Chapter 3
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Jelena had worked so hard to get everything she wanted and she hated feeling that someone had the power to take that away from her.
She walked around looking for Luca before bumping into someone “watch your f*****g…” she paused for a second after looking up “oh, it’s you”
“Where is your entourage?” Alex asked her almost laughing
“My friends?”
“Sure, call them that”
Jelena rolled her eyes and scanned the area, “what are you looking for ?” Alex asked while he leaned beside the admissions office, she didn’t reply him but it didn’t stop him from talking anyway “ohIsee, Luca” he laughed
“Mind your business”
“He’s busy with Elizabeth and the admissions offi-”
“Elizabeth?” she cut him off “why amIhearing her name more than I should all of a sudden”
“Are you feeling threatened?” he laughed again, she looked away feeling a bit embarrassed, “no way lena, you are”
“I’m not,I'm just confused, when did she become so important? Who is she?”
“She just resumed today, what the hell is your issue” he crouched on the floor
“Alex,Iknow your brain lacks in some areas but struggle to keep up” she stood over him, she was so intimidating but she could never intimidate Alex, it was difficult to intimidate your own brother “the admissions office never lets any student show another one around, they don’t care how you fit in, everyone finds their f*****g way yes?” Alex nodded “and they made their star quarterback show her around, it’s weird. Whitmore high doesn’t care enough, who is she?”
“Honestly Jelena it’s not this deep” he played with his socks “she’s not going to steal your man”
Jelena quietly looked at him, then turned her face away “there’s no way you would understand”
They both kept quiet for a second before Alex spoke “she might actually be my friend soon enough, just don’t f**k it up for me like the last time”
Jelena wanted to say something before Luca and Elizabeth walked out of the admissions office laughing
Elizabeth paused to look at her and Jelena wanted to say something but she glanced at Alex and walked away
“Yo, Lena” Luca called after her “um thanks i’ll see you in a bit” he smiled at Elizabeth and ran after Jelena “Lena chill”
Jelena kept walking until she reached the library and sat at her regular seat, Luca was chasing her and panting but she didn’t stop, instead she sat down still and looked forward.
“What the hell” he stopped and sat next to her “what was that for?” she didn’t reply, she just sat there “oh god Jelena, what is it now? Why is everything so difficult with you?”, she kept quiet still but this time she shifted her gaze to him and it made him so uncomfortable.
“I didn’t mean it like that” he was stammering “i-” he stopped and sighed “please talk to me”
“I’m difficult” her facial expression almost never changed, you could never tell if she was mad or angry or she didn’t just care and it scared everyone, especially Luca “okay Luca”
“I didn’t mean it that way”
“Explain then”
“It’s so difficult to talk to you sometimes,I don't know when you’re mad, angry, you don’t talk to me, all you do is walk away. You’re distant, moody, tired and honestly i-”
“We’re fine” she smiled and kissed him
“But” he was so confused
“I just had a bad week, that's all” she got up and walked away. Luca sat there feeling defeated, he might not be able to read Jelena but he knew a fake smile when he saw one
***
“f**k!” Elizabeth swore as she sunk on the couch
“Soooo” her mum looked excited “how was your first day? Any new friends ?”
“More like enemies” she scoffed
“My god, Elizabeth, what type of negative energy are you carrying to make enemies on the first day?” her mum teased her
“I got it from dad” she laughed a little, her mum laughed too
“But baby, really how was it?”
“I mean, it’s better than the rest” she sat up and faced her mum “i think the most popular girl hates me”
“On the first day? That has to be some type of record” her mum laughed “does she know who you are?”
“God, mum no, never. No one! Honestly mum no one can know who I am”
“Why?”
“Mum please”
“The admissions officer knows though” her mum said looking guilty
“ Mr Ramirez? God mum”
“I’m sorry baby, he was so excited he asked for an autograph but he won’t tell anyoneI'm sure of it”
“So that was why he was smiling” she laughed “but no one else can know for real”
“Roger” her mum handed her a cup of tea
“ there was this girl”
“Oh a girl” her mum was so excited
“Not like that” she laughed “i think she hates me”
“Why ?”. Elizabeth paused for a second before she spoke “maybe she thinksI'm trying to steal her boyfriend”. Her mum burst out laughing and it almost put Elizabeth in shock
“you?” her mum kept laughing “steal a boyfriend? She shouldn’t be ridiculous”
“Exactly,I don’t know why she’s with him, he has the IQ of a door knob, they don’t look like they belong together”
“I see” her mum smiled
“What exactly do you see?”
“Oh nothing” her mum giggled
“For god's sake mum”
“Maybe you like her”
“On my first day, don’t be ridiculous” she said this and blushed regardless “butIthink,I'm not too sure,Imight have a friend”
“Well well well” her mum scoffed “details please”, Elizabeth adjusted as she spoke “his name is Alex, he’s a bit odd but it seems like he has my best interests at heart or whatever, he’s pretty cool.
She and her mum spoke for hours. She loved that it was just them now, after everything that happened her mum needed a break from the world, cameras, interviews, signing and most especially her dad. She loved seeing her mum smile, although the bruises were still there but they were faint, Elizabeth zoned out as her mum was talking and touched the scars on her face “i’m so sorry”, her eyes filled up with tears as she held her mums face in her arm, “i’ll kill him” Elizabeth looked so angry but the tears kept flowing. Her mum smiled and held her hand.
To Elizabeth her mum was the strongest person in the world, she didn’t care who saved people from hunger or oppression she always saw her mum as stronger and better than anyone else, she hated the way her dad spoke to her mum.
Amanda was one of the biggest names in Hollywood, she started acting when she was 8 and started directing by the age of 21 and when she met Marcus, they were in love. He was nothing, until she permitted him to be something, she gave him a name and opportunities until he became big enough to turn his back on her and hurt her. Amanda didn’t care about what he did to her as long as he never touched Elizabeth, but she couldn’t take it anymore after his recent outburst at an event and pictures were taken, Amanda felt like she needed to protect Elizabeth from the world and take her far away, but luckily for Elizabeth her identity was always a secret.
Amanda kissed her daughter's hand “we’re safe baby, you don’t need to think about it too much okay”, Elizabeth hugged her mum and stayed in her arms for a good while before pulling herself back and going straight to bed.
As she shut her room door she fell on her bed and stayed still for a while, she thought about her dad and tried to dig up good memories about him but she couldn’t think of anything, all she could remember were the footsteps of her mum trying to escape her dad, she shut her head tight so all the memories would disappear but they just kept coming, images of her angry father pinning her defenceless mother to the wall, she was sick of it. She was grateful that the world finally knew what a monster her dad was but it broke her heart to see what it was doing to her mum.
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