"I can't wait, the dance is this Friday" jenny said excited. The usual people were up on the roof, this time engeline was also there.
"Me too, I just bought the perfect dress this weekend" engeline agreed. All the girls were incredibly excited for the dance. adrian and gerand were pretty excited too. gerand planned on asking rhesalyn to be his girlfriend at the dance. adrian just wanted to impress engeline.
"My dress cost me an arm and a leg" Shella added. angel, who was sitting between Kent and Mush, tried her best to pretend she was okay with zhul and her cousin going to the dance together.
"So are you two like dating" jenny asked. Everyone tensed up at that question.shella didn't know what to say she just went back to her regular sitting position and blushed. zhul was too focused on not trying to think about angel he didn't hear the question.
"So I take the silence and blushing as a yes" jenny stated. angel clenched her fist in order to stop herself from crying. It had been a week since she saw zhul kiss shella. Although she was heartbroken she put on a fake smile and pretended she was okay.
zhul, on the other hand, was dying inside because angel didn't seem to be showing any distress.
"angel your dress is just about done, I just have to put the finishing touches on it" brix said to angel proudly.
"Really that's good" angel said smiling. zhul heard this and mumbled something.
"Have something to say zhul?" brix said calling him out.
"Nothing" He smirked. "I swear if you weren't dating jonica I would think you were gay"
"That shows how close minded you are" brix snapped back. zhul simply flipped him off.
"So does everyone have a date?" darwin asked, everyone looked at each other, wondering who was till single.
"kent, who are you going with" darwin asked. angel was surprised that darwin didn't know, she knew she had told gerand, adrian, mush and engeline and darlene. She assumed everyone else would find out.
"I'm going with angel" He said. Everyone who didn't know gasped at the unlikely pair while zhul could feel himself getting annoyed. He didn't show it though. He began to wonder what Kent felt towards angel. He didn't expect angel to go with kent, because kent liked mush.
"You guys are gonna look so good together" jenny said enthusiastically.
"Who are you going with?" Archie asked jenny . jenny smiled and pointed to marison.
"REALLY?" Everyone questioned. jenny smiled and nodded fiercely. "The quietest guy and the loudest girl are going to the dance together." rhesalyn said thinking out loud.
"Let all meet up at my place" engeline suggested suddenly, "We can take pictures and get some alcohol in our system before the dance" Most of the guys got excited by the sound of alcohol.
"Who are you two taking?" darlene asked Darwin and Archie.
"Archie is taking his girlfriend and I'm taking one of his ex girlfriends."Darwin explained. Everyone gave Darwin a weird look, and then realized Darwin is just weird.
Everyone went on to talk about the dance. zhul kept quiet most of the time while angel smiled and laughed with her friends, trying to act like she was alright which further annoyed him. Shella observed them both. She had finally figured that zhul and angel like each other but were too stubborn and persistent to admit it. For the past week, angel hadn't spent time with shella. shella was feeling unwanted. angel and her used to be so close but recently they had been drifting apart. shella had realized that angel must have been upset about zhul. She finally understood that angel must have thought zhul and her were an item. She was glad that she figured it out. Now all she had to do was have them admit how they felt about each other at the dance. The only flaw was zhul. She didn't understand why zhul would kiss her in front of angel. She didn't mind it actually. She was extremely attracted to him. But she had a feeling he was only using her to make angel mad. If so, she would make sure they end up together.
shella was brought out of her thoughts when the door to the roof opened. Everyone turned to see who joined their lunch session.
The newcomer was a young adult woman with red oval glasses and long black hair. "Hello all" She said.
"Miss Ramirez?" Adrian questioned. Miss Ramirez is the school sectary. It was actually weird to see her standing there. Mainly because she is always behind a desk.
"Angel Perez" She called out. angel looked over and stood up. "Yes ma'am"
"The principal would like to see you in his office now" She said plainly. angel nodded. "Please follow me Miss Perez"
Angel followed behind her. She turned back to her friends who all had worried expressions on their faces. Once Angel and the secretary were gone, Rhesalyn spoke up.
"You think Angel is in trouble?"
"No, I doubt it, the principal loves Angel" Gerand said reassuring the rest of the group.
"But it is rare that he sends Miss Ramirez retrieve a student" Jonica said shocking everyone with her sudden addition to the conversation.
"Ah Angel, how are you my dear" Principal Ivan said smiling at Angel as she walked into his office.
"I'm good sir" Angel said standing by one of his chairs.
"Please sit Angel," He suggested, Angel bowed and took a seat. "How are Franz and Mhadz ?"  Ivan asked.
"Good thanks for asking" angel said. Ivan had always been a good friend of the Perez family. He attended Franz and Mhadz wedding.
"Well Angel I bet you are wondering why I called you in" he said.
"I think I have an idea" angel said, "Does this have to do with Cassandra and Fatima arrest"
"Yes part of it. I am truly sorry for the tragedy you face. No matter how difficult it is, no one should try to terminate someone's pregnancy against their will."
"Thank you sir."
"Will you be testifying against them when time comes" He asked.
"Yes, I think I will" angel said strongly. Ivan smiled proudly. "Second thing, I was wondering what your relationship is with Bobby at this time."
"We are no longer together"
"I see, I guess that could part of the reason for his disappearance"
"Disappearance?" Angel repeated worriedly. She cursed herself for being worried but she couldn't help it.
"Yes, he hasn't been showing up at school, he hasn't been here for a week, have you noticed?"
"Honestly I planned on avoiding him; I thought I was doing a good job since I never saw him"
"No he has been missing for some time and as a principal I need to take responsibility for all my students"
"Have you talked to any of his friends" angel asked.
"I have talked to Alec but he doesn't seem to be on friendly terms with Bobby, and Demmy refuses to speak to me" Ivan said disappointed. "So I was hoping you could find and talk to Bobby."
"Me? Why me?"
"You seem to have some influence over him. He is a smart kid, and even though he got kicked off the football team he could still excel in his studies and as an educator I don't want to see him throw his life away" Ivan explained.
"But I don't think I am suitable for the task" Angel said trying to decline politely.
"Please Angel, just give it a shot that's all I ask, find out why he hasn't been in school and see if you can get him to come back" He asked again. Angel sighed in defeat. It was always hard to say no to Ivan.
"Okay" Angel breathed, Ivan smiled. "Thank you so much"
Angel nodded and stood up quickly. "I'll try this afternoon, I'll stop by his home" Angel said as she stood by the office door.
"Sounds good" He said before Angel waved and left.
Angel walked down the hallway on her way back to the rooftop. Damn it, I can never be done with Bobby. Why the hell isn't he coming to school anyway? He is such an idiot. Just because he stopped working for Rusty doesn't mean he should quit school. If anything, he should try to make something of himself. I can't stand this.
"Damn you Bobby" Angel accidently said out loud.
"Talking to yourself is a sign of mental instability" she heard a cold voice say to her, she turned to see Demmy standing behind her.
"Thanks for the psych lesson" Angel mumbled.
"Mumbling isn't very lady like Miss Angel" He added.
"I didn't ask you, did I?" Angel snapped. He smirked at her sudden outburst. Angel rolled her eyes and was ready to walk away when he mentioned Bobby.
"Why did you say his name?" He asked. Angel turned back to him.
"Because Ivan wants me to find out why he hasn't been in school, actually I should just ask you, you are his friend, and accomplice in Rusty's little mafia" Angel stated.
"So Bobby told you? He really must be in love with you" Demmy remarked.
"Whatever!" Angel said annoyed. "Why isn't Bobby coming to school?"
"I can't tell you, that's not my business to tell" Demmy said simply.
"Fine I'll just go to his house and ask him" Angel retorted, she was ready to leave again when He spoke up again.
"If you go, no one will answer" He said. Angel who was now frustrated turned back to Demmy once again.
"What?"
"He isn't living there anymore"
"Why?" Angel asked beginning to worry more.
"I can't tell you, that's not my business to tell" Demmy repeated. Angel was getting annoyed with Demmy's answers.
"Where is he?" angel screamed.
"How badly do you want to know?" he asked her. angel was thrown off by the question. "How much does Bobby mean to you that you must know?"
"Are you kidding me? I know Bobby is an asshole, but he is still a person, who deserves a chance at a education. He might have used me and lied to me, but I know he cared about me, because he finally told me the truth. And what's worse I have this really bad feeling in my stomach that's telling me that Bobby is in trouble." Angel said. Demmy smirked at her little speech.
"He is staying at my place. It's the penthouse of the centrio tower in ayala ." demmy finally said. angel looked at him confused but smiled. "Thank you, Demmy, now I don't have to bash about you in front of Darlene." Angel said.
demmy looked at her and smirked. "I don't have any feelings for that girl" He said but he didn't realize a light blush appeared on his face.
"Yeah sure." angel said sarcastically as she walked away. demmy began to walk the other way but stopped to address the eavesdropper.
"You are better off as the hit man" demmy said. alec who was listening to demmy and angel's conversation just scoffed and walked away.
Today might show some bloodshed. demmy thought to himself
Soon students started to fill the hallways. Lunch was over; angel sighed and walked to her class. By the time she got there her friends were already seated and Shane was about to start class. Angel quickly walked to her seat trying to avoid all her friends staring. She finally took her seat which was next to zhul. Even though he was looking out the window, he was thinking about the girl who just sat down next to him. He was worried he had a really bad feeling at the pit of his stomach and his heart was reacting weirdly. He didn't know why but he was scared for angel.
Gerand lightly tapped Angel; Angel looked up to see Gerand giving her a serious look.
"What happened" He whispered. Angel gave him the best reassuring smile she could. "Just school stuff, no biggie" Angel replied.
She didn't like lying to Gerand but if he found she was going to see Bobby, he would have a fit.
"Remember to read the rest of the chapter for homework, class dismissed, See you tomorrow" Shane said to her class.
Everyone began to restlessly pack up and go. Angel was putting her thing in her bag, when Mush walked up to her.
"Me and the other girls are doing some shoe shopping, you and Shella should come." Mush said. Shella was excited to get a chance to hang out with Angel; she hoped Angel would say yes.
"Sorry I can't, I have to run some errands for Mhadz" Angel lied. Shella was slightly disappointed but had an idea.
"I'll help you with whatever you need Angel" Shella suggested hopefully. Zhul then remembered that his father wanted him to do something. He had the perfect opportunity to ask Shella. He was a little skeptical to ask in front of Angel. But it was annoying how unfazed she was by hurting him.
"Actually Shella, my parents wanted to meet you" zhul said. angel didn't look at him but he heart flinched hearing him talk to shella.
"Me? Why?" shella asked nervously. She was afraid she would lose angel completely this way.
"Just for a minute, my dad has been asking a lot about my homecoming date" zhul said as he snuck a few glances at angel. shella didn't notice this; she was looking down at her fingers nervously.
"You should go" shella heard angel say. shella turned to see angel with an all too fake smile on her face. "Mr. and Mrs.Alexis took good care of me, they are good people, you should go, I can manage on my own" angel said politely. Before anyone could object she picked her things and walked out.
zhul could feel himself slowly losing it. He was trying so hard to make angel jealous and he felt like he wasn't getting anywhere. He wanted her at least understand what he felt. He had no idea angel was feeling it just as much maybe even more than he did.
angel walked to demmy's building. Her mind had been on zhul. She couldn't stop loving him. And it hurt. She didn't understand where it went wrong. She realized it was probably her fault, She found herself always with bobby. Then it hit her, could zhul have seen that kiss that bobby forced on her. He was outside the classroom; it seemed as if he had came from the same direction as her. angel began to pull her hair thinking about it. After this talk with bobby, she would go see zhul and talk to him. She would surrender and tell him how she truly felt. She didn't just like zhul. She loved him.
angel finally reached the building, where there was a receptionist at the lobby. The apartments weren't fancy but they weren't cheap.
"Hello I'm looking for the Rivas residence" angel said.
"Oh yes, he called and said he would be expecting a guest, name please" the lady said.
"Angel Perez?"
"Ah yes, Miss Perez, he is on the 21st floor, 4th door to you right" She said. angel bowed.
She took the elevator and rode it up to the top floor. She was surprised that demmy called and told them she was coming. She knew he would be at football practice. She got off and turned right. The 4th door was the last one. angel took a deep breath then knocked on the door.
No answer. She knocked again, this time she could hear faint shuffling behind the door. Obviously someone is home. angel was now annoyed banged hard on the door.
"BOBBY OPEN THE FUCKING DOOR" Angel barked. The door suddenly swung open and Angel was forcefully pulled inside and landed on the soft carpet. Angel who was confused by all the sudden movement looked to see Bobby who was quickly locking the doors.
Angel stood up and straightened her skirt. "What's your problem?" Angel asked.
"What the hell are you doing here and how did you find me?" Bobby snapped at her.
"Um what are you doing here, last time I checked this isn't your house" Angel snapped back
"That's none of your business! Did Demmy tell you I was here?"
"It doesn't matter, all that matters is that you go back to school" Angel said. Bobby looked at her like she was crazy.
"You came to tell me to go to school, what are you, my mother?"
"Look, Ivan asked me to do this, no matter how much of a pig you are, there are people who care about you and want you to succeed"
"Like you" He said arrogantly smirking.
"I would rather you succeed in a school 50 million miles away" Angel answered bluntly. "So?"
"I can't go back" He said.
"Why?"
"Because Rusty is after me, he wants me dead!" Bobby yelled.
"ARGH, all this Rusty nonsense needs to end soon, why don't you go to the police with what you know, they can protect you."
"Angel, this is Rusty Flores, he owns parts of Philippines, and I'm not safe anywhere in this country"
"So what do you plan on doing?" Angel asked with her hands on her hips.
"I'm going to go to Japan" Bobby stated. Angel gave him a dumbfounded look then punched in his side.
"You really are stupid!" Angel said. Bobby was about to retort when he heard loud banging on the door. All the color drained from his face when he realized his worst fears were about to come true.
"BOBBY!" a deep rough male voice said. "We know you're in the so open the door, or I'll break it down" the guy said with a hint of amusement in his voice.
"Shit its Kyve " Bobby whispered.
"Bobby what's-" Angel was cut off when Bobby put his hand over her mouth. She muffled curses as her tried to move her. He looked around frantically for a place to hide Angel. He suddenly saw a white closet with open shutters. He quickly dragged her there and forced her in. Before he could shut the door she stopped him.
"What the hell is wrong with you? Why are you man handling and who is at the door?" Angel said not whispering which was freaking Bobby out.
"OPEN THE DOOR" the voice demanded. Bobby cursed the turned to Angel.
"Stay in here, and don't come out no matter what" He said seriously. Angel looked at him fearfully.
"Bobby what's going on, what's gonna happen?" Angel said on the verge of tears.
"Just promise me you won't come out, that you will stay here no matter what you hear" He said. Angel shook her head.
"No I don't like the sound of this"
"Please just stay here" He said slightly angry at her stubbornness. "It's good to know you still worry about me" He said smiling sadly. "Stay put" he said sternly.
"THAT'S IT I'M ABOUT TO KNOCK DOWN THIS DOOR"
Angel nodded reluctantly and sat back in the closet while Bobby closed the door. He didn't realize the open shutters and but Angel obviously did and watched as Bobby bent down under one of the couches and pulled out a wooden bat.
Suddenly the door busted open, and three men walked in. One was very tall and very big with long, bushy sideburns and a thin ponytail. The second one was a tall muscular dark skin man with big lips. The last one to enter was a thin man, with silver hair and a very creep smile on his face.
"Hello Bobby" The sliver haired man said.
"Joshua" Bobby growled. "I see you brought Kyve and Ranz."
"Yes, I did, it seems that Rusty is displeased with you and you are no longer an Society"
Society? Angel thought to herself.
"Well, it was nice working with you guys." Bobby said. "Now do you mind leaving?"
"Bobby" Joshua laughed evilly. "Don't you know the only way out of Rusty circle is to join the dearly departed." He said raising a gun to Bobby.
Angel could feel her heart stopping. They're going to kill him
"I don't see why, why can't I leave in peace" Bobby said calmly.
"And risk you talking to the police? I don't think so" Joshua said. "Kyve, hold him down"
"Sure thing boss" The big one said. Bobby automatically retaliated and swung his bat at Yammy, but he easily dodged and punched Bobby in the face.
"Too easy" Kyve chuckled. He picked Bobby up and Ranz came and grabbed the other side of Bobby. They made him kneel down in front of Joshua who had his gun pointed and ready.
Angel could feel herself losing her sanity. She would have to watch him die. No matter what he did to her, she knew he didn't deserve this. She didn't know what made her do it. Maybe it was because she still cared but Angel knew she couldn't let this happen without trying to help.
Just as Joshua was about to pull the trigger back, Angel busted out of the closet and screamed ,"PLEASE STOP!"
Kyve and Ranz looked back to the young girl who just appeared. Bobby looked at her wide eyed, while Joshua had a very scary grin on his face.
"And who might you be" Joshua asked playfully.
"She is no one important, just let her leave" Bobby quickly said, but then Kyve punched him and told him to shut up.
"You must be Bobby's girlfriend" Joshua said.
"Look, I can get my brother to give you all the money you want."
"Angel shut up" Bobby warned and he got a kick in the stomach from Kyve.
"Angel?" Joshua said. "Angel Perez ?"
Angel was scared to know that he knew of her. "Well I have a better plan, we won't kill Bobby" Joshua said. Angel sighed mentally with relief while Bobby grew fearful.
"We will just take you to Rusty instead" He said looking dead at Angel.
"What? Why me?" Angel said scared. Joshua moved closer and grabbed Angel's wrist.
"LET HER GO!" Bobby yelled. He struggled against Kyve and Ranz but it was no use.
"I don't think so" Joshua said Angel tried to wiggle out of his grasp but he was exceptionally strong for such a skinny man. He put a gun straight to her temple. "Don't fight it Angel, please come quietly." He whispered.
His breath on her ear sent chills down her spine. He slowly made his way to the door.
"Joshua!" Bobby shouted. Joshua stopped and said. "Shut him up"
Kyve took the bat Bobby had earlier and smiled. "Gladly"
Bobby's vision automatically went dark.
"You're mom is super nice" Shella said as she walked with Zhul. They were on their way to Ricky's. Zhul had to work and Shella wanted to see Ricky because she hadn't seen him since she moved to Cagayan. Zhul smiled and pretended as if he was listening. Zhul was getting this bad feeling and it was driving him crazy. He kept thinking that Angel needed him but he couldn't figure out why.
Just then zhul saw a black Cadillac drive past, in the driver seat, the window was down and a skinny pale man with smiling evilly. Zhul didn't know why this man gave him the worst feeling in the world. He was actually put off by the whole aura of the car. It was all black with 100% tinted windows.
Zhul didn't know that in the back seat of that car was the woman he loved being held against her will.