5. A new student

Mr. W went near the window and when he looked down, he only saw broken pieces scattered on the ground. He went in the washroom to check but she wasn't there so he tried to call her.

Zara goes after Leo, "Hey you!", she shouted and he turned around, "You're not dead?", he was shocked.She pinned him to the wall by holding his broad shoulders and hesitantly bites on his neck. Leo was stunned to even move a muscle.

Zara only drank blood mixed with other things her whole life. She was fascinated by the taste of pure blood and relished every sip of it. Zara paused for a moment, she sighed satisfied with her revenge. Her breath touched his neck sending shivers down his spine.

Suddenly someone grabbed her arms from behind pulling her away from Leo. Zara swivelled her neck towards the person, it was Lawrence but he was wearing his mask again.

"Girl calm down", he said softly, leaning on her back.

Zara smirked at Leo, Lawrence followed her gaze and his grip on her arms loosened instantly. Zara instinctively turned her head at his sudden reaction. "You?", Lawrence said with a mischievous look on his face.

"Who are you?", Leo frowned trying to figure out who he was. Lawrence sighed and took off his mask and Leo's eyes widened.

Flashback

Lawrence panted as he ran through the corridors of a palace. His face looked frail, and had needle marks on his arm. He saw guards everywhere and decided to go upstairs when he bumped into Leo who was badly injured. Lawrence huffed and puffed standing, as if he will faint any moment but everything was clouded by fear.

"I'm sorry", Leo said before grabbing him by his neck. He bites him and drinks his blood. Leo gets away from him and runs downstairs.

Lightheaded, Lawrence falls on his hands and knees. Soon he was struggling to breathe, his eyelids got heavy and he fell from the stairs unconscious.

A few guards ran towards him and checked him, "Here he is. He's dead, let's throw him away", a guard said and others followed. Lawrence was supposed to be taken to the graveyard inside a van. But on his way he gained consciousness and escaped.

End of flashback

"How can you.....how is this pos...", Leo's voice faltered, he glanced at the two and laughed nervously. Zara couldn't comprehend the situation, she had a puzzled look on her face.

"Why did you do that?", Lawrence's expressions transitioned from blank to fierce. He darted towards him, "Zara", Mr. W came running towards them and Lawrence froze.

"You're hurt", he looked concerned glancing at the scratches on her face and neck. Mr. W pulled out a handkerchief from his pocket and pressed it against her neck. Zara's shoulders tensed up for a moment.

He wiped the blood and Zara stiffened with pain. "Who were you bitten by?", he questioned after he saw the mark.

"Me", Leo said confidently and Mr. W grabbed him by the collar. "Does she know about the lottery selection? Ah should I put it like this? Does she know what happens after that?", Leo said in a low voice and Mr. W grew anxious.

Mr. W let go of his collar and holds his arm, "Come here", he said sternly taking him along with him away from the two. Lawrence and Zara exchanged looks.

"Your brother willingly fought for that position", Mr. W hissed. "Only if everything was that simple. He had no idea what awaited him after he won that day", Leo said jerking Mr. W's hand away.

"Don't worry I will tell her", he gave a sly smile and walked away.

After that Mr. W dropped Zara home, as she opened the gate she saw her father standing at the door glaring at her. "Who is he?", her father barked at her. "My friend's boyfriend", she replied plainly. "John told me you asked him not to take you to college", he said.

"It was his fault and when he is wrong I can't stay quiet all the time", she state. " And I'll handle this on my own you don't have to interfere in everything", she said politely and went inside her room.

In the morning Ava was leaving for college when she received a text from an unknown number.

The text:

Evening 9 o' clock, Fusion bar. You will find Mr. John, Zara's fiancé. Make him fall in love with you and report here. Then I will instruct you further if you want your revenge on her. Reply YES or NO.

"What is this?, I think I will be more at loss if I do so", Ava ignores the text and hurriedly left for college.

At the college the class had just started when teacher entered with a new student, Lawrence. Zara's smile faded, after all the encounters with him she had wished for them to only stay as neighbours.

She turns her head towards the window near her to avoid eye contact with him. Lawrence decently introduced himself and left many awstruck with his visuals.

"I'll sit here", Lawrence said to the person sitting right in front of Zara and she glances. "Oh", Lawrence acted to be surprised, "Nevermind I will sit here", he said sitting beside her and Zara closed her eyes to calm herself down and looks outside.

The class was over, "Ah Zara you're lucky to have a rich fiance and so many handsome boys around to support you all the time", Ava's friend indirectly complimented Lawrence who was unbothered.

"C'mon even if they know each other we can't say he is interested in her. She is getting married anyways", Ava said envious.

"I like her, moreover-", Zara side eyed him, Lawrence takes her left hand and declared, "She doesn't even wear her ring. I wouldn't mind if you cheat on your fiancé with me", he smirked and Zara sighed knowing he was joking around.

The class went wild at his words and Ava glared at Zara. She opens the text, typed YES and sends it. "Afterall emotional pain is greater than physical pain", she thought.