Chapter 002

Sebastian exhaled deeply, and his palms suddenly became sweaty as tension built up. He clenched hard to his cell phone, staring at the caller ID before picking up the call. 

Donald usually calls him during the day to send him on minor errands, so he wasn’t shocked to see his call, but the circumstances he found himself in made him very tense and scared the hell out of him.

“H… Hello.” His voice dripped with anxiety but he managed to remain calm, even though he was still very heartbroken from the sight he caught earlier.

“Hey, Laundryman, it’s past noon already. Send my items to my room at once! but bring my Alexandra Weng jacket to me at the basketball court immediately, you know where to find me.” Donald stated from the other end of the line, his command making Sebastian anxious.

How would he convey the heart-trenching news about his Jacket?

“Hold on a minute, Donald. I have to tell…” 

The abrupt beep from Sebastian’s cell phone indicated that the call had been disconnected. He punched hard into thin air, his heart heavy from assumptions. 

Five years in the institution he had always been careful not to trample or step on Donald’s toes. He had heard various stories from the past on how he influenced some students' rustication from the institute unprovoked. 

The crazy part was that the students in question were also wealthy, with just a snap of his finger, he could easily get thrown out of the school premises. Darn!

As he approached the basket hall court, he heard unusual laughter and noticed some students were staring in his direction, side talks emanating from every angle. 

Everyone’s attention seemed to be glued to their smartphone and also on him for some weird reasons, making him ponder what he was missing, but who cares? The mess he was in already, made him care less about whatever exciting thing that was hovering in the air.

“Sebastian! Sebastian!! Dude!!” A known male voice called out to him, he quickly turned and shifted his gaze just to see his roommate running and panting towards him like he was being chased by the school security dogs.

“Steve? What is it buddy, why are you panting?” Sebastian asked with furrowed brows as he watched Steve try to balance his breath.

“H… have you gone online today?” Steve stuttered, his eyes laced with so much pity as he tapped his hands on Sebastian’s shoulders. It was as if he was trying to console him, whereas he was the one looking restless.

“You know how busy my Saturdays are, I haven’t had that time to surf the net. Why are you fidgeting?” He asked again, tension already building up in his voice. 

“Bro! I don’t even know how…” Steve took in a deep breath, it was obvious the weight of his revelation was too heavy for him to let out. He swallowed loudly before eventually spilling the tea. 

“It’s your girlfriend Marilyn….”

Sebastian let out a loud sigh, his eyes brimming with disgust as he walked out on Steve. The wound was still fresh in his heart and he guessed Donald had made the relationship with his girlfriend public hence Steve’s concerns. At least nobody except Steve knew they were in a relationship, that would help curb the stigma to an extent.

“Ohh! I guess you have seen the video already then. Donald is a real scum and I hope someone man enough stands up to him someday.” Steve stated nonchalantly, shaking his head in annoyance as he walked behind Sebastian.

“Hold a damn minute! What video are you on about?” Sebastian spat, his eyes widening in anticipation as he suddenly retraced his step back to meet Steve.

“Huh? I thought you knew hence your reaction. Well, the Bully leaked a sex video of Marilyn, in the video she moaned loudly and also confessed to how wack you were in bed while Donald hammered aggressively into her,” Steve stated, unable to even maintain eye contact with Sebastian because he presumed he must be very embarrassed.

“He did what?!” Sebastian's eyes narrowed, his eyes brimming with shock as he looked at Steve.

But Steve nodded and gave him an equal glance too, his gaze laced with pity because he knew how much Sebastian loved Marilyn.

“I have never been intimate with Marilyn, ever! She claimed to be a virgin and I respected that.” Sebastian stated.

“Wait what!?” Steve’s mouth dropped in shock, he found it hard to believe but Sebastian never lied, he was just too straightforward.

Sebastian’s jaw clenched as he nodded. He gritted his teeth trying to suppress his emotions, but the side giggles and random fingers pointing at him almost turned him into a beast. 

At that moment, he forgot the mess he was in and was ready to give up everything so he could give Donald a fair dose of his own medicine.

“How dare he humiliate Marilyn like that?” His anger tripled, “No one deserves such!” His emotion was a mixture of jealousy and pain, he didn’t even think of his humiliation but that of Marilyn’s.

“Hey, laundry man!” 

Yes! That was Donald’s annoying and triggering voice. Sebastian's fist clenched tightly when he recognized the voice, the rage burning through his eyes was evident as his chest pumped up and down in anger.

He raised his head slightly to meet the bully’s gaze but his heart dropped drastically when he saw Marilyn still clinging tightly to Donald’s muscular arms. Didn’t she see the video of herself or is she just dumb and blinded by his influence and riches?

Disregarding Donald’s presence, he shifted his narrowed gaze to meet Marilyn’s and their eyes locked for a moment. Unable to suppress his emotions anymore, he spoke softly but in anger.

“What are you still doing in the hands of the man who had ruined your reputation? Don’t you have any dignity left?” He asked quietly, his eyes glistening with tears threatening to spill, thinking she hadn’t seen the clip.

“Oh, Sebastian… Don’t get too walked up, it’s not that deep.” She replied shamelessly, disregarding the mocking smirk on Donald’s face. “After all, it was only a mistake, he already apologized to me so move on.”

Sebastian’s brows furrowed in shock with his half-dilated lips, hearing Marilyn defend Donald’s disgusting act was a huge blow on his face. His eyes turned red and he felt his soul would leave his body any moment as he heard students laughing at him.

“You don’t know what you’re doing Marilyn,” Sebastian stated.

“Trust me laundry guy I do! And who are you to dictate what I do with my life? Because we had a one-minute mistake of wack sex you feel you own me?”

“Laundry guy?” Sebastian scoffed, his eyes heavy with tears, but he would never let it spill. 

He glared at her with so much pain in his eyes till his countenance softened when he noticed the emerald necklace sitting pretty on her neck, the same he had been saving to get her. She had been murmuring about her badly she needed one, no wonder she wasted zero time in spreading her legs open for that nonentity beside her.

“Ah, what are staring at? Aren’t you the laundry guy? Did I say something wrong?” She mocked, her words filled with venom piercing deep into Sebastian’s heart. No wonder she begged him to keep the relationship a secret.

Sebastian watched disdainfully as Donald held tightly to Marilyn’s waist and gave her a little spank on her ass, something he had been dying to do but was never given the chance.

“Hey, loser! Stop the lecture. We are all adults and we all do the nasties, or are you just pained the whole school now knows how badly you suck in bed?” Donald ridiculed Sebastian, accompanied by tormenting and demeaning laughter that echoed loudly.

Donald reached out to his pocket and brought out a ten-dollar bill, he gave it too his dog and asked Sebastian to play tag again with his dog before he got his pay. Donald was highly agitated as he began panting. “Here is your f*e, laundry man, chase the dog!!”

But his joy was cut short when Sebastian quickly removed his backpack, he had lost it completely and was ready to face the music this time. He ran towards Donald and gave him a heavy kick on his neck, the weight and force of the Kick made Donald tumble to the ground.

Everyone present let out an involuntary gasp, their heads turning in shock as they muttered lowly in absolute shock.