I really don't understand what has happened? Why the hell did she accept that punk's flower? Why she had tears in her eyes when she looked at me? Did she remember yesterday? That's not possible. Don't people usually forget after drinking? Well, she didn't drink but she did have hash brownies.

How can I let that bastard touch her? But she was the one who gave him permission.

Ohhh... This is so frustrating.

Half of the day went just like that. Thinking about the morning event. It's lunch now.

I will talk to her anyhow. She ignored me in the morning but now she can't.

When I reached the canteen, she was already sitting with that idiot. Rita was there too. I could clearly see that Anna was hell bored. No one was paying her any attention and she was also just ignoring them all.

I was eating my lunch, but unconsciously my eyes were going towards her. I saw that Rita was saying something to the girl beside her. Then she pointed towards Anna and laughed. It was clear she was planning to do something dirty again.

I saw Anna stood up from her place, she said something to Marcus and then started to move.

I stood up too. I wanted to talk to her and I just had this feeling that she will need me.

Just as I walked behind her, Rita put her leg between Anna's steps. Anna was about to fall but I caught her on time.

I glared at Rita. I just can't hit a girl, that's why I didn't do anything and took Anna's hand and started to walk away.

But someone stopped me.

"She is my girlfriend now. I can take care of her." Marcus was holding Anna back.

When did she become his girlfriend? Isn't this all a joke?

"Yeah, I can see how you are taking care of her. She was damn bored sitting here. You were not even paying her any attention. I saw what this girl was planning to do sitting over there but you didn't. How? How you are taking care of her." I said to Marcus.

"Were you only looking at this table all the time? Or is it only her that you were looking at?" That girl, Rita, asked.

Why would I answer them? It's my choice where I want to look or where don't.

"You, you are a girl only that's why you are still on your feet right now. Do something like this again, then I will show you how to play tricks. Then you will be regretting this day." I told Rita. I was very angry at that girl.

"Oh, so the dog can talk. I thought you are not allowed to talk." This girl has guts to stand and say something like that to me.

She turned to my Anna and said. "Hey you, orphan, control your dog." This is going too far. I was about to tell her off but before me, Anna walked up to her.

"What are you glaring at? Did I say something wrong? Are you not orphan or is he not your puppy who..." I can tell that Rita was a little afraid of Anna. Anna slapped her.

That's my girl. I am very proud she is changing from her shy nature to this bold one.

"You...you bitch." Rita was about to attack Anna. So I came in. I can not let them hurt her.

I told her to back off. I took Anna's hand again in mine and started to walk but she stopped. I saw it was from Marcus again.

This guy wants to die from my hand. He is daring to stop me. He doesn't know who I am.

It was Anna who walked away first. It hurt like hell. She keeps on leaving me behind these days. Is there something changed?

In PE class, the football coach told us, boys, that today is the trial. I was going to give the trials. It is after school.

David and Kate had made some kind of plan but obviously, I can't be a part of him. Anna also rejected the plan.

It is still hurting. I can clearly see that she was ignoring me. I should feel bad but I am feeling pain. This is not normal in friendship.

I walked towards the ground. Trials will start later. Till then I can just practice a little.

While running with the ball, only yesterday's events were going into my head. Only yesterday she was very close to me and today felt like we never knew each other.

I don't understand what I did to make her so angry at me. The trials went well. I am on the team now. Well, that was obvious. The coach had liked my game from the beginning. The only sad part is that I had to deal with Marcus and his stupid group.

I went into the boys changing room first. The coach was talking to the others.

I was in the shower when I heard the other boys coming into the room.

"You only have 6 days more to complete your bet." Someone said.

I have preoccupied with my Annas thought, so I didn't pay any attention to them.

"Anna is not some other girl. I don think you can win this time." Someone different from the previous said.

Anna's name got my attention. Are they talking about my Anna or someone else?

"She maybe not but the way she accepted my flowers this morning, I can bet she will let me in her bedroom within 3 days, 6 days are still too much for me." Someone said.

That voice. It was Marcus. And they really talking about my Anna. They made a bet on her. What kind of bet?

"I don't think she is interested in you. She likes that guy, Xavier. Everyone knows that." Someone said.

My heart stopped beating.

What does he mean, she likes me? And everyone knows that? Why my heart is reacting like that? It was like yesterday when she came very close to me. I so much wanted to kiss her but...

Shut up Xavier, focus.

"They are just friends. Otherwise, why would she accept my proposal?" Marcus said.

"Maybe she is using you to make him jealous. Girls like to do this stuff." Someone said.

I heard a banging sound.

"No one will dare to use me. It will be me who will use her. She is the one I made a bet on. She is worth some dollars. Rita bid the highest. She told me to sleep with Anna to win this bet." Marcus said.

What did he say? I heard that wrong. Right? He can not make a bet on a girl's dignity. And for some dollars.

I was seeing red. I walked out of the stall. They were 4 boys. They looked beyond shocked.

I walk up to Marcus and punch him square on his face. With one blow he was down on the floor.

"Dude, what's your problem?" One of them said.

I ignored him and bent down. I took Marcus by his collar and punched a few more times until his friends started to drag me away from him.

"How dare you even think of touching Anna in that sense? Don't you know about me? You can never harm her with me being with her." I jerk them away and started beating Marcus again.

I was so angry that I knew that I can kill this bastard.

If I was not here today if by chance I would not have found about this, what would have happened?

Thinking about it made me angrier. His face was covered with the blood but that didn't make me stop.

I pulled him up on his feet. He was not able to even stand. I banged his head on the locker.

"She is mine. Touch her aging, and will break your arms. If you even date to think of her again, I will bloody kill you." I told him.

He dares to think of hurting her. I kicked him again. I didn't notice that the coach came in. Well, it's not like I give a damn. He got what he deserves.

The coach came on time because I knew I can't stop myself from hurting him. If I would continue like this, he will die for sure. He dragged me from there to his office.

I sat there for some time. My mind was going through everything that I heard today in the changing room. I can't stop thinking of the worst scenarios.

My Blood started to boil again. I stood up and walked up to the wall and started to punch it again and again.

Then I heard my dad's voice.

When did he come? And why he is here? He will be disappointed but I can't let that just go.

The coach waited outside. Dad was sitting in front of me. I was standing.

"Tell me." He asked.

"They were planning to hurt Anna," I said in simple words.

"Hurt her. How?" He asked again.

I don't know what to say. I never talked about girls with him and I never had a fight over a girl before.

"That guy Marcus, made a bet on... on... that he will..." only thinking about it again making me go and beat that bastard again.

I was so frustrated that I took my hair and pulled them.

My dad stood up and took my hands in his. He looked at me and said.

"You did nothing wrong. You just overdo it."

"No, dad. He deserved that all and more. He said... He said he will sleep with Anna. He made a bet on it. How dare he? He dares to hurt my Anna. My girl, dad. I can not let him live after this." I roared.

"Son, he is going to be in the hospital for maybe a month after today. That's enough. And I get it that he dared to think of harming your girl. And you stopped him so it's over now." My dad calmed me down.

It's the first time that my dad didn't lecture me for fighting. He supposed me.

The coach said that he knows what happened but there will be a case on me. From the school and if Marcus's parents took an action then it will be two cases.

How will Anastasia react to this? Will she think of me as an animal? I did send him to the hospital.

"David is at the hospital to pay the bills. I will try to handle this but this can't be continued. You have to control your anger." My dad said. After that, the whole way home was quite.

I think of the whole day, then I noticed that I was calling my Anna for the whole day. I said it numerous times.

I said it in front of my dad also. But I am not feeling awkward or wrong about it.

"Dad, I think, I love her," I told him just as we reached home.

"You still only think. After sending a guy to the hospital, just because he made a bet on her. Son, you are hopeless." With that, my dad went into our house.

How will she react to this? I can't let her find out. I mean until I explain this to her myself.

I called David to make sure no one in the school talk about what happened there.

On no condition, Anna should found this out. I will deal with it myself.