Alana novel Chapter 8

We're going back to school finally. After that awkward encounter with Chance, I don't know if I'm going to be speaking to him. So basically I'm on my own. I'm sure Leo doesn't want to be seen with me.

He drops us off at school and immediately I walk towards my first class. I have nothing else to do so I read from my favorite author.

Cr4vinz on Noveltells.

"Alana?" Crap, what does he want now.

"Yes, Leo?"

"What're you doing in here this early, come out with me."

My mouth falls open at his offer and I nearly give my all to him right there.

Funny, notice the sarcasm.

No.

Smiling I kindly decline and get back to reading. Fia and Ivan are so cute together.

"Why?" He asks and I ignore him

He'll just leave once I ignore him.

At least that's what I thought...

In one swift motion, my phone was taken out of my hand.

"Hey!"

"I asked you a question." He nearly growls and I narrow my eyes. I watch as he cowers back and I nearly smile with satisfaction.

"Listen... Leo. I admire your efforts I really do but, I don't fit into your crowd, I really don't so I would appreciate it if you gave me back my phone."

"Y' know, you were never this feisty when I saw you in the hallways."

"You said you never noticed me."

"I lied." He shrugs and I grab his collar bringing his face closer to mine.

"Listen, lover boy. I just want some peace and quiet okay? If I wanted to be around girls dressed in too tight clothes and racist friends I would just sit in the hallway wearing a shirt that says "Bully me!" Now leave me alone." I shove him backward hard, grabbing my phone as it slips out of his hand.

His eyes were livid and I tried my best to keep my face stoic.

He angrily stomped out, slamming the door hard.

I huff stubbornly and continued about my reading.

It was lunchtime and everyone seemed to be happy, talking to their friends, whereas I was all alone sitting in the middle of the cafeteria. I block everyone out with my headphones and listen to Zoe Grace.

I was in the middle of a concert in my head when a whole group of males surrounded me. I looked at their evil smirks and immediately feel the fear settle in.

So you can stand up to Leo but you can't stand up to them?

That's different! I know Leo won't hurt me and there's five of them!

Why isn't anyone helping me?

Oh shush. It's not like it's the first time, you should be used to it.

I was about to lose consciousness when he removed his hold and I started heaving for oxygen. I thought it was over.

Silly me.

A fist connects with my face so hard that I end up falling off the table seat and hitting my head on the floor. I don't black out, only feel the pumping pain at the back of my head. One of them stomp on the headphones and I frown slightly.

My face felt like it was vibrating with pain and I could feel the headache kicking in as I started sobbing.

I know, I know.

"Pathetic." They said reading my thoughts and I curled into a ball. Crying hard as the stomp away.

Walking home since Leo was nowhere to be found, and his car just suddenly disappeared, I could still feel they're hands on my neck.

Thankfully they didn't say any brutal words that I could hear. At least not today. Tears we're still leaking, just not as much as I limped down the road. A long way to go.

And as if the universe just decided that what I had just gone through wasn't enough, rain starts pouring.

And I mean pouring.

Removing the hair from my face as I neared a bench, I sat down, just staring into nowhere as my throat felt puffy.

Suddenly gasping for air again, this time, I ended up blacking out.