My Possessive Admirer

04. Conspiracy

BELLA’S POV

It’s been two days since I received any kind of message or roses from my mysterious stalker. Can’t say I was feeling unhappy I was kind of relieved that nobody is following me anymore but...

But somewhere in my heart, I don’t know why I was a bit disappointed. I couldn’t think of any meaningful explanation as a cause of it either. Maybe the flower that was supposed to bloom in my heart got nipped in the bud because of his disappearance. The curiosity was fading by the strike of reality in my disheartened mind wondering where he was gone deserting me alone. The weariness of everyday life was returning to its own pace. And I floated, lonely as a cloud.

“Isabella see this!” One of the girls from our class came running to me with a magazine open in her hands.

“Oh wow!” I exclaimed looking at the few designs she showed me from the magazine. “So you want me to do these designs on the walls?”

“Yeah, Bella you are the only one who can make these designs look lively on the school walls. Please agree, it’s going to look great on the festival day,” She started requesting.

“I don’t know about lively but I guess I can try..” I said with a hint of hesitation. The graduation ball is like three days ahead of us. Starting a wall painting now, probably not a good idea.

“What are you thinking? You are going to do it right?” She asked again.

“If I want to finish it in time, I have to start right away I guess,” I replied assuring her I will do it.

“Aww, Bella you’re the best!” She hugged me suddenly which was quite surprising as I was not close with her. It seemed like she was being extra nice to me today.

I started doing the designs on the wall after bringing the paint buckets. I chose a white wall near the entrance so that everyone can see the painting while entering.

“Bella, seriously?” Becky said being angry, “Get down from the ladder. Are you planning to paint the whole wall?”

“Becky! I just started doing the design it will take two days to finish it. I can hopefully be done with it before the prom,” I said coming down from the ladder, “Don’t worry I’ll be fine!” I told her about the girl who requested me to paint.

“Bella! Are you dumb? Why will you agree to such nonsense?” Becky got upset hearing I agreed to do the design.

“I’ll be fine. You go home. I’ll ask dad to pick me up!” I said patting her back, “Don’t be angry with me ok. I just need to finish this part then the rest tomorrow. It will be evening soon so you go home please! I’ll call dad to pick me up.” It was almost evening, I didn’t want Becky to go home late because of me.

“NO! I’ll stay!” She frowned.

“Becky I’ll be fine trust me! I’m going to call dad after I’m done alright. You go home or you’ll be late. You also have to attend a dinner party tonight remember,” I jogged her memory that she has to attend her brother’s success party after this.

“Oh damn yeah! But you were going to come too!”

“I’m really tired today Becky. I’ll congratulate him separately. Don’t worry about it.”

Becky didn’t force. She knew I didn’t like to be forced when it comes to her brother.

“Alright, then Bella. Please call your dad soon ok!” She waved me goodbye as she was leaving. She seemed a bit worried.

“Don’t worry!” I smiled, “I’ll be fine.”

I was the last one left in school after everyone was done with their work and left the school. I gathered the paint buckets and all the brushes and kept them in one place before leaving.

“Phew!” I said looking at my artwork on the wall. It looks decent. Hopefully will look better once I’m done colouring the whole wall.

Before calling my dad, I needed to use the restroom and also wash my hands. My face, hands, uniform everything was in a mess because of the paint.

I quickly went to a bathroom cell locked it. I was thinking if dad will be able to pick me up or not. I better just walk fast and reach home with making anyone worry.

All of a sudden, I heard few girls were entering the bathroom laughing and chattering. It was weird because I didn't see anyone around when I was coming inside the restroom.

After I was done, I tried to unlock the door but shockingly it wasn’t opening because someone also locked it from outside. What’s happening? I started panicking and banging the bathroom door.

“Hello is anyone there?”

I could hear girls laughing outside the door. Saying stuff like I deserve it and I’m a bit*h. But I couldn’t recognise their voice.

“Who is it?” I screamed, “Someone please help me!”

Suddenly they stopped talking. I kinda felt scared thinking about what was happening. Are they planning to hurt me? I heard someone dragging something heavy inside the bathroom, I heard noises of the other two restroom doors opening on both sides. I banged the door again pleading them to open my door from outside. But they completely ignored me.

Then suddenly before I could realize......

I was splashed by paint from the top opening of my bathroom cell! I couldn’t look up to see who was doing this to me! They were pouring buckets of paints on me continuously. I was unable to scream for help even, the paint was covering my whole face and eyes. I wiped my face with my hand somehow and proceeded to stand on the bathroom’s commode to see the people who were doing it from the other two sides.

I put one leg on top of the commode’s lid covering my face with one hand so the paint doesn’t get in my eyes. All of a sudden as I stood up, my one foot slipped from the commode because of the paint and I lost my balance. I fell on the bathroom floor hurting my head badly on the bathroom's doorknob. I felt that I was losing my consciousness slowly while unexpectedly I heard the girls screaming from outside but by that time darkness consumed my eyesight. I don’t remember what happened next. I lost my senses.