[Love Hits Hard ] Ch3- My Enemy

My whole night was just a mess. In my dream, I saw Noah turning into a werewolf, and I woke up sweating. It's really a bad way to start a day. I have a feeling that today's not my day. But I can't take leave from school on just the second day. So, I stood up and got ready. I have to face whatever wrong it is, and I will, I guess. Today onwards, my school bus was going to pick and drop me to school. Downstairs, my dad was ready with his questions to fire at me.

"How was your day? Was it exciting? Is there any problem in school? Have you made new friends? Are teachers good in school?"

I just gave him a fake smile in response to all his questions. After having my breakfast, I quickly went to wait for my bus because I didn't want to be late. Daphne was already there in the bus. She was texting me about everything, and she texted me that the Gentlemen's Club is in our bus. I don't know why, but after listening to this news, my heart started beating very fast, as if I have been waiting for this moment. I wanted to remove these thoughts from my mind, so I started thinking about something else. And I got a topic to think about: 'Joshua.' I didn't see him after yesterday morning when he was waiting for the bus in front of my house. And he was not there in school too. It's already the time for the school bus; where is he? Has the route for his house got finalized? I jumped through my thoughts because of a sudden horn. My school bus came. I entered the bus finding that a lot of seats were empty. Just six or seven students were there in the bus.

"Good morning, myself Vincent Van. And I am your bus driver," he greeted me.

"Good morning, myself Emily Cooper," I greeted back.

He gave me my ID through which I have to scan for attendance. Daphne was sitting on the back seats where Noah and his friends were sitting. I didn't want to sit there, so I sat on the front seats. Daphne wanted to be seated there, but because of me, she came in front. As soon as the bus started moving, I heard Joshua's scream, pleading to wait for him, but the bus driver just told him to wait for around 10 minutes here.

"What will happen after 10 minutes?" I asked the bus driver.

"Well, if someone isn't ready at the stop before the bus came, he or she will be counted as late, and so they have to wait for the latecomers' bus, which will be at your home in around 10 to 15 minutes or if they want to come on their own, they can. But all the latecomers are punished. So never get late."

Noah and the other boys with him sitting in the back were laughing and making fun of Joshua. Suddenly, my feelings for Noah were no more. Maybe I didn't like his behavior. Looks cannot describe a person. He looks good but is not a good person. After a few minutes, another stop came, and two girls who were new in school just like us entered. They went to sit on the seats where Daphne was sitting.

"See, everyone wants to be seated there, but you ahhhhhh."

Daphne was really upset and angry with me. Maybe she was expecting something interesting to happen. I just didn't want to explain to her my feelings right now for Noah because I am not sure. Another stop came, and Ari came to us with a huge smile, and the reason for her smile was right behind her, 'Alan.'

"Is he your neighbor?" Daphne asked Ari when she was getting seated right behind us.

"Yes, he is," and again Ari was blushing.

I turned to look at Alan's expression, but he was expressionless. Ari started talking about our timetable, which was pinned on the bulletin board yesterday. The bus had started looking full now. Another stop came, and this time it was Cindy and her friends who entered.

"Now there's gonna be a huge drama. You both just stay silent," Ari told us glancing towards the seats where those two girls were seated.

Cindy went there and slapped one of them. Almost the whole bus went quiet.

"What the hell are you doing?" that girl's friend asked.

"You both are seated on our seats, so get lost from here and forget the dream of getting together with Noah. And in the future, no one else do this mistake, and you get a lesson for that I slapped you. Any other question?"

"You can't do this. I will complain to teachers," the girls shouted while crying. Cindy pushed her on the floor and asked one of her friends to record this to post on social media with hashtag #nevergetclosetoNoah. Cindy took one of her friend's water bottles and started splashing water on those girls. No one was speaking for them. No one wanted to go against them. I looked towards our and other girls' beloved Gentlemen's Club for help, but it seemed like nothing was happening from their point of view. I had enough of it. I can't stay quiet anymore. I stood up in my place with my fist tightly closed. Ari tried to stop me, but now I won't stop.

"Hey," I screamed in anger getting out of my seat. Daphne and Ari followed me out of my seat. All faces turned towards me, including the camera.

"Oh, today's my lottery. Another girl wants to be in our social media video," Cindy exclaimed.

She came near me with a bottle in her hand, but I wasn't going to wait for her action. I slapped her before she could do anything. All of them were shocked by my sudden reaction to an unhappened action.

"Do you know who is my father...," she started speaking to scare me, but I interrupted her.

"Who are you? I don't want to know who's your father. Don't you know who you are? Does your ID contain your father's name? Who are you?"

Cindy was taken aback by my sudden questions, but she soon came into her senses back.

"Cindy Brown," she shouted.

"Well, I don't see any danger in your name, nor have I ever heard about you."

I pushed my way through those mean girls to those girls who were bullied and gave them a hand to stand up.

"Making fun of someone is very easy, but it doesn't make you look cool, and who sits quietly while witnessing these crimes are equally criminals," I gave a side eye to Noah and his group, and this time I found him staring at me.

"Rich father's spoiled children."

The bus stopped again this time at our school, but no one wanted to leave this drama. I was the first one to leave the bus.

"Now post this on social media with hashtag #noonecaresaboutyourNoah." I stepped down from the bus with Daphne, Ari, and the other two girls. I was able to hear the mumblings of other students from the bus. I didn't look back even for once. I didn't want to see their faces.

I don't know how many friends I have made, but I have definitely made a real enemy which I know is dangerous. Maybe from now on my

 life would get miserable in this school, but I am not gonna step back. I will fight. I have to fight with my true enemy in whichever way it is possible.