Saving My Heart

Victoria's POV

I can feel my entire face is still red as I settle myself inside his car. I bombarded Oliver with so many questions, and I couldn't stop myself from feeling so angry with him from the moment we left the beach parking lot, and what made me more furious was he ignored me; he didn't answer even one question.

I can tell he was also mad at me, and I can tell the feelings are mutual, and I couldn't believe I put on his jacket, and I can't deny I love the feeling of inhaling his masculine scent. It feels so personal. I closed my eyes as I inhaled his natural scent, and I wondered why he needed to smell this good.

I asked him again to confirm if my dad had hired him as my bodyguard. This time he turned his gaze at me sideways before letting out a heavy sigh, and I could tell he was still pissed about me, and I wondered why he looked so angry. Is it because I made a show and his girlfriend lost the crowd's attention, especially the boys.

I wished I didn't ask him some questions since his answered only hurt me more. Oliver told me he regretted that he agreed to my father's request to look out for me, and I wanted to say to him I don't need him in my life. He only made my life miserable. And ever since he came into Zenith City, my once peaceful life turned into a chaotic one.

And what hurts me more was when Oliver told me if he had only known I am aggressive and hard to tame, he could have said no to Nicklaus Winner. His words wounded me, and I wished to tell him he didn't know anything about me. And if I could only ask my dad to discard him right away, I could have done it, and I wonder why my father trusted him so much.

I hated everything that he had told me, especially about stealing the spotlight from me, and I felt ashamed that he knew about it, but I will never accept it in front of Oliver that he was right. I wonder how he knew I became angry with him because he didn't give me the kind of attention most of the boys on campus showed to me. He didn't show his respect to me, but instead, he kissed me in front of all of them, and now that I kissed the hot quarterback, he made a show again.

I don't know what his deal is, but I am willing to do everything I can to stop what he's doing with me because I will never give him a chance to ruin my reputation ever again. I have been the perfect student the entire high school, but when he came around, my world turned upside down.

And Oliver has no right to tell me that there is more to my first kiss, parties, and everything that I enjoyed in my life, being the heiress and the queen of our school. He was talking as if there was another world aside from the one we live in, and his words made me confused a little, or shall I say, I became curious about what he had said.

I am now inside my room, and I realized what I had done, and I couldn't stop myself from blushing; no wonder Olive was gaping at me; how could I remove his jacket right away? I gave him the chance to look at my body up close. It was different from the beach since it had little lighting, I stood in front of him wearing only my red bikini, and I couldn't stop smiling even if I felt embarrassed.

I was lying on my bed, still reliving the moment I saw Oliver Prize blushed as he looked at me, and it was perfect. I couldn't deny I wanted him to like me, it might be absurd, and I wouldn't say I liked the idea, but I can't deny my heart wanted to get close with Oliver even if my mind was screaming no. But I can't fall for him since we made a bet on each other, and I told Oliver I always win. I can't admit to him I like him even the world will end.

I have to keep my feelings buried inside my heart because I can't afford to get humiliated by Oliver when he realizes I felt something for him. I need to stay away from him as possible. I woke up earlier since I didn't want Oliver to drive me. After eating my breakfast, I slung my bag and carried my book.

I saw Jason right away, and he was grinning at me. I can't deny I felt relieved and a little disappointed at the same time. And I hated myself since I woke up to avoid Prize, yet I am now looking for him. I was smiling at Jason, but I was trying to look around, and I felt glad I saw Oliver's car, and then I realized his big bike was not in his parking slot. And I felt a pang on my chest as I realized he went back to the beach last night and met his girlfriend again.

"Are you okay?" Lana asked me the moment we met at the library, I texted her I would arrive early, and I was hoping to meet her, and I felt glad she came to school earlier than her usual schedule.

"Yes, I am fine, and why do you think I am not okay?" I asked.

"Well, you looked so bothered, and I thought you didn't have enough sleep last night." She said, and I felt guilty that I went to the beach without her, and I told her everything that happened last night, and I could see the hurt on her face right away. Lana likes Tim, and I felt terrible that Tim kissed me last night.

"Hey, I am sorry, Lana; I don't mean to hurt your feelings," I said right away.

"Victoria, you don't need to feel awful, I like Tim, but I know he only has eyes for you. He only gave me his attention because of you. He wanted to know everything about you, that is why he made friends with me. But I am aware if I am not your best friend, I am sure Tim won't even remember my name." Lana said, and I could feel the hurt in her voice.

"And I could tell even if I will like someone else, and it is still the same. Everyone here knew you are the boys' only idol, of course, except the new mysterious guy." She said.

"He is not mysterious at all. If you have only seen him how he flirted with Keisha, you will know right away what kind of person he is." I declared, and I saw her eyes widen, and she was wearing a mischievous grin.

"It is now official; you like him, Victoria." She said, and I fell silent while staring at my book.

"I can t like him, Lana; he is now Keisha's boyfriend, besides he hates me," I said as I took a deep breath.

"Why are you sure he doesn't like you, Victoria?" My best friend asked.

"If he likes me, he will do the opposite like the boys from the football team and other sports teams, but what he did was ridiculous," I said.

"I think Prize will not kiss you without a valid reason, maybe he did it because he couldn't control himself from kissing you, and he likes you too. And since Oliver was a transferee here in our school, he doesn't know anything about you that is why he did it, and after you confronted him, you hurt his ego, and Keisha came to the rescue like she always did; to all your suitors." Lana responded.

"Besides, it doesn't matter, Victoria. If you enjoy the kiss, you should not hold him liable. I was there, and I witnessed how you kissed him back." My best friend said, and I felt more embarrassed.

"Yeah, I know, and it was one of my stupidest mistakes, but I don't want to think about it now. All I want is to stop thinking about Oliver, and I don't know what I should do anymore. I hate myself because I can't stop thinking about him, especially before sleep." I declared, and I saw the beautiful smile spread across my best friend's face.

"Congratulations, Victoria, you are now normal for feeling that way towards the opposite sex." She said, and I couldn't stop myself from pouting my lips, and my best friend laughed, but she stopped right away when we heard the librarian tell her to be quiet, and we giggled quietly.

As we got out of the library and walked towards our room for our first period, I felt better. I know talking with my best friend will always make me feel at peace, and I was smiling the entire walk. But my face fell when I got inside and found Oliver being cozy with Keisha at the back of our classroom. I couldn't stop myself from feeling so angry without reason.

I felt so glad Tim walked towards me right away, and when I looked at my best friend, she nodded her head as encouragement that I should entertain Tim. Even if I felt guilty for using the hot quarterback and hurting Lana, I didn't have a choice because I needed to save my heart from breaking.

Besides, Lana knew I only liked Tim as a friend, and Tim is aware I am not yet ready to be in a relationship. He said he loves my company, and I love having him around whenever I feel jealous of Oliver Prize. If Lana were right about her theory that Oliver likes me, I wonder when he would stop torturing me by using Keisha to make me jealous. And I know it would be harder for me to win this game that we play since this is the first time I have played a game using my heart as the prize.