****Amethyst's room****
**knock on the door**
'Who's there?' Amethyst asked though she already knew the person who could be by her door is Piper. She has no other friend afterall.
'It is me Adelyn' the voice at the door replied.
'Adelyn who?' she asked with creased brow.
'You said you need my help earlier….'
'Oh! It's you, i'm sorry' Amethyst gawked and she quickly stood up from the bed. She hurried toward the door and opened it from behind.
'I'm sorry, I dint know it was you, please come in' she said, opening the door widely for Adelyn to come in. Adelyn hesitated for a while before walking into the room reluctantly.
'Please sit' Amethyst said, patting the edge of her bed. She nodded and looked around before sitting down. Her gaze scanned the edge of the room that was filled with box of gifts.
'Actually, i'm Amethyst by name…
'Everybody knows, Miss Amethyst, the Orests lady.' She said, not turning to look at Amethyst's face.
The smile on Amethyst face fade away totally.
'I actually, I knew you guys had got the wrong idea and i'm sorry that I could not prove to you that I am not the one who told him to force you to bring gifts for me. As you can see, I don't need them, it only disfigured my room.' She said but Adelyn only glare at her face coldly.
'Do you need me to clean the room or did I have some dishes to wash?' she asked, her face still cold. Yes, that is what she expected her to say instead of those long words.
'No! Perfectly no. I just need you to do me a favor.'
'What do you need me to do? My service is readily available.' She replied while amethyst sighed. She sat next to her on the bed and pick up her hands before pushing her forward, making her look into her eyes.
'I'm counting on you Adelyn, please promise me that you would keep my secret safe with you.' She said, her eyes suddenly turning puppy-dog and pitiful as she gaze deeply into Adelyn's eyes.
'yes, you're safe.' Adelyn nodded. She wondered why this lady is acting like this when it is clearly known that she did not dare leak out whatever she told her without her permission. She is the Orests lady, she can get Orests to do anything at any time with no one to blame or stop her. She behold authority just by Orests's name.
'Actually, this particular task that I want to give you, you should not let Orests know. This gifts, I truly don't want them, so I thought of….' Her mouth twitched as she explain everything in details while Adelyn keep nodding her head, puzzled and shocked. She was some point, convinced to believe this girl but on the other thought, she snoozed it off. She may only want to buy off their trust with this so she would not fall for it.
'so… let's begin' Amethyst concluded and Adelyn nod positively in response before unzipping the bag she brought along with her. The both started putting the stuff in there.
*****
Amethyst walked into the class slowly, her gaze moving around and it soon landed on this cold figure that sat with arms folded and eyes shut. His face solemn and handsome as always. Those strand of silver hairs made him look more handsome and cold, perfect like a sculpture intricately woven by the gods.
She looked away immediately his eyes shut open and quickly pace to her seat to sit down. She open her locker to drop her bag, praying in her mind that he should not caught her staring at him but pause at the sight of what was in her locker. Her brow creased as she pick up the piece of paper that lay in her locker then turn it around only to see herself perfectly drawn on the paper. Her eyes popped out in bewilderment, tiny lights flashing through her eyes in amazement.
Who could have done this? .... then the person is a great artist. She looked around the paper, knowing one way or the other, there would be a sign or a name that would be scribbled somewhere as the person's logo but couldn't find any.
She sighed in disappointment and was trying to fold it neatly when her eyes landed on the word letter 'p' that was scribbled at the side of the paper. Oh! That's the artist.
Did the artist send it or… did someone ask the artist to draw it on his behalf?
Could it have been Orests?
If not him, then who?
She wondered, keeping the paper in her bag neatly. She bring out her book and opened it, trying to read when suddenly, Orests walks in. he walk toward Amethyst and drop a box on it.
'today's gift darling, how did you like it?' Orests said, referring to the box he had just drop on her table.
'do you need me to open it for you or you would do that yourself or would you play hard to get?' he asked but Amethyst said nothing, looking down at the gift he just brought. Orests is very proud, he would have mention it if he was the one who keep the drawings there…. Then who did?
'look up to my face when i'm talking to you baby.' He said, moving his hands toward her face but she yanked it away and stood on her feet, avoiding his touch.
'still playing hard to get, three days to go, I need your answer.' He said and went out of the class. Though deep down he was angry and want to pounce on her, but Nathan psycho is there, he would not want to make unnecessary noise and get on the bad side of that psychopath.
Amethyst sat back on the chair as Orests step out of the class. She moved her gaze back to the book that as in front of her but paused when she notice Nathan stand on his feet, striding toward her while she froze, her hands trembling.
What's wrong?
What did she do?
What did he want to do to her?
Nathan paused just step away from her and his hand move to her hair, running his hand through it while Amethyst sat there:
Astounded! Paralysed! Stunned! Dumbfounded! And Perplexed!
'Good job, little purple' he said, pat her hair once again then walk out of the classroom, puzzled Amethyst still staring at thin air.
Wh...What…What just happen now?'