The badboy is my mate

It was a chilly November night.

Like every other night, I woke up from the deadly noise of my dad coughing from the other room. I jumped from my bed. My bed can hardly be called a bed. It was in a terrible condition that could nearly hold me. My family was poor with hardly enough to fill up our stomachs. Our house was in a terrible condition that a minor storm was enough to eradicate it. If only I could find a job, I may be able to help my parents.

I was the only child of my parents. They were cobblers who work day and night to feed me and provide me with proper education. During some days they earn only a little that they even forget to fill their stomach. Dad used to earn very well a few years ago, but now he couldn't earn so much because of his poor health. He loved designing and making shoes for everyone. He always made me many lovely shoes when I was little. Little pink princess shoes, blue glitter ones, and red boots. But fate ruined us.

All my life I watched their miserable state. I never complained about my life, even to God, because I don't want to blame anyone.

My dad had health issues. He could not work for more hours because of his condition, so I used to help him whenever I get time from my studies. All our savings went to his medicines.

"Maria, fetch the water from the kitchen." My mother ordered.

I rushed to the kitchen and poured some water for my father.

I ran back to his room and gave the water to him. He was shaking from the cold. My mom helped him.

She was trying hard to control her tears. I rubbed the back of my dad so that he can control his breath. I know he was trying so hard.

Our little earning was not enough to buy him medicines. The doctor said that he needs better medication to get his health back, which reminds me I need to work harder besides my studies so that I may help him. I will be 18 next month. The first thing I needed to do is to find a part-time job that won't be a disturbance to my studies. I made a promise to my parents that whatever hardship I was facing I won't go back from my studies.

I looked to the ceiling and sighed " We need to find a new house. A small one will be better. That is the first thing on my bucket list."

I went to check on my parents.

"Oh, they fell asleep. I need to get back to my room. I am feeling tired." I took the old woolen blanket from the cupboard and covered their bodies.

I went back to my room. Hundreds of thoughts came to my mind, but I rolled on my bed to get better sleep.

The next day I got up from my bed early in the morning feeling half sleepy and tired. I went to the bathroom. After freshening myself, I went back to my room and put on my blue blouse and knee-length black skirt. I tied my hair in a messy bun and went to the kitchen to cook something.

I checked on my parents before going to the kitchen. They were sleeping soundly. So I went back to the kitchen to cook something for my parents. I made pancakes and coffee for my parents. I served everything on the table and went to call my parents for eating. Then I rushed to my room to get ready to go to my class. After I got myself ready, I went to eat breakfast with my parent.

I washed the utensils and cleaned the kitchen. After waving goodbye to my parents, I rushed to the bus stop. Yes, I needed to catch that stupid bus before it was too late.

My school was situated a few kilometers away from my home. My school was like a second home to me. The only place I enjoyed. The heaven on earth and the teachers there were really friendly, especially my language teacher Miss. Rachel Sunny. She was like a second mother to me, who always helped me during critical conditions.

My closest friend was Nancy. She was a sweet young, bubbly girl who was so close to me. She had been my best friend since we were six.

"Hey, Maria. Good morning. " Nancy rushed and hugged me as soon as I entered the classroom.

"Oh look at you glowing early in the morning. I am jealous " she made a face that looked so funny to me.

"Look at you cracking jokes early in the morning. I am jealous of how you are so enchanting and energetic early in the morning, " I copied her face.

"I wasn't joking. So are becoming beautiful day by day. You need to tell me your secret. " She said.

"So how is my bestie doing, " She added.

"Nothing new, dear. It's the same, sleepless nights and nightmares that won't give me peace to my life and mind, " I replied to her.

" I am so sorry, dear. I almost forget about your parents, " She added.

"It's okay Nancy "I smiled.

" Everything is going to be fine one day "She smiled and hugged me.

" All you have to do is get to that college miss Rachel told you about Maria " she added.

I smiled at her.

That night I dreamed about the fairy tale life that I always wished I had. In my dream, I saw a boy. He was handsome, tall. and well build. I saw him coming towards me. His feathery lips touched mine. His warm hands hugged me. I shivered from his touch.

But the stupid alarm woke me up. I tried to remember his face. But it was all blurred. I cursed the alarm clock. I never had a boyfriend before. I always wished I had one. So he comforts me from all these troubles I had in my life. I was interested in boys who were friendly and not cold ones.

"Ouch "

A loud thud along with an electric spark traveled my body.

"Shit" I cursed.

Looks like my little toe gave a warm kiss to the wooden leg of my bed. Seems like my boyfriend will be one hell of a guy. Even my toes can't stop thinking about him.

My days went, as usual, home to school, then school to home. Nancy made my life colorful. She was a special angel sent by the gods. I applied for the entrance exam in the number one college in my city. New bane city, one of the largest and famous cities in my country. Well to add that Nancy insisted I apply there.

"Sometimes you have to make choices in your life. Your life may not be a bed of Roses. I may have fallen to a pit but when you look at every corner of that pit you may find a ladder that you can climb up and search for a miracle ". I wrote it in my diary. I had a habit of writing a diary. I used to write diaries when I was a little girl. I closed my diary and went to the kitchen to make dinner. Tomorrow is a big day where my entrance exam results will be published. I was looking forward to that day.

I spent many hours studying to get into that college. They also offered scholarships to students who get higher ranks. I hope I will make it to the top 10 students.

"Scholarship is all I needed. At least my account will be happy that it is getting something other than spider webs " I smiled thinking about that.

The next day, after finishing my daily activities, I took my usual bus. This time, the driver didn't scold me because I was always running and shouting behind it. He looked so pleased with himself.

As I was walking through the hallway on the way to my class I saw miss Rachel talking with miss Samantha. They looked thrilled early in the morning. I wonder why?. At the next moment, they both came running towards me with excitement. Their eyes sparkled while looking at me.

"Congratulations Maria Drew. You made it " she said, smiling while hugging me.

I was dumbfounded and shocked. I even forgot to close my mouth.

" You got the first rank. I am so proud of you Maria, "Rachel continued.

I was crying tears of joy. She wiped my tears and hugged me again.

I was on cloud nine. Everything around me stopped.

"Yes. I did it. Finally, " First time in my life I was very proud of myself.

Yes, some more steps and I will be successful. I thanked God for hearing my prayers and thoughts.

I sighed a relief and rushed to my class to see whether or not Nancy had arrived. I found her sitting on the middle bench and scribbling something in her books. I told her everything. Her warm hug made my heart melt.

"I knew it. I told you-you are a smart girl. I always believed in you. We need to celebrate this. Oh yeah," she laughed.

"I never thought I will achieve this. First rank. Those efforts I put into my studies didn't go down. " I said to her.

" The world seems to be a better place now. I am so happy. "I added.

I need to get home and tell my parents about this news. It was their dream. They must be very proud of their daughter.

The teachers brought me a gift to congratulate me. I was the only student who got the chance to study in such a prestigious institution. They beautifully wrapped the gift inside a rainbow paper with blue ribbons. I was curious, so I asked miss Rachel.

"Open it, Maria," she said.

I was getting excited. So I opened my gift, which made my eyes widen. It was a smartphone with a wide range of extra features. I can tell it was very expensive. Of course the most expensive gift I got in my life.

"Miss .. but . it costs a lot of money. Do I deserve this ?" I told her.

She smiled.

"Not so expensive for our favorite student, "She said.

"You deserve more than this. "Other teachers said. I looked at them with my puppy eyes.

"I am so proud of you, "She added.

I wiped my tears and thanked them.

Nancy was so happy for me. I never owned a phone in my life. My first phone.

"Let's take a picture together. "

I said goodbye to her. I was in a hurry to get home.

"Mom, where is dad?" I asked her. She was stitching my skirt.

"He is sleeping. You look happy today. Did something happen in school today? " She asked me. She looked confused.

" Mom. I got a surprise for you "

She looked up. Then she stopped her work, got up, and walked towards me.

I told her everything that happened. She jumped with joy and hugged and kissed me several times. She looked so proud of me.

I have never seen my mom looked so happy in my life. I showed her my new phone.

"Look, mom. This is a gift from my teachers. I am like a star in my school."

"We can take lots of pictures. Oh, let's surprise dad tomorrow. He looks so tired today. So I don't want to disturb him. Let him sleep. "

The phone we got in our home was from the dinosaur era, so she was so surprised to see such an expensive-looking gadget. I taught her how to use all the features.

I told my dad the next day while having breakfast. He hugged me and advised me to keep going. I loved hearing advice from my dad. That's what made me keep going in my life.

After eating breakfast, I went to my room and looked at my new phone. I needed a new sim card. I jumped to the bed and hugged the pillow, smiling like a teenager in love. It was really silly. I took my diary and wrote about everything that happened. After finishing, I closed my diary and went to the bathroom to clean myself.

After cleaning myself self I put on my pajamas and went back to my bed.

I woke up from my beauty sleep feeling half tired and half excited. I removed the sheet covering my body and headed towards the bathroom. I was half tired because I was busy reading a mystery novel I borrowed from Nancy, so I slept late. I was excited because it was Sunday, which means spending the day with Nancy. She was planning to take me shopping and somewhere else that she didn't tell me about. So today seems to be a busy day for me.

I opened the tap and let the warm waterfall on my body and rubbed my body with the soap and shampooed my hair. I tied a towel around my body and got out of my bathroom and headed towards my room. I put on a blue skin-fit Jean and a yellow tank top and tied my hair in a ponytail and put on my blue sneakers. I don't have to put on heavy makeup since I was naturally beautiful. I was 5'3 tall having a slim figure and fair skin. I had full breasts and wide hips. My eyes were brown and my beautiful straight jet black hair reached my hips.

I stopped admiring myself in front of the mirror and headed down to the kitchen and grabbed a banana and sliced some bread, which has been left by my parents. Since my dad was feeling well, they head for work before me.

It was a little chilly outside, so put on a sky blue sweater and went outside. I was having warm feelings as the icy wind kissed my cheeks. I hurried to Nancy's house. Her house was a couple of minutes' walk from mine. As I reached her house, she was already waiting for me. She looked at me.

"Bye, mom. Bye, dad. Maria is here. We better get going, " I heard her shouting.

"Oh, calm down Nancy. Don't run we still have plenty of time, you know " I said while laughing. She seems in a hurry.

"Why the rush, dear?" I added.

She caught her breath and continued.

"Oh, come on. It's a big day ahead. We can't waste a single moment. We had a lot to do like shopping, movies, adventure park. So we can't waste it. Come, let's go, girl. We can't miss the bus to the town." She seems excited.

"Ok. As you wish. Let's go "I smiled.

We walked to the bus stop while humming our favorite song and waited for the bus to arrive. We talked about silly matters and random stuff at the bus stop. The bus arrived and we got in and headed towards the two seats on the back. It was a 30-minute journey to the town.

We reached the town and went to the park first. The amusement park was crowded at the end of the year. Parents and their children seem to have a lot of fun times. Little kids were running and laughing around the park with different colored balloons in their hands. Some were licking lollypops, while others were playing games at small shops. Few couples were having the time of their own. We brought cotton candies and ice creams.

"Let's get to that ride." Nancy pulled me towards a scary-looking ride.

"I hope I don't get sick" I rolled my eyes.

"Let's get on that Ferris wheel. I promise it will be breathtaking. "

"That doesn't even look adventurous. "nancy looked bored.

"Ok, where are we going now?" I asked her

"Let's go to the shopping mall in the town," She replied.

The road was quite busy during the time and the vehicles made noisy sound and some drivers cursed people for not crossing the road properly.

We entered a lady's clothing shop to buy some outfits for my new college as I lack some decent ones. I spent my savings on clothing and other accessories.

"Let's buy that blacktop over there "Nancy pointed towards the hundreds of clothing hanging in the store.

" It will look so good on you " She smiled and pulled me toward the display.

The black dress she pointed was really cute and look expensive too. She took the dress and told me to try it on. I grabbed the dress from her and went to the changing room. I walked towards the corner. There were 3 rooms. Two of them were already occupied. So I tried to push open the third one, but it seems like it was stuck.

"Hello, someone there? " But no one answered me.

So I gave my strength and tried to open it. Suddenly the door was opened but I almost fell towards a guy. He grabbed me by my waist and smirked at me. I was not so expecting that kind of attitude from some random person.

"Sorry I thought there is no one here " I tried to hide my embarrassment. He was soo hot.

But why didn't he answered when I knocked on that stupid door a hundred times. Oh god was he doing that on purpose. I looked into his eyes. They were staring intensely into mine. His glare was inhuman like lustful. He must be a pervert. I was damn sure about that. But he was too hot to be a pervert. He was very tall with attractive blue eyes and wavy black hair. Perfect nose and lips. Like the guys, I saw at super model magazines.

I have seen many boys in my class that was cute but not as charming as this one standing in front of me with an unreadable expression. I broke the hearts of many boys who tried to impress me. But I wasn't in the mood for love or dates, so I rejected them. They didn't impress me much. They were not my type.

The guy in front of me was a playboy, too. Oh god, when can I find a decent one.

"What are you thinking, hottie?" The guy spoke.

At that moment, I was snapped out of my thoughts.

Suddenly, he tried to kiss me.

Ahhhh.

"Let me go " I tried to get out of his powerful grip around my waist.

"What are you doing, sweetie? I came here to have some fun time with you, " He chuckled.

"What the hell are you talking about? " My anger rose.

I pushed open the door.

My voice might have been high because the next thing I saw was that people gathering around us.

"Call the cops." I was angry.

I would not let him leave like that.

I think he got the wrong girl. I was so angry at his behavior that I gave a tight slap across his face. My sudden action surprised him. He moved a little back and touched his cheeks. He rubbed his cheek and glared at me. His eyes were burning with hatred that he was shooting daggers at me. What an asshole.

"Fuck"he shouted.

I saw a sudden change in his eyes. They were not animalistic anymore. They looked rather soft. He looked confused, too.

"What's going on here.?" I heard a girl running towards us. I think she was the one who he was waiting for because her outfit matches almost mine.

"Dude, what's going on" His friend who came with her spoke.

"Your stupid friend tried to harass me. So please call the cops and get him arrested." I was furious. I was hurt. I never experienced something like that.

Everyone looked at him weirdly.

Some people even looked so surprised, as if they recognized him.

That guy looked down with embarrassment.

"I thought you were with Amanda. What are you doing here, man? And who is this girl? "He asked.

"I think I got the wrong girl and wrong room, "The other guy spoke.

"Your friend here is a pervert and an asshole "I threw daggers at him.

"Please don't complain. Please don't call the cops. It was a misunderstanding." His friend begged with me.

Nancy also forced me to withdraw, so I calmed down a little.

" Never come in front of me." I pushed him and walked away.

He is a total idiot trying to fuck a girl in public. I was so ashamed of myself for even touching that creep. I got back to Nancy and told her everything that happened.

She becomes so furious. We went shopping in a different boutique. We did some shopping and went to watch a nice film that day. I hadn't told my parents about what happened in the mall because I don't want them to worry and also I handled him with my girl power.