Owned By Her Triplet Bullies
Chapter 17

Emma's POV

This has Hailey written all over it. I'm sure she came up with this plan of smearing glue all over my seat. I had been too tired to even check my seat before sitting. "What am I going to do now?" I asked John worriedly.

"The glue was thankfully not smeared around all the chair but only in the middle," he said, observing the chair.

"So?" I asked.

"So, I should be able to dissolve the glue with this," he said, bringing out a small bottle. "Let's just pray it shouldn't be strong glue,"

"What is in that?" I asked curiously. He opened the lid and the strong scent hit my nose. I didn't need to be told what it was again.

"Alcohol? Why do you have alcohol in your backpack?" I asked in a hushed voice.

"For many reasons, it even proved to be useful to you," he said, pouring it all over the chair.

"Have you done this before? How are you sure it would work?" I asked curiously.

"No, I haven't done anything like this before, but I've seen it on the internet, it should work, we only need to wait for a few minutes," he said confidently. "I hope so," I said.

After a few minutes, I tried to stand and I did. I sighed happily, stretching my numb legs.

"See, my internet hacks never fail," he said, smiling proudly.

I nodded in agreement, smiling gratefully at him. What would I do without John?

"Let's go get something to eat, I'm starving," he said.

I didn't have a single penny to call my own. My student's account was also empty.

"I don't have...," I started, but John cut me off.

"Bills on me," he said.

"Are you sure? You've been spending money on me all this while," I asked, not wanting to be a burden on my best friend.

"Haven't I told you to stop worrying about stuff like that? Whenever I ask you to have a meal together with me, I will never ask or expect you to pay. So, just calm down, okay? I can handle the bills," he said.

I nodded my head. "But I would rather not eat in the school cafeteria, it never ends well," I said fearfully.

"Wait for me on the stairs, I will get the food and be right back," he said.

He sprayed some deodorant to cover the scent of the alcohol before leaving, while I headed towards the stairs. The only quiet place in the entire school where students rarely came except for me and John. We liked the place because it was peaceful and quiet, away from the students and all the chaos.

I sat down quietly and waited for John. I suddenly heard footsteps approaching me. At first, I thought it was John, but I can never be too sure, so I hid. As expected, it wasn't John but two horny teenagers who came to a quiet place to make out. I hid quietly and after ten minutes of intense make-out section, they left. Shortly, John appeared with two trays of food.

I came out of my hiding place.

"Why were you hiding?" he asked curiously.

"Some people were here," I said and told him everything that happened. He laughed at my facial expression when I was recounting what I say to him. He handed me my tray of food, which I took gratefully. We chatted as we ate. "School will be over in a few months," he said, munching his sandwich.

"I know right, I'm so happy," I replied.

"Are you going to miss school?" he asked, and I looked at him like he had grown two heads.

"Are you seriously asking me that question? Why would I miss somewhere that has given me nothing but pain and misery? The only memory I will take along with me are the ones shared with you," I answered. "What are your plans after school?" I asked him.

"Honestly, I don't know. I haven't thought that far, all I know is that I want my grandmother to regain her health," he muttered sadly.

"And she's going to, everything is going to be alright," I said comfortingly.

"How about you? What are your plans?" he asked.

"You already know. All I want is to come of age and leave this place," I said dreamily.

"Speaking of coming of age, your birthday is in a few days," he says excitedly.

"I can't believe it, the day I have longed so much for is almost here that I can almost feel it," I answered.

"So, what do you have planned?" he asked.

"What do you mean by that?" I replied, furrowing my brows confused.

"Are you not going to throw a massive party to celebrate your coming of age? You know, shut down the entire place?" he asked happily, but I just stared at him.

"Don't tell me you don't have anything planned?" he asked, the previous excitement is gone from his voice.

"No," I simply replied.

"But why? Won't you celebrate your freedom as you finally get to leave this place after all these years?" he asked surprised.

"No, I have no intention of celebrating my eighteenth birthday, I just want to leave this place in peace, not a day more, not a day less," I replied.

"What about your mate? What if you replace your mate on your eighteenth birthday? Will you still leave?" he inquired, curious.

"Mate?" I asked.

He shook his head in response.

"I don't care about any mate. All I want is to finally be able to leave all this behind and live a happy life somewhere else. Why would I jeopardize everything I ever lived for just for someone I don't know," I said. He nodded his head in understanding.

"Well, I have a surprise for you on your birthday, you should look forward to it," he said smiling at me.

"I am looking forward to it," I said, smiling happily. My heart filled with joy.

School closed, and I rushed home and met with a pile of chores as usual. I did all of them diligently with a smile on my face, humming a tune.

"Has she finally gone crazy?" I heard Hailey whispering to Julian. Julian only shrugged in response.

I've gone crazy. Completely crazy with Joy.

Alexander walked to the kitchen where I was washing the dishes and dropped his plate carelessly on the sink. Water splashed on my body, but I ignored it and continued washing.

"Hey, pig! Go upstairs and clean all our rooms," Hailey ordered.

I politely obeyed, not daring to say anything. I'm happy I would be able to leave soon, but not crazy enough to talk back at Hailey and risk being dealt with. I still want to leave with all my body parts intact.

I went upstairs and cleaned their room one after the other diligently. I cleaned Hailey's room last and had the urge to disfigure her room and clothes as much, but I didn't dare do it.

"Fat pig, is this how to wash clothes? Look, everything is still dirty. Handwash them again," she yelled.

I took the clothes and carefully looked at them. She had stained them all deliberately just to overwork me. I washed the clothes all over again. After that, I was asked to prepare dinner. I prepared dinner for them and served it to them. "You still haven't learned your lesson?" Hailey said, glaring at me.

"What type of food is this? I'm beginning to get a stomach ache," she said, dramatically, clutching her stomach.

"What did you add to the food?" Julian growled at me.

"I...I didn't...," I stuttered, but was cut off by a slap from Philip. My cheeks felt numb, and I heard continuous ringing in my ears.

"Did you want to poison us?" Julian said, grabbing my hair while Alexander just sat with his usually calm expression.

"Of course she did, I'm sure she added something," Hailey said with so much hatred in her eyes.

Julian slapped me again and pushed me to the floor, the impact making me cough out blood.

"You filthy pig, how dare you?" Philip said, kicking me on my back, which made me wince.

"You are starting to really piss me off, and should be punished accordingly," Julian said, still gripping my hair.

"I have an idea," Hailey said, smirking evilly. "Let's not let her sleep in her pigsty this night, she should sleep outside without any blanket, the cold should teach her a lesson," Hailey said.

Julian agreed and dragged me outside by my hair and shut the door in my face. I looked around and finally sat on the cold, hard floor. I will be finally of age in a few days and get to leave this place, not to ever see Hailey or the triplet faces ever again. Even as I sit in the cold, my feet and cheeks numb from the cold, I sit with a smile on my face. It's only a matter of a few days, all this will be over soon.