TRIGGER WARNING!579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6Ub4NCZoeR
This issue contained an attempted rape scene.579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2hwWrvjemv
Her eyes widened and her mouth twisted as I told her what happened when I stepped inside the faerie ring and how I met the lady in red, who took me to a palace and dressed me and Carter in luxurious clothing and introduced me to Nick, who wanted to marry me and burned the whole place down when I rejected him. "Then what happened?" she asked, biting her nails.579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJelSA9ZTd8
"He tried to stop me from leaving," I continued my story. "But then Carter swoops in and rescued me. If weren't for him. I would've been trapped with Nick forever."579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡey3wFr0sCb
Aunt Inara smiled at Carter. "That was brave of you to save your sister, and I'm proud of you."579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPnPNS6xf4f
Carter grinned and hugged her, before running into his room. "So Bugsy," she uttered. "Judging by what you've told me, it looks like you'll be wearing an amulet."579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm3db5XbZEZ
I burst into laughter, to her dismay. 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw8MIfXCUVx
"What's so funny, Meredith?"579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡehJ9bpNxnK
My smile faded as she glared at me, making me freeze at my seat. "Sorry, auntie," I muttered. "But does an amulet work?"579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8b7F1moDnI
She got up from her seat and entered the room, scrounging. I stared at the clock and tapped my fingers on the table when she came out of the room, carrying a small, square box. "What's in there?" I raised my eyebrows, staring at the box. 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7F99nXMiLi
"I need you to think what just said earlier, Bugsy."579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5skHrN469T
I blinked as I lifted the lid of the box, revealing a silver, cross necklace, laying inside. I took it out and rested my hand on my cheek, staring at the jewellery. "You're saying this thing will protect me from the faerie?"579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZlIa1KD6Yx
She nodded. "Silver would ward them away."579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG4dewc5RSs
"What about Carter? Nick might take him away as leverage against me."579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡErpgFJxuiJ
"We'll sprinkle salt around the house, so don't worry about it, okay?"579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyF8meThq0x
I thanked my aunt as I got up from the dinner table and grabbed my bag, heading out from the front door. As I ambled on the field, my skin began to tingle as my heart palpitated. I turned around to check who's behind me, only to find myself on an empty field. I sighed as I continued my steps, my heart still beating faster than usual. I turned around again and saw nothing, leaving me frustrated. 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwXLoPAna5O
As I continued to walk, a heard the leaves crunching me from behind, causing me to check over my shoulders alarmingly. Still, there was nothing there. Without looking back, I ran along the field, hoping to lose whatever that was following me. Arriving at my classroom, I dropped my bag down on my chair and sat down, panting. Ferdinand puts his hand over his ears as I took out my handkerchief and wiped my forehead, drenched with sweat.579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD4JoEMMxRN
"Hey Bugsy," he looked at me, one of his eyebrows raised. "Are you alright?" 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw75RQYOq7p
Before I could open my mouth, Ms Vasquez, who was our sex ed teacher. entered the classroom, wearing her red pencil skirt and mesh black shirt. "Good morning, class," she chirped. "How are you all feeling today?"579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwwPyL5A1I5
"Alright, Ms Vasquez," Archie replied, his arms crossed behind his head.579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiD0VqEZK1C
"That's good to hear, Archie," she grinned "What about you, Bugsy?"579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxqLX2Bawj8
I shrugged. "I'm fine, thank you, Ms Vasquez."579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAlyPlJv6lL
"Glad to see you fine, Bugsy," she gleamed. "Now class, today we'll be discussing the sexually transmitted disease. Now, who can tell me what is a sexually transmitted disease?"579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI3NFa55hZe
Amra raised her hand. "It's a disease that can be passed down from having unprotected sex with someone."579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnI83a4Ymar
"And what do you mean by unprotected sex, Amra?" Ms Vasquez raised a question. 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD3E7urhEkp
"Basically, you're having sex with someone without any sort of protection," she explained. "The most common type of protection for sex is a condom. Without that, we're vulnerable against STD."579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrFHjUnbbPZ
"A solid explanation, Amra," praised Ms Vasquez, then staring at me. "Bugsy," she called me. "Do you know any types of STD?"579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlNb5H8EZha
I sighed as I stood up from my seat. Why does she always have to pick me? "I know HIV is one of it."579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFxSrv76FlK
"Can you explain it for the rest of the class?"579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkSh7zsQWie
"It's a virus that damages the immune system," I told. "Usually, the immune system helps the body to fight off diseases. In this case, untreated HIV will kill off the immune cell, which makes you more vulnerable towards infections and cancers."579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlIsM1mVYx4
Archie raised his hand. "Will we get AIDS if we don't get HIV treated?"579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfFKUODmojc
"Yes," I nodded. "And unfortunately, there's no cure for AIDS yet."579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡthtwQbNSej
"That is correct, Bugsy. As you can see-"
As I sat back down, my neck begins to stiffened and a tingling sensation spread all over my skin. I gazed at the classroom window and saw Nick standing across the school building, gawking at me. My lips and throat felt dry as he stood still for a few seconds, making my hands shake. 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2OfGJxZK0G
Then, I gasped as I felt a lightweight on my shoulder. I turned to my right and my eyes met with Ferdinand, with his eyebrows drooped. "You alright?" 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcnGXG3Htt2
"I'm alright," I sighed in relief. "Really, I am."579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQHBKUoPEoC
"You don't seem yourself," Naomi commented. shaking her head. "Do you want to talk about it?"579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiJ2PA5ijZZ
I took a glimpsed of the window, and notice that he was gone. I shifted my focus on my friends, dragging them along with me. "We should talk outside." 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI0ndZkERgq
All three of us walked out of the classroom and headed towards the field, and gathered ourselves in circles, cross-legged. I looked behind and saw nothing, to my comfort. "Alright Bugsy," Ferdinand threw his hands in the air. "What's been bugging you?"579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE92vtHeS5D
Naomi let out a giggle, making him rolled his eyes. "Someone's following me," my lips quivered. 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR3hY2kIYPG
She gasped loudly, covering her mouth. "Oh my God, who?"579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBqoaIMSLNY
"A faerie prince is after me," I whispered. "That's why I'm wearing a silver necklace."579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP4bfipkn2V
"How does he look like?" 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOOzYctMMeJ
"Red hair, green eyes and pale skin. He looks handsome on the outside, but he's a monster in the inside."579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMxhrWHuXgw
"Why is he after you?"579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjYmTWwJbwY
"He wants to marry me and make me his bride, which I don't want to in the first place."579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYJSLMC9XDE
Ferdinand let out a violent cough in disbelief. "You're kidding, right?"579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkk2x0D8UST
I shook my head. He wrapped his arms around my shoulder as I leaned my head on his chest, hearing his gentle heartbeat. "It's alright, Bugsy," he reassured. "We're here for you."579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhfQb9DWy1F
I wrapped my arms around him, hoping to calm myself down from the madness.
As the final bell of the day rang, Ferdinand, Naomi, and I walked out of the school compound and strolled alongside the grassland, heading towards the beach. Taking off my shoes, my feet touched the silky, cream-coloured sand as I hugged my knees and watched the waves of the ocean splashing against the rock. 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA8NOygkh05
Stripping off his shirt, Ferdinand jumped inside the salty water, who was then joined by Naomi. She gazed at me, waving. "Come join us," persuaded Naomi, her bobbed hair soaked with seawater. I tilted my head upwards and pressed my lips together as I gazed at my best friend, before taking off my white top and burgundy skirt and fold my clothes. Untangling my chain around my neck, I let myself soaked underwater with my singlet and shorts when I felt a tug behind my leg.579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJHYhKFq0ze
I contorted my body and caught Ferdinand, with a smirk on his face. Gleefully, we both started chasing each other like giddy little boys and girls, with Naomi joining both of us. As his head sprung out of the water, I jumped onto his shoulder, making him scream. "Really, Bugsy?" he yelled. "Is that your new tactic?"579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqBVZ2bT0hs
"Yup," I snorted. "God, you should've seen the look on your face."579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBdyHmmLNiI
Ferdinand chuckled as I dived into the water and swam to the shore, grabbing my bottle, with a picture of a white rabbit. Chugging down the whole bottle, I screwed the lid tightly and stretched myself, gazing at my friends. I waved at Naomi as I was about to run towards them, only to be forcefully grabbed from behind.579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuDJ0ve1bqw
I shrieked in terror as Nick dragged me behind the rock spires, tugging me against the walls of the rock. "Let me go, you stupid-"579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2XhKnGv2kg
His lips pressed on mine and smiled, making me clenched my fist and gave him a huge blow on his cheeks. "You fucking monster," I spat a saliva at his face. "How dare you kissed me?"579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAIqjyFEaNa
Nick cackled manically and glared straight in the eyes, leaning closer to me. "Because you're beautiful, Meredith."579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJQLu6gkkjh
I attempted to fling my hands at his face, only to be grabbed by his strong grip. "How feisty of you," mocked Nick, as he kissed me on the lips again. With all my effort, I pushed him away from me and tried to run but he clutched my waist and lay me down on the ground, restraining both my arms. "What are you doing?" my voice shook, tears streaming down on both cheeks.579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9SInajIGWp
"Making love with you, Bugsy," he winked. My teeth chattered as he pressed his body against mine and pushed his lips on mine when out of the blue, Naomi wrestled Nick on the ground, punching his face with my necklace in her fist.579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ3SDO4xHQe
"Hands off my best friend, you bitch!" she exclaimed, leaving blood on his face. Nick hissed in pain as he got up, with half of his face burnt. "You'll regret this," he guffawed, wiping his lips. "You'll see."579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbcNniKUzP6
Right in front of our eyes, he disappeared into thin air. "Bugsy, Bugsy," shouted Ferdinand. I stood up and ran towards him and embracing each other in a hug. 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl9vuIv92tc
"Oh Ferdinand," I sobbed. "I'm so sorry."579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEx9Ygblphe
Ferdinand shook his head. "You didn't do anything wrong, Bugsy."579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAR4Sasx30y
"But I let him kissed me," I covered my face. "I could have-"579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoH3CXcEGxe
"Bugsy," Naomi placed her hand on my shoulder. "It's not your fault."579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡctvKRUCAAT
He gave a light peck on my forehead as he cupped my face in his hands, wiping my tears. "You should head back home and tell your aunt about this."
I nodded as I got up, clinging my arms around his shoulders.
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