Episode 11 & 12 : Danger in the Shadows
★ YOUR WORD ★
~ OXFORD HIGH ~ DORM
Darren was heading to his room when he got a text from someone.
★AM SORRY BABE, I PROMISE TO BEHAVE FROM NOW ON★
On seeing Felicity text, Darren smiled while shaking his head.
“She must probably be horny for s*x ” he muttered
★REPLY ME BABE, I REALLY NEED YOU RIGHT NOW,SHOULD I COME OVER TO THE DORM?★
On seeing this he quickly sent her a reply.
★DONT! AM ALREADY IN BED ★ he texted.
★BUT I CAN COME WARM YOU UP ★ she texted in return.
★I DON’T NEED WARMING UP★ he texted back.
★I DON’T CARE,AM STILL GONNA COME★
★DON’T COME, I MEAN IT FELICITY!★ he texted before switching off his phone.
He had no qualms about having Felicity with him but knowing that Ariana is the same room with them got him refusing, something he never did in the past.
Maybe he’s only going this far for Kelvin, he has to show a good attitude towards Ariana if he wants to succeed in helping Kelvin.
As soon as he walk into the room, Derek came to him speedily.
“She’s back! She’s back. I thought you said she’s gone for good?” Derek asked.
“I did but as you can see….” He let his comment trail off while shrugging.
“She’s crazy! Did you know what she brought with her? An electrifier and pepper spray. She’s dangerous Darren, let’s send her out!” Derek said.
“Just let her be, am tired” Darren said as he went into his room with Derek tailing him.
“You were also against her staying here? What cause the change?” Derek asked starring at Darren who was now lying on the bed.
“Someone did” he muttered under his breath thinking about Kevin.
“Common Darren, do something!” Derek cajoled even as he sat on the bed.
“What exactly do you want me to do? You yourself said she’s dangerous” Darren replied as he took out a cigarette to smoke.
“But you……”
“Just let it go and instead give me an advice on something” Darren interrupted puffing out a smoke.
“What?” Derek asked.
“Well you see, My cousin arrival here is to get back his girlfriend. You see they both had a fall out which got her breaking the whole thing off. Kelvin realise his mistake and decides to come back for her but he is scared to approach her, he wants me to help him but here is the case” Darren said pausing.
“The girl hates me” Darren said making Derek brow raise.
“Who in their right mind hates you?” Derek asked.
“Well this girl does and with her hating me she doesn’t want me close which prevents me from being unable to help my cousin, what should I do?” Darren asked still smoking while Derek pondered on the issue.
“Must you really do it cause I think it’s a loss cause” Derek said truthfully.
“Why do say that?”
“Cause she hates you and how on earth will you be able to convince her when you keep doing things she hates” Derek said making a point.
“So are you saying that I should try to change my ways before I approaching her?”
“If you must do this for your cousin then you’ve got to” Derek replied.
“Hell no!” Darren yelled out.
“Am not gonna change myself just to help my cousin win back his girl” Darren added.
“Well another thing that I can think of is that you should try talking to her about it” Derek said.
“I can’t just approach her and tell her about it” Darren said.
“Am not saying that you should do that instead try getting close to her…… If she sees that you are honest enough to want to help your cousin then she might as well forgive him” Derek replied.
“That doesn’t sound bad” Darren muttered.
“Am a genuis right?” Derek asked and Darren burned out his cigarette before doing a high five with Derek.
“So now, tell me who this girl is” Derek demanded suddenly.
“She’s someone you don’t know”
“Is she at least going to our school?” Derek asked and Darren nodded.
“She is and that is the only thing I will tell you about her. I will take your advice at heart and do what I can until my cousin gets here himself to continue. Have had a long day and so I want to get some rest” Darren said starring at the door way.
“Is that a sign for me to leave?” Derek asked and Darren nodded.
“Fine then! See you but make sure you do something about that Ariana, she terrifies me” he said before leaving Darren room.
Darren layed on his bed smiling, he has been thinking of what to do just to approach Ariana and thanks to the brainy Derek, he finally knows what to do.
Pulling out his phone, he sent a text to kelvin…….
~ MORNING~
As soon as Ariana walk out of her room, she saw Darren waiting in front of his room.
Their gaze lock and she wondered what he was up to.
Remembering his promise to stay away from her, her anxiety lessen and she move towards the door to put on her sneakers which she left there earlier.
She was crouch on the floor, tying her shoe lace when he move towards her.
“Let me help you with that” he offered and before she could stop him, he was already helping her with her shoe lace.
What the hell is he up to? She thought as she watch him do the same thing he did to the first sneaker on the second sneaker.
“If it gets undone on the way, you might fall and get Injured”
“Uh? Thanks” she said and before he could say more, she turn and left the room in a rush.
‘What the hell was that?’ she muttered to herself on her way to class.
~ LUNCH~ CAFETERIA
“Are you saying Darren did that?” Bella asked as she and Ariana ate their lunch.
“He did which still baffles me until now. Do you know what he is up to?” Ariana asked.
“From what I know Felicity is still f**king him and so he isn’t into you but I think he might be doing this to bully you” Bella said.
“To bully me?”
“Yes. When Darren bullies someone, he goes to the extreme and his action towards you this morning tells me that he wants you to be unguard”
“Unguard? Why?”
“So once you’ve let down your guard, he strikes!” Bella said scaring Ariana.
“That jerk! I knew I shouldn’t have trust him when he said he would stop bothering me” Ariana muttered.
“And when did he tell you that?” Bella asked.
“Just…..”
“Hello” someone greeted interrupting Ariana from completing her word.
“It’s you! The girl from yesterday ” Ariana said starring at the girl who those men from yesterday had held captive.
“It is me and nice to see you again” she replied taking the empty seat by their side.
“Did you manage to get home safe yesterday?” Ariana asked and she nodded.
“I did thanks to you and that guy you were with” The girl replied referring to Donald.
“Who is she?” Bella asked and Ariana quickly summarise to her the things that happened in the past.
“Am Susan by the way” the girl said introducing herself while they did the same.
“Tell me what you were doing with such guys?” Ariana asked.
“Well I…..”
“Bella!” Derek yelling out Bella’s name stop whatever conversation they were having.
“What!” Bella snapped at her brother.
“What exactly did you do to Sandra?” Derek asked.
“Why ask me that?” Bella replied hotly
“Sandra just came to me telling me that you had taken her uniform and tear it in shreds leaving her to be going about in her sport gear!” Derek said.
“And you believed her over your sister?” Bella ask.
“Is there a reason why I have to believe you?” Derek replied.
“There is! Your blood run through my veins and am your sister, your sister must come first before your girlfriend” Bella told him hotly.
“Sister my foot! Apologise to Sandra now!” He said.
“I won’t! I didn’t do it” Bella said.
“Go and apologise before I lose my patience with you Bella” he warned.
“I won’t!”
“Apologise!”
“I won’t!”
“You really want me to give you……”
“Will you just shut up!” Susan said to Derek hitting the table loudly while startling them all.
“And who the hell are you?” Derek asked starring at her.
“A new friend of your sis and someone who hate noise which you yourself are causing” Susan replied.
“Do you know who I am?” Derek ask.
“I don’t since Its my first day here and I wouldn’t want to know who you are” Susan replied.
“First of all she is your sister and second of all, you should believe her instead of believing your girlfriend. Am certain that this girlfriend of yours is not on good term with your sister?” Susan asked and Bella nodded.
“There you have it! Since your girlfriend hates Bella she might have lied to you, didn’t that thought cross your mind?” Susan asked Derek who was at a loss for word.
“I suggest you go back to your girlfriend and make her admit the truth, you are only making a joke out of yourself” Susan added starring at the other students who were looking at them.
Bella watch her brother at a loss for word for the first time and it took her a lot of will power not to laugh.
“We shall continue this discussion later” he said to Bella before storming out of the cafeteria.
“That was great! Your the first girl to put that arrogant brother of mine in his place” Bella said laughing.
“Did you really tear up Sandra uniform?” Ariana asked and she stop laughing to have a guilty look on her face.
“The bitch ruined my locker first, I only return the favour” Bella replied more slowly.
“Cruel but great” Susan said praising Bella who gave her a thumbs up.
Ariana was about adding a reply when they heard screams coming from the other student.
“What now!” Susan muttered hating the noise.
Ariana look up only to see Darren in the cafeteria, he stood searching for someone until he gaze stopped on her.
He began walking towards her and unknowingly she tighten her grip on her spoon while he made his way towards them.
The screams died down when he got Ariana table and ignoring the other two girls, he spoke.
“Meet me Rose park on Saturday by four”
“What?”
“Rose park on Saturday by four and don’t be late” he said again before leaving the cafeteria while everyone wondered what he meant even Ariana.
“Did he just ask you out on a date?” Bella asked.
“That’s absurd! Why would he?” Ariana replied.
“I think so too. Rose park is a famous place in town and besides it’s a place meant for the rich alone. If he’s invited you then it only means that he is asking you out on a date ” Susan said.
“It’s not a date and I suspect that he is high on something. If he thinks am going anywhere with him then he is crazy!” Ariana replied as she continue to eat her food.
Episode 13 : Lines Crossed
★ EXPENSIVE DINNER★
~ WEEKEND ~ SATURDAY
“Come help me with this Ariana” her mother called and quickly she left the dinner she was preparing to help her mom lift the couch up.
“I thought you will be done with the move in stuff ” Ariana muttered softly.
“We would have been done if only the car bringing our things hadn’t died on the way” her mother replied.
“Then you should have just hired another instead of waiting for it to be repaired” Ariana said.
“Are you complaining because of the work or what?” Her mother ask knowing what was bothering her.
She had arrived from school thinking she will get to have some rest but a pile of work was what she found waiting.
“It’s just that am very tired as it is and….. arrrghhh!” She yelp when her mother slap her hard on the arm.
“If an old woman like myself can work from morning to night why can’t you?” Her mother ask.
“But mom…..”.
“Get into the kitchen and continue preparing dinner” her mother yelled at her which got her going back into the kitchen.
She was almost done cooking when she got a text.
★ LOOK WHAT I FOUND WHILE VISITING ROSE PARK ★ the message from Bella read accompanied by a picture of Darren seating alone at the park waiting for someone.
★WHAT’S HE DOING THERE? ★ Ariana texted in return.
★DON’T TELL ME THAT YOU’VE FORGOTTEN ★ Bella texted.
★FORGOTTEN WHAT? ★ Ariana texted back and instead of replying through her message, Bella call her directly.
“Like seriously, you don’t remember?” Bella ask.
“I don’t” Ariana replied scratching her head.
“You are the one Darren is waiting for? He told you about it on Wednesday ” Bella said reminding her and Ariana remembered the whole thing.
“So will you come ?” Bella ask.
“I won’t! I didn’t tell him that I will go” Ariana replied.
“So your gonna leave the poor guy there?” Bella ask.
“He can stay there for all I care, am not going and you should ignore him too, he might only be looking for trouble” Ariana said and after saying their goodbye, Ariana ended the call.
“I didn’t tell him that am coming, he can stay there for all I care” Ariana muttered as she continue cooking dinner.
She was placing the food on the table when she heard the lightening from outside.
“Why is it pouring suddenly?” Her mother ask and Ariana found her self thinking about Darren.
Could he still be there waiting for her? She thought feeling uneasy.
She was serving her mom her food when she heard the lightening again.
“Am sorry mom but I have to go somewhere” she said hurriedly.
“What? Where on earth are you going to?” Her mom asked.
“To see a friend” Ariana said without realizing that she referred to Darren as her friend.
Taking an umbrella, she ran out of the house heading to Rose park.
“Can’t believe I was stood up” Darren muttered starring at his watch as he stood under shelter while the rain pour heavily.
“Have never in my life wait for someone and for the first time I decide to wait, I was stood up! I feel like strangling someone” he said again to no one in particular.
“It’s freaking cold” he said pulling out a cigarette to smoke when he remembered the crazy thing Derek told him.
Funny enough ever since his discussion with Derek, he’s been avoiding his cigarette.
It couldn’t possibly be because he wants to make a good impression of himself to Ariana, the crazy girl who chose not to show up today.
” I better go home” he muttered putting back the cigarette.
He brace himself before running into the rain only for him to stop when someone umbrella covered him.
“Sorry am late” Ariana said standing in front of him with the umbrella covering the both of them.
Having her this close got him seeing the colour of her eyes and he wouldn’t deny that she had the most gorgeous eyes ever.
Where the hell did that thought come from? He thought shaking his head to get rid of it.
“What does that mean?” Ariana ask.
“Uh?” Darren ask and she shook her head copying what he did a while ago.
“That? It’s nothing and what took you so long?” He ask mildly which surprised him.
He had been meaning to lash out at her if she ever showed up and now that she is here? He’s not even annoyed by her lateness.
“I was busy helping my mom and besides, I didn’t promise you that I will come ” Ariana said.
“You didnt but I already ask you to come” he said.
“You didn’t ask, you demanded and you should be glad that Bella saw you and called me cause I already forgot about the whole thing” Ariana said.
“Wow…..so you even forgot ” he said looking a bit annoyed.
“You can’t blame me for this, you came late and……..”
“Buy me dinner for standing me up” he said interrupting her.
“Why would a rich boy like yourself demand something like that from a poor girl like me?” Ariana ask.
“Am not the rich one, my father is and you are definitely not poor, you need to make up for it. So buy me dinner at that restaurant ” he said pointing to a restaurant behind her.
Before she could refuse, he head to the direction of the restaurant while she followed trying to cover him with the umbrella.
~ RESTAURANT~
“Will you keep staring at the menu all day long?” Darren ask as a smile curve his lips.
He knew why she was starring at the menu without ordering and it was due to the enormous price.
“I just haven’t decide on what to eat ” she said starring at the menu.
“Should I help you” Darren ask trying to tease her.
“No. I will pick a food myself ” she replied searching for the lowest food there.
“Are you perhaps scared due to the price of the food?” He ask.
“Am not! I just….I just don’t know which food to pick” she denied hotly using the menu as a barrier between them.
Darren suddenly had an urge to see her face and without stopping to think why he felt such an urge, he pulled the menu from her.
“What are you doing?” She ask.
“Am very hungry and if I should leave you to pick, we would be here until they close” he said picking a very expensive food for her.
“Where on earth will I get the money?” Ariana muttered but Darren heard and smile in return.
Their food arrived and while Ariana was tempted to eat, she stop herself knowing she couldn’t eat the expensive food.
“Just eat. I will pay” he said suddenly while she stared at him.
“You will?” Ariana ask and he nodded.
“Then I will dig in, thanks for the food” she said in excitement before digging into the food.
Darren lips curve into a smile and as he was about to dig in too when he got a text.
★AM HERE ALREADY, WHERE ARE YOU? ★ Kelvin texted.
★ IN A RESTAURANT BUT WAIT TILL I LEAVE FIRST ★ Darren replied.
“Uh, I have to go to the rest room, I will be back” he gave his excuse to Ariana who was eating the soup like her life depend on it.
“That was yummy” she muttered as she stop eating, searching for Darren but he was no where to be found.
“Where the hell did he go to? Did he perhaps run off so I can pay? I better call him” she said to no one in particular.
She took out her phone to call for help when she heard a familiar voice behind her.
“Hello, Ari” .
Episode 14 : Finding Friendship with Bella
★ EXPENSIVE DINNER (2)★
“Can I seat?” Kelvin asked as he took a seat not even waiting for her to tell him to.
“It’s been a while” he replied while Ariana kept starring at the food in front of her.
Kelvin smiled nervously wondering what was running through her head when he signalled the waiter to bring him something to eat and all through this process, Ariana just sat starring at her food.
Xavier who stood by the door way watching them wondered what had gotten into her too.
“This is the take out you ordered sir” the waiter said as he brought Darren the food Ariana had been eating a while ago.
“It’s not for me, give it to girl I was with a while ago though she’s with someone else now” He said while the waiter followed his gaze.
“I wonder what’s going on between them?” Darren muttered but it was quite audible for the waiter to hear.
“Do you want me to eavesdrop for you?” The waiter asked suddenly.
“Yes, eavesdrop or I mean no, don’t do that. Just give her the take out” Darren said and went to where the valet was waiting with his car.
He got into the car covered by the umbrella the valet used in covering and he was about starting his car to leave when he thought drifted back to Ariana.
“It’s none of your concern, Darren. You did your part which was to help Kelvin meet with her and so you can leave in peace” he muttered to himself before driving his car off.
“This is really tasty” kelvin said again trying to get Ariana to say something but still she kept shut.
“How have you been?” He asked putting the food aside.
She couldn’t get to reply because the waiter showed up with a bag.
“The other guy you were with told me to……are you leaving?” The waiter asked when Ariana stood up, taking her bag.
She walked out of the restaurant in a rush and immediately Kelvin followed suit.
He caught up with her at the foyer, pulling her back before she walk into the rain.
“Talk to me Ari” he said calling her by the nick name he gave her.
“Don’t call me that!” She said pulling her hand out of his.
“Fine, I won’t call you that just please listen to me” kelvin said.
“And talk about what? You really are a scumbag. How dare you show your face to me after what you did?” She yelled at him.
“Ari I….”,
“Don’t call me that! I hate it, it’s disgust me” she yelled.
“But you loved it each time I called you that”
“That was when I was still a fool, while the two people I trusted most in the world were betraying me I kept…..why did you have to show your face to me again?” Ariana asked while holding back the tears that threatened to spill.
“I missed you ” he said softly.
“Miss me? Don’t make me laugh. Am sure that even when I left you were still cheating on me with her”
“I cut off ties with…..”,
“Save me your lies and get the hell away from me! Don’t let me set my eyes on you again” she said cutting him off and before he could stop her, Ariana took to her heels while he stood watching her run off in the rain.
“Let’s just wait and see if things go well. You only stayed to see if things went well between your cousin and the girl he loves” Darren said to himself as he sat in his car which was parked a distance away from the restaurant.
He was still convincing himself that this is the main reason why he chose to stay back when he saw Ariana running off in the rain.
“What the hell? Where is kelvin?” He muttered when he saw no one going after her.
Quickly he pulled out his phone and dialled Kelvin number.
“What’s going on?” Darren asked.
“She took it bad and ran off” Kelvin replied.
“And you let her? For God sake it’s pouring down heavily” Not waiting to hear his cousin reply, he threw the phone in the car and got out of his car following the path Ariana went through.
Ariana was still running in the rain when she began feeling cold.
She sat in front of store stairs while the rain kept pouring down on her.
Why did he have to show up? Why did he have to return just when she’s decide to put everything in the past? She thought as she kept crying.
She didn’t notice Darren who stood a distance away watching and even when he walk towards her, she didn’t seem to notice until he spoke.
“You will get a cold” he said also in the rain with her while it kept pouring on the both of them.
“Are you okay” Darren asked when she said nothing in reply.
“Let’s get out of the rain” he said stooping to take hold of her hand but she shrugged him off glaring at him.
She stood up and made to walk past him and for the second time he took hold of her hand again.
“If we both keep getting drench by this rain then we will both be sick” he yelled at her and her reply was to hit him on the chest with her free hand.
“You jerk! You jerk! ” She said hitting him on the chest.
“What did I do now?” He muttered while she kept hitting him.
“You left me alone, that’s what you did. You called me out and left me there to see him. If I had chose not to come then I would never have seen him, it’s all your fault, it’s your fault” she said hitting him more fiercely.
Taking hold of her second hand, he pulled her into his arms hugging her tight.
“You are right, it’s my fault. I never should have told you to come” he said softly and as soon as he said that she burst into tears while he let her cry in his arms.
A while later, Darren sat in his car driving while Ariana toweled her hair dry.
“Are you okay ?” He asked.
“I would be lying if I said I was” she replied.
“What happened?” He found himself asking even though he knew that everything went wrong when he left for Kelvin.
“My ex showed up” she answered after taking a while.
“And….”
“And he told me he misses me,Tch! he’s such a jerk” she muttered.
“But If he’s begging you come back to him then you should at least give him a chance” he said.
“A chance my foot. I’d rather remain single for the rest of my life than to go back to him and speaking of my ex,he arrived just as soon as you left, do you know something about that?” She asked starring at him suspiciously.
“Uh? Well I don’t. I got a call from home and I was about calling you to tell you to go home when I saw you running off and so I came after you” he replied and she nodded.
He didn’t know why he lied to her but he knew that in this situation, it will be best if he told her that he didn’t know who kelvin is.
“Am glad you didnt have something to do with Kelvin showing up there though am still angry at you for leaving like that” she said while he gave her a nervous grin.
He parked the car right in front of her house and they both got out of the car.
“Here is your towel” she said giving him the towel which he took.
“Though I still don’t know why you asked me out today and I have no intention of wanting to know since this will be our last outing out and…..”
“Our last outing ?” He half yelled.
“What? Do you expect me to go out with you again? Of course not. I had no choice but to go on this one but I won’t be going anywhere with you again. Thanks for tonight dinner, see you at school though we will go back to being strangers” she said and tap him on the back in a cordial manner.
She turn to leave only to step on a muddy path which got her slipping but Darren arms was around her even before she fell.
While she clutch onto his clothes tightly for support, he had one arm wrapped around her waist while the other held onto her @ss.
This got both of their eyes widening but their eyes weren’t as wide as Ariana’s mom who stood at the entrance watching the scene in front of her.
“What is going on here!” She yelled startling Ariana and Darren…
Episode 15 : Ariana vs. The School Queens
★ COLD★
“I just asked a question! What’s going on here?” Ariana mother said again and immediately they both pulled apart.
“It’s not what you think, mom. I slipped and he held me so that I wouldn’t fall and …..”
” Why is your clothe wet? I thought you had taken an umbrella when you ran out of the house” her mother asked cutting into her sentence.
“Something happened which got me losing it and….ouch! That hurts” Ariana said when her mom slap her arm.
“You know you are prone to cold, you should have taken extra care of the umbrella” she said hitting her continuously but Darren interfered.
“Am afraid she lost the umbrella because of me” he said.
“Really? And who are you? Her boyfriend?” Her mother asked.
“He is not!” Ariana said aghast.
“She’s a friend and believe me when I tell you that your daughter won’t ever be interested in a guy like me” Darren said starring at Ariana who was starring at him in return.
“Well am glad to know that cause her focus should be on her studies and nothing else though you are too handsome to be over looked” her mother added.
“What’s your name?” She asked Darren while Ariana wish the ground would open up and swallow her.
“Why would you want to know his name? Let’s just go in, am feeling cold” Ariana said turning her mother into the house while Darren smile watching the display of affection between mother and daughter.
“Then why didn’t you use your umbrella!” Her mother said hitting her arm again as she pushed her into the house.
The smile vanish off Darren lips when his thought drifted onto kelvin.
Just what did he tell her that got her acting that way? He thought as he got back into his car.
As soon as he got home, he went in search of Kelvin who was in his bed already.
“What went wrong?” Darren asked.
“She hates me” Kelvin said slowly.
“What exactly did you do? Cause if it was just some misunderstanding, she wouldn’t go this far?” Darren asked.
“It’s just like have told you, we had an argument and that’s it ” Kelvin said.
“Are you sure about it?” Darren ask.
“I am” Kelvin replied trying not to show the guilt he felt.
“Well anyway, I quit, you should talk this out with Ariana yourself” Darren said.
“You can’t do that! Please Darren, I still need your help” Kelvin said getting off the bed.
“I can’t do it anymore, you should talk to her yourself and……..”
“Please Darren, I need your help. She doesn’t even want to see me, how can I beg her?” Kelvin said.
“And besides you promised to help and so you should fulfil your promise. Help me Darren don’t leave me hanging” Kelvin added.
“Fine then. I will help you set another date with her but it will be the last time I do it” Darren said.
“That’s fine with me, I will rather have that than to have none” Kelvin replied before hugging Darren.
~ OXFORD HIGH ~
“You look pale, are you okay?” Bella asked as they both sat in class waiting for their teacher to show up.
“I think am having a cold” Ariana said sneezing.
“Why? Were you in the rain?”Bella asked and Ariana nodded.
“Come to think of it, it was raining on Saturday night, don’t tell me that you went to him and ended up getting wet in the rain?” Bella asked and Ariana nodded.
“Gosh! Gist me girl!” Bella said.
“There’s nothing to gist you about, we just happen to be in the rain” Ariana said but Bella gave her a look that told her that didn’t believe her.
“Are you sure? Cause I think the only reason why Darren is asking you out is solely because he wants to date you” Bella said.
“That’s absurd” Ariana replied.
“It isnt. Have never seen Darren chasing a girl before, it’s the opposite but in your case, he’s the one chasing you” Bella said and that got Ariana thinking.
Darren have been after her, wanting her to go out with him. Could it be possible that he likes her? She thought as the teacher arrived stopping her from thinking further
~ DORM ~
Darren lay on the bed,feeling sick due to a sudden cold, well repercussion of being in the rain on Saturday night.
He was texting Kelvin about Ariana when Derek walk into his room.
“Get up Darren, we’ve been invited to a party and let me tell you that it’s gonna be lit. Cigarettes, alcohol and most importantly girls to f**k will all be there, we’ve got to go” Derek said.
“I can’t go ” Darren replied.
“Do you still feel sick?” Derek asked.
“Yea. Go without me, I will try to use the med and get some sleep” Darren replied.
“Okay. Seems like you and that thug over there have the same disease, I better not get it too” Derek said leaving the room quickly.
Darren knew who Derek referred to as thug and he found himself getting out of bed to check on Ariana.
Her door was open slightly and he saw her laying on the bed all covered up.
“I just came to check on you, no need for the pepper spray or electrifier” he said and when there was no reply.
He walk further into the room only to see her moaning out softly in her sleep.
“Is her cold really bad?” He muttered to himself and touched her forehead only to see that it was freaking hot.
Quickly he went to get some cold water and clothe to help wipe her head.
He rouse her up from her sleep and forced her to use her meds and also continued to wipe her sweat off.
“She’s still burning up” he muttered to himself when he touch her head a while later.
Wanting to help her cool down a bit, Darren got into the space behind her and pulled her into his arms.
She will get warm this way, he thought as he shut his eyes to sleep.