Page 25 of Chaos
I kiss Serena on the forehead. “Why don’t you go inside and find Evie? We will deal with Valerie.” I whisper.
Serena looks up at me before glancing at Midas and Zeus. They each give her a nod, encouraging her to let us handle the situation. Serena doesn’t look convinced. You can see it in her eyes. She is worried that we will leave her for Valerie again, but that will never happen.
I am still pissed at Midas for making the decision he made without consulting us, but I get it. Valerie made threats against Serena, and he did the only thing he could to protect her. He cares for Serena, even if he doesn’t know how to say it. Of course, that all went to shit, and we decided together to take our chances.
Midas places his hand on Serena’s waist and pulls her into him, holding her close. He grips her chin, tipping her head up to look at him, and kisses her. His lips dancing with hers. She eagerly lets him take control of her body.
I never thought I would get turned on watching my best friend kiss my girl, but seeing the two of them together makes my pants tight. I have to not so subtly rearrange my junk. Valerie’s eyes instantly catch the movement, making her fume even more than she was before.
I can’t help but be a dick and give her a wink.
Midas pulls away and smiles at Serena. I don’t think I have ever seen him smile like that. So happy and full. He has never felt that way before. I see something else in his eyes. Something I can’t place. I don’t like that.
I peek at Zeus. He looks happy. That’s not something I thought I would ever see again. After his accident, he became so robotic in life. Watching him transform from the sweet, outgoing kid he was to nothing was heartbreaking. I felt like I lost my best friend. Even though I didn’t, and he still hung around us and tried to participate, it wasn’t an easy adjustment for any of us. We all learned to adapt to our new reality, and in a way, it made us stronger.
I can’t lie and say I never wondered how things would have been different if that never happened.
Serena is changing him.
She is changing all of us.
Zeus kisses her cheek before nudging her towards the school. She starts walking away, looking over her shoulder at us. I give her a reassuring smile before she turns around and walks past Valerie and through the double front doors.
Once the door closed behind her, cutting her off from us, I turned towards the annoying gnat of a person, that is Valerie. She stands before us, huffing and puffing like a crazy dragon lady. I swear I can see the steam coming out of her nose and ears. She has her hands on her popped-out hip. Her fake bleached blonde hair looks like wheat that has been drying out in the sun for weeks. Her makeup is thick and cakey, making her look fifteen years older than she is. Her overly pouty, bright pink lips remind me of a fish. Correction, that would be an insult to fish. At least they are cute.
How the hell did we ever find this girl somewhat attractive before?
I glance at Midas out of the corner of my eye, watching to see what he will do. He and Valerie are having a little showdown between the two of them, glaring daggers at one another. It’s almost as if Zeus and I aren’t even here. Not that I mind. She is invisible to me, and I would like to stay invisible to her.
Ha! Fat chance of that.
Hush, little voice.
Valerie has always been a pain in the ass, even before Serena moved to town. I can remember this one time in middle school when Valerie started a rumor about a girl in our class. Couldn’t tell you what the rumors were anymore, but the bullying that followed caused that girl to have a mental breakdown. Her parents had to eventually take her out of school. Last I heard, her family moved out of town and to a different state.
We already discussed that we needed to get rid of Valerie. Zeus and I tried to discuss some ideas with Midas, but he claimed to already have an idea and that we should let him handle the situation.
I trust Midas with my life, and I know when he says he has a plan, he has a plan. Whatever is up his sleeve will be devious, no doubt about that. I may be known as the scary one, but Midas is the truly terrifying one out of the three of us.
Midas finally breaks his staring contest with Valerie and takes something out of his pocket. I can’t see what’s in his hand. He reaches his hand out, waiting for Valerie to take it from him. She looks expectantly at his hand and eagerly grabs it from him. The second it hits her palm, she shrieks and drops it. Tears start welling in her eyes as terror coats her entire face. I look down at the discarded item, curious what it is. A little brown furry paw is lying on the ground.
My eyebrows shoot up, and I swivel my eyes to Midas. An evil smile is plastered across his lips. His eyes never leave her, and he steps towards her. Valerie keeps staring at the paw on the ground, and tears are flowing freely down her cheeks.
“I thought I told you that if I ever see you near Serena again, you will regret it.” Midas starts, his voice nothing more than a whisper, but still deadly. “Next time, it won’t just be your dog I gut.”
Valerie gasps. Her dog, Scruffy, a toy poodle, is her best and probably only true friend in the world. She loves that dog more than anything, even if she isn’t the best pet owner in the world.
I keep myself as neutral as possible, but inside I am seething. I knew the bastard was crazy, but I had no idea he was the crazy one. Killing her dog is a new low, even for him. I mean, the poor creature was defenseless. Anger boils through me, but I can’t let her see that.
Valerie finally looks up at him, nods her head, and runs away. She doesn’t go back to school. Instead, running to her car and driving away. I wait until her car is out of sight before turning to Midas.
I finally let the anger I am feeling show on my face. Before I can say anything, Midas raises his hand, effectively telling me to keep quiet.
“I didn’tactuallygut her dog. I did kidnap it, though, and gave it to a kid who deserves it more than she does.” He explains.
“Then where the fuck did you get a dog’s paw?” Zeus asks. The same question is swirling around in my head.
“I have had this plan for a while. Phil, from the vet clinic, called me this morning to let me know that there was a dog the same breed as Valerie’s that was put down and they were preparing to send it to get cremated. I paid him a hundred bucks to let me take the paw.” Midas shrugs his shoulders like it is nothing.
