Shadows In Durango

Chapter 15

*****Sofia's POV*****

The minutes dragged by in detention, each second feeling like an eternity trapped in hell. I stared blankly at the old, graffiti-scarred desk in front of me, trying to push away the day's humiliations.

My head throbbed where that girl had yanked my ponytail, and I rubbed the sore spot absently - glancing up at the clock to see that it wasn't even ten yet.

Just when I thought my day couldn't get any worse, the door creaked open but I didn't bother looking up, assuming that it was just another student arriving to join us in our sorrow.

But the heavy footsteps and grumble of the person followed by the sudden silence in the room made me glance up in curiosity only to find...

Vincent standing by the doorway, his sharp eyes scanning the room in boredom.

But when they eventually landed on me, they widened in shock for a split second before narrowing back into a pissed off glare.

What is he doing here this early in the day?!

He walked in with an air of authority, taking a seat near the back. His presence immediately commanding the room filled with only five of us, the usual whispers and murmurs falling into a tense silence. The girl opposite me, who had been smirking at my misery, straightened up, her eyes lighting up with sudden interest as I watched her whole demeanour shift before my very eyes.

"Hey there," she purred, flipping her hair over her shoulder and flashing him a dazzling smile. "Didn't expect to see someone like you in here at this time... you really are the school's bad boy aren't you?!"

I looked at her in horror, feeling nauseous at her bleak attempt to flirt... before I glanced across to Vincent as he ignored her, his gaze still locked on me with confusion evident in his eyes.

I shifted uncomfortably under his scrutiny, wondering why he was here and what he was currently thinking...

do to end up in detention? Must be a good story and I

and unnatural, as though she was almost desperate for

of your fucking business," he said curtly, his voice low

a different tactic once more. "Well, maybe we can make this detention a little more interesting together," she said, her

the two cheerleaders and

look at her though. "I doubt that you could make anything interesting!" he muttered under his

reddened, and she shot me a glare as if this were

Erica? I don't want to catch something!" He

name of my abuser that Vincent had no shame

turns her back on him swiftly, folding her arms over like a stubborn rejected

to keep my eyes down, hoping to avoid drawing any further attention from her or Vincent for that

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wasn't done. "Why are you in here, Sofia? Plus what is up with your hair today? It looks... like a nest?" He asks me suddenly, his voice cutting through the tension in the room as my

the teacher didn't believe me and said I was in a fight - so I was sent here." I admit, glancing

He pushes on... clearly already knowing the answer himself but wanting to hear me

could even answer, the girl opposite me spoke up, her voice defensive. "It was just a misunderstanding. There is no need to make a big deal out of it as

detention with her hair looking like that? How come your

we were just messing around. No harm done, right?" She shrugs, as I

shook my head, my voice trembling and

voice

back to the girl. "Is that what really happened? You were just acting like a dirty little fucking rat for

which I found slightly amusing. "I... I didn't mean to hurt her,"

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