Badly behaved

Jackson's Point Of View

I was snatched from behind by someone as my scandal began to circulate on social media. The canteen was not where I was going to meet her, so I wanted Florence to tell me what was going on. Holly was the only person who knew my identity and was my only hope, so I asked her to come with me. Lisa had grasped my hand, and I turned around to see her.

"We need to talk about something."

Do you need to tell me if the situation is important or dense? Was sickness bothering you, Lisa?

Concerned, I snapped at Lisa, "What are you doing? I have to meet someone. Will you just back off?"

"No. Right now, you are my demand for this problem. Come with me, that girl can search someone easily with herself."

I signaled to Holly that she should look for Florence by herself.

Lisa pleaded with me to accompany her.

I was forced to go with Lisa. Holly is instructed to seek for her alone and ask as to what's going on. Holly nods and leaves us both in the canteen, where we continue our conversation. Lisa then takes off running while still holding my hand in hers. Her grab was quite strong. Who lives with her? And does she do weightlifting?

We make one's way around behind the school and stop in a garden-like area. There are no people in the area, and it's deserted and lonely. This section gives us a pleasant feeling of being in nature. A puzzled look came across Lisa's face as she has to do with me.

"I need to speak with you about that project."

Oh, that project.

"What's the problem?"

"Our conversation should begin today and continue throughout the day. The teacher, not you, is the one who will judge our teamwork. So, please be serious about this."

"You weirdo, I haven't done anything to you."

"Hm.", she's annoyed.

Lisa's personality will not reshape as a result of her attitudes.

"You can't read my thinking."

"What a crackpot, who said that I wanted to read your thoughts?"

"You're welcome to stop calling me a strange name. You do realize that I have a name? It's not weirdo, it's Lisa."

"Yeah, I know that."

"Consequently, we must begin the first day of our team-up assignment. I also want you to abide by my rules, do you understand?"

"If so, what are they?? Why do we need rules for this assignment? Why do we need rules for this assignment?"

She's certainly annoying. To complete this task, why do I need to follow her rules? It's like if she's the school's king or queen, or something. She's just an average student. However, Holly is dealing with a personal issue, and her student moniker is just ideal!

"Since we need to work as a team to finish this task, and you were the most stubborn child I've ever met, we need to work together. My relative, who is a psychiatrist, was even aware of this task. He told me that we needed to chat and that things were going well between us, did you catch that?"

"Yes, I did."

"Good."

"That's it?"

Lisa looked at me.

God, this is frustrating.

"What a coward you are."

She looked at me again with that eyes.

Does Lisa like to be a teaser?

Lisa's Point Of View

What the heck is going on with you, Lisa? Why are you being so obstinate with him? Why are you being so stubborn? Even if his statements were sensible, I do not need to be unyielding in my approach to the situation. It's all right, Lisa; just be calm. Issac told me something that I should never forget...

Calm…

Calm…

"Are you done?", He opened his mouth.

Huh? Is he talking to me? – I said while closing my eyes.

While looking at him, I opened my eyes and saw that he was standing with his arms crossed over his chest. My conversation with you concerning the assignment was lost in the shuffle. But I want to remain in this state of mind for the foreseeable future. When I'm in this frame of mind, nobody can stop me.

Although he was still staring at me, he was crossing his arms over his chest and stomping his feet. Suddenly, I'm unsure of what I'm supposed to be doing. Later, after a few seconds, he started walking away, and I grabbed his hand for the second time.

"What do you want, Lisa? I need to meet someone urgent, right now. So, can you please let go of my hand? Alright?"

"Who is it? I presume the only student that you knew well was Holly, nothing else."

He is still silent.

"Tell me Jack, who is it?"

He answers it, "Someone you shouldn't know, Lisa."

Ugh, I hate that attitude. He tries to be a model student like Holly but his attitude is very intolerant of being a model student. But, why does he look uneasy? Does his problem be an important thing? I need to ask him again about that because if I don't ask him, he will have fled again.

"Tell me, Jack. Who is it?"

He looks at me with a pissed face, "It's someone that you shouldn't know!"

He snapped at me with those 'you shouldn't know' words.

"Fine, I won't interfere with your business. So, what're you waiting for? Go away, you should resume your business."

He turned around, said, "Thanks."

He thanked me. I should then return to the classroom and continue to think about who Jack had mentioned. Students stared at me as I entered the classroom. Then they showed me his image on their cell phones and asked me about the controversy. As I scrolled through it with Jackson's photo on it, I noticed how much uproar he had created.

"He slept with that famous director?", Said one of the students.

"Unbelievable!! What a mess! How could he do that?", One of the students felt uneasy with the news.

"I mean, he slept with someone's wife, you know?", I said with curiosity.

"Looked at the trending site, Lisa. Your fame about winning the award was down after that news!"

I opened my cell phone and looked at social media, they're right. My fame was down after that news. It's, frustrating. That simple news was bigger than my news.

What's Jackson's reaction when he sees this?

Jackson's Point Of View

Damn it! I need to find Florence right now, where is she? I hope she's fast to find.

I walked to the toilet and found nothing. Then, not so far from the toilet, there's some noise, a cry. I reached out to the cry and it was Florence and Holly. Holly was like making Florence calm and Florence… Oh my god, she's in pain.

Like, she's bullied by someone.

"What happened?", I asked them.

"She's hit by other girls because she's the daughter of Maria and knows that you were her former protégé. We need to get her to the school health unit, Jack.", Holly tells me what's going on.

"Okay.", I grabbed Florence's waist, and the three of us walked to the school health unit.

Holly insists on going to the health unit with Florence after she arrives. As a result, I persuaded Holly to come to the classroom by herself. Only us and Holly are left in the hospital after Holly leaves. It was her who spoke first, as she wanted to tell me something.

"I need to tell you something, Jack."

"What?"

"Maria wants your parents to beg you to return to being an artist."

"She has gone far this time, sending that sex tape to the media."

"What?? She records it?"

"Yeah, you don't know that?"

"I don't know about it because Maria is strict about her privacy."

"So, what should we do?"

We both consider putting an end to Maria's ruse once and for all. When it comes to protecting her privacy, Maria employs a variety of strategies. Someone should be aware of this fact. Think about it, Jackson.

"I got an idea."

"What is it?", Florence asks with curiosity.

"I got her photograph of me when I got a day off. I did forget about the picture, but I remember that the photo took when I got a day off."

"Where is the photo now?"

"In my safe place. I'll send the photo to you."

"Ok. You should head back to the classroom."

"Ok, bye Florence.", I smoothed Florence's head.

I got out of the health unit room, headed back to the classroom.

Now I need a plan…

When in the classroom, Holly sees me focusing.

"How's Florence's condition, Jack?"

"She's fine. She needs to rest."

"Ooh, is that so? During my absence, what are you talking about?"

"We had a plan to end Maria's scheme for threatening my parents to urge me to come back to being an artist."

"Cool, can I hop in?"

"For sure."

"Ok, wait for my message tonight."

Holly nods.

School skipped.

7:30 p.m. is the time of day when it becomes dark. With Florence and Holly, I need to go over the plan with them. It was a knock on the door when I opened my phone. When I opened the door, I found dad and mum standing in front of it.

"Hey, dad. Hey, mom. What's going on?", I asked them.

"Jack… We need to talk."

"What?"

"You need to come back to being an artist before Maria comes to the house."

"What??"

Will she come to my house?

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Continued on the next chapter...