The Girl Next Door

~8~

Yall might hate me after this chapter...

The Next Day...

Robyn Fenty

I close the door to my locker and check the time on my gold Rolex.

7:30. I have about 30 minutes before class starts. I guess I'll go check out the gym...

I glance at the map that the Principals aid gave to me and find the gym.

I follow the directions to the gym. As I near it, I hear muffled music coming from inside.

I coulda swore nobody was here. After all there was nobody in the parking lot...

I shake my thoughts away as I open the double doors and walk over the threshold to the gym. As I do, the music grows louder.

I follow the noise, my curiosity getting the best of me.

"My anaconda don't want none unless you got buns, Hun..."

I end up in front of a metal door that has a single window. I realize that the music is coming from in there so I peek through the window.

I find a girl dancing inside what looks like a dance studio. Her back is to me, so I can't see her face.

I don't even need to. I'm so mesmerized by her hip rolling and her exotic dance moves.

As I continue watching her, I glance in the wall mirror that she's dancing in front of and see her face.

Onika...

My mouth drops open,"she can dance like that?"

I continue watching her in awe. Man, lemme get her to dance o-

Suddenly, I feel a sharp tug on my hair, making my head snap back.

"Wha' tha-"

I can't say anything else because a hand is placed over my mouth.

I start struggling as the person pulls me backwards, into the girls locker room.

Suddenly, my body hits the cold locker room floor and a sharp pain goes through my body as I land roughly on my shoulder.

I cry out in pain but am stopped when a punch goes to my head.

"Shut the fuck up ma," a voice growls out as stars take place of my vision.

"Is this her?" The same voice asks.

My vision clears for a moment and I can see that there are four figures hovering over me.

The locker room is dark, so I can't see their faces.

"Yea," a second male voice says.

"Good," the first voice says.

That's when I feel my legs getting pulled and spread apart.

"No! Wha' are ya doing?!" I scream, struggling against the person pulling my legs.

My heart is racing and no sooner after I ask my question, a punch is delivered to my mouth.

Automatically, the irony taste of blood fills my mouth.

I try to scream again, but the blood gets caught in my throat, making only gurgles come from me.

"Hold her down, Chris." The person at my legs demands.

I then feel two hands pin me to the cold locker room floor and a wave of panic washes over me.

~Flashback~

"Why are ya doin' this?!" I cry out as the two figures pin me down to the pool table in the basement.

"First, ya betray us. Then ya make us look like fools in front of comp'ny? Ya neva learn do ya?"

A searing pain shoots through my stomach as the first figure hits me with the pool stick.

~Present Day~

I didn't realize I was screaming until another punch is delivered to my eye.

"Shut. The fuck. Up. I'm not telling you anymore." The person between my legs says.

I feel him tug at the waistband of my grey sweats, trying to pull them down.

My heart starts pounding out of my chest and I kick my legs, trying to stop him.

No. No. No. What did I do to deserve this?

"Aye," a new voice speaks up, this more gentle then the others,"he said to just scare her. You ain't gotta do all that."

Yes. Yes. Thank you. Even though Imma kill yall later.

The boy pinning me down, Chris, agrees,"yea. That's enough for-"

The bell rings, signaling the start of school. All four figures perk up.

"Gotta go, sweetie," the person in between my legs says,"but get this through your head. If you don't stay away from Nika, we'll be back..."

With that, I feel a sharp pain go through my skull, making me slip into unconsciousness.

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