If you do what you’ve always done, you’ll get what you’ve always gotten.~Anthony RobbinsRaphael After I having a word with Leo, I had told myself I would stay away from Lyra, The words ‘Stay away from Lyra Colburn’ had become my mantra over the weekend, I wanted it to sink in my7 brain so that on Monday I would meet with Mr. Robertson and inform him that I would no longer be in need of Lyra’s tutorials and I could manage on my own.The weekend had flown by very fast, before I knew it, it was Monday and there I was standing in front of Mr. Robertson’s door contemplating if I still wanted to go through with the plan I had thought through the entire weekend, even during my father’s party, I was so distracted that even he noticed but luckily said nothing.Tapping twice on the door but not receiving an answer from the other end, I decided to knock just one more time, third time was always a charm after all, was it not? But before my hand could come into contact with the door, a tall bru

You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him. ~Johann Wolfgang von GoetheLyra Getting home, I took a quick shower before changing into a comfortable lounge set and taking my medication. Samoan had informed me that my mother would not be returning for the night because she had a business meeting out of the city so it was just going to be myself and my grandparents that night. I hadn’t been alone with my grandparents since I was 10 and that made me nervous, I could still remember everything that was said to me that night and I dreaded what would be said tonight.“Lyra!” My grandmother’s sharp voice called from the bottom of the stair and I hurriedly scrambled out of bed to see what she wanted, I had told myself I would only have to see them during dinner or when they called for me.“Yes grandmother.” I responded reaching where she stood with a suitcase on her side. “Are you going somewhere?” I quizzed.“Yes, your grandfather and I will

They who give have all things; they who withhold have nothing. ~Hindu proverbArriving at the restaurant, we were shown to our table in the VIP lounge and we sat as beverages that George had ordered for everyone where served.“You know your mother was one of the smartest girls in the class.” He turned his attention to me after completely disregarding my presence the entire time, not that I minded.“Was she.” I smiled taking a sip of my drink, it was awful but because I didn’t want to seem rude I forced the liquid down my parched throat.“Yes she was, in fact I think she was the brightest in the class, boys had nothing against her.” He smiled.“Do not tell her lies George.” My mother gasped playfully. “I was intelligent yes, but the smartest in the class.”“You where, the only person you ever competed with was-”“You.” She finished laughing “But even then, I was better than you still.”“Yes, how could I ever forget when you beat me in the accounts, I dominated in that course but someh

A promise made is a debt unpaid. ~Robert W. ServiceRaphael After spending the rest of my day with Lyra, I couldn’t seem to get enough of her. Her presence brought a certain calm to my life and I wanted to feel that at all times. Especially after getting back to my parents― my father and biological mother at each other’s throats as my stepmother tried to step in and my older sister quietly watched them sipping on her margarita, it was never too early to be drinking in our household.“There you are.” My sister announced and all eyes snapped to me.Great, just what I needed, I knew my sister had probably been trying to get away from our parents and whatever where arguing about but had failed miserably, but now that I was here, she had her opportunity and was not going to let it slip away, it was always like this.“Raphael, where have you been?” My mother went straight to scolding.Unlike most parents and children, mine and I rarely shared pleasantries when we met, it was always some s

Character is what you are in the dark. ~UnknownLyra It had been a week and so far so good, I had managed to steer clear from Raphael and any trouble that came with him―I couldn’t find myself getting attached to him, not now, I needed to focus on school, he was a distraction, after a careful analysis and receiving my B+ graded paper, I knew my mother was right, I paid little no concentration on my school work since he had come into my life and the big letter marked in red on my answer sheet proved that.Every time I saw him in school or when he called my heart could skip a beat. I wanted to speak to him, to go back to having our late night conversations but I couldn’t, especially not after my encounter with that girl, he was taken―had a girlfriend that was willing to fight tooth and nail for him and I was never the type to ruin people’s relationships hence, I was going to stay away from him.“Are you awake?” Bria asked quietly shutting the door to the study.“Yes, I am.” I nodded ra