Kanye rose from his seat as the obviously unwanted guest gaped at him. He said to Arizona, "I'll call you." and he began to walk away but stopped when he felt a hand holding his arm. His jaws clenched, "Let go of me, Susan." He spat, utmost contempt dripping off his voice. Susan stared at her first son with tear filled eyes, "Kanye..." He jerked his hand off her hold and dusted the spot she'd held, "Next time, don't touch." He said to her coldly. Susan stared at him, "Didn't you even miss your mother?" Arizona rolled his eyes and Kanye chuckled, "You're not worth remembering in fact." " Harsh but true. "Arizona chimed, shutting his laptop and standing up. " I hate the fact you made me feel like a bad child who hates his own mother but I don't give a damn anymore! You don't deserve our love and that's it! Stop pretending you regret your actions. We all know you don't." Kanye's words were stingy. Ariz

As the weeks passed, the days seemed to blur together. Time seemed to move faster and faster, until the month had come by in the blink of an eye. "Damn! What if I fail?! I won't get into a good college, Areum!" Areum rolled her eyes along with Indie," We've gone over this 6 times, Kanye. You can't fail! Geez! "Areum groaned. Indie smirked," You'll fail if you wrote rubbish anyways. " Kanye pursed his lips and hit her head playfully, making her yelp with a giggle." Are you joining tomorrow Areum? We're going to a café to study for Monday exams. " Indie asked Areum yet before she could reply, Kanye spoke," Of course she is! " Areum rolled her eyes," I'm studying with Arizona. " Kanye casted her a sidelong glance," Yay! My best friend is snubbing me for her boyfriend! Ain't that so cool? " Areum groaned, knowing he's not going to stop anytime soon," Don't start, Kanye. " " Yea. I know he's more important, duh. " Ka

Arizona drove into the already filled parking lot. He soon found a parking space and he parked his car. He unfastened his seat belt and proceeded to alight the car but stopped when he noticed Areum sat still. "Areum? "He called gently and she snapped out of reverie, turning to look at him." You good? " " I'm nervous. " She admitted, her face flushing. Arizona smiled at her and reached out to stroke her cheeks," I'm here. Don't be. Okay? I know you're going to blow their minds in there. Just be confident, okay? " Areum sighed and nodded. " And besides, you don't have to win. You can just lose and then I'll have you all to myself, singing for me all day and all night long. How about that? "Arizona asked teasingly, wiggling his dark arched brows at her. She laughed," Selfish you. " Arizona chuckled and pulled her closer to kiss her forehead tenderly, " Come on. Let's go. " . . The seats were still quite v

"Don't you ever, call me a bitch!" Areum growled. By this time, more students had come to watch the exchange, some taking videos and pictures. They know Areum is a NO NONSENSE girl so Luella won't escape her wrath. "I love Arizona, okay? More than anyone would ever love you. I would never do this to him. To us! You don't even have a lover so how would you know how it feels?" Areum scoffed and some aqstudents laughed, jeering at an embarrassed Luella. Areum flipped her hair before adding "Don't try this with me again, Luella. And please, stop claiming to be his best friend. You don't worth being seen with him, in fact. A real best friend would never try to sabotage her best friend's relationship because she's bloody jealous!" Again, the students gasped, "So she likes Arizona too?" "Ew! " " she's not even as pretty as our Areum. " "I bet she did this to them in fact. " " What a friend! " The comments and murmurs made Luella flush in disgrace. Damn!

CRYSTAL ACADEMY CLASS C. As the days passed, the students began to feel a sense of excitement and anticipation. Graduation day was fast approaching, and they were eager to celebrate their accomplishments and move on to the next stage of their lives. It was the last days of school, and the students were in full-on party mode. They giggled and gossiped, reminisced about the past, and talked about their plans for the future. They knew that soon their days as students would be over, and they wanted to savor every moment. Areum sat with her friends in the classroom and they gossiped and joked. Other classmates littered around, chatting cheerfully. The dark-skinned one among them, Sofia, asked, her voice loud and boisterous, "What are we going to wear for our prom?" "Daddy promised to have Ralph Lauren design my dress. I'm so excited!" Riel shrieked, making her friends awestruck and they cheered. "So cool, I'll get Zara to