Chapter 18: I Want You To Be Safe

"I should get out of here," I said as I ran out of the court and walked back home.

The past years felt like a breeze to me, but now... every day at school feels like years. The second semester hasn't ended yet, but I already feel so exhausted. But, why do I feel like someone's stalking me?

"Fuck, are they Ash's minions again?" I muttered as I tried to quicken my pace, and the person following me also did the same. "Relax, Sapphire. Relax." I tried to calm myself as I walked. My fear intensified, noticing I was alone in this place. I don't know where I'll run if something bad happens.

Being desperate to escape, I started to run, but before I could get far, that person grabbed my arm and turned me to face him.

"Help-" My words halted when I saw the person in front of me. "Mason?" I asked, my brows furrowing in confusion.

Mason was just staring at me while still holding my arm. He was still wearing his uniform.

"What are you doing here?" I asked, the shock still evident in my tone.

But at the same time, I was glad it was him. I thought it was a thief or someone who wanted to harm me.

"I'm sorry if I scared you," Mason apologized as he let go of my arm. He fixed his hair before avoiding my gaze. "I just wanted to ask if you're okay."

"I am," I replied, frowning. "Did you really follow me here just to ask me that?"

He nodded, making my mouth widened.

"It's dangerous around here, especially for rich people like you," I told him.

It was quiet now on the way to our house, but sometimes this place is chaotic. Sometimes, people are drinking around here, and I've even seen a few stabbings while walking home.

Aside from that, there are too many kidnappers here. They don't target me because, first of all, they wouldn't gain anything from me. Besides... they're afraid of me.

someone's afraid of me, unlike what Evangeline said

Mason in an authoritative tone. He looked at his phone briefly before looking back at me. "I'm going to accompany you

won't." I shook

will," he answered coldly, and there, I knew that he wouldn't accept any

is just too much... or this semester, rather. Don't they realize that I don't

management and our professors suck up to them because who wouldn't? Getting on their good side will bring them

but it's only for one week, and only

giving him a bored

to

right now is someone to protect

kept following me. I sighed as I

what I need

like having conversations about people being greedy to money, which they already have when they were

his phone before showing it to

widening in shock. "What if I told you to give

I will do

and

want you to be safe. I wasn't in the same building as you, so I can't protect you all the time. This is the only time I have, and

asked, raising an eyebrow at him. "But yet, you're here, telling me that you're going to protect me. So, what's the

happy because he recognized me as a

Evangeline found out about it... or maybe they just know that no one in this world is

our own bad sides that we

protect myself, he shouldn't be standing in front of me right now, having

that's the truth," he said, and there is no hesitation in his tone. "I'm taking you home, and you can't do anything about it because I'll follow you even if you don't want me to," he added

was nothing I

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