Chapter 34 Who touch you?
Naomi
We had a training program today, but Mr. Rex hadn't shown up yet. I have been waiting at our usual location for almost an hour now. And I didn't even have his phone number to call him, even though I didn't know if it was okay for students to have their teacher's contact. But why was he late? He should have told me if he was not going to make it.
I should have even noticed when he didn't show up for the class we had this morning with him. Was he trying to pay me back for coming late the last time we were here?
If that was the case, I was going to tell him that he was acting petty. It wasn't a good thing to do.
When I didn't see him for another thirty minutes, I decided to leave. My feet came to a halt when I noticed someone behind me. When I turned around, I saw Benita.
My eyes narrowed at her. She made no attempt to hide.
"What are you doing here?" She was not supposed to be here—or did she come for something else or to follow me?
But given what she was becoming lately, I could tell that she was following me. But for what reasons would she do that?
"I was spying on you," she said with a straight face like it was the right thing for her to do.
"And why?"
"I noticed you have been coming to this side a little lately and I decided to find out what you have been on about. I could be missing something very important." She shrugged and pinched the leaf of a herb and started playing with it.
I told you, I didn't like this version of her. She was cool when she didn't mind my business this much. She was trying so hard to make me dislike her right now—something I didn't want to do.
"Okay. You have had your fill. You can now go." I didn't stand to watch her leave. I started to walk ahead when she fell into step with me.
"I'm sorry, okay? You know, I just care about you and..." She hesitated for a while. I wanted her to stop talking, that's why I didn't pray to know what she was talking about. "I just want to be your friend, Naomi. I might be coming towards you in the wrong way, but that's just what I want."
She sounded convincing, but I didn't care. She could go to hell with her friendship. The only friend I had ever had was Zara—the only person who ever truly cared about me, and she wasn't a stalker like this.
"I don't want your friendship. Stay away from me."
I didn't hear her walk next to me. I didn't turn to look. Maybe that must have gotten to her. Well, she had better stay away from me.
For two days now, Mr. Rex hadn't shown up. I have been to his office door for the third time today. He wasn't there. I had no idea what could be wrong with him. I didn't know where he was staying so that I could find him myself and ask what was wrong with him. I didn't check up on him again. I went home and prepared for work.
The diner had been getting full lately. A lot of customers kept coming. Maybe it was due to the little advertisement we made about a week ago. We didn't even have the time to stand even for a minute. Orders kept coming and we also had to package for home delivery.
Just like the other days, Dean had to give us a little tip. I contemplated on going to the mall to get Ma'a a gift, but it was more than 10 p.m. I couldn't risk that. I made my way home instead.
The moon was heavy up today. You could even see your shadow on the ground as you walk. Except that the two shadows I was seeing in front of me right now were not mine. My heart skipped a beat before I looked up and when I did, my blood ran cold.
Alfred and Linus.
I tried to keep a calm composure and acted like nothing was wrong at all. This was the only road that led to my house. I had to be strong right now.
"No. You are not going to act like you didn't see us and just walk past. It doesn't work like that."
Linus stepped in front of me and Alfred walked to stand behind me.
"Just let me go. I don't have anything to give to you guys."
My body already started to shiver. I tried to think of something to do in this situation, but nothing came to mind.
"Well, you have that pretty thing between your legs to give us. If you had given it to us when we asked, we would have moved past that a long time ago."
Then I felt a hand grab my hair, making me feel disgusted. I tried to pull forward; the tug on my hair, sending pain right down the roots, made me stand still.
Linus stepped forward and cupped my sex through my clothes while Alfred grabbed my butt. A blood-curdling scream left my mouth, but it didn't go far as a hand clasped against my mouth.
"Open your mouth again, and I will stick my dick into it and make you scream my name more than what you just did right now."
"And I will fuck you till you can't move anymore."
They took turns saying those nasty things into my ear. I couldn't let this happen. They couldn't just touch me like that.
This wasn't the right thing for me to do, but I had no choice in this moment. I waited for it to happen—those claws, that strength that would suddenly take me when Calix was involved. I closed my eyes and tried to do something, but nothing happened.
Why? I thought something like this always happened when I was in danger.
Then I had just one more option left. Mr. Rex came to mind. He taught me something.
"Just come with us and give us your pussy and we will quietly let you go."
Since my hands were free, I hoisted my bag up to my shoulder and without much thought of what I was about to do, I swung my hand in front at Linus and the idiot tumbled backward. Not only that, he tripped on a stone and fell down on his back. At the same time, I aimed for Alfred behind me with my leg. It met his groin. The idiot let out a yelp and let go of me. I didn't waste any time as I sprinted up to the house.
I locked the door behind me and pressed my back against it. Nothing happened. Nothing happened. I willed myself to calm down. When I eventually did, I made my way into my room.
I took a shower and I made sure to scrub so well, like scrubbing was going to wash their touch away. Without an appetite to eat or even do my school homework, I went to bed.
Moonlight, forest, and the naked man appeared again in my dream.
"Don't worry, Naomi. Soon you and me will be together forever."
That was all he told me and then disappeared just like always.
The next day in school, I decided to check on Mr. Rex again. And this time, he was present. I didn't know what to tell him as I turned to leave, but he called me back.
"I saw you. Just come and tell me what's in your mind."
I walked in. Since he was facing the wall behind his desk, he turned to me. His brows knitted together the moment he saw me. It was like he noticed something off about me.
"Who touched you?" He kept the book he was holding on his table and started walking towards me. "I asked again, who touched you?"
Was he being serious right now?
"Nobody touched me."
While in front of me, his eyes scanned my body. He looked behind me and then settled in front. I had to involuntarily close my legs as his eyes settled between them.
"If you lie to me one more time, you will have to answer for it."
I shook my head. Why did it matter if I was touched or not? I wasn't his sister or something between those lines.
The next thing I knew, his thumb was on my lip, his other went around my waist, and he pulled me close to him.
"If you do not tell me who touched you between yesterday and today, I'm not going to kiss you; I'm going to pull you over my thigh and spank you until you drip wet on me."
Goodness. I felt a wetness down my core. If I didn't give him what he wanted then... no. It couldn't happen.
So, I went ahead to narrate to him what happened with Linus and Alfred yesterday. Then, there was fire in his eyes like he was ready to murder them for touching me.
I tried to move away from his touch, but his hand was tight around me.