Chapter 26: Will you be my girlfriend?
ALICIA'S POV
News had spread round the entire school like wildfire that Finn and I were having a secret affair.
I stood still, starring at the school magazine. What did they mean by secret affairs? I was never hiding anything from anyone. To hell with them.
I flip through the pages, and tossed it out of my path. Pulling my locker open and shoving my books into it, I need to get to my class and fast, otherwise I would have to stand outside, these days our teachers are becoming more strict with diligence and that wouldn't have been a problem if I woke up early to prepare for school. I yawned lazily and shut my locker only to see the trio standing and leaning against my locker, they all wore an angry or rather tensed mood and the moment I saw Adrian holding on to a magazine I knew I was in for another round of scolding and barking.
“What the heck is this Alicia?” Adrian asked.
“News… I guess.”
“Tell me they are rumours.” Arnold added.
“Why? Is there anything wrong with that? Afterall it's not like each one of you instead entangled with more than two women, am I right Alex?” I directed to him, a smile on my face. Today was a bright day and I wasn't going to let them ruin it for me.
“Don't drag me into your nonsense. Whatever you passed through, you deserved it for denying us in the first place.” He retorted.
“Okay, then leave me alone. I don't see anything wrong about attending the charity ball with Finn.” I say plainly.
“There's everything wrong about it, you're out mate and you shouldn't be involved in scandals like this.” Arnold explained but I brushed him off..
“I have a class to attend, catch you later.” I say about leave when I'm stopped on my track.
Seriously! The same old trick all the time? Don't they ever get tired? Because I'm so exhausted already.
“You either chose to end this scandal with Finn or we'll have no other option than to teach him how to stay away from what's ours.” They barked.
From they way they said it, I could tell they were damn serioud about it and deep down within me I feared that they could do something to hurt or eliminate Finn. The thoughts of this didn't go well with me.
During lunch hours, I met up with Vanessa and we are chatting and gossiping about things we loved and shared together when she started to apologise for not being by my side during the fire incident, but I push that aside, telling her I was fine and that Finn had been there to save me.
“Speaking of Finn, girl what's really going on?” She asked and I laughed.
“Nothing serious, he's just a friend.” I replied casually.
“Hmmm.. there's certainly more to thay so spill it!” She demanded.
Midway into our conversation Claudia stormed in, pushing Vanessa off her seat and settling on it instead.
Vanessa runs off yet again, I'm beginning to think there's something more behind the rate at which she feared Claudia. It needed to be studied. I shit my gaze to the bully you sat in front of me without words.
“I'm curious, what's the whole drama with Finn all about?” She asked. “Are you just flirting with him to get the triplets attention? If you are then your plans are going to fail.” She added.
“Firstly, whatever I have with Finn is real and natural. I know you can't relate, you're probably used to forcing yourself on people.”
“How dare you!” She yelled.
“Also you can have the triplets, that would be if they even find you attractive.” I teased.
Claudia filled with rage tries to start up a fight but I was fast enough to avoid the scene, frustrating her effort and just as she's about leaving, Finn walked into the hall and girls start to die for him and gush all over him, but he does pay attention to anyone else except me and next, he goes on one knee, staring at me. I'm shocked because this wasn't part of the script and before I could say anything, he asked the big question, in front
of everyone.
"Alicia, will you be my girlfriend?”