Damien hopped in his car and headed to school. He smirked as he remembered Adeline's face from yesterday. She thought he didn't notice her since he was too busy making out with Betty from math class.
But he noticed.
He saw how jealous she looked, and it pleased him way more than Betty's tongue.
He got out of the car and headed towards the school. He stopped as he saw four junior mafiosos approaching him. Unlike the other gang members, they were flashy with their gold chains and their chain wallets.
What do those assholes want from him? Damien thought irritably. He knew they were Mafia wannabes who called themselves Cosa Nostras, which meant 'our thing' based on "The Godfather." The last time he remembered, he didn't have any beef with them.
"Damien Sky, just the person we wanted to see," their leader Tony said.
"What do you want?" Damien barked.
"Tell your
Adeline didn't move from Damien's side for a few moments. She watched him drift into sleep then placed her hand on his forehead, carefully, so he didn't wake up. He was burning up.Adeline's chest tightened at the sight of him so vulnerable and helpless. Why couldn't she control her emotions? Every day she told herself she didn't give a hoot about this asshole, yet seeing him like this broke her heart. Especially when he said thank you. His eyes were gentle, and he looked like he truly appreciated her, and it was nice to be appreciated for once.Be strong, Adeline, she told herself. You don't really care about Damien. He is a terrible person and only cared about himself. So what if he was hurt? It was probably his own fault. No one asked him to go around and fight other kids at school. She headed to the bathroom. She needed to wash the
Damien woke up in his bed alone. His room was dark, and he felt chilly. He looked around to see if Adeline was still here, but she was gone. Of course, she left. Why would she stay? Damien thought. Her scent still lingered in his room.He got up and looked at his wound in the mirror. He had to hide it from his dad. The last thing he needed was to be verbally abused by his father about how useless he was and how much of a scoundrel he was for picking a fight with some puny gang members.He went downstairs to find Maxim and Mrs. Petrushka."Damien, honey, why are you walking around? You need to rest!" Mrs. Petrushka exclaimed."I don't feel like lying in bed all day. Where is Maxim?" he asked."Here I am," Ma
Addie went into the kitchen to prepare dinner, so she didn't have to listen to her mother about how she wasn't 'taking care' of her stepfather enough. She boiled some water and threw some pasta in."What's this? We are having pasta again?" Jimmy walked by and frowned."Oh, sorry, is this not to your liking? Maybe I should throw some rat poison in the pot to spice up the flavor," she remarked."Ha ha. You are real cute, sweetheart. Have you heard the news about your new school?" Jimmy asked."What are you talking about?" Adeline looked at him curiously."There were some kids at your school who were beat-up and tied to the fence. I heard they were from the Italian gang," her stepfather
Adeline woke up and looked around the room to see if Damien was still there, but he was gone. The bed was neatly made. That's funny. He didn't seem like the type of guy who kept things clean and organized. Adeline was amused.She found a small note on her nightstand."Thanks for last night. Don't worry. I won't tell everyone we slept together. Don't miss your school bus. Smiley face." the note with surprisingly neat handwriting said. This guy was full of surprises.At school, she found Noriko and Mandy hanging by the lockers. Mandy was waving her hands back and forth as if having the most riveting conversation of her life. What was so interesting, Adeline thought."Adeline, hey! We were looking for you," Mandy chirped."What's up?" Adeline narrowed her eyes."Are you going to Alison Gomez's party this weekend? I heard it was going to be huge," Noriko asked."
"Are we going to your house?" Molly asked Damien."Nope. We are going to Robbie's place since you "for real" want to learn math. I figured we could focus better when Robbie's around," Damien smirked."Whatever, hey so...what's with you and that new girl Adeline?" Molly looked at him curiously.Damien narrowed his eyes. "What do you mean. Nothing is up with us. She is just a girl in my class. We aren't even friends. Besides, she hates me."Molly looked at him intently as Damien's facial expression changed when she mentioned Adeline. His eyes turned gentle.He must really like her,she thought irritably. She had been trying to make Damien go with her for months, but he kept brushing her off. This girl comes out of now
Adeline decided to go to the mall with Noriko since her mom was home which means she wouldn't have to take care of those losers. She wanted to help Noriko find something to wear at the party. Mandy had band practice, so she had to skip their shopping adventure.Adeline had been looking forward to going shopping with Noriko all day. Before moving to this hellhole, she used to do silly girly things like try on makeup, spritz on perfume, and try on ridiculous ugly prom dresses with her friends. She could finally be carefree and like a happy teenage girl with Noriko."We should check out that small store over there. I see some cute dresses with my name on them," Noriko said excitedly.Adeline recognizes the store as it was the same one she stole her dress from. "Um...I don't think I like t
"You just turned eighteen, right?"Robbie narrowed his eyes at Damien. "You know that, asshole. Why do you ask?" he said.Damien grinned. Robbie was going to get the shock of his life when he finds out where he was about to take him. Damien remembered his promise to Sally when he said he'd go to the strip joint and keep an out for her. He figured, why not take Robbie with him? He had never seen anything like it."You'll see," Damien smiled mysteriously."I don't like the look on your face. I'm gonna regret this, aren't I?" Robbie winced.Damien laughed and got in his car, followed by Robbie.The strip club wasn't extremely strict and didn't serve alcohol before midnight, so people can go in if they were eighteen years old. Robbie was suspicious of Damien the entire car ride there, but he didn't protest. Damien is his best friend, and he trusted him.Once they arrived, Robbie was floored as he saw exotic nude dancers dancing on the sta
Adeline saw Damien at school, and her chest tightened. He looked like someone brutally beat him. He had bruises on his face and a cut at the corner of his lips. What did he get himself into now? She tried to ignore the feeling of concern, but it was hard, so she walked away from him. Out of sight, out of mind, she thought.She saw the guys from the Irish Brotherhood hanging out by the water fountain. She paused as she heard Damien's name."Did you hear what happened yesterday? Damien Sky got his ass kicked by some Armenian guys. It serves him right! Fucking asshole," one of the guys chuckled."That's great, but why did they beat him?" his friend asked."Well, he was supposedly trying to defend his stripper girlfriend and messed with t