Chapter 33
Leigh-Ann’s POV
“They’re not here yet. They’re playing table tennis in their court”
I sighed and then turned to look at him. Okay, okay, let’s hear some lectures from Stiles, shall we?
“I know you’re facing a lot at the moment and I wanted to know if you’re okay with all of this. You could just quit”
On hearing that, I arched my brows in surprise. Is he for real? That I should quit school because of some piece of shit?
“Excuse me?” I asked and watched him rub his nape. “You want me to quit school? Are you for real?”
“No… It’s… it’s just an opinion, Leigh. I feel you’re not focusing here”
“And damn you for that Stiles, damn you” I fired trying to keep my voice as low as possible “How on earth did my problem become yours huh? I’ve lived these past hurtful years struggling alone. No parents, no relatives, no fucking body to ask if my ass was clean but now I finally got a job and someone who’s helping and also sending me to school, you’re asking me to quit?”
“Leigh… it’s… damn, I’ve been so worried about you. Since what happened at the Basketball court and the whole news, I felt you needed a break.” He tried to get closer to me but I stepped backward. At that moment, I was blinded with so much rage.
“And of all opinions, you want me to quit school huh? I’ve always known you weren’t good. That you were always humoring me whenever you said you were helping”Ccontent © exclusive by Nô/vel(D)ra/ma.Org.
He tried to speak but I cut him off immediately. “Just don’t speak. Don’t fucking speak to me anymore”
And with that, I turned to get whatever I wanted then noticed Eleanor was still there. Who really cares? I dropped the plate and turned to walk out when Stiles tried to speak.
“Just don’t… please don’t”
Before I could take another step, someone cleared his throat and we all turned to see Kael walking in from the lobby. Oh crap. How long has he been there? Has he been listening?
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Kael’s POV
I walked into the room with both hands in my pocket. Shock was written on Leigh-Ann’s face but I acted like I didn’t notice it.
I had been at the court with others and didn’t have any intentions of playing the game. After watching them for some time, I decided to get some lunch and on arriving, I overheard the two. Didn’t know Leigh-Ann could speak that way. I thought she was only a chicken.
“Good day, Sir” The chefs chorused with a bow. I didn’t respond but took a plate and was about to serve myself when one of the chefs rushed over.
“It would be a pleasure serving you, Sir”
I didn’t respond as I began picking the foods I wanted into my plate. When I got to the end of the table, I met one of the newbies over at the Study, Eleanor.
“Hey” She called out with a smile, her dimples showing off “You must be…”
She waited for me to say my name as she didn’t know who I was but I just picked what I wanted and then walked out.
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Leigh-Ann’s POV
I held my breath when he walked out and then I walked off as well. Jeez, Stiles is so unbelievable. I walked into the cafeteria and met only Kael. Where are the rest?
I opened my mouth to speak but considered it useless. He’ll never say a word to me like he’s been doing these past weeks.
Sometimes he doesn’t ring me up and when I go over to ask if he needs anything, he won’t even spare me a glance. Then If he called for anything, he won’t still say a word to me which made me wonder why. I miss the way he used to humor me and call me names. What really happened to all of those?
After some time, Kash walked in with Dulga and they kept talking and laughing. She gave me this look but I couldn’t figure out what it meant. Kash picked the menu to make his choice but she got it from him instead and then smiled at him. Urgh, such a show-off.
Kenver got in afterward with… Omg. What happened to her? She gave me this deadly look and then walked over to take a seat with Kenver. Hold on, I thought she had a thing with Kael so why was she now with Kenver?
In case you’re wondering, I’m talking about Tess. Yeah, looks like she’s here for real. But is she a student huh? After what happened a few weeks ago, I haven’t seen her around until now and most times I keep wondering what had happened after I was taken to the hospital.
Finally, Kyler walked in with all manner of authority as the waiters bowed. It only made me shiver. What sort of person was this guy who looked so deadly?
The waiters began picking their orders and serving them but when they got to Kenver, Tess objected.
“Hello Leigh, I see you’re back from the dead,” She said and giggled while Kenver chuckled. Way to go, Leigh, yeah, you’re right. She’s not up for anything good.
“Come on, hurry and get me a glass of water” I shot her a stare and she smirked evilly. I could tell she had a lot in stock for me.
“Oh, I forgot you’re Kael’s toy” She said, then turned to Kael who was eating absentmindedly “Please Kael, can I play with your toy for a minute? I won’t break it this time, I promise”