Bloody Mess

~At school's parking lot~

(Bismika' s P.O.V.)

The school has ended without drama! Surprisingly, Liam still hasn't approached me to get an explanation for the homework incident. But my intuition says this peace won't last long. Any moment and I'll meet Liam the avenger.

So, now I'm waiting in the parking lot while praying for any miracle to happen.

"Mikaaa"- Scarlet is shouting at the top of her voice though we haven't much distance between us.

As I look at her, she signed me to get in her car. That's great! Free ride. He he.

"So, dear best friend, first we'll go to that old cafeteria to grab some tacos and then I'll leave you near your house. Sounds great?"- Scarlet's excitement is so contagious that I end up agreeing with whatever the bull shit plans she makes.

However, going to the cafe, 'La Crema', like the old days sure has gotten me excited. The last I've been there was the day when Scarlett's Dad treated us both for his promotion. And later they left the town.

"Ok then. Let's rock and roll,"- Scarlet Screams as if she is in competition with the roaring engine of her Ford F-150.

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~Outside the cafeteria~

My continuous nagging about being late for my grocery shopping has made Scarlet drop the idea of dining in. And now she is inside the cafeteria to buy all those good items she had missed while not being here.

This part of the town is very calm and peaceful. 'La Crema' is popular for its location. Being near wood makes it special. And not to mention their spicy tacos!

I was patiently waiting inside the car with my watery mouth to taste the ultimate goods after ages, then something comes into my view. A very tall silhouette gets out of the woods and quickly ushers into an immensely expensive-looking car. The guy is wearing a grey jacket, which also looks expensive.

Driving from the opposite direction, the car comes to halt near our car. The tall guy comes out first from the passenger side and bangs the roof of the car angrily. But more importantly, what catches my attention is, the guy is AIDEN! Now, without his grey jacket, I can see his inky arms and not to mention the left one which is bleeding. With all this prominence he looked nothing but scary!

The driver exchanges his seat with Aiden and as soon as Aiden has taken the seat he speeds up the car like a rocket launcher!

Luckily they didn't notice me. But my heart is beating like it can have its solo concert.

Aiden, who looked all proper, clean-cut, and gentle, isn't actually what he looks like.

"Hey? What happened?"- Scarlet's concerned voice brings me to reality with a jolt.

"You okay?"

"Yup. Totally fine."- swallowing up my fear, I say confidently.

"What were you looking at then?"- Scarlet asked with narrowed eyes.

"A hot dude with a drop-dead gorgeous car."- I wink at her. "You kinda miss the show babe," I mentally pat myself to come up with a lie that is true at the same time.

"I don't think so. I also found a hottie inside the cafeteria,"- sassiness is prominent in Scarlet's voice.

Taking the driving seat, Scarlet continues- "And look what I get." She holds the takeaway cup holder in front of my face. The holder is caring 2 different drinks.

"Ugghhh. Move it from my face. I don't have chronic myopia, ya know."- I scold Scarlet. "And what's so special about it, ha?"

"He paid for this. So, it's a treat."- Scarlet winks at me and hands me the packet of tacos.

"What da? You shouldn't have let him pay, Sky. Hot or not, he is a stranger first,"- lecturing her like a mother, I take the first bite of the taco.

"Mo. Mo. Ya got it all wong. I met Liam imside the café amd he teated us these drins." (No. No. You got it all wrong. I met Liam inside the café he treated us with these drinks.)

Trying to figure out whatever Scarlet has managed to say through her mouth full of food, I feel like my headache is coming back.

"Can you just swallow the content in your mouth and repeat the same thing like a civilized human being?"- I sigh pressing my temple

This time Scarlett finishes her food and drops the bomb. "I said, I met Liam inside the cafe."

"You met whom?"

"Liam. Liam Miller. The one who helped me in the school and was in the same middle school with you, "- Scarlett continues her detailing about Liam.

Alas! If only she knew that no one knew Liam better than the girl sitting in front of her.

"He is such a sweet guy. He chose the drinks for us and asked the staff to write our name on them."- she adds.

"He bought a pomegranate smoothie for you. He said that he had seen you drinking pomegranate juice once. How thoughtful of him!"

'Thoughtful my foot'- somehow I control my emotion by screaming inside. Neither did I drink this expensive liquid nor did he see me drinking so.

What kind of crappy act he's trying to pull?

Scarlet takes out her mango smoothie and holds out the cup holder towards me. I stare at the cup which has written my name on it. Without saying anything I try to take the cup from the holder.

Three, two, one, and SPLAASSHHHH!!

Now, my lap is covered with all the red content of the cup.

5 seconds of silence.

"What just happened, Mika?"- Scarlett is still in shock.

I stare at the upper half of the cup, still in my hand. Then the cup holder catches my attention. It has the bottom of my cup stick on it.

Liam! That b@stard!

He glued the bottom of my cup to the holder and slightly cut the middle of the cup. So, when I pulled the cup, the slight cut tore apart the cup letting all the smoothie splash on my dress. But there's no way I could explain this to Scarlett.

So, before Scarlett notices something, I take the holder and put the broken cup in it.

"I wasn't being careful enough and the cup fell from my hand,"- I lied. "Wait here. I gotta dump this,"- with saying that I get out of the car to throw the holder in the nearest bin.

I dump the cup holder and look at my pale blue top. That blood-like red liquid is still dripping from it.

BLOODY MESS!

Wait! What did I say?

Though those nasty words escaped my mouth mindlessly, my brain somehow registered the thought what just happened inside the car was not only a prank but also a warning.

Oh no! Please let it be my doubt. Dear God, please let Liam forget about the homework mistake. Please!

I walk back to the car with the hope that my prayer will be heard this time. However, my tiny lifespan has let me experience enough events to suspect the fact.

"You look pale, Bismika. Don't get too upset," hearing my full name makes me realize how tense I'm looking right now. Cause my dear friend calls my full name only when she gets hella serious.

"Oh, nothing serious," I sober up. "Waste of food has put me in a bit of a bad mood. That's all," I smile at her.

"Don't get too upset. It was just an accident," She tries to cheer me up. "So my highness, should I drop you at your 'palace' for changing before visiting the grocery?"

My eyes automatically make a perfect roll at her fake British accent.

"What would be Miss Winter's suggestion?" I decide to play along.

"Well, Miss Winter's suggestion is to change your clothes before going out anywhere. Otherwise, seeing a living zombie in broad daylight could give innocent people unnecessary heart attacks," finishing the sentence, she batters her eyelashes at me and we both burst into laughter.

For a few moments, I let my mind take my disturbed soul to a blithesome dimension.