The Heart I was Given

Chapter3

My heart sank. The moment I opened my locker, the whole space was splattered with paint of different shades. blue, green and yellow like a rainbow, dripping wet.

I could hear their laughter and giggles,

Omg look at this mess, A voice mocked

I looked up only to see “Bianca" and the famous evil grin from the corner of her lips walking towards me

She is the richest kid in the school, her parents are both rich and influential, and they made sure they raised a spoilt, rotten b***h!

She leans forward and whisper in my ear, “DROP OUT WHILE I'M STILL NICE, POVERTY REEKING b***h!”

She then walk away, brushing her shoulder past mine in a rough manner.

I clenched my hands into a fist and dug my nails in my palm. There was a raging fire in my heart that threatens to explode.

I shut my eyes and heaved a deep breath, “They're not worth it” I whispered to myself

I managed to close the locker and sluggishly walked to the classroom while the school activities commence

At lunch, I rushed down to the cafeteria to get something to eat, after pondering over something that won't cost much, I decided to go for bagel and soda.

I eat in class, because I wasn't allowed in the lunch room, Bianca made it clear I'm not allowed anyplace near the lunch room.

It was already a privileged for me attending the same school with her, but she can't eat in the same room with me, she reminded me of that often

After eating, I tried to look for a rag to clean the smeared Locker

I took the damp rag and start cleaning the Locker

“ Here, let me help” A voice came from my back, I snapped my head back to check whom it might be,

Turns out to be the girl that seats at the end of the class,

“Sophia"

I'm fine don't bother, I said bluntly

Don't judge me, I've tried to be friends with most of them, but all they did was spat at my face, constantly reminding me of the slum I came from

Might even be one of Bianca's silly traps

She heaved a deep sigh and leaned to the next locker from mine, while I continue with the cleaning

You know we're actually the same… Sophia began, struggling to fit in this f****d up world

My family isn't the perfect one, we also struggle to meet ends meet,

My uncle whom lived in Illinois, Chicago is the one sponsoring my education here

I grew up in South Boulevard, “hardknock street" we moved out 2years ago

The rag dropped from my hand as I slowly turned to look at her face.

Is this a prank? Or she's trying to f**k with me!

I know…. She swallowed

I know how life can be on that side of the world

Atleast you should be grateful your father is the one sponsoring your education

She moved away from the locker she was leaning upon and held my shoulders

Look, it's not your fault being born into this f****d up world, it's this f****d up world that decides to be cruel

Don't feel bad about what other people have to say about you and just keep your head up

Look at the Lotus flower, clean, elegant and beautiful, do you know it grew from murky waters? but it never became a stain to it.

You might be from the sewage but that doesn't make you a sewage.

Sophia words were like a key to the chains my life was tied to, her words lit up the dark empty room in my heart

Tears pool my eyes making my vision blurry, I just stood scanning Sophia's eyes

Sophia isn't someone I portrayed to have lived a life in Boulevard

She's a Latina girl with a striking beauty,

I nod my heads and tries to sniffle, as it becomes hard to breathe

My heart aches so much, as I tried to pour out every hidden emotions.

Sophia moves closer and pulled me into a hug

I held onto her like a string of hope, and cried out the bitterness of my soul.

All that I have kept in, the struggles, the abuse, the hunger. Everything poured out, like a stormy rain.

Never in my life have I break down like this, not in front of my father, my siblings or Vaney

I tried to act all high and mighty, but deep down. I'm tired, exhausted, drained, broken, my sanity fluctuating

Life isn't supposed to be this cruel and hard

God must have really turned his back on me….

After a while.....

The bell rang as a signal of lunch over

Sophia helped me with the cleaning, and then we both walked to class

All eyes on me, because everyone was surprised to finally see me with a student on my side

“I don't want to put you in a tight spot, you're gonna get on their bad side” I said to Sophia

I don't care, she replied with a smile

At the end of the school session, Sophia bid me goodbye while I walked away to the school gate

Kayla was there waiting for me, she raised her eyebrows on seeing me, she must have seen my red eyes and swollen face from the cry,

but like she always does, she looked away and didn't bother to ask what happened.

Cold b***h!

We both walked home since we couldn't afford a taxi,

I stopped at RDR to buy some foodstuffs from the money dad gave me this morning

RDR is situated at the south entrance of Boulevard, A street away from Vaney's block

I quickly made a quick shopping and head home with Kayla giving me a helping hand

Kayla dropped the stuff into the tiny kitchen while I dropped mine too

I took water from the small wack fridge from Dad's room and gulp it down

Then something hits my brain,

Where's Lucas?!

Vaneyi should have picked him up by now before resuming his afternoon Job

WHAT THE f**k!! Kayla shrieked from the other room

I dropped the water and ran to the room only to find Lucas with a horrible Black eye

My face widened in horror

Who the f**k did you like this? I demanded

But Lucas keep mute

I said who's the motherfucker that did you like this!

I asked again but this time I yelled like a mad woman, even Kayla flinched backwards

Uhmm Gigi didn't show up, and it was getting late, so I ventured out alone

Y'all know I couldn't afford a taxi so to avoid walking a long distance, I… uhmm…

You what? I was getting impatient

I took… he shooked his head

I took the Black Alley

You what!?

OMG! Lucas! I grunt frustratedly

Why'd you that? Why'd you risk your life!

I close my eyes and clenched my fist

“Carlos" f*****g SON OF A w***e! I mumbled

I cursed, and storm out of the room but quickly run back inside

Kayla! Where's Kayla I looked around but she was gone

Fuck! I grunt

You stay here and don't budge! You hear me?! I warned Lucas before rushing out of the room

There's no way in hell kayla is going to face that monster.

No Kayla it's suicide..... Tears pool my eyes as I ran all the way down to Black Alley

“Carlos” is a gang leader of a group called the " The Good Fellas” they dominate Boulevard from hardknock street down to Black Alley, North Boulevard,

You'll always find them amongst crimes like r**e, gangfight, drugs racketeering, everyone feared them

I could boldy say he's the king of Boulevard

Black Alley was their dwelling place, no person with sane mind will wander there Aimlessly

I regretted also taking that path 2years ago, if not for Vaney, I'd be a victim of rape

And why the f**k would Lucas risk his life going through that Alley?

And why the heck did Vaney not show up to pick him from school??

Fuck! f**k!! f**k!!!

Zora? A voice chanted my name, I slowed down a bit to check whom it might be

It was Noah...

Noah! Where's Gigi? I asked impatiently

He went to pick up Lucas.... Noah said

Pick up Lucas? I questioned

Bang! A gunshot roared, I ducked to the ground with my hands above my head, even Noah flinched back a bit

A female voice shrieked in a high pitched tone

The whole street disorganized in a few seconds

I turned to the direction of the shot, It was only a street away to the Black Alley

My soul left my body

Kayla ......