Chapter 27
I knew I had to make the decision. I could either sell out my dad, who doesn’t give a flying fuck about me, or just ignore it, and see the fallout happen. I had to make a decision, and the way they looked at me screamed that time was running out.
I could either stay with them, take whatever they would throw at me, and save my dad’s butt, or ignore it. I wanted to follow the latter, especially with how hurt I was, but the truth was, I felt a strange attraction.
My dad was attracted to the principal, and while it might be wrong according to some, he didn’t actually do anything terrible. I mean, he was still doing his job, and the fact that he could be put in the slammer for this pissed me the hell off. I didn’t like that, it was unjust.
But I was still hurt by the way my dad seemed to not give a flying fuck about my own life, like he found satisfaction in doing his own thing, not caring about the trouble that he put his own flesh and blood through.
I mean, if I left, I could just ignore it, but there was something in my heart, something holding me back from actually doing this.
I sighed, looking at the Elites. They all looked at me with eyes of expectancy, looking at me as if I was about to give them every detail that they wanted.
“So I want to know guys: will you keep your end of the bargain?” I asked.
“You mean protecting your dad? Of course. We are the Elites, not Tabitha and Dane, who will hurt you when your guard is down,” Phoenix said, a little bit of annoyance on his face from the words that I uttered.
“Alright. Well, I guess I can say I’ve made my decision. You all make a hard bargain honestly. I wanted to leave, but…I can’t do that to my dad,” I said.
I didn’t like how he treated me. I mean, I was just trying to keep my head up, and not fall into the trap of the Elites. But here I was, taking bribes from these fuckers like it was nothing.
“I see. So you’re joining us?”
“Yeah. I’m doing this because of my dad. I do want to stay at the school here too. I like it here and I think I’ll miss it,” I said.
“I see. You need to prove to us that you’re sticking around then,” Phoenix muttered.
How was I supposed to do that? wouldn’t they believe me if I just said this to them? I then looked in my hands. My phone.
“You don’t mean?”
“It’s exactly what we mean. Call her up, tell her the truth, and from there, we’ll put all this behind us. Once you’ve told your mom everything, we’ll then initiate you. And of course, you can take the computer back too. This is your dad’s after all,” Luca said. He pushed the computer towards me, but not close enough that I can just snatch it and get away.
All of the harassing, the bullying, the trouble I went through was culminating this. Would I get treated differently? Or would this be just another step in the direction that I didn’t want to go? I mean, if it helped offset the bullying, I guess I would do it. I called my mom up, waiting a couple of moments before I heard her voice.
“Hey mom,” I said.
“Hey dear. Are you coming home tonight?” Alice asked.
“No mom. I will not be coming home tonight,” I told her.
There was silence, and after a moment, my mother spoke.
“Why is that dear?” she inquired.
“Because I’m…I’m going to stay here for a little while. I’m sorry mom,” I said.
I did feel bad, a small feeling of regret coursing through my body. But then, I heard a sound, a sigh of sorts, and then, I heard my mom speak.
“I see. I guess your dad convinced you to stick around then,” she said.
“I mean, believe what you want mom, I’ll be here for a bit. I’ll call you in a little while,” I said.
My mom would just leave me at home to my own devices if I stuck around anyways. The phone clicked off, and I realized she hung up on me. I realized from this as well, that my dad hadn’t bothered to contact me either.
The truth was, I was still betrayed by my own father. But I wouldn’t let him lose everything because of a couple of actions he took. He’s an adult, and although he wasn’t the most responsible person out there, I didn’t want my dad to go down a pathway that he didn’t want to go down.
“There, I did it. I’ll stay here,” I said, anger obvious in my voice.
“Wow. I thought you would’ve just told her to pick you up,” Phoenix said, slightly surprised by it.
“Well my mom didn’t raise no bitch, and I’m not going anywhere,” I said.
Phoenix’s lips curled into a smile, and I felt a strange attraction to it. It’s strange, I didn’t feel scared or anything, but instead, I felt a connection, one that was larger than I thought. All of the guys looked at me with expectant expressions, like they were both surprised, but excited about what would happen now.
“So what’s next? I’m guess I have to do some sort of imitation or some crap?” I said.
“Correct. We’ll provide that information on that, but for now, we’ll be using you as our favorite little commodity for a bit,” Phoenix said.
I didn’t know what the hell that meant, and it set me on edge a little bit. But, I sighed, realizing the fate that I was going into, and what I would have to do now.
“Fair enough,” I said.
They looked at me, each of them staring me up and down. I felt a
