IN 60 Days

Chapter 2- Give them a love story

love love the chemistry between Lilah and jay #Team JAH- Brenda Guld.

Lilah is so hot...Leslie don't stand a chance #Team JAH- Brandon.

Really love love Tyler but he needs more than luck to win against this two love birds #Team JAH- The psychopath.

I shut my phone already getting annoyed, despite all my efforts team JAH is still ahead of me with votes.

We were at the cafeteria but with the comment I just read my appetite was toast.

"Still wonder what they even see in that spoilt heiress." I mumbled.

"Well the girl is hot... And to tell you the truth she and Jay's love story is quite cute....they have been together since like forever besides everyone loves a good love story." Melvin drily commented.

I sighed.

"I really need to win this bitchy contest..you guys know I need the extra credits if am ever getting into my dream college." I replied.

"The chemistry between the two is so strong...can even feel it from here." Eric jokingly added.

Melvin chuckled while I hit them both with fried Chips from my plate.

"But guys seriously....I thought the ladies love me?" I complained.

"Yep they do... But they are also suckers when it comes to romance... Those creatures are easily swayed emotionally.... Its Jay and Lilah we are talking about those two look so good together they have been dating since like forever while you and Leslie just started a week ago, if you weren't loved you wouldn't be having any vote up until now." Melvin stated.

"I really need this to work...I spent my weekend with that clingy Leslie.... It wasn't funny not at all.." I commented.

They both chuckled.

"Tell me about it..." Melvin whispered.

I glared at him.

Eric frowned.

"And to think we are stuck with her for the next two months.... At this point I wished you entered this contest with Stacey she was bearable." Eric complained.

Stacey was one of my ex girl friends... Or would I say fling. The guys hated her but she was good in bed so I kept her... Broke up with her a week to senior year... The girl wanted to change me... f*****g Cinderella I thought.

"But seriously I wonder what team JAH has that team TYLIE doesn't have besides the name is lame." I complained.

"They have chemistry bro..."

Melvin stopped in the middle of whatever he wanted to say as the devil herself majestically Entered the cafeteria followed by her two best friends Cherry the one with the crazy gossip blog site that I have ended up in countless of times and Vanessa the more quiet and sane one.

No matter how much I hated her whenever I looked at her all I saw was perfection. Perfect Cupid bow lips that sometimes I do find myself wondering if they were as soft as they looked... Of course that was something I would never admit to anyone ... Beautiful alluring black hair, those sky blue beautiful eyes, curves in all the right places and of course the proud air of her father's daughter.... Lilah Melissa Alexander was perfect...

She was dressed in a denim short and crop top putting those legs of Hers in display. Effortlessly beautiful.

"Seriously! Melvin can you stop ogling at her!" I Stated glaring at him.

"Chill bro but seriously the girl is hot...if not that we have come a long way I would be on the team JAH ship." Melvin commented.

I, Melvin and Eric have been friends since middle school.

Melvin was of course the coffee Brown eyes flirt even back then in middle school while Eric was more like the voice of reason in our squad.

Eric gave Melvin his disapproving glare.

"Look guys we have already established that she is hot... Jay is also loved by the female population too ... He is also the school's favorite, he is one of the over achieving student in this school..."

"You mean nerd?" I drily commented.

"Yeah a nerd who is dating the hottest girl in school." Melvin drily retorted.

I shrugged.

"Lilah is not the hottest girl in school.. I have had better." I commented.

"No you have had girls who visit the plastic surgeon more than they visit Dubai and well that is something to go by since girls practically stroll to Dubai." Melvin said.

I glared at him.

He shrugged.

"Look Jay is cute..." I snickered.

Eric glared at me and then shook his head disapprovingly.

"....he is the perfect shy cute boy next door that well any average girl day dreams about and Lilah is hot... The perfect A list couple.... You don't stand a chance on a normal day... But you have something they don't." He said.

"You are the brooding bad boy who has never fallen in love." Melvin excitedly commented.

"No no no..." I stated shaking my head getting an idea of idea of what was going on in their head.

Eric smirked.

"The world wants a love story bro.... You would give them a love story."

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Mrs Lovelyn has been teaching for the past two hours and all I could see was her mouth moving. To be fair though it was an elective course I had to take on for extra credits. All I could think of was hearing the bell that signals that this two period of pains was over. I was tempted to skip like Melvin and Eric but Mrs lovelyn was like a modern day witch. She was one of the very few female teacher in the school that was not swayed by my charms, she could just decide to come up with a pop up quiz if she notices I am absent and I couldn't afford to lose any credits.

".... And am going to give an assignment...am going to divide you all into group of two's."

I sighed..I knew how this group stuff usually turns out... They pair me with a group of nerds or nerd as the case may be, she ends up doing the assignments and believe I owe her a favour for giving us an A, then she bugs me for weeks.

The sound of chairs scrapping backward was all I could hear as students excitedly rushed towards their waiting friends.

"Am going to be picking group mates personally." She added to the chagrin of the excited students as they all dejectedly returned to their seats

"Calista Morgan and Frederick Simeon, Patrick Lee and Alexandra Jason, Katherine Michael and Lauretta Jacob..."

There were noises as students stood up to meet their partners, there was excited squeals as lucky students were paired with their friends and also grave expressions on the face of other students who were not so lucky.

".... Jonas Jones and Luke Cole, Tyler Louis and Jay Anderson..." For a second I thought I heard wrongly.

I have always hated Lilah's goody two shoes boyfriend, no hate was not the word - Resented.

I had a feeling that all his smile and good boy ways was all a facade, he was too good to be true,a straight A student - check.

Never gotten into a fight - check.

Sweet boyfriend - check.

It seems more like a mask.

He gave me a toothy grin and came over to my seat....a grin more fake than Lilah's smile at me when she was "trying" to act civil. Trying being the key word.

"Hey buddy," he said sitting at the vacant seat beside me. Since middle school I and jay has never crossed paths and I never imagined it happening. I had no personal beef with him since I hardly knew him but a Friend of my enemy is also my enemy.

I frowned.

"Please I need a partner swap Mrs Lovelyn."I politely requested giving her my signature smile.

There was silence in the room mostly from the girls as I could imagine them praying that Mrs Harrison chooses them.

What? Am a ladies man.

"Why?" She asked smiling knowingly.

Shit! The old hag set me up.

"Nothing really... Mmmm never mind I said anything." I mumbled.

"To be submitted first thing on Monday." She announced and then discreetly grinned at me.

I turned around mortified hoping no one saw her.

"The witch is after me." I mumbled.

"You said what?" Jay asked.

"Nothing that concerns you pretty boy." I replied.

"You sure?" He asked.

I raised my brow at him and stood up.

"So your home or mine for the assignment?" He asked.

"None of the above so go f**k yourself man." I retorted.

He chuckled.

"Are you sure about that?" He asked.

"Why do you care about what I do with my life? Just f**k off." I said.

"Cause I know that Yale has increased its entry marks and you just might not make it if you keep on losing marks."

"Thanks Mom but no thanks." I replied sarcastically.

He laughed putting his hands into his pockets.

"I can't be your mom she died three years ago and you are only striving to get into Yale to make her proud.... I wonder how you think you can do that now she is dead," he looked at me then whispered.

"Something you couldn't do when she was alive."

I saw red at his last comment.

I couldn't remember when I closed the gap between us and all I knew was that he was pinned underneath me while I punched him repeatedly.

It was one blow after another...

I could hear Melvin and Eric.

"Chill bro...calm down" Melvin whispered which managed to stop me in my tracks then Eric lifted me up from Jay's bashed body.

"Baby!" Lilah shouted from afar rushing towards Jay.

Coming closer, she gasped as she slowly knelt down at his side taking in the injuries on her "beloved" face.

She turned towards me for a brief second but it was enough to convey all the hatred she had for me.

Her cheeks were damp... She was crying.

I shouldn't care but I did.

"Baby what happened?" She mumbled.

"I tried being nice to him, we were paired as partners in our biology class,he asked for a swap but Mrs Lovelyn refused and then he was about leaving when I tried stopping him he got all crazy and did this to me." He said giving a very lopsided version of the truth.

"You son of a b*****d." I cursed.

"Am so so sorry baby" she cooed believing him...but why wouldn't she it was my word against his.

She helped him stand up and sparing one last hateful glance at me she support Jay's hand around her neck then left.

Already, the hallway was filled with students, some recording while others just watching the show.

"There is nothing to see here guys everyone to your class." Melvin yelled as they all murmured and dispersed.

"Tyler Jackson Louis...I repeat Tyler Jackson Louis report to the principal's office immediately." The principal announced using the buzz intercom in the hallway.

"It was a f*****g trap.." I whispered.

"Fuck." Eric cursed.

I sighed.

"Here we go again." I mumbled.

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"Come in." his strong powerful voice as I knocked on the door.

I entered his office studying it,the same white and grey paint, a picture of young children laughing With a caption "Education is power", a big wall clock, and a comfortable couch on which I sat on adjacent to the seat he was on, His name boldly written on a glassy palette, and some books and his laptop on top his desk.

Knowing what the principal's office look like very well was certainly not a good sign... For the past two months I have been a regular visitor at his office and I was sure he was tired of me.

Mr Stvan Harrison in his late fifties was looking way younger than he ought to with bright agile brown eyes, In fact he was as fit as a fiddle only the silver hair which adorned the center of his hair was the graceful indication to show that he was quite aged.

He had a cheerful smile like the one he gave to me regardless of the situation.

I have known him since like forever and he was one of the very few men I respected.

"Tyler you again?" He asked not hiding the disappointment in his tone.

I Bowed my head down in shame there was something about Mr Stvan that make me feel 5 again, remorseful and obedient.

Maybe because he was more than a father figure to me than my actual father.

"Sir before you go on and remind me on how I promised not to come into your office the last time I was here I just want you to tell you that this wasn't my fault...I was pushed to the wall by jay Anderson. He said hurtful words to me that got me furious and I lost control." I explained.

He sighed.

"Jay is an A straight student, one of the nicest students we have in this school,a perfect example to his generation, he wouldn't have said any hurtful words to you on purpose am certain there was a misunderstanding." He replied.

I frowned.

I saw this coming nobody would believe me...it was the bad boy words against the goody two shoe's after all and it was expecting too much even for Mr Stvan to trust me.

"Sir am sure that I did not misunderstand Jay in any way." I said any way.

He shook His head.

"Tyler you would agree with me that you used to be my all time favorite back in middle school and when I got transferred here newly you were one of the very few people that got me settled in....you are such a nice boy and trust me I don't want to do this... But if this continues especially the report coming from Mrs lovelyn today...it wasn't a nice one..at all."

"Mrs Lovelyn Hates me that woman is after my blood" I dramatically replied.

"Am serious Tyler... Another bad report from you then I would have no other choice but to...." He stopped making sure our gaze met,making sure his word sinked in.

"...Expel you" he said.

"Expel?" I asked shocked.

"Am dead serious." He replied.

"Am letting you off the hook this time not because I believe your over the top story where everyone is after you but I still see the Tyler I knew...my boy if only you can be more like Jay.... Fighting and truancy is not tolerated in Luke man high school. I hope you realize this soon and change your ways goodbye." He said.

I nodded and stood up.

"I understand Sir." I replied and with that I left.

"What happened? We were so worried." Melvin said.

They were anxiously waiting for me outside the office.

"What did he say?" Eric asked coolly.

"He said the next time I leave that door am Getting expelled." I whispered.

"Expelled?" Eric asked shocked.

"Yes." I whispered.

"What really happened?" Eric asked.

"I know this might sound crazy but I think Jay set me up he wanted me to beat him up... He said words that he knew would make me lose it." I said not even believing myself.

"It sounds crazy but we believe you but the thing is that why would Jay do this?" Eric asked.

"Maybe to win the contest?" Melvin said unsure.

"No that would just be outrageous and going too Far besides Lilah would never be a part of it." I replied.

"The girl hates you what makes you think she is so innocent?" Eric asked.

"Because its Lilah we are talking about here she is spoilt and proud but not evil she can't hurt a fly." I said firmly.

"But she can hurt you remember third grade top bond accident?" Melvin asked.

Eric grinned.

"Lilah was quite fun when she was all badass." He commented.

"Okay Lemme rephrase that Lilah is evil but expelling me nah that's not her style." I replied.

Eric shrugged.

"I support you though, it would be ridiculous to get you expelled because of a contest."

"That's the only thing I can think of" Melvin said.

"What about the I am in love with Leslie plan anyone buying that?" I asked hopefully.

"Am sorry bro but your player reputation is quite heavy... Only few people are eating it."

Eric commented.

I sighed.

"Wait..." Melvin said his eyes lighting up a confirmation he has one of his very crazy ideas which he confirmed with his next words.

"I have a plan."