CHAPTER 4
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Olivia POV
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I stood in front of my full body mirror and groaned as yet another shirt failed at hiding the bruise that decorated the area where my neck slopped to my shoulder. Make-up made it worse, and now I have no choice but to wear a turtle-neck in ninety degree weather.
Fuck that.
Deciding that I have no choice but to showcase my bruise for all the school to see, I try to think of a lie. I walk away from the mirror, grabbing my backpack and keys before heading down for breakfast.
"Damn!" I heard my mom say as I grab it an apple from the fruit bowl. She sits at the island with a bowl of cereal in-front of her and a shirt that no doubt belonged to yet another one night stand who is probably asleep in her room. "Is he a vampire or some shit because it looks like he tried to suck your blood."
"Ha, ha. Very funny." Mom laughs and shakes her head at me.
"What's the lie going to be?"
"Haven't came up with one yet." I mumble as I bite into my apple and blow air out through my nose.
"Well, he must have fucked you good because you didn't come down for dinner last night." She's right. After Zed and I had our little fun, I passed out. I woke up once to go to the bathroom, and check my phone but within an hour I was out again.
"Can you at least try to act like my mom and not my best friend?" My glare is met with a amused smile as Mom stands and places her bowl in the sink.
"Not everyone thrives on structure and you should know that better than anyone. When I had rules for you, that's when you rebelled the most. So I took away the structure and now you're headed to MIT." I roll my eyes before biting into my apple again. "Olivia, you know I love you, and you know I will only let you take it so far. You may be eighteen come Friday, but you were forced into adulthood at a young age so you are much more mature than those around you. I don't stay on your back because you are smart. You make sensible decisions, and you've proven that time and time again."
My mom's words make me smile and I kiss her cheek before heading towards the door.
"See you later, and tell your one night stand to get out!" I scream. The last thing I hear before I close the front door is the sound of my mom laughing her ass off.
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My car isn't even in park before Stephanie appears at the window bouncing with joy. When I open the door, stand and get out, she engulfs me with a hug that catches me slightly off-guard.
"O! My! Gawd! You're party has been the talk of the senior class all morning." I groan as I remember what Marcus said yesterday. Stephanie holds up a piece of sparkling paper and waves it in my face. Snatching it from her grasp I groan even louder when I see it's the details of my party. The only thing that made this surprise slightly better is the fact that they only invited the senior class.
Thank God! I didn't want to deal with more immaturity than necessary.
"I'm so excited. DJ Tink is like the hottest DJ in Florida. Like, I have to find something to wear! There's going to be so many people there, and I just don't know if I want to stand out or blend in! Will there be alcohol? What kind of food will there be? Is white an appropriate color! Maybe I should-" Stephanie's rambling ceases all of a sudden and her eyes widen when she looks down at my neck.
Fuck!
"What happen to your neck!?" The frantic girl screams and I slap my hand over her mouth.
"Hush!" I whisper-shout as I look around the parking lot for wondering eyes. Everyone seems to be heading toward the main building, while all the groups huddle with their friends waiting for the bell to ring. I start to walk and Stephanie follows me like a lost puppy.
"Seriously Olivia, what happened?"
"I can't tell you, but I'm fine and no-one is beating me before you ask." We step onto the sidewalk together and head towards the main building. My eyes scan the area and I immediately notice Zed hanging around his group of friends. The brunette from yesterday is holding his hand up and I feel my face grow hot. Just as we are about to pass them, the brunette starts to talk.
"What happened to your hands Zed? Are you okay?" I can't help but glance at Zed and I almost stumble over my own feet when I see him already looking at me. I've always been good at ignoring people that I've been intimate with but I could tell by my reaction to Zed that it would be hard this go around. Adverting my gaze, I continue into the building with Stephanie rambling about what she wanted to wear to my party. I answer her in nods before we finally get to Trig.
"I didn't see you after lunch yesterday, did you get early release?" Stephanie asks me as we take a seat in the front of class.
"Yup, I'm released at eleven thirty everyday."
"Lucky, I could do early release if I didn't have track or basketball. Do you play any sports?"
"I played basketball and I ran track, but I'm done with that now. Focusing on my mathematics and other things so I can get into MIT." I say at the same time Zed walks into class. He glances at me with a stoic look on his face. My eyes look to his hand and I can't help but smirk. I furrow my eyebrows when I see Zed walking towards me. He glances down at the empty desk beside me before taking a seat.
Stephanie is frantically tapping my shoulder and I turn to look at her.
"Whoa, Zed Larson is sitting beside you." She whispers causing me to tilt my head in confusion.
"Ohhhkaaayyy, and," I drawl as I lift a single eyebrow.
What I wanted to say was;
"Yeah I know him and I know what his dick looks and feels like." But that would have been inappropriate.
"And? His father is like a fucking billionaire. He's always really quiet, and between you and probably the whole senior class," Stephanie leans in close to whisper in my ear. "We all thought he was gay, until he started walking around with Janice Elderwood."
Okay, now that's a bomb shell. I sit back in my sit and stare at the empty board ahead of me as I think about what I was just told.
Yeah, Zed has very soft big features, but why would people think he's gay? It can't be based off his looks, because "gay" does not have a look. I turn to ask Stephanie why people thought that, but the teacher walks in and immediately begins teaching the lesson for the day. The question dies in my throat and I decide to leave it dead. It didn't matter what people think or thought of him. I'm sure I'll be able to form my own opinion of him soon enough.
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Classes went by in a blur and the bell for lunch rang, making me sigh in relief. The stares from people were starting to get on my nerves, but no one said a word to me. Except one teacher, who asked me if everything was alright at home. I scoffed at his question before telling him I was fine and storming out of the classroom.
Stephanie and I sit down at the same table we sat at yesterday, and she immediately starts to ramble on about the party. I can't help but engage with her. Soon I find myself enjoying the conversations we are having.
"Hey ladies." I look up to find a cute mix boy, with long hair and gray eyes staring down at us. Standing behind him are two boys, who seemed to be engrossed in their phones.
"Um....hi." Stephanie murmurs and I scrunch my face up at her in confusion. Who is this cocky dickhead?
"Can we help you with something?" I say as I give the boy a bored look. He's not ugly, and his arms are muscular, but he isn't my type. Plus the smug expression on his face makes him even less of my type.
"Yeah sweetheart, you can give me you're number and let me bruise that neck of yours like the last guy did." My eyes snap up to the table that Zed sat on top of yesterday. I almost gasp when I met his intense glare. His nostrils flare, and I can see how tight his jaw is clenched from here.
"Fuck off." I say as I look back at the cocky fucker. His eyes narrow at me as he leans forward. This will be my second fucking altercation in the cafeteria if I punch the shit out of him right now, so I opt for just glare at him.
"You know who I am?" He spits and I draw back in disgust.
"You know who I am" is not a sentence. It's do you know who I am." I say with a smirk and I watch his face turn a bright red. "And to answer you question, I don't know and I don't care, so back off."
The cafeteria is quiet and I know everyone is looking at us, including Zed. Seconds tick by before the cocky boy pulls back while glaring at me. Without another word, he turns around and walks off, pushing one of the twins boys that I had seen yesterday out of his way. The boy falls to the ground, the contents of his tray falling to the floor. I jump to my feet and rush over to help him pick up the mess.
"Thanks, I'm Philip." I look up to see he has braces and I smile at him.
"Olivia. Sorry about this, I think I might have pissed Mr. Asshole off." Philip looks back at the douche as he storms out the cafeteria and shakes his head.
"That's the mayor's son, and he's an absolutely dick to everyone. He thinks that the world revolves around him, but I heard he has a small thing. So maybe he's pissed off about that." I burst into laughter and Phillip does with me. As we stand, I can feel a set of eyes boring into my skull. I don't have to look and see whose eyes they are as I walk Philip to the table where Stephanie waits for me.
When Philips sits down in front of Stephanie, they look at each other and blush. Clearing my throat, they both look at me their blushes growing redder.
"So, Philip, what's your twins name?" I ask in an attempt to help them both with the awkwardness.
"Josiah."
"Those names don't rhythm." Stephanie says as she looks at Philip. Her eyebrows are furrowed and Philip shifts nervously beside me.
"My mom wanted us to be our own individuals. That's why we don't play the same sports, and we try to avoid being in the same classes."
"That's actually pretty cool." She says back and I stand, ready to head home for the day.
"You guys get to know each other better. I'm going to go home, roll a joint, and eat all the snacks. See you tomorrow Stephanie." Stephanie gave me a timid wave goodbye as I turned to leave the cafeteria. The halls are empty and I whistle as I stroll through my phone. Suddenly a hand is covering my mouth scaring the shit out of me. I go to bite down on whoever hand it is but Zed's voice stops me.
"You've been at this school two fucking days and you have every dick chasing behind your tale." I pull away and turn to glare at him.
"What the fuck is wrong with you?"
"Nothing." Zed says as he backs away from me and runs his hand through his hair. He stares at me for a moment and I just stare back. "How many people have asked?" His voice is softer and I subconsciously rub my hand over my bruise. A sultry smile creeps onto my lips and I watch as Zed stares at me, gaze darkening by the second. He looks like he wants to do something but he doesn't.
"One teacher asked. Other's just stared. What about you? Heard your girlfriend drilling you about it this morning."
"She's not my girlfriend." I raise my eyebrows but don't say anything. The bell that ends lunch rings through the hall and Zed sighs heavily. "Stay away from me." Zed whispers out but I hear him loud and clear. I scoff and shake my head before looking at him again. He looks seriously conflicted about something. Personally I don't want to dig too deep into it, instead I walk away and go home like I planned to in the first place.
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