Mellenda sighed. “Go ahead.”
Armand shifted in his seat. She heard the sound of a zipper going down. “Come here Mellenda and I’ll show you my proposition up close and personal. First in your mouth and then in that tight cunt of yours. Maybe even in your sweet bottom. Have you ever had the pleasure of being anally penetrated by a man?”
“Yuck. No. Not that it’s any of your business. I’m not going to blow you or have any kind of sex with you and definitely not anal. I love my boyfriend.”
“How romantic. What do you propose we do to take care of this little problem then?”
“It is romantic. A whole hell of a lot more romantic than having sex with you would ever be. All the rumors about why you came here are true aren’t they? You have a thing for girls that are half your age. You’re disgusting.”
Armand laughed. “They’re hardly half my age.”
“Can you not count? You’ve got to be at least thirty-two, and that makes a sixteen year old girl half your age. I get that teenagers have sex, but that’s just wrong. I thought it was disgusting enough when I found out Molli had been having sex with that Eduardo guy and he’s only thirty. Of course that makes him almost twice her age anyway. But no. Kick me out. I’ll go to the public school or get my GED. What are you going to do to Leslie? It’s not like she’s some kind of victim in this whole thing. She sold everyone the homework and answers to tests. Not that I ever believed she’d done all of the work herself. She’s almost as dumb as her roommate.”
“Is she? It now seems likely that one of them will be valedictorian since you and I can’t come to an agreement.”
“Are you kidding me? Beth is dumb as a post. Leslie did nasty things to get those answers. She’s just lucky that most of the teachers around here are female since she obviously likes girls a lot more than she likes boys.”
“With what both Leslie and Elizabeth have already done for me, it no longer matters if they did both cheat their way through all four years here.”
“You’re going to make me throw up. How in the hell does this bullshit work? I buy a couple tests from that stupid bitch and so do a lot of other girls. She does Beth’s homework while Beth goes down on her, and then she rats everybody out and not only walks away, but gets to be valedictorian? This must be the most screwed up school in the country.”
“I highly doubt that. Are you still refusing my proposition? I can make you feel very good Mellenda. Like none of your high school or college boyfriends ever have before. Do you not like to give head because your boyfriends have been less than enthusiastic when they bother to perform oral sex on you? Or are you still an oral sex virgin? I could take you places you’ve never been before.”
“I told you no and I meant it. So do whatever you’re going to do. I don’t care.”
“As you wish. But I will be contacting both your parents and the university. I believe that with the scholarship you’ve received, you are certainly correct in believing that you will lose it when your cheating comes to light. It is such a shame that a girl with your potential allowed herself to stray so far from the road of good intentions.”
Mellenda rolled her eyes. “Seriously? I cheated twice. Tory Collins is probably the only girl left at this place that hasn’t cheated way more than that. This is discrimination. If you’re going to bring girls down for breaking the rules, we should all go down. Oh, but you can’t do that because then there wouldn’t be anyone left here and no one would want to send their daughters here anymore. I can’t believe that you won’t let me retake the stupid class. The teacher can give me tests that are different than any she’s ever given before. Now that I’m a little older, I think I understand where that bitch was coming from anyway, or at least the answers that she wanted to hear.”
Armand shook his head. He handed her a copy of the school rules and regulations. She’d read them before of course, but had never really paid total attention to what they said. The third down was that if any student was caught cheating, they would receive an automatic F in that class, and not be allowed to retake the class.
Mellenda shoved the paper back across the desk. “That’s bullshit and you know it. If you can make an exception for Leslie and all of the other girls that will spread their legs and open their mouths for you, you can make an exception for me. I need that scholarship. I’m not dumb. I can do the work. I have plans for my future. This is going to screw everything up.”
“Crestview Academy takes cheating very serious Mellenda. You should have thought about the possible repercussions before you took the steps to cheat in the first place, or at least had more sense about who you chose to buy your answers from. It’s my understanding that you and Ms. Worthington had an altercation in the shower room.”
“She told me that if I didn’t let her do all kinds of nasty stuff to me, she’d tell on me. I’m not attracted to women and even if I was, it sure as hell wouldn’t be one like Leslie. She smells like she’s never washed herself between her legs in her life. She tries to cover it up with a lot of perfume. Have you walked past her and Beth’s room? It’s almost vomit worthy. I wouldn’t have sex with you because you’re old, you’re nowhere near as hot as you think you are, and I love my boyfriend. Even if this screws up our plans, I’d rather have him find out that I cheated in school rather than being the other kind of a cheater.”
“You’re dating Judeah Ashland am I correct?”
“I didn’t realize his name was Judeah but yes, I am. If you knew I was going out with Jude, why did you ask me if I had a boyfriend?”
“I wanted to see if you’d admit to dating trailer trash.”
“What the hell is it with people and that ignorant term? You’re trash. You’re a dirty old man. No matter how big of a bitch Marcune was, she never would have let something like this happen. She wouldn’t let Leslie slide when she’s sure as hell not innocent. She would have let me retake that stupid class. Because Marcune wasn’t an idiot, and she knew that all of the crappy grades girls at this school get reflect on the head mistress or master.”
“Rules are rules Mellenda.”
“Unless you want to bend them to suit your own damned needs. I’ll call my parents and tell them that I want to finish school at Brentwood High. I’ll tell them the new head master is a dirty, disgusting pervert and that I can’t stand to go here anymore.”
“Where will you live even if your parents did allow you to finish the year at Brentwood High? There doesn’t seem to be room in your boyfriend’s double wide for an extra person.”
“I’m not going to sleep with you no matter what you say. All it accomplishes when someone calls my boyfriend trailer trash is pissing me off further.”
“Who was the pretty redhead your boyfriend was with last weekend when you were studying so hard in your room? Forget him Mellenda. He doesn’t love you. I can already taste the treasure you have between your legs on my tongue. My cock is throbbing. You don’t need to lose your scholarship. You don’t need to deal with the continued betrayal of the young losers in your life. Dating a drug dealer. Then your boyfriend has sex with your roommate in your room when you’re out. Now you believe yourself to be in love with a cheating piece of trailer trash. What is it with smart, beautiful young girls having such taste in men?”
“Not everyone has a thing for guys that are old enough to be their father. Goodbye Mr. Luciano. I’m going to call my parents. I might as well finish out the year here, but I’m going to tell them the truth. If they hate me, they hate me. They hardly know I exist anymore anyway.”
“Your sister’s death was so tragic. I’m sure she was almost as beautiful as you.”
“I’d say that I’m going to report you for this, but I’m sure the guys behind the scenes already know all about it since they’re just as perverted as you.”
Armand chuckled. “Of course they do. It’s such a shame that you aren’t more reasonable Mellenda.”
“Uh huh. Have a nice rest of your perverted, disgusting life Mr. Luciano.”
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He chuckled again as she walked out the door. Her heart was beating fast as she neared her room. She heard her phone ringing and threw her door open and grabbed it without bothering to shut her door. She was afraid that it would be her parents.
“Hello.”
“Hey baby. You okay? You sound out of breath.”
“Jude, we need to talk, but now is really not a good time. Something came up. I need to call my parents.” Mellenda shut her door.
“What’s wrong? Talk to me. Your parents can wait a few minutes can’t they?”
Mellenda sighed. “I guess. Were you with another girl last weekend? Someone said they saw you in town with a redhead.”
“You mean Moon Dancer? She’s my cousin. She’s fat and a total bitch to boot. So you hardly have to worry about me cheating with her. But there is something I need to tell you. I feel like shit, but I kinda lied to you last night.”
Mellenda closed her eyes and lay back on her bed. “What is it?”
“I went down on Shayla once after we were together. I’m not very good at it, and I wanted you to feel good when I did it to you.”
“I can’t believe this Jude. How could you lie to me like that? How could you tell me you loved me and say all that stuff you said to me when you didn’t mean any of it?”
“Mellenda, it was just once. I do love you and I did mean everything I said to you. I am so sorry. Nothing like that will ever happen again. If I’m not good enough at something you like in bed I’ll just practice on you until I am, or watch a video or something. Last night was so special to me. I want to go to school with you and marry you and have kids with you. You’re the girl for me. Please don’t let something stupid that I did once screw all of that up.”
“I don’t want to deal with this right now Jude. I have much more important things to worry about.”
“What’s more important? If you love someone, you take them with their faults, especially when they’re trying to be a better person. I was with another girl two days after I asked Tory out. I was with another girl the same night I had sex with Molli for the first time. So I am doing way better at being faithful. It wasn’t my idea to do that to Shayla. I asked her some questions. She took her clothes off and said she’d show me what she liked instead of talking about it.”
“That’s a great excuse. Goodbye Jude. Maybe I’ll see you around sometime.”
“Mellenda wait. Please. I promise I’ll do anything to make it up to you.”
“What’s the point Jude? Love obviously isn’t real. Why should I think that I’d be any different than any of the other girls you were with? I can’t do this. First Ricky, now you. It’s pretty funny that everyone is always telling me how beautiful I am and I seem to be the first girl that’s cheated on. Maybe I should go find another drug dealer. I know that Tony’s faithful to Tory. Or maybe I should stay away from men. That would probably be a better idea. I have to go. I have another phone call and that one is a lot more important than this one.” She hadn’t checked to verify that it was her parents calling but she was sure it was.
“I really am sorry Mellenda and I do love you. Will you call me if you change your mind?”
“Don’t hold your breath. Goodbye Jude.”
Mellenda ended the call with Jude and clicked over to her other call which was indeed her mother. Her mother yelled at her and told her how big of a disappointment she was. She also asked her how she was going to pay for college. Mellenda told her she didn’t know. She let her mom yell at her and tried to apologize, but Mrs. Brooks told her there was no excuse. One of the last things that her mother said was that she wished Mellenda was more like her sister. Mellenda responded that she was sure she did because she might as well be dead to her parents too, and had been for five years. Her mother hung up on her then. Mellenda didn’t bother to call her back.
Mellenda threw her phone at the wall, and then she put her head in her hands and cried. By the time she was finished, her face felt puffy and she was so disappointed in her life and herself that she wanted to scream. Cheating with the help of someone she knew was a two faced bitch and then letting herself fall in love Jude she thought. She was in love with Jude. Her heart hurt much worse than it had when Ricky had dumped her.
She gathered her toiletries and headed down the hall to take a shower. The first person she saw in the hall was Leslie. She tried to avoid the taller girl but Leslie called out “Hey Mellenda.”
Mellenda bit her tongue because she wanted to punch the stupid bitch in the face. “What Leslie?”
“You look like you’ve been bawling. Is trailer trash cheating on you or was it your visit with Armand?” She gave Mellenda a smug grin.
“At any other school, you’d be expelled. I have no idea how Luciano would want to be with you with the way that you smell. You can have him and he can have you and all of you can have your stupid Crestview Academy. I will be so glad when I graduate.”
Leslie’s smile faded. “You’re graduating?”
Mellenda rolled her eyes. “Of course I’m graduating. That class was a fluke. The teacher and I didn’t see eye to eye. I should have known better than to buy answers from you though. You’re a back stabbing two faced bitch.”
“At least I never dated trailer trash. He is cheating on you isn’t he?”
“Wow, the people in this town are so inventive when they insult people. Trailer trash. Give me a break. That’s so 1986. You are so lucky that Luciano took this place over. If Marcune was still around, you’d be out on your ass. You and your ugly girlfriend both.”
“It sucks to be cheated on doesn’t it Mellenda? First Ricky, now Jude. Do you not give good enough head? Men are so predictable. Come on over to the other side. You’ll love it.”
“Don’t make me puke. You already took away your bargaining chip you dumb bitch. Go away Leslie. Go find Beth. It shouldn’t be too hard. She leaves a scent trail.”
“Like you smell so good.”
“Another brilliant comeback Leslie. I understand the importance of washing myself.”
“Of course you do. You’re a slut. It seems a little cozy that you, Molli and Tory traded boyfriends. Are you sure you’re not even a little bi-curious?”
“Fuck off Leslie. I’m not a slut.”
“Yeah you are. You had an abortion didn’t you? And you lost your virginity to a drug dealer. You had to know that Ricky was screwing Molli. I bet you were still sleeping with him. I heard she straight up told you that she slept with Ricky in your room and you were too dumb to take her seriously. So you’re a dumb slut. I heard that you fell pretty hard for Jude too. Went to his silly prom with him. Of course you guys were too horny to stay long. You had to know he’d cheat on you. You can’t be that dumb Mellenda. Or can you? I don’t mind though. C’mon Mel, I’ll make it all better. I’ll kiss you better all night long.”
“Shut your stupid mouth Leslie. I don’t have anything to lose anymore.”
“You gonna try to off yourself like Molli? Poor Mellenda. You two seem to have traded more than boyfriends. I think you caught her dumb and her crazy. You didn’t need to catch her slut because you already were one. Does the truth hurt? C’mon baby, there’s more to life than cheating men who are always gonna let you down. Beth’s almost as good at going down as I am. Come back to my room with me. I promise you, we’ll make the whole world go away. You’ll come so many times you won’t even know your own name.”
“I’m warning you Leslie. Shut your fucking mouth.”
Leslie smiled. “Or what Mellenda? Are you gonna hit me? Don’t think that Armand wouldn’t take my side.”
“Get the hell away from me Leslie.”
“Did you catch Molli’s pregnant too? Gonna have a trailer trash baby? You know Jude wouldn’t have the money to pay for an abortion. Give the kid to Jude’s parents. I’ll call a local CPS worker that I know and they’ll take every kid out of that house. Give them a real family. Then maybe they won’t be doomed to grow up to be trailer trash too. It’s alre
ady too late for Jude, but the others may still have a chance at redemption. Did you have your heart set on marrying Jude and turning into trailer trash Mellenda? Having six kids and always being behind on your bills, living off of food stamps and welfare. Trailer trash should never be allowed to raise their kids. I’m gonna make sure that I take as many kids out of the trailer parks as I can when I work for CPS. Might come back here and work for a while so I can rescue Jude’s little sisters from that hell hole. I’ll teach ‘em to go down on me real good. Then they’ll never have to worry about being stuck with a kid unless they want one.”
“Last warning Leslie. I’m going to walk away now. If you say another ignorant thing about me or my boyfriend’s family, I’ll make you regret it.”
“He’s still your boyfriend? You really are stupid. I let Armand know he was with some ugly redhead in town. I figured he’d pass along the information to you as an added incentive to go to bed with him. He really isn’t bad in bed. For a guy. Are you pregnant? You gonna stay in town to have the trailer trash bastard? I’ll have to pass that information along to my contact in town. Jayme would love to take your baby right from the hospital, even if you are dumb enough to want to raise a kid with trailer trash in its blood. Now Jayme, he’s definitely not good in bed, but he is good at taking kids away from undeserving parents and placing them with worthy families. With Jude’s intellect and yours combined, the kid is going to be a regular dunce. Have to be in all the special classes at school. You don’t wanna raise a trailer trash baby that’s even more of an embarrassment do you? Even if you do get used to being cheated on, you’d be way better off if you tied your tubes now. This world hardly needs any more trailer trash. It really is too bad Jude doesn’t have the money to pay for an abortion though. So many kids have some fucked up shit in their blood from their screwed up natural parents. Hey, your sister was knocked up with a bastard when she died wasn’t she? See, now that was God stepping in and saying ‘Hey, if you’re not gonna have an abortion, I’ll take care of this.’”
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