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( I Need You )
<< SUNSHINE HIGH STADIUM >>
“What are you waiting for? Take off your clothe” Jack said and immediately everyone present for the fight began yelling in chorus for her to take off her clothe.
“Can’t I fight with my clothe on?” Andrea ask the refree who shook his head.
“It’s the rule” the refree said.
“Then I will just have to forfeit” Andrea said, shocking the audience.
She turn to leave only for Jack to give her a kick which sent her falling on the floor.
“This fight is going to happen whether you like it or not” Jack said as he began to unbutton her shirt.
Since she’s on the ground, Andrea found it hard to stop him and when she thought all was lost, someone gave Jack a kick which sent him flying.
“He said he forfeit. Don’t you get that?” Aaron said, looking like a handsome Villian at that moment.
“This is none of your business” Jack said, coming towards Aaron.
But Aaron was quick to dodge his punch, Aaron gave him another kick which got him glue to the ground, too hurt to get up.
“Jerks like you are meant to fight someone their size” Aaron spat, he gave Andrea a brief look before walking off leaving everyone starring after him.
“Are you okay? Get up, let’s get you to the infirmary” Ben said as he help Andrea up and as they went to the infirmary, she couldn’t help but to think of Aaron and how he help her.
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<< WINTER MANSION >>
“You should have seen the way he beat Jack up…he was like a knight, like the great Godzilla, like the….”
“Enough, enough, enough. If you keep praising Aaron, you will end up sleeping in the maid quarter with me tonight and you have to go back to your dorm before curfew” Opal reminded.
“I know but I just…he keeps yelling and insulting me but he has a soft side to him” Andrea said dreamily.
“Gosh! Hope you’ve not fallen for him?”
“Fallen? Of course not. Praising someone is different from fallen for him and besides, I have David etch in my heart, he gave me my first kiss” Andrea said, pouting her lips in a kiss form.
“Get out of here, you look horrid doing that” Opal said laughingly.
“And Andrea, keep away from that Jack guy, I don’t want you close to him or any of his friends” Opal added.
“With the way Aaron dealt with him today, he’s definitely going to stay away. Don’t worry little missy” Andrea said as she pick up her wig to put it on.
She was whistling to herself when she got to the garden.
“Come back here Aaron!”
Hearing that yell, Andrea immediately hid behind a large rose. She peep and saw Aaron and his father.
“Until when will you keep being this way? You weren’t like this in the past!”
“Am glad you know since you are to be blame for what I am today. You made me into the cold unfeeling person I am today, am no different from you and maybe that’s why we are father and son” Aaron reply hotly.
“Watch it! I won’t let you get away with disrespecting me”
“It isn’t disrespect, am just telling you the truth. If am a monster now then it’s your doing since you are a monster your…” Aaron didn’t get to complete his sentence since he receive a slap from his father.
“If you keep up with this attitude, am going to do to you what I did to your mom. You certainly don’t want that right?” His father said and went into the mansion.
From where she stood, Andrea kept starring at Aaron who stood at the same spot without moving.
She was tempted to go to him but he turn on his heel and left
As quietly as she could, Andrea followed him.
He went back to their dorm and for a while Andrea stood against the door wondering if she should go in or if she should give him some alone time.
She chose the latter and went in only to see him standing by the window, wiping his tears.
“Aaron” she called, her heart going out to him.
“Get out” he said harshly but Andrea stood where she was.
“I know I caught you at a wrong time but you don’t need to be embarrass. Men do cry and you are no different, so cry your heart out, It helps” Andrea said and that got him starring at her, anger blazing in his eyes.
“Didn’t you hear me! I said you should get lost” Aaron yell again.
“But I just want to…”
“I don’t want your pity, I don’t want anything. I already told you that I h@të people like you. You pretend to be nice and approach someone but you have bad intention. I h@të it and I h@të you, so do me a favour and leave, get out of my life or I swear am going to reveal the truth to everyone” Aaron threaten hotly and a scared Andrea took to her heels, leaving the dorm.
She was running down the hall when she came across Anthony.
“Hey, Is everything okay?” Anthony ask, worried when he saw tears glistening her eyes.
“Am fine” she said walking past him but he took hold of her hand.
“It’s curfew soon. You need to go back to the dorm”
“I will be sleeping somewhere else tonight” Andrea said in reply, she pull her hand out of his and left him there.
*****
<< BACK AT THE DORM >>
“Did you do something to upset Andrew?” Anthony ask the moment he walk in.
“I ran into him just now and there were tears in his eyes. You didn’t hit him, right?” Anthony ask.
“Do I go around hitting people?” Aaron said in return.
“I wouldn’t know since you showed another side of you today. I heard that you help Andrew out during the challenge. Why? You never interfere with others” Anthony said, eagerly waiting for a reply.
“That’s none of your business” Aaron said stonily.
He stood up only to recieve a message from his father., after reading the text, Aaron smash his phone on the floor, boiling with rage.
” Let me guess. Dad ordered you around again? You know that smashing your phone won’t solve things. The only thing you can do is to do what he say that’s the only way you can get out of it” Anthony said.
“Keep your advice to yourself, I don’t need it” Aaron said and went into his room, banging the door after him.
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<< NEXT DAY ~ WINTERS RESIDENCE >>
“If you want to make it early to the airport, I suggest you take the taxi” Opal said as she walk out of the mansion with Andrea.
After the ordeal last night. Andrea had spent the night with Opal, far away from Aaron.
Being mean and insultive didn’t only make Aaron look cruel, it also hurts the one he is mean and insultive to.
She didn’t know why his words got to her last night but never again will she feel sympathetic towards him, he deserve wh@tëver is happening to him, Andrea thought as she bid Opal goodbye and set for the airport.
It took an hour for her to get to JFK airport and since the flight isn’t ready yet, Andrea decided to use the rest room.
In there, she change into a yellow knee length flay gown, pull off her wig to let down her beautiful black hair and got into a black heels the nun gave her for her sixteen birthday.
She was brushing the straight curls when it was time for the arrival of the plane.
She left the rest room and was heading to the waiting room when she got a call from Opal.
“You’ve finally pick your call, Is he there yet?” Opal said down the line.
“Who’s here?” Andrea ask.
“Aaron. He came looking for you and I told him you were at the airport, he left in a rush before I could explain”
“Do you know why he’s looking for me?” Andrea ask.
“I couldn’t ask him but I called to warn you. I have to go now” Opal said, ending the call.
Andrea kept wondering why Aaron is looking for her when she got a call.
Thinking it was Opal, she answer without checking the caller.
“Opal I…”
“Where are you?” Aaron voice came down the line.
“Am at the airport, tell me exactly where you are?” He demanded.
“I…I’m at the waiting area” as soon as she said that, he end the call.
“I can’t let him see me like this” Andrea said as she stood up.
She’s use to dressing as a boy in front of him and what if he’s with someone who know her? It’s going to turn out bad.
Andrea walk out of the waiting room wanting to escape to the rest room when she saw him.
Aaron stood some paces away starring at her intently, right from her dark shiny hair to her stiletto heels.
Andrea gave a nervous smile and turn to leave but she didn’t get far because he caught hold of her hand.
“Just because I told you to leave, you came straight to the airport very early in the morning! when did you begin to listen to me?” He demanded.
“I…”
“Since you seem to listen to me well. Then let it get stuck into your head that without my permission, you aren’t allowed to go anywhere ” He bit out angrily.
“The plane is here Aaron, I need to…”
“I need you” Aaron said suddenly.
“Huh?”
“I said that I need you and so, be my girlfriend” Aaron said again, startling the poor girl…..
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