More than a game
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By Kemmy B. Gabriel (BB)
Book eighteen
Hailey’s standpoint
Lee dressed herself up extra pretty today because of Jonathan, she was getting very excited because of him. He k!$$£d her, she thinks k!ss!ngmakes any difference? It doesn’t, not one difference. He can still change because boys are evil; men are evil. I drove into the parking lot, someone parked in my sp©t, the sp©t reserved for me. What the hell! I quic-kly parked in another sp©t and got out of the car angrily, there was a sign there that states it belongs to me. It’s not like it is necessary but I just love that sp©t.
‘Hailey, calm down,’ Lee said pleadingly.
‘Who in the fu-cking world parked their car in my sp©t!’ I shouted angrily, everyone in the parking lot were alre-ady expecting it as they were looking at me.
‘Who else than that know it all Violet,’ Babianca, one of the cheerleaders said irritably, rolling her artificial coral eyes.
‘Isn’t she aware that this sp©t right here belongs to me?! The special place I begged everyone to leave for me?! I repeat, I begged!’
‘But you didn’t beg me,’ and there is the nas-ty witch herself. I whirled to my side to face her, she had her hands folded. ‘You begged them, not me.’ She twi-nkled her lashes innocently.
‘Violet you have been looking for my trouble since you got here, finding a way to provoke me to violent. Two days ago, you la-id a complain that I be re-moved as captain of the cheer squad and president of the school, you also wrote so many nas-ty reasons why but the board rejected it, I let it go because I don’t…’
‘plea-se st©p nagging, you didn’t buy the land, just because your mother owns the school doesn’t mean you can do whatever you want. I parked my car there, deal with it.’
‘Violet, are you alright? Who are you talking to, my sister?’ Lee sneered.
‘Yes, her, or do you want me to direct it to you?’ She asked jestingly. ‘After all, you don’t have the mental stability to comprehend that…’
My head swelled as that angry purse I know starts rushing along my veins, my bitter anger was coming, one that always made me do things I don’t know, like I would get possess by a spirit and the voice in my head control me. I clenched my fists, twisting my n£¢k around as I put on a twisted menacing smile. No one gets to insult Lee but me.
‘Leave it Hailey,’ Lee grinned, nodding her head. I knew that nod very well, she did it to avoid me getting angry. I stepped back, everyone did because they know her. Lee surprisingly walked to my car, humming a song.
‘What is wrong with you Violet?’ She walked closer to me, standings right in my face.
Don’t get mad.
Don’t get mad.
Don’t get mad.
‘I didn’t travel all the way from Netherland to be a puppet un-der someone, to worsh!psomeone, no, I didn’t. Now listen to me Hailey, you better drop that crown of yours before it kills you, you can never know when something unexpected would happen.’ She threatened in a whisper.
I chuckled darkly ‘Violet, my sweet sweet Violet,’ I tapped her cheek. ‘You are more foolish than I thought.’
‘You see Violet,’ Lee said all of a sudden. ‘I c@m£ to school very happy today, jubilating in joy,’ she was holding a crowbar. ‘But you ruined it by insulting me and I hate it when that happens,’
‘What do you think you are doing?’ Violet flared.
‘This,’ Lee smashed the window of Violet’s car. Violet screamed. How smiled as she yelled at Lee to st©p but Lee kept smashing everything until the car was badly damaged.
‘My birthday gift,’ Lee walked closer to Violet who was crying as she sat on her knees. She squ-atted down with her crazy sm-irk.
‘You see that toy you are driving? I can buy ten of it and I don’t even nee-d to use my parents’ money, just mine. Do you think you can walk in here and try to kick us out of what we built? Take over? Many people here are wealthier than you but they don’t show off, they don’t try to pl@yqueen, they humble themselves. Now listen to me Violet,’ she gr@bb£d Violet’s chin r0ûghly. ‘If you want to stay in this school, stay, throw yourself at my brother, don’t care. But the moment you dare cross my path or my sister’s, dare challenge us again, I will personally show you why my last name is Lee Kendrick… And yes, do pray that you don’t make Hailey mad again, you won’t like what will happen.’
‘I can sue you for as-sault!’
‘as-sault!’ I shouted and laughed. ‘You can sue us? That is so precious,’ I laughed. I frowned immediately and sneered. ‘Go, sue us and let’s see where that ends you. When you want to fight with a lion, make sure you have bigger claws than it do.’
‘Tell her sis,’
‘Let her go Lee,’ Hans sighed. Violet increa-sed her crying, so typical. ‘Did you have to smash her car?’
‘I will smash her head if I have to.’
‘Let her go Lee,’ Hans snapped. Lee stood up, glaring at him. ‘Now you are going to repay her by buying a car twice as expensive as this one…’
‘What!’ Everyone exclaimed.
‘Hans, are you being serious here?’ I asked incredulous.
‘I am damn serious,’
‘I will never buy her a car, over my dead b©dy…’
‘Lee,’ Hans growled warningly, grinding his teeth in anger. I was so shocked my anger subsided.
‘Hans, you are talking to Hadley, not someone else,’ I said quizzically.
‘And so fu-cking what! You let your sister smash the poor girl’s car because she parked in your sp©t?!’
‘Hans, you know I love…’
‘Not another word,’ he snapped. I flin-ched, Hans was angry because of her? My anger was now replaced with shock, incredulity and fear. ‘Now the two of you will get the money, buy her the car and a gift as apology.’
‘But…’
‘What did I say?’ He asked threateningly.
‘Okay,’ Lee sobbe-d. ‘You want a car, I’ll get it,’ she threw the crowbar away and ran out, heading out of the school. I watched with mouth open as he helped her up delicately while she pretended.
‘Are you okay Violet?’
‘I’m fine, she didn’t hurt me much,’ Violet said with feign fear. She cried again and held him ti-ght, am I the only one who thinks I’m stuck in a nightmare! ‘They almost hit me, I was so scared.’
‘I’m sorry, they are like that sometimes,’ he looked at me, glaring angrily. ‘From now on, she will be parking there, get rid of what you have destroyed, kapish?’ I nodded. ‘Good, come Violet.’ Violet maliciously win-ked at me before Hans carried her on his back.
Oh jaw, where has thy gone?
‘Am I in a dream?’ Silvia asked.
‘A dream that just turned into a nightmare,’ I said ghostly. Iris, where are you?
Lee’s standpoint
Today have been ruined!
Hans did that to me, why? What did I do to him? He would normally hvg me until I calmed down, hvgged Hailey and k!$$£d her forehead. Hans had always been the cool tempered one, the water that quenches our fire. Hailey was a h0t headed one, easily angered and bad at controlling it. I only get angry when she gets angry, like her serious anger. I… Hans never snapped at us for someone else, that was harsh and humiliating. I sniffed and wiped my nose, I ran all the way to Johnny’s special fountain, hope he won’t mind? It had been my special place too since he showed me. I sat on the fountain, staring at the water as it riffled and gurgled.
‘Had a feeling I would find you here,’ I didn’t bother looking at him, I was depressed. He sat down facing me and took my hand. ‘Hadley, don’t feel bad about what Hans did,’
‘Why wouldn’t I? My own brother humiliated me because of a witch,’ I cried. ‘Something he has never done before.’
‘Maybe he has a reason, the Hans I know always have a reason,’ I averted my eyes from the water to him. ‘That doesn’t sound like what Hans would do but honestly, that isn’t even the Hans I know, still him but different. Ever since Ivan betrayed him, he have changed, really changed. What I know however is that Hans has a reason for everything so trust that he will explain later, okay?’
‘You sure I’m not losing my brother?’
‘I am 98% sure you aren’t,’ he smiled. He used his other hand to pla-yfully hold my chin. ‘Now, smile for me and st©p crying.’
‘And I have to buy her a car?’
‘If it would make you feel better, I will handle the car,’
‘I won’t let you spend on her,’
‘Don’t worry about it,’ he pinched my nose. ‘Smile,’
‘Why did you k!ssme yesterday? Last night?’
‘I like you, that’s why,’ he said smilingly, like it was a easy thing to say.
‘You do?’
‘Yes, I do. You don’t feel the same way?’ I laughed and jumped on him, wrong move, we both fell into the fountain. I g@sped as I sprout out, laughing at every g@sp. The water was so cold.
‘Sorry, I got excited,’ I said sheepishly.
‘Is that a yes?’
‘Yes? Like let’s d@t£ yes?’ He nodded. I stro-ke my chin pla-yfully. ‘Depends on how good of a k!ss£r you are,’
‘Let me prove it then,’ he sm-irked. Taking my hand, he pu-ll-ed me to my feet and wra-pped his hands on my w@!st around. ‘Remember to k!ssback.’ With that said, he crashed hisl-ips on mine, the f0rç£ pushing me back a little. I k!$$£d him back with much delight, giving him access to my mouth. His ton-gue was like ice cream, all the flavors in the world dwelled in his ton-gue, it was ice cream paradise.
I clung to his n£¢k, holding it so he won’t draw back. His hands on my w@!st lowered to the t©p of my as-s, his f!ngersru-bbing circles. I m0aned into his mouth, that little action was ma-king my inner system heat up. I pressed my che-st further into his che-st, running my hands into his hair. The k!ssgot more intense, transfered to a h0t French k!ss, we were ma-king out in a fountain.
‘You two! Get out of the fountain!’
bur-sted!
‘fu-ck,’ he muttered.
‘No swearing,’ I scolded.
Hailey’s standpoint
I sat in the gym, staring at my feet. I spent half my day working out when others were in clas-s, Hans and Richie are idiots. I sighed, swinging the water bottle in my hands. Why wasn’t everything working well for me?
‘Psycho!’ I rolled my eyes to Jet. Whenever I was sad, he was always there, always appeared like my comfort god, pretty sweet of him. Jet was my friend before Richie c@m£ along, I never neglected him and that made Richie and I fight a lot because Richie don’t like him.
‘Hi Jet,’ I said sadly.
‘You are sad,’ he plopped himself beside me. ‘Hans?’
‘Yeah, and Richie, I can’t believe he could hide such an important secret from me.’
‘Is that what is bothering you, or the fact that he has a babe?’
‘Both,’ I chuckled. He nudged me with his b©dy. ‘I just feel disappointed, not heartbroken, just disappointment.’
‘Like I predicted you would be,’ he said proudly, dusting his shoulder. I laughed and nudged him back.
‘I feel empty,’
‘I know, I do feel that, I have felt that for three years of my life.’
‘Really?’ I looked at him quizzically. ‘How so?’
‘I have been in love with a girl for years, she loves me, but she don’t know she does. That girl have been in love with me but confuses her admiration for another guy as love, she doesn’t love him but she believes she do.’
‘Wow, have you tried talking to her about it?’
‘No, I’m afraid I’ll ruin our friendsh!p. I love her too much to lose her. Being her friend is good enough,’
‘How do you know she loves you?’
‘I have natural psychologism, I took my time to study her and she drun!kenly confirmed it. She was so drun!kthat till today, she doesn’t remember the night she confessed her feelings to me and s£dûç£d me, we had s£x all-night…’ He smiled at the memory, looking into space. I frowned, jealousy taking over again. I don’t know why but I get very jealous when I see Jet with another girl or hear him talk of them. With Richie, I can tolerate, but Jet’s makes me explode.
That’s true, why haven’t I thought about this?
‘Why don’t she know? Is she stupid and clueless? How close are you two? More than we are? Why did you sleep with a drun!ken girl? Why didn’t you tell her? Jet that was cruel and was she even good enough?’ I bombarded him with jealous questions. He laughed and shook his head.
‘You are so clueless Hailey,’ she shook his head again. ‘She is a confuse girl, that’s why she don’t know. Yes, she is clueless, we are very close, as close as we are and I sle-pt with her because I couldn’t control myself and she s£dûç£d me. Was she good enough?’ He ran his f!ngersthrou-gh his hair with a big grin. ‘Damn! She is the best! It was like she was made for me, made to know exactly what to do to push my hor-nybu-tton. It was the best s£x in my entire life and I wish I can get it everyday, have her with me most nights…’
First Richie, then Hans and now Jet. I have lost all the guys I hold dear. What else? Phoenix?!
‘Just tell her how you feel and be happy while other people wallow because of rejection,’ I sobbe-d. I wiped my fears furiously. ‘Get lost Jet, I want to be alone.’
‘Hailey, you still can’t see it,’ he said pitifully.
‘See what? How everyone is abandoning me for another woman? Oh wow, so great but you know what?! I don’t fu-cking care! All of you can go fu-ck a cow because I don’t freakin’ care!’ I stood up and stomped to the door, such insult.
‘Hailey, don’t you wanna know who she is?’
Yes, so I can kill her.
‘She has a sister and two brothers, one born the same day with her, her sister also. Her younger brother is a flir-t, her sister a wacko and she is the queen of the house…’ I froze as he placed his two hands on my shoulders. ‘She is my very close friend, my confider, the idiot that makes me smile all the time…’ He leaned his chin on my head. ‘And the woman who knows how to waste my money…’ My eyes had wi-de-ned, that was me. ‘Her name is Hailey Piper Kendrick,’
Heart, don’t fail me.
‘I love you Hailey, always have, always will. I know you know that de-ep down, I am the one you love, the one who loves you for who you are. Hailey, I am not going to rush you, I won’t urge you but I want you to think about ten reasons why you love Richie and ten why you react the way you do around me, it will make your decision ma-king easier. When you are re-ady, I am here but even if you don’t accept me, I will still be here as a friend.’
‘I…I…I…’ Why was I paralyzed?
I sle-pt with him?!
I turned sharply with wi-de eyes. ‘We had s£x?!’
‘I’m sorry,’
‘Why didn’t you tell me?!’
‘I’m sorry,’
‘Is that all you have to say?’ He shrugged. ‘Stay away from me,’ I turned to leave but he caught my forearm and smiled. ‘What?’ I snapped.
‘To make you decide,’ I yelped when he abruptly pu-ll-ed me into his che-st and k!$$£d me. My stomach’s zoo opened, all the animals ran out, my head shooting fireworks and heart beating fas-ter. Never have I felt so glad to be k!$$£d, it was mysteriously desirable.
For years I did wonder how it would be like to k!sshim, and now it was happening, right in the gym. Not wasting anymore time, I k!$$£d him back with much zeal as he was to me. Something in my heart opened, urging me to de-epen the k!sswhich I did. We k!$$£d pas-sionately like lovers who had been separated from each other for nineteen years, like milk starved infant. I held his collar so ti-ght I felt like I was choking him, but he didn’t mind. If we were in a be-droom, I would have pushed him down on the be-d.
‘Mm, no,’ I m0aned in protest when he tried to pu-ll away from me. ‘Don’t go,’ he pu-ll-ed back anyways and stepped way back. I whimpered in disappointment.
‘I’m sorry, I can’t let us continue or we will do something extremely stupid. Use that to think if you can, bye Kitten.’ He win-ked at me before bouncing off, my face was h0t.
$h!t! I’m we-t.
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After calming myself down in the bathroom, I walked out to go see mom, I nee-d advice. She wasn’t in the office so I had to return to clas-s. The hallway was empty, voices of students in their clas-srooms echoing. My heels cli-cked against the marbled floor, the sound echoing throu-gh the hallways and back to my ears. I was thinking about the k!ss, only about the k!ss.
It was amazing and I nee-ded more than that.
‘Hailey!’ I gro-an ed, he had to ruin it. I didn’t st©p walking, I continued sauntering to my clas-s. He ran up to me, blocked my way as he p@n-ted. ‘Hi,’
‘Move.’
‘Look Hailey, st©p acting so immature, I said I’m sorry, okay? I know you are mad because you like me…’ My heart skipped. ‘But you don’t have to take your jealousy this far…’
‘Like you?’ I sneered. ‘Who gave you that idea?’
‘You don’t really know how to hide your obse-ssion with someone,’ so arrogant.
‘If that is what you believe, then whatever, I don’t care.’
‘You like me Hailey and I do too but I just didn’t tell you because of your character, you are too bossy and demanding, rude and…’
‘Yet there is someone who loves me for me, who adores me even with my nas-ty character. You are just a confuse idiot, one that I will never love, ever.’
Is that true?
He scoffed. ‘You think so?’
‘I know so,’ and just like Jet, he pu-ll-ed me to his che-st and k!$$£d me. There was no bu-tterfly in my stomach, no fireworks or sparks. The only thing I thought of was my precious memories with Jet and him alone.
Wow, I really do love him. How did I not know this?
I pushed Richie away and gave him a ferocious backhanded sl@p. ‘Don’t you ever k!ssme again,’ I wiped my mouth and spat on him. ‘Stinky filth.’ I pushed the stunned boy out of my way and stomped out, not to my clas-s but Hans, I nee-d him. I barged into his clas-s, he was talking to that witch again.
‘Hailey…’
‘Come with me, now,’ I commanded. I was frustrated, angry, confuse and bitter, my mad anger was back.
‘I’m busy,’ he said plainly. I growled, twisting my n£¢k again.
‘Hans, I am not joking this time, I’m depress!’ He raised his hands in surrender.
‘Gotta go Violet,’ Violet did something to shock the clas-s, not me. She cu-mpped his face and k!$$£d him. Everyone g@sped, especially when he k!$$£d her back.
‘Don’t fu-ck with me Hans!’ I yelled, slamming my fist on the wall. Hans broke the k!ssimmediately. I glared at him, I was breathing like an angry bull. ‘Follow.’ I stomped out, stomping off to where my feet carried me.
How could he?! What about Iris!
‘Hailey calm down!’ He shouted as I continued stomping, I found myself back at the cheerleaders’ gym. How did I get here so fast? ‘What’s wrong?’ I whirled around fast and sma-cked his face, sl@pping him so ha-rd he fell.
‘How dare you! How dare you humiliate Lee and I?! How dare you choose a woman over us?! How dare you k!ssher when Iris is out there somewhere fighting for herself?! How dare you not be there when I’m confuse! I’m so confuse Hans, very confuse.’ I plopped on the in a crisscross position and wept.
‘I’m sorry, I’m trying to make Violet trust me to get the information Iris s£nt me,’
‘Iris?’
‘Violet is her older twin,’
‘Knew it,’ I murmured. They was something familiar about her. ‘So you don’t hate us?’
‘Never, I should have told you both though, I’m sorry.’
‘Jet and Richie k!$$£d me, I don’t un-derstand how I could be in love with Jet and mistake it for Richie, I’m confuse.’ I cried.
‘You mistook your admiration for love and refused to accept Jet because he is the least of the guy in your perfect man list. Richie suit in by appearance, the one you fantasize about, but Jet suit in to the character and vibe. You don’t have any vibe with Richie but because he is the exact description of the man in your head, you misun-derstood everything.’ Hans explained.
‘What do I do now?’
‘What do you want to do? Other than sl@p me?’ He asked jokingly.
‘I’m sorry, does it hurt?’ I crawled over to him.
‘Deserved,’ his cheek had a cut, I hurt him. ‘What would you do?’
‘Find Jet and k!sshim again,’
‘That’s the spirit!’ I blu-shed and buried my head in his che-st. ‘It’s going to be okay Hailey, I promise.’
‘Thank you,’
‘Anything for my commando,’ I punched his che-st lightly. The burden in my heart was re-moved, I was okay again. ‘Hailey,’ he said softly.
‘What?’
‘I made a mistake last night in my car,’
‘What did you do?’
‘I was ti-psy and thinking of Iris,’ he paused, his b©dy tensing up with anxiety. ‘I don’t think she will forgive me.’ I raised my head and looked into his glas-sy eyes.
‘What did you do?’
‘I sle-pt with Violet,’
‘fu-cking what!!!’ Lee and I shouted.
•••••••••••••••••••• Violet ••••••••••••••••••••
It worked!
Hans is mine!
The power of a woman, just one se-duction to the half drun!kguy and he fell, hump me in his car. I always knew I had the power to control any guy that sle-pt with me, but Hans’ was surprising, he is allover me alre-ady. Although he m0aned “unicorn” it still worked to my favor. Hans yelled at his sisters for me, we are d@t!ngeven if he isn’t aware. Yes! By the time I s£dûç£him three more times, he will be completely br@inwashed. Why fight Hailey when I can use Hans to get what I want?
Just brilliant.
To be continued.