Chapter 143 OLD GLORY
ROXANNE’S POINT OF VIEW.
I stood hidden by the wide branches of Ravenscroft High’s garden trees, my heart twisting as I watched them with my hands folded. Hate coiled around my heart like poison as I took in the way she smiled around my boyfriend. I wished so badly that she would drop dead. Or at least get some terminal illness that would make her die.
The sound of her laughing as she sat on his thighs…it made me hiss as though someone poured acid on my wounds. He’s mine; I wanted to scream it to the world, that Lucien was mine alone, and Sloane would never get him.
‘How did my life turn out so bad in the past few months?’
I didn’t understand it. It felt like it was just yesterday that I was on the arm of the richest guy in school; the power of our relationship made everyone bow to me. I had respect, honour, every girl wanted to be me, and every guy didn’t dare look at me twice. But now, I stood here, dressed in all black clothes I had to get off a thrift mall; no longer dripping in the custom clothes I got because of my status as Lucien’s girl.
The material felt itchy against my skin, my belly rumbling in hunger as I watched him feed her some egg balls. She stole my life… she took what’s rightfully mine. I should be the one with Lucien, and she the one ruined to this point, but instead, life had to fuck me over and elevate her from scholarship status.
My blood burned hot as I tried to remember why I’d ruined my chances at being with my soul mate. My phone dinged silently with a notification, forcing me to tear my gaze away from the school’s elite couple. Matt’s name blared on the screen, causing me to roll my eyes immediately.
The reason I’d gone out with the pathetic loser was because I’d wanted to spite Sloane. She, for some reason, annoyed me. She was supposed to be beneath me while she was a scholarship kid, but for some reason, I could never break her.
However, I knew the look she had in her eyes whenever she looked at Matt. It was the very one girls hopelessly in love gave to the guy who never looked at them. And like a snake, I’d latched onto it. I knew Matt liked me, so I seduced him one day in the football locker room, dressed in the shortest cheerleader uniform I owned,
It was almost too easy, as he denounced Sloane right there before me, swearing that they were nothing but friends. I smirked at the memory of the way he put it, his words playing in my mind like a broken echo.
‘Sloane? She’s a pathetic girl who follows me around like a love-sick puppy. She means nothing to me. I don’t even know why I'm still friends with her; probably because I’m worried her mental state will get fucked up if I leave her. She doesn’t have a loving mother, you see. And her dad is rarely home.’
The memory almost had a taste. It seemed sweet, reminding me of a time when I truly ruled this school, and not her.
His text came in again, forcing me out of my train of thought. I frowned at the sight of it, my hatred for him becoming stronger as the love-sick bastard reminded me of the horror I was trying to escape, and the reason I hadn’t eaten.
A few weeks ago, I’d felt sick and could barely keep food down, so I went to the hospital to see what was wrong. I remember the ringing in my ears when the bitchy doctor told me I was pregnant.
‘Four weeks, to be exact’
She’d said, as if she hadn’t spelt my doom with those words. I loathed Matt for it, even though it was also my fault.’I never should have let Sloane get to me; I never should have gotten with Matt in the first place.
But Lucien still loves me…he’s just playing with her because he’s bored. When he finally sees reason and gets rid of that bitch, he’ll return where he belongs.
‘If he still loves you, why did he expel you?’
My subconscious whispered, reminding me of what happened a month ago. Lucien had found out about the video Matt had against Sloane, the very one I was about to release to the world, just before Lucien had walked in. He proceeded to beat Matt up with a bat, break the phone, and get me thrown out of the school I once ruled over.
I was livid; I should probably want revenge against him, but I knew it wasn’t his fault. It was hers.
Sloane.
If she were out of the way, Lucien would finally realise I was the one for him, and that would never change.
My belly ached from hunger and discomfort, as the demon inside my stomach for some reason felt like it had come alive and was trying to claw its way out.
‘We’ll get through this, babe. I promise, I’ll be a good father to our child.
Matt’s text read. The pathetic fucker actually thought I wanted to be with him. I was only with him because I thought the sight of me with another man would get Lucien so riled up that he would dump Sloane.
But it’s been months, and he still hasn’t come to his senses. I watched as he kissed her, his hands caressing her body slowly, and just like earlier, my heart burned with anger, coupled with hatred.
I wished so badly that I had a stone I could smash against her head.
I thought Eldric would have called me by now, but it’s been crickets ever since our last conversation, where he told me, ‘When you’re needed, you’ll be informed.’
I remember the feeling of shock washing over me as the news of his killing Alcia, Lucien’s mother, hit the news, and about his escape from custody. No one knew where he was, and because of that, Lucien had bodyguards all around his precious Sloane.
She stole my life!
My man, and my dreams.
If I didn’t get Lucien, she would not either.
And like the universe smiled down at me with a blessing, Eldric's number flashed on my screen. I picked it without hesitation, my heart pounding with excitement as I smiled for the first time in weeks.
“Hello.”
His voice came in, slow and unhurried as he said, “It’s time for you to be useful, Roxanne.”
“What do you need me to do? I’ll do anything, Eldric.”
“Get the janitor standing behind the school buses into the school. He isn’t an employee of Lucien, so he doesn’t have his access card. Yours can work.”
“But…Lucien expelled me. I don’t have my access card, and my rental card won't work either.” I frowned.
“That’ll be taken care of. I have a backup plan in case of an emergency. The janitor has a card; all you have to do is get the card in front of the scanner when I give the signal, and you will be granted access. But it will only be for a few minutes before a warning will hit the system, and you both will have to get out of there instantly.”
“Understood, Eldric. What else do I have to do?”
“Get him close to Sloane and Seraphina.” He said, causing me to frown again….”Seraphina, what does this have to do with her?”
“Well, a newfound friend of mine would like to say ‘hi’. Just do your part, and get Sloane to me. Lucien will be yours then.”
“Alright, Eldric. I’ll get on it immediately.” The sound of beeping hit before I could even finish getting the words out.
I smiled widely, my eyes back on the oblivious couple as they walked hand in hand into the school for the exams.
Soon, you’ll be all mine again, Lucien. And Sloane will be six feet under, far away from us once and for all.