Chapter 41
Shane’s POV
When we got back home from school, Layla rushed out of the car immediately and got into the house. I could tell she was mad at me because she refused to talk to me or even listen to what I had to say
No matter how I tried to explain, she wouldn’t understand that I only went to the party to save Renee from my brother.
I should’ve told her the truth when she texted me that night but I couldn’t because she would’ve gotten very much angry anyway. Besides, the both of them don’t seem to get along and I can’t tell why.
“Okay, what’s going on here? She seems pretty mad. Don’t tell me you’re responsible for that” I looked at Theo and sighed. Of course, I was the reason for it. “What? That’s unbelievable. How did it happen?”
He was surprised because this is the first time it was happening. Layla and I had rules and we followed them respectively. We never made each other angry and we never kept secrets. We used to argue about who would break the rules first and we always concluded that it would be Layla but guess we were all wrong.
“I can’t even think of anything bad you’re capable of doing to make her all mad,” Theoden said as we got down from the car. He halted and turned to look at me immediately. “Did you… Did she confess? Did you… You know… reject?”
I furrowed my brows and stared at him in surprise. What was he talking about?
“Um… Nevermind. Forget I ever asked.” He cut me off before I could even ask the question. “She can’t stay mad at you forever. You just need to talk to her and sort things out”
With that being said, he walked off.
Okay, that’s weird. What confession was he talking about? And what rejection?
*
After spending some time at the basketball court, I walked into the house, just when Renee got down the stairs. I was tempted to run away and hide but she had caught me already so I stood fixed on the spot. I didn’t want her to think I was running away from her once again.
“Yo, P*ssy, how do I look?”
She looked so… Gorgeous and out of the world. Her hair was crazily made and her dress was… Crazy. Everything about her was crazy and I couldn’t describe any of it, starting from the small piece of clothing she wore to cover her chest, leaving her stomach open.
Then her short was so short it made me cringe. It stopped on her upper thighs, exposing the rest of her body. Geez, why does she put on little clothing? It’s barely covering her up and just like me, every other guy out there would get lost staring at how super hot she looked.
Wait, did I just say hot???
“You know it’s okay to stare all you want”
She walked past me, heading for the door. I immediately turned my head and stared at her backside. My mouth dropped open in shock and my lower region growled, growing hard.
Sweet Jesus Christ, she was so perfectly curved and looked more beautiful from behind. The sight of her made my inside burn as nerves swimmed in my stomach.
“Are you coming to the party or not?” She asked and turned to look at me. When she noticed I had been staring, she smiled. Oh, that smile that always made my heartbeat skip double times.
“It’s gonna be fun”
“B… But we… We have a test tomorrow”
“Fuck tests, Shane. Aren’t you so brilliant already?”
She was right. Even without reading and revising much, I always made excellent grades and topped my class. But this was a temptation. One I was already falling into.
“Shane, I’m having a little difficulty in Maths. Are you free to help?”
I turned to see Layla standing in the middle of the stairs, wearing a dress that stopped some inches below her knees. I always felt good whenever she dressed that way but right now…
I couldn’t tell how I was feeling but I know it was different from the normal way I used to feel about her dressing. I turned back to look at Renee and what I felt was different and overwhelming.
“Shane?” Layla called out again and I turned to look at her. I was in their midst and it felt like I couldn’t move anymore.
With one, I was on the right path.
With the other… I was fully convinced that I wasn’t on the right path but why was my entire body going against me?
“Yeah. I’ll help you study”
*
As I followed Layla up the stairs, I turned back to look at where Renee stood. She was gone already. I closed my eyes and looked ahead, trying to focus on Layla but I couldn’t.
Renee was already gone and I tried to convince myself that staying with Layla was the right decision. I think my mind was in complete support of it but my body felt so restless and uncomfortable.
“Another party, huh?” Layla asked, jerking me out of my thoughts. It was then I realized we were already in the study room. “Jesus Christ, Shane, what’s going on with you? First, you lied and kept secrets from me, and now this?”
“Look, Layla, I’m sorry. You wouldn’t have understood if I told you. I just thought I was doing something good. I didn’t want her to get hurt because Kade was going after her”
“And that’s why you kept it a secret?” She asked and came to stand in front of me. “Were you even gonna tell me about it?”
No, I wasn’t. But instead, I lied. “Yes, trust me. I was gonna tell you but then I knew you two never get along and I didn’t want you to get mad”This text is property of Nô/velD/rama.Org.
“Well, now, I’m mad, Shane.” She pouted and crossed her arms on her chest. “I told you to stay away from her but you didn’t. Can’t you see? She’s not a good person and she’s starting to influence you badly”
I was listening to her but none of it was getting into my head. I just stared at her and all I could picture in my mind was Renee dressed in that little piece of clothing.
“Shane… Are you listening to me? You need to stay away from her. She’s not a good person”
“She’s not bad either” I replied, not knowing how it slipped out of my mouth.
Layla stared at me in shock and disbelief. She shook her head and came closer. “What did you just say?”
“She’s not a bad person, Layla.” I groaned and went to sit in front of the table. She hasn’t done anything bad since she got here. She’s not a bad person, I convinced myself once more and looked up at Layla who had been staring at me the whole time.
“She’s… She’s just different from us”
I remember when I first saw her. I had thought she was crazy because of how she came up to me. I also remember the eating part and how I had panicked, thinking she was going to kill me and eat me up in the Janitor’s closet…
Taking a deep breath, I smiled softly. She’s beautiful but crazy and that doesn’t mean she’s a bad person, does it?
“She just does things differently and we can’t blame it on her. Unlike You, Theoden, and I, she grew up differently with her own beliefs. We can’t force her to be like us or act like us, Layla. Just like everyone else, we have to accept her for who she is”
It took more than a minute and I didn’t get any response or reaction from her. She finally walked away from me and went to stand in front of the window.
“What’s there to accept, huh? I know you don’t like her cursing around. I don’t like that either. I know you don’t like the way she dresses, exposing all her body. I don’t either. So why should we accept her? I know you don’t even like her.”
Was that true?
Did I really dislike her cursing around?
Did I really dislike the way she dressed in those little pieces of clothing?
Before I’d say yes but something about now felt different. Already, I was used to her cursing around. I started liking it after she cursed my name while straddling my thighs in my bedroom. I cannot easily forget the way it made me feel because it came back each time I think about it.
“You don’t like her, right?”
“I don’t hate her either” I answered and she stared at me in shock. There was something about her reaction but I couldn’t understand it.
“Why? Cause you like her? Do you like her already?” She rushed out the questions and came back to stand in front of me “You like her, don’t you? That’s why you don’t have any problem with whatever she does”
“I don’t know what you’re talking about, Lay. But it doesn’t mean I hate her” I ended the conversation immediately and stood up to leave.
“Great. You don’t hate her then it means you like her!”