Chapter 26: Unknown Affection

Lex's POV.

I stared longer than I should have; I know I did. It was not intentional, but I couldn't take my eyes off them in that position. I wanted to speak, but Landon's voice stopped me before I could utter a word.

"What exactly do you intend to achieve by treating people this way, Selena? Why exactly would you do that to her?"

His eyes were burning in anger as he said that to Selena, and with the way he spoke, he sounded almost like someone had tampered with something so precious to him.

"This is none of your business, Landon. I do not understand why you keep interfering. She's stepped on my toe, and she needs to pay for that."

Selena's voice was loud and petty as she was about five steps away from London, who was obviously in a rage.

"Really? Then tell me whose business it is that you are constantly bullying a student? When did you turn this evil, or is it me who has never seen this side of you?"

His questions seemed to touch Selena so much that she began to sob while trying to defend herself.

"She insulted me, Landon. She really insulted me, and you expect me to let it go like it was nothing? I was just going to teach her a little lesson and make sure it never repeats itself, but each time I tried to take a step, you just kept interfering."

"Really? So what are those that make you? A disciplinarian? Aren't you aware that you are in a school, and this school does have management who have the work of punishing the students when they do something wrong, like stepping on other students?"

"I don't need the management to do this for me; I can do it myself, Landon, and I would appreciate it if you kindly stepped away!"

Selena's voice was fierce; I had never heard her speak that way, and for some seconds I debated on whether to interfere or not because something told me that she had not yet noticed my presence there at the balcony because if she had, she would get all petty and want me to stand up for her.

"And if I say no? What are you going to do then, Selena? You're going to call your Commando boyfriend to fight me for you?"

Landon made that awkward statement, glancing in my direction as Selena followed his gaze and was staring at me with wide eyes, obviously surprised to see me standing some steps away from them.

"Lex"

Her voice had instantly gone so low that I could barely hear her words, even though I knew she called the name, as I saw the movement of her lips.

"Yeah, go ahead, Selena; tell him to fight me for your sake."

I wondered why Landon kept making those statements while staring directly at me. I was getting pissed off, not because of what Selena did now but because of how Landon was trying to make such a big deal out of it by trying to involve me in a quarrel that I had no idea about.

"Lex, I am so sorry I never knew you were here. Believe me I didn't come at her first she was the one who first tried to attack me just like she did you and I'm only going to put her in a place so that she does not feel like she can attack any of the students in the school "

She was explaining too much, way more than needed, and the point was that I didn't care. I just wanted to be out of there, and my anger was now directed at Landon, who was obviously trying to get back at me.

I moved my gaze from Landon to Lisa, who was right behind him. She looked terrified, and it was unlike her to be quiet in such a scene. She was often loud and bold, but now she was staring in silence, observing everyone's face.

"I'm sorry, Selena, I do not want to be a part of this."

My tone was steady and firm as I walked past Selena towards the staircase, but just as I walked past Landon, I glanced at him one last time.

"What is it, Lex? Do you have something you want to tell me?"

He asked me; the look on his face was not friendly, and it instantly confirmed to me that my apology that morning was not successful.

"Let's talk, please," I whispered, trying not to let Lisa hear.

"I'll let you know when I want to." His response was rather loud and harsh.

Without any more words to him, I walked down the stairs, taking each step slowly while trying to fight the image of Landon and Lisa holding onto each other reappearing in my mind.

It was not supposed to mean anything to me, and I couldn't tell why I could not get it off for a second.

Why was I supposed to care if he was holding her in that manner? Why was I supposed to care even if he wanted to do more than just hold her?

Yet my heart ached, and I was now struggling to breathe properly.

I staggered my way down the stairs into the hallway, but as I moved further. It was gradually getting worse, and at one point I couldn't breathe anymore.

I held one hand to the wall, placing the other one to my head. I tried to force myself to breathe and be calm, but it was as if I was fighting my own system, and I was already feeling myself passing out when I heard Selena's voice.

"Lex, are you okay?"

She suddenly came over to my side, feeling my forehead with the back of her palm.

"Oh my God, Lex, you're burning up. What happened to you?"

I could hear her even though my eyes were closed. I gnashed my teeth as I struggled to open my eyes, and as I opened my mouth to speak to her, my gaze moved past her to Landon carrying Lisa in his arms as he walked in the opposite direction of the hallway.

"Damn it!" I cursed under my breath. It was a total knockout.