STOP FORGETTING THAT YOU HATE HIM, AALIYAH

CHAPTER NINETEEN

19. STOP FORGETTING THAT YOU HATE HIM, AALIYAH

--Aaliyah--

I watched as the Cops dragged a fuming Kieran away, my heart was still pounding against my ribs like I had just run a marathon. The way he had looked at me, touched me with a feral look in his eyes, was making my mind go crazy. It was absolutely crazy and insane. I don’t know what would have happened if Andrew hadn't called the police.

Yes, that’s right, I had to think about Andrew instead.Get Kieran out of my head. Andrew is my crush and we have cute and happy moments together. We might even be a couple soon. It's just a mere matter of time. Kieran only confused me for a second because his anger switched completely to something more dangerous and dare I say, more lustful. He was probably only trying to manipulate me. I wasn’t interested in doing anything with him. I was just momentarily shocked and I just didn’t know how to react. That was all. He being dragged out right now totally didn’t make fear tie knots in my stomach. It didn’t faze me at all.

Yeah it totally didn’t. I don’t even feel anything right now. See, I can even put on a charming smile. Why should I care for him anyway? He ruined my life in school and my career online. I force a smile onto my face. He wanted to see me fail. Call me a hoodlum if I ever give a shit about him.

Kieran’s eyes locked onto Andrew leaning against the wall and he said something before smiling coldly at him. It was as if he was thinking of enjoying some cold-blooded murder. I wouldn’t put it past him.

That guy had a few screws loose after all.

When we were standing down stairs, I told Andrew I was going to try to get Kieran to cover up for me. I didn’t know Andrew had an ulterior motive. I was a bit offended that he didn’t believe that I could get Kieran to bend to my demands but he was right. I couldn’t. I wasn’t going to get mad at him and end up having no date and going to that dinner. Or worse still, have my parents drag me to the police station and have to explain what position we were in before he was accused of harassing me. That was something I don't think I could answer.. I would miss the date and the good food back at home. My dinner would be some low-class street prepared burger.

Ugghhh... Andrew's plan wasn't going to work either.

I walked to Andrew after they left. The police siren wailed in the distance and the students that had gathered were dispersing. Some still stood to watch me. I rolled my eyes at them. They were to gossip, what a moth was to a flame.

"Let's talk inside." I said to Andrew, who followed me inside and I shut the door behind me, disappointing the students who wanted more inside details.

“Wasn’t that a bit too much?” I asked Andrew.

“Don’t worry, my Cousin is the inspector general of the Police. Besides, the Castles and the Waters will come running there with their lawyers once they hear the news. Nothing bad will happen to him." He assures me.

Yes, our family was known to be very friendly with each other. The four of them met in college and became good friends way before they even started building wealth.

“They taxed him and you're saying nothing bad will happen to him ? You said he sexually assaulted me. You might create….” I began, but he placed his hands on my lips to shush me.

“You’re worrying too much, Aaliyah. Besides, I didn’t lie. You didn’t consent to him touching you like that, did you? I saw you through the window.”

“Well, I .. umm.. it's uh.. no.. no, but it wasn’t that serious enough to involve the police. You’re going to make my parents worried.”

“You’re overthinking it. He’ll be out before you know it.” He smiles reassuringly.

“If he knew you reported him falsely, he’d surely come after you and might try to even hurt you. You know how crazy Kieran can get.”

“Yeah, I know. I’m hoping he does.” Andrew says with a cold look that doesn’t even feel like him. It's not that sweet, caring guy i know and i realize he might be harboring some deep hate for Kieran. i guess every good person still has their dark sides. They just don't show it often.

Suddenly, I’m no longer sure his hatred for Kieran had anything to do with me this time round. It surely wasn't about Kieran harassing me or anything of that sort.

He used me to get to Kieran. It wasn't about getting me out of dinner. It was about getting revenge on Kieran. They still had their basketball captain beef. And he had totally trashed him at the party yesterday. Of course he'd want to get back at him. What was I thinking? These dinners were usually business related. Was I going to let something like this affect their schedules? Just so I could go on a date with the guy I like? He wasn't even putting the date before his revenge. He'd have thought of me if he was. My parents were trying to help me clear my name online during that meeting. The castles were good at dealing with public relations. They’d be the perfect help. I’d been blinded by my infatuation with him, but the way Andrew just spoke now had put me off and given me a clearer view of the whole situation. I was seeing the bigger picture.

“Look. Umm... Let’s do this another day.” I told him before quickly leaving. I did not give him the chance to reply. People are still in the hallway. They stare, point and gossip as I pass. I just ignore them. So much drama was going on this semester. I bet they were not even over the past before a new situation dropped and guess who was starring in these dramas. Me. I was feeding them back to back and keeping them entertained.

I go to the parking lot, getting into my Audi. I texted Chloe to let her know I was ditching class. She tried to convince me to stay but I had somewhere to go.

I was missing a lot of classes this semester because of that jerk, Kieran Castles. If I failed this semester because of that, then I would definitely rip his big head off.

Call me a hoodlum then, I guess, because I was going to save that ungrateful and undeserving prick.

I reached the station and headed inside.

“I’m looking for Kieran Castles. He was accused wrongly of sexually harassing me some minutes ago. He’s my boyfriend. We were making out and someone misunderstood. ” I said to the officer at the front desk, clearly lying. He murmurs a little in annoyance before he gets up and greets me.

“Hello Miss Waters, I'll get someone who can arrange that for you.” He picks up the phone and asks someone to come.

A man came out later. He’s in a uniform. I’m sure he’s the person in charge, so I repeat myself.

“I’m looking for Kieran Castles. He was accused wrongly of sexually harassing me some minutes ago. He’s my boyfriend. We were making out and someone misunderstood.”

He gave me a doubting eye and I quickly said something to stop him from getting more suspicious.

"What ? You and your wife have boring vanilla sex? I guess you wouldn't understand then. It gets a little rough and spicy when i'm with him. We've got enough chemistry to make an explosion.", I shrugged like I knew what I was talking about. Yeah miss Virgin, keep talking about all that bullshit.

"My wife passed away two months ago, Miss Waters."

Crap!

It's too late to play nice now anyway. He's only going to take advantage of his wife dying to make me bend to his will.

"Oh, that's probably why. The times are changing. You're getting old, Mister. Just go get me my boyfriend before our parents arrive. They might end up suing you and shit. You know parents and how they act." I continue, like the insensitive and rude girl I'm pretending to be. I mean, I am all of that, but not that much.

In my head I apologise to him a million times and bless his late wife's soul.

“Okay Miss Waters. Just so you know. The procedure is quite long…….” He began.

“Unlike the lifespan of your job after here.” I gave him my ‘I’ve got money and I’m a bitch who can ruin your life face’.

What was he going to do? Cry about it? I tap my foot with impatience.

He grunts but hurriedly leaves. He returns in a minute with a fuming Kieran, who is still cuffed.

“ Why the fuck are you here?” He snarls at me but I completely ignore him. If i engaged in a conversation with him, we both might just get locked up instead and it'd be worse.

“ Why are there cuffs on him?” I asked Mr. dead wife who was in charge.

“ He resisted arrest and physically hurt an officer who was just doing his job.” The man said as if he wanted to physically attack me and beat the bitchiness out of me. I honestly don't even blame him.

“ Oh, of course. I’d be glad to let our lawyers know that you attacked a student on campus, failed to investigate a call properly before moving to task. I’ll also let them know….”

A click sounds and Kieran’s hands are free.

“We are sorry. We’d use better measures in the future to investigate reports before making an arrest.” He says like he actually means it and even Kieran thinks so too, which he shows with a scoff. I almost smiled at him but stopped myself in time. I still hate him. Stop forgetting that you hate him, Aaliyah