Chapter 274 Someone Special

Chapter 274 Someone Special

Melina let her smile slightly come out. It was nice of Professor Samson to not just blindly believe Octavia and the others. At least she got to tell her side of the story.

"I was walking to class and they confronted me about Blair," she said.

"Because she's missing. Do you know anything about that?" Professor Samson asked her as she crossed his arms over his chest.

Melina didn't want to lie. She liked Professor Samson, but it would be safer for her to lie and act like she didn't know anything.

"No, I don't. I wish I did. She's my friend too," she sighed, forcing a frown onto her face as she looked down at the ground. She hoped that Blair never came back, but she doubted that her wish would come true. She hadn't had the best luck this semester.

Professor Samson nodded, giving her a sympathetic look.

"What happened next?" he asked her, needing to know the full situation to be able to judge it properly.

"They blamed me for her disappearance and then attacked me. I defended myself," Melina said simply. That was all there was to the story. She was attacked, and she stood up for herself. It was a great feeling, even if it was just school bullies. Maybe she could apply this to scarier experiences. Maybe she could become as brave as Tyler.

"I'm guessing that you made their cups explode," Professor Samson commented as he saw the remains of the tea and broken cups on the floor.

A sheepish look filled Melina's face as she nodded subtly.

"They were about to attack me too," she defended herself. She didn't go out of her way to attack them. If she could've, she would've avoided the attack, but that wasn't how things ended up playing out. She just reacted.

"You're not in trouble. I'm glad you used what you learned, but let's try not to fight our classmates, okay?" Professor Samson sighed, trying to fight off a grin as he peered at Melina.

Melina could've hugged him. It was nice to have him on her side, especially since people usually took Octavia and her friends' side.

She was gradually feeling less and less alone lately, which was a relieving feeling. She hated feeling so outcasted. Thê source of this content n/o/v/(el)bi((n))

Before she reached the cafeteria, she felt her phone buzz continuously in her pocket. Someone was calling her. She stopped walking and took her phone out, seeing that Benjamin was calling her.

She smiled a little and answered, figuring that he wanted to check in on her. He had been doing that a lot lately, but she hadn't minded. Things were good between them now, which she was grateful for.

"Hey," she answered cheerfully.

"Long time, no see," a chillingly familiar voice answered. It wasn't Benjamin, though.

"Blair," Melina breathed out, her sense of panic spiking. Since Blair had Benjamin's phone, she could only guess that something terrible happened to Benjamin.

The thought made her stomach churn almost painfully, nausea rising in her throat.

"Your adoptive father says hi," Blair laughed into the phone.

Melina narrowed her eyes, now feeling angry. She hated how Blair was playing with her, and she hated that Blair went after Benjamin instead of going after her. It was a cowardly, low move.

She would rather have Blair face off with her so that they could get this rivalry over with. She was tired of the games.

"Don't you dare hurt him!" she snapped. She didn't want anything to happen to Benjamin. He didn't deserve to get caught up in all of this.

"Oops, too late," Blair giggled. "Anyway, that's not the reason that I called."

"What do you want?" Melina snapped, not wanting to play around. If there was a chance for her to save Benjamin, then she was going to do it. She owed that to him.

He had taken care of her for years, always making sure that she was safe and where she needed to be. Now, it was her turn to try to take care of him.

"I want you to meet someone special," Blair replied.