Chapter Four:
Revenge Is Never Sweet
It's been three months since I moved to Sweet Amoris and I was getting used to life here by now. A week later after the whole Kiki fiasco, Aunt Abbey bought me a male husky pup and I named him Nix. It was Latin for Snow since he was mostly white with black paws and ice blue eyes.
Speaking of Nix, he was currently playing with a red ball I bought him while I tied my hair back into a ponytail.
"I'll be going now Nix, be a good boy" I told him and he barked at me, wagging his tiny tail happily and I giggled. I left the house as Aunt Abbey was doing her usual sing-to-an-old-song-but-really-she-is-just-screamming-way-off-key morning ritual and I felt sorry for Nix having to listen to it.
I stopped by Café Noru to pick up my new roster before heading to school. I went to my locker to dump my uniform when I heard someone shout.
"Miss?"
I closed my locker to see a man in his late twenties walking over to me in a panic. He wore glasses, a blue sweater and had black hair.
"I'm sorry to bother you but could you please show me around the school? I'm the new history teacher and I don't know where anything is" he explained and I shrugged my shoulders.
"Sure I guess" I replied and showed him around the school. Turns out his name was Mr Faraize. I stopped by the school council room and Nathaniel smiled warmly at me.
"This is the student council room. If you need any help just ask Nathaniel here" I said and Nathaniel nodded.
"It's a pleasure to meet you sir" Nathaniel said and I headed to the courtyard. Castiel was there and noticed Mr Faraize walking behind me.
"Hey who's that?" Castiel asked, pointing his head behind me.
"That's Mr Faraize, the new history teacher. I'm showing him around" I answered and then turned to Mr Faraize. "So this is the courtyard, I'd be careful about coming here, not everyone is that nice"
Castiel smirked. "Ah, what are you talking about, huh?"
I rolled my eyes while smiling before taking Mr Faraize back inside to the hallway.
He smiled gratefully at me. "Thank you so much Adrianne, I'll see you in class"
I watched him go before heading back to my locker to grab a book I had borrowed from the library.
"Hey Adrianne"
I groaned quietly and gave Amber a displeased look. "What do you want now Amber?"
"Give me some money for lunch" she demanded and I rolled my eyes.
"When hell freezes over" I replied, ignoring her and then was pushed onto the ground. I landed on my elbows and looked up in time to see Amber grab ten bucks from my wallet.
"Give that back!" I shouted as she smirked and walked away. I sat up and rubbed my elbows as Iris and Melody appeared from the council room. Both saw I was on the ground and ran over immediately to help me.
"Are you okay?" Iris asked, helping me up and I nodded.
"I'm fine, just pissed off" I answered through my teeth, glaring down at the hallway. "That's it! Amber has gone too far!"
Melody placed a hand on my shoulder. "Don't start a fight with her; you're only going to get yourself expelled"
I sighed and leaned my head against my locker. "Then any ideas on getting revenge?"
Neither of them had a clue and I shook my head. Just then, Nathaniel walked out of the council room and saw the three of us standing by my locker.
"Did something happen?" he asked, seeing my pissed off expression.
"Your dumb sister just stole ten bucks from my wallet!" I exclaimed and he winced at my volume.
"I'm sorry, I'll go talk to her" he apologised and I rolled my eyes at him.
"Nat, you need to realise your dear little sister is nothing more than a stuck-up, selfish little bi—" Melody and Iris slapped their hands over my mouth, cutting me off in my rant.
Nathaniel knew what I was going to say and groaned. "I'd appreciate if you didn't call my sister those things"
I rolled my eyes.
"I'll talk to her" he repeated and reached for his wallet. I shook my head and tried to say something but of course, my mouth was still covered.
"Oh sorry" Melody apologised, removing her hand along with Iris.
"As I was saying, don't give me money. It'll make me feel bad and homeless" I told him and he sighed.
He nodded. "I'll see you later then"
We watched him walk away and I glared at the two of them. "Why did you feel the need to cover my mouth?"
"Because you were going to say something you'll regret" Melody answered in a matter-of-factly.
"Hey I could've called her something worse" I shrugged as the bell went. I went off to the only class I shared with Castiel which was History. He was sitting as his desk and smirked when I walked in.
"So young lady, do you have any pocket money for me too?" he asked and I ignored him, sitting at my seat next to his. "Ah come on, I was joking"
"I don't find that very funny" I muttered, grabbing my text book and opening it.
I heard Castiel sigh. "What are you going to do now?"
"I'm going to get revenge" I said in a matter-of-factly.
"Any ideas?"
I frowned and looked at my desk, wondering if I did. When I realised I didn't have one, I gave him an awkward smile.
"Not really…" I broke off in a quiet voice and he smirked.
"Better hop to it then, Little Bunny" he replied and I rolled my eyes. All throughout History, I kept thinking of ideas for getting revenge but they all seemed stupid or impossible. Finally, I gave up and went to my locker as the bell for recess rang.
Just as I grabbed some cookies, I felt someone tap my shoulder and I saw it was Iris.
"You don't seem like you're in a good mood" she noticed and I sighed, rubbing my forehead.
"Amber stole from me and I can't think of a good idea" I explained and she opened her mouth. "Do not suggest I go out and buy the same clothes as her"
Iris closed her mouth.
"Maybe this is a sign that you're not meant to get revenge" she suggested and I gave her a look of disbelief.
"What am I supposed to do? Just sit around and hope that Nat talked some sense into her?" I asked sarcastically. "She needs to have sense knocked into her"
Iris shook her head with a tired sigh and patted my shoulder. "Good luck then"
My phone started buzzing in my pocket and I saw it was my Mom calling. I smiled warmly and answered it.
"Hey Mom, how's Peru?" I asked, leaning against the locker next to mine.
She chuckled. "It's fine, very damp. How's school? Are you getting along with everyone?"
I bit my bottom lip. "Yeah Mom. Everyone's been very welcoming"
"That's good then, your father and I were worried about sending you to a school. Your father even said that you might get into a fight or two"
He wasn't off… I laughed quietly. "Everything's all good. Are you guys going to make it to my birthday?"
There was a silence and my gut twisted in fear. I swallowed the lump that had formed in my throat.
"You guys aren't coming, are you?" I asked quietly and Mom sighed tiredly.
"We would love to honey but the client wants us to head to Bolivia for some ancient statue" Mom explained and I blinked back the tears that threatened to appear.
"Okay, good luck with that then" I murmured, playing with the zipper of my jacket.
"Adrianne, I'm sorry" she said before hanging up and I let out a shaky breath, shoving my phone deep into my locker and slamming it shut.
I noticed something blonde in the corner of my eye and glanced over to see Amber walking towards me with Charlotte and Li behind her. By the way she walked; I guessed Nathaniel talked to her.
"Oh look, the Heartless Blonder" I muttered and she smirked.
"Don't think a little chat with my brother will do anything. I'm his little sister and you're just some dumb slut" she sneered and I rolled my eyes.
"Slut? That's the best you can do?" I asked and then clapped my hands. "Gold star for you Amber, you sure know how to wound a person"
She glared and took a step closer to me. "I've got the principal and Nathaniel wrapped around my finger, so don't get your hopes up"
With that, she stalked away and I watched her go before heading to the student council room. Melody was there, by a white board and writing things up when I entered.
She smiled. "Hey Adrianne, how are you?" she asked and I growled quietly.
"I'll be better when Nat gets here" I answered and the door opened behind me.
"I'm here" he replied and I spun around to look at him. "I talked to Amber"
I snorted. "Yeah and that went down swimmingly. She just threatened me again"
Nathaniel sighed in annoyance.
"So, I suggest we go with my little plan of revenge" I continued and Nathaniel gave me a look of thick disapproval.
"Revenge? You want to stoop to her level?" he asked, walking past and checking the white board as I leaned against the wall.
"No, my revenge is by using something she hates not by stealing people's money and shoving them onto the floor" I retorted and Nathaniel glanced at me. Melody gave me a pleading look to stop talking but I shook my head at her.
After a while, Nathaniel spoke. "She hates spiders"
I grinned. "Don't worry; you won't be my partner-in-crime" I reassured him and them gave him a small smile as I opened the door. "Thanks Nat, I know this isn't easy for you"
He didn't say anything so I left and headed for the courtyard. There was still ten minutes left of recess, if I hurried, I could buy plastic spiders and be back in time to do the deed.
"Did you get revenge on those snobs?"
I was just by the front gate when I turned and saw Castiel walking towards me.
"I have an idea but it still needs something" I answered and he raised an eyebrow.
"It's not that hard to figure out" he pointed out and I rolled my eyes, crossing my arms over my chest and gestured at him to continue.
"If you have an idea, I'm all ears"
Castiel shrugged his shoulders. "I don't know, I haven't given it any thought"
"Not even a little idea?" I asked and he rolled his eyes.
"You should graffiti her locker and put something she hates in it, that's all!" he snapped and I nodded.
"I've got an idea what to put in there" I replied. "But what do I graffiti her locker with?"
"With your fingers?" Castiel asked in sarcasm and I looked at the ground awkwardly.
"I've never done this before" I told him and he chuckled.
"Ah, miss goodie two shoes" he teased and I glared at him. "With a can of spray paint maybe, does that ring a bell?"
I sighed. "Okay, okay, I get the message" I muttered, leaving the school and quickly jogging to the Dollar Shop. I bought what I needed and made it back in time to shove the stuff into my locker before heading to class.
I waited until lunchtime before going to work. I shoved the spiders into Amber's locker and started spraying the word 'Bitch' onto her locker when I heard someone shout my name.
I froze as I saw Li run towards me, furious. "Hey! What are you doing to Amber's locker?!"
Shit! I thought as she grabbed the can off of me and just when I thought it couldn't get any worse, this is the time when the principal decided to see it.
"You two! How dare you graffiti school property! Detention after school for the both of you!" she screamed and Li looked at her in disbelief.
"But I was sto—"
The principal cut her off with a stern glare. "I don't want to hear any excuses. Since you both are so keen to graffiti, you can clean it off this afternoon and don't be late!"
She stormed off and Li glared before storming off down the hall. I sighed and wondered why I bothered, things only back fire.
I was going to take Nix for a walk this afternoon I grimaced.
Li was waiting impatiently for me by the staircases, applying some lip gloss to her already glossed lips.
"Finally! I've been waiting for like ever!" she snapped, closing her mirror and looking at me expectantly. "You can do this all yourself; I have no intention of helping"
I rolled my eyes as she left and I saw a bucket filled with soapy water and a sponge. Rolling up my sleeves, pants and tying my hair back into a messy bun, I got to work.
By 5:30 I was nearly finished, tired and bored out of my mind. I yawned and looked at my phone, lightly touching it to play some music.
Titanium by David Guetta ft. Sia came on and I smiled sheepishly to myself. This was one of my favourite songs.
I glanced around the hall, making sure no one else was here before grabbing the sponge and cleaning the red skull on the wall.
You shout it loud, but I can't hear a word you say.
I'm taking loud, not saying much.
I'm criticized, but all your bullets ricochet.
You shoot me down, but I get up.
I'm bullet proof, nothing to lose.
Fire away, fire away.
Ricochet, you take your aim.
Fire away, fire away.
You shoot me down, but I won't fall.
I am titanium.
You shoot me down, but I won't fall.
I am titanium.
I heard an annoyed moan and turned to see Li walking towards me, cranky and frankly, not pleased one bit.
"Are you done yet?" she whined, tapping her foot impatiently and I stood up, stretching my tired muscles.
"It would've gone quicker if you had helped" I pointed out and she gave me a look that said 'I'd rather die'.
Just then, a maniacal laugh radiated throughout the entire hallway, causing both Li and I to jump. Li pushed me in front of her and I squinted through the dark hallway. A figure was walking towards us and Li piss bolted out, leaving me behind.
Just to point out something for my own sanity, I was not the type to run away from ghosts. In fact, I went ghost hunting once when I was seven with my Mom in Wales. But the twist gut feeling in my stomach was telling me to run like a mad road runner.
Guess the winner was my stomach.
I ran out of the school and slammed the front doors shut, trying to catch my breath as my heart pounded hard in my chest. Without looking back, I ran all the way home.
Disclaimer: I do not own Titanium. I imagined Adrianne's voice to sound like Madilyn Bailey so go check it out to hear the real deal.
