Desperate

Chelsea's point of view:

As Nash emerged from the water, her skin became more and more flawless. Her bruises miraculously disappeared.

My jaw dropped.
This just means one thing.
She used...

"Don't tell me..." the principal trailed off.

"Yes. Nash used..." Rick trailed off.

"... that our swimming pool has MAGICAL POWERS!" the principal exclaimed.

Rick's jaw dropped.
"Seriously? Sir, are you joking?" Rick sarcastically remarked.

I giggled as the principal ignored what Rick just said and stared at the swimming pool with sparkling eyes.

"Make-up!" Rick exclaimed impatiently, "It's make-up, Sir. Nash used make-up to create those bruises on her. Those bruises were fake! Fake! The water just washed them away."

The principal's eyes widened.

"And apparently," Rick added, "Those witnesses were just hired by Nash herself. I can prove it."

The principal coughed awkwardly.
"O-of course I know that. I-I was just joking about the magical pow-... ANYWAY! Ms. Homers, since you're proven innocent, your suspension is officially cancelled and will be transferred to Ms. Nash."

I smiled broadly.
"Really? Thank you!" I said as I gave the principal a big bear hug.

"Ok... ok... Enough, Ms. Chelsea. C-can't bre-breath." the principal gasped.

I released him immediately and smiled.
"Thank you very much."

"I think I should not be the one you should be thanking." the principal said as he winked at Rick.

I turned to Rick and saw him blush tremendously. When I saw his reaction, I blushed too.

"Well, I'll leave you two lover birds alone. I have an urgent business to attend to." the principal said and quickly walked away.

Silence.

Ugh. I can't take this!
Just imagine.
You are alone with the guy you love so dearly.
And this guy...


... is your ex-boyfriend.

Ex-boyfriend.
Ugh. I just can feel my eyes welling up again.

Fighting back tears, I looked over at the other direction and watched the commotion at the swimming pool.

It's pretty messy.
People are surrounding the flawless Nash while she's desperately hiding her body.

People started to curse at her. They started calling her a "liar" or a "*****".

Honestly, a small voice inside me was screaming to save Nash.

"Don't." Rick finally spoke up.

"Huh?" I asked as I looked at him.

His face is so handsome.
I had the sudden urge to ran to him and kiss his soft lips.
But I can't.
I just lost that right last night.

"Don't what?" I asked and looked away. I have to resist temptation.

"Don't save her." Rick said bluntly.

"Who? Nash? That's madness!" I exclaimed.

Rick stared at my eyes.
"I know you, Chelsea. You're the type who'll save a person who just ruined your whole reputation."

"I'm not that good." I scoffed.

"You are." Rick sighed, "That's why I fell deeply in love with you."

I quickly looked at him. His eyes were serious. He wasn't joking at all.

"Rick, I..." I trailed off.

Suddenly, I heard a scream by the pool. People started punching and kicking Nash on her stomach.

"The BABY!" I screamed.

Rick laughed sarcastically.
"Seriously? Did you really believe that she was pregnant. That was a total li-..."

I ignored Rick completely and quickly DASHED to the stairs.

Baby or no baby.
What the people were doing was inhumane.
I just can't look at it.
I can't take it.

I ran to the swimming pool and saw the crowd. I swiftly dashed and made my way through several people.

A man was about to kick Nash on her stomach again.

"STOP!" I screamed.

The people stopped and looked at me.

I ran towards Nash.

"Are you okay?" I asked, totally concerned.

"Chelsea..." Nash murmured weakly. Then she coughed blood.

"STEP AWAY, CHELSEA! Let's finally kill this DOG." one woman angrily shouted as she grabbed a wooden block.

I wiped the sweat on my forehead and inhaled.
"If you're going to kill her...













... you have to go through me first."