Page 47 of Saved By A Dark Billionaire
"You look cute today," he told me, squeezing the bun on my head.
"Not at all." I shook my head.
"Don't be that way. Accept the compliment." He nudged my shoulder playfully.
"If you say so, thanks."
"Do you have a class next?"
"Not until 1."
"Wanna go hang out? It's nice outside today. We could sit at the quad and enjoy the weather," he suggested.
"Thanks for the offer, but I need to go see Hailey. Maybe some other time?"
"Yeah, okay." I could hear the obvious disappointment in his voice, causing me to feel bad.
"Let me call her and see if she's even home. If not, I'll come hang out with you."
Leo smiled widely at my words, nodding his head. He looked like an adorable child. I called Hailey when we stepped out of the elevator. It turned out she was out with her dad right now. I'll have to wait until later to tell her about my results. I want her to come with me to my screening, but this isn't something I don’t want to say over the phone.
"I'm all yours, Leo." I smiled up at him as I put my phone away.
"If only." He gave me a smile, but it didn't reach his eyes like usual. I wasn't sure what he meant.
"So what now?"
"Follow me." He grabbed my hand, pulling me towards a larger tree out in the quad. He took a seat, pulling me down beside him as we looked out at everyone walking by. "Ever since you told me your story, I've been watching people and wondering what theirs is."
He stared out at the crowd as he spoke, as if to make his point. I watched too, seeing many people heading to class, lunch, or home. One was almost jogging as she struggled to keep her items from falling all over the ground.
"You honestly don't know what's going on in someone's life, let alone what they've gone through. Not everyone wears their trauma on their sleeve." I squinted, watching the girl run towards the music building.
"Wanna play a game?" Leo asked randomly, going from deep to playful.
"Uh, yeah, sure. What is it?"
"I'll pick someone, and you tell me what you think their back story is," Leo explained.
"Alright, who's the lucky victim?"
"Him." He pointed to a guy in the distance with large headphones over his black beanie. He wore a faded shirt and baggy pants.
"Okay. Um, his name is David, and what you wouldn't expect about him is he isn't listening to rap. No, David is actually listening to heavy metal because listening to someone scream in his ears helps him not to scream at others. He goes out late at night and cruises around on his bike, trying to find the best place to draw. He enjoys sitting at the beach off the rocky cliffs because of its beautiful scenery, but it also holds some danger. David still goes home to see his parents. His mom still does his laundry, but he forgot to take his clothes last weekend, which is why he's wearing a faded shirt he hasn't worn since high school."
"Okay, I can get down with that backstory. Why David though?" Leo grabbed his chin in thought.
"I don't know. He looks like a David," I shrugged. "My turn to pick."
I scanned the crowd, trying to find someone who might be hard for him. My eyes landed on a taller girl. She had her back turned to us, but she wore a short black skirt with a red tank top and red high heels. She looked like she was ready to go out and not to class. Her dark brown hair was straight, reaching above her lower back.
"Her," I told him with a mischievous gleam.
"Easy. Her name is Francesca. She comes from a wealthy family. She's daddy's little girl who gets everything she wants. Only one time, daddy couldn't get her the one thing she wanted, a guy she thought she liked. She got so mad she retaliated by trying to get with his best friend. When he rejected her too, she spread vicious rumors about the pair. Many people believed them, causing everyone to avoid them. The best friends found solace in each other, which only angered her further. She tried to get between them, drugging the guy she originally wanted at a party.” Leo had an unreadable expression on his face as he looked at the girl.
“She took him to a room and had sex with him in his drugged state. The best friend found them and had to fight her to get her off him. No one believes a girl can rape a guy, so to everyone there, they assumed the best friend had gotten jealous and took the frustration out on her. They deemed him an abuser of women, causing him to have to drop out of high school and finish his senior year online. While his friend spiraled in college, almost not being able to graduate. Francesca got away with everything, because no one would believe the best friend. He, however, was charged with assault, but his mother got it dismissed."
"Jesus, Leo." I shook my head. "What makes you think that's her story?"
