by Ana Slash
“Hey, will you get seated? The instructor said in a firm voice. The girl turned around and smirked.
She said to the instructor, ‘I guess you have forgotten who pays the bills here? My family owns this school, why don’t you stick to your job and teach the students, hmm stay out of our business.”
I swallowed.
I couldn’t believe it. How could she speak with a member of the school staff that way? I thought he would say something but he didn’t, instead he clenched and unclenched his fist. She turned back to me and started daggers into my eyes. She said, “Now where were we? Oh yes, you must understand we rule this school so sorry about your memory loss.
Maybe it was better that way, judging as you went up the clock tower to fuck a guy that would never be yours. You won’t be accepted in this school. It’s a shame really, but I don’t make the rules. Oh and just so you know. You might think you have the guys wrapped around your fingers, but you are dead wrong.
They will never be yours, think of it this way, you are a hmm the taste of the moment; you know, like a movie actor going after an extra on set. It will never last, but you must feel great being sought after by not one, not two, but three guys?” She laughed and slid off the desk.
I glanced at my device, which she broke by sitting on it.
“Sorry about the device. Get another one, or ask your Dad to do so”
She stepped away and sat next to the other girls in her crew. Humiliated, I wanted to cry, but I held back. I would not let them see me cry, no way! It wouldn’t happen. The tears welled up in my eyes, but I held back.
I looked up at the instructor. He looked at me and sighed; he nodded reassuringly as though letting me know everything would be alright. I couldn’t think straight, I wanted to leave the classroom and head over to find out what happened to Maxim. I was torn between believing him or my stepfather, who has been nothing but kind to me. But then I wondered, if he was so great, why didn’t I pay my tuition on time.
Lunch time, Susan came up to me and asked if I was okay. I said, “Yes I am just a little worried about Maxim. Do you think he will be alright? Should I go over to the station and bail him out?”
She laughed and said, “Bail him out? Are you serious? Maxim is a rich kid, the rules that apply to us don’t apply to him. He’d be fine. You should worry about yourself instead, take care of you.”
I nodded. Then I had to ask her something that weighed on my mind. I blurted out, “Are you fucking Maxim’s Dad?”
Stunned by my words, she averted my gaze. I asked again, “I am sorry but I don’t know why I asked, but sometimes I get flashbacks. I see you and Maxim’s Dad and…”
“No Bella, I am not at least not today, I am fucking Mr. Myers”
“What? Who? My Dad?”
“Step Dad, not your Dad. I am sorry, but he paid my tuition and I can honestly say I am in love with him.” She looked away. I couldn’t believe what I heard her say. I stared straight ahead, nerves fluttered in my belly. How could she say she was sleeping with the man I call my father? Yes she’s over eighteen but that is beside the point. Does my mother know?
“I can’t believe what you are saying. I refuse to believe what you are saying. You are lying.”
“Believe what you will Bella, but I am telling you the truth.”
I stared at Susan.
How could she possibly tell me this right now?
But then I closed my eyes again, and suddenly memories flashed through my mind.
I saw her standing next to my stepfather.
I could see her kissing him to do this really happening. I shook my head and got back to my reality.
I turned to Susan. I noticed her lips move, yet I heard nothing. But then I focused, and then I heard her voice.
She said, “are you okay Bella, I lost you for a moment there.”
I shook my head and said, “I can’t be okay after what you just told me? How do you expect me to react? My best friend tells me she had sex with…”
Susan interrupted my conversation and said, “regardless of how you feel, it’s true. I’m not lying Bella.
I grabbed my book bag and said to her, “I think we need to get back to class. This conversation is over.”
She shook her head and said, “typical, this all you do is run away. Fine, I thought I could talk to you, I’m so sorry I brought it up. Perhaps I shouldn’t have said anything. I apologize. I don’t want to hurt your family. Please don’t tell your step father I told you this.” I shot her a look and said in a sarcastic voice, “What, that you slept with my step Dad?”
She swallowed and said, “you know what I mean, Bella. I’m sorry.”
And with that, she hurried down the hallway back to class.
I flicked my hair behind my ears and headed back to class too.
The rest of the day was a blur.
I couldn’t focus and once school ended for the day, I walked out to find the driverless car waiting for me, this time around my step Dad was not in the car.
I immediately pulled up my device and called Maxim.
I dialed his number furiously.
He picked up my call.
“Hello.”
I blurted out, “Hello Maxim, do you need me to bail you out?”
Maxim replied, “Did you notice that storm?”
What storm? Nothing happened.
It’s dry out here.
Maxim asked, “Really?”
I said to him, “yeah it’s perfectly fine I’m in the driverless car and it’s clear as can be here. Then I looked out the window and oh my God this skies got dark and the tree started swaying. The driverless car spoke, “malfunction happening.”
I said to Maxim, “oh my God I do not understand what’s going on but it’s not good. What’s happening?”
The car started moving erratically.
Concerned, Maxim said, “Bella, tell it to take you over to Nob hill right now. Tell it to take you over to my place right about now. Hurry Bella you can’t stop this you must get over here.”
I nodded and said to the car, “number 7 X St Nob hill, take me right now to San Francisco.” And with that the car swerved around and headed towards Nob hill.
“Whats going on?” I shrieked in fear as the car sped down the roads, branches of trees started falling.
I turned to see buildings swaying.
Is this really happening?
Did I just get into the twilight zone? This was insane.
The car did well, though; it avoided the falling debris.
But then it announced, “running out of gas, shortly.”
Fear engulfed my senses.
The last thing I wanted was to get stuck in the middle of nowhere in this crazy, strange storm.
But luckily it got to its destination fine. The moment I got there, Maxim hurried out of his house and ran to the car.
He opened the door, grabbed my hand and rushed me out of the vehicle, good timing too because the moment he did so, a tree came crashing down on the car.
Drenched, I gasped and grew faint. Maxim carried me into the home and into his bedroom. I woke up to see him smiling, his beautiful dark eyes met mine. I asked, “Is it over?”
“That cycle? Yes it is, but it will only get worse.”
What did he mean?
Why did he say it’d get worse? Did he know something? Was he keeping the true nature of what was at stake? What was up with the black rain? These thoughts ran through my brain, but then I was so pleased to be with him that was all that mattered. I listened as the storm and blaring siren sounds thundered from outside the walls of the zen like mansion? Is this over or is this only the begining?
11
Maxim
I was relieved to get Bella into the house. She trembled in my arms. I held her close, promising not to let her go. She means the world to me.
But then I got worried what if Dad returned home to meet her here? I know he said he probably won’t return home anytime soon but still I just couldn
’t stop worrying about the possibility. But then, the most important thing right now is making sure Bella is safe.
This was no ordinary storm. I heard my father talking about something like this happening but then he said it won’t happen in his life time. I guess he was wrong?
This was something else. She stared into my eyes and asked, “What was that?” I shook my head, I couldn’t explain it. A few weeks to the finals and this, it all seemed surreal.
“That right there was no ordinary storm, she said, flickering her eyes as she rose out of bed.
I nodded and told her yes, it wasn’t I don’t know what just happened but it was crazy. I bet there’s more to this.
We turned to the television and there it was, the news media talking about the effects of the black rain.
Apparently, it had dropped on the cars and birds dropped from the skies just like in that horror movie, only this time, it wasn’t horror, it was our reality.
“I can’t help it, but I remember certain things. I remember being with you, Killian and Matteo. I remember kissing you guys and you all made love to me? Is that insane? Did it really happen?”
I smirked mischievously. How could I deny the fact that we made love to her?
Then she blurted out something about a pregnancy scare. I swallowed and thought if she was pregnant at the time, they would have said something about it in the hospital. But then she couldn’t possibly have been pregnant.
I told her, “I am certain if you were pregnant someone would have said something about it. Bella, do you remember anything from that night?”
“No, not a lot, all I remember is the clock. Oh I wished I remembered more, but I hmmm…”
She paused.
I urged her on.
I asked her to keep on speaking. I remember doing this. She leaned in and kissed my lips.
Then she pulled back and turned away. I slid her face back to meet mine. I kissed her slowly at first, and then I deepened the kiss.
“Maxim…” She moaned into my lips. I slid my lips off hers and nuzzled her beautiful neckline. I murmured, “Bella, I cannot resist you, Bella.”
I slid lower, planting kisses along the curves of her gorgeous breasts. She melted on to me; I slid her top down and kneaded her beautiful ample full globes. I drew her bud into my mouth and stared into her beautiful eyes, watching as she stared into mine. She quivered and clutched my hair, but I wasn’t done with her just yet. I moved lower, sliding her skirt up and bunching it up on her waist.
“Bella, darling, I want you.” I purred. I lowered my head between her legs while keeping my eyes on her. She looked at me with hooded lens as I flicked my tongue on the innermost womanly part of her. I slid aside her soaked fabric and flicked my tongue on her nub, sending her into the shivers of ecstasy. She quivered enjoying the feeling of my tongue tasting her, she clenched her tights firmly around my head ensuring I deepened the pleasure she felt from my darting tongue, spreading apart her folds and drinking her essence. I leaned up and captured her gorgeous full breasts while tasting her, she couldn’t hold back much longer as I explored her with my tongue. The world seemed so far away from us. All that mattered was the feeling between us.
Bella
I couldn’t stop the feeling. His tongue lasted inside me and worked my center open, literally taking me to heights I didn’t know were possible. God he was incredible, I got lost in the pleasurable feeling of his stroking, licking and petting action.
12
Killian
I tried to call Maxim but he was not picking up his phone so I left it alone.
Besides, I had more to worry about with that crazy storm and the black rain. What the hell was going on? That day the sirens blared all over the place, I tried to call my Dad but he didn’t pick up. The payment free grocery stores malfunctioned, it was a really weird dystopian day; I felt as though we had fallen into the twilight zone or something!
It was really bizarre. The next morning on the news, the press acted as though it was nothing to be concerned about, but I knew better. I knew something terrible was yet to happen. Still, we had to go to school amid the Chaos. Why would they even do this?
The press said three individuals had gotten sick, well I guess in the grand scheme of things, three people getting sick was nothing major to worry about, still I couldn’t stop thinking about the worst-case scenario.
“It serious,” Someone from the medical profession said to the reporter during the news broadcast.
She nodded and said staring directly into the camera, “Ah yes, but three cases and a one time rain storm that probably meant nothing is not something we’d consider that serious. I think you are probably overreacting because that’s your profession. Well, back to you in the studios, Harry.”
I shook my head as I got ready for school. I finally got a call back from Maxim. He said Bella had spent the night. I can’t lie, I got jealous knowing she was with him and not with me.
I tried to clear my head and not think about it.
I walked into the school and noticed the students all talking about that storm from the previous night. One girl remarked, “That storm was epic.’
Another said, “I heard it has a new name or something… there is talk it might bring about chaos, an epidemic or something.”
“Nonsense that would never happen. I think we’d all be Okay.”
I noticed Matteo walking towards me.
I said to him, “hey, how’s it going?”
He shrugged and said, “everything’s going great.
Then he paused and asked, “Listen, have you heard from Maxim?”
I said to him, “no not yet why Mark”
“Well, I’m just wondering if Bella will show up today. I really would like to see her again. I guess I was just a little curious, trying to figure out how things went with Maxim at the Station.”
I shrugged and said, “Knowing Maxim, he is probably fine, besides his father’s will take care of it. Isn’t it great we hardly ever have to worry about these things right?”
Killian folded his arms and said, “I just wish she remembered that night will make things easier. That way, Maxim can prove who did it. Her step father’s been acting as though he loves her something, well to be honest I doubt he cares about her.”
I nodded in agreement. There’s no way I’d believe he cares about her or her mother.
And that’s the moment I looked up and noticed Bella. I smiled and she smirked mischievously. I tried walking towards her, but then suddenly some guy stepped past me and walked up to her. I have never seen him before. He said to her, “hello, I have to say you are the most beautiful girl in this school.”
I raise an eyebrow. Who the hell is he?
Bella blushed and said, “I’m sorry forgive me if I don’t know who you are.”
I stared intently at them. I’d never seen him before. Who is he?
Thoughts ran to my head, No one transfers schools right before the final exams?
But then again, this is Wexley, anything can happen.
Bella
I enjoyed my night alone with Maxim. But I knew I had to be discreet about our relationship. But then again, it’s not like anyone missed me? The only person who seemed to care happened to be my stepfather. I got the shock of my life when I snuck in the house to find him waiting.
Yes he was waiting for me. He flicked the lights on, looked at me and asked, “Where were you?”
His voice was stern and demanding.
I shrugged and said, “we have a problem with the car.”
He said, "yes, I know all about the virus spreading around.”
“You should have called.”
I apologized and said, “sorry I didn’t call but I got a little carried away and the experience traumatized me.”
He frowned and said, “but what you traumatize from hanging around with that Maxim kid.”
I swallowed, how the heck did he know about that?
Did he have me followed by a private in
vestigator?
I stayed silent and of course he said, “you better get some sleep, you still have to go to school tomorrow. It all seemed so surreal, how did he switch to acting as though nothing happened? It was insane.
Apparently, he must’ve followed me somehow because the driverless car was not at the location where Maxim and I left it the previous night. Maxim seemed bothered by it. He told me I shouldn’t be hanging out with him, but I can’t help it.
Maybe I shouldn’t have snuck out with him for a morning snack before coming back home.
That way everything would be okay.
But I smiled, and my stepfather placed his hands on my shoulders and planted a tender kiss on my forehead.
I figured that was it, right?
He has forgiven me.
But boy was I wrong about that.
I slept about two hours and then it was time to head off to school again.
I asked my Step Dad if I could not go to school?
He refused and said “you have to go in”
And of course my mother stumbled in drunk with a glass and a hand.
I shook my head and thought, “it’s amazing how she keeps her relationships going, considering how much time she spends drinking and having affairs.”
Memories of her past came through my mind. I couldn’t believe it. I am regaining my memory, if only I remember what happened that night.
I got torn between my stepfather and the man that I love, Maxim, one of the guys I love.
Oh God--
Did I just say I love all three guys, yes I sure did, I love all three; they have my heart .
My stepfather’s stern voice jolted me back to reality. He said to me, “Whatever you do, focus on your books. I do not want to hear that you were behind on your studies because you are an amazing lady. And the school is not cheap.”
I turned to him and said, “I appreciate everything you’ve done for me. Can I please ask you this one request?” He raised an eyebrow and folded his arms and then he leaned back and said, “go on?” I swallowed and thought, “should I ask him to drop whatever charges against Maxim? Would he do it?