Promised To The Alpha Twins – Chapter 2

The alarm clock went off just before six, giving me more than enough time to get to school. By that time, Lia had already left for work, and I knew Dub wouldn’t do so until much later, almost around noon. I went to the bathroom, brushed my teeth, combed my hair, put on the least wrinkled outfit I had, and grabbed a bag of potato chips from the kitchen, which I promised myself to replace later once I had secured a new job. Although, upon considering it, I deduced that the bag of chips had been bought with the money that my father, ever since Lia took custody of me, deposited into her bank account. She never mentioned it, but it was the same story as when my grandmother took care of me: a strange monthly deposit made by a man who claimed to be my father, and it was better not to ask questions.

I arrived at school with enough time to calmly make my way to the principal’s office, passing through the students crowding the parking lot and mingling with those who arrived on foot, like me, on one of the school buses. I wondered how far they could go if the town seemed rather small. Barely looking around and also trying not to draw attention, I introduced myself to the principal, a woman approaching middle age, of a rather broad build, short stature, and thick glasses that constantly slid down the bridge of her small, pointed nose.

“So, you must be Sussan,” said the principal with a wide smile. She seemed so delighted to receive me that she only needed to pinch one of my cheeks. “Is your last name Sforza, or is it a typographical error?”

anaged to keep it.

cipal as she handed me my class schedule. “You even have some

lf a very fair-skinned girl with darker rather than light hair. Although I must admit that when it’s very sunny or the day is clear, my hair seems to shine more brightly and even lighten, wh

ared to jump on their heads and they only needed to shake to throw me to the floor.

eful blonde was holding onto one of the twins’ arms, and her gaze, rather than mocking, seemed disgusted.

ing,” she said with disgust, as if the mere fact of speaking to me dimini

erstood between themselves. After that, they walked away, leaving me abandoned with the same indifference they had received my blow.

one of their girlfriends. After introducing myself to the teacher, he assigned me a seat, the only one that was still available, next to a girl with tied-up brown hair and large glasses.

ig glasses because she had that “I don’t mess with anyone, nobody messes with me unless I choose to” type of vibe. She must have felt the same because, after a somewhat formal greeting a

asked.

very popular at school.”

ies and are kind of ‘bully’ types. So, despite how attractive you may think they are, I suggest you don’t mess with them.”

ven more. “You haven’t told me their names.”

es were Ethan and Liam.

how do you tell them apart?” I asked.

ith the short military-style haircut, was the same one who was with the blonde who looked like she came straight out of a modeling magazine cover.

ut the blonde girl with them?” I aske

ly guards Ethan as if she owns him.”

hem again, they continued to linger in my mind, refusing to simply disappear.

eacher confirmed what I already suspected.

said, pointing at Ethan and Liam’s table.

y a Renaissance artist, pretending to be indifferent.

you, Ethan?” Liam asked his brother.

h.”

ke she’s not listening to us.”

han mocked. “She thinks that just by not looking at us, w

for the ground to open beneath me and swallow me whole. It would have been mu

n said.

mockery or a compliment; I couldn’t tell, but the word caught my attention, and I decided to confront them.

he girl has decided to look at us.”

tried to act like I didn’t care and, to avoid joining their horrible conversation, I did all the classwork that Ethan conveniently took from me to put his and his brother’s names on it. I thanked the bell like I had never done in my life, grabbed my backpack, and left with the same presumed indifference with which I had arrived.

lready wished for it. What was happening to me? Why this sudden obsession with two high school “bullies”? Yes, they were attractive, but it didn’t take much to realize they wer

he required uniform. But if I thought I had problems because of that mishap, I knew I really had them when I arrived at class and saw the two twins there.

to run away from that place.