Chapter 0014

Marcus's POV

Not long after, I noticed someone's hands on my neck. I looked up, and saw...

Betty.

I immediately took her pestering hands off my neck.

"What do you want?" I removed my air pods from my ears.

"I.. I want to know whether you're upset with me. You no longer pick my calls, nor do you reply to my messages. And at times, when I use another phone to call you. As soon as you realize that I'm the one, you'll cut off the call. Marcus, tell me why you're snubbing me. Tell me." She said, with tears in her wicked eyes.

With the way she was crying, no one would know that she's as dangerous as a green snake. She was a pro when it comes to faking tears.

And yeah, I won't fall for her trick again. I won't be stupid again.

I said, not looking at her. "What do you want? You've not answered my question."

"I'm sorry for whatever I've done." She said reluctantly, and took her eyes away.

That apology wasn't genuine.

I mimicked her. "I'm sorry for whatever I've done." I laughed, and stood up. "You don't even know what you did."

"Marcus, why are you torturing me?" She folded her arms. "Haven't I begged you enough?" She was starting to fume in anger.

She said again. "Never mind, I know what to do." She clapped her hands viciously. "It's because of that Anne, right?" She walked away.

Ok, I got scared. Whenever Betty acted like that, she was about to do something crazy. Anne must be shielded by me, no matter what.

I was very worried. Betty is a mean - tempered girl. I was better than her, though, because my own anger has limits.

We had a free period, so, no lectures until the third period, which was after our lunch break. I had enough time to warn Anne about what is coming up.

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I got into the classroom. I walked up to Anne's seat.

I get Jeremih a bad look. "Can you excuse us?"

"Alright." He stood up, but he was dragged back to his seat by Anne.

"Stay, Mih." She said.

What the hell!! She had already given him a special name!

Why is Anne behaving like this?

"Talk!" She told me sharply.

"Tell him to excuse us, Anne, love."

"I'm not your love!" She still beamed. "He's going nowhere. Start talking if you want to."

Okay, fine..

"It's about Betty."

She raised a brow. "What about her again?!" She frowned her face, and I pitied her.

Jeremih hugged her. "It's alright." He said as he patted her back.

"I'll be right back." He said again, then he stood up, and called me out.

"Man, who's Betty?" He faced me.

"I want to talk with Anne, not you." I looked into his eyes.

We both stared at each other for so long, then we took our eyes off.

"It's fine!" He surrendered. "But don't try anything nasty. Anne has told me so much about you and your girlfriend, Betty. If you hurt her once more, then, we'll have problems. Understood?" He patted my back, and left.

He looked so serious.

Jeremih's POV

"It's fine!" He surrendered. "But don't try anything nasty. Anne has told me so much about you and your girlfriend, Betty. If you hurt her once more, then, we'll have problems. Understood?" I patted his back, and left his side.

I went back to Anne. She was already crying. I really felt pity for this girl. She didn't deserve all she had been getting.

We just met, but it seemed like we had known each other before. She told me many things, and I shook my head.

Life had been unfair, and no more would she feel such pain again. I, Jeremih, am here for Anne, my love - to - be.

Yes, you heard that correctly.

I'm not the type that really easily falls in love, but there's something behind this. Maybe I'm now ready to have a girlfriend.

Kinda!

I'd protect her from those scumbags, who intend to make her life terrible.

I touched her from her neck to her hand, then, I held her hands with one hand, then wiped her tears with the other hand.

"I'm here for you. This pain is gone forever. Anyone who tries to hurt ya, would pay, big time."

She tried to stop crying, but as she tried to talk, tears of pain, fell down her cheeks.

I stood up, and walked up to 'Mah curse', or whatever his name was. He was heading towards Anne's direction, but I quickly stopped him, by holding his right arm, and twisting it , till it made a sound. I was coming to get the other hand when he slapped me.

"Interesting! Let's fight, then." I slapped him back, twice. It was a resounding slap. I wondered how it would have sounded in his own ears.

He did his own back, and we started punching each other so bad.

Soon, everyone gathered around us. And news spread fast.

Before I knew it, the news reached his girlfriend's side.

I defeated him, but I wondered why he didn't give up. I broke his nose. Then, Anne stood up, and came to meet me.

"Leave him alone, please." She begged me, but I was not ready to listen

"I'm fighting for you. So, just stay out of this, Anne." I kissed her forehead, and wanted to get back to him, but she pulled me back.

"I know. Spare him. He's too hurt." She held my hands, that were full of blood.

"Yeh!" The idiot groaned.

"Oh, so, you don't want him hurt.."

One of the girls in the class announced. "Everyone, look!" She smiled. "Betty is here!"

I used the collar of his shirt to bring him down, and he moaned loudly.

I'm not a wicked person, I just hate it when someone I love gets hurt. I'm a very gentle person.

Betty roared. "Who's that foolish being who beat my boyfriend up? Who?" She said as she cracked her fingers. She was obviously angry, but who cares?!

Almost everyone pointed at me.

And I came out, and stood right in front of her, crossing my arms.

"Here I am." I raised a brow. "Still wanna fight?"

She opened her mouth agape, and I knew what exactly she was looking at.

My abs, and muscles.

Hahaha. She wouldn't dare.

She recovered from the sight of my body.

Everyone chorused. "Beat him up!"

And she said. " Whatever! I don't care. Just be prepared for my comeback. It would be what you never thought of."

Wait, that literally meant she was too scared of fighting with me.

Oh Lord! I would have given her the beating of her life. It would just be milder than what I did to Marcus, because she's a lady.

She walked out to call the rest of her idiotic friends. And immediately, they came in to carry Marcus.

"You'll definitely pay for this!" She blinked, as she slowly left, with her followers at her back, carrying Marcus. And some, staying by her left and right hand side.