《Dying in silence》 Chapter 1 First meeting Fontana¡¯s Pov ¡°Did I just step on you?¡±she asked with a smirk. ¡°I guess it¡¯s a no no¡±she said and walked away with her minions. I massaged my hurting toe and winced. It hurts. I sniveled and sat down then brought out an yoghurt box from my backpack. I opened the lid and as I ced the rim of the bottle on my lips, someone deliberately bumped into my chair. Causing my yogurt to spill around my desk. I looked up at the person angrily. ¡± C¡¯mon stop giving me that look, it wasn¡¯t intentional¡±she scoffed and also walked away with her crew. I sighed dejectedly and brought out my handkerchief. As I ced the pink soft cotton on the desk surface, someone decanted some water on it and the milk smeared all over my desk. Oh, God!. ¡°Oh, my!, What I¡¯ve I done?¡±she feigned innocent then smile mischievously before sashaying away. Mama mercy!. The bell chimes for lecture and our teacher came in almost immediately. ¡°Good morning to y¡¯all¡±he greeted and the students drawl out a reply. I stare at my desk and tears formed up in my eyes. Why are they all doing this to me? I whimpered and a tear slipped out of my eyes. I¡¯ve not known any peace since the day I¡¯ve stepped into this school, especially this ss. Why did everyone hate me? ¡°Miss Fontana?¡±the teacher¡¯s voice jolted me out of my thoughts. I looked up and adjusted my sses. ¡°Come and solve this equation for us¡±he said. I ball my hand in a fist¡­ I tried standing up but i can¡¯t as my butt was stuck on the chair. What? I tried standing up again and it was still the same. Ahhhhhh!! Could someone have¡­. Could someone have possibly set a gum on my seat before I sat down?. Mama mercy!¡­ The teacher frowned at me and started walking towards. He pulled me up and the students busted intoughter immediately. What¡­ My eyes widened when I realized the chair was stuck on my butt. What the¡­ I bend my head in embarrassment and sniffed in. ¡°You know what?, don¡¯t worry, have your seat. Pee out and solve this for us¡±he said as he walked back to the front. ¡°Okay, sir¡±Pe, the girl who had stepped on me, replied. I sat down and batted myshes. She moved to the front of the ss and collect the chalk from the teacher. She used the form for the equation and she actually got it right. ¡°Good work¡±our teachermented and she walked back to her seat. The teacher went on teaching. After some minutes, I was pressed and I decided to take an excuse to go to the restroom from the teacher. I raised up my hand and he nudged his head towards me. ¡°Can I use the restroom?¡±I asked and stood up. The studentsughed and I turned to them. They kept pointing at my butt as theyughed and¡­ God!, I totally forgot I¡¯m stuck on the chair. How I¡¯m I going to ease myself. Even the teacherughed but he quickly control himself. ¡°A boy should help her remove that!¡±he said pointing to the chair that is stuck on my butt. ¡°Ew!¡±the guys made an irritably face. But then, a guy wearing sses just like me came and forced the chair down from my butt. ¡°Thanks¡±I muttered shyly and ran out of the ss. I headed for the bathroom and different thoughts were flowing in my mind. Suddenly, I bumped into someone and I find all my thoughts flooding out. ¡°You bitch!, you are nothing but a bitch, why did you step on me?¡±I shouted. Fontana¡¯s Pov ¡°You bitch!, you¡¯re nothing but a bitch, why did you step on me?¡±I shouted. The guy who I had bumped into looked up, staring at me dibobted. ¡°What!, you¡¯re still not going to apologized?¡±I folded my hands angrily. Right now, all I¡¯m seeing infront of me is Pe. It was as if I was in a fairytalend. I wasn¡¯t noticing this guy at all, not even the weird look he¡¯s throwing at me. ¡°Woah;did I mistakenly entered a psychiatric hospital¡±he scoffed. He nced around.. ¡°Hamilton high!, I¡¯m not mistaken!¡±he huffed. He turned to me and scoffed again. ¡°What, is she a psycho?¡±he muttered to himself as he stared at me. With a full force, I found my self in front of Mia, the one who had spilled my milk. ¡°You spilled my milk?¡±I screamed and raised my hand up to p her. She caught it in the mid air and twisted it. Arg.. My eyes shone immediately. I stared at the guy in front of me. When¡­ when did he got here? Or is he ghost. But he¡¯s super cool though. ¡°Ahh¡±I winced in pain as my hand was twisted to my back. God!N?velDrama.Org holds text ? rights. ¡°What are you doing, ghost!¡±I grunted. ¡°Doing?, you tried to p me, weirdo and did you just called me a ghost?¡±he said grumpily and I wriggled my hand out of his grip. Gosh! I stared at him angrily, my hand has suddenly gone numb. ¡°I wonder why my first day have to turn out like this¡±he said. ¡°I thought I was gonna meet with the hotdies first¡±he added. He eyed me and walked away. Gosh, what was that for. I threw invisible blows at his back. Something I had never done to a person before. Just mere looking at his backside, he looks hot. I pinched myself really hard. I¡¯m I drooling on him? Of course not, I¡¯m just admiring God¡¯s perfect creation. Phew! I ran to the bathroom.. I opened the door and got in then entered one of the toilet. I quickly pulled down my skirt and then my underwear and eased myself. Now, I felt rxed. I pulled up my clothes and sighed. I returned to the ss and sat down. Another teacher was in already. I guess I used alot of time in the restroom. Our home room teacher suddenly came in, a guy was trailing behind her. ¡°Please, a minute¡±she took an excuse from our English teacher. ¡°Okay, go on¡±she permitted. ¡°Good morning, ss¡±our home room teacher, Mrs Pershing, greeted. ¡°Good morning, ma¡¯am¡±the ss replied. ¡°So, we are having a new student among us, can you please introduce yourself?¡±she turned to the guy and wait¡­ His this not the guy from earlier?. The ghost guy?. He came to stand in front of the ss and released a smile. A trapping smile. The students smiled sheepishly Immediately. ¡°I¡¯m Darrel Roosevelt¡±he winked and that sent all the girls drooling. ¡°Good, can we all ept and treat Darrel like one of us?¡±Mrs Pershing asked. ¡°Yeah¡± ¡°Sure¡± ¡°Of course¡± ¡°You¡¯re wee, cutie¡± The students replied. ¡°Take any vacant seat avable at the moment¡±Mrs Pershing said to him. ¡°Of course, ma¡¯am¡±he grinned. Gosh! He¡¯s just messing around with thedies. Mrs Pershing nodded and left. He walked around and seems like the seat beside me is the only one vacant. He started walking towards my desk immediately he spotted the vacant seat beside me. *Why is he walking towards that fucked up girl?* *Stand up Janice, allow him to sit down here* *Geez¡­ why¡¯s he going to that girl!¡± The students murmured. But does he not recognize me? Or he¡¯s just pretending not to? He ced his bag and his eyes traveled to my direction. He frowned immediately he saw me. ¡°Oh, what the hell¡­¡±he muttered but I heard that. He carried his bag and moved away to the guy that help me remove the chair off my butt. His seat is just three seats away from mine. Hmm, I wonder why he¡¯s going to him. There¡¯s no empty chair beside him. *Please, can you move to that seat, I like the view of the board from here¡±I heard and turned around just as he pointed towards my desk. The guy stared at me and returned his gaze back to the ghost guy. ¡°Of.. of course!¡±he replied and packed his book. He also carried his bag and then, he came to sit beside me. I turned to him and he released a smile. I¡¯ve never seen this guy before. Though I don¡¯t know majority of people in this ss but I¡¯ve just not notice a guy wearing sses like me. ¡°H.. hi¡±he waved at me shyly. ¡°Hey..¡±I replied and focus back on the teacher. ¡°So, I said intonation in a sentence means the rising and falling of the voice. Who can give me an example of rising intonation¡±the teacher asked. *Get out!¡±I gave an example inwardly. The students raised up their hands and wow, they are alldies. I guess they are all trying to impress the ghost guy. ¡°Yes?, you¡±the teacher pointed towards a student. ¡°You¡¯re cute¡±Pe voice answered. ¡°That¡¯s a falling intonation, miss Pe¡±she said and pointed to another student while Pe sat down disappointedly. ¡°Can I have your number¡±the other one said. My head quickly calcted her sentence to what Pe had said. *You¡¯re cute* ¡°Can I have your number* Woah; seriously?, are they not indirectly referring to the ghost guy? I scoffed and shook my head. ¡°That¡¯s also a falling intonation, can I have another person?¡± ¡°Yes?¡± ¡°Uhm¡­ fuck you!¡±was that Darrel voice?. Of course it is. ¡°Nice one newbie, I¡¯m impressed¡±our English teacher smiled. All the girls turned to look at him with a redened face. God! I rolled my eyes inwardly. * After a long hours of lecture, the bell finally rang for break. I packed my textbook inside my bag and stood up. I¡¯m really famished. ¡°Uhh, you¡¯re going to cafeteria, right?¡±the guy beside me asked. ¡°I¡¯m going to our home room teacher ce¡±I lied. The least I want is having apany while eating. ¡°Oh, okay, I actually want you to buy some snacks for me because I¡¯m heading to the library, it¡¯s fine though¡±he expounded and stood up with his bag. Oh! ¡°Well, I might want to go to the cafeteria after collecting what I wanted from our teacher, who knows¡±I shrugged. He nodded with a smile. ¡°Thanks. Burger and orange juice¡±he stretched his money towards me. I collected it and walked away. ¡°Look who we have here¡±Pe blocked my way. Gosh, not again!. ¡°I¡¯m¡­ I¡¯m¡­ heading for the cafeteria¡±I said. ¡°And who asked you where you¡¯re going¡±she raised one of her brows. Why did they picked interest in bullying me?. ¡°I¡¯m¡­ I¡¯m sorry¡±I apologized. ¡°I bet you are, take¡±she stretched a white bag and I collected it. ¡°Drop that in my seat¡±she said and walked away. I scoffed and walked back to the ss. I drop her bag and walk out again. I headed to the cafeteria and went to ce my order. I carried my tray and walked to the back of the room. I found someone already sitting in the ce I use to sit down. I can¡¯t move to another seat, this is the only seat I found a little away from the other students. Hm!. I bit my lower lip and walked to the seat. I ced my tray on the table and drew out a chair. As I made to sit down, the guy seating there suddenly raised up his head and.. What? It¡¯s the ghost guy!. * Chapter 2 Psycho girl Fontana¡¯s Pov He stared at me for some minutes before he scoffed. ¡°Why are you here¡±he grumbled. Geeez¡­ ¡°I¡¯m here to have my lunch which is quite obvious¡±I replied. I don¡¯t know but whenever I¡¯m with this guy, it seems all the timid act in me disappear. ¡°And why must it be here?¡±he asked. ¡°Because this is where I always sit, dummy¡±I rolled my eyes. ¡°And besides, what are you doing here?¡±I asked. Gosh! I¡¯m talking more than expected. ¡°That¡¯s because I want a quiet ce to cool down my head¡±he said angrily. ¡°Is your head hot?¡±I asked and he grunted. ¡°Oh, God¡­, please, can you just leave?¡±he said rudely and I just stared at him. ¡°Alright, fine, I have a lot going on in my head¡±he snorted. ¡°So, will you leave now?¡±he added. I ignored his question and sat down. ¡°What?, you¡¯re not going?!¡±he scoffed. He brought his face closer to me and stare at my eyes. At first, I was lost in his gray eyes and I suddenly felt shy. I looked away and quickly reply his question. ¡°Of course, I don¡¯t have an option¡± He didn¡¯t move his face away and that made me turn to him. ¡°Move back a bit, you don¡¯t want to kiss me, do you?¡±I asked and he scoffed. ¡°I won¡¯t even dream about that¡±he replied and took his face away. Now, that hurts. I¡¯m I that bad? Wait, since when did I care about my looks? I opened my te i started munching on my food. ¡°Gosh!¡±I heard him muttered and then, he continued eating.. Suddenly, today events started flowing inside my head and I didn¡¯t know when I started saying it out unconsciously. ¡°Why would you even ask me to drop your bag in the ss when it¡¯s not as if you don¡¯t have hand¡± I found my self in front of Pe as she handed her bag to me. ¡°I can¡¯t take this!, go drop it yourself!¡±I almost yelled. The ghost guy suddenly dropped his spoon and he looked up at me. ¡°What the heck are you doing?¡±he frowned at me but my mind wasn¡¯t focus on him at all. ¡°I am not your ve which you can order around¡±I pointed my finger at her. ¡°Stop pointing your finger at me, I hate it¡±she said. ¡°Oh, really?, then try taking it down¡±I replied. In a swift move, my finger was spanked with a spoon. What? Ouch!.. My eyes cleared up and I found the ghost guy infront of me. Again? ¡°What do you think you¡¯re doing?¡±I asked angrily. ¡°Doing what you said I should do¡±he replied. ¡°Me, are you crazy?¡±I asked. ¡°Of course, you are talking gibberish and you even permitted me to take your finger down if I can¡± ¡°You¡¯re nuts, I didn¡¯t even say anything, I was busy with my food¡±I blurted out. ¡°Eish!¡­ just stop it okay!, I don¡¯t know why I have to encounter someone like you¡±he looked at me repugnantly and stood up with his tray. The bell rang almost immediately and he left. That jerk! I also stood up and went to drop my te then head to where I bought what the guy sitting beside me has sent me. On my way to ss, I heard my name and I turned around to have a look and¡­. God, not again! ¡°Who owns that¡±she pointed to the box of juice and sausage that is in my hand as she walked towards me. ¡°M¡­ my¡­ my seatmate¡±I replied and bowed my head. ¡°Can I have a look at that?¡±she asked and I raised my head to look at her. ¡°Huh?¡±I asked hoping I didn¡¯t heard her right.N?velDrama.Org holds text ? rights. ¡°I said can I have a look?¡±she stretched her hand. ¡°B.. but this¡­ is.. n¡­ ot for me¡±I tried to exin. ¡°You mentioned that a while ago¡±she cuts in. I sighed and proffered the box of juice to her and then, the sausage. She collected it from me and smirked. ¡°Now go to the ss, little girl¡±she said and I scoffed. ¡°Bu.. tt, I ¡­..¡±I stuttered nervously. She red at me before leaving. Oh God. That¡¯s Cassie, she¡¯s the one that decanted water on my desk. Gosh! I marched to the ss angrily and there I met the guy. I sat down and he turned to look at me. ¡°Uh.. uhh, where¡¯s what I asked you to buy for me?¡± Mama mercy! How I¡¯m I going to tell him. ¡°A.. ctually¡­, I bought the stuff but.. but someone kinda took it from me¡±I exined. He stared at me with no expression and then he turned, facing the board. ¡°And I was waiting for it desperately, that¡¯s okay¡±he said calmly. Oh, my! I sighed in relief. The teacher came in and the ss began. * I packed all my textbook and shoved it in my bag then zipped it up. ¡°I¡¯ll get going now¡±the guy beside me said and left even before I would reply him. Geez. I carried my bag and walked out. As I arrived in the lobby, I could see the ghost guy from afar as girls hovered around him. Gosh! ¡°Can I have your number?¡±I heard a girl asked as I walked past them. I finally got outside and I headed to the lots. I found my driver and as soon as he sighted me, he opened the car door and I stepped in. Then, he also entered the driver¡¯s seat, ignited the engine and drove out of the schoolpound. Fontana¡¯s Pov The driver drove into the mansion and parked the car in the lots. I tried opening the door but it was locked. ¡°Permit me to open it for you ma¡¯am¡±he said and got down. He moved to the backseat and opened the door for me. Now, I felt ufortable. I started walking to the house, different maids rushed out of the house then came to me. ¡°Good afternoon, ma¡¯am¡± ¡°Good afternoon miss, I will take your bag¡± ¡°Good afternoon, miss¡± Different voice said and I sighed. Gosh! I pped my palm on my forehead. I allowed them take my bag and then I walked to the mansion with them trailing behind me. The guards at the door bowed and one of them opened the door for me. ¡°Gosh, I¡¯m not a baby¡±I scoffed and he chuckled then I entered. ¡°Oh, my!¡± ¡°Honey, Fontana is home¡­¡± Mom shouted and ran towards me. She pulled me into her arms and kissed my neck passionately. ¡°Baby¡­, why didn¡¯t you take some guards with you to school¡±she said as she released from the hug. ¡°Nothing is gonna happen, Mom. I¡¯m really fine, it¡¯s not as if I just started school¡±I exined and kissed her forehead. ¡°Anything can happen, Ana¡±I heard dad¡¯s voice and I looked up to see him descending the stairs. ¡°What¡¯s with you and those sses?, Fontana, I¡¯ve told you several times you¡¯re different from others, you are the daughter of the richest man in the world so you should dress ssically¡±Dad bragged. ¡°I¡­ I just don¡¯t like being famous, I can¡¯t handle it¡±I replied and he scoffed. ¡°Samantha¡±he called and my personal maid came running to us. ¡°Sir?¡± ¡°Give Ana a cool bath, we are both going for an interview¡± What? ¡°Oh, no, no, no, Dad.. I.. can¡¯t¡­¡± ¡°You¡¯re going to be just fine, pumpkin, just an interview and trust me you will get use to been famous very soon¡±Dad said and left. Ugh! I gave Mom a look, she understood it so she shook her head. Geez.. ¡°It¡¯s going to be fine, Fontana. Besides, I also hate the fact you haven¡¯t show your face to the media¡±Mom cajoled. ¡°I don¡¯t want to show my face, at least not yet¡±I folded my arms and she shook her head. ¡°Your father have decided and is decision is the final¡±Mom said and kissed my forehead then, she left. Ugh! I sent my hand in my hair frustratingly. ¡°We should go now, miss¡±Samantha came to me and collect the bag from the maids then led the way to my room. We took the stairs and turned to the direction of the second corridor. We got to my room, my name was boldly written on the white door with gold metal. Sam opened the room and paced way for me to enter. ¡°Stop doing that, it¡¯s pretty ufortable¡±I said repugnantly and entered. I copsed on my bed and I released a soft breathe as the soft matress made contact with my body. My phone kept chiming on the light stand table and I wonder why. I¡¯m not the type to receive much messages. It¡¯s got unbearable that I have to cover my head with a pillow. ¡°I will go prepare your bath¡±Samantha said and entered the bathroom. Goodness! I sat up and grabbed my phone from the table, deciding to check the message. What the heck? 300 messages. Just then, my phone chimes. Another iing message! What? I clicked on one of the message.. *Miss Fontana, we will like to have an interview with you*the message reads and my eyes widened. Who leaked my name and number? I clicked on another one. *We will love to have you as our brand model*it reads. I clicked on another one and so I went on clicking on the messages. *We want you to be our runaway bride for the month* *Just an interview, miss Fontana, I will love to have you in my show* *Oh my Gee¡­ please can I have your Instagram number?¡± *I will really love to see your face, I¡¯m sure you are darn cute!¡± *Ahh, please show your face to us* *Wow!.. please tell us your Instagram number* *I¡¯m sure you will be damn pretty* *Goodness Lord, please tell us your Instagram number* Aish! I threw the phone on the bed angrily. I¡¯m sure this is dad¡¯s handwork. Samantha came out of the bathroom and bowed. ¡°You should take your bath now¡± I rolled my eyes at her before standing up. I know exactly what to do. * Chapter 3 Who the hell did this? Fontana¡¯s Pov I entered the bathroom and removed my robe. I put off my floppy slippers before slipping inside the bathtub. I rubbed my body with the foamy water and damn!, I love the fragrance of the soap. ¡°Sam, what¡¯s the name of this soap¡±I asked. Since she¡¯s standing by the door side, I¡¯m sure she will hear me. ¡°It¡¯s beauty angel, ma¡¯am, it came from Philippine, your father ordered it specially for you¡±she replied and I nodded as if she can see me. * After I finished bathing, I stepped out of the bathtub and picked my robe in the hanger which I had hung it on a while ago. I wrapped the red cotton on my body before moving out. As I opened the door, Samantha smiling face popped up. why is she smiling? ¡°Did something good happen?¡±I asked as I moved to my wardrobe. I pulled out a blue y skirt with a white tank top. ¡°Actually.. miss, this is the first time you willment on the product your father bought for you¡±she chuckled. I turned to look at her and shook my head. I ced my wear on the bed then grab my cream from the table. I applied it on my body and returned it back to its ce. Samantha turned around as I picked up my underwear so I couldn¡¯t have some privacy. I put both of my legs inside and pulled it up to my waist. I also picked up my bra then I put it on and after that, I wore my cloth. Sam kept giggling as I walked to my shoe rack. I brought out a trainers and I bend down to fixed it. After I have done that, I sighed in relieve. Why do I feel ufortable? ¡°Fonatana¡±that¡¯s Dad¡¯s voice. Oh! I just hope my n works. I moved to the bed andy down on it. I hurled up my body and allowed tears to flow freely from my eyes. I nced at Sam and she looked shocked, her smile has suddenly vanished. Hmm! I winked at her and point my pinky finger at her. ¡°Promise¡±I muttered and she nodded reluctantly. ¡°Mmh¡±I ced my hand on my tommy and the door went opened. ¡°Samantha¡­ where¡¯s my¡­.¡±Dad paused on his words. I heard his footsteps approaching and I quickly closed my eyes. ¡°Hah!¡±I let out a wince. ¡°Ana, are you okay?¡±Dad asked worriedly. ¡°I¡¯m¡­ I¡¯m¡­. hah¡±I hold my tommy. ¡°Oh my God, baby are you okay?¡±i felt his hand on my shoulder. ¡°N¡­ no¡­¡±I said. ¡°Gosh!, what happened to you!¡± ¡°You go and call my wife¡± Dad said. He touched my head, shoulder and neck in panic. ¡°Oh, my baby..¡±he stroked my hair.N?velD(ram)a.?rg owns this content. The door went shut so I presumed Samantha has gone to call my Mom. I opened my eyes and it came in contact with dad¡¯s. Geez¡­ I can¡¯t believe he¡¯s already believing my small trick. ¡°You¡¯re gonna be fine, okay?, let me call our doctor¡±he said and shoved out his phone from his pocket. What? I¡¯m going to be exposed! And that doctor can¡¯t even keep his mouth shut. ¡°No¡­ no, dad¡­. it¡¯s¡­ just an headache¡±I tried to convince him. ¡°Headache is also a sickness baby, we can¡¯t take it lightly¡±he replied as he punched on his phone hurriedly. Oh, God! The door opened and Mom ran in. ¡°Fontana!¡±she called and I rolled my eyes inwardly. ¡°What happened to you, are you feeling sick, huh?, should I take you to the hospital?¡±Mom asked. Goodness! ¡°I¡¯m¡­ I¡¯m¡­..¡± ¡°Or you¡¯ve been poison?, tell me which ce did you atest?¡±Mom said and my eyes widened. ¡°Honey, call the cops, my daughter have been poisoned¡±Mom turned to Dad. What? ¡°Mom!¡±I shouted softly. ¡°It¡¯s.. it¡¯s an headache, nothing more¡±I said and she hold my hand. ¡°The doctor is already on his way¡±Dad reported. ¡°Once he arrive, I¡¯m sure we will know what is wrong with her¡±Dad added. Ugh! This was a bad n right from the beginning if I had think about my parents reaction. * The doctor came and he did some tests on me. As I stared at Mom¡¯s and Dad¡¯s worried expression, my heart flipped over. This doctor¡­. ¡°She has a Mria!¡±the doctor announced and I turned to look at him. Mria? Seriously? Is he covering up for me or he is ipetent?. But¡­ my nerves kinda calm down a bit. And did he just say mria? ¡°What?, Mria?¡­. h.. ow?¡±Mom stuttered. ¡°Well, that I don¡¯t know¡±the doctor sighed. ¡°But, I will prescribe some drugs for you before leaving¡±he added. ¡°Or.. should we just move her to the hospital?¡±Mom asked. ¡°No, it¡¯s a minor thing¡±the doctor gave her a reply. ¡°What¡­¡±Mom tried talking again. ¡°Please, do prescribe the drugs now¡±Dad interrupted. * The day went on slowly and finally, the night arrived. Even though I don¡¯t like how I was not allowed to go out, I still felt happy. At least, my n worked out. I was feigning a sickness when I didn¡¯t know I had a sickness. Dad has cancelled the show he said we will be attending go and I couldn¡¯t felt more happy. I stared at the ceiling and I didn¡¯t know when I slept off. * *Grrrrrrrrrrr* The ring of my rm woke me up. I slowly opened my eyes and it got in contact with the sun that pierced through the window and glinted on my face. Gosh! I sat up and yawned. I got up from the bed and walked to the window. I drew the curtains and looked out the window and a cool breeze blew up my hair. I nced down at the guards that were moving around thepound and I sighed. I moved away from the window and went to brush my mouth. Samantha entered the room immediately I got out of the bathroom. ¡°Good morning, miss¡±she greeted. ¡°Hey..¡±I replied and she walked to the bathroom to prepare my bath. I put off my cloth and picked up a red towel. I slipped my leg in my red flip flop and moved to the bathroom. I entered the bathroom just as Sam finished preparing the water. ¡°Since it kinda cold today, I prepared warm water for you instead¡±she informed me and I nodded. ¡°Thanks¡±I said and she bowed before leaving. I entered the tub and started washing my body. * After getting dressed in my school uniform and sandals, I went down to have my breakfast. The dining area was empty so I guessed Mom and Dad has left for work. I sat down and a maid moved to me with andline. ¡°Good morning, ma¡¯am. Your Mom on the line¡­¡±she said. My mom? Well, why can¡¯t she call my mobile? I shrugged and collect the phone from her. ¡°Hey, Mom¡± ¡°Oh, hey, baby, I thought you will still be asleep so I didn¡¯t want to wake you up with my call and I decided to call thendline at the dining so I will ask the maid if you¡¯vee down for breakfast, are you okay?¡±she rushed her words. ¡°Of.. of course, Mom¡±I replied with a smile. ¡°Okay, if you¡¯re feeling too weak, you can just stay at home, okay?, I¡¯ll pass a call to your principal¡± Oh, no. Nobody knows about my identity yet and calling the principal is gonna reveal me. ¡°Uhm.. don¡¯t worry, mom, I¡¯m perfectly fine now¡± ¡°Alright, you don¡¯t have to stress your self, okay?, and I¡¯ve also asked the maid to make sure you have some fruit before going, okay?¡± ¡°Yeah¡± ¡°Bye, I love you¡± ¡°Me too¡±I replied. She hang up the call and I returned the phone to the maid. The maid dished out my food and I munched on it. * After a while, I was done with my food. I stood up and carried my backpack. I sauntered out of the house and went for my ride. As I walked to my ride, I noticed three men were trailing behind me. I turned around and it was the guards. ¡°Why are you following me?¡± ¡°Your Dad said we should apany you to school today¡±one of them replied. I scoffed and waved my hand at them. ¡°I don¡¯t need you, don¡¯t worry. I¡¯m perfectly fine, besides I¡¯m big enough to guard myself¡±I said. *Just like how you guard yourself from Pe and the others*my inner mind taunted. Geeez¡­ ¡°But your Dad¡­¡±he haven¡¯tplete his statement when fine maids came by. Okay, what the hell. ¡°Your mom said we should apany you to school¡± What the hell! Again????? ¡°And why the hell will you follow me to school¡±I retorted. I¡¯m getting worked up already!. ¡°Miss¡­¡± ¡°I¡¯m I a child that needs to be taken around?¡±I added and they bowed their heads. I sighed and looked at them. I¡¯m I too harsh? ¡°Please, I¡¯m sorry, I have to go now and please, don¡¯t follow me¡±I said and walked over to the car. The driver opened the door for me before I got there. I entered the car and he drove off. I adjusted my sses and rxed back on the seat. He drove for a long time before we got to the school. He parked the car in the garage and I got down before he will offer to open the door for me again. I walked to the school premises then headed to my ss. *Have you heard about the Longworth daughter?* *Of course, her number and name has gone viral yesterday* *Hmm, I heard she will soon be interviewed* *I wonder how she managed to keep her self from the media all this while* Some girls discussed behind me and I turned to look at them. They threw a re at me before walking away. If only they knew I¡¯m the one they¡¯re talking about. As I stepped in the ss, a bucket of water decanted on my body. What? The students bursted intoughter¡­. ¡°Who the hell did this?!!¡±I screamed. * Chapter 4 Fontana Floyd In the principal¡¯s office¡­ * Thendline in the room rang and Mr Bet looked at it from his ss. He drop the files he was holding on the table then grab the phone. ¡°Hello¡±he said strictly. ¡°This is Mr Longworth, I¡¯m I speaking with the principal of Hamilton¡¯s high?¡± Bet eyes beamed with smiles on hearing his name. For real? He¡¯s¡­ he¡¯s speaking with Longworth? ¡°Y_es, sir¡±he quickly replied. ¡°Have my daughter transfer to your school clinic right away, she¡¯s not feeling too fine¡± Mr Bet brow perked up.. His daughter? ¡°Sir.., I¡­ think you¡¯re mistaken, your daughter is not attending our school, but, it will be a great honor to have her with us¡±Bet replied enthusiastically. ¡°What do your mean, that¡¯s Hamilton¡¯s high, right?¡± ¡°Certainly yes, sir¡± ¡°Check your school list, are you that ignorant of what¡¯s happening around you?¡±Mr Longworth scoffed. There¡¯s no way he wouldn¡¯t have known if she was in the school. ¡°O.. Kay, sir, I¡¯ll check now¡± With that said, Mr Bet drew out his drawer, brought out a cab file and ced it on his table. He removed the long file out of the cab and checked for a *Longworth or Fontana*name. He saw nothing but¡­. ¡°We only have Fontana Floyd here, sir¡± ¡°Are you sure?¡±Mr Longworth asked. Bet scanned the list again. ¡°Yes, sir. I¡¯m afraid, your daughter isn¡¯t attending our school¡± The other end went silent. ¡°And she couldn¡¯t have changed her second name, right?..¡±Bet asked inquisitively. ¡°Of¡­ of course¡±Mr Longworth replied and disconnected the line. * Fontana Pov ¡°Who the hell did this??!¡±I screamed. The students looked taken aback by my sudden outburst. I fumed in anger and ball my fist. Just then, Pe stepped out with a smirk. ¡°I, I did that¡±she said confidently. I felt mad at her boldness. Seriously?, who¡¯s she? ¡°You oaf!, who really are you?!!!!!¡±I shouted. I watched as the smirk washed away on her face. ¡°You poor thing!, you did this, right??!¡±I yelled. Her eyes widened in shocked. Yeah, who¡¯s she?.N?velD(ram)a.?rg owns this content. Cassie also stepped out. She pped her hand and chuckled. ¡°Bravo!, you¡¯ve learn to talk back at us?¡±sheughed. Mia ¨C the girl who¡¯d bumped into me causing my yogurt to spilt on my desk the other time also came out. My lips went shut instantly. I really fear this particr girl. She¡¯s way too violent. Even Pe and Cassie fear her. ¡°Hmm?, you¡¯re saying?¡±Mia asked. I couldn¡¯t talk, I just stared at her. ¡°I was reading there on my desk and then a person shouted and it turns out to be you, oh my God. Then I started observing your every action and then, you suddenly stopped¡±she smiled mischievously. I bowed my head as she walked over to me. ¡°Hey, look up¡±she cooed in my ear. I still bowed my hair and then, she yanked my hair. ¡°In the first episode, I heard you asking Pe who she¡¯s¡±she chuckled. ¡°And then in the second episode, I heard you calling Pe again, a poor thing¡±she yanked my hair again. The whole students were watching this drama. ¡°Who really are you, nerd?¡±she pped my face. What? My hand went to my cheek and tears trickled out of my eyes. Oh, God! ¡°Your bag is wet?¡±she asked. I didn¡¯t reply her¡­ ¡°Hey,e on, you don¡¯t want another p do you¡± ¡°My¡­ my¡­ bag is no.. t wet¡± ¡°Oh ho, I see, your parents are rich enough to buy you a waterproof bag¡± I muffled a cry and nodded. ¡°But they are still nothing beside mine. As you know, my parents are filthy rich.. like¡­ really¡­. filthy rich¡± I raised my ss alittle and wiped my tears with my palm. ¡°Don¡¯t be a cry baby, okay?. I¡¯ll get going now¡±she pat my hair. I looked up and the whole ss bursted intoughter. *Woah, and I thought she¡¯s really a something, she couldn¡¯t even talk back at her*a boy said. ¡°Of course, she could only talk with those bunch of losers¡±Mia replied him and left. When the shame is too much, I ran out of the ss. I ran to the restroom and washed my face in the water basin. I stare at my reflection and scoffed. I really need to do something. My parents is one of the top wealthy people in this country and I¡¯m being bullied?.. I need to do something. I¡¯m just too vulnerable. I was still thinking when the door of one of the toilet went opened. A girl ran out of it with her shirt, her boobs were revealing as she was only wearing a bra. What the¡­ She paused when she saw me, she had a tomato face which means she has been blushing. She red at me and finally ran out. Geez¡­ Then, the door swinged opened again and Darrel came out while buckling his belt. Fontana Pov The door swinged opened and Darrel came out while buckling his belt. He paused when his eyes fell on me. I gulped nothing down and looked away from him. I sshed some water on my face hurriedly and breathe out heavily. I turned around and started walking away. ¡°No greetings?¡±I heard his name and I stopped dead on my track. Huh? I turned around and my eyesnded on him. He smirked and walked towards me. What is he up to?. He didn¡¯t fixed his beltpletely, so he just held it with his left hand so it won¡¯t fall down. ¡°Did you want us to have some?¡±he asked, staring with me with lustful eyes. ¡°H.. have some?, what do you mean?¡±I asked. ¡°You¡¯re starting at my¡­ uhm.. like that so ..¡± ¡°Staring at what?, I wasn¡¯t staring at your anything, I was just staring at your unbuckled belt¡±I retorted a reply, cutting him short. He finally got infront of me and I moved back a little so we could have some space in between us. He took a step closer, covering up the space between us. ¡°You¡¯re really irrestible right now, you look way too hot than thest time¡±he chuckled. His breath was fanning my face. What the hell is the guy talking about? And.. did he.. did he just say I looked hot??. Oh, Fontana, get a grip of your self. ¡°What did you say, we should have a quickie¡± Whaaat? ¡°Or you don¡¯t know the meaning of what I said¡±he asked moving deeper into me. ¡°Okay, just so you don¡¯t know. It means I and you will have s¡­¡± ¡°Stop it!¡±I Interpted. He stared at me with a wide smirk and then, he smiled. ¡°It seems you Know the meaning, look, I promised, you will really en¡­.¡± Instantly, my eyes got blurry and then, I found myself in front of Mia. ¡°You bitch!!!¡± ¡°Did you know me?¡± ¡°Who¡¯s your father!!¡± ¡°You pimps!!!¡±I snapped my fingers. ¡°What the¡­¡±the guy infront of me scoffed but I didn¡¯t heard that. ¡°I¡¯ll tell my Dad to take you and your whole family down!!¡± ¡°Gosh, you really disgusts me!¡± A knocknded on my head and that seems to get me out of my trance. My eyes got clearer and I saw the guy infront of me. ¡°Ugh!, I really forgot I¡¯m dealing with a weirdo!¡±he stated rudely. Hmm? What the hell happened again? Wait¡­ ¡°Hey!. Did you touch me?!¡±I shrieked. ¡°Aish¡­ I will be damned to do that not after I saw you disying your madness¡±he scoffed. He unconsciously released his hold on his belt and his trouser fell down leaving him with only his boxer and¡­. I quickly looked away with a flushed cheek. Oh, my God. He was¡­. Gosh! Dirty thought, Fontana, dirty thought. I ran out of the room so I would get corrupted with his¡­.. uhm.. yunno. I got to the ss and breathe out in relief. That was huge!. The teacher was in the ss already. I bit my lower lip and bowed my head as I entered. The teacher turned to me and looked away immediately and continued her teaching. Geez¡­ I moved to my seat and sat down. ¡°Sorry, I heard what happened¡±my seatmate said and I turned to him. Come to think of it, I have never ask him about his name. ¡°Thanks. By the way, What¡¯s your name¡±I asked. ¡°Fred¡±he smiled and I nodded. I returned my attention back to the teacher and paid rapt attention to what she¡¯s exining. * The bell chimes, the teacher left our ss and another one came in. The students greeted him and he nodded and moved to the front of the ss. I watched as he flipped through the pages of his textbook. He picked up his marker and wrote the topic on the board. Mia and herpanion entered the ss. She deliberately hit my chair as she walked away. ¡°Hey,e here¡±the teacher beckoned to her. Mia turned to him then nced back at me before going to him. ¡°Apologize to her ¡°he started as he adjusted his reading ss. ¡°The girl you hit, I want you to apologise to her¡± Huh? Did¡­ he saw that? My eyes beamed and I looked over at Mia. She has a bittered expression on her face. Hah! She red at me and turned to the teacher. ¡°I . didn¡¯t hit her intentionally, sir¡±she said. I scoffed inwardly and stared at the floor. Few minutester, I heard some footsteps. I looked up and saw Mia infront of me. She was seriously throwing daggers at me. God!. I looked in her face, wondering what she has to say. She can¡¯t possibly apologize to me. That I¡¯m sure of. ¡°I¡­. am sorry¡±she said as if she was forced to. Of course, she was really force to apologise. I can¡¯t believe what she just said. For real?. My eyes popped out of their sockets. Gracious!. She really apologized. She walked away and that is when I realized it was real. Mama mercy. A smile formed at the side of my lips. The teacher started writing under the topic he¡¯d wrote on the board and I sluggishly took my pen and started writing it down on my note. * After several lectures, the bell for lunch rang. I packed my book in my bag. ¡°Cafeteria?¡±Fred asked. ¡°Yeah¡±I replied slowly. ¡°Let¡¯s go together¡±he smiled. I guess, he¡¯s so fond of smiling. ¡°Okay¡±I said. We both walked out of the ss and headed to the cafeteria. ¡°I¡¯ve never ask you about your name¡±Fred stated. ¡°Well, my name is Fontana¡±I replied. ¡°N.. nice name you got there, I must say¡±he chuckled nervously. As I was about to reply, Mia came out of nowhere and blocked our way. ¡°I¡¯ll let what Happened in the ss slip away, only if you volunteer to rece me in detention room¡±she said. Oh! That reminds me. She was given detention by our English teacher because she didn¡¯t did her assignment. But¡­ is she for real? I should clean her mess up? She¡¯s got to be kidding me. ¡°Deal or not¡±Mia asked. I scoffed quietly and looked at Fred and he stared back at me. ¡°You don¡¯t wanna see my wrath, do you?, or have you forgotten about what happens in the restroom that day?¡±Mia threatened. My heart skipped and I gulped hard. I lowered my gaze to the floor unable to give a reply to her words. Gosh. I hate myself. I can¡¯t speak for myself in front of my ss mate and that¡¯s why I hate myself. ¡°Fine, I will¡­¡± ¡°I will do it!¡±I interrupted, my eyes still in the floor. ¡°What did you say?¡±Mia asked, more tauntingly, folding her arms. ¡°I¡­ will do it¡±I repeated and raised my head up. ¡°Hey, are you stupid?, you can¡¯t do that¡±Fred whispered to me. ¡°Mind your business¡±I replied him. ¡°Alright, follow me¡±Mia prodded her head. We walked for a long while and finally, arrive at the hall. She went to pick a mop at the corner of the room and threw it to to me. Thankfully, I caught it in the mid air before it willnd only face. ¡°Get a bucket yourself¡±she said and walked away. I looked around and sighed. This hall is really big. I went to the Janitor¡¯s room and carried a bucket then filled it with water and walked back to the hall. Geez¡­. I dipped the mop in the water and brought it out, I squeezed the water out of it and ced it on the tile. And then, I began the cleaning¡­ * Chapter 5 Passing out.. I began mopping the tiles and I stop at intervals to rest a bit. After several minutes of cleaning, I was finally done. I let out a yawn and stretched my body. Mia can be really bitchy, huh?. So here is the secret that she threatened me with. ¡­.. I was in the restroom that day. I went to pee. I tasted my pee that day not knowing there was a camera in the room.. I tasted it because our biography teacher use to tell us our pee has sugar in it. The students didn¡¯t believe, so, he told us we could give it a try and see for ourself. I was one of those students who made a repugnant face but this particr time, I just felt this crazy urge to try it. Unknown to me, Mia has been¡­(the remaining secret will be revealedter ??). * I sighed dejectedly and moved out of the room with the bucket. I disposed the dirty water and returned the bucket in the Janitor¡¯s room. I went to the bathroom and cleaned my face up with some tissues which I dumped it in the waste bin after usage. The bell has been rung already, so I guess no lunch for me today. I returned to the ss and met Mrs Pershing in, a girl was standing behind her. Hmm. I wonder what is happening. I entered the ss and straight to my seat. I sat down and i could notice Fred gaze on me from my side view. ¡°Here, I thought you might be hungry, so, I grab this for you¡±Fred said and I turned to him. He proffered a white nylon to me and I collected it. What a life saver. ¡°Thanks¡±I smiled. ¡°I¡¯m a life saver, right?¡±he whispered into my ears. That¡­ feels eerie. But, I reply him anyway. ¡°Indeed, I¡¯m grateful¡± I kept the nylon on my thigh and focus on what Mrs Pershing was saying. ¡°You can introduce yourself¡±Mrs Pershing said to the girl behind her. ¡°I¡¯m Savannah, Savvy for short¡±she stepped out with a smile. ¡°Woah; she¡¯s really beautiful¡±I heard Fred muttered. And he was right, the girl is damn hot. Another pet for Darrel. The guys whistled while the girls red at her. I didn¡¯t miss the dangerous look on Mia¡¯s face. Mrs Pershing addressed us for a while before leaving. The girl make use of the vacant seat in front of my desk. Soon, the teacher came in and afternoon lecturemence. I ate the snacks Fred got for me secretly. * My vision was getting blurry. I suddenly felt restless. All what the teacher is exining sound distance. ¡°Hey, are you okay¡±Fred asked. His voice sounded distance also. Oh, Mama mercy. What¡¯s going on. ¡°I¡¯m¡­ fine¡±i managed to reply him. My voice echoed in my ears. ¡°You¡¯re sure?, you¡¯re¡­¡±Fred was still saying but he pause when my eyes went closed halfly. I couldn¡¯t maintain my posture anymore and I copsed on the ground. ¡°Fontana!¡± ¡°Huh?, what¡¯s wrong with her?¡± ¡°Is she sick?¡± ¡°C¡¯mon, wake her up, she¡¯s probably messing around¡± I heard voices chattered indistinctly. ¡°Take her to the school clinic!¡± ¡°Somebody should lift her up¡± ¡°I¡¯ll do that¡±I heard a familiar voice said. He soon came into view and he went on a crouched and carried me in his strong arms. Then, my eyes shutpletely. * ¡ãDarrel Pov¡ã The teacher was really suffocating me with his exnation. I thought of a way to get outta the ss but couldn¡¯t find one. And just then, the psycho girl copsed. That was an opportunity for me to get the fuck outta the ss. I smacked my lips immediately and volunteered to carry her to the clinic. As I grabbed her from the floor, her eyes closedpletely. * I walked along the lobby and keep staring at her face. Gosh! She¡¯s so pretty. I couldn¡¯t get my eyes off her small red lips. I love the way her slim body fitted in my arm so much. I finally looked away from her. I can¡¯t possibly be doing this. She¡¯s a psycho. I got to the clinic and kicked the door opened. ¡°What happened to her?¡±the nurse asked immediately I stepped in. ¡°Nobody knows, she just copsed in the ss¡±I answered. ¡°Follow me¡±she said and started walking away. I followed behind her hastily. She stopped at a door and opened it for me. I entered and she did the same also and quickly drew the curtains apart. Oh. I went to ce her on the bed and tucked the hair that fell on her left eye backwards. I watched as the nurse ced her stethoscope on her chest to examine her. ¡°Her breathing is stable¡­¡±she muttered. She removed the stethoscope and touched her neck. ¡°Her temperature is also fine¡± She stared at her lips and nced back at me. ¡°Her lips is not pale so I guess she¡¯s fine¡± As I make attempt to reply her, she continued. ¡°I think she¡¯s just tired. Maybe she overworked herself or something¡± Overworked her self? ¡°Uh¡­ okay, thanks¡±I replied and she nodded. ¡°All she need right now is to rest. You¡¯re still here, right?¡±she asked. Hmm?¡­.. ¡°Of course!¡±the words slipped out of my mouth. ¡°Okay, let me know when she wakes up¡±she said and I nodded with a ¡®sure¡¯. I heard the door shut which means she has left. Hmm¡­.. Looking over a girl is something I haven¡¯t done in my entire life. Geez¡­ I rubbed my temple then shoved my phone out of my trouser pocket. I logged into my Instagram ount and my phone keeps chiming, Indicating an iing notification. I drop two of my photos then logged out. This girl should just wake up already. I¡¯m getting tired¡­. I looked over at her then drew my chair closer to the bed. I gazed at her white face and I didn¡¯t know when I smiled. She¡¯s beautiful. I ced my hand on hers and it felt like our hands sparkled against each other. My eyes widened and i quickly took my hand back. What the hell¡­.. ¡°Hey, just wake up already¡±I said to her. Gosh. Maybe I should just step out for a while. I stood up from the chair and walked towards the door. I opened it and nced back at her before moving out. ¡°Is she awake?¡±the nurse asked. ¡°No¡±I replied and walked out of the ce. I inserted my both hands in my trouser pocket and i sighed. I could see the whole school building from where I stood. The breeze blew my hair up and I sighed frustratingly then brought out my head band from my trouser. I wore it on my head and brought out my phone. I went to my phone camera and took a picture of myself. Hm. I look really handsome. I dropped the photo on my Twitter ount and returned my phone back in my pocket. Some girls walked towards my direction, as they saw me, they giggled. ¡°Hey¡­¡±one of them drawled out in a flirting manner. ¡°Hey¡±I winked at her. She walked seductively towards me and smiled. ¡°I¡¯m¡­.¡± ¡°You don¡¯t have to tell me your name. Looking at you right now tells it all, your name is beauty¡±I ttered and she blushed really hard. Yeah, I know I have great effect ondies. * Unknown Pov I entered the bathroom with my phone and locked the door. ¡°Hello¡±I whispered. ¡°It seems our don¡¯t want to catch small fish this time around¡±he began. But, I didn¡¯t understand a bit of his words. ¡°I don¡¯t¡­.¡± ¡°Of course. Now, let me break this down for you, we are looking for means to kill the Darrel guy, right?¡± ¡°Yeah, and the mission is trust and kill¡±I replied. ¡°So, yesterday, I collected a secret from a whistle blower¡±he said and I could feel his smile from the other end.. ¡°What secret?¡±I asked inpatiently. I don¡¯t want any oneing down here and realizing the door is locked. ¡°Fontana is attending the same school you are right now¡±he said. Huh? ¡°Wait¡­ which Fontana?¡±I stupidly asked. ¡°Which Fontana did you think I¡¯m talking about!¡±he snapped. ¡°Oh¡­. are¡­. you sure about this?¡±I asked. ¡°Hundred percent sure¡±he replied. I smirked and rubbed my lips with my thumb. ¡°That¡¯s fucking good then. I guess you¡¯re right, our do caught two big fish¡± ¡°Alright, I don¡¯t think you need any help to locate her. She¡¯s just one girl that dominance, luxury and power surrounded. How many days do I give you for this new job?¡± ¡°If it was to be done in my own way, I would say three days is enough but yunno, I have to gain her trust first so it¡¯s going to be really tough. You know those rich kids are spoilt and rude, I can¡¯t give you any day yet, but I will make sure I update you on everything that¡¯s going on¡±I expounded. ¡°And don¡¯t forget Darrel also, I want you to strike at every angle¡±he said.. ¡°Trust me¡±I replied boldly and hang up as soon as I heard a sound. * ¡ãDarrel Pov¡ã I walked back inside the clinic after flirting with severaldies. Tonight is going to be really nice, really nice. I have given somedies my house address and asked them toe over tonight. I will make sure I¡­.. As I opened the door, a pair of ck eyes turned to look at me making me to pause on my dirty thoughts. Hun?¡­ She¡¯s awake?¡­. I took slow strides towards her bed and she just stared at me Innocently. ¡°You¡¯re awake¡±I stated and she keeps staring at me. Now, this feels way more creepy. I sat down on the chair and a tear dropped from her face. ¡°I wish I could stand up for myself. I wish I could teach that Mia and the others a lesson, I wish I could stand up for myself, I wish¡­¡± She continued speaking and I was just staring at her lips as the words slipped out of her mouth¡­ She continued ranting and when it got unbearable, I interrupted her. ¡°Hey, stop¡±I said softly. ¡°Say those words one after the other, I¡¯m ready to listen to every one of them¡± *N?velDrama.Org holds text ? rights. Chapter 6 I’m going to help you ontana Pov ¡°Hey, stop¡± ¡°Say those words one after the other, I¡¯m ready to listen to every one of them¡± He said. I was gobsmacked by his words. Is he being serious? ¡°You mean it?, I¡¯ll really tell you everything¡±I asked him again to be sure. ¡°Of course;I mean it. And when did I tell you that I won¡¯t listen to everything you have to say¡±he chuckled. My eyes beamed and I turned on the bed so as to face him properly. ¡°Pe, Cassie and Mia. Those are the girls that are bullying me. They made me do things I don¡¯t want to do and I can¡¯t even protest against it because I¡¯m afraid of them¡±I started. I watched his expression and it was full of anticipation. ¡°I kept this all in my mind until one day, when it got over flooded. I was on my way to the restroom when I bumped into you, that triggers my thoughts and then In a swoop, I found myself in front of Pe and I started ranting about her stepping on me and still couldn¡¯t apologize¡±I expounded. I breathe in and out and he handed me a bottled water. I collected it from him, opened the lid and gulped it down. After I¡¯d drank to my fancied, I returned the bottle to him. ¡°*You bitch, you bitch, why did you step on me?*¡±Darrel imitate my voice and Iughed. ¡°Well, that was your words that day¡±he smiled out small dimples. I was surprised he actually remember that. ¡°So¡­¡±I continued¡­ * Darrel looked at me pathetically after I had exined everything to him. I avoided his gaze and pick interest in biting my nails. ¡°You¡¯ve gone through a lot, that¡¯s pretty harsh, I don¡¯t know why students like bullying one another in all schools¡± ¡°And why didn¡¯t you report to the school authority?¡± ¡°I¡­ was scared..¡±I yed with the hem of my shirt. ¡°you are just like a psycho¡±he stated and I slowly turned to re at him. ¡°Oh c¡¯mon, that is not an insult¡±he rolled his eyes. Geez¡­T¨ºxt belongs to N?velDrama.Org. Whatever. ¡°And, if proper care is not taken, you might be like them, I mean like those psychos¡±he blurted out. ¡°Aish¡­.. what the¡­. you weasel!¡±I cursed him angrily. I breathe in rage as I stared at him. ¡°You¡¯re just one stupid guy, I shouldn¡¯t have tell you anything¡±I point my finger at him. ¡°Don¡¯t point your finger at me¡±he frowned. ¡°What?, what are you gonna do?, hit me with a spoon just like you did the other time¡±I said angrily and he sighed. ¡°That¡¯s one thing about you psycho again, you never want to listen¡±he said. ¡°Gosh, gosh, stop calling me a psycho when I¡¯m not one¡±I used my finger to push his forehead. ¡°You¡¯re also behaving like a psycho already if you don¡¯t know¡±he snorted. What? ¡°You motherfucker, stop calling me asshole else I will call my parents for you and trust me, you wouldn¡¯t wanna see their wrath¡±I blurted out loud. Gosh Me and my mouth! He gently removed my finger that was pushing his head and I didn¡¯t know how it happens, but I find myself in front of him in the restroom. ¡°Serious¡­ ly!¡± ¡°A quickie?¡± ¡°I¡¯ll be damned to do that with an idiot like you¡± ¡°You thought you can get everything with your looks?¡± ¡°Well, hell no. That¡¯s with the other girls, not me. I have dignity, yunno¡± ¡°I¡¯m not that cheap¡± ¡°Gosh, If you know who I am, you won¡¯t be offering me this disgusting thing, I¡¯m the daughter of the famous long¡­.¡± A p on my face Interpted in my words. Then, I found myself back in front of him. Now in real state. ¡°Wow!¡±he said. Wait¡­ He¡­ pped me? My cheek hurt really bad. I couldn¡¯t get angry at him for pping me because I feel shy. Did I just talked with him in my trance when he¡¯s actually infront of me? Mama mercy! ¡°Uhm. I like what just happened now¡±he smiled. ¡°Stop smiling, you¡¯re making me teary¡±I sniffed. ¡°Stop crying, okay?¡±he stretched his hand out, trying to touch my eyes. I took my face away Immediately.. He sighed before dropping his hand beside him. ¡°I¡¯m going to help you¡± Chapter 7 Revenge ontana Pov The closing bell rang after he said that. Huh? He¡¯s going to help me? B¡­ but.. how? ¡°I¡¯m going to help you gain your courage¡±he cleared out my thought. ¡°H¡­ how?¡±I asked. ¡°You will see for yourselfter¡±he replied and I scoffed. ¡°Why not now¡± ¡°I know what I¡¯m saying, Psy¡­ Barbie¡±he quickly corrected himself. He shifted on his chair nervously. Is she shy now or he just don¡¯t want to hurt me again with his words? ¡°I¡¯ll head to the ss first then, I need to go carry my bag¡± Oh. Mine is still there also. ¡°Can¡­ can you help me with mine also?¡±I asked. ¡°I don¡¯t know your seat and I can¡¯t even identity your bag¡±he stated. ¡°Hmm?. Let¡¯s go together then. Even though I know you know you¡¯re just pretending not to know my seat¡±I said and sat up on the bed. ¡°Why did your hair look so disheveled..¡±he mumbled. ¡°Huh?¡­.¡±I touched my hair. How can I even know whether is rough or not by just touching it. There should be a mirror in this room. ¡°Gosh, juste here¡±he gestured. I stood up and walked to him. He brushed my hair back with his palm and I watched as he slowly removed his head band. He moved it closer to my head and I felt goosebumps all over my body. Oh, God. He fixed the band on my hair and his cold hand brushed against my forehead in the process making me to froze for some seconds. Geez. Get a grip of yourself, Fontana. The door opened revealing Fred, he was with my bag. Oh, thank God. But¡­ his eyes was fixed on the closeness between Darrel and I. Gosh This looks embarrassing. ¡°All good¡­.¡±Darrel muttered after fixing my hair properly. ¡°Uhh¡­ thanks¡±I said shyly. And as if noticing a presence, he turned around. ¡°Uhh¡­ did I¡­ uhm.. interrupt you guys?. Just.. just came to drop her bag, I¡¯ll leave now anyway¡±Fred said nervously and quickly came to drop my bag on the bed. ¡°No, you didn¡¯t int..¡± ¡°Yeah, you can drop it and go¡±Darrel cut me off and I turned to him. I furrowed my brows and he just stared at me. ¡°O.. okay, then, bye Fontana¡±he waved at me and left. I red at Darrel and he smirked. ¡°What was that for¡±I asked him. ¡°Me ying the role of a teacher to my student. You can¡¯t be nice to everyone¡±he exined and I scoffed. ¡°I¡¯m a nice person and nothing can change that¡± ¡°Of course. Now I get why you were really gullible, I didn¡¯t say you should hate them, you can¡¯t just be nice to them all and that¡¯s why you were easy manipted by your ssmates¡±he rolled his eyes. ¡°And let me get this to you. As from tommorow on, you¡¯re going to act brutal which means the end of miss nice¡±he said and left. Gosh! That punk! I carried my bag and also moved out of the room. I walked to the lots and there I found my driver, waiting for me. He rushed to open the car door and I stepped in. Then, he also came to the driver seat, turned the engine on and drove out. The ride was a long one but we finally arrive at the mansion. He went to park the car in the garage and I got down before he would think of opening the door for me. I started walking towards the house and the guards at the entrance bowed immediately they saw me. ¡°I told you to stop doing that, it sure feels ufortable¡±I said to them and opened the door. I walked inside the living room and Samantha came rushing down the stairs. Oh, what the hell. ¡°Oh my, Fontana¡±she stopped to catch her breath. ¡°I.. almost got fired today¡±she panted. Fired? ¡°I don¡¯t get your words, Sam¡± ¡°Gosh¡­. Fontana¡­ your father called your school today but they told him you are not attending their school, he even asked the principal to check the school list but they still couldn¡¯t find your name in the school register. Then, your father called me and asked me if you had changed your school and I replied him that you haven¡¯t. He told me they couldn¡¯t find your name in the school register and asked me if there is a possibility of you changing your name but I said no. He got angry at me and¡­ well, that¡¯s a long story, I¡¯m happy you¡¯re back he safe and sound. Where the hell is school, huh?, did you lied about your school to your parents¡±Samantha expounded. My father calling the principal of my school shocked me the most. I think I will soon be busted. Dad must not know I changed my second name. Mama mercy! I thought I could keep it a secret since they didn¡¯t follow me on the day I was registered Into the school. I didn¡¯t want to be noticed at all that¡¯s why I kept it all in a secret. ¡°Huh?, Fontana¡±Samantha sighed. ¡°I¡¯m¡­ I¡¯m hungry¡±I said Instead. ¡°Fine I¡¯ll help you get something from the kitchen and mind you, I will be back to hear your story¡±she said and went in the direction of the kitchen. I released a breath I didn¡¯t know I was holding. That was close. I slowly ascended the stairs to my room and I stripped out of my clothes and went to the bathroom to have a cool bath. * I returned to the room and met Samantha sitting on my study desk. A tray was ce on the table and I sighed and walked to my closet. I picked out a bum short and a crop top then put it on. I walked to the table beside my bed and opened the te that was ced on the tray. Hmm¡­.. My favorite, spicy Noodles. I picked up the chopping stick and started munching on it. Samantha watched my every move impatiently. I intentionally slow down the pace of which I was eating the food. I really can¡¯t trust her with the secret. ¡°Samantha¡±I called after some few minutes. ¡°Yes¡±she answered. ¡°Please, can you get me some fruit from the kitchen¡±I asked and she looked at me suspiciously before standing up. ¡°Sure¡±she said reluctantly and left. Ugh. Thank goodness. I quickly walked up to the door and locked it up. I finished my Noodles in no time and drank from the water ced beside it. ¡°Did you lock the doors?¡±I heard Samantha voice from outside. ¡°What?¡­ no¡­ no¡±I replied. ¡°Then what happened, it won¡¯t open¡±she groaned loudly and I smiled. ¡°Uh?¡­ could.. it be faulty?, let me see if I can help you open it¡±I said and stood up. I walked to the door and turned the door knob, pretending like I was helping. ¡°Eish!.. it won¡¯t open, Sam¡±I said. ¡°Let me call the guards for help then¡±after saying that, I heard her retreating steps. Well, thank God I bolted the door. There¡¯s no way they could open it even if they found a spare key. Minutester, I heard a muscr voice at the door. Hmm.. ¡°Samantha please get me a box of juice and let him open the door¡±I said and I heard her left. ¡°Hey, hey, listen to me¡±I said to the guard. ¡°Miss, what do you need¡± ¡°The¡­ door can¡¯t open, I bolted it intentionally, i don¡¯t want any disturbance. You can keep a secret, right?¡± ¡°Yes miss¡± ¡°You take care of Sam, alright?¡± ¡°Sure miss¡± And he left. * The day went on slowly and I found myself thinking about Darrel words all through. I¡¯m going to act brutal tommorow? Gosh I shouldn¡¯t allow this to get to me. That guy is probably spewing nonsense. That night, my parents didn¡¯t came home and I was greatful for that. At least, I won¡¯t face Dad tonight. I¡¯m still racking my brain about what I¡¯m going to say to him. I stayed in bed all the night, I didn¡¯t even go down for dinner because my stomach was full already. I stared at the ceiling and thought about how tommorow is gonna be I didn¡¯t know when I slept off. * The sun passed through the curtain and glinted on my face. I turned around and I sat up to the ring of my rm. Gosh. I stopped it and stood up. Get prepared for school walked downstairs minutester. I met Samantha in the dining room and her eyes were so puffy. ¡°Good morning Miss¡±she greeted. That¡¯s when I started perceiving the scent of alcohol. Wait¡­ that guard! I simply told him to take care of her not to get her drunk. ¡°Yeah¡±I replied. It seems she¡¯s notpletely sober yet. I hurried up with my breakfast and then before I know it, I found myself in the moving car. We got the the schoolpound and I hopped out and headed to the school building. On my way, I saw Darrel standing by a blue car, he was typing away on his phone. He look¡­ super cute. The girls that passed by were all staring at him. Geez¡­ I felt the urge to go closer to him since he will be helping me to stand up for my self but I shook it off. What if he act as if he doesn¡¯t know me, huh? That will be so embarrassing. I ignored him and started walking towards the school when I heard someone shouted behind me. ¡°Hey!¡±the voice shouted and I didn¡¯t know but I turned around. Oh It¡¯s Darrel. He sighed as he walked over to me ¡°I was waiting for you here and when you finally arrived, you chose to ignore me instead. By the way, what¡¯s your name?¡± ¡°Huh?¡­. uhm¡­ Fontana¡±I stuttered and he nodded. But, is he being serious? He was waiting for me?.. like, did I heard him well?. ¡°Geez, my leg hurts so bad¡±he groaned. ¡°Were you really waiting for me by your car?¡±I asked just the be sure. ¡°Of course, you saw me right?¡±he said grumpily and started walking away while I followed behind. Hun? ¡°But you could have waited for me in your car, did you really have to stand?¡±I asked from behind him. ¡°Did you actually thought been a master is an easy task?¡±he scoffed and slow down in the pace in Which he was walking so I quickly catch up with him. ¡°Okay, thanks by the way¡±I said and he turned to look at me. ¡°You¡¯re wee¡± We got to the ss and Cassie blocked our way immediately. Was she waiting for me? ¡°Hey, Darrel¡­¡±she called in a flirty tone. ¡°Hey, Cas. You looking more cute today¡±Darrel replied her with a wink. I watched as Cassie stupidly blushed and I scoffed inwardly. She turned to my direction and red at me ¡°Why are you two together?¡±she asked. A hand pinched me and I looked up to see Darrel giving me a signal to talk back at her. But I was afraid, I wanted to turn around and go but a hand dragged me back. He frowned at me and I gulped hard. Geez¡­ This is so hard. Then, the words that normally, will be kept in my mind spilled out of my mouth. ¡°Why not ask him yourself, huh?. Well, if you that¡¯s what you wanna know he waited for me at the school parking lot¡±I said.N?velDrama.Org holds text ? rights. Cassie looked surprised by my words and so did I. I didn¡¯t believe I could say that. Oh, my God. ¡°That¡¯s¡­ that¡¯s¡­ not possible¡±she stuttered. Gosh What a stupid girl. I feel like punching her right now. Just mere thinking about that, my hand was balled in a fist. ¡°She¡¯s actually right, I waited for her at the lots because I want us to walk together¡±Darrel chipped in and in a sec, his arm slipped around my shoulder. I felt a rushed of andrenaline in my body at such little closeness. Cassie face dropped and she turned to me. ¡°What do¡­¡± ¡°Scam off bitch!¡±I yelled in her face. Gosh That took alot of courage. Tears formed up in her eyes and she ran away. ¡°That was a nice start. Now, tell me, don¡¯t you feel different just now?¡±Darrel asked as he turned to me. His arm was still wrapped around me. ¡°You bet¡±I smiled. ¡°Why do I have a feeling the next one will be hotter¡±he grinned. ¡°I¡¯m all ready now, if you are with me I¡¯m all ready¡±I nodded with a smile. * #Lunch break ¡°Are you heading to the cafeteria?¡±Fred asked. ¡°Yeah and No, don¡¯t follow me. I¡¯m going with Darrel¡±I said as I stood up. His face dropped and a pang of guilt charged at me. Was I too harsh? Darrel came to me and we both walked out of the ss. We headed to the cafeteria and I almost burst out in anger due to how he flirt with every girl that passed by. We got to the cafeteria and he offered to order my food. I told me what I would like and he left. I took a seat and nced around. There is still this one timid act in me which is adapting to crowd. Darrel came by and dropped our food on the table. Just as I pick up my spoon to dig in, a hand poured my food on the ground. What? The student started murmuring and I looked up to see Pe. ¡°Hey, kid¡±she smirked. But the anger in her face was pretty obvious. I nced at Darrel and he smiled then made a thumb up. I stood up and rolled my eyes. Gosh! I feel like I will burst out of excitement real soon. This feeling is different and it is just too much. ¡°Hey, witch¡±I smiled. ¡°You stinky bitch!¡±Pe yelled and raised up her hand the p me but I caught it in the mid air. ¡°Now, you just dare me¡±I stated with a smirk. The whole students was watching and that kinda aggravate my courage. ¡°Uhh¡­ please.., can you start making a video of them?. This is gonna get real hot soon¡±Darrel said and I chuckled within me. Soon, different phones went up. Hmm. It¡¯s now or never, Fontana. I squeezed her hand which I had grab to her back and she winced. She tried using her second hand also but I also grab it and punished it the same way I punished the first one. She winced out but I only found my self smiling¡­. ¡°You¡­. bitch¡­.¡± ¡°Stop calling me bitch¡±I interrupted her and stepped on her leg. ¡°Ugh!¡±she cried out. But I only marched her leg the more. ¡°Arggg!¡±she screamed in pains. ¡°Beg me¡±I demanded. She scoffed between her pains and I grinded my leg on hers. ¡°Beg me¡±I demanded again. She still doesn¡¯t speak up¡­ ¡°Fine, we will do it in the hard way then¡±I said. ¡°Oh, please!¡±she quickly said. ¡°Hmm?¡± ¡°Please, please¡­. I¡¯m¡­ I¡¯m sorry!¡± * Chapter 8 The unknown I smiled as I heard those words. ¡°Repeat it¡±I said with a smile. ¡°Oh my¡­. please¡­ i¡­. I said I¡¯m sorry¡±she said and tears poured out from her eyes. I pushed her roughly to the floor and went back to my seat, greeted with so much shing of cameras. *Whoo, I love that¡± *I didn¡¯t know she could be so brutal* I heard some students murmured and I chuckled within me. Timid Fontana now the brutal Fontana ?. ¡°That¡­ was legit¡±Darrel whispered and I smiled. ¡°Yeah, right?¡± ¡°Of course¡±he grinned. ¡°So, be careful around me, if you call me a psycho again, I¡¯m just gonna punish you the same I punished Pe¡±I said to him. ¡°Really?.. I think you¡¯re forgetting something here. One, I taught you what you did to Pe, second, you don¡¯t underestimate the power of a man. I¡¯ll just crush you into pieces if you try anything funny with me¡±he scoffed. Okay, that flipped my heart over. * Unknown Pov She isn¡¯t here. Fontana is not here. Gosh Where could she be, huh?. There was not even a trace of her in the room. I walked out of the cafeteria after searching for her non stop. And they don¡¯t even have another cafeteria that¡¯s different from this here maybe that¡¯s where she can be. My gut keep telling me this girl isn¡¯t attending our school. Cause if she was, it won¡¯t be this difficult to locate her. Geez¡­ I opened the restroom door and stepped in then locked the door as usual. I started dialing his number and he picked up at the fourth ring. ¡°Good news?¡±he asked. ¡°Nah. The girl is not attending this school at all, I think the whistle blower lied to you¡±I replied. ¡°What?, are¡­ you sure about that?¡± ¡°Certainly yes. Been searching for this girl since two days now and there was still no trace of her. A girl that I could find in an hour if she was actually attending this school¡± ¡°She was never gave me a wrong Information. Did you look into this?¡±he asked. ¡°Yeah. Found a simr name ¨C Fontana Floyd. You don¡¯t think she changed her second name, right?¡± ¡°That isn¡¯t possible¡±he mumbled. ¡°So, what should we do?¡± There was a long silent and I thought he had hang up. I checked the phone screen to see that the call was still ongoing. ¡°I have a n. Trace fonatana Floyd down after closing time today¡± ontana Pov Darrel and I returned to ss after the bell was rung. The students turned to look at me and then, they whispered to one other. I ignored them and took my seat. ¡°I like what you did at the cafeteria, at least, for the fact you stood up for yourself. But, you acted so brutal that I thought you weren¡¯t the fontana I knew. I wonder what the new guy is up to with you¡±Fred turned to stare at me and expounded. ¡°You saying that because you really don¡¯t know what I had face in the hand of that girl, what I did to her is *kindnesspared to hers¡±I snapped at him. He stared at me for some seconds before nodding. ¡°Hi¡±the new girl turned around and waved at us. ¡°Hey¡±Fred said. ¡°Hmm¡±I only nodded. The teacher came in and afternoon lecture began. It was closing hours, I packed my books in my bag and zipped it up. I nced back at Darrel and so many girls were hovering around him. My heart sunk but I shook it off. That¡¯s the type of person he is. What was I expecting? ¡°I hope you make a rethink about your new behavior¡±Fred said and left. I sighed and started walking out of the ssroom. I don¡¯t want to be a violent girl, infact I¡¯m not violent, I¡¯m just trying to vite my soft and timid act because they had held me down for a long time by not standing up to my bullies and now I¡¯m gonna break every bits of them. That¡¯s my rethink. I walked through the lobby and finally, got to the lots. My driver quickly opened the door for me and I rolled my eyes. I stepped inside and he entered the driver¡¯s seat and drove out. Unknown Pov I waited in my car for the girl and when she finally walked out of the school, I sighed in relief. Her driver drove out of the schoolpound and I also ignited my engine and drove out. I wonder if this is a good idea. She can¡¯t possibly be the daughter of the Longworth¡¯s. I followed their car slowly so I wouldn¡¯t get noticed. They drove for a long time and then, stopped Infront of a huge mansion. Hun? I whined down my louvers and stared out. They drove and I looked up to see the name ¨C Longworth, boldly written on the golden gate.All content ? N/.?vel/Dr/ama.Org. My mouth dropped but they soon formed into a smirk. She is the one! The one I¡¯ve been looking for. She¡¯s the Longworth daughter. * Chapter 9 Good news,or bad news I slumped on my bed Immediately I entered my room. Gosh! What a long sweet day¡­.. I sighed and sucked my finger as I stared at the ceiling. Geez¡­ I should stop thinking about him. I¡¯m sure he¡¯s doing fine with those girls. I knocked my head and sat up. ¡°Stop thinking about him¡­. stop thinking¡±I knocked my head again. Then, I stood up and pulled off my clothes. I grabbed my towel and tied it up to my chest. I went to the bathroom and took my bath. *N?velD(ram)a.?rg owns this content. I walked out from the bathroom with water dripping down my body. I moved to my closet and brought out a simple dress. I put it on then, blow dry my hair which Iter packed into a bun. I exit the room and took the stairs down. ¡°Good afternoon, ma¡¯am¡±a maid greeted and I nodded. I sniffed in the delicious aroma that wasing out of the kitchen and smiled. ¡°Miss?¡±the maid called. Geez¡­. ¡°What¡±I said and she bowed a little. ¡°Samantha told me to call on you¡±she said and I rolled my eyes. ¡°Why?¡±I asked. ¡°I¡­ uhm¡­ i don¡¯t know¡±she replied. ¡°Fine, where¡¯s she?¡± ¡°In the dining room¡±she said and I walked away. ¡°Yes, just one minute, sir¡± ¡°Please¡­ I really¡­¡±I heard Samantha saying. She paused on her words as I opened the door. ¡°Oh my!, she¡¯s here!¡±she smiled and rushed to me, she was holding thendline. Gosh.. ¡°Who is it?¡±I asked. ¡°Your Dad¡±she muttered and my eyes widened. Oh, no. I collected the phone from her gently and ced it on my ear. ¡°Hey¡­ dad¡±I said slowly. Geez¡­ I suddenly ran out of ideas. Which excuse I¡¯m I going to give him. ¡°Which school are you attending, Ana?¡±he asked instead. No greetings?.. ¡°Uhh¡­. uhm¡­. it¡¯s¡­ uhm¡­¡±I stuttered, racking my brain for lies to give. ¡°Choose your words wisely cause you literally went bursted in my hands¡±he said and my heart skipped. Wait¡­ is he awared??? ¡°Now I understand why you don¡¯t want guards following you around and showing your self in front of the media. And why the hell did you change your second name, Fontana?¡± Now, he¡¯s angry. Gosh, Fontana¡­ ¡°Let¡¯s make a deal, Ana¡±he sighed. It was obvious he is trying to be facile with his anger. But¡­ a deal? ¡°Which deal?¡±I asked nervously. ¡°I promise that I won¡¯t tell your mom only if you promise to reveal your self today¡±he exined. ¡°But.. but.. that sounds like a threat¡±I said. ¡°Call it whatever you want¡± * Mia Pov I clumped down the stairs, bubbling with excitement. Gosh! Finally! She¡¯s showing her self today¡­ I¡¯ve been longing for this. The day the long worth daughter will finally show her self to the people. Geez¡­. Even though I¡¯ve not seen her face, I already made her my role model. Oh, my God!. ¡°Watch where you are going!¡±Mom interrupted in my thoughts. Oh. I almost bump into her. ¡°You won¡¯t believe it Mom, Fontana is finally revealing her self on #Elsa show today¡±I said happily. ¡°Is that way you¡¯re happy?¡±she scoffed. ¡°Of course, Mom. I love thisdy, I .. I just love her¡±I stuttered in excitement. ¡°You¡¯re saying it as if you¡¯ve seen her¡±she rolled her eyes. ¡°Well, I¡¯m just sure of something. She will be cute, hot, sexy and¡­ geez Mom, I really should be on watch out for the show!¡±I quickly pecked her cheek and rushed over to the TV. * ¡ãDarrel Pov¡ã My friends and I were rxing at the pool side and checking out the hotdies on media. My mind drifted back to Fontana and my mouth stretched into a small smile. I always smile when I remembered her. Her timid act. Her innocent look.. Gosh¡­ ¡°Guys¡­ guys, do yousee this?. The Longworth daughter is showing her self in front of the media today, the news has gone viral already¡±one of my friends ¨C Kyle, said and I turned to him. ¡°Really?¡±I asked. ¡°C¡¯mon check it your self¡±he replied. I quickly went to the news website and he was actually right. ¡°Something just struck to mind, guys¡±another friend of mine ¨C Harry said and the three of us turned to him. ¡°Let¡¯s take a bet¡±he said and we looked at him dibobted. Which bet? ¡°I don¡¯t need to break every words to you guys anymore. Let¡¯s take a bet on this girl, the first to have s*x with her will be greatly rewarded¡±he expounded. ¡°Are you being serious?, we¡¯ve not even seen her¡±I scoffed. ¡°And who knows, she might be ugly¡±Mike added. ¡°We all know that isn¡¯t possible. Now, are you guys in or not?¡±Harry asked. ¡°What¡¯s the reward?¡±I suddenly asked. ¡°I¡¯ll decide about thatter¡±he replied. ¡°Alright, I¡¯m in¡±I said. ¡°Me too¡±Kyle said. ¡°Won¡¯t be left out¡±Mike added and we all nodded. I watched as Samantha picked my dress for me. Dad had finally made me agree to show myself this night. I pouted every moments and folded my legs on the bed. The closet door was opened so I could see every bits of Sam movement. She walked to my shoe rack and brought out a sliver stiletto. ¡°What?, I can¡¯t wear that, I¡¯ll just fall down¡±I frowned and she turned to look at me. ¡°You won¡¯t¡±she shook her head and turned back. Gosh. She grabbed the dress and the stiletto and walked out to the room. She came to drop the cloth on my bed and stood akimbo. ¡°Get up, I need to take your bath¡±she said. I looked up at her and scoffed. ¡°Are you being serious?, bath for me?¡­ geez, I¡¯m not a kid!¡±I barked angrily and she sighed. ¡°Stop venting your anger on me, okay?, I¡¯m not your dad¡±she replied. ¡°Now, stand up, I¡¯ll give you the grace to bath for yourself¡±she added. Ugh! I stood up sluggishly and walked to the bathroom. ¡°You didn¡¯t even put off your clothes!¡±Samantha shouted from the room. I didn¡¯t give her a response as i stripped out of my dress. * ¡ãDarrel Pov¡ã ¡°How are we even going to approach her and when¡±Mike asked. I sipped out of my ginger ale and nced at him. ¡°Leave that to me, I know how to make my way with girls like her¡±I said. ¡°And how are you going to that?¡±Kyle scoffed. ¡°That¡¯s simple. I will approach her after the show like a friend and then, introduce you guys to her as my friends and you guys will know what to do after that¡±I exined. ¡°Sounds easy. I bet you already forgot she¡¯s the Longworth daughter, like the only da.. ug.. hter¡±Mike emphasized. ¡°And so?, guys, we all know this game is not like every other we¡¯ve yed. I know she would be hard to get but, trust me, she will soon be caged by us¡±Harry said. ¡°Now, that sounds more like me¡±I grinned. ¡°Gosh, fine¡±Mike rolled his eyes. A phone started ringing and we all turned to Kyle. ¡°One of toys, gotta go¡±he winked at us and left. * Fontana Pov I walked out of the room all dress in the cloth Samantha picked out for me. My sliver stiletto made clicked to the floor tightly and my purse was held in my right hand. We took the stairs and arrived down stairs. ¡°Gosh, Samantha, I feel restless in this shoe¡±Iined. ¡°I¡¯m sorry that I can¡¯t do anything about that¡±she said. ¡°But make sure you take long strides, it will really help and your neck should be held upward¡±she directed. Seriously? We got to the entrance door and she opened the door for me then I stepped out. Sam closed the door behind us and walked side by side with me. I walked to the car and the driver opened the car door for me. ¡°Whose car is this?¡±I asked cause it isn¡¯t part of my cars. ¡°It arrived some minutes ago, ma¡¯am¡±he answered. ¡°Dad¡±I mumbled. I suddenly felt pains in ¨C between my legs and I quickly hold onto Samantha who has been standing beside me all this while. ¡°Uhmmm¡±I groaned when the pain came again. Geez¡­ ¡°Huh?, Fontana, are you okay?¡± ¡°N.. no, I¡­. I.. I.. think.. my¡­ monthly visitor is here¡± * Chapter 10 What! ¡°N¡­ no, I¡­. I¡­ I¡­ think¡­. my¡­. monthly visitor is here¡±I stuttered. Samantha gasped and quickly nced back at the guards. ¡°What?!, what do we do, everything has been set for this show, we can¡¯t just cancel it¡±she said and I winced, still holding unto her body. Geez¡­. One the guards that are standing by the other car came to me. ¡°Miss, is anything wrong?¡±he asked. ¡°Yes!¡±I snapped. His brows perked up and he stared at me not uttering any word. Well, I tend to get angry at any small thing when I¡¯m in pains. ¡°Fontana¡±Sam called. ¡°What!¡±I barked. ¡°Can¡­ can.. you manage to the¡­ uhm¡­ the show?¡±she asked nervously and I turned to re at her. ¡°How can i manage this pains, you¡¯re ady too so you should know how I¡¯m feeling¡±I retorted and she sighed then touched her forehead with her two fingers. ¡°I guess we will have to cancel it then, though your father will be so angry with this sudden change¡±Samantha said. ¡°You, take the young miss into her room, I will make a quick phone call with Elsa and her dad¡±Samantha added, referring to the guard. ¡°Huh?, what¡¯s going on?¡±he asked, befuddled. ¡°You still don¡¯t understand?, gosh, my visitor is here!¡±I barked angrily. ¡°Which visitor, we are not having any visitor in ourpound¡±he stated, still confused. ¡°You guys are the worst, you¡¯re the worst. You don¡¯t even know what ady call ¡®visitor?¡¯, you¡¯re the worst!¡±I yelled angrily at him. The remaining guards started walking to us. ¡°Captain, is everything okay?¡±one of them asked the other guard. ¡°No¡±he replied. ¡°Today is her monthly flow, just take her to her room¡±Sam exined. ¡°Oh¡±he muttered and turned to me. I red at him and sighed. ¡°Let¡¯s go, miss¡±he said and came to stand beside me. I rolled my eyes and released my hold on Samantha and started taking slow strides back to the house with guard beside me. * ¡ãDarrel Pov¡ã We waited in my car for the girl to arrive. We waited for minutes and was soon getting frustrated. ¡°Wait, was that a fake news?, she supposed to be here by now¡±I scoffed. ¡°Easy dude, let be patient¡±Harry said and I nced back at him at the backseat and gawped at him. ¡°For how long will we be patient?¡±I asked gruffly. ¡°As long as she will be here¡±he replied, still operating on his phone. ¡°It got canceled, guys¡±Mike suddenly said and we turned to him. ¡°The show got canceled because of an urgent issue¡±he read from his phone and looked up at us. I scoffed and ruffled my hair. ¡°The fuck!¡±Kyle cursed. I rested my hand on the car surface and nced from the window. The people that came there to see her started leaving one after the other. I guess they¡¯ve heard the news. The press still stood there probably waiting if Elsa wille out to address them about why the show got canceled. ¡°Turn the car around or what are you waiting for¡±Harry said to Mike angrily. Mike sighed, ignited the engine and turned the car around. * Fontana Pov I rolled around on the bed. The pain is too unbearable and I don¡¯t like using drugs. I sat up and buried my head in my thighs. Gosh. Why today, huh?. Though I¡¯m a little happy about this cause I won¡¯t have to show myself today. The pains subsided a little and I sighed. The door opened and Samantha came in with a tray, a bottled water was ced on it with some fruits. ¡°How was it with Dad¡±I asked. ¡°It.. was not good, he was pretty angry with the sudden change but he asked me to take good care of you¡±she exined and I nodded. ¡°How are you feeling?¡±she asked as she dropped the tray beside me. ¡°Not so fine¡±I replied and she sighed. ¡°You should have some fruit¡±she said and I shook my head. ¡°Water?¡±she added and I shook my head negatively. ¡°Fine, I will give you your drug¡±she said and I turned to look at her. ¡°Fontana, what should I do for you?¡±she asked. ¡°I didn¡¯t ask for your help¡±I retorted and she smiled. ¡°Now that¡¯s your drug ¨C getting angry at anything, I¡¯m going to give you more of it though¡±she grinned and I red at her. ¡°Should I turn on the TV for you?¡±she asked. ¡°Why will you turn it on¡±I said angrily and she giggled. ¡°That¡¯s more like it¡±she winked. Gosh. She¡¯s actually right. Getting angry at little things is my drugs. Iid down on the bed and before I knew it, I fell asleep. A hand drew the duvet up to my body and soon, the door went shut. * #At night My eyes fluttered opened and met with the darkness in the room. I yawned and sat up. The pains has finally subsided. I stood up and went to switched the light on. I was still in the outfit from earlier. Geez¡­. I walked to my closet and picked out my pyjamas.N?velDrama.Org holds text ? rights. I moved back to the room and went to the bathroom. I stripped out of the dress and put it on. I walked out and exit the room. I bumped into Samantha on the stairs and her eyes beamed as she saw me. ¡°You¡¯re awake¡±she smiled and I nodded. ¡°I¡¯m hungry¡±I pouted. ¡°Okay, head back to your room, I will get it for you¡±she said. I nodded and turned, going back to my room. Samantha came by some minutes after with a tter. She ced it infront of me and I munched on it immediately. #The next morning The nging of my rm woke me up. I turned and turned it off. Is it morning already? Hmmmmmm¡­ I groaned loudly¡­. I stood up only for me to see that the bed was really stained. Gosh. The door sprawled opened revealing Sam. Oh. ¡°Good morning¡±she greeted. ¡°Yeah¡±I simply replied. She directed her eyes to where my gaze was. ¡°Oh, don¡¯t worry, I will change it after preparing your bath¡±she said and I nodded. She walked to the bathroom and I stripped out of my cloth and covered my body with the towel. I walked in as soon as Sam came out. I slipped inside the bathtub and moaned out in satisfaction when the warm water came in contact with my body. I rubbed the soapy water on my body and my eyes shut. I walked out of the bathroom after staying there for a long time. Samantha already changed my bedsheet and a pad was ced beside my dress. Oh. I creamed my body and started dressing up¡­. * I climbed down the stairs, holding unto the railings, all dressed in my uniform. ¡°Good morning, miss¡±a maid greeted and I just nodded in acknowledgement. I went to the dining area and rushed my breakfast. Though I¡¯m notte but I just can¡¯t wait to see Darrel¡¯s face ??. I stepped inside my ride and he drove out of thepound. It¡¯s been long since I spoke with Mom. I will give her a call when I get home today. And dad?, I know he will be damn angry about yesterday stuff. I didn¡¯t know when we arrived at the school until the driver came to open the door for me. ¡°We are here, miss¡±he said and I looked up at him. ¡°Huh?¡­ oh, okay¡±I said, grabbed my bag and stepped out. I walked to the school and headed to my ss. My eyes met with Darrel¡¯s as I stepped in. He smiled at me and waved. I nodded shyly with a small smile and removed my eyes. I went to my seat and sat down. Fred is yet toe. The bell rang and Mia stomped inside the ss angrily, Pe and Cassie were trailing behind her. I removed my gaze from them to the front of the ss. Surprisingly, they stopped Infront of me. What the hell?.. I looked up at them, throwing them a quizzical look. and Mia raised her hand up immediately and pped me. What? The students turned to us and soon, the ss broke into murmurs. * Chapter 11 The new girl What the¡­. I touched my cheek and gosh, it hurts so much. I fisted my hand Into a ball and released a rough breath. I¡¯m really not in the mood for her tantrums. ¡°I¡¯ll let it slide, the next time you p me might be yourst day in this school¡±I said and she scoffed. ¡°Really?, who do you think you are, a powerful and rich man daughter?¡±she said sarcastically. I really don¡¯t want to do this. ¡°Just go away¡±I winced. ¡°Eish¡­.¡±Mia said within gritted teeth. ¡°Just do it¡±a voice said from behind and I recognized it to be Darrel¡¯s. ¡°Just do it already. Looks like she really need it and besides, she is asking you for it, so please give it to her¡±he added and I turned to him. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, it won¡¯t be call violence since she asked for it first¡±he said with a smile. Geez¡­.. I turned back to Mia with a smirk. Guess she could be a perfect drug for my pains anyways. My eyes traveled to the ss entrance and itnded on Fred. He looked at me and shook his head. He still don¡¯t understand, does he?. I took my eyes away from him and back to Mia. I stood up and walked up to Darrel. ¡°Hey, can you lend me your belt?¡±I whispered into his ears. ¡°Will dly do¡±he replied. He stood up and unbuckled his belt then gave it to me. ¡°Thanks, this will go a long way¡±I winked at him as I collected the belt from him. He only smiled¡­. ¡°Gosh, what do you think you¡¯re doing¡±Mia said angrily as I moved back to my seat. ¡°Uhm¡­. looking for what to use in spanking your ass?. Don¡¯t worry too much about that though, cause I have gotten one¡±I smirked. She folded her arms angrily. I didn¡¯t miss the res Pe and Cassie were throwing at me. ¡°Do you have a death wish?, I¡¯m not like the others, you know¡±Mia replied andnded a punch on my face. What? Arg!. The students gasped and moved more closer to us. *What?, did she just punch her?¡± *Shouldn¡¯t we report this to the school authorities?¡± *Woah; what the hell* *Blood.. blood, blood ising out from her nose¡±a girl pointed at my nose. Huh? I touched my nose and felt something wet my finger. I brought down my finger and scoffed. Fred walked up to us with a frightened face. ¡°Arrrr¡­ must you always be violent, this hurt so such¡±I pouted and spat out blood. ¡°What?, are you okay?¡±Darrel rushed to me and asked. ¡°I¡¯m fine¡±I replied and nced up at Mia. I rolled the belt on my hand andnded one stroke on her shoulder. ¡°Arg¡±she yelped. Cassie and Pe quickly moved away from her fearfully.N?velDrama.Org holds text ? rights. Then, I startednding different strokes on her not caring where itnded on her body. *Oh my* *Don¡¯t you think this is way more brutal* *They should stop this already* ¡°Stop it!¡±Fred touched my arm and I turned to him. ¡°Stop it, okay?, that¡¯s okay¡±he said and I raised my hand down. ¡°The teacher ising, the teacher ising!¡±a student suddenly shouted. The students walked to their seat hurriedly and quickly brought out their textbooks. Mia red at me and ran out from the ss. Pe and Cassie followed after. I was happy I left some marks at her body. The teacher stepped in and I sat down. ¡°I apologise foringte¡±he said as he ced his textbook on the table. ¡°Shall we begin today¡¯s lecture?¡±he added and the students drawl out a reply. And, the ss began¡­. * Mia Pov ¡°Mia¡±Cassie and Pe called from behind. ¡°Mia, please stop running¡±Cassie shouted. I stopped dead in my track and turned to them. ¡°You guys should stop running after me, you should return to the ss¡±I said bitterly. They stopped Infront of me and sighed. ¡°She created different marks on tour skin¡±Pe said and tried touching it but I moved back. ¡°Look here, don¡¯t you guys think we should stop?, Fontana has truly outrage us in this¡±she added and u scoffed. ¡°You guys can stop but I¡¯m not ready to stop yet. I am going to make that bitch pay for this¡±I said bitterly and she sighed. ¡°Is this even possible?, could¡­ could she be the Longworth daughter cause her name is also Fontana and¡­.¡± ¡°Oh, shut the fuck up. She might be bearing the same name as her but she can never be like her, never!. And do you actually think the Longworth daughter will attend this school?,e on¡±I sniggered. She sighed and shrugged. ¡°It was just a guess¡± ¡°Better be¡±I rolled my eyes. My role model can nevere to this school. * Fontana Pov Darrel and I walked out of the ss, heading to the cafeteria. I already returned Darrel¡¯s belt to him. As we walked through the lobby, a girl suddenly bumped into me. The books she was holding fell down and she gasped and quickly bend down to grab it. I bend down and help her picked up her note book and pen. ¡°Watch where you¡¯re going another time¡±I said to her as I handed over her book and pen to her. ¡°Thanks¡±she raised up her head and¡­ She¡¯s actually the new girl. ¡°I¡¯m Savannah, you?¡± ontana Pov ¡°I¡¯m Savannah, you?¡± ¡°Fontana¡±I replied. ¡°Huh?, wait, are¡­ you¡­ the Fontana the city is all talking about?, Fontana Longworth?¡±she asked with a widened eyes. Geez¡­. ¡°I¡¯m¡­.¡± ¡°What are you still doing, let¡¯s go, I¡¯m really famished¡±Darrel groaned and I sighed in relief. ¡°I¡¯m.. I¡¯m sorry, we will talk some other time but I have to go now¡±I said and quickly stood up. She nodded reluctantly and I walked away with Darrel. Gosh. We got to the cafeteria and chose a ce to sit then sat down. ¡°I will go order, what do you care for¡±I asked him then stood up. ¡°Hmm¡­..¡±he ced his hand on his jaw, thinking about it. ¡°I will take whatever you take¡±he answered and I nodded then left. I walked to the counter and ordered for turkey wrap and apple juice. I walked back to the table with his food then went back for mine. I carried the tray to the table and sat down. I stabbed my fork on the turkey and started munching on it. I looked up at Darrel and realized he haven¡¯t touched his own food. Huh? ¡°Why are you not eating¡±I asked him amidst munching. He nced me and sighed. ¡°The thing is, I¡¯m allergic to turkey¡± What? I gulped down and drew my tray aside. ¡°Really?, you should have told me earlier, I would have made another order. Infact, bring it, let me go take another order¡±I said and tried taking his tray but he stopped me. ¡°No, don¡¯t worry, I will manage¡±he smiled and I frowned. ¡°Come on, you don¡¯t have to force yourself and besides, what if you starry having skin reaction?, and who the hell will you me it on?, me of course¡±I expounded and tried taking the tray again. ¡°I¡­. said I will manage, it¡¯s not that hard¡­. don¡¯t worry, okay?, I won¡¯t me it on you¡±he rolled his eyes. I sighed and looked away from his gaze. ¡°Do you care for me that much?¡±he joked. ¡°You wish¡±I rolled my balls. * #Closing time ¡°Hey, Font?¡±I heard Darrel¡¯s voice from behind as I packed my books. ¡°I¡¯m off¡±Fred announced and left immediately. What snorted and shook my head. He¡¯s still angry at the new me, but he doesn¡¯t really know about my past experience in this ss, does he?, cause if he knows he would be happy for me not angry. Hmph! ¡°Fontana¡±Darrel called angrily. Oh! I turned around and opened my mouth to say something but shut it immediately I saw the girls hovering around him. They threw res at me¡­. I rolled my balls at them and focus back on Darrel. ¡°So, I was wondering if we could both walk to the lots together¡±he smiled. What¡¯s with him and smile anyway, it seems to be his better half. ¡°Of course¡±I replied and he stood up with his bag. *I can go with you if you want* A girl said and I turned the her. ¡°I already said yes!¡±I scoffed and she looked at me angrily. I ignored her and zipped up my bag. Darrel walked to me and we both moved out of the ss. ¡°I¡¯m happy I taught you well¡±Darrel smiled as we walked through the ssrooms. ¡°Yeah, as if¡±I rolled my eyes and he scoffed. ¡°Hey, you¡¯re being ungrateful, you supposed to treat me like an egg because i saved you from going crazy in your thoughts¡± ¡°Eish¡­ fine, yeah, you¡¯re my savior, thank you, happy now?¡±I said he nodded with a smile. We got to the lots and bade each other a goodbye then walked separately to our ride. ¡°Wee Miss¡±the driver said and I nodded. I hopped into the car and he also entered and drove out. * He drove into the parking lot and stopped the car. ¡°Hmm¡­ thanks¡±I said to him and he smiled and nodded. I got down from the car and started walking towards the mansion. Different maids rushed out and lined up. Oh, what the hell. This means nothing than my parents are home. Geez¡­ Especially Dad. I hope he doesn¡¯t ask me to go to the show today. Speaking of the parents, Mom walked out of the house, a smile was stuck at her face. Did I miss her? Of course. Though I didn¡¯t really miss her that much and that¡¯s because I already have someone to open my heart to so I didn¡¯t really feel her absent. And, it¡¯s not like I do open my heart to her but she just seems¡­. I don¡¯t know the word to use for that. Since she¡¯s my mom, I feel what the other kids feels when I have her around. She sprawled her arms widely and I jumped into them in excitement. ¡°Awnnn, see my baby. Aren¡¯t you just adorable, you have even gain more weight than thest time, you even got prettier. I guess Sam has been doing a great job¡±she cooed in my ears. I smiled and rubbed my head on her chest like a puppy and sniffed her sweet cologne in. ¡°No hug for Daddy?¡±I heard dad voice and released from the hug and pecked mom¡¯s cheek before moving to him. I hugged his body to myself and he wrapped his arms around me. ¡°Ana¡±he called. ¡°Hmm?¡±I hummed. ¡°I rescheduled the show today but I didn¡¯t made it known to the media so you don¡¯t have to worry as there won¡¯t be a crowd¡±he started and I scoffed silently. What? ¡°I really don¡¯t have a heart for secrets, I almost tell your Mom about it when we were together. So let¡¯s make the deal snappy¡± ¡°What¡¯s the assurance that you won¡¯t inform her even after going to the show when you said you can¡¯t keep a secret¡±I asked and tried pulling away from the hug but he pulled me back to his body. ¡°If you reveal yourself today, the people will recognize you so there¡¯s no way I¡¯m still going to tell your Mom you changed your second name since all that¡¯s important is being known as the only daughter of the Longworth¡¯s¡±he replied. * ¡°You feeling any better?¡±Sam asked as I stepped inside the room. ¡°Yeah¡­.¡±I drawled out a reply. ¡°Can you believe Dad has rescheduled the sh¡­.¡±I tried saying. ¡°Yeah, he has told me and that¡¯s the reason why I asked you if you feel better¡±she Interpted and I scoffed. ¡°So, I already prepared your bath and all you will be needing for the show¡±she added and I turned to her. ¡°What do you mean?¡± ¡°I mean already prepared your bath, dress, shoes, bag, jewelries and all that you will be putting on to the show¡±she rolled her eyes. ¡°I¡¯m not going¡±I said. ¡°Everything has been set already, you move by twilight¡±she reported and left the room. Ugh¡­ I jumped on the bed and punched the pillow angrily. I don¡¯t want to go¡­.. I was soon closed to tears¡­. ¡°I don¡¯t want to go¡±I hit the bed continuously then bursted into tears. Samantha pushed me infront of the mirror and smiled as she stood behind me. ¡°See for yourself, aren¡¯t you just pretty?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t care how my looks is right now, I just want all this to end real fast¡±I frowned at myself in the mirror. ¡°Gosh, when did you be a kill joy¡±she scoffed. ¡°Anyway, I saw this in yourundry some days ago¡±she said and showed me a headband. Oh. My eyes beamed when I recognized it to be Darrel¡¯s band. He gave this to me on the day I fainted. Oh, my. And to say it actually match with my outfit ??. I collected it from her and dipped it in my hair. I looked at the mirror again and a small smile crept up in my face. ¡°You look more adoring¡±Sam gasped out and I grinned. Now, to the show. * Chapter 12 Shoot them both Fontana and Samantha moved out of the room and took the stairs. Half way through it, they met Mrs Longworth, ady was behind her, she was carrying a box. ¡°I¡¯m sorry for not informing you before hand, but, I¡¯m d you made it here¡±Mrs Longworth said. ¡°It¡¯s okay, ma¡¯am¡±thedy replied. Fontana paused on the stairs with Sam and nced at her mom. Mrs Longworth smiled when she also saw her then introduced thedy behind her. ¡°This is the makeup artist, she will be in charge of your Makeup¡±Mr Longworth said and Fontana furrowed her brows. The makeup artist thought she was angry because she camete and quickly apologized. ¡°I¡¯m sorry miss for noting earlier¡±she apologized. Fontana just nodded and turned to her mother. ¡°Samantha already did the makeup for me, you don¡¯t have to worry¡±she exined. ¡°That¡¯s just a little touch up, Ana. You can¡¯t call that a makeup¡±her Mom replied and Fontana snorted. ¡°But I love It the way it is, I don¡¯t like wearing heavy makeup, it makes my face itchy¡±Fontana whined. ¡°It won¡¯t be too heavy, it will be moderate. She¡¯s the best in the city and that¡¯s why I hired her¡±her Mom replied. ¡°Must I even wear makeup?¡±Fontana asked, getting pissed off with the whole thing. ¡°Of course, you are the Longworth only daughter, you can¡¯t go to the show looking all simple¡±her mom expounded sweetly then nced back at thedy. ¡°Make it snappy, please, time is not on our side¡±she said to her and she nodded with a smile. Well, she¡¯s honored to be invited into the Longworth mansion for their daughter¡¯s make-up. She¡¯s really happy she get to see her before the show, she heart her a big time. ¡°You can use the living room for it¡±Mrs Longworth added and she nodded. ¡°I will be back, Fontana¡±she said to her daughter and left. Thedy suddenly felt nervous Infront of her and she beats her leg on the floor gently. Fontana just stared at her silently. What¡¯s she doing? ¡°Uhm¡­. miss?, c¡­ can¡­ we begin now?¡±thedy asked, fiddling with her make-up box shyly. Fontana nodded and started walking away. Earlier that day Mia was dressed up in a ck jacket and blue trouser. Her hair was packed in a ponytail. She was putting on a ck sneakers.. She wore her blue lens and grabbed her phone and bag from the table then exit the room. She took the stairs down and hurried out of the living room. ¡°Good afte¡­..¡±her driver tried greeting when she walked inside the garage. ¡°Give me the keys!¡±she rasped, stretching her hand towards him. Her driver quickly brought out the keys from his pocket and gave it to her. ¡°Tell that damn gate man to open the door¡±she said to him rudely as she walked to the car. She used the key to open the door and got in. She droved out of the garage and fortunately for the gate man, he had opened the door cause if he hasn¡¯t, she will make sure she starve him with food for a week, she won¡¯t even let him taste any water in the house. Yes ¨C that¡¯s how brutal she can be. She drove out of thepound speedily and the gate man closed the gate. She drove for a long time and finally arrived at a bigpany. She parked her car and stepped out with her bag. She flicked her hair to the side as she walked towards the building. She opened the entrance door and walked in. She nced around and sighed. How will she find her?. She stopped ady that was walking by to ask her what she¡¯s there for. ¡°Hey, just a moment¡±she pleaded even though the words sounded to be said with an authority. ¡°Alright, what do you need?¡±thedy asked. ¡°Can you direct me to Elsa show room?¡±Mia asked and thedy nodded. ¡°Sure. Go to your left side, you will arrive at a lobby then you walk down and you wille across two stairs down there, both leading to a different area, take the right one and you will see the showroom¡±thedy exined, describing with her hand. Mia nodded and started walking away. Thedy that exined the direction to her scoffed. ¡°Not even a thank you¡±she shook her head and walked away. Mia took the direction she exined to her and arrived at the room. She didn¡¯t bother knocking as she just opened the door. The room was big and spacious. Luxurious lingered around it. A bright light engulfed the room, adding to its beauty. The room looks vivacious. It was divided into two, one was for rxing and one for the show. Two big sofas were ced inside the room she¡¯s currently in. There¡¯s a wine bar and different types of wine collections was stored in it. She sighed and walked to the other room that was for the show. She could hear some voices from inside so she guess they are filming a show. She walked back to the rxing room and dropped her bag on one of the sofas. She moved to the wine section and entertained herself. She walked back to the sofa and sat down. She took the whole room into her brain as she sipped from the ss of the red winefortably. She crossed her legs and waited patiently for Elsa. She soon emptied her drink and stood up to get another ss. She poured the wine into the ss and turned around immediately the door opened. Elsa came out with a young guy and paused on seeing her then she smiled at her. The guy beside her happens to be a young celebrity and he was damn cute even with all the piercings that was on his body. Mia gulped hard and quicky looked away from him. ¡°Then, we will see when we see, right?¡±Elsa faced the guy and smiled. ¡°Sure¡±he replied and left. ¡°Hello¡±Elsa said to Mia. ¡°Hi¡±she replied. ¡°Hope I didn¡¯t keep you waiting for so long?¡±Elsa asked. ¡°Yeah¡±Mia answered as she twirled the ss in her hand and came to sat down opposite her. The other room door opened and some men walked out with their instruments which they use in filming the show. ¡°Mia, right?, you¡¯re the one that called yesterday¡±Elsa smiled and Mia nodded. ¡°So, let¡¯s talk, what do you have for me¡± ¡°Huh?¡­. actually, I came here to ask for a favor¡±Mia began and ced the ss of wine down on the center table. ¡°And how may I help you?¡± ¡°I heard Fontana show with you has been rescheduled¡±Mia said. Elsa looked at her crankily and sat properly on the sofa. ¡°Yeah..¡± ¡°Please, can you let me know the date it was rescheduled to?¡±Mia pleaded. For the first time in her entire life, she begged someone. All because of her role model, well she can go to any height because of her. She really love her. ¡°I can¡¯t leak any of my show¡¯s information, I¡¯m sorry. And don¡¯t worry, if it get rescheduled, we will definitely inform the media about it and I¡¯m only having this type of a conversation with you because of your father¡±Elsa sighed softly. She and her father are a little close. ¡°Okay¡±Mia bent her head dolefully. ¡°But, can you inform me when it get rescheduled?¡±she asked. Elsa phone rang almost immediately she said those words. ¡°Excuse me¡±she excused herself and grabbed the phone from the table. Her eyes beamed when she saw the caller ID. She quickly picked it up¡­.. ¡°Hello¡± ¡°My daughter will be on the show tonight, I don¡¯t want any crowd so I haven¡¯t inform the media¡±his thick voice rang out and Elsa smiled. ¡°Really?, that¡¯s great, sir. I will be waiting¡±she replied happily. He disconnected the line and she dropped the phone back on the table and looked up at Mia with a smile. ¡°You got really lucky, guess who the caller was?¡± ¡°Uhh¡­ I can only imagine¡­¡±Mia smiled nervously. ¡°It¡¯s Mr Longworth, he just rescheduled the show to tonight¡± Mia gasped out and covered her mouth with her palm. ¡°Oh, my God¡±she muffled a scream. ¡°But, you aren¡¯t gonna tell anybody. He doesn¡¯t want any crowd¡± ¡°Oh ¨C of course, I won¡¯t. Thank you so much¡±Mia smiled out and Elsa nodded. ¡°I will get going now¡±Mia added and stood up with her bag. She needs to go for shopping. She have to get some gifts for her role model. *** ¡°All done miss¡±the makeup artist chimed as she dropped the lip gloss. ¡°Oh, okay¡±was only what Fontana could say. Samantha walked up to them with a tray. She dropped it on the stool in front of them and smiled at Fontana who had a frown on her face. On the tray was two bottles of chilled yoghurt with some cupcakes. ¡°C¡¯mon, you look extra cute¡±Sam nudged Fontana lightly. ¡°Yeah, right?. I really can¡¯t me you cause you can¡¯t feel what I¡¯m feeling, I felt like I have the whole world on my face, just on my face!¡±she rolled her eyes. ¡°Well, if feelings can be transferred, I will have actually have it transferred to me by you. Sorry honeybun, you will have to manage¡±Samantha sighed. Thedy packed her instruments back to the box and stared at them as they discussed. Sam seems very close to her. ¡°Oh, have your drink¡±Sam turned to thedy and said. ¡°Uh¡­ thanks¡±she said nervously and leaned down a bit to carry the yoghurt on the tray. Mrs Longworth entered the living room and went to open the door. ¡°Thanks foring¡±she smiled to the person at the door. She ushered her in and closed the door behind them. She led her to Fontana and she narrowed her brows. ¡°What is it again, mum¡± ¡°Meet the hairdresser, she¡¯s the owner of¡­.¡± ¡°Please, mum. I can¡¯t do anything again, I already have the whole universe on my face¡±she whined. Samantha stifled augh. Universe you say?.. ¡°You just have to endure, baby. I know all this is new to you but you will get use to it real soon, okay?¡±Mrs Longworth cooed and moved closer to her. Fontana released a rough breath¡­ ¡°Fine mum!¡± *** Unknown Pov I revived the car around¡­. I just received an information. Fontana show with Elsa was rescheduled today. This is frigging good. I should just take her down for good and move to the next target. My phone rang and I grabbed it from the passenger seat and picked it up. ¡°Hey, you get a sniper?¡±I asked. ¡°Yeah¡± ¡°Find a spot on a high rooftop close to Cktv and get the sniper there ASAP¡± Authoress Pov The hairdresser was done in styling Fontana hair. Samantha ced a mirror infront of her. Her hair was styled in curly wave¡­. She looks really beautiful.All content ? N/.?vel/Dr/ama.Org. Since she insisted on wearing the band, it was dipped in the middle of her hair and it also seems to act to her beauty morously.. It made her look like a high school Barbie. She also looks like she just stepped out from a beauty magazine.. Her demeanor softened and her mother smiled at her lovingly. This is her daughter! ¡°What are youdies still doing, it¡¯s almost time¡±Mr Longworth asked impatiently from the stairs. ¡°Oh!, we are all done, darling¡±Mrs Longworth replied him. ¡°Samantha, your you will apany her to the show¡± ¡°Fontana,e on stand up it¡¯s almost time¡±Mrs Longworth said and started walking towards the door.. Fontana also stood up and started walking away with Samantha scuttling behind her. As they opened the entrance door, she turned to Sam. ¡°Swears, Sam. I¡¯m not feelingfortable¡±she pouted. ¡°You will have to manage¡±Sam replied. Mrs Longworth, who was walking ahead of them turned to look at them. ¡°What¡¯s it?¡±she asked, still walking. ¡°Uhm?, nothing¡±Fontana shook her head and she turned back. They got to the lots. Guards stood beside three different cars. A guard stood beside a car with her driver so Fontana guess it was her ride. She recognized the guard to be the captain. He bowed when she walked over to the car. Her driver quickly opened the door for her and she hopped in. Sam also came and sat beside her. The driver got it and Fontana mom knocked on the louvers. The driver whined down the louvers and she came into view. ¡°Bye. Try not to be nervous in front of the camera, okay?¡± ¡°Yes Mom¡± ¡°Take care¡± The driver whined the windows down and drove out, followed by the three cars. They drove for a long time and finally arrived at thepany. Guards rushed out from the cars behind and ran to stood in front of Fontana¡¯s car. Fontana stepped out of the car while Sam got out from the other side. The guards walked infront of her and some behind her as they moved to the building. *Oh my gawd¡­ Fontana!?!!¡± *OMG!!!¡± Mia, who has been waiting for her shouted excitedly. She knew it was her because of the guards that followed her. She¡¯s the only one that will walk out with so many guards. ¡°Oh my God, Fontana.. I love you so much!, you¡¯re my role model!!¡±she yelled tedly as she walked to them with a Billboard. *I LOVE YOU FONTANA*was boldly written on it. ¡°Gosh, what the heck?¡±Fontana scoffed. Though, she haven¡¯t seen Mia¡¯s face properly. ¡°I thought we didn¡¯t inform any press but how does¡­¡± ¡°Wait, she looks familiar¡±Fontana suddenly said, cutting Samantha off. ¡°Hun?, what do you mean?¡±Sam asked. Mia got closer and Fontana gasped. ¡°Oh, my. That¡¯s Mia¡± ¡°Mia?, who¡¯s Mia?¡± ¡°Did she just say I¡¯m I role model?, God!. This girl clearly bullied me like crazy in the school¡±Fontana scoffed. ¡°Bullied?, were you being bullied?¡±Sam asked anxiously. Fontana just shook her head. ¡°No, that¡¯s not what I meant¡±she said after some minutes. Mia got closer to them and Fontana stopped walking. The guards noticed this and also stopped. Mia tried going through the guards but they didn¡¯t let her. She still haven¡¯t seen Fontana¡¯s face clearly. ¡°I¡¯m sorry miss. We can¡¯t let you through¡±one of the guards said still blocking her from seeing Fontana. ¡°Miss Fontana?, please I really love you, tell your guards to let me pass, I have gifts for you¡±Mia pleaded and Fontana smirked. She stood properly and ordered the guards to let her pass. ¡°Mama mercy, I really¡­¡±Mia said as the guards let her through but paused when she saw Fontana. Her eyes dted in shock and her mouth dropped opened¡­ What the¡­.. ¡°Fon¡­ Fon..¡±she stuttered her name speechlessly. The whole thing seeming to be a dream to her. ¡°It¡¯s such a pity that I don¡¯t ept gifts people like you, hmm¡­ you smell!. Did you just walk out of a dump?¡±Fontana said sarcastically. ¡°Ew!, guards!, please take thisdy away from me, I don¡¯t want to get infected¡±she added repugnantly. Mia copsed immediately¡­ ¡°What the¡­.¡±Sam amazed. ¡°You sounded arrogant just now¡±she added and face Fontana. ¡°She deserved it¡±Fontana replied. ¡°What should we do with her, miss?¡±the guard asked. ¡°Just leave her be, she will soon wake up¡±she smirked and started walking away with the guards. Samantha shrugged and ran after them. They got to the building and the people there stopped to look at them. They wondered who she is. The guards asked for direction from one of the people and led the way to Elsa studio. They got there and one of the guards opened the door up. Elsa face popped out immediately. She has heard the sounds of approaching footsteps. Her eyes widened and she gasped. ¡°Fontana!¡±she called excitedly. Fontana bowed to her then raised up her head with a smile. ¡°Oh my!,e in¡±Elsa left the way and Fontana stepped inside with Samantha. The guards stood outside the door. ¡°Shall we begin, please?¡±Fontana asked. ¡°Uh?.. i thought we could rx and have refreshments before we begin¡±Elsa stuttered nervously. ¡°I¡¯m sorry but I will like us not to waste any time with this¡±Ana replied. ¡°Oh ¨C okay. Everything is set up, let¡¯s go¡±Elsa said and walked to the other room which is the studio. Fontana followed behind while Sam stayed back. The room was lovely. The room was painted in sky blue and the tiles were of the cloud design. It has two white sofas was ced together side by side and the cameras were facing them. #Elsa show was printed on the wall behind the sofas. Fontana sighed and faced Elsa. ¡°Take your seat¡±Elsa gestured at one of the sofas at the left side. Fontana nodded and went to sit down. ¡°I will just call the camer¡­¡±The opening of the door cut Elsa short. She turned and it was the camera men. Oh. ¡°I was just about calling you¡± ¡°Oh, we get here as soon as we can. Hello, miss Fontana¡±one of them smiled. Fontana smiled and nodded. She can¡¯t wait for all this to end. Elsa also went to take her seat. The men walked to their cameras and ced it in progress then Fontana suddenly stopped them. ¡°Please, wait¡±she said and breathe in and out. ¡°I guess you are nervous because it¡¯s your first time getting on a show¡±Elsa smiled. ¡°Yeah¡±Fontana replied. ¡°Just breathe in and out and going will be fine, okay?¡± ¡°Okay¡± Fontana breathe in and out. ¡°I¡¯m ready¡± ¡°Alright. At the count of three!. One¡­. Two¡­ Three!¡±the men counted and set the camera in progress again. The lights shone on thedies face and one of the men nodded at Elsa. ¡°Wee on today¡¯s show, guys. As you can see, we¡¯re having an important visitor here which I guess is thedy you¡¯ve all been waiting for¡±Elsa talked and smiled. ¡°It¡¯s Fontana Longworth!¡±she continued. ¡°And guys, I will be interviewing this prettydy beside me tonight so you should all fasten your belt and wait for the ride. We will be back. Go get going popcorn ready!¡± Fontana smiled at the camera before they went for a break. ** Darrel walked out of the kitchen, with a bowl of ice cream. His phone rang and he scooped some ice cream into his mouth as he walked over to the center table. He grabbed the phone and when he saw the caller ID, he rolled his eyes. ¡°Hey¡­¡± ¡°Sup Man, did you see the news?. Fontana is currently on the he show with Elsa. Let¡¯s meet at the junction, I need to inform the others¡±Harry said hurriedly and dropped the call. Darrel eyes beamed and he smirked. He ced his bowl of ice cream on the table and walked to his room to dress up. ## ¡°Okay. So tell us why you keep away from the media from all this long, miss Fontana¡±Elsa asked and crossed her legs. They were back on the show some minutes ago and she has started asking questions about her after the introduction. ¡°Hmmm¡­ nothing really¡±Fontana hummed. Elsa smiled out¡­ ¡°You just want to stay out of the media?¡± ¡°Yeah¡±Fontana said truthfully and nodded. ¡°Okay. Which school do you attend?¡± ¡°Uhm¡­ Hamilton high¡± ¡°Wow. How old are you?¡± ¡°Me?¡± ¡°Yeah¡± Fontana nipped at her bottom lip and replied¡­. ¡°Eighteen years old¡± ¡°And you look like a twelve year old girl¡±Elsa joked. Fontana just nodded.. She doesn¡¯t know what to say. ¡°What¡¯s your favorite color¡± ¡°Uhh¡­ that should be red¡± ¡°What?¡­. why red¡± ¡°I don¡¯t know, I just love it¡± ¡°Alright. What¡¯s your favorite food¡± ¡°Spicy Noodles¡± ¡°Oh. And who do you love the most in this world¡± ¡°Ermmm¡­. that should be my mom¡± ******** ¡°An, I love you the most too honey¡±Mrs Longworth blushed when she heard the statement. She was watching her on the TV back at home. ******** ¡°So, this might seems nosy but do you have a boyfriend?¡± ## Meanwhile, Harry, Mike and Kyle were in the car at the junction waiting for Darrel and were watching the show on Harry¡¯s phone. ¡°Haha. I don¡¯t have any¡±Fontana replied and Kyle smiled. ¡°This girl is damn pretty, I can¡¯t wait to have her¡±he said. Darrel knocked on the window from the other end. The guys looked up at him and Mike, who sat at the driver¡¯s seat opened the door for him. ¡°Let¡¯s go guys¡±he said Immediately he entered and he caught a glimpse of Fontana¡¯s face and the headband on her head. That looks like his*he thought. He didn¡¯t get to stare at Fontana¡¯s face clearly as Harry shut his phone. They drove to the venue and Mike parked the car at the garage. The day is gotten darker. As expected, her fans are every where now trying to enter but the guards that stood at the entrance won¡¯t let them. They waited in the car for the show to end. ** ¡°So,stly but not the least, do you have a crush?¡± Fontana jolted on her seat a little. Her mind suddenly drifted to Darrel. ¡°No at all¡±she replied and mped her palms today. ¡°It¡¯s a pity this show have to end now. Miss Fontana, I look forward to having another show with you, thanks for your time¡±Elsa faced Fontana. ¡°Sure¡±Fontana nodded with a smile. ¡°Ok guys. That will be all for today. Join is on the show tommorow where I¡¯ll be interviewing chef Park ¨C the Korean chef. Good night and have a good rest. Elsa loves you all. Miss Fontana?¡± ¡°Yes¡± ¡°Drop a word for your fans¡± ¡°Uhh¡­ I heart you all a big time¡±Fontana smiled and Elsa nodded. ¡°Bye¡­¡±she waved and signal the men to stop recording. ¡°Awnnn. It such an honor to have you on my show tonight, miss Fontana¡±Elsa turned. ¡°Yeah..¡±Fontana nodded and stood up. ¡°I¡¯ll get going¡± ¡°I¡¯m sorry, I won¡¯t be able to escort you to your ride. I have to attend to something urgently¡± ¡°It¡¯s okay¡±Fontana said and walked out of the room. ¡°Oh my, Fontana. You were great out there¡±Samantha said as she sighted Fontana. There¡¯s a TV in the room so she was watching the show all from the start. ¡°You think?¡±Fontana sighed. ¡°Of course¡± Fontana shrugged and walked out of the room. She met the guards at the doorsteps and scoffed. ¡°You guys didn¡¯t rest?¡± ¡°We can¡¯t rest in line of duty, miss¡± ¡°Gosh, whatever. Let¡¯s just get going¡± *** Darrel and the guys stepped out of the car and started walking towards the building. ¡°I told you guys to stay back at the car, I¡¯ll handle this and it¡¯s not as if you will be the one to approach her¡±Darrel scoffed. ¡°Seriously?¡±Mike scoffed. They got to the entrance and Darrel stopped. ¡°You guys should wait here. Besides, we can¡¯t show up infront of her together, it will be suspicious¡± The guys grunted out.. ¡°Fine!¡±Kyle sighed and they waited for him while he walked in deeper. Meanwhile, Fontana was walking through the lobby with the guards ahead of her. Darrel came bumped into them and he smirked. ¡°Miss Fontana¡±he called. Fontana recognized his voice immediately. He walked into her view more closer and she gasped. It¡¯s Darrel. What¡¯s he doing here? ¡°Step back young man¡±the guys tried stopping him. ¡°Leave him. Go wait for me outside¡±Fontana said and the guards turned to look at her. ¡°Miss?????¡±they called, surprised at her sudden request. ¡°It¡¯s an order¡±she added and they looked at each other before leaving and she bowed her head immediately. She doesn¡¯t want him to see her yet. ¡°I know him. Step away for a while¡±she whispered into Sam¡¯s ear. ¡°Oh¡±Sam muttered and stepped away. Her voice sounded familiar to Darrel. Then his eyes moved to the band on her head. It looks so familiar. They were both alone now on the lobby. Fontana raised her head and his jaw dropped. ** Unknown Pov I set the sniper well on the railings. She¡¯s now left alone. The guards are outside the building so this will be the best opportunity to shoot her. I watched from the sniper camera. I ced my hand on the trigger but something stopped me. She was with a guy. I looked closely and it was Darrel. Hun? What are they doing together? I brought out my phone and started dialing his number. ¡°Are you done with the job?¡± ¡°Nope. The girl is with Darrel and there¡¯s no way I could shoot that it won¡¯t touch him, wha..¡± ¡°Just shoot them both¡± * Chapter 13 Mother love His jaw dropped immediately she raised her head. What? ¡°Fon¡­. Fon¡­???, Ana?¡±he gibbered. Fontana sighed softly and moved three inches closer to him. ¡°Look. I have a lot to exin to you. I¡¯m not whom you think i am. I¡¯m the Longworth daughter and I¡¯ve been hiding my identity for long¡±she expounded. Darrel looked into her eyes, scoffed and raked his hand into his hair. Is she being serious? Or¡­ could she be¡­ probably, impersonating the real Fontana? Different thoughts ran through his mind. It¡¯s just hard to believe. ¡°Are¡­ you shitting with me??¡­¡±was the only thing that came out of his mouth. As Fontana made to reply him, a bullet was released inside the lobby. Instinctively, Fontana moved to the side a bit and luckily, she missed it and the bullet hit the ss behind them instead, making it to shatter into pieces. She gasped and covered her mouth with her palm. What? Her eyes widened in astonishment¡­ Then, without looking or targeting, the shooter started firing recklessly, not caring where itnded or if it¡¯s hit the target. ¡°Get down!¡± ¡°Fontana!, get the fuck down!¡± Darrel shouted, gesturing for her to bend down. But, Fontana who was still in her daze, stood still on the spot. Darrel shouts was sounding so afar to her. So afar¡­ And he couldn¡¯t risk to get het down. He couldn¡¯t do that without getting one of the flying bullets. Samantha rushed out from where she was and hurried towards her. In the chase, a bullet hit her shoulder and she gasped and stopped running. She nced back at her shoulder and saw blood was oozing out from the area she had been shot. Without thinking twice, she ran over to Fontana and dragged her down with her. Fontana stared at her and at the ce she was shot and that seems to get her whole IQ back into functioning. ¡°Sam!¡±she shrieked. The sses keep shattering down because of how careless the shooter was firing. All this seems to happen so fast. The guards that were waiting for Fontana outside quickly drew out their guns, traced the ce the bullets areing from and started shooting back. All her fans that were waiting for her was running Helter ¨C skelter. Harry and the other guys ran to their cars hurriedly without ncing back at each other. Mia, who has just woke up from her sleep because of the sound of the firing, looked around, confused about the whole thing. What the hell is going on? She saw people running around and an rm shrilled in her head. Her role model!. Was all she could think if at that moment. She seems to have forgotten her role model is Fontana, the girl which she has bullied. ¡°Oh, my God, Sam¡±Fontana sobbed as she saw blood dripped down from her shoulder. She felt guilty. If she had get down on time, she wouldn¡¯t have been shot. It was all because of her. Some of the guards rushed in and towards Fontana. ¡°Miss!¡± ¡°Are you okay??¡± ¡°Yeah. Let¡¯s get Sam to the hospital, she¡¯s loosing too much blood¡±Fontana said, concerned. The guards moved their gaze to Samantha and realized she has been shot. ¡°Alright¡± One of them moved the her and carried her in a bridal style. ¡°When I can actually walk by myself¡±Sam scoffed.N?velDrama.Org holds text ? rights. ¡°You will only slow us down¡±the guard replied. The remaining of the guards also rushed in. The captain was with them. ¡°Miss¡±he called breathlessly. Nothing must happen to her. If she get just a little scratch on her body, they will surely be in a big trouble. ¡°Look, look. My friend has been shot, she got a bleeding shoulder, can we make it out of here?¡±Fontana asked. ¡°Of course¡±the captain said and turned to his boys. He selected the ones that will lead the way out of the ce and the ones that will walk behind Fontana and the guard with Samantha. The shooter stopped shooting for a while. All this while, there¡¯s no single injury on his body. That¡¯s to show how professional he is. The guards signalled each other and then, step by step they started walking out. Fontana totally forgot all about Darrel. All she was concern about that time was the safety of Samantha. Even the guards didn¡¯t notice him. They walked to their cars, each of the guards ncing left and right with guns held up high. Fontana driver sighed in relieve as he sighted them from afar. Then, he quickly inserted the key into the ignite engine and other necessary things which unlocking the door is among. They finally got to the car and as she made to step in, the shooter began again. This time, the shooting was rough and tough. He shot down three guards at the same time. It was a brutal action to behold. The security guards also came out of the building and started shooting. Fontana stopped to look at the guards that was down but a guard quickly pushed her inside the car and jammed the door closed. ¡°Drive!, drive!¡±he yelled to the driver. The guard with Samantha quickly open the door from the other side and dropped Samantha body on Fontana. Fontana groaned slightly.. Samantha is heavy.. The driver ignited the engine and drove off speedily. All focus on Fontana¡¯s car, the shooter continued the shooting. Fontana bend down with Samantha so as not to be hit. All the window sses dropped down in pieces. The guards got inside the other cars and also drove after Fontana¡¯s driver. They opened the window and stuck their head out shooting the sniper. The shooter tied an handkerchief over his face to cover his identity. His ck eyes was the only thing in view. One the guards aimed at the shooter shoulder and fired his bullet. It didn¡¯t miss¡­ Itnded right at his target area. That seems to stop him from shooting anymore as they drove away speedily. The guards rxed back and sighed. That was when Darrel ran out of the building and when he didn¡¯t saw any sign of Fontana still around, he sighed in relieve and ran to the car he and the guys brought in. * ¡°C¡¯mon, to the hospital¡±Fontana said to the driver. ¡°I¡¯m sorry ma¡¯am. But we will have to head home first, we don¡¯t know what will happen in the next minute. A doctor can be called toe treat miss Sam at home¡±the driver answered. Fontana thought about it and nodded. He was right. * They drove into the garage speedily and guards rushed down from the cars. They walked to Fontana¡¯s car and get her out with Sam. They started walking towards the mansion and Mr Longworth which has been worried from all this time rushed towards them. Actually, Elsa had called them to require back up for Fontana¡¯s safety. He had sent for the cops as a backup. He sighed in relieve as he got to them. He touched Fontana¡¯s left cheek and brought down his hand and rubbed them down through his face. He had been damn worried about his daughter¡¯s safety. He smiled and pulled her in his warm body. Mrs Longworth who¡¯s also awared of the happenings have been sobbing like a baby all the while. She¡¯s her only daughter and she can¡¯t afford to lose her. A maid came to inform her about Fontana¡¯s arrival and she got up from the couch and rushed outside. As she got to her side, she pushed her husband who was still hugging her to the side and embraced her. * Chapter 14 The bet I dropped my head on mom¡¯s shoulder. What happened today was too terrifying. Who is trying to kill me and why. I don¡¯t bear grudge with anybody so why will they want to get me killed. Oh, God!. ¡°Gosh, baby are you okay?, have been so worried about you¡±Mom gushed out, smoothing my back. ¡°I¡¯m not okay, Mom. Look, Sam got shot, all because of me¡±I stated as I watched the guard walked to the house with Sam. ¡°It will be okay. You don¡¯t have any scratch on your body, right?¡±she asked and I nodded. ¡°Yeah. The shooter killed three of the guards brutally, I wish I could do something¡±I sobbed quietly. ¡°It¡¯s okay¡±Mom replied and pulled away from the embrace. She grabbed my hand and kissed it. ¡°I and your Dad will look for the shooter and take him down, I promise¡±she said. I nodded and nced at Dad. He was busy making some calls. I sighed and started moving in with Mom by my side. We got inside the house and we took the stairs up to my room. I turned to my Mom Immediately we entered. I expected Sam to be brought here. She stared back at me and I looked away from here. Maybe I should just go to her room then. ¡°I need to see Sam¡±I said. ¡°You should freshen up first,e here, I will take your bath for you¡±Mom replied and I rolled my eyes. ¡°I can bath for myself, Mom¡± ¡°I insist¡± ## Unknown Pov I walked inside the warehouse and his boys grabbed hold of me Immediately. ¡°Gosh, leave me alone, I can walk by myself¡±I said trying to wriggle my hand out of their grasp. ¡°Really?, I thought you can¡¯t walk¡±one of them said sarcastically and I scoffed. ¡°How dare you talk to me in that manner, I¡¯m going to teach you a lesson when I get out of here, just make sure we don¡¯t encounter each other¡±I said angrily. ¡°I doubt you will still be alive to do that¡±he smirked as he opened the door. He pushed me infront of him and I red back at the boy. I looked back at him, he was sitting down and some boys were standing behind him. He stared at me angrily¡­ ¡°On your knees¡±hemanded. I went on my knees and bowed my head. He came to stand in front of me and grabbed my hair then lift my head up. I winced out painfully as I stared at him. He spat on my face and I shut my eyes tightly. ¡°Just a simple mission, a simple mission and your failed!¡±he yelled in my face. I opened my eyes and he pped me. ¡°I told you to kill Fontana but what did you do?, you failed!!¡±he pped me again. ¡°I¡¯m sorry boss¡±I bowed and he scoffed angrily. ¡°What are you still waiting for?¡±he faced his boys and asked. ¡°C¡¯mon whack him!¡± * Dying in silence (He¡¯s my savior) Story written by Ajayi EstherN?velDrama.Org holds text ? rights. Chapter 15 Fontana Pov The doctor has finished treating Sam¡¯s wounded area when I entered. ¡°Doc, how is she?¡±I asked as I walked over to the bed she wasying on. Seeing her in this state make me feel so bad about myself. She got injured because she saved me. ¡°Thankfully, the bullet didn¡¯t affect her shoulder that much, all she needs now is to rest and I already gave her a sedative injection, so, she¡¯s fine now¡±he turned to me and replied. I nodded and took her hand in mine then rubbed it smoothly. ¡°I¡¯ll be on my way now¡±the doctor said and I turned to him. ¡°Alright, thanks¡±N?velDrama.Org holds text ? rights. ¡°Yeah¡±he replied and left. I sighed and sat beside Sam on the bed. I touched her forehead so as to feel her temperature but it was normal. I watched as she slept soundly and left her room after some minutes. I bumped into a maid and she quickly bowed when she saw me. ¡°Good evening, miss¡±she greeted and I rolled my eyes. ¡°Call me by my name, you¡¯re making me ufortable when you call me miss. Besides, you are way too older than me¡±I exined and she raised her head up to look at me with a smile but quickly bowed again. ¡°Your parents sent me to bring you for dinner¡±she informed. ¡°Okay¡±I nodded and started walking towards the dining area. Mom eyes beamed when I stepped inside the room. ¡°Hey, Mom¡±I smiled. ¡°Yeah. Guess what?, I asked them to prepare your favorite¡±she said amidst munching. My face brightened up and I upied the seat that was close to Mom¡¯s and the maid came to dish my food out. Hmmm¡­ Inhaled the aromaing out from it. I grabbed my fork and dig in the food. I moaned out in ecstasy after shoving the food in my mouth. ¡°This taste heavenly, I wonder who has been preparing the food, she¡¯s really good¡±Iplimented. ¡°Of course¡±Mom nodded. The door opened and Dad came in. He was with his phone which means he has been making calls. ¡°Good evening, Dad¡±I greeted and he smiled at me. He took his seat and the maid also dish out his food and he started eating. For a long minutes, there was silent in the room. ¡°Honey, how was it with the cops ¡°Mom broke the silent. ¡°They said they will start investigating as from tommorow¡±Dad replied her. I dropped my spoon and carried the ss of water and gulped it down. ¡°But, Dad?, do you have a hunch on why the shooter would wanna kill me?¡±I asked. He nced at me and sighed. ¡°I wish I knew¡± I nodded slowly¡­ Gosh! ¡°So, what assurance do I have now that the shooter won¡¯te back at me¡±I asked again. ¡°Well, you will always take the guards with you to every where you¡¯re going¡±he answered. I hate us suggestions but that¡¯s the only way we could do it cause at this moment, going out alone is damn dangerous. ¡°Don¡¯t get yourself worked up too much, nothing will happen to you again and if it does, you aren¡¯t gonna get hurt cause the guards will always be at your service¡±Mom said and I scoffed. ¡°The same way they were at my service today and three of them died, Sam even got shot¡±I replied. ¡°That¡¯s how it is, Ana, someone have to get hurt for your safety¡±Dad exined. What? ¡°What do you mean, Dad?¡±I asked. ¡°You can¡¯t get saved if one of them don¡¯t get hurt¡±Dad further exined. What the hell?¡­ ¡°Does that means you don¡¯t care about their lives?¡±I asked. ¡°That¡¯s not what I mean¡±Dad replied and drop his fork. Bullshit! ¡°You know what?, I¡¯m off¡±I said, stood up and left. I hate their sense of aspect. * Mia Pov I hurled up under my nket staring at the ceiling. All this still feels like a dream. The TV was on but I wasn¡¯t even interested in it. *Fontana*the name rang a jingle bell in my ears. Was I hallucinating when I saw the Fontana from my ss?. Of course, I wasn¡¯t hallucinating.. I saw her. I saw Fontana. That means I have bullied my role model without knowing. Oh God! I pped my forehead repeatedly. I was so foolish. I should have known she was the one when she said the next time I p her will be myst day in the school. I even taunted her about being the powerful and rich man daughter. Gosh! I am so stupid. I took my phone and logged in on my Instagram ount. Her photos were everywhere with different #harshtags. Geez¡­. Tears blocked my view and I drop my phone beside me. I will have to act timidly as from tommorow. Maybe she can still consider me and then, we will be good friends. *** Darrel Pov I scrolled through my Twitter ount and Fontana¡¯s photos were everywhere. I still can¡¯t believe she¡¯s the Fontana I¡¯ve known. The timid Fontana. She¡¯s the Longworth only daughter. Oh, fuck! I rubbed my palm down my face. And, to say I¡¯d actually ced a bet on this girl with the other guys baffles me alot. I can¡¯t afford to hurt her now after knowing her true identity. Ugh! My phone started ringing and i peeked at it. It was Harry. I sighed and picked it up¡­ ¡°Hey¡±I drawled out¡­ ¡°Wassup, man¡± ¡°I¡¯m good..¡± ¡°Kyle has looked into Fontana¡¯s school and guess what?¡± ¡°Just tell me already¡±I groaned. ¡°Okay, she¡¯s actually attending the same school as you¡± I sighed again¡­ ¡°Look, about that, don¡¯t you think we should renounce the bet we ced on her?¡±I asked. ¡°What?¡±he scoffed. ¡°Well, to be truthful, I know this girl, we are even in the same ss and she¡¯s kinda¡­.¡± ¡°Oh, please!¡±Harry interrupted, gruffly. ¡°Please, Darrel. Since when do your care about renouncing a bet we ced on a girl because you know her?¡±he added. I pped my forehead and shut my eyes tightly. ¡°Remember, this also happens to me and when I tried to renounce it, you guys didn¡¯t allow me, so, you can¡¯t go back also¡± * Chapter 16 I’m going to poison her Fontana Pov ** The next morning ** The bawling of my rm woke me up. I turned on the bed and groaned¡­ Is is morning again? Gosh! I tapped the bed sleepily and yawned¡­ I¡¯m still feeling sleepy tho. I shut the rm off and shifted on the bed. I positioned the pillow under my head properly. I don¡¯t even feel like going anywhere today. I just want to stay in bed all day.. Phew. I closed my eyes and tried to get some sleep. As I was slowly drifting away into it, a knock suddenly sounded on the he door, interrupting the moment. Geez¡­ ¡°Since when did you started knocking, Samantha?¡±I asked without opening my eyes. ¡°Miss?¡±another voice sounded at the door instead. Hun? I sat up and rubbed my eyes¡­ ¡°What about S¡­¡±I wanted to ask but paused when I remembered what happened. Oh,! I literally forgot.. ¡°Uh..e in¡±I said and the door went opened with the maiding in. ¡°Good morning, Miss¡±she greeted with curtsy. ¡°Morning¡±I replied. ¡°You mother asked me to prepare your bath, I¡¯m I permitted?¡±she asked. ¡°Of course¡±I replied and she nodded and scuttled to the bathroom. I stood up and slipped my leg in my floppy slippers. I undressed and wrapped the towel around me. I walked to my closet and picked out my school uniform then the ck sneakers Mom got for me yesterday and my other wears. I walked back to the room and dropped them on the bed. I started walking to the bathroom and I bumped into the maid when I opened the door. ¡°I¡¯m sorry, miss¡±she quickly apologized. ¡°When you¡¯re not even the one that made a mistake¡±I rolled my eyes and walked inside. ¡°I¡¯ll get going now¡±she said from behind and I nodded. I heard the door shut and I sighed and untied my towel then hung it on the hanger. I stepped inside the bathtub and started rubbing the soapy water on my body. * I clumped down the stairs with my school bag. I headed to Sam¡¯s room to check up on her. I opened the door and entered. She was seated on the bed and having her breakfast. She turned to me and beamed. ¡°Fontana¡± I smiled and walked closer to her then hug her from the side. ¡°Hey¡±I said and pulled away. ¡°Hey¡±she replied. ¡°How are you feeling?¡± ¡°Fine, thanks¡±she nodded. ¡°I should be the one to thank you for saving me¡±I said. ¡°That was nothing. If you¡¯d get hurt, your parents would have ate me up alive¡±she joked and carried the cup of tea that was ced on the tray in front of her and sipped from it. ¡°But, anyway, thanks. What you did takes a lot of courage¡±I appreciated and she nodded. ¡°Even though I did what I have to do, you¡¯re wee anyway¡±she shrugged. ¡°Okay, I will get going now. I¡¯lle back to check on you when I return back from school¡±I said. ¡°I will get off this bed very soon. It¡¯s boring in here and besides, my wound is better off now, a little though¡±she exined. ¡°Can¡¯t you just take a day off work today?¡±I scoffed. ¡°Nah¡­ can¡¯t do¡±she shook her head. ¡°Fine. I¡¯ll be off now¡±I said and she nodded and waved her hand at me. ¡°Hm, bye¡±I waved back and walked out of her room. I went to the dining room for my breakfast. My parents are not on the table which means they¡¯ve left for work. I sighed, drew back a chair and sat down then began eating my food. * After some minutes, i was done with my food. I cleaned my mouth with the napkin and stood up. I walked out to the parking lots and and saw the guards standing beside three cars. They bowed when they saw me and hurried inside the cars. I moved to my garage and entered my ride. The driver started the engine and one of the cars which the guards upied drove out first then my driver followed behind. From the rearview mirror, I could see the other carsing behind us. Hmph. * The cars drove inside the schoolpound and I watched as students passing by stopped to have a look as they drove inside the lots. I carried my bag and stepped out. ¡°Fontana Longworth?!!¡±one of the students shouted as she saw me. Students rushed out from inside to also have a look. Gosh! The guards rushed out from the other cars and came to surround me as I walked towards the premises. *OMG!* *Oh, Fontana, you¡¯re my role model!* *I love you,!* *Can I have a picture with you, please?* *Oh my Gee¡­..!!!* *Goodness God,!, your too cute,!!* I looked at the crowd and smiled at them as they waved at me happily. How life works. All this people hated me when I¡¯m still me, me with the sses. But, look at them now. I saw Pe and Cassie and smirked at them. I will make their lives in this school miserable from now on. But where¡¯s Mia? Well, that doesn¡¯t concern me anyway. I stifled augh when I remembered how she passed out yesterday when she saw me.. *Fontana,!, i really enjoyed your show yesterday* *Oh my,!!!* I sighed and wanted to remove my eyes from them when it got caught with Darrel¡¯s. He was standing in the middle of the crowd. Oh. I smiled at him and waved at him happily. he stared at me quietly instead. Okay, what¡¯s with the act. He removed his eyes and started walking away. Huh? What could be wrong with him? Or.. is he angry at me?.. I sighed dejectedly.. We walked inside the school lobby and the shouts still went on. ¡°Miss Longworth¡±someone called and I turned around and stopped walking. It was the principal, two women were with him also. ¡°Good morning, sir¡±I greeted. ¡°Oh, yeah, miss Fontana. It¡¯s really an honor having you in our school¡±he smiled as he got infront of me and I nodded. ¡°Thanks¡±I replied. ¡°Uh.. this way, please. I need to get you registered¡±he gestured towards the way that leads to his office. ¡°I already registered¡±I replied him. He stared at me confused. Hm. ¡°I¡¯m the same girl as Fontana Floyd¡±I cleared out his confusion and he was taken into surprisement this time. Okay?¡­ The bell chimes and I smiled and bowed at him. ¡°I¡¯ll get going now, sir. You can change my second nam to Longworth¡±I said and left with the guards. The students I walked past stopped to look at me and even took pictures of me. I got to the ss and the guards stayed behind at the door while I entered. The teacher was in already. He paused when he saw me and you bowed to him. The students gasped as I went to my seat. I sat down and all eyes were still on me.. Geez.. I brought out my note and pen.. I nced at it the empty seat beside me. Fred is still yet toe.T¨ºxt belongs to N?velDrama.Org. I looked up and saw both the teacher and students looking at me. Okay?.. What the hell?.. ¡°Uh.. please continue..¡±I said to the teacher and he looked away from me and continue his teaching nervously. The students are still looking at me.. I nced at them and gestured towards the board. ¡°Focus¡±I whispered. * Unknown Pov I entered one of the toilets in the bathroom before picking his call up. ¡°Hey!, I let you off the hook thest time because you said you will figure out another n, so, this your n better be good, okay?!¡±he shouted. I removed the phone from my ears and returned it back after some seconds. ¡°I can still have you killed, yunno¡±he added. ¡°Don¡¯t worry. This will surely works and there¡¯s no way she will miss It this time¡±I replied. ¡°Just tell me your goddamn n,!¡±he shouted again. Geez. ¡°I¡¯m going to poison her¡± * Chapter 17 The drinks Fontana Pov #At the cafeteria I ced my tray on the table and Darrel looked up at me. ¡°What are your doing here?¡±he asked and nced at the guards standing behind me. ¡°Why are your sitting here alone and why didn¡¯t you call me along with your on your way here?¡±I asked instead. He gazed down at his food and picked it with the spoon. ¡°Why are you ignoring me?¡±I asked and sat down on the chair, opposite him. He still doesn¡¯t talk. I sighed and collected the spoon from him,¡±now, what the hell are you up to, why are you acting like this towards me, it¡¯s really annoying¡± He scoffed and stared at me. ¡°You¡¯re the one annoying here, Fontana. I didn¡¯t expect you to keep such thing from me¡±he said angrily and nabbed his spoon from me. ¡°What thing?¡±I asked innocently. Honestly, I didn¡¯t get what he was insinuating. ¡°Now, you¡¯re gonna pretend as if you don¡¯t know anything. Listen, Fontana, I don¡¯t think you know what Friends means. Why would you lie about your identity in school and even to me after everything we¡¯ve shared¡±heined angrily. ¡°We¡¯ve shared?, what have we shared¡±I asked and he brushed his hair back frustratingly. ¡°Still pretending?, yeah, fine, I¡¯ll break it down in pieces for you. Why don¡¯t you tell me you¡¯re the Longworth daughter all along even after sharing secret with you¡±he said. ¡°Which secret?¡± ¡°Ugh. You take long in grabbing things, you¡¯re once a psycho, remember?, and I, I saved you without letting anyone know about it¡±he exined.N?velDrama.Org holds text ? rights. Oh.. But then¡­ I arched my brow and ced my elbow on the table. ¡°It wasn¡¯t a secret?, and besides, how many times have I told you to stop saying I¡¯m a psycho when I have never been one¡±I frowned at him. ¡°Well, first, answer my questions¡±he replied. ¡°I did that because I don¡¯t want to be noticed and I¡¯m sorry for not telling you, I¡­ I just didn¡¯t want anyone to know my true sef¡±I begged. ¡°Lame excuse. Now, I¡¯ve done something stupid all because you lied to me¡±he said and stood up and left. I tried calling him back but you restrain my self. Let me give him some space. I turned around and watched his back as he walked away. I turned back and pick a banana out of my te, unwrapped it then shove it in my mouth. And what does he mean when he said he have done something stupid. Geeezz¡­.. I carried my box of milk, stabbed the straw on it and started slurping from it. The more I think about his words, the more guilty and hurt I felt. Mia suddenly walked to my table with her tray. ¡°Uhh¡­. hi?, Ana?¡±she smiled. But it is damn obvious that she¡¯s nervous. I rolled my eyes at her,¡±what do you want?¡± ¡°Can¡­ can I.. sit here, like with you?¡±she stuttered nervously. ¡°I don¡¯t dine with losers¡±I said and stood up. Then, I faced her. ¡°The table is all yours now, you can have it all to yourself and maybe¡­ with your loser friends also¡±I eyed her and sauntered away with the guards trailing behind me. I saw a girl taking pictures of me secretly. I headed back to the ss and the guards stopped at the entrance. I went in and my eyes traveled to Darrel¡¯s desk. His head was ced on his desk. I heaved deeply and walked to my seat then sat down. ¡°You came back early today¡±Fred smiled. ¡°Huh?, have you forgiven me?¡±I turned to him and asked. ¡°Yeah. I realized you weren¡¯t even at fault and I was acting like a coward towards you¡±he said. ¡°That¡¯s good, I¡¯m d you¡¯ve finally realize it¡±I nodded. The Savannah girl turned to me and beamed. ¡°I knew you were the Longworth daughter when you told me your name is Fontana, even your body smelt of luxury¡±she said. I only smiled at her cause I don¡¯t know how to reply to her words. ¡°So, i couldn¡¯te to give this to you yesterday but here, I hope you ept it¡±she said and proffered a box of chocte juice to me. ¡°I¡¯m sure you would love it if you try it¡±she smiled. ¡°Thanks¡±I smiled and collected the juice from here. ¡°Well, I also got something for you¡±Fred suddenly said. ¡°You do?¡±I asked. He nodded and opened his bag then also brought out a box of youghurt. He ced it on my opened palm on the desk. ¡°I appreciate¡± ¡°I would like to take one of them now, so, I will just go with the youghurt first¡±I said and I saw Savannah face dropped. I guess Fred noticed this too and tried making me drink her chocte juice. ¡°Uh, you can just drink mer, I¡¯m sure Savannah would love you to drink hers now and tell her what you feel about the drink and since she gave you first so you should have hers first¡± ¡°No. I guess you don¡¯t know but I like taking chilled chocte and this one is warm so I would just go with your youghurt¡±I said. ¡°Savannah won¡¯t mind, right?¡±I added and she gave a nervous smile. * Chapter 18 Who are the guys? Fontana Pov I opened the yoghurt and gulped it down. I drop it back on the desk and nced at Savannah. She has turned back to her desk. She couldn¡¯t be angry, could she?? Cassie and Pe walked into the ssroom and I smirked. I allowed them to settle down before walking over to their desk with the box of youghurt in my hand. ¡°Hey¡±I fake a smile. Pe rose up her head and her face brightened when she saw me. ¡°Oh my!, Fontana, are¡­. are¡­ you talking to me?¡±she asked. Excitement was written written all over her face. Bitch!. After hearing Pe called my name, Cassie looked up at me. ¡°Fo¡­ Fontana?¡±she stuttered. ¡°Hey, bitch. How about I give you guys a revenge party?¡±I smirked. They looked at me with a puzzled face. ¡°Oh, c¡¯mon, don¡¯t give me that face, you probably understand what I mean. Now, tell me, should I give you guys a revenge party?. Geez, what I¡¯m I even saying, I don¡¯t need your suggestions on this¡±I said and opened the youghurt then poured it down on their desk. ¡°Cassie, you understand this right?, cause your the one who bump into me the other day making my milk spilt all over my desk¡±I said, still pouring the youghurt on their desk. The students turned to look at us and murmurs broke out between them. ¡°Wha¡­ what a.. re you doing?¡±Cassie asked. ¡°Paying you back with the same bucks you¡¯ve gave me, what else¡±I snorted. Words refuse toe out of her mouth as she nced back at the students. After pouring all the content in the box on their table, I drop my hand and threw the box on Pe¡¯s face. I moved closer to her and step on her leg. ¡°Ouch¡±she winced. I winked at them and walked back to my seat. Savannah Smiled at me when I sat down. ¡°Now I get why you wanted to take the chocte drink I gave you home¡±she said. ¡°And what¡¯s that?¡±I asked. ¡°Because you don¡¯t want to waste it¡±she giggled and I secretly rolled my eyes. I stared at Fred and he looked unbother. The bell rang and the teacher came in almost immediately. *What the hell, have he been waiting for the bell to rung?*a student scoffed. We greeted him and afternoon ssmence. *Our topic for today is Federalism and I remember telling you guys to read on it cause I¡¯m going to ask questions before further exnation it*he said. The ss drawled out a reply and he ced his sses at the bridge of his nose and flipped through the pages of his textbook. ¡°Now, who can give us the meaning¡±he asked as he looked up at us from his sses. A girl raised up her hand and he nudged his head forward for the girl to move on. ¡°Federalism is the shared of power between the central government and itsponent units¡±she stood up and said. ¡°You¡¯re correct but that wasn¡¯t the definition I want, you can sit down. Anybody else?¡± ¡°Yes, you¡±he pointed at the back. ¡°Federalism means the shared of power between the central government with a state or region¡±a boy defined. ¡°Also correct, but that¡¯s still not the definition I want, though you¡¯re almost there¡±he sighed. I raised up my hand and he nodded at me. I stood up and his brows rose in surprise. ¡°Miss Fontana?, go on please¡±he said. I hate all this formalities already. ¡°Federalism is a system of government in which the central authority shared power with the state or region¡±I exined. ¡°Wow; that¡¯s it, bravo. A round of apuse for her ss¡±he gave a p and smiled. The ss apuded me and I sat down. * Students started trooping out of the ss. School was over for the day. I also carried my bag and left after bading the guys ¨C Fred and Savannah. I walked through the lobby and got out to the lots. I saw Darrel beside his car with some other guys that are in his car though they¡¯re putting on another school uniform. From the look of it, they are arguing over something. One of the guys eyes traveled over to me and he paused. He said something to the others and they all turned to look at me. Fontana¡¯s Pov I swallowed hard as their eyes lingered around me. What the hell?.. I retracted my gaze to Darrel and he has a somehow disappointment expression. He shook his head and threw his head to the other side. Okay, this is more weird. Why are they all staring at me and why the hell is Darrel having that facial expression?. ¡°Uhh¡­ is¡­ is everything okay, miss?¡±one of the guards behind me asked. I shifted ufortably then quickly took my eyes away from them and started moving away.N?velDrama.Org holds text ? rights. ¡°C¡¯mon man, won¡¯t you say something to her¡±I heard of the guys says. I increased the space in which I was walking but stopped when I heard my name. ¡°Fontana¡±he called. I bit my lower lips and turned around. ¡°Huh?¡±I asked. ¡°Please, can youe over here¡±he gestured to me with his hand. Huh?? But I just walk past him why didn¡¯t he call me then, why now. I sighed and turned to the guards. ¡°Wait here, I will be back¡±I said and they nodded. I walked over to Darrel¡¯s car and the other guys were weirdly scrutinizing me with their eyes. ¡°I¡¯m.. I¡¯m here, why do you have to say?¡±I said and Darrel sighed. He nced back at his friends then turned back to me. ¡°So, I kinda host a party at my house on weekend and¡­ uhm¡­. I .. was¡­. you know, wondering if you could make it. It¡¯s just a party though and even if you turn the offer down, it¡¯s no problem¡±he stuttered nervously. But, a party? ¡°I¡¯ll think about it¡±I replied. ¡°You can just give us the answer now princess¡±one of the guy chuckled. Darrel turned and red at him. ¡°Okay¡±Darrel shrugged. ¡°Yeah¡±I nodded and turned back to leave. ¡°Nice body you¡¯ve got¡±one of the guysplimented. Gosh! ¡°Damnit man, you going to far. Just let her go¡±Darrel grunted behind. ¡°Thanks¡±I turned back and said. Darrel rolled his eyes to the side and then, entered the guy. I started walking away and joined the guards then we walked towards the garage. We got to my ride and I entered and fixed my seatbelt on. ¡°Wee Miss¡±the driver greeted and I nodded. He started the car and drove out and the other cars followed behind. * The gate slides opened and the drive drove in and went to park at the lots. I clicked the door opened and got down with my bag. I started moving towards the house and some maids came out and ran to me. ¡°Wee Miss¡±they chroused and bowed and one of them tried taking my school bag from me. ¡°No, it¡¯s okay actually¡±I stopped her and she nodded and stepped aside. I moved inside the mansion and remembering Sam, I decided to check her in her room before going to my room. * I ced a knock on the door and a masculine voice sounded from the other end. Huh? ¡°Who¡¯s there¡±the voice asked. ¡°It¡¯s Fontana, I¡¯m here to check on Sam¡±I said. I could hear low voices from the room after I said that. Then, Sam finally came to open the door. ¡°Uh, hey, Fontana¡±she waved. ¡°Why are you damn nervous¡±I asked with a smile. ¡°Me?, nervous?, oh hell no¡±she replied nervously. ¡°That was a joke though but hearing you say that, I think something is going on inside this room¡±I pointed at the room. ¡°And why are you blocking me from entering?¡± * Chapter 19 Shocked? ¡°Huh?¡±Sam asked. I sighed and pushed her aside gently then walk inside the room. My eyesnded on a guy and I furrowed my brows. He was sitting on her bed. ¡°Look Fontana, it¡¯s nothing rea ¡­¡±Samantha said and shut the door but paused when she probably noticed my eyes were on the guy. ¡°Fuck¡±I heard her muttered. The guy stood up and bowed to me. ¡°Miss Fontana¡± I scoffed and nced back at Sam. ¡°Who¡¯s this?¡±I asked. She scratched her hair nervously. ¡°Uhm.., it¡¯s the guy that helped me the other day, when your door suddenly locked on it own ord¡±she stammered. I muttered an ¡®oh¡¯ then turned back to the guard. ¡°I told you to take care of Sam that day not to get her drunk¡±I said and folded my arms. The guy stared back at Sam and back at me. ¡°I¡¯m sorry Miss¡±he apologized. ¡°Wait, you can¡¯t be serious, your asked him to take care of me which means¡­.¡±Sam gasped. ¡°Just wanna check on you, I¡¯m off. You guys can continue whatever you¡¯re doing before I came¡±I rushed my words and quickly walked out of the room. ¡°Gosh, Fontana. I¡¯m so going to kill you¡±Sam shouted as I whacked the door closed. ¡°Hm, really?, you¡¯re going to kiss me?¡±I asked tauntingly. I ran off when I heard her footsteps. I walked to my room and I drop my bag on the table. I took off my clothes and took a shower then put on my pink bum short with a white singlet. I picked up my phone beside my bed and turned it on. I went to the WEB and my pictures were everywhere. I checked the news and all of them seems to be about me. Gosh. I¡¯m so bored. I thought of what to do that will kill boredom but couldn¡¯t get non. Geeezz¡­. I walked to the bed and sat down and suddenly, an idea struck my mind. Yes! I should probably create an Instagram ount for myself. Oh, my! That¡¯s it Fontana. I quickly went to download the app on my phone then I created an ount. I went to follow some people and i saw Mia. Hmm.. I follow her up along with Pe and Cassie. I went to my phone camera and snapped a picture of myself then post it on my Instagram ount. Before I know it, the picture has got 400 likes between one minute. And differentments were buzzing under it. Oh, my! Fontana. You¡¯re doing well. I went to read thements and my face heat up. *Awnn, such a cute baby. I really love you Fontana* *Wow, an epitome of beauty* *Did you see the way her ne glittered?* *She took the picture well* *You¡¯re my role model Fontana!. I love you love you* *Any other girl is a counterfeit, you will forever be my role model!* I scrolled down but quickly scrolled back. Mia. I smirked and went to reply her;¡±I¡¯m ttered, we will see in school tommorow¡± People started asking questions on my reply. *Really?, you attend the same school?¡± *Oh my God, she¡¯s really lucky* *Wow, I wish to see you in reality also* Something hard is going to struck you soon, Mia. I smirked and got down from my bed, heading downstairs for lunch. *Darrel¡¯s Pov Kyle and I were sitting in the living room. The others left some minutes ago. Kyle was operating his phone while I was watching the TV. ¡°Bro, bro, have a look at this¡±Kyle suddenly called me. ¡°What¡¯s it?¡±I asked. ¡°Have a look¡±he replied and I peek inside his phone. My eyes beamed when I saw Fontana¡¯s picture. She looks really pretty and the picture was taken perfectly. ¡°What do you think¡±Kyle asked. ¡°Think as how?¡±I scoffed at his words and took my eyes away from his phone. ¡°I¡¯m not sure but I think you have a thing for this girl¡±Kyle stated. ¡°Which girl?, that surprise me, I don¡¯t deal with girls like her¡±I replied. ¡°Those are your words but my gut keep telling me something is on. Let¡¯s me take what happened today as an example, you were trying to stop us from approaching the girl, weren¡¯t you?. And when the girl came out you looked restless so something is definitely up. But I do hope you let¡¯s us have a taste of her first before growing up any feelings for her¡± *Mia PovT¨ºxt belongs to N?velDrama.Org. I swayed my hips up with the song ying in the speaker. Oh, my God. She has finally forgiven me. Oh, of course. She can¡¯t possibly keep ignoring a beauty like me. I smiled and twisted my waist. I grabbed my phone and read her reply on myment again. Geez¡­ This feels good. My phone rang and I picked it up without looking at the caller ID. ¡°Hey Mia¡±he said. My heart fluttered and I blushed. ¡°Hey Harry¡±I replied. ¡°I need your service now, can you meet up?¡±he asked. ¡°Of.. of course¡±I chuckled. ¡°Alright, I¡¯ll be waiting for you¡±he said and hang up. Oh, my. I quickly drop my phone on my bed and went to find something sexy to wear to his house. * Fontana Pov I retired back to my room after eating the sumptuous meal. I went to sit in front of the vanity mirror and stared at myself. I smiled and held my hand up to feel my cheek. Hm. Aren¡¯t I so adorable?. I scanned the whole table with my eyes looking for something interesting to focus on. My eyesnded on a stic and I grab it. I opened the cover and move the stic up to my nose. Hmm.. Mmmh It smell so nice. I read the contents written on the body and it actually a beauty cream. I poured the cream on my palm and rubbed it on my face. I drop the stic back to his previous position and tore some tissues out form it pack. I waited for some minutes before cleaning my face with the tissue. I dumped the tissues in the dust bin close to the table and looked at myself in the mirror. So pretty. I scanned the table again and this time, my eyesnded on a bottle. I wonder what it is. I grabbed it and opened the cover then make a squirt of it on my face. The liquid was cool and gentle. The fragrance was that of rose flowers. Geez.. Why I¡¯m I just seeing all this now. I also studied the details on it¡¯s body and it also a beauty remedy. I returned it back and took another stic. I uncovered it and it was hair dye. Oh. I wanted to return it but stop when something struck my mind. A trial isn¡¯t that bad, right?. I stood up with it and headed to the bathroom. I bent over to the sink and applied it on my hair. Some minutester, I washed the dye away and it was a Wow when I saw my hair was now transform into gold. Woah. I returned back to the room and stood in front of the lengthy mirror. I stare at myself and smiled. Then, I picked my phone up and quickly took a shot of myself. I went to drop the photo on my Instagram ount and add an #harshtag. #Just finish dying my hair. New look# In less than a second, it already got 500 likes and 800ments. I scrolled through thement box and started reading. *I love your new look, it¡¯s amazing!* *Oh you so adoring. I hope you feature in the beauty pageant that¡¯sing up* *I love you sooo much to the extent I can give my heart to you* I scoffed at that. Give your heart to me? Oh c¡¯mon¡­.. I went on reading thements. *Awn, my miss universe. I love your new hair* *I love you love you love you¡­ I can repeat that one thousand times* I chuckled at thements and drop my phone. I went toid on the bed. I stayed on like that and soon darkness engulfed the whole room. I scoured my eyes around and before I knew it, I slept off. * #The next morning I turned around on the bed and opened my eyes. I yawned and stared up at the ceiling. I don¡¯t feel like getting off this bed. A knock sounded at the door and ushered the person in. The door opened and Sam step in. Oh. ¡°Good morning¡±I greeted as I sat up. ¡°Uh, yeah, good.. morning¡±she replied. But why is he hiding her face from me?. I watched as she scurried over to my room and sighed. I get off the bed and went to strip out of my cloth. I grabbed my towel and tied it around my body. As I walked over to the bathroom, the door opened and Sam came out. ¡°I¡¯ll get going now¡±she said still hiding her face. I stopped to have a look at her. Hm. What¡¯s she up to?. She quickly walked past me but my eyes didn¡¯t miss the hickeys on her neck. Mama mercy!. ¡°Sam¡±I gasped. ¡°Huh¡±she stopped walking but didn¡¯t turn to look at me. ¡°What have you been up to with that guy the whole day¡±I asked. She didn¡¯t reply immediately. ¡°What?, what do you mean¡±she scoffed lightly and tried walking away. ¡°Oh, c¡¯mon, I saw it, the hickeys¡±I said. She stood dead in her track. ¡°It¡¯s pretty and I really can¡¯t wait to have someone to call me Aunt, that¡¯s all I want to say¡±I added and I saw her released a breath. ¡°Bet you didn¡¯t even check on mest night¡±I smirked. ¡°Oh, what do you mean, Fontana. You don¡¯t seem to be like yourselftely. I¡¯m off¡±she replied and move out if the room. I shook my head and stepped inside the bathroom. ** I brushed my hair back as I climbed down the stairs. I headed to the dining area and pulled out a chair then sat down. I uncovered the te and started eating. My mind drifted to what Darrel said to me at the cafeteria yesterday and I drop the spoon. What does he means by he has done something stupid, huh? I carried the cup of tea then drank from it. I stood up and grab my school bag and started walking out of the room. I walked out to the garage and entered my ride then the driver drove out. * I stepped out of the car with my bag and nced at my side. I saw Darrel stepping out of his car and he nced back at my side making our eyes locked. He looked surprise as he stared at my hair down to my face. Chapter 20 The party He looked surprised as he stared at my hair down to my face. Okay?¡­ What¡¯s wrong.. ¡°Uh¡­ hi¡±I said when his gaze was starting to creep me out. ¡°Hi. You have changed your hair color¡±he replied. Oh. That was why he was staring at me that way. ¡°Yeah. Did¡­ did it look awful on me?¡±I asked. ¡°Nope, it¡¯s nice¡±he smiled. That was close. I was afraid of him saying it¡¯s bad. ¡°Thanks¡±I muttered. He nodded and stared at myself. ¡°I will get going now¡±I added. ¡°Oh, yes. We will catch upter, I have to grab my bag¡±he smiled and I nodded and started walking away with the guards walking behind me. As we walked closer to the school premises, the students rushed out and began taking pictures of me.N?velDrama.Org holds text ? rights. *You look so cute, Fontana. I love your new hair color* *Wow, you look more pretty* *Fontana, please look over here* *Can I have a picture with you?* *Please can youe to my birthday party, I will be so happy* They said. I sighed and rolled my eyes then I sighted Mia from afar. She was walking towards me with a smile. I scoffed out and folded my arms. She finally got to me and i stopped walking. ¡°Hey, Fontana¡±she beamed. ¡°Gosh, what do you want?¡±I rolled my eyes. Mia brows rose up in confusion. ¡°I¡­ I¡­ I thought we were friends now¡±she stammered. ¡°Did I submitted a friend proposal to you?. And why would I want to be friends with you boor¡­., gosh, you disgust me¡±I replied. I watched as tears formed up in her eyes. I sighed and brought out my phone from my bag. I went to the phone camera and pushed her a bit close to me. *Wow, what¡¯s she trying to do* *Did she want to take a picture with her?* *The girl is so lucky, taking a picture with a Longworth?* *I wish I was the girl* The students murmured. ¡°Mia. Say cheese¡­..¡±I said to her. She gulped down nothing and tears came flowing down her face. ¡°C¡¯mon, don¡¯t you want us to take pictures together?¡±I asked. She cleaned her face up with the palm of her eyes and smiled. ¡°Cheese¡­..¡±I muttered and took a picture. ¡°Wow, we look really cute, don¡¯t you think?¡±I said staring at the oue of the picture. ¡°Y.. yeah, of course¡±she nodded. I smirked and shared the picture on the Instagram. I returned my phone back in my bag and looked up at Mia. I light smirk touched my face when I saw her dumbfounded face. Your just wait for it. I patted her shoulder and moved inside the school along with the guards. #On Weekend# School days passed by so quickly. Today is Saturday, the day I will be going over to Darrel¡¯s House. I already epted his invite and he has given me the address and I was fully prepared for it. Thank God my parents are out on a business trip. ¡°I can¡¯t believe you finally manage to get me involve in this¡±Sam scoffed as she came out of my dressing room. I have been begging her in the past few days to allow go to the party without letting my parents know. ¡°I¡¯m sorry¡±I gave her a puppy face. She took her face away and stood akimbo. ¡°So, when are you going toe back. You can¡¯t possiblye in the midnight¡±she asked. ¡°Uhm, I don¡¯t know but I will make sure the time I spent there is limited¡±I replied. ¡°Why must it even be a night party, huh?. I¡¯m clearly getting myself in big trouble by letting you go and you won¡¯t even be taking the guards with you¡±Sam sighed. ¡°You won¡¯t get into trouble, I promise¡±I mped my palms together. ¡°As if. As if you can actually do something about it when I get fired¡±she rolled her eyes. ¡°It¡¯s s promise, I have never back down on a promise before¡±I said. She stared at me for some minutes without uttering any word and when I actually thought my words were slowly getting to her, she suddenly frowned. ¡°Eish, you don¡¯t expect me to believe your words. I havee to a conclusion already, you will be spending an hour over there¡±she said. ¡°What?, an hour?. That¡¯s not enough¡±Iined and sat properly on the bed. ¡°That¡¯s it, Fontana. Take it or leave it¡±she frowned. ¡°Fine, you can really be mean¡±I snorted. ¡°Hope you don¡¯t n on getting drunk?¡±she suddenly asked and looked at me suspiciously. ¡°What?. Hell no, and stop looking at me like that¡±I replied. ¡°Good cause I will just take a picture of you in your drunken state and send it over to your Dad¡±she said and my eyes widened. I grabbed a pillow and threw it at her. ¡°You won¡¯t even do that¡±I gritted. ¡°And what if I did?. Wait, why are you even angry when you said you are not gonna drink some minutes ago or are you actually messing around with me¡±Sam said. ¡°Gosh, Sam. You are getting me mad and do you think it won¡¯t affect you also when you send my picture to my dad?¡± Sam face dropped immediately after I said that. ¡°You¡¯re right. But just don¡¯t get drunk okay?, I don¡¯t want to be the one to clean your whole mess up and if you dare think and your parents eventually get to know about it, trust me, I will hunt you down in your dream¡±Sam threatened and pointed her pinky finger at me. I stifled augh as I stared at her funny expression. ¡°Don¡¯tugh Fontana¡±she shook her head but it was toote as I bursted into hystericalughter. ¡°Oh my God, Sam. I didn¡¯t know you were such a scardy cat, did you see your face just now¡±Iughed, rolling on the bed and holding my stomach. ¡°My words are not evenughable so why the hell are youughing?¡±Sam said angrily and stomped out of the room. * I was now dressed up in a blue short gown. I took my purse from the table and moved out of the room then took the stairs down. I met Sam in the living room. She walking tho and fro and she looked restless. She turned to me and sighed. ¡°I have a bad feeling about this, Fontana. What if we get caught?¡± I rolled my eyes and folded my arms. ¡°Nothing is gonna happen, it¡¯s just a party¡±I replied. ¡°Fine¡± ¡°What about the guards?¡± ¡°I manage to talk them over¡±she replied and I nodded. ¡°That¡¯s good. I will be on my way. Take care¡±I bade at her and walked towards the door. I opened it and stepped out and closed the door behind me. I walked towards the lots and some guards walked to me and stood in my way then bowed. ¡°It¡¯ste in the night, where are you going?¡±one of them asked. ¡°Let her go¡±a guy appeared behind them and said. I looked closely at him and he was the captain. Thank gracious. ¡°Sir???¡±the other guard called. ¡°You don¡¯t have to worry. Let her go¡±he repeated. The other guards reluctantly nodded and they stepped out of my way. I released a breath and walked towards the car. I opened the car and sat in. I watched from the rearview mirror as the driver rushed towards the car. He got inside the driver¡¯s seat and turned to me. ¡°Are you going somewhere, Miss?¡±he stupidly asked. I mean, he saw that I was dressed up and he was still asking if I was going somewhere. Will I just dress up ande to sit in the car for nothing?. ¡°Of course. Just drive, I will give you the address when we get to the road¡±I rolled my eyes at him. ¡°Right now?¡±he asked. Geez¡­. I red at him and he cleared his throat and turned back. He ignited the engine and drove out of the lots. The gateman opened the gate and he drove out. He drove for minutes before we got to the road. ¡°We¡¯re on the road, miss. Where¡¯s the address?¡±he asked. I opened my purse and brought out a paper where Darrel had written the name on that day. I handed it over to him and rxed back on the seat. He looked inside the paper and nodded. I stared out of the window, watching as he drove pass some big houses. He drove for a long time and when I was starting to feel tired of the long drive, he stopped the car Infront of a house. ¡°Is this the ce?¡±I asked. ¡°Yes¡±he replied. I brought out my phone from my purse and went to my phone contact then dialed Darrel¡¯s number. I clicked the car down opened and hopped out. He gave me his number that day so I can call him if there¡¯s any miss up. He picked the call at the fourth ring. ¡°Hello¡±his voice sounded. ¡°Hey. Darrel, it¡¯s me, Fontana. Actually, I¡¯m outside your house right now, can youe pick me?¡±I asked and leaned on the car. ¡°Oh, sure, give me a minute and I will be there¡±he said and I nodded and hang up. I could hear loud musicing out from the house from where I stood as I patiently waited for Darrel. Chapter 21 Video call ¡°Uhm, miss?, don¡¯t you think it¡¯s unsafe staying outside here alone?, in the middle of the night?¡±my driver asked beside me. ¡°He will soon be out¡±I replied without turning to look at him. ¡°He?¡±he asked. I turned to him and threw a quizzical look at him. He quickly took his eyes away from mine and itched the back of his head then cleared his throat. ¡°Never mind. How stupid of me to ask that question¡±he said. The gate opened and Darrel came out. ¡°Fontana. Hey, you made it¡±he beamed and I nodded. He turned to my driver and turned back at me. ¡°Oh, he¡¯s my driver¡±I said and he nodded. ¡°Still the mummy¡¯s girl¡±he chuckled. My phone started ringing and I nced down at it. Dad. My heart skipped a beat. Dad?, why¡¯s he calling me? I scoffed silently and picked the call up. ¡°Ana, hello¡± ¡°Hey Dad¡±I replied. ¡°Are you at the show already?¡±he asked. ¡°Which show?¡±I rose my brows up in confusion. I gave Darrel a I¡¯m sorry look and he shrugged. ¡°Wait, don¡¯t tell me. Sam didn¡¯t tell you about the show tonight?¡±he asked. ¡°Uhh¡­, no¡±I answered. ¡°Give the phone to her, infact, let me do a video call with you. I will call you back¡±he said and hang up. My eyes widened and my entire body vibrated. What the¡­.. A video call? I turned sharply to my driver and opened my mouth slightly. ¡°Darrel, Darrel, I will be on my way now. Sorry I won¡¯t be able toe in again, goodbye¡±I rushed my words and opened the car then entered. The driver also entered and he zoomed off Immediately. Oh, my God. A video call? Why now!. ¡°Please, go faster. It¡¯s a video call¡±i panicked. He increased the speed of which he was driving but still, I wasn¡¯t satisfied. ¡°More speed, you¡¯re moving to slow¡±I said. ¡°I can¡¯t drive more faster than this, we will just die if I should do that¡±he replied. Oh Mama mercy. Geeezz¡­.. My phone started ringing again and my heart stopped beating. He has called me back. Oh, my!!! You¡¯re doom, Fontana. Some sweats formed on my forehead and I cleaned it up with my palm. I stared at the screen and I breathed out in relief. ¡°Oh my God¡±I fanned myself with my hand. It¡¯s Sam. But¡­. geez¡­. Her words are getting into reality. Gosh! I picked it up¡­ ¡°Oh God. Fontana where are you???¡±she asked worriedly. ¡°I¡¯m on my way to the mansion¡±I answered. ¡°I¡¯ve finally get myself into trouble. I can¡¯t believe I forgot to tell you¡¯re having a show with Elsa tonight and worst part, your father just called me and he required a video call with us¡±she expounded. ¡°Gosh, I don¡¯t even know what to do. He also called me some minutes ago and asked for a video call. I wish I have a talisman that will take me to my room this instant. I¡¯m so dead, Samantha¡±I cried out. ¡°Not as dead as me, Fontana. Not as. You said you were on your way to the mansion, right?¡± ¡°Yeah¡±I simply replied. ¡°That¡¯s good though. Tell the driver to drive more faster¡±she said. I turned to the guard¡­N?velDrama.Org holds text ? rights. ¡°Sam said you should drive more faster so that we won¡¯t be In a big trouble¡±I stupidly told him. ¡°Thank God we will be having someone, to at least, bury our dead bodies¡±he scoffed. ¡°Sam, he said we will die if he go on a high speed¡±I pouted. ¡°Gosh, that twerp. Give the phone to him¡­. wait!, it¡¯s your Dad Fontana, he¡¯s already calling me on a video call¡±¡­ Chapter 22 Find a way to distract him What? ¡°Find a way to distract him, Sam¡±I chimed in. ¡°What?, a way?¡±she scoffed. ¡°Yeah. Sam. Bore him with unnecessary talks and I¡¯ll also be there very soon¡±I breathed rapidly. ¡°What type of talks, I don¡¯t really know what to say to him¡±Sammented. ¡°You know what?, just ignore that call, okay?. Ignore it¡±I said and she gasped. ¡°Gosh, do you wanna get rid of me that much?¡±she said. ¡°No one is getting rid of you, just do what I say and I will deal with the rest¡±I replied and she hung up. I dug my teeth hard on my lips and fidgeted with my fingers which has surprisingly became wet. Geez. This isn¡¯t good. My phone started ringing and I quickly picked it up without looking at the caller thinking it was Sam. ¡°Hello, Fontana?¡±Darrel¡¯s voice came out and I sighed and rxed back on the seat. ¡°Hey¡±I managed to voice out. A dead silent stepped in making me wonder if he has disconnected the call. I removed the phone from my ear and nced at the screen to see the call was still ongoing. What¡¯s up with him then. Why did he suddenly went silent. ¡°You have something to say?¡±I asked as I ced the phone back on my ear. ¡°No, yeah, well, yeah. You suddenly left even withouting in, why?¡±he asked but somehow he doesn¡¯t sound like the Darrel I know. I mean, it was Darrel but he was talking unlike himself. ¡°Something came up, I¡¯m sorry for missing your party¡±I apologized. ¡°It¡¯s.. it¡¯s okay. Be safe, Bye¡±he replied and I nodded as if he could see me then disconnected the call. The driver horned the car and I looked up to see we are at the gate. Oh. Mama mercy. You really showed me what your name really holds this night. Thanks Mama mercy. ¡°We are home¡±I said. ¡°Seems like¡±the driver replied and drove in when the gate man opened the gate. Darrel¡¯s Pov I inserted my phone in my pocket after Fontana ended the call and turned to the guys. ¡°Happy now?¡±I asked clearly enough for them to hear because of the ear sting music that¡¯s being yed in the room. Harry had asked me about Fontana and when I told him she had left, he thought I was lying to him and tell me to prove it to him by calling her which I did. ¡°Not so happy. We miss another opportunity so you don¡¯t expect us to be happy¡±Harry scoffed. Okay. So, I noticed Harry is more obsessed with the bet than others. What¡¯s up with him. ¡°I don¡¯t like what we are nning one bit¡±I said and Harry scoffed. ¡°I don¡¯t know what is between you and this girl but you have to get yourself together, man. This is unlike you¡±he ranted. Yeah. Totally unlike me. Why I¡¯m i trying to protect Fontana from them. Totally unlike me but, I just don¡¯t want to hurt that timid girl. Harry sighed and nced back at the people that was drinking and dancing. ¡°We hosted this party because of that girl and since she won¡¯t being anymore, let¡¯s just end it here¡± * Fontana¡¯s Pov I rushed inside my room and met Sam sitting on my bed with her phone she was on a call, probably with Dad. Thank God. She sighed and gestured for me toe closer. ¡°Go wrap a towel¡±I read her lips. I nodded and took the towel from the hanger then moved inside the bathroom. I changed into the towel and walked back to the room. ¡°You can call her now, sir. She¡¯s done bathing¡±Sam lied as she saw me walk out. The call ended and she drop her phone beside her. ¡°Ah, I almost had an heart attack¡±she breathed out, holding her chest. ¡°And this is all because of you¡±she red at me and just stared back at her. ¡°Gosh, why won¡¯t you say something¡±she groaned. ¡°Something like what?¡±I asked. ¡°You almost got me into trouble so are you asking me what you will say right now?¡±she scoffed.T¨ºxt belongs to N?velDrama.Org. My phone started ringing and nced at it then back at Sam. ¡°You got yourself into this mess yourself. You are way too busy with that guard to forget about the show I had tonight¡±I snorted and walked to the table where my phone was. I swiped to the right when I got to the phone and dad¡¯s face popped up. ¡°Your face doesn¡¯t look like that which was justing from the shower¡±he said. Geez. I should have sprinkled some water on my face. ¡°That¡¯s because I dried my face¡±I lied and he nodded. ¡°Anyway, so, Sam said she had forgotten to tell you about be the show so I¡¯m just gonna reschedule it back to tommorow¡±he exined. ¡°Tommorow?, I¡¯m¡­ I¡¯m busy, I mean, I have a lot to do tommorow so I don¡¯t think I¡¯ll be free¡±I answered. ¡°Busy with what?¡±he asked, narrowing his eyes at me. ¡°Okay, dad, that¡¯s being nosy and don¡¯t give me that look, it¡¯s a private thing¡±I said. ¡°Did you get yourself a boyfriend and you n on spending the day with him tommorow?¡±Dad asked and I rolled my eyes. ¡°I didn¡¯t get a boyfriend¡±I replied. ¡°Alright, fine, I¡¯ll reschedule the show back to next tommorow which is Monday¡±he said. ¡°So, Monday are also hectic but I¡¯ll be less busy on Tuesday¡±I folded my lips in. ¡°Okay¡­. then, Tuesday it is¡±he nodded reluctantly. ¡°I¡¯ll hang up now¡±I said. ¡°Yeah, good night¡±he smiled and I also smiled too then I interrupted the line. ¡°That was a relief¡±I sighed and slide my phone back on the table and turned back to look at Samantha. ¡°Yeah, a relief cause I almost lost my my job because of someone¡±she rolled her eyes and get off the bed. ¡°By that someone, you mean the guard, right?.. cause I don¡¯t know how he did it but he did it, to fill all his memories inside your brain enough for you to forget about the show¡±I replied and she scoffed. ¡°Good night¡±she said and tried walking out. ¡°Tell him not to give you so much hickeys cause the one he gave you this morning was pretty much¡±I joked but she pretended not to hear anything as she finally walked out. I smiled and threw myself on the bed. Hm. I stared at the ceiling and my mind drifted to Darrel and I found myself smiling. I could remember what he was putting on even though my brain didn¡¯t registered it but I could envisage it but I can¡¯t describe it. He looked really handsome in the outfit. Hm¡­ * Unknown pov I entered the room and met boss with some other guys in. I bowed to him and looked up at him. He sniggered and removed the cigar from his mouth. ¡°How are you?¡±he asked, rather grumpily. ¡°I¡¯m fine¡±I replied even though I didn¡¯t get why he would be asking about my well being. ¡°Who said I was asking about you?¡±he scoffed. ¡°How are you with the girl¡±he asked. ¡°Uhm, I¡¯m still at it¡±I replied. ¡°You¡¯re still at it?¡±he scoffed again. ¡°Yes, sir¡±I bowed. ¡°Hm, anyway, I received an information from our informer, she said the girl went out this night but how gutsy of her to go outte at night after knowing well that someone is after her life¡± * Chapter 23 Walking inside the lion’s den Fontana¡¯s Pov #The next morning at school. ¡°Hey, don¡¯t you guys also thinks you should lessen up a bit in the security?. I mean, you guys are pretty much¡±I turned to the guards and chuckled as walked through the lobby. They kept a straight face without saying anything. ¡°Okay, I need an answer¡±I stopped walking and they stopped also. They faces were still void and none of them was making an attempt to reply me. ¡°Won¡¯t you¡­.¡±I tried saying. ¡°That was an empty joke, ma¡¯am¡±one of them suddenly interrupted. I scoffed and turned to the guy who¡¯d spoken. Seriously? An empty joke? Oh my God. I smirked and moved closer towards him. ¡°Did you say an empty joke?¡±I asked. He took his face away and adjusted his sunss then nced back at me. ¡°I mean¡­.¡± ¡°Fontana¡±Darrel called from behind and I turned around. Hun? ¡°Darrel¡­. hey¡±I waved at him. The previous guy cleared his throat. ¡°Were you having an argument with your guard?¡±he asked, pointing the textbook he was holding at the guy. ¡°Me?.. of course no, I¡¯m not the type of girl that causes trouble just so you¡­ know¡±I replied nervously. ¡°Uhm, okay. I hope you got home safely yesterday¡±he asked dropping his textbook. The guards cleared their throats and I nced back at them. They bowed to me immediately. Gosh. Darrel has spoiled everything. ¡°Gosh, don¡¯t mind him, he loves making joke alot¡±I quickly concealed my embarrass face with a smile. ¡°And Darrel, stop it, you jokes are getting more expensive¡±I nudged him yfully. ¡°But that wasn¡¯t a joke, I¡¯m serious, you came to my housest night but you have to leave so quickly because of an important issue¡±he feigned the most innocent face ever. Okay. Darrel is going overboard. ¡°I am going to kill you¡±I muttered to him and demonstrated by cing my hand below my neck. ¡°Ki¡­ ki¡­ kiss?¡±Darrel stuttered innocently. The guards cleared their throats more loudly this time around and I fisted my hand. Swears. I¡¯m going to kill Darrel. Luckily, I saw Cassieing from afar and I quickly waved at her. ¡°Cassie¡±I called happily. She get closer to us and I hurriedly gave her a quick hug. ¡°Aww, so sorry Cassie. I left your party yesterday without informing you¡±I pouted and Cassie looked so surprised. But, fortunately, the bitch was quick to grab the situation. ¡°I am so mad at you right now, Fontana. So mad but since you already apologized, you are forgiven¡±she replied. Darrel face wrinkled up and he scrunched his nose. ¡°Thanks, babe. Bestie for life¡±I said and brought out my smallest finger and we did a pinky promise. ¡°Yeah, of course¡±she beamed. ¡°Bye, Darrel¡±I waved and started walking away with Mia. ** Mia¡¯s Pov I stepped out of the car and moved towards the house. A maid rushed out to collect my bag and I gave it to her. I walked inside the house with her trailing behind me. ¡°Is my mom still around?¡±i stopped walking and asked her. ¡°Yes, ma¡¯am¡±she replied. ¡°Alright, go drop my bag in my room, I have to see Mom, she¡¯s in her room, right?¡±I asked. ¡°Yes, ma¡¯am¡±she replied. I took the second stairs and nced beside me. The bag fell down from her hand and I stopped walking. ¡°Hey!, are you crazy?, do you know how much that bag cost?. Do you think you can afford it even if you sell all the properties you have in your family?¡±I shouted. ¡°I¡¯m sorry ma¡¯am¡±she quickly apologized as she took the bag from the floor. ¡°You clumsy rat!¡±I cursed. ¡°I¡¯m sorry ma¡¯am¡±she apologized again. Gosh. I continued walking on the stairs and I recollected when I had saw Fontana in the lobby with Darrel and Cassie. I wonder what she¡¯s up to. And I even heard her when she called Cassie her bestie. Why would she call her that? I mean, Cassie had once being her bully. I also overhead her saying something like visiting her ce. Is that even possible?. Something is definitely up with her and Darrel. I need to confront Cassie and I¡¯ll also ask Harry about it. I got to Mom¡¯s room and knocked on the door. I need money to buy the new designer shoe. ** Fontana¡¯s Pov After getting showered, I got dressed and went down for lunch. I returned back to my room and scrolled through my Instagram ount. I followed Darrel when I came across him. I scrolled down and down and when i can¡¯t find something interesting anymore, I logged out. I sprawled my body on the bed and sighed. Why is today so boring¡­ A thought jingled inside my mind and I quickly sat up. Oh, yeah. Let me surprise him. I got down from the bed and went to the dressing room. I picked my ck sweatpant, ck crop top and a ck leather jacket with a ck face cap and a ck sneakers. I put it on and let my hair down then I wore the face cap. I put on the sneakers and tied the showces then I wore my face cap. I exit the room and sneaked outside to the lots. I gestured for my driver toe over and he did. ¡°Give me the car key¡±I said, stretching my hand forward. ¡°Huh?¡±he asked. ¡°The car keys¡±I rolled my eyes. ¡°Do you need to go somewhere?, if it was about what happenedst night then I¡¯m sorry¡±he apologized. ¡°It¡¯s not about that, just give me the keys¡±I asked again and reluctantly, he brought the keys out if his pocket and drop it on my palm. ¡°If Sam asked about me, tell her I¡¯ve gone out for an exercise so she wouldn¡¯t cause a tantrum¡±I said. ¡°Exercise?, but you can¡¯t go out alone¡±he replied. God. ¡°You probably don¡¯t know how it feels to have guards around you every moments, it¡¯s annoying and I feel like I¡¯m being caged so just let me go and besides, I¡¯m putting on a face cap so no one can recognize me¡±I expounded. ¡°O¡­ okay but would you at least go with some guards, it¡¯s really not save out there¡±he said. Gosh. ¡°I just said I want to go out as a normal girl so why would still go with some guards¡±I scoffed. Just then, the guards walked towards us. Arggg. ¡°Are you going somewhere?¡±their captain asked. ¡°No¡­ yes, no¡­. I mean, yes. I want to go get some fresh air outside¡±I stuttered. ¡°Then you will have to go with the guards, it¡¯s dangerous out there¡±he replied. ¡°I don¡¯t want to. Look, I promise, I will be back before you notice and you can even put a tracker on me, I really won¡¯t take long. I just want to have some fresh air and nobody will identify me as I am wearing a face cap¡±I rushed my words. He looked at me for some minutes before nodding. ¡°I understand, but, don¡¯t take too long and I won¡¯t bother to put a tracker on you¡±he said. Oh, thank goodness but just like that?. ¡°Uhh¡±another guard said. ¡°But, we will be in trouble if anything should happen to her¡±he added. ¡°And this will be the second time she will be going out without taking us, don¡¯t you think someone might be watching?¡±another added and I sighed devastatedly. ¡°Let me worry about that¡±the captain replied them. ¡°Thanks¡±I smiled. I walked over to the car and beeped it opened. I got into the driver¡¯s seat and released a breath. I started the car and drove out of thepound. * I got on the road and put a music on.N?velDrama.Org holds text ? rights. I nodded my head to the music and sang along with the lyrics. I followed the way the driver had taken and after a long while, I got to his house. I parked the car Infront of the house and went to knock on the gate. A man opened it up and stared at me from head to toe. ¡°What do you want?¡±he asked. ¡°I am here to see Darrel¡± Chapter 24 What the heck? ¡°Darrel?, who are you?¡±he asked. ¡°I¡¯m his friend so please let me in¡±I replied and he twitched a little. ¡°He didn¡¯t tell me he¡¯s expecting any guest but, wait here while I go inform him¡±he said and wanted to close the door but I stopped him. ¡°Stop. I didn¡¯t tell him I¡¯ll being over because it¡¯s a surprise¡±I quickly said. He scrutinized me again with his eyes before opening the door wider enough for me to pass through. I walked inside and locked the door. ¡°Follow me¡±he said and started walking towards the house then I followed staring around his mansion. His mansion is nice though. I shrugged and when I noticed I¡¯d been taking slow strides while staring at the house and the gate man was walking far ahead of me, I quickly ran after him. We got to the entrance and he pressed the the door bell. Minutes passed before Darrel opened the door. ¡°Wha¡­¡±he tried saying as he opened the door but stopped when his eyes traveled to me. ¡°Fontana?¡±he called, gobsmacked. * Darrel¡¯s Pov I had said those things to Fontana infront of her guards because I thought they would report to her dad about hering to my ce and her dad will probably stop her froming to my house so my friends won¡¯t get an opportunity to have sexual intercourse with her due to the bet. I¡¯d been thinking about what I said earlier and it also sounds stupid to me. Why would I chose to use that method?. Even if Fontana didn¡¯t found a way to prove to her guards that I was joking, I Know pretty well that they can¡¯t tell her dad because they will also be fired if he got to know they let his daughter out of the house without tailing on her. And, even thinking of it right now, I realized I¡¯d acted cowardly. How can they report and highschool girl to her dad because she went to a boy¡¯s house when she¡¯s fitted to have a boyfriend. I was cooking some noodles in the kitchen when the door bell rang. Geez. I walked over to the living wondering what the gate man want again. ¡°Wha¡­¡±I wanted to ask but stop when I sighted Fontana. Huh? What¡¯s she doing here right at my doorstep?. ¡°Fontana¡±I called speechlessly then nced behind her scouring my eyes for any signs of her guards. Wait.. She came out without the guard again?. ¡°Can¡­ can Ie in?¡±she asked nervously and my eyes traveled back to her. She was putting on an all ¨C ck outfit and she actually looked hot in that.T¨ºxt belongs to N?velDrama.Org. She snapped her fingers in my face and smiled. ¡°At least, let me in¡±she said and I quicklyposed my self and opened the door wider. I gulped down as she walked past me inside the living room. ¡°You can go¡±I mumbled to the gate man before whacking the door closed. I turned around and met her scouring her eyes around the room. ¡°So, wee. What would you like¡±I asked as I walked over to her. ¡°Uhm, I¡¯ll just take whatever you gave me¡±she turned to me and shrugged. ¡°Okay, have your seat. I¡¯ll be right back¡±I said and hurriedly left for the kitchen. I uncovered the pot and turned off the cooker when I saw the noodles is cooked. I grabbed two tes from the rack and dished out the food. I ced the tes on a tter and ced two spoons beside it then went to take a soft drink from the fridge. I walked back to the food and ced the bottle down beside the tes then I carried the tter and moved out of the kitchen. I walked back to the living room and met her watching the TV. ¡°So, I hope you like this¡±I said and ced the tter on the center table in front of her. I took my own te out of the tray. ¡°Thanks¡±she muttered. She grabbed the tray and ced it on her thighs then took the spoon. I watched as she took a spoonful of the food in her mouth. Her eyes beamed and a smile crawled up to my face. ¡°You like it?¡± ¡°I love it¡±she smiled amidst munching. ¡°You made it?¡±she asked. ¡°Yeah¡±I nodded. ¡°I didn¡¯t know you were a chef¡±sheughed and I smiled then took my own food and started munching on it. There was silence as we just watched the film that was showing on the TV while eating. ¡°So, what are you doing here¡±I asked after a while. ¡°I was bored¡±she answered. ¡°Bored?¡±I repeated. ¡°Yeah, I was feeling boring at home so I decided to go somewhere and this ce came to my mind first¡±she exined and gulped down the juice. Oh. She was bored. ¡°Okay, so, shall we do something fun then?¡± She looked at me with a raised brow. ¡°Something fun?, what¡¯s that?¡±she asked. ¡°Can you cook?¡± ¡°Nope, I¡¯ve never even entered the kitchen¡± ¡°Are you serious?¡±Iughed and she red at me. ¡°Let¡¯s cook together then¡±I said. ¡°Hmm?¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I will be the one cooking but you are just going to be there to assist me¡±I expounded. ¡°Okay¡±she smiled and dropped the tray. I was surprised to see that she¡¯d actually finished up her food. ¡°Okay, that was my favorite¡±she said. ¡°Really?, I was amazed you finished up the food within minutes¡±I said and she nodded. ¡°So, I¡¯m ready if you¡¯re ready¡±she said and stood up then removed the face cap she was wearing and dropped it on the couch. I smiled and stood up then ced my te on the tray. ¡°Let¡¯s go¡±I said and moved away with her to the kitchen. ¡°This is the first time I¡¯ll ever step my foot in the kitchen¡±she chuckled. ¡°Hm, I am not that surprisement though. You will always be mummy¡¯s girl¡±I said and she pped my arm yfully. ¡°I¡¯m not a mummy girl, okay?, so stop calling me that¡±she scowled and Iughed. I walked over to the sink and dropped the tes inside. I turned around and grabbed my apron from the hanger and put it on. ¡°What should we prepare¡±I asked. ¡°Uhm¡­.. what about beef soup?¡± ¡°Beef soup it is¡±I nodded. I walked over to the fridge and brought out the ingredients in making the soup. ¡°You¡¯re going to wash the beef, Fontana¡±I said and proffered a bowl to her. ¡°Huh?, how is it done¡±she asked cluelessly. ¡°Just wash it¡±I replied and she rolled her eyes. ¡°So, where do I wash it¡± ¡°Right there in the sink¡±I pointed and she nodded and walked away. I smiled and shook my head. I took the other ingredients to the kitchen counter and brought out a pot. I switched on the cooker and ced the pot on it. I carried the palm oil and poured it in the pot then allowed it to fry. Fontana walked over and dropped the bowl beside the other ingredients. ¡°Did you rinse it well?¡±I taunted. ¡°Of course¡±she rolled her eyes and folded her arms then nced inside the pot. ¡°What are you doing?¡±she asked. ¡°This is the first step of preparing a beef soup¡±I replied. ¡°Okay¡±she nodded. After the palm oil has fried, I poured the next ingredients in it. ¡°I¡¯m jealous. How can you cook so perfectly¡±she mumbled and I smiled. ¡°Help me bring the beef¡±I said and she walked towards it. As she proferred the bowl to me, she took a peek inside the pot and as I wanted to turn to her, out faced bumped into each other. She looked at me and I stared back at her. Then, it happened so fast but I find myself moving my head closer to her¡¯s and then, I took her small lips in mine. ¡°What the heck?!!¡­.¡± * Chapter 25 Caught red – handed Fontana¡¯s Pov ¡°What the heck?!!¡­¡±someone shouted from behind and I quickly moved away from him. Darrel looked at me and quicklyposed himself. We turned around and it was the guys. What?. I blushed in embarrassment and threw my face away. What the hell? How did they even enter here and when have they been standing there without us knowing. Why did they have to enter when we are in that position. ¡°Uhh¡­ Darrel, you didn¡¯t tell us that Fontana will being over¡±one of them said. Wait¡­ He knows my name? How? I turned to Darrel and he seems somehow uneasy. He folded his lips in and moved his gaze on me. ¡°She didn¡¯t¡­. I mean, she just came¡­ uhm¡­¡±he stuttered nervously¡­ Did he suddenly lost his voice with that little contact between us done while ago?. ¡°I didn¡¯t tell him I¡¯ll being over¡±I chimed in. They turned to me and furrowed their brows. ¡°Okay, so, I didn¡¯t tell him I¡¯ll being over, I just appeared, I mean, suddenly appeared at his doorstep¡±I exined, avoiding their eyes which are pretty ufortable. ¡°Oh¡±they muttered. I nodded my head with a gulp then looked over at Darrel to see he was also staring at me. ¡°Uhm, we¡¯re preparing beef soup, you can stay and have some with us, right?¡±I quickly turned to the guys and asked but regretted my words immediately cause I won¡¯t like anotherpany other than Darrel. ¡°They can¡¯t, right?¡±Darrel quickly answered. ¡°We will¡­¡±one of them said and Darrel scoffed. ¡°Alright, just go to the living room while we wrap up what we are doing here¡±he added.T¨ºxt belongs to N?velDrama.Org. ¡°We?, I thought you will allow your little guest here to entertain us¡±another guy scoffed. ¡°She¡¯s learning how to prepare the soup from me so she can¡¯t go to the living room with you guys, sorry¡±Darrel replied and whispered thest part. The guy rolled his eyes and walked away. ¡°I smell something fishy but sweet here and I wish I could just join you guys¡±one of them said. ¡°Just shut up and leave¡±Darrel scolded and the guy threw s shrewd wink at me then left. ¡°You seem like you really want us away¡±another said before leaving. ¡°Geez, you shouldn¡¯t have asked them to stay¡±Darrel rolled his eyes. I just nodded nervously. ¡°Hey¡±he suddenly called. I turned to him and he gave me an apologetic look. ¡°I¡¯m sorry, I lost control¡± I nodded slowly and moved my eyes away from him. I didn¡¯t expect him to say that. Cause, it¡¯s a thing we both wanted. # *How can you be so good¡±one of the guys ¨C Mike, who I¡¯d just learn about his nameplimented as he sipped the soup from his spoon. ¡°He¡¯s always good with everything. I kind hate him for that¡±Kyle joked and I smiled. ¡°The soup isn¡¯t even that good, it¡¯s a little bit salty and somehow, bittered¡±Harry said derogatorily and dropped his spoon. ¡°Uhm?, I think it¡¯s perfectly fine though¡±I replied him as I scooped another one inside my mouth. ¡°Don¡¯t mind him. His state right now isn¡¯t that good so there¡¯s no way the soup won¡¯t taste bittered in his mouth¡±Mike said and Harry red at him. ¡°Okay, so, Barbie. Can you give me your phone number?, huh?, I want us to get to talk like this some other time¡±Mike faced me and said then slided his phone to me. Hm. ¡°Sure¡±I replied. ¡°Wait, don¡¯t tell me you¡¯re going to give him your number¡±Darrel scoffed. Huh? I turned to him and he had a redened face already. ¡°You don¡¯t really have to give him¡±he added and took his face away from mine. ¡°It¡¯s no problem though¡±I shrugged and turned back to Mike¡¯s phone then started punching my digit on it. ¡°All done¡±I said and stretched Mike¡¯s phone to him. Darrel suddenly nabbed the phone from me and erased the number which I¡¯d just typed in. What?. ¡°What¡¯s up with you, man¡±Mike asked. ¡°Nothing, you can have your phone back¡±he said and returned his phone back to him. ¡°Fontana, do¡­.¡±Mike tried saying.. ¡°You should be on your way now, Fontana. Remember you said you have to branch somewhere on your way back¡±Darrel cuts in. I didn¡¯t remember saying something of sort to him. ¡°When did I said that?¡±I asked. ¡°Uhm¡­ anyway, that doesn¡¯t matter. I¡¯ll escort you to your car¡±he replied and quickly stood up. The guys and I just stared at him. ¡°Will you stand up?¡±he muttered to me. I dropped my spoon and stood up.. ¡°Let her finish her soup, at least¡±Kyle said but Darrel paid a deaf ear as he dragged me along with him gently. We got out of the house and he let go of my hand. ¡°Why did you do that¡±I asked. ¡°Nothing¡±he smiled. I scoffed and shook my head. We walked towards the gate and he opened it and I stepped out. He followed me to my car and I unlocked the car and got in then bade him goodbye. ¡°Bye. We will see tomorrow¡±he smiled and closed the car door. I started the engine and drove off. I wonder why he¡¯d acted like that earlier though. * I drove inside the mansion and everywhere was damn silent, very silent. It¡¯s not like its usual. I parked the car at the lots and got down. I walked towards the mansion and was more than surprised when I didn¡¯t sight any maid or guard. I opened the door and heads turned to looked at me. Okay.. This is freaking me out. Why are all the guards and maids aligned in here. What are they doing. ¡°Where are youing from, Ana¡± * Chapter 26 I’m in love with you,psycho girl ¡°Where are youing from, Ana¡±I heard dad¡¯s voice and I stopped dead in my track with my heart beating like a party drum. I turned beside me and saw him seating on the couch with his legs crossed. My heart skipped and my breath became rough. Oh God. I¡¯m so dead. But why would he chose toe home today, huh? And I totally don¡¯t have a clue about it. Gosh!. I began racking my brain for a lie. ¡°Chose your words wisely cause you can¡¯t possibly lie to me after I¡¯d caught you in the act¡±he said. Jeez. Just from the way he spoke, you could know he was damn angry. Like, damn¡­. angry at me. I sighted Sam from the other end and she quickly took her eyes away from mine. Mama mercy!. I finally decided to tell him the truth cause he obviously won¡¯t buy my lie. ¡°I aming from a friend¡¯s house¡±I confessed. His brows perked up and he raised his legs down then leaned out on his seat. ¡°A friend¡¯s house?¡±he scoffed. Oh, gracious!. Why must it be today, Hun?. ¡°Now, tell me, which friend of yours did you visit without taking the guards with you, a boy or girl?¡±he asked. I scratched the back of my head and stared at him with a puppy face. ¡°It¡¯s¡­ it¡¯s a girl¡±I quickly lied. He sighed and leaned back on the couch. He took his phone beside him and scoffed silently. He scrolled through his phone and after a while, connected a call as he ced the phone on his left ear. I turned to the guards and maids and my heart ached. I have implicate the innocent people. I wonder what dad will do with them. Can he possibly punish them or.. sack them?. Mama mercy. I won¡¯t want to be a bad fortune to them. ¡°Hey¡±by now, dad has put the phone on loud speaker. I turned back and met his eyes on me.N?velDrama.Org holds text ? rights. ¡°Oh, hey, my friend¡±a man said from the other end. ¡°Hi. I want you to get me another set of men, the one you gave me are too weak¡±dad replied and my eyes widened. What? What the heck???? Oh my God!. ¡°Oh, okay, my friend, I will be sending them over now¡±the man replied. I turned to the guards and they had a redened eyes already. Oh no. This can¡¯t be happening. I need to do something. Tears welled up in my eyes and I sniffed. ¡°Please, dad!¡±I said and quickly went on my knees. ¡°Please, don¡¯t do this, please. It was all my fault, please, don¡¯t do this¡±I sobbed and mped my hands together. He scoffed and told the man he will call him back before ending the call. ¡°Please, I beg of you. They¡­. they told me not to go, they didn¡¯t want me to go¡­ but¡­ but I didn¡¯t listen to them¡­ I swear dad, I did this all on my own, my own¡±I beat my chest and tears came flowing out from my eyes. ¡°My self, Dad, I did it myself, me, yes!¡±I gibbered as I wiped the tears away. Dad was taken aback by my action and he looked at me softly, unable to say a thing. I guess he was really affected by my tears. ¡°Get up, Ana¡±he said but I shook my head. ¡°No dad, I won¡¯t get up until you promise me not to sack them¡±I said still sobbing. Dad got up from the couch and came to me then went on a squat infront of me. ¡°Why didn¡¯t you go with the guards, fontana. Why?, we still don¡¯t know who¡¯s trying to kill you, we don¡¯t know their next move, so, you shouldn¡¯t have gone out all alone, they shouldn¡¯t have allow you go out alone¡±he expounded and i sniffed. God. I was already having a slight headache already. Tears are not for me, really. ¡°Just please, dad. I promise, I won¡¯t do that again, I really promise¡±I pouted. Dad sighed and moved closer to me then ced my head on his chest. ¡°Fine. I¡¯ll forgive them just this once, and, if they ever make the same mistake again, I will get them fired immediately¡±he cooed in my ears and rubbed my hair gently. ¡°T.. thanks¡±I nodded vigorously and choked on my tears. He continued rubbing my hair before getting me up with him. ¡°Go take a shower, you look really awful when in tears¡±he joked and I smiled sheepishly and nodded. ¡°Sam?¡±he called. ¡°Sir?¡±Sam answered immediately and rushed towards us. ¡°Take her to her room and prepare her bath¡±he instructed. ¡°Alright sir¡±she replied and grab hold of my arm then led me to the staircase then to my room. She closed the bed behind us and sighed. ¡°I will go prepare your bath¡±she said and moved away while I nodded and went to sit on the bed. * #The next morning I had breakfast with Dad in the morning and when I was done, I carried my bag and bade him goodbye before leaving for the garage. The guards smiled at me brightly as they sighted me. ¡°Good morning, ma¡¯am¡±they bowed. ¡°Yeah¡±I smiled back at them. ¡°I almost got you guys in trouble, I¡¯m sorry¡±I apologized but they shook their head. ¡°You don¡¯t have to apologize, you also save our ass yesterday¡±one them chuckled. ¡°Well, if I didn¡¯t go out, all that wouldn¡¯t have surface so I still have to apologize¡±I replied. ¡°Okay, you are forgiven¡±another shrugged and I nodded and went to the car then opened the door and get in. The driver greeted me before starting the engine and I replied to his greetings then he drove out. * #At school. I walked inside the ss and Savannah waved at me and smiled. ¡°Hey, Fontana¡±she greeted. ¡°Hi¡±I smiled and went to take my seat. ¡°Good morning¡±I said to Fred. ¡°Morning¡±he replied. The teacher walked in and the morning lecture began. * The bell rang and as the teacher walked out, the students trooped after him impatiently. I guess everyone is so hungry today. I sighed and packed my books in my bag then stood up. ¡°Are you going to the cafeteria?¡±Savannah asked. ¡°No, I have to get something from my locker¡±I shook my head and answered. ¡°Okay¡±she nodded. I zipped up my bag and walked out of the ssroom. I walked through the lobby and to the locker room.. I located my locker and opened it. I brought out my textbook and closed it back. I turned around just to meet Darrel behind me. What? ¡°What are you doing here¡±I asked and gave a nervous smile. ¡°Well, let¡¯s say I was looking for you¡±he also smiled. ¡°Really?, why are you looking for me¡±I asked and held the textbook tightly to my chest. ¡°About what happened at my house yesterday..¡±he started and I raised my brow up. ¡°Yeah, which one are you talking about?¡±I asked. ¡°The¡­ the¡­ kissing part.¡±he said nervously and I blushed in embarrassment and took my eyes away shyly. ¡°What about that, though it doesn¡¯t really meant a thing, it was just a mistake every other people could make and¡­..¡± ¡°I think I¡¯m in love with you, psycho girl¡±he Interpted. Chapter 27 Let’s end the bet My heart skipped and my mouth dropped opened. Wha.. what?¡­ He¡­ he love me? I stared at his face in shock and he nodded. ¡°I¡¯m really in love with you Fontana, the feelings has always been there¡±he added. I scoffed silently and took my face away. ¡°Are you saying this because of the kiss we shared?¡±I asked and nced at him. He shook his head and took a step closer to me. ¡°No, you heard me, the feelings has always been there¡±he replied. Oh, God. This is so hard. ¡°I.. don¡¯t know what to say..¡±I mumbled. ¡°I want an answer right now, Fontana. Do you also feel like that towards me?¡±he asked. ¡°I¡­ I don¡¯t know, but, I would like to think about it and find out the type of feelings I have for you¡­¡±I replied nervously. ¡°Do you really have to think about it?¡±he scoffed. Hmm?.. He moved closer to me and I took a step back. ¡°Can¡¯t you just give me my answer now?. I know you feel the same way towards me, Fontana¡±he said softly. I opened my mouth to talk but I closed it back. How did he know I feel the same way towards him?.. ¡°If you didn¡¯t feel the same way towards me then why will youe to house willingly yesterday without taking your guards with you. Even if you¡¯re bored, there¡¯s a lot of things you can do at that moment, but, you chose toe to my house. why??¡±he expounded and I shut my eyes tightly. He¡¯s right. Why did I went to his house yesterday even when he didn¡¯t invited me. ¡°Admit it, Fontana. You love me¡±he stated. Why is he so desperate, huh. He suddenly took a long stride towards me and pulled my body to his.T¨ºxt belongs to N?velDrama.Org. What..? I blushed stupidly and he smirked. ¡°Fine, if you really want to think about it, then I should possibly do this so you will be able to find the feelings you have for me¡±he whispered and I watched him as he leaned his head down and imed my lips. My eyes widened as he wrapped his arms around my body.. *Whoo*we heard some students whooped and i quickly unlocked my lips from his. Gosh. I nced around and saw the students were all gathered together. Jeez. This is so embarrassing.. I sighted Mia and Savannah in the crowd and they were ring at me. ¡°Okay, I hope that help you out. Bye, psycho girl¡±he chuckled and left. I scoffed and shook my head. He¡¯s still referring me as psycho girl. I bowed my head and walked past the crowd. ## |?Darrel¡¯s Pov?| #At night¡­ I handed over my car key to the valet man and walked inside the club. The loud music ying and I covered my ears with my palm. I scoured my eyes around for the guys and saw them drinking together at the bar. I sighed and walked over to them. ¡°Hey¡±I shouted over the loud music. ¡°Took you long enough¡±Mike replied with an eyes roll. I ignored him and sat on the high stool and ced my hands on the counter. I called the bartender and ordered for a ss of vodka. He nodded and walked away. He came back with a bottle and grab a ss then poured some drink inside. He took the another bottle and I watched as he decanted some ice block inside. ¡°Here¡±he slided the ss to my side. ¡°Thanks¡±I nodded and he shrugged and moved away. I carried the drink and took a quick sip. ¡°So, why you call us?¡±Kyle asked and I turned to him. ¡°This might sound disappointing but I am in love with Fontana¡±I said. The other guys turned to me and bursted intoughter. ¡°C¡¯mon, I trust you more than that¡±Harryughed. I sighed and twirled the ss around on the counter. ¡°I¡¯m serious here. I confessed to her today at the school¡±I said sternly. ¡°Okay. Are you really serious about this?¡±Mike scoffed and I nodded. ¡°So, I would like us to end the bet¡±I said. ¡°What the¡­.¡±Harry snorted. ¡°Please, guys. Let¡¯s just end the bet here, let¡¯s not ce any bet on any girl again¡±I said pleadingly. ¡°Please, guys¡±I added.. They kept quiet for a while and when I was getting impatient, Kyle finally spoke up. ¡°Fine. Let¡¯s do that, guys. Let¡¯s end the bet¡± I sighed in relief and stared at the remaining guys. ¡°Alright, I support you¡±Mike rolled his eyes and gulped down his drink and I smiled. I nced at Harry and he stared back at me. ¡°What?.. I will be an enemy if I also don¡¯t agree with you, guys, so, yes¡±he said and I smiled widely. ¡°Thanks guys¡±I said and they nodded. ¡°My only advice for you is to let her know about the bet we¡¯ve ced on her before it is toote and before I blurt it out to Mia while¡­ you know?¡±he winked. ¡°Gosh, you pervert¡±I nudged him. ¡°Okay. Let¡¯s a game. Anyone who get ten shots of this drink without getting drunk will be.. a real man, tonight¡±Kyle gibbered. He was slowly getting intoxicated. ¡°Let¡¯s do that then¡±Harry said and we all nodded then the game started. Chapter 28 Who is he? ontana¡¯s Pov ¡°Sam¡±I called from behind. She jerked back and nced back and sighed when she saw me. ¡°Gosh. You scared me. When did you arrive¡±she asked as she browsed through the closet. ¡°Can.. can I ask you something¡­¡±I said nervously and nipped at my bottom lip. ¡°Of course¡±she rolled her eyes and removed an hanger and scrutinized the cloth that was hung on it. She moved closer to me and ced it on my skin. ¡°I think this looks good¡±she muttered and checked it on my body also. ¡°Okay. It looks nice for the show¡±she smiled. Huh? ¡°Wait, today is the show?¡±I scoffed. ¡°Of course. Don¡¯t tell me you¡¯ve forgotten¡±Sam replied and turned around. ¡°Okay, I really don¡¯t feel like going to the show today¡±I huffed. ¡°Okay, you really have to go¡±she replied. ¡°Geez, Sam. I¡¯ve got something to think about something. Darrel said he loves me so I have to find out about the feelings I have for him before giving him and answer which is positive already, I want to ask you if I won¡¯t look cheap if i give him an answer tommorow¡±I blurted out. Sam stopped what she was doing and nced back at me with a puzzled face. ¡°Darrel?, who¡¯s Darrel..¡±she asked. I suddenly felt embarrassed and took my face away. Gosh. I literally let everything out. Sam suddenly gasped and I turned to her. ¡°It¡¯s all making sense now. In the lobby, the guy, you went to his house the other day also and¡­ yesterday?¡­ yes..¡±she gibbered. I gulped hard and bowed my head. ¡°Oh my God, I¡¯ve had it all figured out¡±Sam said. I slowly raised my head up. ¡°Promise not to let my parents know about this¡±I said and she scoffed. ¡°I¡¯m definitely going to tell them¡±she replied absent mindedly. Oh, God. ¡°You can¡¯t tell them, Sam!¡±I whined. ¡°Why??¡± ¡°Just..¡±I was interrupted by a vibrating sound. Sam stared at me before dipping her hand in her trouser pocket. She slipped her phone out and when she nced at the screen, she looked up at me. I threw a quizzical look at her and she shook her head. She picked the call.. *Hello, sir* *Yes, sir. She¡¯s here with me* *Yes, I¡¯m already getting her prepared for it* *Oh, okay, sir* *Sure* She said on the phone before hanging up and then turning to me. ¡°That was your dad¡±she said. ¡°Yeah, I know. Why did he called?¡±I asked. ¡°Hm, he said you shoulde to hispany before going to the show¡± ¡°Uhh¡­ why is that?..¡±I questioned. ¡°Do you expect me to know that¡±Sam scoffed. ¡°Anyway, he said you will head to the show from hispany¡±she added. ¡°Gosh¡±I mumbled and walked out of the dressing room. I got to the room and saw my phone screen blinking out light. I walked to it and nced down at it on the bed. Huh? It was a call from Darrel. I grabbed it and received the call. ¡°I thought you were ignoring my calls¡±Darrel¡¯s voice rang out. ¡°I wasn¡¯t in the room before¡±I answered. ¡°Okay. Are you busy?¡±he asked. ¡°Hmm, me?. Well, yes. I have a show to attend¡±I replied him nervously. ¡°Can I take you there?¡± ¡°Oh, no. It isn¡¯t necessary since I¡¯ll be going with the guards and I am going to visit just dad¡¯spany on my way¡±I exined. ¡°Then let¡¯s me be your driver for today and I will only take you to the show, I won¡¯t be taking you back¡±he said. ¡°B.. but, the guards..¡±I stuttered and pped my forehead. Why I¡¯m I suddenly short of words. ¡°They will also be following us so no problem¡±he replied. ¡°Alright. Fine¡±I sighed. ¡°Yeah. You will see me soon..¡±he said and dropped the call. I smiled and drop my phone on the bed then started preparing for the show. ** I walked down the stairs with Sam trailing behind me. We got outside to the garage and the guards were all ready. I huffed and checked at my phone screen again. He said he will soon be here but here I am and he¡¯s yet to arrive. ¡°Okay. Get in your ride¡±Sam said from behind. ¡°No. I¡¯m waiting for Darrel. He said he wille pick me up¡±I replied. ¡°Oh, that guy. Why¡­¡±Sam hasn¡¯t finish her words when a car horned from the other side of the gate and I beamed. That¡¯s him. ¡°He¡¯s here, Sam.¡±I said. ¡°Yeah¡­¡±she drawled out¡­ ¡°Open the gate¡±I gestured to the man at the gate.. He nodded and opened the gate up and Darrel¡¯s car drove in. He stopped the car beside me and whined down his louvers and grinned at me. ¡°Get in, princess¡± I blushed and I heard Sam scoff behind me. I got in and the guards trieding to the car but Sam stopped them and exined to them. They nodded and nce back at me before going to upy the other cars. ¡°Okay. Are you ready?. I¡¯m a rough driver if you must know, ma¡¯am¡±he said curtly and I smiled. ¡°I¡¯m ready¡± He ignited the engine and drove out of thepound and the other cars followed us behind. ¡°Do you need apliment?¡±he asked as he drove on the road. ¡°No¡±I replied. ¡°You look hot though¡±he winked at me through the rearview mirror.. My face reddened and I quickly stared out of the window. ## Surprisingly, Darrel didn¡¯t ask for directions from me until we¡¯ve reached my dad¡¯spany. He nced back at me and released a smile. ¡°So, I have something to say to you¡±he said. ¡°Uhm?.. what?¡±I asked eagerly. He just looked at me for a while without saying any words. ¡°Don¡¯t worry. It¡¯s nothing important¡±he said. Okay?.. ¡°Sure¡±I replied and opened the car then stepped down. ¡°Bye¡±he said and I nodded. I nced up at the tower before I started walking towards it with the guards behind me. * Longworth Pov I stood in front if the ss and nced down at the building.. I twirled the ss of wine in my hand as I watched Fontana get down from a guy¡¯s car. I sipped quietly from my drink and flickered my fingers on the ss. Who¡¯s he?.N?velDrama.Org holds text ? rights. * Chapter 29 It’s my boyfriend’s I walked inside the building and all heads turned to look at me. *Oh, that¡¯s Longworth daughter* *Wow, she¡¯s beautiful* *She¡¯s the daughter of the man that owns thispany* They kept on murmuring and l just kept my head straight. I branch at the receptionist post and she smiled. ¡°Miss Fontana. It¡¯s really an honor getting to see you like this. If you don¡¯t know, you¡¯re my role my model and¡­¡± ¡°Please¡±I cuts in with a gentle smile. The least I want now is listening to her words which I¡¯d heard from so many people all this while. ¡°I am here to see my dad. Which floor?¡±I asked. ¡°If you don¡¯t mind, I can take you there¡±she volunteered. ¡°Nope. You still have a lot of customer to deal with¡±I replied. She nced behind me and nodded. ¡°Okay. Second floor. Walk down to the end of the hallway and you will sight the elevator which will take you there¡±she directed and i nodded. ¡°Thanks¡±I smiled and she nodded rapidly. I started walking away with the guards and when we reached the end of the hallway, just like thedy had said, we sighted the elevator. ¡°We will upy the other elevator, ma¡¯am¡±the guard said and I nodded. I pressed the button and it dings opened. I stepped in and the door slided close and punched the number of floor I was going and the elevator started going up. I brought out my phone from my purse and logged in on the web. Just like I suspected. News about me being in my dad¡¯spany has gone viral. I scoffed and shook my head. Being a public figure in the city sure isn¡¯t good. I turned my phone off and kept it back in my pocket. The elevator jolts to a stop and slowly, it sprawled open. I sighed and stepped out. The guards also came out of the other elevator and we walked to the secretary. ¡°Miss Fontana¡±she called. ¡°Hey. Is my dad in?¡±I asked. ¡°Of course, you can go in. Infact, he has been waiting for you for a while now cause he¡¯s supposed to be in a meeting by now¡±she expounded and I nodded. I nced at the front and there I saw dad sitting on his chair.N?velDrama.Org holds text ? rights. His office was made of ss so I can see him clearly. I walked to the door and as I made to knock, his voice stopped me. ¡°Juste in. How can you knock on your dad¡¯s door before entering¡±he said. I pushed the door opened and closed it back when I got in. The guards stood outside waiting for me. ¡°Hey, dad¡±I waved. ¡°Hey, daughter. Who was that guy¡±he asked. My heart leapt and I stared at him closely. Did he saw Darrel and I together?. He couldn¡¯t have possibly seen us right?. ¡°Dad?, which¡­ which guy¡±I stuttered, keeping a confused face on. ¡°I saw you got out of that guy¡¯s car. Tell me, is he your boyfriend?¡±he asked and mped his palms together then ced it on the desk with his eyes focused on me. Gosh. I blushed in embarrassment and took my face away. ¡°He¡¯s.. he¡¯s nobody, dad. Just a friend¡±I replied. He removed his hands on the desk and spinned his chair around. ¡°Why does it take you minutes to answer, and why did you blush?¡±he asked and folded his arms. Geez. ¡°I didn¡¯t¡­¡±I tried saying. ¡°And you said he¡¯s nobody, so how can a nobody be your friend¡±he added. God. This is driving me nuts!. I sighed and walked more closer to him. ¡°Did you ask me toe here so you could interrogate me?¡±I asked, feigning a defiant look cause I¡¯m damn scared if him finding out about Darrel and I inwardly. ¡°Of course not¡±he shook his head. ¡°Then why?. Anyway, I must admit, you¡¯re a good interrogator¡±I chuckled and nced down at the files in front of him. ¡°And what if he¡¯s actually my boyfriend¡±I blurted out. Dad face beamed and he looked up at me. ¡°Really?¡± ¡°I only said what if, dad¡±I answered. ¡°Okay. You will have to bring him home so I could interrogate him and ask about other stuff¡± ¡°Just like you interrogated me?¡±I asked and nced at him. ¡°Okay. If you don¡¯t know, you¡¯re also interrogating me right now¡±heughed and I smiled. I can¡¯t believe I managed to twist him with words. ¡°Uhm, so, why did you call me here¡±I asked and he nodded.. ¡°Right. I want to introduce you in the board room¡±he answered. Oh. ¡°But, is that necessary?¡± ¡°Of course. You will take over thispany after I retired¡±he replied and stood up. ¡°Huh?, but I¡¯m not interested in it¡± ¡°You¡¯re my only child so you have no choice cause I already made you my heir right from the day you were born¡±he exined and grabbed some files on his desk. ¡°Follow me¡±he muttered. ¡°But¡­¡±I tried saying but kept shut when dad turned to me. I huffed and trailed behind him to the door. He opened it and we stepped out. The guards bowed to him and he waved his fingers at them. I walked behind him while the guards also walked behind me. We walked for a long time before we finally got to a room which has a bold inscription of *Board meeting room*on it. The guards stopped walking while we moved in and the people turned to look at us. ¡°I apologize foringte,dies and gentlemen¡±dad started as he walked over to his seat. The people got involved with a side talk while staring at me. Gosh. Where am I suppose to seat. Hmph. I guess I will just stand like this since I won¡¯t be taking long. ¡°So, in ourst meeting, I said I will bring my daughter to introduce her to you guys because she will be taking over thepany after my retirement¡±he exined and they all nodded. ¡°One thing, Mr Longworth. A woman can not control thispany, we need¡­¡±one of them stated. ¡°Excuse me?. This is mypany so I get to take decision and I haven¡¯t ask about your opinion on this¡±dad replied brusquely. ¡°I¡¯m sorry¡±the man apologized. ¡°Anyway, so, there¡¯s my daughter ¨C Fontana. She will be the next heir to thispany¡±dad introduced while stretching his hand forth towards me and the people turned to look at me once again. The room soon broke into murmurs. ¡°You can go, Fontana¡±dad said to me and I nodded and left the room. God. I met the guards at the doorstep and then, we started moving away. ¡°We¡¯re heading to the show from here¡±I announced as we walked away. At the show. Elsa stared at me expecting an answer to the question she asked. I had kept Darrel headband in my purse at home and on my way here, I had fixed it on my hair. When I arrived on this show, Elsa stared asking me questions and suddenly, she asked why I has put on the headband on my hair the first time I came here and then, now. I didn¡¯t know what to say to that. Elsa stared at me expecting and answer to her question. I sighed softly and took my eyes away from her. ¡°It¡¯s my boyfriend¡¯s¡± * Chapter 30 The whistle blower ¡°Your boyfriend?, you have a boyfriend?.¡±Elsa asked with a smile. I nodded shyly and her smile grew wider. ¡°Do you mind telling us the name?.¡±she asked. I looked up at her and shook my head. ¡°Are you afraid we will snatch him from you?.¡±Elsa teased and I blushed. ** |?Darrel Pov?| A smirk crawled up to my face as I watch Fontana¡¯s show with Elsa. Why would she call me her boyfriend when she is yet to ept my feelings for her. Or, is she confessing the o me indirectly on the TV?. Uhm.. That means she had finally epted me as her boyfriend. I grinned as I watched her act shyly on the TV. Uhm.. ** Longworth¡¯s POV I thought she said he is just a friend. Then, why the hell will she say that he¡¯s her boyfriend on the show. Why is she even putting his headband on in the first ce?. I shook my head and smiled when I saw her act shyly. You¡¯re in love, Fontana. And I¡¯m gonna make find out about that guy to see if he is a good one for you. I don¡¯t want you experiencing any heart break. ** Fontana¡¯s POV ¡°Okay. You didn¡¯t tell me you¡¯ve got a boyfriend¡±Samantha pouted when I walked inside the house. ¡°I told you a guy confessed to me in the closet, right?¡±I rolled my eyes. ¡°Yes, but.. wait, is it that same guy?, I mean, the guy that came to take you?, the lobby guy?, night party?, and the headband?¡­¡±Sam expounded. ¡°Gosh. You are way more smarter than I thought¡±I replied and she smirked. ¡°So, you ept him on the show, wow¡±Sam chuckled. ¡°I didn¡¯t ept him¡±I chimed in. ¡°Then why did you call him your boyfriend¡±she asked. ¡°Well, because¡­ be.. cause, I .. I.. uhm..¡± ¡°Oh, there!, see!¡±Samantha shouted. I jolted back, startled. ¡°Okay, Samantha. What the hell?, why would you shout randomly¡±I red at her after scouring my eyes around for what made her shout and couldn¡¯t find one. ¡°And why would you like randomly also. I can see it, you love him, the way you act and..¡± ¡°Sam¡±I interrupted. ¡°I¡¯m really tired. All I need now is a quiet nap not.. not you¡­ making noise and worsening the situation¡±I added. She stared at me for some minutes before replying. ¡°Sure. We will continue with this tommorow¡± Uhm!. Gosh. Tomorrow?.. I rolled my eyes before ascending the stairs up to my room. ## The ring of my rm woke me up the next morning. I slowly opened my eyes and yawned hungrily. I can¡¯t believe I slept off while taking a nap. And I didn¡¯t even get to eat dinner. I sat up and I remembered something when my eyesnded on the cupboard. Of course!. Savannah¡¯s chocte. How could have forgotten. I stood up and walked to the cupboard. I opened it and there found the drink then I grab it before closing the cupboard. I moved to the window and drew the curtains apart then opened the window. The wind blew up now air and I smiled and stared Into th gentle morning. I uncapped the drink and took a gulp from it. ¡°Before brushing?¡±a voice said behind me and I quickly turned around sharply. ¡°What the¡­ Sam!, why did you sneak on me like that¡±I asked. ¡°Why are your drinking without brushing your mouth¡±she asked again. ¡°I didn¡¯t eat yesterday and I was hungry¡±I replied. She scoffed and shook her head.. ¡°So much for not brushing before drinking in the morning?¡± ¡°Anyways, your bath is ready¡±she added and left. Geez. Thisdy. ## I stepped out of my ride with my school bag and sighed when u saw the students are already gathering up. I started walking towards the building and they all gathered around me. *She has a boyfriend?.* *Of course!* *But, did you think the guy might be attending our school also?* *No way* *I don¡¯t think so* They murmured as I walked past them. I sighed and finally walked inside the building. It was the same thing inside also. Geez. Can they focus on somewhere else cause I might miss a step with those eyes. I breathed in relief when we finally got to my ss. I pushed the door open and sauntered in. All eyes turned to my direction and I scoffed. Seriously?. I went to take my seat and greeted Savannah and Fred. Soon, the bell rang and the teacher walked in. He began the lecture and he paid rapt attention to what he¡¯s exining. Suddenly, Darrel came to me and drag me up from my seat. Huh? I stared at him in confusion as the ss broke into murmurs. He smiled at me and began taking me gently towards the door. ¡°Sorry, Ma¡¯am. We will be back¡±he said to the teacher and she nodded with a smile. Gosh. Why won¡¯t she say anything?. He opened the entrance door and pulled me out first and also stepped out then he closed the door behind him swiftly. ¡°Miss Fontana¡±one of the guard called. ¡°Uhh¡­.¡± ¡°Okay, I¡¯m not going to kidnap her, uhm?.¡±Darrel rolled his eyes while the guard scoffed. ¡°We can¡¯t let you take her anywhere unless you take us with you¡±the guard said. ¡°Gosh, you guys don¡¯t get the hint, do you?. We¡¯re lovers and we need an alone time together¡±Darrel replied. The guards moved back a little and cleared their throats. ¡°But, the ss is still going on..¡±the guard said again. Darrel sighed softly and pulled me away without uttering any word. He took me to the guys restroom and I threw him a quizzical look. ¡°Why are we here¡±I asked. ¡°Have you consider my feelings?¡±he asked instead. I nudged my head forward and gulped down then folded my arms and leaned against the wall. ¡°Well, n.. no¡± ¡°Really?. And why did you call me your boyfriend back on the show yesterday and I have even forgotten I gave someone my headband¡± ¡°Oh, the day I passed out, you gave that to me¡± ¡°And why don¡¯t you return it to me the next day?¡±he asked. I stared at him and snorted. ¡°If the reason you dragged me here is because of the headband stuff, then, I will have to return back to the ss¡± ¡°Okay, so, you don¡¯t get to call me yours before you¡¯ve ept my feelings and this is not like a game¡±he said angrily. I looked at him for some minutes then took my face away. ¡°I¡­ I have to go to the restroom, I¡¯ll be back¡±I stuttered and turned to leave. ¡°Fontana¡±he called with a sigh. ¡°Yes?¡±I turned back to him. ¡°Be.. back soon, I have something to tell you¡± I stared at him for some minutes before nodding. ¡°Ok¡± And I headed out of the restroom to the girl¡¯s. As I made to open the door, it suddenly opened from the other end revealing Mia. Her eyes beamed when she saw me. ¡°Fontana¡±she called. ¡°Oh, please¡±I scoffed and brushed my body against her slightly as I walked inside. I walked over to the sink and opened the faucet in it and washed both of my hands while staring at the mirror. I sshed some water on my face and breathed out. I moved the loose strands of my head backwards and left the sink. I walked over to the door and opened it. Surprisingly, I found Mia leaning on the wall near to the door. Huh?. ¡°Hey¡±she turned to me and waved. I rolled my eyes and as I made to move away, she said something that made me stop dead in my track. ¡°Have you forgotten your secret is still with me?¡± I turned to her and stared at her speechlessly. Why is she bringing that up now. ¡°I still have your secret with me, Fontana. I sometimes wonder what will happen if the people see their Fontana in that clip!¡± I turned to her and shook my head. ¡°You¡¯re just being vulnerable¡±I said and turned back again. ¡°Darrel!¡±she said again, making me stop. ¡°Did you really think he loves you?¡±she added and took a step closer to me with her arms folds under her boobs. I sighed softly and turned to her fully. ¡°Stop taking chances, Mia.. it¡­¡±N?velDrama.Org holds text ? rights. ¡°It was just a game. All the affections he¡¯s showing to you now are fake cause he and his friends already ced a bet on you, all that he¡¯s doing is to get what he wants and win an award and believe me, he won¡¯t stop until he get what he wants from you¡± Chapter 31 Bring him home tonight An rm shrilled in my head. A game?. For a minute, my heart stopped beating. Darrel is ying with my feelings? No way.! I stared up at her in disbelieve. What¡¯s she spluttering?.. ¡°Look, Mia, I don¡¯t really have time for this bullshit of..¡± ¡°Oh, I see. You still don¡¯t believe me. You know, some people learn the hard way so I guess that¡¯s the part you have chosen. Then, I guess I have nothing to say again, good luck with your charming delusional boyfie¡±she said sarcastically and walked away. I stared at her fading figure and for a moment there, I did a quick shback to the boy¡¯s restroom. Darrel said he has something to tell me when i made left for the restroom. Could¡­ could he wants to talk about this?, probably?. ¡°But, let see if he willter on tell you about the bet¡±Mia stopped and turned to me then smirk before finally moving away. God.! I stood there, speechless. What could I possibly say?. I scoffed ruefully and ran my hand through my hair. But, if it turns out Darrel was deceiving me.. I will.. I will¡­ Gosh.! Mia is just saying gibberish. Yeah, she¡¯s just taking chances at me. I walkedggardly back to the other restroom and found Darrel waiting for me at the door. ¡°Hey¡±he called. I gazed at this guy infront of me and search in his eyes for evident that he might be deceiving me. ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡±he asked. ¡°Nothing¡±I shook my head slowly. ¡°So, about what I wanted to tell you¡±he smiled. ¡°Oh, that, yes?¡±I asked. ¡°Fontana, are you okay?¡±he asked again. ¡°Yeah, of course. Go on¡±I forced a smile. Mia words had got me worried. I just hope it¡¯s not the truth. He looked reluctant. Okay?.. ¡°Before I say anything, promise you won¡¯t get mad¡±he said softly. Mad?.. ¡°Why would I get mad¡±I sighed. He nodded and Itched his nape. ¡°Remember what I told you in the cafeteria that day?, I said I have done something stupid?¡±heughed bitterly. ¡°Yeah¡±I replied. ¡°So, I didn¡¯t know you were the one at first, but, I and the other guys ¨C my friends, you saw them the other day when you came to my house, right?¡± ¡°Hmm¡± ¡°We ced a bet on you but we¡¯ve cut it off already, I just thought it necessary I tell you. I¡¯m sorry¡±he expounded and whispered thest part. It felt like I was p right in my face. What? I stared at him in astonishment. ¡°So, it was true after all¡±I pushed back the tears and ran away. ¡°Fontana!.¡±he called after me. ¡°Please, I said I¡¯m sorry, it wasn¡¯t intentional, okay?¡±he shouted but i paid a deaf ear. He¡¯s sorry?. ## I moved inside the dining room with my phone clutched in my hand. I pulled the chair back and sat down and drop my phone on the table. Samantha came to dish out my food and as she ced the food down infront of me, she asked. ¡°What¡¯s wrong, Fontana. You don¡¯t look so good¡±N?velDrama.Org holds text ? rights. I sighed and pick up the spoon the n started grinding the food with it. ¡°Fontana, you can talk to me, are you alright?¡± ¡°I¡¯m fine¡±I chimed in. ¡°No, that alone,¡±she pointed to my face.¡±is enough proof to know that something is wrong, why won¡¯t you talk to me¡± Oh, my puffy eyes. I have been crying ever since I came back from school so it made it pretty obvious I am not okay. I mmed the spoon angrily on the table. ¡°That punk!.¡±I barked. ¡°You won¡¯t believe that moron¡­ that.. that bozo, was ying with my feelings?¡±I added, burning in rage. ¡°Who, your prince charming?¡±she asked. Gosh.! ¡°When did I ever mentioned him as my prince charming to you?, infact, I¡¯m done here, excuse me¡±I ranted and stood up then walked away angrily. ¡°I don¡¯t mean on getting on your nerves, but, I¡¯m really clueless about what you are trying to say¡± ¡°Then remain clueless!¡±I replied. ## The next morning.. I brushed my hair in front of the lengthy mirror and stared at myself. Geez. My eyes look horrible. The least I want is letting that stupid guy know I was tore apart with his words. I trailed my eyes on the table and finally, it settled on the powder. I walked towards it and apply some under my face with the t foam and drop it back. I walked back to the mirror and when I saw my eyes look less horrible, I grabbed my backpack and left the room. I ascended the stairs and I met Dad on the way. He was holding a tea cup and a white towel was hung around his neck. ¡°Good morning, Dad¡±I greeted. ¡°Morning princess¡±he replied and sipped from his steaming tea. As made to walk past me, he suddenly stops. ¡°Fontana¡±he called. ¡°Yes?¡±I turned to him. ¡°About that guy..¡±he began. ¡°Huh?, which guy?¡±I asked. ¡°Don¡¯t pretend. Invite him over tonight, I would love to have a conversation with him¡±he said. My eyes moved away from him slowly. ¡°He was ying with my feelings¡±I blurted out. ¡°.. ying?¡±dad asked. ¡°Yeah. Told me he and his guys ced a bet on me but they¡¯ve already call it off already¡±I narrated. ¡°Oh¡±dadughed. Why is heughing? It isn¡¯t funny. ¡°Okay, dear. Bet love is the best and just so you know, I got your mom in the same way. It¡¯s only normal for highschool boys to ce a bet on a girl. Talking about that now made me miss the old days¡±he expounded and smiled. Woah;the hell. ¡°Just bring him home tonight, okay?¡±he said and walks off. Chapter 32 Inviting him to the mansion Tonight? ¡°B.. but..?¡±I tried to say as I turned around, stretching my finger out but stopped knowing his words are final. I watched him till he got out of my sight. I actually thought he will be angry. So angry that a guy ced a bet on me. I sighed and took the remaining stairs down. As I headed to the dining room, I suddenly lose my appetite and I turned back and started walking away. I opened the entrance door and stepped out. I went to my ride and sat in then the driver ignited the engine and drove out with the other cars. I opened the window and nced out. Hmm. I like the way the breeze is blowing my hair. I sighed when I remember dad¡¯s words. Geez.. I whined the louvers back up and rxed my back on the seat then closed my eyes. How will I even tell him that my dad asked him toe over. Gosh. And I don¡¯t want to face him in school again. I¡¯m still pretty angry with him. I opened my eyes and batted myshes. Mia. That witch. How does she even finds out about this before I did?. Ugh. ¡°We are here¡±my driver announced, bringing me out of my reverie. ¡°Oh, yeah¡±I simply said, grab my bag and got out. I sauntered towards the building and I heard someone call my name. Actually, two. I turned around and saw Mia with a disappointed look. I nced behind her and sighted Darrel walking towards me. He smiled and waved at me while I rolled my eyes and continued walking away. I moved inside the building and soon found Darrel walking beside me. ¡°Hey. Are you still angry?.¡±he asked. ¡°Pretty much¡±I retorted. ¡°Okay, there seems to be more to it though¡±he pointed out. ¡°I already apologized so I don¡¯t know why it¡¯s talking you long to forgive me even when I said we¡¯ve cut the bet off¡±he added, sounding a little piss. ¡°You have no right to demand for forgiveness when you¡¯ve clearly inform all your pets that you guys ced a bet on me and..¡± ¡°Wait, what do you mean?¡±he cuts in. I stopped and gazed at him. ¡°You really wanna know?¡±I asked and he gave a quick nod. ¡°Find out yourself¡±I added and walked away from him. ** |?Darrel?| I watched as Fontana walked away. What does she mean that I¡¯ve informed my pets about the bet? I turned to move away and threw quizzical look at the eyes staring at me. They just won¡¯t mind their business. * At lunch break I slurped my drink as I stared at Fontana where she was sitting with Fred far away. Mia suddenly shows up infront of her and she saw saying something to her and from the look on Fontana face, she was making her angry. Hmm. I drop my drink and direct all my attention to them. Fred said something to Fontana and she stood up and walked away angrily with a redened face. *Find out yourself*her words sounded in my head and I Immediately got up. I went to Mia and dragged her by her arm getting the students attention. I dragged her to the female restroom and she wriggled her hand out of my grip. ¡°Gosh, what do you think you¡¯re doing?..¡±she scoffed. A girl came in and gave us a weird look. I returned my gaze back to Mia. ¡°What¡¯s going on between you and Fontana¡±I asked and her jaw dropped. I scoffed and lifted her jaw angrily. ¡°Hmm?¡±I raised my brows. She scoffed before stepping away from me. ¡°Nothing¡± ¡°That sounded more like a lie¡±I said. ¡°I¡¯m.. I¡¯m saying the truth, nothing is going on between us..¡±she stuttered. ¡°Then how did you know about the bet?¡±I asked, trying to see the way she would react to that. She looked at me in surprise and quickly bowed her head. ¡°Did Fontana told you I know about it?¡±she asked instead. A small smile curved on my lips and I snapped my fingers. ¡°There, I got you. Now, if you wanna save your ass, tell me, how did you know, or did someone told you?, who was it¡±I questioned and tried to make my expression as cold as possible. She slowly raised her head to look at me. ¡°No one¡±she shook her head. I tilted my head and frowned. ¡°You want it the hard way, right?. Well, now this is it¡±N?velDrama.Org holds text ? rights. Then, I grabbed her hair and yanked it roughly. She cried out and and started begging me. ¡°Ple.. please, I will tell you¡±she cried out. I smirked and keep pulling her hair. ¡°Start talking¡±I said. ¡°It.. it was Harry!. Please, it was Harry¡­¡± Harry? I drop my hand from her hair and stared at her in confusion. I thought those guys promise me. Are they still moving on with the bet?. ¡°Harry¡±I repeated as Mia ran off. ** Fontana¡¯s POV It was closing time and as I was packing my textbook inside my bag, my mind drifted to Darrel. I¡¯m yet to tell him that my dad wants to see him. I nced back and find his gaze on me. I sighed and took my eyes away from his slowly. After I finished packing my textbook, I zipped up the bag and carried it on my back. I nced back at Darrel and saw him packing up also. I walked to him and cleared my throat. He turned around and when he saw me, his eyes beamed. ¡°Fontana¡±he called with a smile. Gosh. Why could he be smiling. ¡°My dad said he would like to see you tonight. Goodbye¡±I rushed my words and left immediately. I walked out of the ssroom and bumped into Mia. She red hard at me before moving away. ¡°Disgusting¡±I muttered but enough to her hearing. Yeah. She can do absolutely nothing. Especially with my guards around. We walked through the lobby and finally, got out to the parking lot. I entered my ride and he zoomed off. Chapter 33 What happens? * I stepped inside the living room and when I saw mom sitting on the couch, I squealed. ¡°Mom!.¡±I called out and rushed over to her and envelope her in a tight hug. ¡°Thank God you are back. Have been waiting for you for like forever¡±she chuckled. I rubbed my head on her chest and breathe in her scent. Sheter disengaged from the hug and stared at me beaming with smiles. ¡°I still can¡¯t believe you¡¯ve got yourself a boyfriend¡± Okay, how does she knows that. ¡°I watched your show with Elsa and have you log in on Instagram?, that ce is boozing about it¡±she expounded. Oh. ¡°Fun fact, I heard the guy ising here tonight¡±Mom squeaked. Alright?¡­ ¡°I heard it from your dad¡±she quickly added and I nodded. ¡°Tip me off, what¡¯s his name?¡±she asked but I shook my head. ¡°You will get to know that tonight. Anyway, I need to go freshen up¡±I replied and pecked her both cheeks.. Then, I took the stairs up to my room.All content ? N/.?vel/Dr/ama.Org. ** #At night After having our dinner, Mom and I sat in the living room, watching the TV. ¡°Well, trust me when I say that girl is stupid, how can she even allow a guy to..¡±my words were interrupted when the door bell rang. Mom and I nced at each other then, I got up from the couch. ¡°I¡¯ll go get it¡±I said voluntarily. ¡°No, don¡¯t worry, the maid will get it¡±she said. ¡°It¡¯s fine though¡±I shrugged. I walked to the door and opened it revealing the nervous Darrel. Oh. I almost forgot. ¡°Fontana¡±he called almost grateful that I was the one that opened the door. He was putting on a white shirt that has ck stripes on it with a ck jean. Woah. ¡°Will you keep staring?, at least let me in¡±he grinned. I cleared my throat and rolled my balls then I opened the door widely so he could pass. He breathed in and out before stepping in. ¡°There¡¯s no need to be nervous when you certainly look presentable¡±I muttered as he walked past me. ¡°I heard that¡±he turned to me and said. ¡°Who cares¡±I snorted and shut the door closed. We both moved further inside the living room to where mom was sitting. ¡°Mom¡±I called. She turned to me and when she saw him, she smiled brightly. ¡°You must be the one..¡±mom said. ¡°Yes, ma¡¯am, I¡¯m your daughter¡¯s boyfriend.¡±he smiled naughtily. Geez. I blushed slightly and took my face away.. ¡°Of course, I know the moment I saw you. My daughter has eyes for men, just like me¡±Mom replied happily. Darrel nodded and smiled widely. Ugh. I bit my lower lip as I blushed again. ¡°Come and have your seat, dear¡±mom gestured to the space beside her. ¡°Uhh.. that was where I was sitting before¡±I said. ¡°Who cares¡±he said and walked over to it then sat down. I went to take another seat and continued watching the movie showing on the TV. ¡°Are you hungry?, I can ask the maid to prepare something for you¡±mom asked. ¡°No, I¡¯m good¡±Darrel answered. ¡°Are you sure?.¡± ¡°Yes ma¡¯am¡± ¡°Do you care for wine, anything at all?¡±mom asked again. ¡°Uh, wine is good¡±he replied and she nodded and called a maid then told her to get a ss of wine. After some minutes, the maid returned with a ss of wine ced on a tray. She ced it down infront of him and returned back. Darrel thanked my mom and sipped from the drink. After some few minutes, the door opened with Dading in. ¡°You¡¯re back¡±mom said and he nodded. ¡°Hey, dad¡±I waved. ¡°Hey¡±he replied. ¡°Good evening, sir¡±Darrel greeted him.. ¡°Oh, he¡¯s the one, right?¡±dad asked me and I nodded.. ¡°Okay, let¡¯s head to the dining room¡±dad said. ¡°We¡¯ve had dinner, without you¡±I replied. ¡°Gosh, you guys are mean¡±he chuckled then sat down beside me. ¡°So, gentle man, who are you¡±dad asked. Darrel looked at him confusedly. He then nced at me and we both exchanged looks. I shrugged and shook my head. ¡°I¡¯m your daughter¡¯s boyfriend¡±he answered. God.! Must he use that. ¡°Congrattions, you passed the first test¡±dad smiled. Darrel breathed out and turned to me then I sh him a smile. ¡°What¡¯s her favorite color?¡±dad asked. Darrel looked at me up and down before answering. ¡°Red¡±he answered. ¡°Okay, so I don¡¯t know if you pass that cause I don¡¯t even know her favorite color¡±dad said. ¡°Okay, that hurts¡±I touched my heart. ¡°He actually got it right¡±Mom said. ¡°Okay, congrattions again, now to the third question¡­ what¡¯s her favorite food¡± Darrel looked at me again and suddenly, he smiled. ¡°Spicy noodles¡± ¡°You got it¡±dad said and held out his knuckle. Darrel smiled and bumped knuckle with him. ¡°Now, to main question, what¡¯s your name¡± ¡°Darrel..¡±he replied. ¡°Darrel..?, Darrel what?, just Darrel?¡± ¡°Darrel Roosevelt¡±he answered. Immediately, dad¡¯s expression changed. ¡°Are you sure?, the same Roosevelt?¡±he asked and he nodded. Dad sprang up from his seat and started walking away to my surprise. What¡¯s that?. Darrel and I exchanged nces. ¡°I¡¯m sorry, Darrel. But it shouldn¡¯t have been Roosevelt¡±mom said and also stood up then scurried to catch up with Dad. Chapter 34 The video I stared at Darrel nkly not knowing what to say. What the hell just happened?. ¡°Did¡­ did I said anything wrong?¡±he asked, speechlessly. ¡°Of.. course not¡±I shook my head. ¡°But, I really don¡¯t know what¡¯s going on. Wait here, I¡¯ll be back¡±I said and as I stood up, he stopped me. ¡°No, I¡¯ll like to take my leave now. Your parents expression isn¡¯t funny¡±he said and stood up and after offering me a small smile, he stalked towards the entrance door. ¡°Wait, I should at least apany you outside¡±I sighed. ¡°Sure¡±he shrugged slowly. ¡°Fontana!.¡±I heard mom called and turned to see her on the stairs. ¡°Be up in a minute¡±she said, more like amand. Oh God. I wonder what the heck is happening. Why did dad acted like that after hearing his second name, huh?. Darrel stopped walking and nced back at me. ¡°Well, I¡¯m sorry. I have to go¡±I said softly. ¡°Yeah, sure¡±he replied. I nodded and walked briskly to the stairs, then took it up to my parents room. I pushed the door open and stepped in angrily. ¡°A little knock would have been better¡±dad said while unbuttoning his shirt. I rolled my eyes and sighed. ¡°Why did you do that, it wasn¡¯t as if¡­¡± ¡°Please,¡±dad interrupted. ¡°I need an alone time¡±he added. ¡°But, that¡­¡± ¡°Fontana¡±he scowled. I stared at him for some minutes without uttering any word before turning sideways to look at mom. ¡°We will tell you about thister. Go to your room for now¡±she said. And then, with a final look at dad, I stomped out of the room. ** Unknown POV I moved inside the room and went to stand behind him. ¡°Abort your n on killing Fontana¡±he said, without turning to look at me. ¡°Huh?, what do you mean?¡±I asked, confusedly. ¡°Abort your n on killing Fontana, did I really have to repeat myself?¡±he scoffed as he turned to me. ¡°B.. but.., why suddenly..?.. out of nowhere?¡±I asked again. He heaved deeply and gazed at me. ¡°We only follow our client order¡± ¡°Client¡±I repeated and nodded. ¡°So, what now, are we going to abort the mission?¡±I asked. He shook his head and smirked lightly. ¡°No. I don¡¯t know but for now, I want you to withdraw any n you¡¯ve sketched out on killing her before¡±he replied. ¡°Thank God the poison doesn¡¯t kill immediately¡±I sighed. ¡°What do you mean¡±he frowned. ¡°Well, I said I will poison her and I¡¯ve kinda do that a long time ago and¡­¡± ¡°And what?, don¡¯t tell me you already..¡± ¡°Hear me out first. The poison only kills when it has been taken consecutively in a week which I¡¯d n on doing but I guess I will have to stop that now¡± * |?Darrel?| I moved inside the house and met mom on the couch, filling her nails. ¡°Gosh, youdies sure have a problem. You¡¯re filling your nails thiste?¡±I asked. She looked up and when she saw me, her face brightened up. ¡°Darrel. What a pleasant surprise¡±she beamed out smiles. ¡°Yeah, a surprise it is¡±I nodded. ¡°Okay, you don¡¯t look like you¡¯ve came here on your own ord, it seems something is bothering you and we are the one you could think of at the moment to talk to about that. Now, tell me, what is it?¡±she expounded and asked. Woah. She literally get that right. I¡¯m here not to visit them but to visit something with them. I went to sat beside her and gently turned her to my side. ¡°Mom¡±I called with a soft look. ¡°Yeah?¡±she raised her brow. ¡°I want you to tell me the truth. Don¡¯t try to cover anything up, okay?¡±I said. She scoffed,¡±what are you even¡­¡± ¡°Did you know Longworth?, ever heard of the name?¡±I Interpted. Mom¡¯s expression suddenly changed and she look shock about the question. Okay. This only means she knows something. ¡°Gosh.. wha.. what did you mean?, everyone in the city knows him, I mean, who wouldn¡¯t know the most wealthy man in here in Roxas city?¡±she stammered. Oh right. Stupid me. I shouldn¡¯t have ced the question like that. ¡°Okay, hum!.¡±I cleared my throat and moved an inch closer to her.T¨ºxt belongs to N?velDrama.Org. ¡°Did you have any special rtionship with this family, sort of?¡±I asked. ¡°Maybe your guys were once a friend or business partner or¡­¡± ¡°Why did you want to know about that out of a sudden?¡±Mom chimed in. I sighed and ced my two hands on her shoulder. ¡°Can you just tell me first?¡± She stared at me for some minutes and I saw th reluctant look on her face. ¡°Mom, you just have to¡­¡± ¡°Fine¡±she said. ¡°We are once a business partner¡±she heaved out. Business partner?. ¡°Your dad and Longworth are once a business partner. They were more like a friend¡±she added and whispered thest part. ** Mia¡¯s POV I scoffed as I scrolled through her album. My role model?. Damn. That girl is really frustrating. Why won¡¯t she talk to me, huh?. It¡¯s not as if I haven¡¯t apologized¡­ Oh. Right!. I haven¡¯t apologized to her!. Maybe that¡¯s why she¡¯s ignoring me?.. No, I don¡¯t think so. The way she looks at me tells it all. She despises me. Oh, God. She¡¯s one lucky bitch. As much as I wanted to harm her, something in my mind keep reminding me I¡¯m putting myself in danger and especially this feeling I felt inward, it really stings. No matter what. She¡¯s still my role model. Ugh.. But Darrel¡­ I remembered what happened in the restroom and threw the phone across the room angrily. How dare he pull my hair because of her, all because of her. Why¡¯s everyone attention on her. ¡°Jesus, Mia. You¡¯ve broken another phone again¡±Momined while walking in. I turned my head sideways and fumed in anger. Maybe all I have to do is release the video anyway. I¡¯ll release the video and watch how the media will react to it. It will be so disgusting. * Chapter 35 Who released the video? |?Darrel?| ¡°A friend?¡±I asked and she nodded. ¡°Then, what happens¡±I asked. ¡°Well, Longworth betrayed him¡±she shrugged. Before I could ask what she meant, she continued. ¡°Their partnership yields many sess and as time goes on, they process a contract and they got it and trust me, it was a happy moment for the both families. But, one day, your dad suddenly told Longworth they should end the contract without a reason¡±she expounded. ¡°So, it was dad¡¯s fault¡±I sighed and drop my hand from her shoulder. ¡°No. It was partly Longworth fault too cause if he hadn¡¯t get angry by his words, they should probably still be friends now¡±she replied. ¡°The contract worth a fortune, you know. So I don¡¯t know why your dad would want them to drop out of it, out of a sudden¡±she added. ¡°Longworth got angry at dad and..¡± ¡°Ended their rtionship because he thought your dad doesn¡¯t want to move forward and he said he doesn¡¯t rte with someone like him ¨C that doesn¡¯t want to move forward¡±Mom interrupted. Okay, so this is slowly making sense. ¡°He and your dad had a fight and from that day on, they cut ties with each other and became enemies and you know, if they¡¯d both left the contract behind that time, Longworth wouldn¡¯t have been so rich like this and if your dad hasn¡¯t drop out of it, they will both be the top wealthy in the city¡± Now, this exins it all. ¡°But why are you suddenly concerned about that¡±mom asked. ¡°Huh?, I promise to tell youter. I will sleep here tonight¡±I said and stood up. ¡°Bye¡±I pecked her cheek and left. * Fontana¡¯s POV I took the stairs down and met mom in the living room. She was dressed up and ready to leave for work. I ignored her and walked towards the entrance door. ¡°You can¡¯t just ignore me, you know¡±she said when I ced my hand on the knob ready to open the door. I stopped walking and slowly turned to her. ¡°What do you mean I can¡¯t ignore you¡±I scoffed. She sighed and took her bag from the couch. ¡°Why not ride with me today. I will exin to you what really happens¡±she said. I looked at her for some minutes before I sighed. ¡°Fine¡±I nodded. ## ¡°I know you will skip breakfast today¡±she said while in the moving car. ¡°I mean, that¡¯s what you do when we make you angry, you suddenly don¡¯t want to see our faces again¡±she added. I¡¯m I that predictable?. ¡°Listen, Fontana. You can¡¯t me your dad for what he did yesterday, it was expected¡±she began. ¡°He and Roosevelt were both friends and partners before they became enemies ¨C long time enemies¡±she continued. My brows perked up and I turned to look at her. ¡°Enemies?, why?¡±I asked. ¡°It was all Roosevelt fault. They both got a contract and some days after, Roosevelt came around saying they should drop out of it with no reason. Later, your dad got to discover he doesn¡¯t want him to move forward together with him. He said that because he intended on taking the contract back personally behind your father¡¯s back.¡±she exined. He doesn¡¯t want his friend to move forward?. ¡°That¡¯s selfishness¡±I mumbled. ¡°Not only that, you should include deceitfulness in it. He¡¯s trying to decieve his friend. From what I heard from your dad, he had nned it out with the person in charge of the contract also¡± ¡°I.. don¡¯t know what to say¡±I sighed and drop my back on the seat. ¡°You don¡¯t have to say anything. I don¡¯t just want you to hate your dad for what happened¡±she smiled. ¡°But, it doesn¡¯t affect us, right?¡±I suddenly asked. She turned to throw a quizzical look at me. ¡°Us?¡± ¡°Yes. Us ¨C I and Darrel¡±I replied.T¨ºxt belongs to N?velDrama.Org. She turned back and shook her head. ¡°I don¡¯t know but I don¡¯t think the both families will be in approval of that¡±she said. What?. ¡°We¡¯ve arrive, miss¡±mom¡¯s driver announced. I nced out and realized we¡¯ve already arrive at the school. Oh. ¡°Okay, I think our conversation will end here, take good care of yourself¡±mom said. I unstrapped my seatbelt and clicked the door open as I grab my bag and stepped out. ¡°Bye¡±mom waved at me. I nodded and stood as i watched her driver drove out. God!. Why all this now, huh?. What will happen to Darrel and I?. ¡°Are you okay?¡±someone asked and I turned to see Darrel beside me. My eyes beamed and he smiled. ¡°Of course, why did you ask¡± ¡°I mean, you¡¯re standing out here alone when it¡¯s not as if you¡¯re waiting for someone or¡­¡±he smirked and threw me a shrewd wink. ¡°Geez, stop being naughty. By the way, I¡¯m sorry aboutst night¡±I apologized. ¡°There¡¯s no need to be sorry. It¡¯s no one¡¯s fault¡±she shrugged. Yeah. No one¡¯s fault. ¡°So, I came up with something¡±he started as he slowly grab my hand and started walking away with me. ¡°What¡¯s that?¡±I asked. ¡°You should guess¡±he grinned. ¡°I¡¯m not good at guessing¡±I replied. ¡°Then, I¡¯ll have to keep it to myself¡±he said. I nudged him and red at him yfully. ¡°If you know you¡¯re not gonna say it, then, why did you make me curious in the first ce?¡±I whined. ¡°Alright, alright, fine. Should we go on a date?¡±he asked and my eyes beamed. Oh, really?. ¡°Won¡¯t you say anything or you don¡¯t want us to?¡±he asked. I looked up at him and shook my head shyly. ¡°Uhm?, I don¡¯t get, speak up¡±he said and stopped walking. Gosh. He¡¯s just being naughty. ¡°Let¡¯s.. do that¡±I managed yo say and held my face down immediately. He squeezed my hand and leaned closer to me then whispered into my ears,¡±I love you¡± My heart skipped and I felt something tingles within me. Jeez.. Why is my heart thumping so hard when he released those words.. He leaned back to his position and I felt his eyes on me. I raised my head and met his gaze. ¡°Me too¡±I replied and he smiled widely. My phone chimes in my bag and i open it up and took it out. Geez. I thought I¡¯ve turned it off. I stared at the contents in the screen and scoffed. Why would Mia tagged me in on her post on Instagram?. I tapped on the information out of curiosity. Just then, a video started ying. What?. The video in the toilet.! Oh my God. I covered my mouth with my palm and my heart missed a beat. I looked up and saw the students passing by were all looking at me. ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡±Darrel asked. I looked at him and held his hand tightly. ¡°Darrel¡­¡±I muffled a cry. He grabbed the phone from me and gazed at the screen. He checked the screen and after some minutes, he looked shocked. ** Chapter 36 Florida?! Fontana¡¯s POV He slowly raised his head up to look at me. ¡°What¡¯s all this¡­ who took it, when?¡±he asked. His eyes were clouded with nothing but concern. Oh, God. The video shows the part where I am in the toilet and when I tasted my urine. When I was still under their bullies and when I pooed in my pant when they bully me on a day and I didn¡¯t actually think there will be a camera. Mama Mercy!. ¡°Fontana, c¡¯mon. Tell me who did this¡±Darrel demanded angrily. I shook my head and ced my hand on my mouth and tears poured out of my eyes. Darrel sighed and brought his hand to his head then brought it back then. ¡°Let¡¯s go to my car¡±he said after ncing around and seeing the students gaze on us. I nodded and we both walked to where he parked his car in the lots. He opened the door for me and I hopped in then he closed it and went around the car to upy the driver¡¯s seat. ¡°Now, tell me. Who did it?, who uploaded the video¡±he asked sternly. ¡°Mia¡±I answered. ¡°God, I should have known¡±he grunted. ¡°I¡¯m so going to kill her..¡±he cursed angrily. ¡°You have to stop crying. Let¡¯s head to ss for now¡±he said as he turned to me but I shook my head. ¡°No, I wanna go home¡±I sobbed. ¡°Home?¡±he scoffed. ¡°I¡­ I can¡¯t face all this¡­ looks, they are.. they are.. criticizing¡­¡±I sobbed and wiped my tears away. ¡°I guess you haven¡¯t read thements. Nobody is criticizing you but the person who posted it¡±he sighed. Really?. ¡°You¡¯re sure?¡± ¡°Of course. After seeing the video, thements is the next thing I went to check¡±he replied. That¡¯s a relief. ¡°I think you have to get Mia arrested. She doesn¡¯t have the right to invade your privacy and invasion of an individual privacy is a crime¡±he expounded. I nodded and bit my lower lip. He handed my phone to me and I collected it from him and kept it in my bag. He stepped out of the car and I also got out from the other side. ¡°Geez, why didn¡¯t you wait for me to open the door for you¡±he whined. ¡°Seriously?, how can you joke in this moment¡±I scoffed. ¡°Okay, fine. But you should have waited for me¡±he smiled. I rolled my eyes at him and started walking away with him following behind me. The people we passed by stared at me for long but with just one re from Darrel, they were off. Hmm.. Mia really went beyond the line. We got to the ss and Darrel escorted me to my seat. ¡°Fontana, are you okay?¡±Fred asked and I nodded and gave him a small smile. ¡°Are you sure, your face tells otherwise..¡±he added. ¡°Let me worry with that dude. Now, if you¡¯re don¡¯t mind, I would live to take my seat back. I don¡¯t know but I suddenly like the view better from here¡±Darrel said. Fred adjusted his sses and furrowed his brows. ¡°I don¡¯t get, you abandoned this seat in the first ce so why did you want toe back¡± ¡°I don¡¯t know¡±Darrel shrugged. ¡°But, now I¡¯m here as a prodigal son, so will you let me take back my position?¡± ¡°Oh my, Fontana¡±I heard Savannah¡¯s voice from behind and I turned around. ¡°Hey..¡± ¡°That was really harsh of Mia¡±she said and I nodded. ¡°I¡¯m sure you¡¯ll will be so hurt, right?¡±she stupidly asked. I smiled awkwardly at her and turned away from her. I met Darrel already on the seat beside me and Fred has gone back to his previous seat. ¡°C¡¯mon seat down. I will be your nerve cooler today, happy, aren¡¯t you?¡±he smiled. I couldn¡¯t help but smile at him. Then, I sat down and the bell rang. * ¡°You think we should go now?¡±Darrel asked as we both walked along the lobby in the closing time. ¡°Yeah. Trust me, I won¡¯t have the opportunity toe out again without the guards so we should go to wherever ce you have in mind now¡±I replied. ¡°O.. Kay, so, how are we gonna do it. Do we go in my car or yours?¡±he asked. ¡°Why not go in my dad¡¯s car?¡±I teased. ¡°Gosh, I was just asking¡± ¡°Yeah, a dumb question¡±I chuckled and he reached out his hand and pinched me on the side. ¡°Geez..¡±I winced out. ¡°Hmph, sorry¡­¡±he drawled out. We got out of the building and moved to the lots. ¡°Miss Fontana¡±my driver called. ¡°Oh, I see you¡¯re here¡±I nodded. ¡°Look, I need to branch somewhere with this guy and we are going in his car so you can just trail behind us when we¡­¡± ¡°What?, you want to take him along on our date?¡±Darrel whispered beside me. ¡°We don¡¯t have any option here¡±I rolled my eyes. The man stared at the both of us before reluctantly nodding.. ¡°Okay, let¡¯s head to your car¡±I said. ¡°Hmm, sure¡±Darrel nodded and we moved towards his car and when we got there, I opened the door before he could make any attempt to and got in. He sighed and came to take the driver¡¯s seat. He sat down and started the engine then drove out. * Darrel went to park his car in the garage and killed the engine and we got down. The cool breeze fanned my hair and I nced around at the Beach. There were few people around making it morefortable. ¡°So, I don¡¯t know how to put this but let¡¯s just say it¡¯s a VIP beach¡±Darrel said beside me. ¡°I like it that way. There won¡¯t be too much people around¡±I nodded. He took my hand and walked us to a tent. A table with covered tes on it was ced at the center and two chairs circled it. Hmm. ¡°What do you think¡±Darrel asked behind me. ¡°Impressive¡±I smiled and nced at him. ¡°So should we eat first or we should go to the sea area and y¡±Darrel asked behind me. ¡°Let¡¯s eat first¡±I said and went to sit down. I uncovered a te and saw that it was boiled fish. I uncovered the next one and.. ¡°Wow, shrimps. I love it¡±I smiled and took a bite from it. Hmm. So delicious. Darrel came to sat opposite me and grab the wine bottle. He popped it up and decanted some in the ss and handed it to me. I collected it from him and took a single swallow. Hmm. It¡¯s tasty. I took another shrimp and shoved it in my mouth. Yummy.. ¡°Do you want some fish?¡±Darrel asked. ¡°Uh, no. I don¡¯t like that¡±I said truthfully and he nodded. ¡°By the way, don¡¯t you think your driver is peering at us too much?¡±he asked. ¡°Huh?¡±I asked. I traced where his gaze was and saw my driver standing a few miles from us and watching us closely. ¡°Something is not right¡±I muttered. ¡°Why did you say that¡±Darrel asked and turned to look at me. ¡°It looks like he¡¯s keeping watch on us, he looks restless and suspicious¡±I added and turned to Darrel. ¡°This is the first time he will behave like this, he¡¯s a simple man and he do care about people¡¯s privacy but today¡­¡±I tilted my head and turned to look at him. ¡°He doesn¡¯t¡­¡±I haven¡¯t finished my words when I sighted dad from afar with the guards. What? My eyes widened and i sprang up to my feet immediately. What¡¯s dad doing here?.. Wait, could the driver had told him about us?. ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡±Darrel asked. ¡°Dad found us out¡±I said. ¡°What?¡± ¡°Look there, he¡¯sing towards us, gosh what do we do¡±I said fearfully and pointed out to him. Darrel gazed at where I pointed to and gasped.N?velDrama.Org holds text ? rights. ¡°What the¡­.¡± Within a twinkle of an eye, dad was already in front of us. ¡°Fontana¡±he called. Fuck.! ¡°Dad, what are you doing here¡±I asked. ¡°I heard you were with him¡±he scoffed as he moved his gaze to Darrel. ¡°I thought you guys would have broken it by now¡±he added. ¡°The grudge between the both families shouldn¡¯t affect us¡±I replied. ¡°Really?¡±dad snorted. ¡°Anyway, you will follow me now to the car. We¡¯ve somethings to discuss¡± ¡°B.. but..¡±I tried to protest. ¡°I hate but¡±dad frowned. He started walking away and I riveted my eyes in Darrel. ¡°Go¡±he mumbled. I sighed and nodded then stalked behind dad. I red at my driver and he bent his head. Gosh. When we got to his car, two guards opened the doors at the both side and we got in. Then, the guards upied the other cars and we drove out of the beach. * Dad drop me off at home with his car and his driver drove back out. Tears welled my eyes and I sniffed in. What he discussed with me in his car wasn¡¯t good at all.. It wasn¡¯t good¡­ I turned around slowly and moved towards the mansion. I saw mom standing at the entrance door, looking at me pathetically. I sniffed in and covered my nose with my hand. When I got to where she was, she touched my hand. ¡°I¡¯m sorry about what happens, Fontana, I¡¯m sorry. It will be alright very soon¡±she said and pulled me in an embrace. ¡°Nothing is going to be alright mom!, we are moving to Florida tommorow!.¡± Chapter 37 Fred! Sam closed my luggage box and nced back at me. ¡°I thought we are done with you getting teary every second¡±she sighed. ¡°Anyway, I¡¯m done packing your clothes. I will go inform your parents¡±she added and walked away. I sniffed and wiped my tears away. I stood up and walked to the window then drew the curtains apart. I stared out in the open and sighed. The morning seems cool and quiet. ¡°I¡¯m going to miss everything¡­¡±I muttered. Every single thing.N?velDrama.Org holds text ? rights. I closed the curtains and stalked to to the bathroom. I opened the tap and stretched my hands under the pouring water and rubbed it against each other. We are leaving. We are leaving here. I sprinkled some water on my face and looked up at the mirror. For a moment, I saw it smiled at me sadly and said it will also miss me. Oh, God. I held my head in my hand and walked back to the room where I met Sam. ¡°Your parents are waiting downstairs, let¡¯s go¡±Sam said while handling my luggage. ¡°Okay¡±I said in a low voice. ¡°Look, Fontana. You will be good, I promise. Florida is a nice ce and I believe making new friends won¡¯t be that hard. It¡¯s just a matter of time, you will get use to that ce just like your did here, okay?¡±Sam said in aforting manner. I nodded and she shed me a smile before moving out. I grab my phone and gave the room a final look before moving out. I took the stairs down and moved out of the door. Sam was already waiting beside dad¡¯s car and the door was opened already. The guards were also standing beside their cars. It was obvious they were all waiting for me. I walked to the car and peeked inside. Mom was seating at the backseat and dad was in the passenger seat in the front beside the driver. Okay, so are we all taking a car together when there¡¯s a lot if cars in the garage. ¡°I¡¯ll take my car..¡±I said. ¡°Just get in¡±dad said. ¡°Huh, but¡­. we can¡¯t just use¡­¡±I tried to protest. ¡°You listen to my words, Fontana. You listen¡±he interrupted. I sighed devastatingly and stepped inside the car. Sam closed the door and waved at me. I nodded at her before the driver drove away. ¡°Roosevelt is a very dangerous man, Fontana. He¡¯s dangerous and I believe he¡¯s behind the shooting that urred the other day¡±dad said. I scoffed and shook my head. He can¡¯t go to that extent. My mind suddenly drifted to Darrel and my mouth went agape. That reminds me. I haven¡¯t tell him we are moving from here. I quickly switched my phone on and went to my contacts. I was surprised when I didn¡¯t see any contact there. Just nk. No, this can¡¯t be. I rebooted my phone and it was still the same thing. I felt tears welled up in my eyes as I stared at the empty contact. Nothing. ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡±mom asked as she ced her left hand on my thigh. ¡°Mom, I can¡¯t seem to find my whole contact, I don¡¯t know what¡¯s happening but my contact suddenly went nk¡­¡±I cried out. Mom sighed and slowly took her hand away from my thigh. ¡°I took care of it¡±dad said from the front seat. What?. ¡°What did you mean?, do you really have to go to this extent?¡±I almost yelled out. Dad didn¡¯t reply me.. ¡°I¡¯m sorry¡±Mom said softly. Of course you are.! ¡­.. One weekter I moved around in the beach with my bikini. I love the way how theke is under my foots. It has been a week since we left Houston and I am really worried Darrel hasn¡¯t give me a call. It been a week already. The thought of him still having my number on his phone actually made me a little but rx cause I thought he would give me call. I was always staring at my phone screen waiting for his call all day and night but nothing. I stopped and watched as a family took pictures together happily. The man was holding the camera taking pictures of his wife and son. I walked over to him. ¡°Should I help you take that?¡±I asked. He turned to me and nodded. ¡°Yeah, thank you¡±he smiled and handed me the camera and went to join his family. I set the camera and smiled at them before taking a picture. ¡°Here¡±I said to the man. He walked over to me and collected the camera. He stared at the photo which I¡¯d just took and smiled in satisfaction. ¡°Do you like it?¡±I asked. ¡°Of course it looks great, honey,e take a look at it¡±the man called his wife. ¡°Fontana?¡±I heard someone call my name. Huh? Who could probably call me or know my name here cause I haven¡¯t made any friend. So eager to know the person who called me, I turned around and it was¡­ ¡°Fred!.¡± Chapter 38 You do? Darrel?| I knocked on the metal gate for the fifth time. Finally, the door sprawled open and the gate man stuck his head out. When he saw, he scoffed and frowned. ¡°What are you doing here again, j thought¡­¡± ¡°Please, just tell me, what¡¯s up with Fontana, huh?¡±I interrupted him. ¡°How many times do I have to tell you, you can¡¯t see her at the moment, she¡¯s very¡­¡± ¡°Bullshit!, bullshit man, just tell me, okay?¡±I ranted angrily. This had always been his reply everytime I came here asking for Fontana. She hasn¡¯t been in school for a week now and I can¡¯t even reach here. I was damn worried that something might have happened. Damn worried. And, it¡¯s not possible that she cut me off line, it¡¯s impossible. Minutester, a deep voice sounded from the inside. ¡°Who¡¯s there¡±the voice asked. He came into view and I recognized him to be one of the guards that always followed her. He seems to be the head. ¡°This guy has beening here for some days now asking for miss Fontana and I told him he can¡¯t see her now¡±the gate man told him. The guard sighed and signalled the man to leave and which he did. ¡°I¡¯m only going to tell you this because you seem close to her. They¡¯ve moved to Florida¡±he said. What? ¡°What are your talking about, it quite not possible¡±I chuckled ruefully hoping it was not the truth. ¡°Then, I have to go¡±he said coldly and closed the gate. What the¡­ I turned around slowly fighting back the urge to cry. Could that be the reason why I couldn¡¯t reach her? Oh my God. ** Fontana¡¯s POV ¡°Oh my God, Fred. What are you doing here¡±I asked as he stood in front of me. ¡°I should be asking you that. It¡¯s really a surprise that I saw you here¡±he replied. ¡°I moved here with my familyst week¡±I said. ¡°Really?, you left Houston?, why?¡±he asked and I shrugged. ¡°Family thing..¡±I chuckled and he nodded. ¡°Anyway, technically, this is where my family based in and I decided toe finish my high school here¡±he exined. ¡°Oh, really, that¡¯s nice¡±I smiled. ¡°Are you taking a stroll?¡±he asked. ¡°Yeah¡±I nodded. ¡°Okay, let¡¯s stroll together¡±he chuckled and I nodded. We began walking by the waving water chatting about the ce and city. * Two weekster ¡­ Surprisingly, the new school that my dad got me registered to was also the school Fred was attending. I found myself talking to him alone since I haven¡¯t made any friend and we¡¯ve be best of friends from the past weeks. And, I had to admit, he¡¯s really cool when I¡¯m with him. Sometimes, I forget all about Darrel when I¡¯m with him. I think he has already dump me just as I feared. From the past weeks, no calls, no texts, nothing from him. Though I¡¯m angry at his behavior, but, I still find myself still staring at my phone screen waiting for his call. |?Darrel?| I was at my parents house watching someedy on my phone that weekend. I decided toe and spend some days with them maybe I will feel more better. I don¡¯t know what¡¯s happening. If it was Fontana who cut me off or her dad. Mom came downstairs and picked the remote control from the center table and turned the TV on. *Fontana Longworth was spotted on the beach in Florida with her friends. See pictures which was taken there..*thedy reporting the news on TV said and I quickly turned to it. They were showing pictures of Fontana with Fred holding hands. Gosh. What¡¯s Fred doing there. ¡°She doesn¡¯t even know that¡¯s she¡¯s holding hands with the person that tried to kill her..¡±I said painfully. Mom turned to me and sighed. I already informed her and dad about what happened between us. While dad showed no remorse, he feels that¡¯s the best, i guess. Mom has been trying to make me feel better from all this days. ¡°What is meant to be will surely be, Darrel. You don¡¯t have to be so hard on yourself.¡±she cajoled. ¡°God, she¡¯s stupid. Why can¡¯t she see through him, huh?, why does she thinks he¡¯s in Florida with her, it¡¯s obvious he is plotting something again..¡±I muffled a cry. Geez. Why I¡¯m I beingchrymose this days. ¡°I think I know who might be behind this.¡±Dad¡¯s voice sounded from the stairs. |?Darrel?| Mom and I turned look at him. Huh? Is he being serious?. ¡°You do?¡±I asked and he nodded. ¡°Do you actually think there will only be an enemy for a man like Longworth.¡±he chuckled as he decend the remaining stairs. ¡°Then tell me whoever is behind this, dad, I can¡¯t wait to¡­.¡± ¡°Do you really care about her that much?¡±he interrupted with a scoff. ¡°Anyway, it isn¡¯t something you can handle alone, infact, you shouldn¡¯t get involve in it. Leave the matter in my hand, I know exactly what to do¡±he added. I rxed back on the couch and sighed in relief. ¡°Thank you Dad¡± ** Fontana¡¯s POV I got out of the bathroom to my room to pick up my ringing phone. ¡°Hey, Fred¡±I said as I picked the call up. ¡°Font¡±he called. I could feel his smile from the other line. ¡°Hello?, why is someone so happy¡­¡±I teased. ¡°C¡¯mon, so, I want to ask you out, no, I mean, I want us to go to the shopping mall together tonight, I hope you¡¯re chance¡±heughed. ¡°Tonight¡­..¡±I repeated as I fiddled with the hem of my towel. ¡°Thank God my parents are noting home.. tonight it is then¡±I smiled. ¡°Awnn, thanks Font. It felt good having you around¡±he said. I nodded as if he could see me. ¡°Sure, okay then.¡±I replied and hang up the call. Hmm.. I drop my phone back on the bed and went back to the bathroom to continue with my shower. ** In the night¡­ I applied lip gloss on my lips and packed my hair into a ponytail. I stared at myself infront of the vanity mirror and smiled. ¡°Perfect¡±I mumbled. Which shoe do I go with? I ced my hand under my jaw as I paced around my shoe rack. Oh. I¡¯ve got one. I picked out the ck sandal and put it on. Then, I grab my purse and walked out of the room. I went out to the garage and went for my ride. My personal body guard came to me and bowed. ¡°Miss, are your going somewhere¡±he asked politely. ¡°Yeah¡±I nodded. ¡°Okay¡±he muttered and bowed again. The new driver came by and bowed then opened the door for me before moving inside the car. I also got in and watched as the guard got in the passenger seat beside the driver. The driver ignited the engine and drove out. ¡°Where to?¡±he asked. ¡°To the mall¡­ the new one¡±I replied. ** The driver drove past many beautiful houses and towers. A warm breeze blew my hair and I closed my eyes before tucking the loose strands behind my ear. I closed the window just as we arrive at the mall. Different people were moving in and out. The guard came to open the door for me and i step out. I searched my eyes around for Fred but didn¡¯t get any whiff of him. I enjoyed the cool air that surrounded the area for a while before moving inside with my guard. ¡°Fontana¡±I sighted Fred from afar. He smiled at me and gestured for me toe over. ¡°Hey¡­ I thought you will be outside..¡±I said when I got to him. ¡°Right?, I have somethings to take care of in here urgently and I was on my way toe find you¡±he replied. ¡°So, we are here now. Are you the one doing the shopping or¡­¡± ¡°Both of us¡±he said. ¡°Oh, sure then¡±I shrugged. We started moving around l, checking out the clothes and my guard tailed behind us. I picked out an hanger from where it was hung and admired the dress. ¡°You like it?¡±Fred asked as he turned to me. ¡°Uhm¡­ it¡¯s nice, but, I don¡¯t like it¡±o replied and he smiled. ¡°I love your bracelet by the way¡±hemented as his eyes moved to my wrist. ¡°This was mom¡¯s birthday gift to mest year..¡±I chuckled softly. ¡°Really?, you¡¯re really lucky, I¡¯m jealous of you¡±he said. ¡°Jealous?¡±Iughed and pulled out another hanger. ¡°You didn¡¯t bring your purse?¡±Fred suddenly asked and I turned to him. ¡°Hmm?¡± ¡°Oh, I mean, this is actually the first time that I will see ady going out without her purse¡­¡±he quickly exined. ¡°Well, I brought it with me but I left it in the car¡±I replied. ¡°Oh, of course¡±he smirked lightly and quickly turned away. I didn¡¯t see him around for some minutes but I didn¡¯t stop checking the cloths. Minutester, he appeared with a blue flowery gown and proferred it to me. ¡°I think this will suit you¡±he said. I collected it from him and stared at it. Right. The gown is beautiful and it exactly my taste. ¡°Do you want to test it?¡±he asked and I nodded. He beckoned ady and told her I would love to test the cloth out. Thedy smiled and bowed to me politely.N?velDrama.Org holds text ? rights. ¡°Follow me, miss. I will take you to the dressing room¡±she said and started walking away then I followed her. We led me inside a bright room with a lengthy mirror and chairs in. ¡°I will step out for now, if you need anything, you can call me, I will be at the door¡±she said and bowed before leaving. Hmph. I undressed and changed inside the cloth and went to stand in front of the mirror. Wow. ¡°It looks lovely on you..¡±Fred voice sounded from behind. I turned immediately and was surprised when I found him at the doorstep. What the¡­. When did he walk in and why didn¡¯t I notice. ¡°You can¡¯t be here, what if I haven¡¯t change into¡­¡± ¡°So what?¡±he cuts in, gruffly. What?. He smirked and inserted his hand in his trouser pocket and brought out some keys then dangled it in the air. I watched as he inserted it into the keyhole and¡­. locked the door.! ¡°What the hell are you doing Fred?¡±I asked. He began walking towards me. With each step he takes, I felt my heart thumping heavily. I began moving backwards still my back hit the ss. Fuck!. He drag me down to the floor with my hair and scoffed. ¡°Why is yours so different, I have to go through all this length to kill you?¡±he asked rhetorically and tied my hands with a rope. Then, he suddenly smiled and said,¡±I¡¯m not Fred,¡±he drop to a crouch infront of me. ¡°I¡¯m not at all who you think I am¡± His hands went to his face and he stood up. Then, to my utmost surprise, he removed a mask off his face revealing an entirely different guy. What? My eyes widened in total shock as I stared at him. Who is he? What has he done to Fred!. ¡°Who are you?..¡±I managed to ask. ¡°What have you done to my friend¡±I yelled out fearfully. ¡°I am your friend!.¡±he yelled back and startedughing maniacally. God!. He went on a crouch infront of me again and gagged my mouth with a duct tape. ¡°Your voice is high, someone might hear you¡±he said and stood up. This¡­ this is not right¡­ ¡°Gosh, everything is damn hard..¡±he snorted. ¡°Well, what¡¯s the point of still keeping you in the dark when you¡¯re gonna die tonight¡±he smiled devilshly. ¡°There¡¯s no Fred, he¡¯s not real, he¡¯s just a mask person, I, I mask him¡±he said. ¡°It was all a lie. Thank God, it over now though, I can¡¯t bear the act of smiling often and innocent¡±he added repugnantly. I stared at him speechlessly, not knowing what to say. No, I won¡¯t die here. My guard will soone looking for me. ¡°And oh, I lured your guard to your car telling him you said he should bring your purse after pretending to havee after you and I would have finish and flee way from here already before he could return with your purse¡±he expounded. As if he was reading my mind. Oh, no. I¡¯m definitely gonna die here¡­ Oh, no. I sobbed quietly as I thought of the possibility of someone finding me. Oh, Mama mercy. Please!. Fred, no, the unknown brought out a knife from his pocket and smirked at me. Suddenly, as if listening to my secret prayers, the door creaked open and he stepped in. My eyes beamed when I got the whole view. Darrel!!!. Chapter 39 The end of it all. My heart thumped with excitement as I saw him. Oh, my. He stared at me quietly before moving his eyes to the guy. He gazed at him confusedly and the guy scoffed. ¡°What?, you¡¯re also surprised?¡±he asked. Darrel sighed and nodded. The guy began walking to him with the knife. I quickly scrutinized Darrel with my eyes and saw he wasn¡¯t holding any weapon. What? ¡°Darrel, he is with a knife!.¡±I yelled out but it turned into a muffle instead because i was gagged with a tape. Instantly, there was a ckout. Huh?. I strained my eyes in the darkness, trying to see if I can detect anything. Where are they? ¡°What the fuck!¡±I heard the guy cursed angrily. ¡°Darrel?¡±I muffled and started whimpering. Mama mercy! ¡°Fontana, be patient for some time, okay?¡±Darrel said. ¡°Why not switch the light back on and let¡¯s fight man to man, without any weapon¡±the guy said. ¡°Oh, sounds like a deal¡±Darrel replied. The next thing, I heard the sound of door opening. ¡°Wait, did he just ran away?¡±the guy chuckled. A brief moment passed and I was also getting scared that Darrel might have ran away. Oh, God. ¡°You really wish¡±Darrel voice sounded and I found myself sighing in relief. Thank God. Then, the light flickered back on and was surprised when I saw some cops beside him, aiming their guns at the guy. ** Roosevelt POV ¡°It¡¯s been a while, Longworth, how have you been?¡±I asked after connecting a call with him. ¡°Who¡¯s this?¡± ¡°Wow, don¡¯t tell me¡±Iughed. ¡°I guess it has really been a while for you to forgot my voice¡±I added. ¡°Roosevelt?, why are you calling me¡±he asked. I could already discern anger from his voice. ¡°Well, I thought someone would love to save his¡­ only daughter that is at the¡­¡±I said, staring out of the car at the building. ¡°You prick!, what have you done to my daughter?¡±he cuts in gruffly. ¡°Calm down man, if you really wanna save your daughter, be here in five¡±I said. ¡°What the¡­ I swear, Roosevelt, that if you touch a strand of her hair, I will cut your arm off!..¡±he yelled angrily. ¡°Is that a threat, Mr Longworth?. Anyway, she¡¯s being held in a shopping mall like this, they just opened it. Just make sure you¡¯re there in the next five minutes¡± ¡°You won¡¯t like the consequences, Roosevelt, I bet it. What¡¯s the name of the mall¡± I sniggered before hanging up. I brought down the phone from my ear and smiled smugly. Fontana¡¯s POV ¡°Drop your weapon and raise your hands up¡±an officermanded. The guy looked shocked to death as he stared at them then back at me. Then, slowly, he bent down a little before sliding the knife on the floor and Darrel ran to me. ¡°Hey, are you okay?, are you hurt?¡±he asked worriedly and checked my body to see if I¡¯m just anywhere. He touched my face and smiled. ¡°I¡¯m d you¡¯re okay¡± ¡°Good, now raise your hands¡±the cop said. He raised his both hands up and an office came over and handcuffed him. ¡°You¡¯re under arrest for the attempted murder of miss Fontana. You have the right to remain silent and defend yourself in the court¡±he said while handcuffing him. After he was done, he took him away and the others turned to us. ¡°Thank you, Mr Darrel, we appreciate. We need more of people like you in town¡±one of them said. ¡°Yeah, anytime¡±Darrel replied as he turned to him. The officer nodded before they left. Oh. ¡°I miss you¡±Darrel said and removed the duct tape from my mouth. Hah. I breathed out and puffed some air into my mouth. I nced at Darrel and he was looking at me softly. ¡°Me too¡±I replied. ¡°I thought you¡¯ve cut me off your line, but when iter learned you guys moved here, I knew your father might have got you another contact¡±he exined as he untied the rope on my hands. Geez¡­ My wrist hurts badly. ¡°You are right. He deleted my whole contact on the day we are leaving and I also thought you¡¯ve decided to dump me¡±I pouted. He stifled augh and when i red at him yfully, he bursted out inughter. ¡°Someone is afraid of being dump!.¡±heughed. ¡°Hey, stop it. It isn¡¯t funny¡±I scolded but heughed the more. ¡°Okay, fine, alright.¡±he said and stoppedughing. ¡°And what¡¯s with that guy?, I expect to see Fred and not an entirely¡­ different guy¡±he asked. ¡°It appears we¡¯ve been fooled from all this while..¡±I sighed. ¡°What?, let¡¯s get out of here first¡±he said and helped me up. His eyes beamed as he trailed his eyes from my face down to the dress I was putting on. ¡°This looks good on you¡±heplimented. Oh, of course. I smiled and nodded. ¡°Wait, don¡¯t tell me that prick came here when you¡¯re still in your¡­¡± ¡°No, no, no¡±I quickly interrupted, waving my hand off. ¡°That was a relief. So, do you want to change into your clothes back?¡±he asked. ¡°Should I?¡±i asked back. ¡°Well.. considering how pretty you look now and¡­ you know, we¡¯ve seen ourselves for too long¡­ just leave it on like this, I love it¡±he smiled and winked at me. Gosh. I wonder how he will react if he learned Fred picked the dress for me. No, not Fred anymore. We stalked out of the room only to see some crowd were gathered infront of it. *Why would someone try to kill a being like him¡­* *Thanks to that young man, thedy wasn¡¯t killed in there..* ¡°Don¡¯t you feel lucky having a cool boyfriend like me?¡±Darrel turned to me and asked. I smiled and shrugged. I bowed my head as we walked past the people and out of Mall. A car reversed to us immediately and the backseat window whined down. A man came into view and he nced at Darrel then back at me. ¡°Now, I know why you almost went crazy because of her.. she¡¯s a beaut..¡±the man said to Darrel. ¡°Of course, Dad¡±Darrel smiled. Huh?, dad? This¡­ this is Mr Roosevelt.. He nced at me and I bowed to him then he smiled. ¡°Nice meeting you, your dad will soon be here¡±he said. Wait.. dad? Darrel and I nced at each other. ¡°Speaking of whom, looks like he is here¡±he added. I looked up and saw some cars driving towards us. They parked in front of us and the headlights shoned brightly at our faces. Dad got out from a car and the guards also trooped out from the other. They marched towards us and when they got to where we stood, dad pulled me away from Darrel to his side. ¡°Is this your capture?¡±he demanded angrily. Capture?. ¡°No, he saved me, he called the cops here, the real capture is with the them¡±I exined. Dad sighed and turned to the car where Mr Roosevelt was. ¡°Hi¡±Roosevelt smiled. ¡°Hello, good job scaring the life outta me¡±dad red at him. Rooseveltughed,¡±I will take that as an appreciation¡± Dad alsoughed and moved towards him. ¡°Thanks man, thanks¡±I heard him say. ¡°You own me.¡±Roosevelt replied.N?velDrama.Org holds text ? rights. ¡°You can name your price, I would¡­¡± ¡°Seriously?, you¡¯re still one arrogant dude, you haven¡¯t changed one bit. You think I did this for money?, c¡¯mon, you should know me better, I¡¯m born to be kind right from the womb..¡±Roosevelt scoffed. ¡°So, I¡¯m born to be arrogant from the womb, you say?¡±dad asked. ¡°No that¡¯s not what I meant. I don¡¯t need your money, I want us to go to your house and go settle things.¡±Roosevelt said. Dad stared at him for some minutes before nodding. Oh, finally. We all went to our ride and then headed to the house. ** We all offloaded from the cars and started walking towards the entrance. Dad opened the door and we all got in except for the guards who stood outside. ¡°Who said I¡¯m not loving this¡±Darrel said beside me and I nodded. I¡¯m also loving this. Dad ushered Mr Roosevelt to sit on the couch and he sat down. Darrel and I sat down on the plush couch. ¡°What would you like?¡±dad asked him. ¡°I¡¯m good¡±Roosevelt replied. ¡°No, you not, vodka?¡±dad insisted. ¡°Ah, yes¡±Roosevelt gave a smallugh as dad walked towards the bar. ¡°I¡¯m I missing something?¡±mom voice sounded from the stairs and we all turned to her. ¡°Mom¡±I called. ¡°Mrs Longworth, I presumed this is the second time we will be meeting¡±Roosevelt said and offered her a cheerful smile. Mom seems ufortable seeing him around. ¡°Mom, it¡¯s okay, I will give you the detailster¡±I told her. Dad came back with a bottle of vodka with two shot sses. He settled it infront of Roosevelt and uncorked it then poured some in the sses. Mom came down from the stairs and went to take a seat. ¡°Who did you think is trying to kill your daughter?¡±Roosevelt suddenly asked as he took one shot of the drink. Dad sighed before sitting beside him. ¡°You know, I kinda suspected you¡±dad replied. Roosevelt scoffed and shook his head then nced at us. ¡°One of your board investors is behind all of it and he also had an intern in your home who gives him every information that he needed¡±he expounded. ¡°What?¡±dad said in shock. ¡°He had a man who always takes care of his dirty job like this and that guy that tried to kill her tonight was sent by him¡±he further exined. ¡°Wait¡­ are your serious?, who¡¯s that man¡±dad asked angrily. ¡°You will be surprise, Longworth. He¡¯s actually one of your trusted men and he¡¯s also the reason behind why I told you to let us drop the contract the other time¡± ¡°I sent my son to the state because he threatened to kill him if i didn¡¯t do what he asked me to do which is getting you to drop the contract with me¡±he added. Mom nced at me and furrowed her brows. ¡°Did something happened?¡±she asked. ¡°I want you guys to know what i did wasn¡¯t intentional. And I¡¯m sorry for not telling you this earlier. I hope you forgive me and let get back together like those days¡±Roosevelt pleaded. ¡°You¡¯re forgiven, besides, we aren¡¯t meant to be enemies forever¡±dad replied and he smiled. ¡°Thanks¡± ¡°Let¡¯s go discuss the rest somewhere else¡±dad suggested as he stood up. Mr Roosevelt nodded and also went on his feet and they both headed out to the balcony. I turned to mom and sighed. Then, I went ahead to exin every little details to her about what happened tonight. *** Chapter 40 Epilogue ~One monthter~ I entered the living room and nced around looking for Darrel. It has been a month already. That day still felt like yesterday when Roosevelt and my family reconciled in Florida. We¡¯ve came back to Houston and life couldn¡¯t be more good with Darrel around. Fred, I will call him Fred since that¡¯s what I know him as. The judge sentenced him to 8years in prison. Thankfully, the police were able to apprehend the man that ordered him around and he was sentenced to life imprisonment. The man at the top was also caught and he was given 5years in prison. Dad dismissed all of the workers in the mansion when we returned because one of them was giving out information about what¡¯s happening in the house. Darrel asked me toe over to his house today that he has something to show me. He called me minutes ago that I should stay downstairs and wait for him. I stood akimbo, waiting for him to show up. Suddenly, there was a ckout. Huh? My mind drifted to the mall, in the dressing room. There was a ckout also. Geez.. What¡¯s going on.. I fished out my phone from my purse and as I clicked on the shlight, the lights came back on. Oh, God. I sighed and off the lights on my phone. My eyes caught with Darrel¡¯s friends and I furrowed my brows. They all stood beside each other and suddenly, they began singing. *Someone¡­ has finally fall in love¡­.* *In love¡­.* Wait¡­. Darrel showed up behind them and scoffed. ¡°You guys are horrible¡±he said to them before facing me. Then, he smiled and came down to me. ¡°So, I thought I should make our rtionship official¡±he started as he slipped a ne out of his trouser pocket. ¡°I believe the guys will back off when they see this on you¡±he continued and grab my hand then drop the ne on it. *She¡¯s taken*was written on it. ¡°What?¡±Iughed. How can he still sound jealous on this. ¡°Do you like it?, you have to put it on so those guys will know you are already taken by another guy¡±he exined. ¡°It¡¯s beautiful, I love it. Gosh, you¡¯re such a jealous cat..¡±I smiled as I admired the ne. He took it back from my palm and circled around me then fixed it around my neck. ¡°Now, my turn¡±he said and brought out another ne.All content ? N/.?vel/Dr/ama.Org. *He¡¯s taken*was also written on it. Gosh. ¡°You know, the girls won¡¯t stop hitting on me In ss, so, if they see that I¡¯m already taken, they will stop crushing¡±he smiled. He gave the ne to me and turned around. I stared at his back nkly. What does he want me to do?. ¡°C¡¯mon, put the ne on me¡±he whined. Oh. I unhooked it and slowly hung it around his neck. He turned back to me and chuckled. ¡°So, I believe we are done here. I can¡¯t believe you made us sing as if we were some kind of choir¡±Harry blurted out. ¡°Don¡¯t even use the term,¡¯choir¡¯, your voices are horrible¡±Darrel turned around andughed. He turned back to me and smirked before iming my lips and kissing me passionately. *What the¡­ that¡¯s enough*Kyle teased and the othersughed. Darrel stopped for a while and said without turning,¡±you guys should leave¡± ¡°Of course, we are!, do you think we would love our eyes to go blind with this disy?¡±Mike joked. Darrel took my lips back and continued kissing me. Mama mercy. It felt so good!. * The Novel will be updated first on this website. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!