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"Ugh, he's just not taking the hint" MC lousy sat across a chair, legs dangling over the armrest while half leaning on the other. She wasn't actually talking to anyone, just voiced her thoughts in a low voice.
"Should just block him..." she mumbled.
The smart thing would be to block him, or tell him to fuck off then block him... But something tells her he might seek her out more when she's outside with or without people.
Kicking her feet weakly, a clear sign she's irritated, she wasn't trying to make anyone check on her.
"What's wrong with you?" Everett suddenly appeared behind her, he walked closer and stood in a 'whatever' stance next to her feet. MC’s eyes darted from him to her phone, knowing he would probably mock her or just state the obvious.
"Nothing."
He scoffed, "well now I know it's slightly more serious than whatever other petty shit you can be upset about."
"Okay." She just didn't have the energy for this bs, normally she would playfully add something, and if this was in the beginning of the texting she definitely would've joked about this too.
But it had been too long and he had happened to suddenly appear whenever she left for work.
If she was on better terms with Nate, maybe she would ask him to walk her back to the school, which she did but left out the part where there were a guy Iowkey following her around because it wouldn't do anymore any good if Nate flipped out on Lucas.
The coldness Everett received from the normally bubbly-annoyingly-happy MC was uncomfortable, he shifted from leg to leg, "but seriously..." he didn’t want the world to know he genuinely asked, "are you okay?"
But somehow, the one person neither of them wanted to include themselves in this issue.
"What's going on? That’s- ugh, why are you sitting like that?!" As if Nate was actually concerned about the chair- no wait, he probably was.
Everett stood up more upright and shrugged.
MC didn't look up, just scrolled her phone, Lucas sent another message and she just sighed with a bit of pressure.
"Gheez, who are you? Jeremy?" Everett scoffed, still trying to look at her phone, she put the phone against her so he wouldn't be able to.
Nate looked at him firmly, as to say ‘don’t touch other people’s things’, which ok yes, but right now it’s important.
After a weird silence she finally gave up, ‘’there’s this guy that’s been…’’ she dreaded the blowout of this, ‘’harassing me-‘’
‘’what?!’’ Nate cut her off, she continued ‘’stalking me…’’ she didn’t want to look at Nate, but Everett looked concerned, so either he actually gave a shit about this, about her or Nate is being scary.
‘’and now-‘’
Her phone chimed.
‘’he’s texting me non-stop.’’
Everett frowned, ‘’how did he get your number?’’
Nate stared at her too, waiting for her to say the guy just found it or someone gave it to her, not-
‘’I gave it to him.’’ MC said in a low shameful tone, ‘’when I first thought he was charming.’’
Sighing before looking up at them both, and as expected Everett had big eyes and Nate looked like he was about to hunt Lucas down.
‘’…What stuff is he saying?’’ Everett pried for more information, MC didn’t get to answer before Nate growled ‘’what. Is. His. Name.’’
She looked at him, she knew shit would hit the fan, she knew the blowout would make things worse… Lucas hadn’t exactly done anything other than stalking her… yes sure it was considered harassment with the sudden appearance and texts, but he never put his hand on her in any way or called her.
MC got up and walked towards Everett, if anyone should read what messed up and crazy shit Lucas have said and suggested… it should be someone who's on the same mindset as her, and wont Kool-Aid the wall and hunt Lucas down like a rabid werewolf defending his mate from an out-of-town lone alpha.
She handed him the phone, and looked at Nate ‘’I want him to read, I don’t want you to.’’
Everett wasn’t gonna lie… he knew whatever was on the phone was gonna be real messed up.
He scrolled up to the beginning of the texts:
Lucas: hey
MC: hey yourself
Lucas: when’s the school curfew?
MC: why
Lucas: maybe I want to sneak in ;)
MC: no thanks
Everett made a small frown, so far it seemed basic.
2 days later:
Lucas: I liked your shirt today
MC: what?
Lucas: your shirt, its orange like my jacket
Lucas: its like we’re matching
MC: and now I have to burn it, thanks a lot.
1 day later:
MC: okay. I'm not ok with this
Lucas: ok with what, baby?
MC: that. This. All of what you're doing… its fucking creepy!
Lucas: oo, language, you're giving bad girl energy now ;))
MC: I saw you outside of work today
Lucas: it’s a free country, I can linger wherever I want
MC: and following me back to campus?
Lucas: I was making sure no creep followed you home O:)
MC: you ARE the creep!!
Lucas: I am wounded…
MC: good!
Lucas: well, I'm sure I can find your room from the outside
Lucas: is the green curtains with that potted plant yours?
Lucas: heh, turning off the lights just gave it away ;)
Now Everett looked a bit more uncomfortable, ‘’did he really?’’ even though he knew the answer, he just read it. She shook her head, ‘’no, he was just scaring me.’’
Nate had sat down, only so many people could stand before it grabbed someone’s attention.
Everett kept reading and his face went from many emotions but froze at mortified, he shut off her screen and gave the phone back. ‘’We have to tell Lynn.’’
MC shook her head, Nate got up.
In a sterner voice than she, and probably Nate, have ever heard ‘’we’re going to tell Lynn, right now.’’ Everett held her hand and pulled her with, she didn’t resist.
Nate tried to get any information but both were silent, similar facial expressions, though Everett seemed more alarmed and acted stressed about it.
He didn’t even knock before going into the nurse’s office, Lynn was taken by surprise ‘’o-oh, hello’’ he put his sandwich down, ‘’what's going on?’’
MC sighed before finally laying it all out, when Lucas started, how he got her number, the texts… although not in detail just that it was boarding on… very bad.
Everett didn’t filter it, he said it as it was ‘’sexual harassment.’’
Nate didn’t do or say anything, Lynn’s eyes widened and asked to see her phone, she did.
After an uncomfortable amount of silence Lynn let out a heavy sigh before straightening up. ‘’We’re going to the police.’’
MC was just quiet, the feeling was mixed between happy they all stood up for her and took it seriously, but also fearful because what if the police didn’t care and Lucas found out…
But they had to try.