THE HOLLANDS MANSION★6PM**
Daniel was pacing around the living room, phone in hand as he dialled his friends line.
Simon, Micky and Dooley, they’re all not picking his calls.
He’s too guilty to call Frankie, so he didn’t even bother calling.
Since they came back from school, Beauty has been in her room, not eating or talking to him, and it’s ki||ing him, it’s like the whole world shut him out.
He tried Simon’s line again, but he’s still not picking, same with the others.
“I’m so disappointed in myself!!, f-__-k!” He shouted, folding his palm on the phone.
Unknown to him, he has mistakenly dialled Frankie’s number in the process.
He wasn’t aware till he heard “hello”
His eyes widened, and when he checked the phone, it widened more.
“Frankie” he muttered.
“What?” Frankie asked in a tired voice.
“I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to call you” he replied.
“Ok” Frankie replied and hung up immediately.
“He even picked the call!, I feel so suffocated with guilt!” He said, and Malia came in.
“Why is my doll not here?” She asked, looking around the living room.
“She has been in her room since we came back from school” he replied, and she quickly dropped her bag.
“What happened again!”
Daniel refused to talk, so Malia rushed to Beauty’s door and knocked, knowing already that it’s locked from inside.
“Baby doll!”
“Baby doll are you ok?”
“Doll!’
When no answer came, she ran back downstairs.
“Tell me what happened right now!, Why is my doll not talking to me!”
“Frankie almost kissed her…” He replied.
“Yes?’
“I…I..lost my temper and… punched him till he bled” he replied guiltily, and her eyes widened.
“Wait…. Is this for real?, Everyone knows no one can beat Frankie in your school when it comes to fight, he knowingly allowed you to punch him?, I don’t believe this” she said, holding her forehead.
“And why would you do that!, Why!, You know how much Beauty cherishes him Daniel!” She shouted.
“I said I lost my temper!, You won’t understand big sis!, What if he kissed her!” He shouted.
“Then she would have had her first kiss in peace without you interrupting!, Mrs Styles said Frankie is changing these days, you don’t think it’s because of your egg?”
“Beauty will never have anything to do with Frankie I swear, and I know Frankie best big sis, we started highschool together so I know everything about him!, He said it countless times that he’d rather die than fall in love!” He shouted.
“People do change” Malia replied.
“Not Frankie” he said.
“Ahhhhhh!!!!” Malia yelled in frustration.
“Then make her come out of that room, make her!” She said loudly.
*****
BEAUTY’S ROOM**
Everything is ugly and unattractive to Beauty right now, she doesn’t feel like even eating or taking her night shower, she has rang Frankie close to ten times, but he’s not picking.
She’s f_cking worried, thinking about his bloody face earlier, and how Daniel was punching him.
She dialled his line again, but he still didn’t pick, so she texted him.
*SENIOR FRANKIE, PLEASE PICK MY CALLS*
*ARE YOU FINE?*
*I’M SO WORRIED, PLEASE LET ME HEAR YOUR VOICE*
*I MISS YOU, REPLY MY MESSAGES THEN*
He didn’t reply to any of it, and she started crying, burying her face in her bed.
She cried so much till her face turned red, then she suddenly stood and ran out of the room., Meeting Daniel by the door.
“Egg I…
She ignored him and rushed downstairs.
“Baby doll” Malia said when she saw her, but she ran out of the house without answering.
“Beauty!” They both shouted, running after her.
She continued running without waiting, and it didn’t take long before she saw the bus, and she got in without thinking.
Frankie once told her his address during one of their chats, so she’s confident.
*****
CODY’S PLACE**
The tension of his sudden engagement news was still battling in him as he sat on his reading chair, Looking at his books absentmindedly.
Beauty’s face kept appearing and reappearing in his head, at the same time, he’s so scared of his mum.
He scored lesser than Beauty in the assignment again.
He got 90, and she got 92, so he’s currently expecting her tantrums, his body was already shaking
He was still on that when his mum stormed into the room as expected.
“Cody what the heck happened to you!, Why did you score low in the assignments again?, Why!!” She shouted, and he spranged up.
Mr Aston isn’t around, so no one to save him right now.
“I did all what I knew, I tried my best” he replied slowly, and Mrs Aston laughed.
“Really?, If you did your best then it should have reflected here!, What’s her name again?, Beauty…. Beauty Holland!, She led the class again Cody!, I’m not happy!” She shouted.
“But I’m trying mum!” He shouted, and that was replied with an heavy slap on his face.
“You don’t talk back at me!, Where are your manners!”
Cody walked out of the room in tears, and she rushed after him.
“Come back here!, You’re my son and I have every right to expect the best!, I h@ťě anything that’s not the top!” She shouted, still running after him.
He eventually left the house, deciding to go cool his head somewhere far.
****
THE STYLES MANSION**
“Frank!!!!!” Carolyn screamed when she came back from work and saw Frankie’s face.
It’s swollen, red, and full of bruises.
He’s actually in the living room, sitting quietly.
“Mum” he smiled lightly, and she sat beside him.
“What the heck happened to your face!, Did you fight again?” She held his face.
“If I did, you should have gotten a report from school” he said.
“Then why is you face like…
“I’m fine” he interrupted.
“Don’t tell me you’re fine!, You’re not fine Frank!, Your temperature is high!” She said, touching his skin.
It’s really hot.
“I’m really ok” he said gently.
“We need to get to the hospital right now, stand up” Carolyn stood and tried pulling him up, but the doorbell interrupted.
“I’m not expecting anyone” she muttered, walking to the door.
She opened it and saw Beauty, her eyes widened.
“Daniel’s junior sis?”
Immediately Frankie heard that,he spranged up and went to the door.
“Senior Frankie” she said, and he grabbed her hand immediately.
He took her far away from the house, and when they got to the roadside, he stopped and faced her.
“What do you think you’re doing!, How could you come here!, How did you even!…
She hugged him immediately, but he broke it and saw tears in her eyes already.
“Do you know how worried I was?, I couldn’t do anything when I kept thinking about you, your face is a mess,it must hurt so much I’m so sorry!!” She cried.
“You should go back” he said indifferently.
“Senior Frankie…
“Go back right away, you shouldn’t be here” he said coldly and turned his back on her, but she hugged him from behind.
“I don’t want to leave!!, I want to stay with you” she cried, and he disentangled her fingers from his tummy before facing her.
“Leave before Daniel comes, I don’t even want to see you” he said emotionlessly, and more tears rushed out of her eyes as he started walking away again.
As he watched him leave, her heart broke in cracks, and she did the only thing she could think of.
“Frankie Styles!!” She shouted, and he stopped with wide eyes.
She just called him by his name.
“I love you!” She shouted again in tears, and his eyes widened more, but he didn’t look back.
“I love you so much Frankie!, Please don’t turn your back on me!” She shouted again.
He turned back slowly, and she started hiccuping.
“I don’t do juniors, you’re really really not my type, and you should be thankful to Daniel, all I wanted was to get under your pants, but he punched me back to my senses” he said, and her heart fell.
“Huh?”
“Yes, I wanted to use and dump you, but now I’m letting you go, so stay away” he said and turned again, he walked away.
Beauty covered her face with her palms as more hurtful tears rolled down her cheeks.
TBC