**Author's note thingy: This is a continuation from 'College-Day one'. It's highly recommended you read that before reading this. Characters are real, but actions are not. Names and ages have been altered. Enjoy.**
The ride to school with Violet was a silent one, and an embarrassing one on my part. I can't believe I'd cried in front of her.
I sat facing the window, studiously ignoring her. Minus the fact that she had my hand securely entwined with hers. She'd dragged me out of my room by the hand, and had barely let it go since. I was too scared to pull away, but I figured I'd try to sooner or later.
When we pulled into the parking lot, I immediately snatched my hand from hers and bolted like a coward from her car, racing into the crowd of other students, thankfully disappearing. I was grateful for the space away from her, and away from Victoria. I needed some time to myself.
I entered the classroom as late as time would allow, seconds spared. Today's class wasn't quite so full, and there were plenty of open seats. I spotted Violet towards the back, her eyes boring into mine. I dropped my gaze and found Victoria's towards the front just like yesterday.
I honestly wanted nothing to do with either of them, even though my heart soared when I saw those pretty green eyes watching me. I made my way to the middle of the classroom seats, sitting dead center. I knew Victoria couldn't see me from here, but also knew Violet had me dead in her sights.
There came a part in the lecture that we were told to pair up.
My stomach dropped.
I could see Victoria making her way towards me, and a glance behind me proved right that Violet was on her way down. They reached me at the same time, and I shrank in my seat.
"C'mon Ash, we need to get working like usual." Vi said, moving closer to me.
"Sorry, but she's going to work with me, since I'm new and all." Victoria intervened, placing her hand on my shoulder. There was a loud THWACK as Violet smacked Victoria's hand away from me.
"Don't you touch her!" She suddenly screamed out at the pretty red-head, who stood stunned for a moment. Everyone was looking at us. I wanted to die.
I jumped up from my seat and sprinted down the stairs into the corridor. I didn't stop running until I hit the top of the stairs that led to the roof. Gasping and wheezing, I collapsed onto the stairs, staring down at the hands that clutched my notebook. Droplets started to appear. It took me a moment to realize I was crying.
Sniffling, I pulled out my phone and dialed the only person who could help me.
"Kade?"
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It wasn't long before a frenzied and frantic Kade showed up at the bottom of the steps, bounding up them by three's to clutch me in his strong arms. I cried as he cradled me to his chest, murmuring that it would be alright, that I was okay.
When I finally calmed down enough, I told him everything.
I started with how Violet had come into my room and seen me half naked. It hadn't been the first time, but Kade understood what I meant about how this time was different. I went on to explain how she had forced herself on me and suddenly proclaimed her love for me, and how she then left to go see Victoria. I told him how it was Victoria that snuck back into my room. As upset as I was, I could feel the heat rising to my face as I explained how she and I had made love, and how the morning after went. I continued to give details on how Vi treated me after she saw the hickey on shoulder, and proceeded to show him the one she had left on me. He flinched at what he saw, which made me wonder just how bad of a bite she had left. I covered it up as I continued with the events that had sent me running from the room.
"So what you're saying," Kade said slowly, appraising me, "is that these two women are...for lack of better words, fighting over you?"
I stared at him, letting that sink in. My brows began to furrow.
"I guess so.." I muttered, looking down at my hands again. "Kade I don't know what to do...I'm terrified of this new Violet and I don't know how to act around Victoria and now I can't even be in class any more.."
He nodded sympathetically and picked me up in his arms again, hugging me tight.
"We'll figure something out Ashy." He soothed me, setting me down and pecking me on the forehead. I sighed.
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I didn't want to go back to class, so I wandered the halls after Kade had left me. Class wouldn't be over for another 2 hours, so I had time to kill before I had to see either woman again. I felt relieved and yet scared about that, too.
How was I supposed to face either one of them now? I had run out and had left them to deal with the old man and everyone else. For all I knew, they had gotten sent out of class for disruption or fighting. Served them right.
As I continued roaming through the halls, I could hear voices ahead of me. I raised my gaze to see a girl I didn't know and an ex lover of Violet's walking down the hall towards me.
The girl beside Darla, Vi's ex, looked up to meet my gaze. She was pretty, in a delicate flower kind of way. Darla followed the little mouse's gaze to meet mine. I swallowed.
Darla had always despised me. I had "stolen" Violet from her and me and Vi first became friends. And since then she's been nearly stalking me, always showing up in the randomest places and watching me. She creeped me out, though she was a sight to behold.
Compared to me, she looked a lot like a goddess. Nothing close to Victoria, or Vi for that matter, but in her own way. She was lean and muscular with jet black hair that was always pulled up into a tight ponytail, a lot like me, only she stood at a towering 5'10", dwarfing me. I'd once seen her pick up Violet effortlessly. I was honestly scared shitless of her.
And now she had seen me.
The look in her near silver eyes told me exactly what I needed to know.
Fucking. Run.
There was a hall to my left, and I immediately took it, sprinting down it and ducking into the first empty classroom I found. I dropped my things behind a few seats so they were hidden and so, if need be, I could run further without them hindering me.
I tried to hear past the roar in my ears, holding my breath as much as my air-deprived lungs allowed.
I could hear soft footsteps, and strained my ears to hear more.
"Oh Aaaaaasssshhh..." Came Darla's voice. Her voice was one of those voices that sound sickly sweet when there was hell to pay. I was so screwed.
I edged towards the other door, praying she would take the open one and leave me with an escape. I could see a shadow creeping along the doorframe now, and who appears? Darla of course!
She spotted me across the room and gave me a wicked grin. She had teeth to kill. Literally.
She was more athletic than I was, so I knew I only had seconds before she would be after me and I'd go down, hard. My only chance was to lose her in the maze of halls.
She took a step into the classroom, and I bolted through the door behind me. I could hear the slap of her converse against the floor and pushed myself hard, adrenaline raging through me.
Shit shit shit shit shit shit SHIT