Forbidden Romance

Forbidden Romance Chapter Ten

Chapter Ten... Love? No. Lust.

 

I laid down on my bed on the night of my seventeenth birthday. It had been a day I'd definitely never forget. My sister had conveniently revealed my torrid affair with my teacher to my parents, and the police, the school and everyone viewed me in a totally different way now.

To my fellow students, I was a slut. A whore. The girl who couldn't help but screw the married History teacher. I was a homewrecker, a tramp. A dirty girl who hadn't been brought up well by my parents. The fact that he'd seduced me was nothing to them.

To my parents, I was a disappointment. I may as well have come home and told them I was pregnant. I reckon if I'd have gotten knocked up by a one night stand they would be less disappointed. But they were also embarassed, too. This made people look at them differently, too. And of course, they were pissed off. They hated Ben more than anyone else. He'd violated their little girl in their eyes. The fact that I'd loved him, and I'd let him touch me? Well, they didn't care about that. He was in the wrong in their eyes.

To my teachers, they weren't sure how to react. They treated me like I was a rape victim, like I was sensitive. And I wasn't. I was a rebel before, the girl who always got detention, talked back, yada yada. And now? Ha! They didn't see me that way anymore.

And to the police I was a victim. There was no need to acknowedge the fact that I'd consented to all of the sex we'd had. And when my lawyer had asked how many times, I had no idea! It was embarassing having everybody know your private life!

But at the end of the day, Ben was released on bail. Much to the uproar of many people. But he'd be out until he was convicted, or unless he breached his bail. Because he was rich, he could bail himself out. I'd never known that before...

It was probably around midnight that I decided I had to see him. I needed to see him. I knew my parents would be asleep, so I climbed out the window. It was a new habit of mine. One they hated! I ran down the street, and caught a bus to the motel. His car was parked there still, so I hoped that he was here.

I walked up to the door and knocked on it lightly.

I heard footsteps and then Ben answered the door. He looked angry. Very angry.

"What the hell are you doing here?" he snapped, and I walked inside.

"I came to talk," I said sharply.

"Why would I wanna talk to you, Lana?" he asked coldly. "Huh? Thanks to you, my life is ruined! My career is over! You screwed me up!"

"No, Ben! You did it to yourself!" I retaliated. "What happens when they find out that I'm not the only one?! Huh? Do you think that Hayley is gonna keep her mouth shut?! Do you think I am?!"

"Your parents told the school, and they called the police!" he screamed. "You'd wanna keep your pretty little mouth shut!"

"Stop fucking blaming me for your mistakes, Ben!" I shouted. "This started long before you seduced me that day in the classroom! I could have said no. And I should have! But I was attracted to you! And when you came on to me, I didn't fight you off! Why?! I have no idea! Every fibre in my body that day told me that this was wrong! That sleeping with you was wrong!"