22.Revenge for Lucy.

Olivia

''Hey, do you have any idea what I should get Andy for his birthday?'' I ask Lucy.

"Later Olivia.'' she says unlocking the car.

"Oh, okay.'' I say taken back.

We are on our way back home.

Lucy is not okay.

She's not like usual.

I look at her face and she look like she wants to cry.

And her eyes are red.

Has she been crying?

''Are you okay?'' I ask her and she doesn't answer, ''Lucy?"

"Yeah, I'm fine.'' she says swallowing.

Our entire ride at home was silent.

''Seriously, what's wrong with you?" I ask her and enter the house.

"Why?" she asks.

''I don't know you seem different.'' I say.

I'm worried about her.

My sister isn't like this.

She always smiles and talks to me, if she's like this there is definitely something wrong.

''I told you I'm fine.'' she says.

"But-''

"Mom what's for dinner?" she interrupts me and walks toward the kitchen.

I sigh and head upstairs to my room.

My room is really big. The bed stands in the middle, adorned with white and light blue blankets. At the top, there's a pile of white and blue cushions, stuffed toys, and of course, Miss Strawberry. Fairy lights surround the bed, adding a magical touch.

On either side of the bed are two white nightstands. Close to one of the nightstands is a full-length mirror with lights at the corners. The wall is painted light blue and decorated with LED lights. In front of the bed is a window with a balcony, its curtains a baby blue color. Near the window, in the corner, stands a hanging chair.

To the right of the bed is the door to the bathroom, and next to it is my study table and bookshelf filled with schoolbooks. On the left side of the bed is my walk-in closet and makeup table, which takes up a lot of space. The makeup table has blue LED lights, a huge mirror, and a blue chair in front of it. Above the bed, the word 'princess' is illuminated with blue LED lights.

The wall is also decorated with pictures of Chase Atlantic and Lana Del Rey. A white fluffy carpet covers the floor. I know my room is a bit extra, but I love it. It's my place.

I enter my room and go straight to my closet. Gotta get rid of this uniform.

My closet is also big. But this time instead of blue and white is with pink and black color.

I open a cupboard and Joel's hoodie falls in my face.

Shit, I forgot that I threw it here.

It's a black hoodie which reads Assholes live forever in the back.

I smile at that. He really wore this at his birthday?

It still has his smell even if it's been a whole month since I got it.

It has a nice woody smell.

I'm realizing that I fucking love his scent.

I immediately drop the hoodie when I realize that I'm holding it at my chest and smelling it.

What the hell is wrong me?

I put the hoodie back at its place and walk out of the closet.

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I know what happened to Lucy. It's that fucking Luke Cullen's fault!

He made my sister sad.

She told me about it last night while crying.

Crying.

My sister was crying.

She was extremely sad because she got a 99 in her math exam.

I know it's a little bit of stupid, but it's not stupid for Lucy.

She has never gotten a 99 in her exams, only 100s.

And this asshole Luke, beat her to it, he got a 100.

She was crying because she went to the second best of the class.

And sometimes being the second is way worse than being the third.

''This is a shitty idea. Quel idiot is behind this?" Andy says after I tell him my plan.

"That would be me and that's not a shitty idea.'' I say rolling my eyes.

''Liv, why would you change Luke's assignment into the wrong one?" he asks.

"Because he upset Lucy.'' I say.

''Lucy is upset?" he frowns.

"Yes. And it's that idiot's fault.'' I say.

''I don't think we should mess with them Olivia.'' Andy said.

"They messed with us first, why shouldn't we mess with them too? Besides, they still haven't paid for hacking my dad's email.'' I say.

''Yeah, but still-''

"And Lucy was crying.'' I interrupt him.

''Crying?" his eyes widen, '' Okay, let's do it.''

Finally.

Is there any time when I don't get what I want?

''Okay you have to distract Lucy and the Cullens and I'll go change his assignment.'' I say.

''You know, Lucy will literally kill us this time.'' Andy says.

"Don't remind me that.'' I say.

''Good morning.'' I say cheerful and sit beside Lucy at the cafeteria.

"Good morning to you too.'' Luke says looking up from his book.

I fake smile at him.

He can't be kind damn it!

''Morning belle, did you sleep well?" Andy winks at Avril.

"Fuck off Astor.'' she glares at him.

"I'll take it as a no, then. You should do something about this bad sleeping.'' he says grinning like an idiot.

I look at Joel and my stomach does the thing.

He's sitting at the couch with his phone in his hands.

His hair is messy, like he got up and didn't have time to fix it. But he looks extremely hot with his hair like that.

The tie of his uniform is untied and two of his shirt's buttons are undone, revealing his chest.

Stop staring at him.

I have to leave right now, or the bell will ring. I signal Andy and he nods at me.

''Where are you going?" Lucy asks.

Shit.

''Uh...I forgot something at my bag, I'll get it and I'll be back.'' I say.

I enter Lucy's classroom and search for Luke's bag.

Luke sits in the same desk as my sister.

They are desk mates. The blasphemy!

Andy sits behind them.

I go to his bag and pull out the papers with his math assignment.

I replace them with the paper with the wrong answers and put the bag at its place.

They are all wrong answers, he will definitely get a zero.

At the moment I was going to turn around a hand touched my waist. I scream, but it comes out muffed as the person covers my mouth with his hand.

''Shh.'' he says and I still.

My heart skips a beat.

''What are you doing here, hm?" Joel whispers at my ear.

He takes his hand away from my mouth and turns me around so I'm facing him.

I clutch Luke's assignment behind my back.

''I...'' I clear my throat, ''I came to take something from Lucy's bag.'' the lie escapes my lips so easily.

If he finds out why I am here I'm a goner.

''You said that you'll get that thing from your bag.'' he raises his eyebrow.

Why is he interrogating me?

"Well, I forgot that it was on Lucy's bag.'' I lie.

''Why are you here?" I ask him.

"You weren't in class.'' he responds and touches my waist.

I tighten my grip on Luke's assignment.

''And?" I ask looking at him.

"So, I came here.'' he says.

"Are you following me, Joel Cullen?''

"Maybe.'' he says looking at my lips.

He's watching me with intense in his eyes.

Suddenly he leans closer and closer until our lips are inches apart.

He tugs my hair behind my ear and leans his lips closer to mine.

Right when I thought he would kiss me, he drifts away looking behind me.

''Hm, that's Luke's bag.'' he says and my heart stops at the mention of his brother's name.

I close my eyes and normalize my breathing.

When I open them, I look at him smirking.

I glare at him, and he raises an eyebrow.

''Were you hoping for something, princess?" he asks.

"You to disappear.'' I glare.

"Touche.''

His gaze shifts behind my back where I'm clutching the papers and his brows furrow.

''Are you hiding something?" he asks coming closer.

"No.'' I answer quickly.

Too quickly. Damn it!

He raises his eyebrows and tries to get the paper from me. I tug them away, but he still tries to snatch them.

''Can you please stop?" I ask him.

"No. I want to see what you're hiding.'' he says and tries to get them.

''I'm not hiding anything.'' I say.

"Then why aren't you letting me see them?" he asks.

Think Olivia, think!

''Because it's a girly thing.'' I say.

Girly? Are you serious?

"Girly?" he raises his eyebrow.

''I mean it's a thing for girls. You're not meant to see it,'' oh shut up!

''Well, I want to see it.'' he says and tries getting them from behind my back.

Is he serious right now?

''They are not mine.'' I say immediately.

"They're not?" he asks.

"No. They are my sister's.'' I say.

''Okay.'' he says and walks away.

Walkes away?

What?

He lost interest just because I said they aren't mine?

''Are you coming?" he calls.

"Wha...where?"

"To our classroom, the bell rang.'' yea, right. To the classroom.

"Yes.'' I say and follow him.

We're walking together.

Weird.

Why do I like it?

''Well, did you, do it?" Andy asks.

School ended and we're waiting for Lucy to come from the library.

''What do you think?'' I say waiving Luke's assignment in his face.

"Well done.'' he says hugging me and spins me in the air.

''We have to disappear those.'' I say after he puts me down.

"Let's burn them.'' he says.

"Great idea.'' I laugh.

''Oh, she's coming.'' Andy says hiding behind me.

"She looks furious.'' I say.

''Well?" Lucy says and crosses her arms.

''Well?" I ask.

''Luke got zero points in his math assignment.'' she says.

We're well and truly fucked.

''Assignment? What assignment?" Andy asks and Lucy glares at him. ''Oh, math assignment. Mais bien sure, I totally know about it. '' he laughs humorlessly.

''And I know it very well that you two did it.'' she glares.

"Who me?" I ask.

"Who moi?" Andy asks at the same time.

''Quit the games with me. I know that it was your doing.''

"Mais non, we're completely innocent.'' Andy says.

"Angels.'' I smile.

''Get in the car.'' she says in a firm voice.

"Yes ma'am.'' me and Andy say at the same time.

''Don't be mad at us Lucy, we only did it for you.'' I say in a quiet voice after she starts the car.

''Yes. He made you upset my Cherie, so he had to pay.'' Andy says putting his hand to her shoulder.

''It wasn't him who made me sad, but myself and my stupid grade.'' she says in a tight voice. ''I'm sick of your childish behavior.''

''I'm sorry.'' I say.

"Yeah, sorry.'' Andy says.

"You should apologize to him not to me. He got zero points for doing nothing.'' she scoffs and both of us stay quiet.

''What score did you get at this assignment?" Andy asks after a while.

"A hundred.'' she says.

"Yayy!'' me and Andy cheer.

"Thats my girl.'' Andy says and she smiles a little.

Soft Lucy.

''What did I get?" he asks.

"You would know if you were at class.'' she narrows her eyes at him, and I look at him in disbelief.

''Nah, the math teacher is a complete bore.'' he says, ''Now tell me what I got.''

''Sixty-three.'' she says.

"Really? That's pretty good.'' he says, ''Are you sure it was my assignment?''

I laugh.

''Yes, it was yours.'' Lucy laughs.

''Damn! Well, ma Cheries, the mathematician in front of you.''

"You got a sixty-three and you're calling yourself a mathematician?" I ask laughing.

''Well, that's a good grade for Andy.'' Lucy says.

"Exactement!'' Andy clasps Lucy in the shoulder, ''Sixty-three is a good grade, I'm a mathematician.''

''Okay mister mathematician.'' I say.

"In your duties.'' he says with a curtsy and me and Lucy burst out laughing.

The neon word at Olivia's wall.👇

Love you always,

G. T. Diola