Sweet Secret by Karina Castillo (Bekacastle) (classic reads .TXT) 📖

"It's not what you think, mommy." According to me, he was trying to fix things. He wanted to hang Denzel for what he had said out loud just like that. Was it so suspicious that me and Derricks were talking alone in the kitchen?

"Then what do I think?" What do you want to tell me, Rebecca? Did you sleep with this boy?!” His voice sounded exaggerated.

"I..." I felt a strong dizziness wash over me. I think it was due to the pressure I've been feeling. What would I tell my mother about this?

"Mrs. Eyre, I meant you helped Rebecca with her homework," Derricks put in, but it seemed to make it worse because of the look on my mother's face after that.

"I don't want to know more, I don't believe either of you and it's better not to mention it to Tyler." My mother left after speaking.

"You've been amazing, Denzel," I scolded him.

"I know, Rebecca, I'm always amazing, do you think I'm amazing in bed too?"

"Shut up, maniac." We headed back to family dinner. Mom began to drink her wine desperately, I'm sure she didn't like what she heard in the kitchen as much as it did when I found out that she and Tyler Derricks had had sex in the dining room.

Reed Derricks sipped his glass of red wine, giving us a dark look. Maybe our secrets weren't so safe in his hands, how about I told Tyler and my mom what Denzel told him in the kitchen? I wasn't even his girlfriend! Denzel was just using me as Alessia.

"Rebecca, come with me to the kitchen for dessert." My mother rose from her chair and smiled at our guests.

"This is the end." I told Denzel with my eyes

Once me and my mother were in the kitchen, she brought out the cake she had made with Reed and placed it on the kitchen table. I took some cutlery, plates and napkins, when suddenly, his hand stopped me.

“I don't know what you think you're doing, Rebecca, but I don't want you to screw this up.” His voice sounded so menacing that it scared me. Was my mother mad at me?

“The only one who seems to be ruining everything is you, Mom.” I clarified. “I didn't mess with a divorced man and break up a relationship. I don't know what your story is with Tyler Derricks, but I'm asking you to end it now.”

"I won't do what you tell me, miss."

"Then I won't walk away from danger either," I warned. “I don't know what your story is, mommy, but I assure you I'm going to find out.”

“Asking Denzel?” My mother sounded illogical and laughed. “That boy hardly knows what he wants, Rebecca, I don't want you hanging out with him anymore.”

“Just because he put it in me?” I added, and at that moment, she slapped me.

"I don't know what's wrong with you! '' he yelled in a whisper. “You weren't like that Rebecca! That boy... That boy has perverted you too much.” My mother took the cake and went to the dining room.

Maybe she was right, Denzel Derricks was a bad influence on me after all...

(...)

"You can come back on one condition," said Director Smith. My mother was sitting next to me, and her posture was authoritative, but she was also very angry with me. “You will not be allowed access to the school newspaper.”

“If there's a culprit it's between Denzel Derricks and Anne Mikaelson, they've published articles in the school newspaper, I should replace them. My daughter is not safe in this place with them here.” I gave my mother an angry look but she seemed to ignore me.

“Both have very good grades and have been awarded by the school newspaper, I don't think it's the way to…”
"Then my daughter will no longer stay in this institute." I stood up at the same time as my mother. She was angry, and so I was in no position to say anything.

We left the address and I ran into Joe, my mom understood and walked away, which was a real surprise to me because she also wanted me to stay away from Joe.

"Then you're going to go," he stated.

"If I stay, Denzel and Anne will leave," and I felt so awful about that, I just couldn't choose between me and them.

"I'm sorry, Becky." Joe gave me a hug. It felt too good to have hugged him. Although mine with Joe never worked out, I still saw him as a friend, and I was already considering forgiving him for the simple fact that we are all human and we make mistakes, but I would never go back to him. “I hope everything in your life turns out as you wanted, I'm sorry I wasn't…”

“You don't have to say anything.” I walked away from him.

"I'll go." Behind us was him, the person who had completely changed my life. “I'm leaving school.”

“You don't have to do it, it was me who was wrong, it's me who has to be fired.”

"I'm not interested." He walked towards me, everyone nearby was looking at us curiously, especially the redhead and the old boy I had a crush on. “Nothing will matter if you're not here with me, Rebecca.” I looked at my friend, who was holding her books and was nervous.
“The newspaper…”

"I'm not interested in the damn paper, Rebecca, I care if you stay and continue your studies." If Smith wants me to go, I will. Denzel looked up. “But Anne stays.”

"Sounds like a good offer to me." my mother murmured.

"Let her go, Denzel," Alessia chimed in and Jayden was at her side taking pictures. “He is a poor soul in disgrace. Your charitable help ended.”

"Shut the fuck up you bastard bitch." I gritted my teeth, she moved towards me but Jayden stopped her.
"I've already made up my mind," he finished. “I'll go, but you stay.”

This wasn't fair. The institute without Denzel?

How could he survive with that?

(...)

“Is Denzel there?” I asked one of Uncle Tyler's workers when I got to the shop and continued through the door that led into the house and upstairs to find Derricks. At the end of the hall, it was where his room was located. “Denzel?”