Gangster's Girl

Catherine

I hide myself behind the boxes in the storeroom of my very own house. My mom left the area because she had no idea that I had the keys to this room too. As she left, he came out. "Damn, that was close"

"And you have to stop coming here" I warned him again. "You will get me killed"

"I just am telling you" he suddenly pushed me against the wall and a gasp escaped my mouth. "I get what I want"

"So you mean that you want me dead?" I raised my eyebrow. I was not shocked or scared by his intense gaze on me. Not because he was harmless-- but because he was like this, this was normal. "You know what, Cat?" he kept his thumb on my lips. "Let's run away"

I looked at him shocked. I don't want him to get any thoughts that might not fit my purpose in life. "A-Alex, no"

"I said, so yes"

"I don't want to, Alex. I have a life here"

He got away. "Life, life, life. Everyone has a life. Why am I like this then?"

I looked at him and he looked away. "It's okay, I'll just leave"

"Alex, see" I stopped him. "You also have a life"

"I don't have any life, Cat" he turned towards me. "I get new girls but that doesn't mean it's a life. I don't have anyone. Anyone who'd stay with me, permanently. Who'd show me the light"

"Alex, I-I can... But" he looked at me intently once again. "I can't leave this life... I-I.."

He nodded. "I understand, Cat. And that's the reason. A bad boy and a good girl can't be together"

I lowered my head and heard the footsteps fading. What can I do, Alex?  

Catherine

I woke up after this long break. It's kind of difficult, I am entering high school today! I am excited, yet I am quite scared. Not because of the studies, but because our new principal just changed everyone's sections and now I don't know if I'll get any friends back in the same class. I got ready and went downstairs to meet mom and dad. I ate breakfast and saying my goodbyes, I went to my bus and left for school. I reached here and damn, I am again nervous. I hate being surrounded by new people. I mean, everyone has to go through that at least one time - the moment when you first enter the school? The moment you are in a new class? And now, I have to maybe go through the same.

Without wasting more time, I went inside. I made my way to the office and three boys were taking their section names. I went and stood behind them, in the queue. The one boy, who looked or at least acted like the leader, took the cards for all of them. "Fuck, we are not in the same class, dude, " he said. He has to have some nerves cursing so loudly in the office room! "It's fine. Who stays in the class anyway?" one of them replied and they all almost laughed.

"Point" he replied. I was standing behind them and god, when will they leave?? The office mam was also not speaking anything. I decided to ask them to leave. "Um... Can you excuse me?" I asked them and the leader looked at me. Damn, he is handsome. "Oh yeah" he got out of the way and those other two boys followed him. I took my card and saw my section. X-B

Huh, I just hope I have some friends there. Maybe it was just my instinct, but I looked back while going out. The boys were still there, on the side, but the leader was staring at me. Gosh, I should go. I went from there and reached my class. After I reached my class, I looked at the students, and yeah! I have my bestie here. "Hey, Avery!" I said and she got up and came to me. She took me out and she was freaked out. "Gosh, Cat! You came! You almost gave me a heart attack! I thought you were in a different class..."

I smiled. "I did the same. But guess that you also wished equally that I am here!"

"Wait. You wished!?" she stared laughing. "Guess you didn't wish" I rolled my eyes. She laughed and then we went back to the class. The teacher hasn't arrived yet, so I am just talking to Avery. Many new students are there, only I guess a maximum of 10 students have remained, in which luckily I and Avery are here. But damn, why is Bain in the same class again? Yup, you must have guessed. He is my so-called ex.

And I hate him. I was just talking to Avery when suddenly she looked at the gate and froze. "Don't tell me he is in our class" she whispered. I followed the trail of her eyes and shit, I froze too. Why the hell is he here? "You know him?" I questioned her.

"You don't know him?" she raised her eyebrow.

"Not really... I just met him while taking my card. Not met him even, just told him to excuse himself so that I can take the card"

"Oh... He... Let me show you" she took out her phone and gave it to me. I saw the pics and he was like, in every picture, with a new girl. "So, he's a playboy?" I asked her, my eyes still fixed on the mobile screen. "A big one. The famous 'bad boy' of our school?"

"But how did I not know him?" I gave her the phone back. "Because to know him, you shouldn't be a nerd"

I looked at her with a bored and irritated face. I looked around and saw him looking afar, but damn, he was again looking at me.

Not really staring, but was looking at me again and again. "Why is he staring at you?" Avery questioned. "How can I know?" I asked back. "Go and ask him then" she suggested. "Go"

"Nope!" I snapped at her. "So you are just letting him stare at you?"

"Uh..."

"Go, dude"

"Okay... In dispersal"

She sighed and accepted. This guy is different. He is staring at me and damn, I know it. And he knows that I know, but still he is staring! Anyway, I passed the classes. I am really fed up with his stares, so I decided to talk at lunch itself. We went to the canteen during the lunch period. "Hm... Come, let's talk to him" I told Avery. "What? No way. You are talking to him"

"Are you crazy! How can I talk alone!"

"Why?" she rolled her eyes. "Come on dude"

"Don't tell me that Evan is here"

"You got me!" she smiled like crazy. Guess being in a relationship drives everyone crazy. I sighed and nodded. "Well...okay" I took some steps around and finally spotted him. He was talking to his friends. He should be alone if I talk to him. I waited for his friends to leave. His friends finally left when their 'girls' came and he was finally alone. I made my way to him.

Catherine

I slowly made my way towards him. Apparently, he always looks at me, but right now I was thankful that he wasn't. I mean, I am a wreck right now, with all that nervousness piling up inside me. I can do this. I convinced myself. He was using his phone while leaning against a wall. I know he's a 'playboy', and damn, I won't lie, he's handsome. I shrugged my thoughts and finally reached him. He parted his eyes from his phone and looked up. I froze.

That's the most beautiful pair of eyes I have ever seen. I know I have seen him before, but I didn't notice his eyes. They are rare emerald - or more like hazel. Or maybe emerald is fine to describe it. I came out of my thoughts as I saw him smirking. I looked down immediately embarrassed by the situation. "You gonna speak anything?" he spoke and don't mind me, but his voice is a complete turn-up. It is different than when he spoke in the office. To his friends, you know. "Ah... I..." shit, Cat speak something. "Guess I caught you off guard. I'm handsome, ain't I?"

I looked at him and as much as I wanted to let him know that he was, I denied it straight away. "Nope. I just don't speak to people, so I just... You know, got nervous"

"So wait. You don't speak to people, so you talk to who? Aliens? Are they from Mars or Moon? Don't tell me they are from the Sun"

I really rolled my eyes at him. "If you think you're being humorous, you have a terrible sense"

"Well, you figured it out yourself, so I wouldn't call it terrible"

I sighed. I better leave after telling me whatever I came here for. I really am so not going to win over him. "Anyway, I came here for a reason"

"Oh yeah? I thought you just thought I was handsome" he smirked yet again. "You really think that don't you?" I made an annoyed face. "I just wanted to tell you to stop staring at me"

He looked at me as a small smile played on his face. "When did I stare?"

"The whole freaking day!"

"Oh it means that you must have been looking at me for the entire day, otherwise how'd you know that?"

I sighed. This boy is gonna destroy my day. And most probably my entire high school, if I talk anymore. "Just don't stare anymore" I turned around. "Why can't I?" he said and I stopped at my position. How can someone possibly be like that? "What do you mean by that?" I turned back at him. "Why can't I stare at a beautiful face?" he looked me in my eyes and spoke. I broke the eye contact as I sensed that I was blushing. Geez, my hormones need something to control them. "I-I..." I couldn't make out any words. "Damn, I left you speechless. But I'd very much like to know your name"

"Forget about it" I whispered and turned around and this time, I really left. What was this?

I mean, he was like... So straight.

I know he does that every single day to every other girl.

But why am I so much affected by his just single sentence that he possibly speaks many times a day to many different girls? I reached to my seat where Avery was. "How'd it go?" She questioned as I sat down beside her. "Ever ate Eggs and bacon together?"

"Gross"

"There you go" I put my head down on the table. "So what exactly happened? Did you tell him not to stare?" she continued questioning. "Yup I did and he told me that he will because I am fucking beautiful for him and I know he says that to every girl in this world and I still got affected by it!!" I blurted everything out. "Woah girl, you got some good news in there" she winked at me. "You are so not playing any side role in my story. There is no love story here" I said annoyed. "Oh, sure there is. When your secret admirer is literally capturing you every single minute"

I sat straight. "What?"

"Right, babes, " she said and I slowly looked to my right, and damn, he was taking my photo! I ran to him. "Mister, what are you doing!?"

He smirked. "Nothing much. Why? You wanna spend time with me?"

"Gosh seriously! Give me your phone" I practically snatched it from him and the camera was opened. He had two photos of mine. And the strange part was that there was no other girl's pic as I thought should have been. "You ever learned about anyone's privacy?" he snatched his phone back and spoke rather rudely. "Oh from when are my pictures your privacy!?" I yelled back. "To be honest, I don't give a damn about your pictures" he deleted every picture on his phone of mine and I nodded.

"Never been happier than now, " I said to him and left. It was dispersal and I was happy cause he didn't stare at me from the lunch period. However handsome he is, he is a playboy and thus his stare is annoying. I was going to the bus stand when suddenly someone pulled me into a rather distinguished corner.

I gasped and I opened my eyes. "You!?"

Catherine

"You!?" I yelled as Bain was just after me and I was literally between him and the wall. "Yes, Cat. I want you back" he touched my cheeks. "Please"

"You didn't think about this when you cheated on me, did you?" I found myself getting emotional. "Listen Cat" he bent his head towards me, and our lips were just centimeters away. "I love you"

If I were the old Cat, I would have died for that kiss. But no, I am different now. Trust me, heartbreak changes people. I pushed him away. "Don't you dare!"

"Cat" he came again close and I went back again. "Listen to me while I am being nice"

"Oh wow. Now you are threatening me?" I left out a sadist laugh. He smirked. "You got me"

"Go to hell, " I said and started going towards the bus stop again when he took my wrist in his hand. "You know my temper, please I am telling you Cat"

I looked at him. "Can't believe I did all that for you" I tried wiggling out of his grip. "Leave me"

"No" he took a step towards me. "Don't do this shit, Bain" I said. "I will" he bent a little bit and brought his face near to mine, and was about to kiss me when someone suddenly hit him. I gasped because damn, the one who hit him is really strong. I looked at the guy. Really, God? I am really in some movie, I guess. Now the bad boy is saving me. Then we will fall in love and happily ever after, bla bla bla. I will end this story before it starts, duh. "What are you doing here?" I asked him. "So much for saving you?" he raised his eyebrow. "I didn't ask for it" I shrugged my shoulders. "You are such an ungrateful girl!"

Bain started getting up. I thought he'd fight, but damn, he ran away. "Thank you for calling me ungrateful, " I said with a smile and started going to the bus stop. "Anytime, Ms. Forget about it"

"What?" I turned around. "What did you call me?"

"The name you told me"

"I didn't--"

"You said 'forget about it' when I asked your name, remember?"

"Whatever!" I started moving again. "Bye Catherine"

Gosh, I stopped again. "You know my name?"

He smirked. "I will see you around, Cat"

I sighed and left. This was not what I wanted! -----

I reached home and called Avery. I told her everything and she was again like I am some heroin of some movie and you know what she said? That, that boy is the hero! I mean, for god's sake, she is insane. Oh yeah, in all this bad boy mess, I didn't even ask his name. "What's his name?" I texted Avery. "Ask him"

"Come on, you aren't playing this" I sighed in frustration. "I am, dear"

"Gosh, tell me!"

"Why are you so impatient! You have a thing for him?"

"God, if I want to know your name, then do I have a thing for you? I mean, seriously? Will you stop that? This is real life, Ave!"

"Whatever. I won't tell, ask him yourself"

"Fine! I will!" I kept my phone down. Of course, I can ask him myself! -----

Alex

Seeing how my life is going on, I am glad I have someone I am finally interested in. The first time I saw her in the office, I noticed her completely. The first girl who really caught my attention. I am not a shy boy, of course. But still looking at her only left me speechless. Everything about her is perfect. She is really beautiful. And I like that 'annoyed' personality if she gets annoyed by me. During the lunch period, I saw her looking at me really carefully when she came to talk to me. She was looking like an angel when she blushed at my comment.

But that is where the problem arises. I am a bad boy and she is a good girl. Anyway, I tried not to look at her for the rest of the day but as she was going back home, I wanted to see her once again. But I noticed someone trying to possibly hurt her. I, of course, saved her like a hero, and all she said was 'What are you doing here'. I mean, really. I of course found her name between the periods. You know what? my school has suddenly become interesting. -----

It was night time and damn, she deleted all her pictures from my phone. I asked for her address from my friends. They stole the address from her file that was kept in our classroom. They can be really helpful at times, you see. That'd be a surprise, Cat. I went to her address and first I made sure where she is. I went to the second floor and looked inside. She was there and was using her phone. She was almost sleepy. Should I really go inside or leave?