Chapter 135 BOOK TWO: Those Darn Three Words.
*Splash!*
Dream or no dream, Cold water soaked Leonica from head to toe. She gasped and tries to raise her young soaked body out of the small pond she had been shoved into, but her hand slipped on a few pebbles and she fell back in.
In front of her, standing tall and proud, was her high school bully and his friends. They cackled amongst themselves, expressions of delight shimmering in their eyes.
Just looking at their faces, Leonica felt her anger boiling. “Jamil, I swear to God, I’m going to get you back for this.” She threatened, the shrill in her voice exposing her youthful nature.
The ring leader, Jamil, steppes forward and bent down, at least enough to meet her eye level. “You? Get me back?” His taunting words were followed by a loud laugh which reached his bright blue eyes. “Yeah right, Leonica. Even in a thousand years, a freak like you can’t do nothing.”
Immediately after his words, Jamil received a harsh slap on the back of his head. He yelped in pain and turned around, ready to challenge whoever had hit him, but froze momentarily when he saw the person behind him.
Unlike him, Leonica’s face brightened up upon seeing the familiar brunette male. “Mel,”
“What did I warn you about picking on Leonica?” Melvin asked, raising the book, the weapon he had used before, to once again hit the bully on his head.
Jamil quickly cowered, covering his precious face. “We weren’t picking on her!”
“We?” Melvin’s voice had a questioning to tone to it and it caused Jamil to look around, only to realize that his friends had bailed. “No, it’s only you, Jamil. Now,” He paused and smiled, but the look in his eyes was far from friendly. “Listen clearly, because the next time I catch you, picking her, it would be your last.”
And with that, he made a hand movement, gesturing for the bully to run along. After one last glare in Leonica’s direction, Jamil did as he was told and Melvin helped Leonica out of the school’s pond.