For the rest of the day, I refused to speak to Tobias. I didn't even sit next to him... I sat next to Christina, in between her and Shauna. He slid me a note in class. "Why are you avoiding me?"
I made sure he saw me tear it up.
And so I became Peter's girlfriend. I sat at his table. We gossiped, we laughed, we kissed. I always told him that he was so much funner than Tobias, and the funny thing was? I believed it. A week after we got together, I stopped being invited to the gang's hangouts. Christina and I were still best friends, but the rest of the gang coldly ignored me.
But that was fine with me. I had a true boyfriend who was faithful, and his gang. I forgot all the mean things Peter had ever done to me, only focusing on Tobias's betrayal.
About a month or so later, it was my birthday... yippee! That night, Peter took me to his dorm. His parents were rich, so he had a large, one-person dorm with two beds, an exercising space, etc. "Happy 14th!" He shouted, spreading his arms. "Now, listen here. I am your boyfriend. "
I rolled my eyes. "I had no idea." He was hiding something behind his back. I tilted my head. "What are you hiding?"
"Sit on a bed with your back pressing against the wall." He instructed. I did so. "Hold your arms up." I did so. Before I knew it, my shirt was off and my hands were handcuffed to the wall.
"What are you doing?!" I screamed at him. He tied a cloth over my mouth and binded my legs to the bed with rope. I felt the rope digging into my skin as he blindfolded me.
"How long should I leave you like that?" He asked me. "Days? Months? I guess I'd have to dress you. Would you like me to dress you in some nightclothes?" He mocked me.
"Why?" I asked him through the gag. He cocked his head, pretending not to hear me. "Did Trissy say yes? Well, then, let your boyfriend take care of you." He dressed me in some of his old night clothes.
"In our relationsip." He boomed, sliding the belt from his jeans. "I am in charge. I am a year and a half older than you. You will do what I say. You will be submissive to me. What we do is no one else's concern. Understand?" I didn't reply. "Understand?" He thundered, yanking my hair back and pulling off my blindfold. I nodded quickly, and he let go. "Good." He raised the belt, and it came down on my bare stomach. I tried to pull away, but I was held fast. He hit me across the face a few times, reveling in the blood cominb down.
Then he took a new turn. He went up to me, standing in between my legs, and kissed my handcuffed hands. He went to one of my fingers and put it into his mouth, chewing on it like a small child. Even though he chewed softly, I could feel the bruise.
Finally, he left me alone. He took everything off me except for the handcuffs. He mocked my helpless state before taking off the cuffs.
"Tobias didn't betray me, did he?" I said through gritted teeth. You posted that comment."
"Nope." Petef told me. "I found the comment, I didn't post it. This is what couples do, Trissy. And remember, don't tell anyone. My father is a powerful businessman. He can do things you've never dreamed about. Be warned."
I went back to my dorm, frail and cold.