short, but who cares she has vibrant red hair, deep green eyes, tiny little freckles around the nose. She has a button nose that is cute and has full lips. We had been studying for about 40 minutes when I got desperate and said: “So why is this useful? This is pointless”

She looked at me carefully. “So Tony, What does your family do for a living?” She asked. “Well, we are one of the major construction and urban development companies in the country.” I was proud. “So construction, and you don't find it useful?” She asked. “No, I don't” I replied annoyed. “Well I guess your family has a lot of architects and engineers hired, but don't mind me asking who supervises them?” She asked. “What does that have to do with calculus?” I'm pissed now. “Well all of those employees of your company, use calculus to verify the building stability and resistance.” She continued. “One little error in calculus, you could lose millions on a defective construction or worse, the building could fall causing loss of human lifes.” She finished her statement.

“Wow, I didn't know that.” I was mesmerized by the information she was sharing with me. “Well now you know, your whole fortune comes from the use of calculus, so you have to be more appreciative towards the subject.” She said with a giggle. Oh, she was smart and sassy. It came across as a breath of fresh air. “So time´s up!” She said, “You can go back to your friends and I can go back to being invisible”. At that, I felt ashamed of my attitude towards her at the tour. She stood up and walked away, she stopped at the door and said: “Same hour tomorrow?” I just nodded confirming.

I was deep in thought, Constance was my girlfriend, but she terrorized the whole school, even me a little, and after spending one hour with Gianna, I could tell she was the complete opposite. I stood up from my chair and walked outside the library to meet my friends for dinner. “Hey man, how was your time with Mac?” Jason asked. “Umm, what?” I asked deep in thought. “You said you had your mandatory “Astor time”, so how was it?” he said. “Oh, yeah fine, you know that Mac is always a fun girl to be around,” I said. “Yes she is fun, and if she wasn't your sister, I would have hit on her.” He said jokingly. I just punched him in the chest. I hated that my playboy friend always said that he liked my sister. That is a big no brother.

We walked into the cafeteria and went to pick our food, only to sit at the same table, where Constance and her minions were sitting down. Soon I noticed that Gianna came in, and like she said, trying to be invisible, but she was not that lucky. Constance stood up and yelled to the whole school: “What are you wearing Blubber? A cheap Guns and Roses shirt, for a cheap b**h like you”. Most of the people laughed, and I could see from the corner of my eye, Gianna´s eyes watering. She took a tray of food and walked to the tables outside the cafeteria away from prying eyes. Everybody returned to normal, and I said “I think GUns and Roses are cool”, everybody at our table stared at me waiting for Constance's reaction. She turned red in anger. “What did you say to my boyfriend? Are you developing a soft spot for Blubber?” She asked. I just shrugged my shoulders. “No baby, it is just that it is one of my favorite bands.” I calmly said. “Well if it is, please don't say it out loud” She replied to me.

I just shrugged the whole thing away.

Gianna POV.

I decided to use my bots to listen to music while I eat, at least that way I would not hear Constance´s mean comments. Days turned into weeks and weeks turned into months. The only social interaction I had was chatting with my dad through w******p and my hour study hall with Tony.

In the last couple of months of me tutoring Tony, he has advanced so much that the boy that hated calculus is long gone. We studied every day for about 40 to 50 minutes and the last 10 to 20 minutes we talked like good friends. Only to be back to square one at dinner. It was painful but that was my reality and Tony was the only one that dared to talk to me, in secret, but he talked to me.

He was so handsome that I could barely keep my eyes off him while he was concentrating on his equations. I think I am falling for him, and that is not good news for me. I am going to push my feelings away and try to keep it low profile in just a little infatuation. I hope neither Tony nor Constance notices it.

Tony POV

We are getting closer to Christmas break, and Constance has not let go of bullying Gianna, I had found out that she had hit her, pushed, shoveled. Today I was late for class, and I saw that Constance was sitting on a different spot, she was sitting right behind Gianna.

“What is wrong with Constance?” I asked Jason. “Oh you will see, you will see.” He said in a mocking tone. Oh no she is going after Gianna, and there is nothing I can do about it. I saw Constance leaning down to reach something in her bag, and her hand retrieved a pair of scissors. “What is she planning to do with that?” I asked. Jason laughed. “Bro, she is giving Blubber a makeover.” As soon as he said that I saw how Constance grabbed Gianna's beautiful red ponytail and cut out in one swift move.

“What the hell is wrong with you!” Gianna screamed to her, I guess she had had it. The teacher stopped the lecture to look at what had happened. “Mrs. McLean, the use of your language in my class is just inappropriate, I will have to ask you to remove yourself from my classroom.” The teacher said I was very angry at the whole situation. Constance assaulted Gianna and Gianna is getting punished. She looked at the teacher, held her head high, and walked away. Constance burst out laughing. She returned to the seat next to me and said. “I think Blubber looks better than ever.”

As soon as the lecture finished, I went out to look for Gianna, I knew I was the only friendly face she had, and what Constance did to her was definitely over the line. At this moment in time, I didn´t care if Constance noticed that I cared for Gianna. I excused myself from my group of friends, and walked towards the library, to our usual meeting spot. As soon as I approached the cubicle, I could hear sobbing.

“Gianna, What she did was beyond any limit, I am sorry. I didn't know.” I said in a soft voice trying to soothe her. She looked at me and held me for dear life crying her heart out. I stood there frozen like a statue. I realize I do care for her, and that it would bring us both so much more trouble if I let go of my feelings.

Constance POV.

“Tony has been so distant”, I said to Molly and Mandy, my besties forever. “I haven't noticed it?” They said at the same time. Sometimes their twin s**t annoys the hell out of me. “Anyway, today I got Blubber for good, and I am so happy that I want to get down with my man, I will go and look for him,” I said.

I walked away and I knew that it was the time of his one-to-one with his sister, so I walked into the library. The whole room gives me the creeps, so I avoid it at all costs. I saw Mac, but I didn´t see Tony. Where is he?, so naturally I came closer to Mac´s table and asked her: “ Hey Mac, I am looking for Tony, it is his meeting time with you, where is he?” I could tell that Mac didn´t know what I was asking about, even though she tried to cover her surprise. “Oh, he said he has a headache so I came to study some French.” She recovered, but she was a terrible liar.

Now I was curious, so I got an idea. Tony always carries his phone with him, so I dialed and heard the ringing tone at the end of the library. So he was here but not with Mac. I got you, Tony. I thought. I walked towards the back of the library, and I spotted him holding Blubber inside the furthest cubicle. So my suspicions were correct, he was developing a soft spot for Blubber.

I didn't say anything but I had to mastermind a great plan to destroy Blubber once and for all. And with that thought, I left the place.