Chapter 24

Heather's POV:
In the dream, I was back at the swimming pool, but in the dream it was just me and Aemon.
Aemon held a wet me, slowly and eagerly approaching me. Our exhaled breaths rolled hot and intertwined just as they spilled into the air.
I looked at Aemon's thin, water-soaked lips with fascination and felt a pang of longing, as if my lips were on fire right away. But Aemon's speed was so slow that I had to move closer to him, and my curvaceous body was pressed against it.
Finally, I clasped the back of Aemon's head and bit hard on those lips as I eagerly pushed in my tongue, eager for Aemon to settle my fire.
But Aemon's mouth was even hotter. I tried to withdraw, but Aemon's tongue hooked me. I gradually melted into this hot temperature, as if into a puddle of water.
Aemon stood on the shore looking at me, slowly unbuttoning his shirt in front of me, gradually revealing his strong chest and dense chest hair.
Aemon took off his clothes and jeans, a figure I seem to have seen somewhere. Before I could think clearly, Aemon had jumped down.
He pressed close to my body, his rough fingers tracing from my collarbone to the back of my neck. He squeezed my back zipper and slowly pulled it down until it reached my waist, where he wrapped his arms around me and pressed me into his firm chest.
I could feel my back exposed to the air as he ripped off my skirt. We held each other naked, Aemon's fingers slid down my back to the bottom of my belly, and surprisingly I didn't feel embarrassed, I just felt happy.
"Heather, I love you, will you make love to me?" Aemon's deep, muffled voice rang in my ears.
I wanted to say yes, but I couldn't make any sound.
"Jingle, jingle, jingle ......" a sharp bell broke the peachy dream.
I woke up from bed in a sweat, once again surrounded by a great sense of shame. I felt so shameless that I would have such a daring dream and that my body would react in a strange way.
I thought I should go see a doctor or ask my older mother, and Bria might be able to answer for me, but I didn't dare tell anyone at all, I couldn't say anything.
I rode my bike to school with my mind clearer in the cold wind, thinking about this nonsense.
When I walked to my locker, Edwyn was there waiting for me. I couldn't help but frown and feel a little weary inside.
"Hi Heather, good morning! Did you have a good weekend?" Edwyn greeted me warmly.
I had to barely pull up the corners of my mouth and give him a polite smile, "Good morning, Edwyn."
"What's wrong with you Heather, you look a little pale." Edwyn looked at me with concern and took a step forward to lean into me.
At that moment, the scene of me and Aemon naked in each other's arms suddenly came to my mind, and I pushed Edwyn away and took a step back.
Edwyn looked at me with a surprised look on her face as I pushed her against the metal cabinet, making a violent sound as people in the hallway looked over curiously.
"I'm sorry Edwyn, I definitely didn't mean to do that." I looked at him apologetically, "I'm not used to people getting too close to me, did you hurt yourself anywhere?"
"Uh ...... it's okay, I was the one who was rude in the first place." Edwyn said magnanimously, still looking a little embarrassed.
I immediately felt a pang of chagrin, although I do not like to flirt with Edwyn, but he is not considered a bad person, I really should not do such a rude thing.
"It's really okay, Heather, I came to tell you something." Edwyn looked at me and said, both eyes seeming to glow as if they were glowing.
Is Edwyn going to say it? Is he going to confess his love to me?
"What is it, Edwyn," I said, clenching my fists, suddenly a little nervous. I'd never turned someone down before, and I wasn't sure if my words would hurt Edwyn.
"Here's the thing, I read your admission file and realized that our birthdays are surprisingly on the same day, would you like to have a birthday party with me at the beach?" Edwyn looked at me expectantly.
"Huh?" I froze. I didn't think he was going to say that, or that it would be such a coincidence.
Edwyn probably thought I didn't hear her clearly and repeated what she had just said, adding, "Go and relax, I've also invited Bria, Aemon and Tina, maybe you can use this opportunity to make up."
"Who did you say you invited, Aemon ...... and Bria?" I didn't expect Aemon to attend, I hadn't seen him for a long time. He seemed to be avoiding me on purpose, and I was too embarrassed to go looking for him.
"Yes, they agreed to my invitation when they heard that it was also your birthday party. So you must not be absent, or they will think I am lying to them." Edwyn said back.
"But ...... I've never been to a party before, and I don't have the funds to throw one with you." I said with my head hanging in frustration.
"Are you worried about the costume? It's nothing, I'll prepare it for you. And I don't need you to pay for it, just think of it as coming to my birthday party and cutting the cake with me when you do." Edwyn said with a smile.
"Thank you, Edwyn, I'll have to think about it." I said, biting my lip. If it weren't for the fact that Aemon would also be there, I would have turned Edwyn down immediately, but I wanted to see Aemon so badly.
"Well, I really hope you'll say yes. There are a lot of students who will be there that day, and I would be very sorry if you didn't go." Edwyn continued to persuade.
After saying goodbye to Edwyn, I thought seriously about it all morning, and still didn't come up with a result. During the lunch break, I called Bria, who had called in sick this week and couldn't come to school for a week.
"Bria, it's Heather. how are you feeling? Are you seriously ill?"
"I'm fine, Heather, did you miss me?" Bria's voice still sounded vibrant and not like she was sick, but Bria didn't volunteer to tell me, and I wasn't comfortable asking more.
"Of course I miss you, no one will even talk to me without you at school." I said sincerely.
"Doesn't Edwyn always come to see you? Did he not come today?" Bria asked with a smile, and she could see what Edwyn had in mind.
"You don't always talk nonsense, I have something to ask you." I said pretending to be serious.
"What about? Tell me about it." Bria said.
"Edwyn just came and invited me to his birthday, and he said he invited you guys too, and now I'm still debating whether to go." I said as I held the phone.
"Yeah, Edwyn also said you share the same birthday, which is too fake an excuse. I think he just wants to throw a birthday party for you. But that's okay, just say yes to him, I've promised him, just go have some fun." Bria said in a relaxed tone.
"But I don't think that's a good ...... idea," I said hesitantly.
"I know you, and in this case, if there was no special reason, you would have rejected Edwyn long ago. So, what makes you so hesitant?" Bria asked immediately.
I have to say, Bria is still a careful girl, always able to catch the crux of the matter. I was silent for a while until Bria called my name over the phone and I hesitated, "I'd like to have some fun with you guys too, I've never been to a party before."
Bria, not sure if it was intentional, continued, "Who else but me? Have you made any new friends?"
I had to compromise with Bria, "Well, there's Aemon, I really didn't think he'd be there."
"Heather, you're finally willing to tell the truth, you like Aemon, don't you?" Bria asked excitedly.
"I think it might be, it's weird isn't it? We didn't even get to know each other much, but I always wanted to see him." I said with a bitter smile.
"That's the magic of love!" Bria exclaims. Bria exclaims, "Go ahead, Heather. be brave and reject Edwyn, then confess to Aemon."
"How do I explain this to Edwyn? If it's really what you say, it's a birthday party he's carefully prepared for me, and I really can't bear to disappoint him." I said.
"Maybe it's just a normal birthday party, don't think so much about it, do what you want to do most first." Bria said.
"Okay, I understand. Thank you, Bria, and I hope to see you soon."
After hanging up Bria's phone, I decided to go reply to Edwyn, but I met Tina on the way. I hung my head down and tried to get around her, but she blocked my way.
"Hey, stop, you think I can't do anything about you with Aemon helping you?" Tina blocked my way.
The incident of falling into the water left an indelible mark on my heart, and every time I saw Tina, I always had uncontrollable fear in my heart.
"Excuse me, I have to go to class." I hung my head and didn't look at her.
"Where did your loyal guardian go? Did you get pissed off by your no-good look?" Tina looked at me with contempt.
I remained silent, mentally expecting her to leave soon.
"Don't think you're okay just because you have a man to protect you, I always have a way to teach you a lesson. But if you behave, I can let you have another good time. I came here today to warn you not to go to Edwyn's birthday party, you hear me?" Tina cupped my chin and forced me to look at her.
"I can't promise you this time, I have to go see someone very important." I gathered my courage to look at Tina.
"Are you denying my request?" Tina grimaced and took a step forward to close in on me.
"Edwyn is still trying to use this opportunity to reconcile us, and you want him to be disappointed in you?"
Hearing Edwyn's name, Tina stopped moving and stared at me, "Are you threatening me with Edwyn?"
"I don't want to threaten you with anyone, and I hope you can do it without giving me a hard time." I said as I looked at her.
Tina looked at me in silence, her eyes like a cunning beast. Suddenly, she released her grip on me, gave me a smile, and said, "Okay, I'll let you go this time."
Looking at Tina's leaving figure, I was still a little scared. In the end, I didn't go to Edwyn, but just told him the answer by cell phone.
I thought that was the end of it, until I walked out the door of the school near the end of the week and was tied up in the bathroom by Tina and her helpers.
"Tina, what are you doing again? Hurry up and let me out, or my parents will call the police." I was pinned down by the two girls' arms.
"Hahahaha!" Tina laughed a few times and came over and slapped me lightly on the face twice, "Heather, do your foster parents really care about you that much? What a poor guy, to tell such lies!"
I stared hard at her and said angrily, "Don't be ridiculous, my parents love me very much."
"Don't fool yourself Heather, they could even sell you to me as a maid if I gave your adoptive parents a fortune." Tina said, "But I wouldn't do such a thing because I know you'd play the poor man and get the men to help you."
I panicked a little, what she said was most likely true. As long as there is enough money, my adoptive parents won't be able to give up on me, but I definitely can't show it.
"Get your hands off me, you crazy woman!" I struggled hard.
"Bitch, how dare you call me names!" Tina raised her arm at me.
This time no one would come to my rescue, two slaps were mercilessly flung at my face. I felt numbed by the beating half of my face, and my mouth was filled with the rich taste of blood.
I tried to resist them, but there were so many of them that I couldn't make a move. It wasn't until I didn't have any strength left to resist that they let me go and kicked me around like a ball.
Except for the two slaps Tina gave me, they didn't touch my exposed skin, but they kept hurting my insides, and I felt pain flooding through my body, but I couldn't escape.
"Poor Heather, you must be thinking of telling Edwyn or your man, right?" Tina came over and tugged at my hair, curling her mouth wickedly, "I went to a lot of trouble to come up with a good idea so you wouldn't tell anyone."
I was forced to tilt my head back and stare hard at her, thinking she would have no more outrageous tricks up her sleeve to deal with me. But I was wrong, I underestimated Tina's viciousness. What happened next is something I don't think I'll ever forget.
Tina came up and tore off my coat, and another girl set up the camera. I tried to protect my clothes and tried to grab the camera, but I only had two hands, so I couldn't do both at the same time.
Then they all came up and took me by the hand and I fell on my back like a turtle on the dirty floor. My clothes were ripped off my body and the camera recorded their evil laughter and my messy appearance.
"Heather, if you want this video to go viral on the internet so everyone can see your sexy body, then go ahead and sue!" That was the last voice Tina left in my ear.
I forgot how I got home as I hid in the bathroom and kept flushing my body. The sound of their gleeful laughter still echoed in my ears, and the sickening smell of the toilet lingered in my nostrils.
I don't think I'll be able to see Aemon tomorrow.