Chapter 1 There's Only One Solution
Lila's POV
“Aria, I'm begging you, please, don't do this to me,” I begged, my face pale and my knees glued to the ground.
I can't deal with this situation and it's slowly killing me. I supposed to be at work by this time, but simply because of her, I've been here all day, trying to beg her to not expose me.
“I already told you before bitch, I can't help you,” she snarled, her voice vicious with cruelty. “You're only getting on my nerves the more!” She scolded and spat in my face.
The thick liquid dropped softly but I didn't dare raise my head. I rather prefer her spitting on me everyday than that video of me naked being released to everyone on the campus.
What will I do if that happens? What will people say? How will I be able to walk back in here?
They'll expel me immediately and probably arrest me for filming child porn because Aria is hell bent on frustrating me ever since I walked into this school and I know she isn't going to stop until I'm fucked.
“Get out!” She kicked me out of her way but I held her back, crying sincerely for mercy.
“Please, just delete the video. I swear I'll do anything you want,” i begged, my face flushed with overwhelming emotions.
A smile tugged across the corners of her lips and she rolled her eyes at me. She turned to go, but took one more glance at me and turned again.
In that moment, I knew whatever offer she had for me would be devious but I'll take my chances.
“Get up,” she smiled. “Anything right?” She snapped and I nodded affirmatively.
“You'll fuck…” the moment she mentioned that word, my heart shattered. I can't do that. I'm still a virgin. Oh God, no!
“Geoffrey to his fill, just the way you fucked Jason…” she spat and her little gang chuckled alongside her.
Tear drops rolled down my eyes as I stood before her, knowing it was over for me. Other students moved and just watched me breakdown in tears while thye laughed.
For crying out loud, I don't have anything to do with Jason, she just wouldn't believe me. I've told her countless times but it just feels like pouring water on a rock. Jason once helped me out with my fees when I was struggling and ever since then, all she's done is antagonize me for having an affair with him, something I know nothing about.
To this day, we don't talk and I really don't know why he helped me that day.
She's a rich kid and I know she really doesn't understand how hard I work to remain here, to keep being in school, she just doesn't, that why she's punishing me.
“Please, Aria, I swear, I'll do anything, just not sex. Please,” I begged, dropping to my knees.
Even if I wasn't a virgin, I can't imagine myself having sex with Geoffrey. He was rumored to be very brutal and dealt bad with girls he had sex with, but somehow, he had a charm on them, but that would be extremely painful and inhumane for people like me that are still virgins.
Of all methods, why punish me this way? What did I really do wrong to deserve all these?
She didn't speak to me no more. She just walked away, alongside her girls, laughing and jeering at me.
“Aria?!”
“You have till 2:00pm today and don't you dare go home!” She mocked and moved on.
The drowning pain enveloped me as I stood there, watching my whole life blur before me.
I have no family, I don't even know what is family, I'm just a girl that just eloped from nowhere—a mistake I guess.
But I swore to change that when I escaped from the orphanage, the one place that was supposed to teach me what a family is, but ended being my hell and eternal torment. The scars still linger on and they're reminders, but the emotional scars Aria is giving me is shitting the hell out of me.
My soul bleeds with pain as I ponder on the implications of this whole thing.
If I don't go, I'll lose my job, Gary warned me the last time and it's all because of her. If I dare leave here without doing her wish and without her permission, I'm good as dead.
My grip tightened on my bag as I walked slowly, struggling to move past the students without being noticed but all they did was jeer and mock me, leaving my pulse racing.
Finally, I struggled to get my tired ass to the library and just sat there and continued sobbing. Peace is now an illusion to me, same as happiness.
I've never known such ever since I was born, it's just pain, pain, pain!
I wrapped my arms up and rested my head against, drowning in the pain. My heart hammered against my rib cage and I'm sure, if I continue this way, I'll lose my sanity.
I grabbed a book by the corner. My vision is blurry so I don't even know what I'm doing with it.
I just held it, until my tired and saggy eyelids finally closed.
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“Clock is ticking!” I jolted awake immediately when I heard the notification from my phone.
Oh no, I over slept. It's been a while since I last slept. Oh God! Aria, what have I done to deserve this?
I quickly grabbed my bags and arranged it and grabbed my phone. I stared at the phone, watching the ticking time and imagining what sex with Geoffrey would look like.
I took a deep inhale and released the air slowly, trying to force out the pain from me, but it didn't work. My heart raced the moment the clock hit 2:00.
Damn! I have no choice. By the way, why am I even keeping the virginity?
My mind was made in that very moment and I grabbed my bags quickly and rushed over to her, but as I moved on the hallway, the laughter coming from students had increased.
Some were making funny gestures of me, just like the ones I made when I was drunk and naked in that video she filmed.
I just didn't understand what was going on.
Aria, please, just hang in a little bit…
Finally, I crashed into her, breathing heavily and tears rolling down my eyes.
“I'll do it!” I breathed violently, but her face folded into a dirty scowl.
“Too late!” She slammed and those words sliced my heart like a blade.
That was when I grabbed my phone and looked at the messages. What?! Aria?! No?!
She had posted the video on all my social media handles…
Gary was calling. Students were bashing and I just didn't know what to do. I couldn't even walk anymore. I just froze.
The school secretary approached hastily, his face mean and my heart pounded the more.
“The principal wants you in his office immediately!” He queried.
“Please sir, will I be expelled?” The words managed to escape my lips in a whisper and I was already trembling.
“When you were busy getting drunk and filming pornographic videos? Did you care to ask yourself that? Huh? I'm so disappointed in you Lila! You can go ask him yourself!” He snapped and headed off.
My head spiralled and my mind was split in two…at this point, there's only one solution. I've lost my job, because Gary wouldn't take back a pornstar to work as a clerk for him…I've lost my education, I've lost my life, I've lost my innocence…
Bloody hell! There's nothing left now then! Nothing.
“Lila!” The secretary scolded again from the fourth floor.
A strange energy overwhelmed me and I ran with it, the place in clean view and I didn't hesitate, just the same way Aria didn't hesitate to humiliate me. I flung myself into the air, falling weightlessly from the five storey building and all I could hear was echoes of my name and the whooshing air by my side.
I saw one last face, staring at me peacefully, very relaxed and smiling warmly before I dropped to the ground…
Time blurred before
my eyes and I knew it, if I ever get a second chance at life, I'll make sure my life works is to end you…
Aria!