A Dare To Kiss The Bad Boy

04

A line appeared between my brows. I glanced around the room and they all looked hopeless. No one could help me.

I swallowed a gulp down my throat."I'm not letting anyone kiss me and I don't care what the penalty is."I blurted out.

I stood up immediately. I knew it was a wrong idea coming to this lame party in the first place. Nothing good ever comes out of it. I just lost my kiss to the school's baddest guy. It was obvious that I was a fool. Why was I thinking? I kissed Romeo in front of everyone, like someone who had been craving for a kiss.

I wobbled through the crowd as I managed to find the front door. I tried hard not to cry. I didn't know how long I had been standing there, until a figure showed up behind me.

"I am sorry about what happened earlier,"

I heard a voice behind me. I freaked out and spun around.

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to scare you."Jake apologized and I gave him an assuring smile.

"Where is Joey?" I asked him.

"She has passed out. I've put her in one of the bedrooms," He replied.

"Thank you," I mumbled.

We both stood there, both of us not knowing what to say or do. There was an awkward silence between us.

"You can find a room to stay instead of being out here," Jake suggested, breaking the uncomfortable silence.

I nodded my head and muttered a 'thank you', before he walked out of my presence.

It was almost 2am. I should be waking up in three hours to get an early shower and start studying, but instead I was here again in a lame party all alone in the dark. I tried not to think that all of this happened because of joey. I could always say no to her offer, but instead I chose to accept her offer, then came to this stupid party.

I switched on my phone, and I got some text messages from Mum. I decided not to read it now, knowing what was going to be there.

By early morning, Joey and I left as soon as we could. Jake dropped me off at home. Luckily, Mum was not in by the time I got home. I guess she was on a morning shift or probably had an emergency call. She works at our town hospital as a pediatric doctor. She was going to be mad if she knew I spent the night out, despite the note I dropped.

Since today was Saturday, I didn't have much to do other than do some weeding and read my books. Or maybe, I should have a nice walk but that was if the weather was good and nice. Anyway, today's weather seemed good. Taking a walk would be a bad idea.

I had just finished getting dressed when I got a message from an unknown number.

"Happy nine hour anniversary to us, babe."

Without thinking twice, I knew who the caller was already. f*****g Romeo Sparks!

How did he get my contact? I decided to ignore him. I was not adhering to any stupid game rules.

A few minutes later, I got another message from him.

Romeo – I think we should go on a date to celebrate our anniversary. What do you think?

What was he trying to do?

I laid down on my bed and took the suspense novel I just bought. Before I could open a page of the novel, my phone beeped indicating a new message.

What the heck was wrong with Romeo? Was he on a mission to piss me off for nothing? I did not want to check his text but out of curiosity, I checked it.

Romeo – It's not fair for you to ignore my texts. You're my fûcking girlfriend.

I ignored him again. Throughout the weekend, I kept on getting his annoying messages.

****

I had just finished getting dressed for school and I was in the living room when I heard the sound of the door bell.

"Can you check the door, Ivy?" Mom shouted from the kitchen.

"Okay,"

I opened the door. My eyes widened. Now, this should be a joke. What the hell was he doing in my house? His presence was a threat to my life lately.

Romeo shot me a wink. "Can I come in?" He asked, his eyes gleaming brightly.

"No," I snapped.

"That's rude, baby,"

"Sorry, but boys are not allowed in my house," I blurted out.

He lifted an eyebrow. "Who made that rule?" He probed.

I gave a half shrug."I made the rule. Do you have a problem with that?" I asked back.

Just then, the door opened wider revealing my mother.

"Why can't you let your friend in, Ivy?" She questioned me.

"He is not my friend," I murmured.

"I amRomeo Sparks, Ivy's boyfriend. Nice to meet you ma'am." Romeo smiled at my mom as if he was the most innocent person in the world.

Mum's mouth fell open."Ivy has a boyfriend?" She asked.

"H…he is not my b…boyfriend." I stuttered.

Mom looked at me, not believing what I said. "Would you like to come in?" She asked, referring to the devil.

"No!" I screamed in my head.

Romeo stole a quick glance at me as the corners of his mouth curved upwards. "I would love to," He answered.

"We will run late to school, mom." I mumbled.

Without having an option, I was forced to go to school with Romeo.

"Pretend you don't know me," I ordered as Romeo pulled into the school parking lot.

Romeo smirked."Why should I?"

"Don't you understand? I don't want to have anything to do with you." I snapped at him.

Romeo stopped to look at me for a minute. "You can say that after one month," He said gently.

One month? What was he saying again?

Just then, I remembered the stupid party and the lame dare I got into.

Date f*****g Romeo Sparks for a month. Just last week that all this started and I got involved with him, my life had not been the same.

First off, I got a detention, breaking my perfect record and then I lost my first kiss to him.

How much more would it be if I spent a month with him?

"f**k you, your stupid dare and Samantha. You can go to hell for all I care but I'm not getting involved with anything!" I slammed the door after me as I got out of the car.

"See you in class babe,"

I heard him call after me.

"Asshole," I hissed.

*

I was unusually dreading English class as I pulled out my textbooks from my lock room. It was the same class I have with Romeo. I would have to face his truancy.

How did I end up getting involved with him? I sighed and leaned against the locker.

"Hi!"

A masculine voice said behind me and I spun around to look at the person.

Xander Cullen.

Xander was one of the school's handsome jocks, genius and baseball star player. He was cute and I once had a silly crush on him. But, that was grade 7.

Why was he talking to me? Joey would go crazy if she gets to know about this.

"H…Hi, I am I…Ivy Young." I stammered, suddenly feeling shy talking to him.

Xander smiled."I know. Literally everyone knows your name,"

What was he talking about? I was the plain girl whom nobody had noticed since my stay in the school. I had not done any other thing other than read and get good grades. Joey was the only best friend I have had ever since dad passed away.

"How did you know my name?" I asked him.

I was still puzzled. How could someone like Xander Cullen know my name?

He chuckled softly. "Are you kidding me? Almost everyone knows your name, babe,"

I chewed on my bottom lip. I was sure that my cheeks had turned pink already.

"I've got english class with you. Actually, I just changed my schedule so I need someone to walk with to class." Xander explained.

I nodded my head.

Xander and I took the seat in the second to the last row since everywhere was full.

Some minutes after, my worst nightmare, Romeo came in. His eyes scanned the class until it finally landed on mine.

The corners of his mouth lifted but it turned to a frown when he noticed who I was sitting with.

"You are late, Mr Sparks," Mr Banks called after Romeo as he waded through the chairs to the seat behind us.

"Can you just skip that and go on with lectures, Mr Banks?" Romeo blurted out.

For the few days I had known Romeo, he had always been angry. Whatever makes him angry is what I could not tell. I suddenly feel uneasy with him right at my back.

"Thank you for walking with me," Xander whispered into my ears.

I felt butterflies arising in my stomach while Romeo groaned behind us.

Finally, English class was over.

I was walking out with Xander when a pair of unknown hands curled my waist.

"Baby," Romeo whispered into my ears coming by my side. I tried to wriggle out of his hands but he held a strong grip at my waist.

He looked up and realized that Xander was b

eside me.

Romeo threaded his fingers through his hair. "What the f**k are you doing with my girlfriend?" He yelled, slamming helpless Xander against the wall.