Chapter 16: Sneaking Out.

"Father, the school gave us uniforms." Andre said. "Go try it on. Let me see how smart my son will look in his uniform." Douglas said proudly. "How was their results?" Yvette asked Erik. "They both occupied the first and second positions for boys." Erik reported.

"Who among them was first?" Douglas asked anxiously. Yvette's expression was also tense as she waited for Erik's reply. "It was,... And...re." "Yes! My son will always make me proud!" Douglas boasted. "What was their score?" Yvette asked. "They both scored 18/20." "The scores aren't important, position's what matters." Douglas laughed.

Moments later, Andre returned. He was dressed in a sparkling white long sleeved shirt, neat navy blue trousers, a navy blue tie with the school crest, the school blazer and customized black sneakers. Andrew came downstairs after keeping his uniform.

"Sweetie won't you try on your uniform?" Yvette asked. "Next week. I'm late for practice." Andy answered before dashing out of the door. "Disrespectful bastard." Douglas hissed. "He might be lying." Andre whispered angrily to himself.

At the bakery

"When are you going to meet the Baylors?" Rea asked. "I'm not. If I do, he'll think I'm submitting to him. So I left all that crap for Jaguar to handle." Gina said. She sat before her dressing table and brushed her hair. "Why are you brushing your hair?" Rea asked. Something felt off.

"Smart girl. I'm going out with Andrew. If they need me for anything, you handle it unless it's a life and death situation." Gina said rubbing lip balm on her lips. "How do I look?" Regina asked. The question alone left Rea's mouth hanging.

"Breathtaking? Bad!" Gina said. "No! You look alright." Rea replied snapping out of her thoughts. "Okay." Gina said slowly. "Phone, gun, needles, daggers, extra phone, laser lipstick, poison, steel wires. Okay." Gina said closing her purse. "Oh and Rea,..." "Hmm?" "... don't mess up!" she warned before climbing out the window.

Behind the bakery

"You ready?" Andrew asked. Gina walked sexily towards him then replied, "Always pretty boy." "C'mon, hop on." He tossed her a helmet. Wearing the helmet, she climbed on the bike. "Hold on tight." He said starting the bike. "How tight?" she asked wrapping her hands round his waist. "As tight as you want." he replied before driving off.

They reached the front of an apartment block. He took her to the fifth apartment on the top floor, it was a penthouse. "Hey guys. Sorry I'm late, had to pick up a friend." he said when they entered. All eyes landed on the girl who wore a blue jean dress and white sneakers. The room was filled with members of Bad Boyz 4 Life and one older man. "And who is she?" Tommy, their manager asked.

"This is Regina, my classmate." Andy said. "And one heck of a stripper." Mark added playfully. "It's called erotic dancing. Don't compare me to those disgusting girls who sell their body for a couple of bucks." Gina said making herself comfortable in the couch. "Well,... you can't just sit down and do nothing." Tommy said. "Why not?" asked Mark. "Yeah why not?" she asked.

"I'm sure she's just some crazy fan acting all coy and innocent to get close to our lead guitarist!" yelled Tommy. "I know a good psychiatrist if you can't find one." Gina smirked. "What's your last name?" Tommy asked angrily.

"Montez." she replied unhurriedly. "Are you related to Micheal Montez?" Tommy asked. "Why must you know?" She asked. "You're such a rude child! What talent do you even have? Can you even sing?" Tommy sneered. "Is that a challenge?" She raised her brow.

All the boys looked at them amused. "Let's make a bet. If I sing perfectly, you'll have to answer to me but if I sing like a dying frog, I will never ever ever speak to Andrew and hang out with Andre instead." Gina said seriously. Her conditions satisfied Tommy but angered Andy. "You don't have to-" "No pretty boy, I'm not a damsel in distress. I don't need you to defend me." she said.

"I agree to your conditions. The stage is yours." Tommy said gesturing towards the raised platform at the center of the room. Regina stood up lazily and dragged herself towards the stage. "Testing." She spoke into the mic. "It works perfectly, just sing already!" Tommy said impatiently.

Regina started singing different strange words like a witch, it sounded terrible! "HA! I win! You can't sing!" Tommy shouted and Andrew's heart sank. "But I was just doing vocal warm ups. Alright, I'll sing now." she said. Gripping the mic firmly, she began to sing Dark side by Alan Walker.

"Take me through the night,

Fall into the dark side,

We don't need the light,

We'll live on the dark side,

I see it,

Let's feel it,

While we're still young and fearless,

Let go of the light,

Fall into the dark side."

She sang like an angel. "I'm done. Now as my first order as your master,... Mind Your Business!" Regina exclaimed. "I think we've all had enough of bets for a while." Luke laughed. "So pretty boy, why'd you bring me here?" "I thought you might want to act manager for a while." Andy said. "This is gonna be quite interesting." Dave said. "But I don't even know who you guys are." she said.

"I'm Mark Stewart and I play the keyboard."

"I'm Luke Gate, I play the base guitar."

"I'm Dave Sylvester and I play the drums."

"I'm Ricardo Banks, I play the electric guitar along side Andy."

"I'm-" "Shhh." She placed her finger over Andy's lips. "You're Pretty boy and you're gonna get to work right now." Gina smirked. After a brief training session with Regina, the band finally perfected the performance they've been working on for weeks. "Are you sure you won't become our manager? We pay really good money." Luke tried to persuade her.

"Luke! I'm right here!" Tommy exclaimed. "So?" Luke and Gina asked simultaneously. "I'm not interested in money or becoming a manager." Gina said. They left the apartment to visit the nearby park. Regina's phone buzzed with a message.

"Boss,... that crazy governor attacked us brutally. The damage is unrepairable."- Jaguar.

"What does he want?"- Regina.

"He says he wants your mother."- Jaguar.

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