Chapter 6

ERIKA'S POV

I was on alert at all times when I saw Marcia was talking to grandma Arabelle before going home last weekend. I'm positive that she asked my grandma about me. That's how sneaky she can be. Every nooks and corner I turned, I have to let my guard up at all cost. "Hey miss president." I turned to face to face with Marcia. "I know a lot of your secrets now." She grinned. "I know everything." She's going to threaten me now huh? What a joke.

"Using my secret to make me angry will not be happening. I know everything about you too." That gained her attention. "You're lying." She tried to act tough. She's wrong! I know everything as well. I took a step forward. "You had a crush on Miss Laury. You had sex with miss Emily the nurse. You seems to have quite a liking to older woman. Should I continue?"

She closed her ears preventing herself from listening to my words about her. "Stopppp... I don't want to hear that." I chuckled. "Don't underestimate me Miss Hanson. I am the Iron Lady of this school. I will find a way to use your ways to bring me down to bite you back in the end." I gave her a smile. "More like a bitchy move to me." She mumbled but I heard her clearly. "A bitch huh?" She cringed.

"Nah. I've been called much worst. You can't make everyone happy right." Marcia suddenly look at me with a grin. "I saw your sister with the purple hair kissing Kay. I saw them having sex too. It was fun." How disgusting can this chick be?! "And you telling because?" I trailed my question. "I'll blackmailing you, idiot." I sighed. "What's the point of blackmailing me if it's my sister who kissing the VP?" She doesn't really thinking everything through does she?

And this is the person who got second place in the quiz last week? "Oh yea. It's not you. Ugh! Triplets!" Now she's blaming my twins? "Miss Larove, we have issues." Said one of my student council committee. Wait, issues? I followed him towards one of the freshman's classroom. "Ambulance on its way." Whoa! A student passing out? Why none of them helping her? She's bleeding!

"What's wrong?" I asked.

"Apparently, they said they were just playing." He pointed at a bloody pocket knife on the floor. That shouldn't even be inside school ground! Suddenly, Marcia was kneeling down next to me, turning the poor girl around. "It's not deep." She examine the bleeding wrist. She tore off her shirt and tied around the bleeding area to stop the bleeding. "She's alive.. faint heart beat. This is not a game. She's slicing her own wrist. See, old scar." She's right.

When we heard the sound the the ambulance, not long afterwards, a couple of paramedics carried the poor girl out. "Bring her to the Larove Memorial Hospital. Put her under special care and my family will pay for the fees." I informed the paramedics. I face the student inside the classroom with intense stared. I know one or two of them the cause of this. But who?

"I'm sorry Mr Good. Il be taking a little of your class time." He smiled. "In Larove High, I don't tolerate violence. Clearly it's not playing around when someone got hurt especially if there's a clear sign that she's depressing." I tilted my head with a smile on my face. "I'll only give you this chance to come clean and admit your fault. If you don't, I'll investigate this matter thoroughly and once I found who's responsible, there will be no mercy in my mind even if the guilty beg for it."

"Better come clean you bastard!" Marcia cracking her knuckles. Such foul language. I glared at her. I waited for some time before sighing heavily. "You leave me no choice." I smiled before walking out of the classroom. "Wait! We just leave!" Marcia yelling at me. "Dude! Use your power or connection to threaten them more. I know that way they will pee their pants or skirts and come clean."

I stopped walking and face the hag. "BecAuse will totally make you admit your fault huh?" She blushed. "Nothing will be solve using violence, power or money. I rather solve a problem with grace, thorough investigation and proof and what not." She scoffed. "And how will you do that? You don't even know where to start." I smirked. "That's when you're wrong. From what I've seen, I have a clue to where to start. There's a couple of student who's avoiding eye contact and fidgeting in their seat when I asked who's responsible."

I pinch the bridge of my nose. "Unfortunately, they all came from a very respectable family" Marcia placed her hands on my side. "That will not change the fact they hurt a human being! This is not feudal times where they torture innocent life for entertainment! This is the modern world where laws should protected every single person." I am speechless. I never heard her this way before. She must be speaking from experience.

"If I may ask, are you bullied once as well?" She let go of my side and looked away. "What's in the past, stay in the past." That's a dead giveaway she was a victim once before too. "Alright. Is that why you learned martial arts?" She shake her head. "My brother force me to. He wants me to be safe." We were interrupted again when a freshman revealed herself.

"I'm Anna's friend. The one who was just went to the hospital. I know who's responsible. But I'm scared. I don't know what to do. I'm risking everything even now that I'm talking to you miss president." Marcia placed her hand on her shoulder. "Don't worry. I'll protect you. Now tell her who's responsible." I was waiting for her to say something when once again I was interrupt. This time, it's one of the suspect I thought responsible.

"Queenie... come back in here. We missed you already." I sense danger from his tone. "Mr Olivier Matius? Is there something you want to tell me?" I asked. He shake his head. "Im just fetching my beloved classmate." I forbid him from touching her when I spat his hand. "She's coming with me. She confessed she's the one who hurt Anna." His expression changed. Now I'm positive it's him.

"If you would excuse us, she's going to the principal office." Marcia seems to have something to say when I shake my head. She understand and followed me. There's only one person for the job and it's her.

***

"Why do I have to do this again?" Kimberly asked me one more time. "Just do it. I'll pay you." Marcia was looking at Kimberly with her eyes widen. "You like what you see Marcia?" Marcia nodded vigorously. "I can assure you, these body only for you and you alone. If you can charm my heart to yours, I'll promise to be a good girlfriend.." I shove my sisters head forward. "She's not into you." Was all I said. Why do I have to be so jealous of them.

"Oops. I strike a nerve. Too bad it's not Marcia who did. I was looking forward to see you in bikini Erika." I was this close to call Melanie for help when Kimberly stop me. "Alright, Alright. I'll be good." Kimberly gave Marcia a kiss on the cheek before went to the freshman building. "What do you want to gain from this recon mission?" She asked me. "Proof. Since Kimberly knows how to be her friendly self, it's easy for her to ask around."

"Can't you just do it? You're the president after all." I chuckled. "Believe it or not, I am a little shy. I will blow the mission before it even started." I was being true to myself in front her. "Whoa. I can't believe even the school Iron Lady has her own weakness." Wait a minute. "Weakness? I don't see that as a weakness. I see that as my will to do great in my job as this school current president."

"Huh..." I looked down to my breast. "So evenly shape. So firm, so soft... it just smell just nice." She seriously fondling my breast in public. "What... the hell.. are you doing?" I asked, controlling my anger. "Well, our bet still on the way. I just want to take advantage of this situation." She's trying to make me angry?! God this girl! "Let them go. I don't think this is appropriate." She's squeezing my breast.

"Oh... did I striking a nerve or two? Come on. Go crazy on me." She's grinning. "Wow. I never knew you two were that way towards each other." I can't believe someone saw us like this! "Melanie? Hey. You know. I'm just feeling your sister's breast." Melanie tilted her head to me as I was concealing my anger. "Trying rubbing her ass. She will go nuts." THAT BITCH!

"Don't you dare." I warned her calmly. She's still grinning at me. "I don't think that's appropriate in school ground." Marcia immediately removing her hands from my breast when she heard the principal. "Sexual harassment is a no no." Aunt Felicita actually smack the top of her head in front of us. "Honestly, what should I do to you.." she said to no one in particular.

"Anyway, Anna is well in the hands of the best doctor in town. Did you find something about this matter? I don't want to tainted this school name over childish act." Aunt Felicia need her information she seek. "Kimberly trying to gather some information. Will not be long I guess." Aunt Felicita lifted Marcia's chin. "You're the one who pranked me last year." She sighed.

"I'm back." Kimberly smiled at aunt Felicita. "Not good. It's Olivier Matius. I'm positive it's him. He's the one who pulling the string." So Queenie was right. It's all up to aunt Felicita now. "Hmmm.. never in my life I would dealing with criminals." She didn't even hesitate on calling him that. "It's okay. I'll be the one who will dealing with him. Thank you miss president. But I do have a job for you later on." Oh, a job?

"What you saw few days ago was true. There's a few of suspicious man outside the school's compound, waiting. Everyday, they use different car to stake out the school." She shouldn't said this in front of Marcia and my sisters. Too late for that now. "Do you want me to handle it?" I asked. Aunt Felicita seems to be thinking of something. "Are you sure you can? I can ask the guards to do so if you can't."

"I can. I need some pointers too. Mommy will have something to write on the wall for my part." It's been months since my turn to shine. My injury healing magnificently. A simple mission like this will be piece of cake. "Whoa whoa! What are you all talking about? Are you saying you want to deal with this stalker head on? Alone? You don't even can avoided my kick let alone dealing with a stalker."

Marcia was concerned about me? Seriously?

"It's obvious you don't know who we are, Marcia." Kimberly said. Marcia was more confused now. "What do you mean? I know you all. The Larove triplets." Melanie shaking her head. "We're more than that. We were raised in a different environment than any teenage girls." She explained. "You see, our grandfather, he's a general. He trained us personally to protect ourselves and the others." Marcia turned to me. "That explain the wound." She referring to my side. That's far from the reason. I chuckled.

"You see, Erika, she's a little different than us both. She has no tolerance if she find someone guilty, she will not have mercy on their poor soul. We can't help it because we have those bloodlust." Melanie was being open? That's a first. "We also can't help it that one of our grandfather's brother, is a hardcore criminal. You can say his bloodlust runs in our blood." Kimberly said too much already.

"More importantly we're the Larove and a Larove will never let people walk all over their heads. We run this town." Aunt Felicita ended the discussion. "Alright. Whatever it is, I'm coming with her." Where does her confidence came from? I really can't read this chick. Sometimes she's a pervert then sometimes being as serious as this. She's unpredictable.

***

"Why do I have to be here? I'm not even in the play." Kimberly shaking her fingers. "Nope. You're in the play. That's why you're here." I'm in what?! I don't have time for this. I have a lot of work to do. "What? No." I pulled my sister back from dragging me. "Yes! I'm older. You'll listen to me. Beside, your Romeo will be Marcia. Don't you want to kiss her on the lips when you two die together?" What the hell! That's more of a reason to not be her Juliet.

"What the hell Erika. It's obvious you like her. Why are denying it?" What?! I don't even know that I like her myself! I admit I do feel butterflies whenever I'm near her. Does that suppose to tell me that I like her? Kimberly grabbed my wrist while I was vulnerable and dragged me to the theatre. "There's a lot of time to think about it when you practice with her. Don't deny your feelings sis." She's embarrassing me now.

She pushed me towards the stage where Marcia was reading her script with passion. I was drawn to her. "And here's your script. Just read it. With confident and love." She went to the club advisor and smirked together with him. That evil bitch. I recite Juliet's dialogue and Marcia was surprised it was me. She smile at the end. She offer her hand when I walking up the stairs towards the stage.

I didn't know I was reciting the dialogue by heart now that she's holding my hand. "Wow. You didn't even look at the script." She said while still holding my hand. "I've read Kimberly's script when she asked for my opinion about it. I have a photographic memory. Meaning I remember everything that I read." She was looking into my eyes.

"Wow. I wish have that kind of trait. It will be handy for exam and stuff." She chuckled. She immediately took her hands back when she noticed she's been holding mine. "Sorry. Reflex. I was into the scene." I waved it off. We both turning to Kimberly and the club advisor who's wiping their imaginary tears from their cheek while clapping their hands. These two need some whooping!

"See! It's perfect! I told yah. Worth the money to let those two combine as Romeo and Juliet." Kimberly voiced out. "You're right Kimberly. I will never doubt your artistic eyes ever again." They both tricking us into joining. Melanie was just a decoy, a pawn to lured us in. Marcia scoffed. "I see it now. We're the main target of these devious people. What a shame we literally waltz into their trap."

"We're looking forward working with you miss president, Marcia." A sophomore said to us. She's excited about this play huh. Not just her but everybody else's too. I sighed heavily while massaging my temple. "Now that I saw these hopeful student, I can't say no at all.." Marcia is gone. I saw her figure walking down towards the door. "COME BACK HERE!" Kimberly yelled. "The photo evidence is in my hand. You want everyone to know?" Kimberly crossing her hands and tapping her foot.

"UGH!" Oh, she's back while glaring at Kimberly who's smiling wide. "What photo evidence?" I asked my sister. "Oh something to bound the troublemaker to do my bidding. That's all." Kimberly waving an envelope in her hand. "I'll get you for that." Marcia warned. "I love to see that troublemaker. Now practice the play." Kimberly can be such a bitch when she needed to be one.

After the practice is done, I was walking down the hallways towards my locker when I heard someone'a voice coming from one of the supposedly lock classroom. "The principal is on to me. I can't stay here and do your job anymore! I need my money and go! Pay me up." Mr Matius, what are you up to? I wonder who's that other person. "Relax Olivier. She has no proof. Yet. Don't be a baby." A girl's voice?! I heard footsteps nearer to the door and I decided to hid myself.

I waited for the girl to walk out of the room. "Remember Oliver, just do what you were instructed to do. No mishap, mistake nor survivor. If you know what I mean." Rita?! Seriously?! What does she's planning to do! "No one should know about this meeting. Understand? Anna just phase one, soon, the student body, next, the principal. The final mission, the whole forsaken family. I don't care if my family name got tarnished by this. They don't even recognised me as their daughter anymore."

The principal? The whole family? Doesnshe meant my family? She's planning to sabotage us all huh. "Addio (Goodbye)." Too bad that plan of yours will not be happening anytime soon Rita. After making sure they all went away, I stood up and went to my locker. "Hmmm.. more problems to deal with. What is happening."

"What are you mumbling about?" I turned to the voice and rubbed my chest. "Don't do that. Don't sneak up on me." I said to Marcia. "You look like you've seen a ghost. What's up? Someone bothering you? Who?" I stopped her from talking. "No one bothering me. Do you see people around us now?" Marcia sheepishly smiled. "You know I saw Rita walking out of here. I wish I could punch her in the face for what she did in the cafeteria."

"Don't punch anyone like it's a thing. It's enough you punch Kimberly and I." Marcia grabbed my side and slammed my back to the lockers. "Alright spill. What's up with you? I was clearly joking around and you went all serious on me." I flicked her nose and watched as she tried to stop it from bleeding. "Don't ever do that again. It hurts." I said but she was smirking. "Are you mad? Please say yes." I took a step forward before patted her cheek.

"Nope. Dream on." Wait a second. She can be helpful. "Are you willing to do something I ask you to?" I asked. "Depends on it. What is it. Sex? Kissing, hugging? Pretend to be your love? I'll do it." How can she be this bold, I have no idea. "Seduce Rita for me. Find out something from her. Use your charm or something." Marcia laughed. "She's obviously straight." I shake my head no. "The key word here is bisexual. So, will you?"

"Are you hiring me? If so, i need payment." Seriously? No sense of embarrassment in this girl. "Alright. How much?" I asked. "Well, I need new shoes, phone and a laptop..." she trailed. "Alright. Does $50,000 sufficient to your liking?" She choked on her own saliva. She waved it off. "Look, I'll think of something. Just seduce Rita."

She actually saluted and laughed. She's actually kinda cute like that with her sheepishly smile. So she's my Romeo huh? Not bad.

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