Bittersweet Revenge (2 page)

            He definitely wasn’t going through half of what I was. “I’m sorry for practically knocking you over.” He said standing. I stood next to him feeling tiny; he had to be close to six feet tall. His hair was styled in a, “I just got out of bed, and ran my hands through it” kind of way. His cheeks were high, his nose slightly angled as if he had been in a brawl or two. Two days’ worth of scruff marred his face. He held his head high, though like I said his eyes seem to be telling a different story. He was built athletically, and I wondered why I was even standing here ogling him. I had a class to make it to.

            “Where are you headed to next?” He asked shyly scratching the back of his head. I examined wondering if it was safe to tell him where I was headed. It wouldn’t really matter, he could easily find out so I just decided to tell him.

            “Gym. You?” His face lit up again, and a dimple showed profusely as he smiled brightly at me. “Oh really. Me too, we can go together and I can tell Mr. D what happened. Since you know it was my fault.” Ha. Hardly. It was actually mine, but you were not going to be hearing me admit that.

“Okay. Well we better get going then. We’re late.” I said in a matter of fact tone. I didn’t really mean to be so cold. Really I didn’t, this was just how you came off to everyone when they treated you like shit. I put my stuff in my locker, and walked by Rex’s side toward the gym’s locker rooms. The walk was completely silent and I was happy for it. Rex made the coldness inside me melt away slightly. It was like a small void was filled from actually being able to talk to someone who didn’t hate on me. I didn’t try to feel bad for myself but some things were easier said than done. Just as we rounded the corner, Corey’s voice admitted loudly down the hall.

“I see you found the town slut already, Rex. Make sure you wrap it dude, I don’t want you catching anything from that thing.” Corey said, laughing profusely. What about that statement was funny, I didn’t know but Rex’s face blanched and I gritted my teeth attempting to block out the cruel laughter.

“Knock it off Corey.” Rex said loudly, the laughter diminished slowly as all attention was put on him. This was the thing about sticking up to people like Corey, it did you no good. They always had a better, meaner, come back. People like him were so unhappy with their lives that no matter what, they were always out to ruin everyone else's. If they couldn’t be happy, no one could.

“Are you really sticking up for that slut Rex? I already told you what she was all about. If you want to take her for a ride go for it. Most of us already have.” He said before pausing. “But don’t call me when your dick swells up to twice its normal size, and you got a rash man.” It was just lies, upon lies. Laughter ensued again, and I wasn’t really sure why I was still standing there subjecting myself to these stupid people’s opinions and thoughts on me.

“Those are rumors; you know it as well as I do. No way could a girl like her make her way through and entire football team.” I looked into Rex’s eyes as the last words of his sentence fell from his lips. His words were sincere, and for the first time ever someone other than Mimi was sticking up for me, and for some unknown reason that pissed me off more than anything. I didn’t need anyone’s pity, and most definitely not his.

“Yeah better watch out, Rex, I might give you a STD or something. You probably shouldn’t even be talking to me; I heard it can be spread through the air.” I said in a mocking tone, while sneering at Corey. Yeah my come back was as stupid as what they had to say, but when in doubt just agree with them.

Corey smiled profusely, his cheeky grin setting off a fire inside of my head. If I could risk it, I would throat punch him. However, I wouldn’t risk it he didn’t even deserve my bodily violence.

“Just leave her alone. Okay?” Rex said, his eyes yearning and begging to meet mine. I didn’t need or want anyone to stick up for me.

“No need. I’ve managed this long without assistance from you Rex I think I can handle this alone. Thanks though.” I said in a sarcastic tone. I didn’t need my sworn enemies’ family’s help.

“You heard her. She probably likes being called a dirty slut.” Every time Corey laid an insult into me his smile grew wider, and the fire blazing in me grew hotter. That boy would get whatever was coming to him someday.

The teacher’s office door swung open before I could respond to Corey’s comment. Mr. D didn’t look one bit happy that we weren’t ready for class. “Jenna, Rex, my office now.” He said. The rest of the students, including Corey scattered. I rolled my eyes as I hiked my string drawn bag higher onto my back and walked into his office with my head hung low. Great. One day hanging around Rex and I was more than likely going to be talked about for the rest of the week and somehow I had managed to get a detention. Yay. Not.

Detention

After my altercation with Corey, and a detention earned by being tardy twice that week I was in a less than stellar mood. “So you got a detention with Rex, who is hot as fuck might I add. What’s there to be mad about?” Mimi asked as we talked about my shitty first half of the day over lunch.

            “What’s to be mad about? I was insulted, and treated like shit by Corey once again in front of my entire gym class. Then I earned a detention to stock and label books in the library after school. Just what I wanted, to spend even more time in this shit-hole around the people I hate.” I grumbled out. Mimi looked at me as if I was being a big baby and though I probably was, I was super tired of being treated like a doormat. Not caring about what others say about you, takes as much energy as caring what they say about you. It’s exhausting to ignore the insults, the laughter, and the jokes.

            “Who cares, you get a whole hour with Rex in the library alone.” Mimi said, grinning at me. Just in that moment Rex decided to take it upon himself to walk past the table with Marie Jameson. Now she was in fact the town slut. That wasn’t me putting shame on her, because I had never said that to anyone or spread rumors about how she spreads her legs.

            Mimi made a sound between choking and puking as they took seats at the end of the table we were sitting at. Rex may have been nice and stuck up for me, but I wasn’t his type of girl especially if Marie was his type, which from the way they were sitting it was definitely looking that way. 

            “I think my appetite has been ruined.” Mimi coughed out. She could be so dramatic about things. I couldn’t agree more though. If he wanted to be known, he was hanging out in the right crowd.

            Our eyes met from across the table. His looking as if they were asking for more, answers. He looked curious, and I wasn’t looking for curious.

“Yeah mine too. Let’s go get a shake. FFA still does that shake Friday thing right?” I asked. I could really go for a mint chocolate shake right about now. We got up to dump our trays, but before I could move out of my seat an arm snaked around my shoulder pushing me back into my seat. I turned all but growling as I realized the arm belonged to the mongrel Corey.

“Remove your fucking arm from my body before I show you what it’s like to have your balls stuffed up your ass.”  He smiled, a big toothy grin, dimples and all that use to have me melting in his hands, now I just wanted to puke all over him. Distress signals were going off like crazy in my head.

            “Tsk, tsk, is that any way to talk to me Jenna?” He said his arm very much still around me. I was about to lose my shit. “Move on asshole, no one cares what you have to say.” Mimi yelled.

            He tilted his head at her as if trying to find her one weakness. The best thing about Mimi was anything that he said to her she would brush off. I however wouldn’t.

            “Hmm. Why don’t you stop worrying about me, and put your tits back in your shit. That is unless you're joining the slut club that Jenna here is the president of?” Mimi smiled, leaning across the table giving him a huge eyeful of her cleavage.

“I think you’re lost buddy, president of the slut club is Marie Jameson.” She replied in a sultry tone pointing to the end of the table.

“But in case you can’t find her let me draw you a map with some crayons, you go past leave us the fuck alone, and turn right at fuck off, and oh look you're in slut country.” His eyes dilated, and I couldn’t hold my laughter in. Mimi always knew how to tell someone to fuck off.

            I pushed his arm off of me, catching a smirk on Rex’s face at the end of the table, knowing he had probably heard the whole conversation.

            Corey gazed at me following my line of vision to Rex. As soon as I saw I was caught I dropped my eyes down to my tray. The last thing I needed was Corey having yet another thing to use against me. His face leaned into mine; I could feel his hot breath on my ear. The last time we were in a position like this was the very last time he kissed me. It was the last time he ever treated me like anything other than a door mat.

            “I won’t warn you off, because you know what I’m capable of Jenna. But if you think you have a chance with Rex you’re more than fucking wrong. Don’t cross me, you know as much as I do you don’t fit in with that crowd. I mean look at us, how well did that work out. If you think I make your life hard now, let’s just say it can get ten times harder.” He whispered in my ear, wrapping a small strand of my hair around his finger before standing.

            “Also you might want to start fighting your own battles. Oh and nice tits Mimi.” He said loudly while smirking. My heart was racing as he walked away. An encounter like that never happened before. School had been in session only a week and I knew that he would more than live up to his word on hurting me.

            “What a fucking douche-asshat-fucking-cumsucker” Mimi said under her breath as he walked away. I couldn't agree more, but I wasn’t going to keep retaliating against him. One he wasn’t worth it really, and two I would be out of here in nine short months if I could just manage to get through it.

            Mimi reached across the table and grabbed my hand, pushing me from my thoughts. “Don’t let his false threats get to you. He will get what’s coming to him, and he will pay for what he’s done to you, maybe not today, or tomorrow but someday. I swear to it Jenna.” She said sincerely.

            “You know I love you right. If I was into girls I would totally choose you as my girlfriend. No homo of course.” She giggled. “Sorry love, but I’m very much into dick. Like a lot.” I laughed back. This was true friendship right here; now to get through the rest of the day without another encounter from either of the Winchester boys.

***

Classes had finally finished for the day, now all I had to do was endure and hour of detention with Rex and I would be free to two whole days without dealing with anyone here at the school. A week ago, we both managed to earn ourselves an awesome all expenses paid detention to stock and label books.

            I put my things in my locker, and checked my phone after the final bell rang. I had three minutes to make it to the library. Better get booking. I slid my phone into my pocket, and turned the corner, half running/half walking down the hall. I made it just in time, the librarian giving me a dirty look just as I entered. Sigh, can’t please anyone around here.

            I looked around for Rex but didn’t find him. Huh, he probably got out of detention, wouldn’t surprise me. “Hey, you didn’t start without me did you?” A voice I knew well enough to know he didn’t get out of detention. A strange feeling surged through me in that moment, it was happiness. Happiness that he was actually here, and I wouldn’t be alone, and that feeling wasn’t normal for me.

            “Nope there is definitely plenty here.” I said taping the binding back together on one of the books. Silence surrounded us for the first five minutes before he started humming the words to “Roar” by Katy Perry. I was the first to break the silence by actually talking.   

            “That’s totally a girl song.” I muttered out, keeping my eyes down at the task at hand. He was gorgeous, and his voice deep, and velvety. If I didn’t know better I would say he was older than the eighteen he told me he was.

            “Oh is it now?” He said. I hear the smirk in his voice and knew if I looked up there would be a gorgeous, pearly white smile shining down on me.

            “You're gonna hear me ROAR.” He belted out completely off key I’m sure. The funny thing was, he made me smile, and he made me happy. Being around him was fun, something I hadn’t experienced in months. 

            “That was horrible. Like ears bleeding horrible.” I said blushing like crazy as my gaze burned into his. “You know what everyone says about you isn’t true right?” I pondered the thought for a second; you could’ve fooled me from the way everyone acted around me.

            “Really how would you know? You don’t even know me. I could be slutting around all over the place for all you know.” I looked up into his eyes, the storm cloud coloring growing darker. Okay, so agreeing with what others said about me made him mad. It’s hard to think anything good about yourself when all you hear is how others hate you.

            “I know that’s not who you’re. Someone who gives themselves to others like that most definitely wouldn’t be blushing over small things like our eyes meeting.” Oh great now I was really blushing. “See, I know you're nothing like that. But at the same time I know nothing about you either. But I want to. I want to so badly.” He said his voice growing shallower and huskier as the words fell from his lips. I’d all but known the guy a week, and I was feeling drawn to him. Maybe it was the fact that he was the first person to show me affection since Corey, or maybe it was because he was nice.

            “I would like that very much.” I said. I wasn’t really sure if I would like it. I might like being able to get to know Rex, but the retaliation I would receive from Corey, now I wasn’t so sure about that.

            “I don’t believe them Jenna. I know you're an amazing person, and I don’t know why Corey treats you the way he does, but I won't let him hurt you anymore.”  He seemed sincere and true, but then again so did Corey. The heart can be deceiving sometimes.