Set me free - Episode 9

 

William:

"Earth to William!" Jerry snap his long fingers in my face and i just about growl at him.
"hey, calm down." he raises his hand up in surrender and i shrug.
"you've just been out of it. Class is already over and jerkface there was ranting on the scholarship girl getting expelled and all that." he defends.
"expelled! She's always so quiet. Why would she get expelled?" i muse
"probably for being too poor." peter joke behind me and there's an uproar of mocking laughter in the class.
"jerkface." i murmur but Jerry catches it.
"don't be so touchy . You know how peter likes to say stupid things for attention." he tells me and pat my back reassuringly like I'm the one getting mocked.
"whatever." i breathe out and stand up from my seat.
"Maybe you should try and find out where she live and check up on her William. What do you think?" Jerry calls to my back and the class go silent. I throw Jerry another dirty look for saying the wrong thing again.
"why would he do that?" peter laughs to break the silence. He walks up to me then throws his bulky arm around my shoulder.
"our friend here doesn't roll with scum

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. He has more taste than that. Right William?" he continues. The class is probably waiting for me to affirm that. Yeah, that is never happening. Moreover i have bigger fishes to fry like trying to get in touch with my father.
"you shouldn't laugh at other people's predicament." i tell Peter quietly as i shrug his arm off my shoulder. I'm starting to walk on when he grabs my forearm.
"You like her don't you? I've seen you give her sideways glances anytime she gets bullied." he grinds out, his fingers digging into my arm.  Ofcourse i do not like her. But can i tell everyone i feel sorry for her because i know what it is like to be poor and mocked? I swallow that retort but turn angry eyes to Peter.
"guys that's enough." jerry, always the peacemaker tries to reason with us but Peter just ain't backing down. He's just like one who's pitching for a fight.
"did you ask her out and get turned down?" i say loud enough for the class to hear. The nosy rich kids start murmuring about that.
"I've had enough of your pompous ass!" Peter spit as he grab me by collar.
"who is acting like a savage from the slums now, huh?" i laugh in his face as he goes red with angry.
"you bastard!" he seethes as he throw a punch at me. It hits the corner of my brow igniting my own anger. I've been looking for a punching bag, dear friend. I grab his collar as well.
"you want a fight huh! I'll give you a fight you rich snub!" I throw two punches to his pretty face in quick succession.
"fight! Fight! Fight!" i can hear the class chanting.
"stop it, you guys." that must be Jerry.
"bastard!" Peter cries out in pain when my fist connect with his chin. Of course I'm a bastard! With anger coursing through my veins, I dodge his flailing arms and grab unto his leg. He collapse like a bag of potatoes and i quickly get ontop of him.
"who's scum now, Peter?!" I yell in his face. I'm about to start punching his face in when someone grab my arm. Expecting it to be Jerry, i scream for him to let me go.
"william!" my head snap up at the unexpected voice to see Dawn fuming above me. She scowl at me before storming off.
"Dawn!" i yell after her but she doesn't stop.
"does she know you like the scholarship kid?" Peter ask around the blood in his mouth.
"shut up." i grind out as I push off his body and hurry after Dawn.
"Dawn! Come on. Wait up." I manage to catch up to her in the hallway.
"hey." i grab her hand softly.
"let go of me." she spit.
"he started it first." i defend
"Do you like her?" she asks suddenly and my brows wrinkle in confusion.
"what? Who?"
"the scholarship kid!"
"Michelle. Her name is Michelle." I ignorantly correct. The look Dawn gives me tells me those were the wrong words.
"but it doesn't matter to me. Her name doesn't matter to me." i quickly put in.
"you are just saying that to get off the hook." she pout.
"ofcourse not wiffey. Come on, lets get off the hallway." i say when i notice one of our teachers walking towards our direction. I pull her hand as i hurry to the class we always stay to be alone.
"how can you say i like Michelle? We just got married yesterday and you are already acting like the jealous wife huh?" i tease and she pout.
"you are mine, William. No one else's." she state.
"I won't have it any other way." I pull her body to mine and caress her face mildly.
"my beautiful wiffey."
"my handsome hubby." we hold each other for a while before i speak.
"wouldn't your driver be here already?" i ask.
"I've been at my sister's place since last night. No driver to interrupt today." she kiss my nose lightly and I grin.
"so, i was thinking. I should follow you home so we can tell your parents about our marriage. So, my dad's anger will be sated and i can go home."
"what?!" I nervously pull away from her.
"we need to tell them now." she repeats and the simple chore of swallowing saliva become hard as swallowing a watermelon.
"ha ha. He he he." i laugh nervously.
"what's wrong?" Dawn asks and i shrug.
"well..."
"well what?" she spits when i don't say anything more. Think of something William!
I thought i had time to make things straight before Dawn start asking for my family's involvement. Hell, i was ready to go over to dad's company just to get to talk to him. Tell him i can give him his merger because i have Dawn's heart.
"well what William?!" 
"well, my father isn't in the country for the week. Yea. He's on a business trip." 
"oh dear." Dawn's face fall at my lie.
"that just mean we can enjoy our honeymoon before the adults start interfering." i add as i use my index finger to lift her chin.
"we can get lost in each other for the week." i press a soft kiss to her collar bone then trail kisses up her slender neck to her lips. She's clinging to me for dear life and i know i have successfully distracted her. We are kissing passionately when the door burst open. We both jerk apart in horror thinking it is a teacher. But worse, it is dawn's father.
"scoundrel!" he bellows as he pulls me farther away from Dawn. I quickly turn my face away from him lest he recognises me from the night before.
"so this is the reason you didn't want to marry who i chose for you. This is why you ran away from home?!" he yells at Dawn. I want so bad to defend her but then my secret would be yanked away from me.
"dad. Listen to me. I have found a better deal. He--" the sudden sound of a slap make me snap my head back.
"don't hurt her!" i yell. The angry man turn to face me.
"stay out of this you scoundrel! I'm taking my daughter with me" he snaps as he grab Dawn by the arm and start to drag her out of the class.
"William!" Dawn yell as she gets taken out, trying to reach for me. I'm stuck between helping her and going into the light of the hallway where her father might recognise me from last night or staying in here like the coward i am.
"William!" i hear Dawn scream again, her cries starting to get distant as I remain rooted the the ground. Oh, damn it to hell! I race out of the dark classroom and chase after them.
"Dawn!" i yell as i take the turn to lead me out of the school and into the open field where I know I'll find them.

Read " To Live For Once (Set Me Free II) " by the same author ( Ameh juliet )

. I see Dawn getting dragged into a highlander by two black suited man. I can see students stopping to watch the spectacle.
"hey! Let go of her." i finally find the courage to yell as i hurry to them. The two men block Dawn from me.
"you want to get beaten to death, boy?" Dawn's father's resounding voice booms as he walks around the car to meet me. I literally see recognition hit him as i try to not up and run.
"you!" he yells as he slaps me hard across the face. I bow my head down as Dawn's scream rent the air.
"Dad!" she scream as she tries to fight her way to me.
"you are willing to disobey your father for this wretched thing?" he berates her.
"what do you mean wretched thing? He's also a William. That was what i was about to tell you, dad!"
"a William?! This boofoon works as a sales boy in the rundown convenience store we stopped at last night! Plus the Williams have only one son who is i the states." my whole world comes crashing around me for the second time this week as Dawn's face turn to me.
"He's kidding isn't he? He's just saying that to break us up ain't he?" she asks weakly, her eyes pleading with me to say her dad is a liar but i can't. The lies end here. I dont care if the whole school is watching. I shake my head solemnly at her and she collapse on the floor.
"Dawn!" i yell as i try to hold her up. Her father comes between us.
"stay away from my daughter. This should teach you." he grinds out as he makes a sign to the two suited men who immediately pounce on me.
"dawn!" i scream as various blows hit me everywhere while Dawn is driven away.
"no." i say weakly before my vision go hazy with pain.