Scarlet Hearts

A Peek

I gathered every courage I had in me to walk into the building along with a sea of people all chatting about how well they spent their summer, the new country they traveled to for a vacation, and a whole lot of things.

I couldn't relate to any of those, I spent the summer working part-time in the hospital for elderlies where my mom also worked, it was an uneventful summer but I made some friends with some of the patients they were always nice to me and treated me like their grandchild, there was never one boring day around them that I didn't think about the fun I was missing out from.

Only when Jess would call me from France where she spent her summer to tell me about how wonderful Paris is, was the only I would feel it.

I opened my locker and put my books in the locker.

“Bam” Jess shouted in my ear

“Are you trying to kill me?” I said with sarcasm at her failed attempt to scare me

“I missed you so much” she squealed

I shut the locker door and hugged her tightly

“I miss your hugs the most”

Releasing her the hug, I noticed she was wearing a black leather jacket, a white tank top inside it, dark blue mom jeans folded a little at the bottom with black combat boots, she also had her pitch black hair in a high bun exposing her neck and accessories, she looked gorgeous and one thing about Jessica is the way she can pull up in anything and look fabulous.

“So what did you get me?” I asked happily

“So about that,” she said dragging her words

“Don't even go they I'm not going listen to any excuse”

She let out a laugh and opened her bag pack and struggled before she managed to bring out a big box.

One thing I know about Jess she would never disappoint. She is such a giver, at first I thought she gave me a lot of things because she pitied me, but getting to know her well I realized that she is just a natural giver.

“I knew you would never,” I said taking the box from her, when I opened it there were two boxes and when I opened the first one, it was filled with expensive-looking chocolates wrapped in gold wrapper the way it was carefully arranged and package I knew how expensive it was.

“Oh my God babe, how much is this?” I gasped

“Open the other box,” She said beaming with a smile and I knew she was trying to ignore the question.

I gave in and opened the box and inside was a lacey material, I gave her the chocolate box to have a better look at what was in the box because I couldn't figure it out. I looked at her and she was smiling mischievously at me, at that I should have known she was up to no good.

I raised the black lace in confusion, stretching and turning it around to figure out what it was.

“Jess, what is this?” I asked confused, she didn't reply and kept on smiling

“Oh my God Jessica!!!!” I screamed throwing the lace into my locker and slamming it shut

“What?” she laughed

“What if someone saw that?” I asked

“It's just lingerie nothing they haven't seen before,” she said

“We are in school babe, no wonder you were smiling like that I should have known you were up to no good,” I told her

“Try it on when you go home it would look so sexy on you,” she said

“You know damn well that isn't happening, all the others you got me are still there” I replied to her.

Jess was the only person I was comfortable enough to talk about my body with, she was the only one who frequently told me how beautiful my curves were but I didn't feel the same so it makes it very hard, but she wouldn't stop assuring me but I am one hard shell to c***k.

“But you know you promised me that this year you would change your dress style,” she said

“Did I?” pretending not to recall “Even if I did promise you that is it a lingerie that I would wear to school?” I asked laughing

“You know that is not what I mean, we could go shopping after school,” she said

“Let's just-”

Let's just go to class was what I wanted to say until I sighted Nicole and her friends from the entrance striding into the hallway like they owned the place, everyone stopped and stared.

“Let's go,” I said putting the boxes in my bag hurriedly and holding my book to my chest and grabbed her to rush out of there before they noticed me

“Ah, are you trying to cut off my hand” she shouted confused as to why I was dragging her

“Why the hurry all of a sudden?” she asked, she hadn't noticed Nicole and co yet

“Oh dear isn't that Kayla” Roshelle one of Nicole’s friends called out as she noticed me

Exactly what I was trying to avoid was walking straight towards me, I looked at Jess and she now understood why I was in a hurry to leave her eyes were telling me sorry but as I dragged her hand again for us to just ignore them and walk away but she refused to move she is so stubborn and isn't one to back down from a fight if only I was like that.

“What are you wearing piggy?” Nicole spat out using her thumb and index finger to pinch my shirt like it was dirt

Her words sent needles poking at my heart no matter how many times she called me names and made fun of me, I never got used to her harsh words.

“b***h if you don't get your new nose out of her face I would slap it off,” Jess said

“Nobody asked you mommy piggy” Micheala, Nicole's second minion mocked

Making three of them too busy laughing as Nicole let go of my shirt and wiped her hand with a tissue then tossed it at me.

“Aww I can see why you haven't stopped kissing Nicole's ass, is it because of that bag, I guess that's your pay for a good ass-kissing last session” Jess threw it back at her, referring to the pink channel bag Micheala was holding it was Nicole’s last year and we all knew because she dragged about it continuously about how it was custom made.

I just stood there not saying anything, I didn't defend myself, and if not because Jess was here with me today it would have been more humiliating.

“I guess you have your defender here today, next time,” Nicole said

“I wonder why my dad let someone like you in our school. You always mess up the whole vibe, look at you looking like you get your clothes from a homeless man’s wardrobe ugh I hate you” she added sounding frustrated.

The bell rang making everyone hurry to their respective classes

“I would see you after,” Jess said throwing me a sad smile

“Ok,” I told her

“Jess” I called out, she stopped and turned to hear what I wanted to say

“Thank you” I mouthed, and she just smiled and walked away.

I also headed to my class, I would always be grateful to Jess, she doesn't get tired of defending me no matter the situation with makes me feel like she always babysitting me but anytime I try to talk back it always didn't end well, the last time I told Nicole that is always picking at me to convince herself that she is better than me which was a cocky line I picked from a movie, she laughed so hard poured drinks from the vending machine on me and locked me in an abandoned bathroom making me miss my exam, it was Jess who eventually found me after hours of me crying.

My thought was cut short when I slammed into a hard surface making the books I had in my hand fall on the floor

“Ouh” I winced, I opened my eyes to see the cold gray eyes of Jake Kelter staring at me like he was looking through my soul.

“Can't you watch where you are going?” he said with a stern voice

“I'm sorry I didn't mean to” I apologize

“You almost pushed me to the ground with your big body,” he said spitefully, causing all the dozen of the guys that were walking with him to burst out laughing. They laughed so hard that I could feel tears swelling up but I pushed it back. I wouldn't let myself cry in front of these boys.

I just hurriedly picked up my books on the floor and walked past them before they said something else. I was already late for class, but after everything I did to avoid being late, I was still late.

And it is all because of Jake, I have always hated Jake since we were little, he was Jessica’s cousin so most times when I go to play with Jess he is mostly there he would always pick at me every little chance he got and made me cry a lot I always thought he did that because we were forced to be in the same spot but it didn't still change when we got older though we didn't see each other often anytime he sees me, he never miss the chance.