A line appeared between my brows. I glanced around the room and they all looked hopeless. No one could help me.
I swallowed a gulp down my throat."I'm not letting anyone kiss me and I don't care what the penalty is."I blurted out.
I stood up immediately. I knew it was a wrong idea coming to this lame party in the first place. Nothing good ever comes out of it. I just lost my kiss to the school's baddest guy. It's now obvious that I'm a dummy. Why was I thinking? I kissed Romeo in front of everyone, like someone who has been craving for a kiss.
I wobbled through the crowd as I managed to find the front door. I tried hard not to cry.
I don't know how long I've been standing there, until a figure showed up behind me.
"I'm sorry about what happened earlier."
I heard a voice behind me. I freaked out and spun around.
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to scare you."Jake apologized and I gave him an assuring smile.
"Where is Joey?"I asked him.
"She has passed out. I've put her in one of the bedrooms."He explained.
"Thank you."I muttered.
We both stood there, both of us not knowing what to say or do. There was an awkward silence between us.
"You can find a room to stay instead of being out here."Jake suggested, breaking the uncomfortable silence.
I nodded my head and muttered a 'thank you', before he walked out of my presence.
It's almost 2am, I should be waking up in three hours time to get an early shower and start studying, but instead I'm here again in this lame party all alone in the dark. I tried not to think that all of this happened because of joey. I can always say no to her offer, but instead I chose to accept her offer, then come to this stupid party.
I switched on my phone, I've gotten some text messages from Mum. I decided not to read it now, knowing what is gonna be there.
By early morning, Joey and I left as soon as we could. Jake dropped me off at home. Luckily, Mum was not in by the time I got home. I guess she's on a morning shift or probably had an emergency call. She works at our town hospital as a pediatric doctor. She is gonna be mad if she knew I spent the night out.
Since today was Saturday, I don't have much to do other than do some weeding and read my books. Or maybe, I should have a nice walk but that is if the weather is good and nice. Anyway, today's weather seemed good. Taking a walk won't be a bad idea.
I had just finished getting dressed when I got a message from an unknown number.
~ Happy nine hours anniversary to us, babe. (smirks emoji) ~
Without thinking twice, I knew who the caller was already. Fucking Romeo Sparks!
How did he get my contact? I decided to ignore him.
I'm not adhering to any stupid game rules.
A few minutes later I got another message from him.
~ I think we should go on a date to celebrate our anniversary. What do you think? ~
What? Is he kidding me right now?
I laid down on my bed and took the suspense novel I just bought.
Before I could open a page of the novel, my phone beeped indicating a new message.
What the heck is wrong with Romeo? Is he on a mission to piss me off for nothing?
I don't wanna check his text but out of curiosity, I checked it.
~ It's not fair for you to ignore my texts. You're my fûcking girlfriend. ~
I ignored him again. Throughout the weekend, I kept on getting his annoying messages.
*
*
I had just finished getting dressed for school when I heard the sound of the door bell.
"Can you check the door, Ivy?"Mum shouted from the kitchen.
"Okay."I mumbled.
I opened the door. My mouth fell open.
Romeo Sparks!
His presence frustrates my life lately.
He shot me a wink."Can I come in?" He asked, his eyes gleaming brightly.
"No."I snapped.
He pouted his lips."That's rude, pumpkin."
Pumpkin? What the fuck is that?
"Sorry but boys aren't allowed in my house."I blurted out.
He lifted an eyebrow."Who made that rule?"
I shrugged."Me of course."
Just then, the door opened wider revealing my mother.
"Why can't you let your friend in, Ivy?"She questioned me.
"He's not my friend."I muttered under my breath.
"I'm Romeo Sparks, Ivy's boyfriend. Nice to meet you ma'am."Romeo smiled at my mom as if he's the most innocent person in the world.
Mum's eyes widened."Ivy has a boyfriend?"She asked.
"N…No m..um. He's not my boyfriend."I stuttered.
I kicked Romeo in the leg and he whined.
Mom looked at us, not believing what I said.
"Would you like to come in, handsome?"She questioned Romeo.
"No!"I screamed in my head.
Romeo stole a quick glance at me as the corners of his mouth curved upwards."I would love to."
"We'll run late to school mom."I groaned.
Without having an option, I was forced to go to school with Romeo.
"Pretend you didn't know me." I ordered as Romeo pulled into the school parking lot.
He smirked."Why should I?"
"Don't you understand? I don't want to have anything to do with you."I snapped at him.
Romeo stopped to look at me for a minute."You can say that after one month."He muttered calmly.
One month? What's he saying again?
Just then, I remembered the stupid party and the lame dare I got into. Date fucking Romeo Sparks for a month. Just last week that all this started and I got involved with him,my life hasn't been the same. Firstly I got a detention, breaking my perfect record and then I lost my first kiss to him.
How much more would it be if I spent a month with him?
"Fuck your stupid dare, you and Samantha can go to hell for all I cared but I'm not getting involved with anything!"I slammed the door after me as I got out of the car.
"See you in class babe" I heard him call after me.
*
I was unusually dreading English class as I pulled out my textbooks from my lock room. It's the same class I have with Romeo. I will have to face his truancy.
Gosh! How did I end up getting involved with him, and graduation is still a year ahead. I sighed and leaned against the locker.
"Hi!"A masculine voice said behind me.
I turned to look at my caller.
Xander Cullen?
Xander is one of the school's handsome jocks, genius and baseball star player. He's cute and I once had a silly crush on him. But, that was grade 7.
Is he actually talking to me? Joey would go crazy if she gets to know about this.
"H..Hi, I'm I..Ivy Young."I stuttered suddenly, feeling shy talking to him.
He beamed a smile.``I know. Literally everyone knows your name."
What?
I was the plain girl who nobody hadn't noticed since my stay in the school. I've not done any other thing other than read and get good grades. Joey's the only best friend I've had ever since dad passed away.
"How do you know my name?"
I'm still puzzled, someone like Xander Cullen could know my name.
He chuckled softly."Are you kidding me? Everyone knows your name babe."
Babe? My hands squeezed into firsts. I'm sure that my cheeks have turned pink.
"I've got english class with you. Actually, I just changed my schedule so I need someone to walk with to class."He explained.
Oh! I could tell he's shy. He doesn't want to walk to class alone.
Xander and I took the seat in the second to the last row since everywhere was full.
Some minutes after, my worst nightmare, Romeo came in. His eyes scanned the class until it finally landed on mine. The corners of his mouth lifted but it turned to a frown when he noticed who I was sitting with.
"You're late, Mr Sparks."Mr Banks called after Romeo as he waded through the chairs to the seat behind us.
"Can you just skip that and go on with lectures Mr Banks" Romeo shouted back angrily at him.
For the few days I've known Romeo, he has always been angry. Whatever makes him angry is what I can't tell. I suddenly feel uneasy with him right at my back.
"Thank you for walking with me," Xander whispered into my ears.
I felt butterflies arising in my stomach while Romeo groaned behind us.
Finally, English class is over.
I was walking out with Xander when a pair of unknown hands curled my waist.
"Baby."Romeo moaned in my ears coming by my side. I tried to wriggle out of his hands but he held a strong grip at my waist.
He looked up and realized that Xander was beside me.
Romeo threaded his fingers through his hair."What the fuck are you doing with my girlfriend?" He yelled slamming helpless Xander against the wall.
"Romeo, what the hell are you doing? He's only being nice."I yelled then pulled Xander away from his grip."Like, fuck nice."Romeo yelled back. I don't want to fucking see him around you.""You can't order me around, I'm not your fucking girlfriend."I snapped at him and the whole audience gasps. If looks could kill, I would have been six feet under with the ground with the look Romeo gave me. He gazed at me for a very long time before walking away. I heaved a sigh of relief when he was finally out of sight.Poor Xander!"Are you okay?" I asked. He nodded his head in the affirmative and gave me his best smile. I squatted to check if he sustained an injury, with the way Romeo slammed him against the wall. Thankfully, he didn't have any wounds. "Should we go to the school hospital?"I offered, then pulled him up. He forced a smile."I'll be fine Ivy, you should go before Romeo comes back."Fuck Romeo and his temper! I turned back and went to Joey's locker."You'll never guess what Rom
This beautiful moment was ruined when my phone rang. I pushed myself off his lap as my cheeks turned pink.Romeo cleared his throat."Well.."He trailed off. I checked the caller. It was my mother. I quickly picked the call. "Mom."I said, my voice coming out rasped. Mom didn't say something really important. She just called to ask about my welfare and that she would be late tonight. "Bye mom."I muttered, then I hung up the call. Silence reigned in my room and it was uncomfortable. None of us talked for a few minutes."Get a shower, we're going out."Romeo told me. "Where are we going?"I questioned him. He shot me a wink."Just get a shower, pumpkin. I will be waiting for you."*After taking a shower and putting on some neat clothes, it took me a really long time before I could find the courage to get out and face Romeo. What the heck just happened earlier! I could still feel wetness from the intimate moment earlier. I've never felt like this in my whole life. Is that what sex look
"Hey Phillips! Where is my mom?" I asked my mom's boyfriend as I walked inside our living room.Phillips and my mom have been seeing each other for a few months now. It's becoming something serious and I kinda liked Philips too, he used to treat me as if I was his biological daughter."She went to get some groceries, she should be back soon,"Phillips replied. "Okay. I'll just take a shower"I'll be meeting Romeo's mother in the evening. I'm really nervous. Even though this is not a real thing, I still feel nauseous. Romeo will be picking me anytime soon. Calling Joey made me feel better. She gave me the encouragement I needed.When I came downstairs, I met Philips and Romeo.Oh God no! This is no good. Why did you come early?"What's going on?"I queried them.I took in the scene before me. Romeo was sitting between my mom and Phillips laughing off to only what God knows.My mom winked at me."You look hot in that dress girl, right Romeo?""You didn't tell me you have a date,"Philips
The door of my room creaked open. I closed my eyes properly, pretending as if I was sleeping. Pretending to sleep is the only thing I could do in order to skip school. Talking to my mother about the situation is so useless."Won't you go to school today? It's almost 8pm."My mother's high-pitched voice resounded in my head.I didn't give her a response, still pretending to sleep. She should get out of my room. I don't want anyone to bother me this morning. "Ivy, stand up as soon as possible. I know that you're not sleeping. It's pretty obvious."She snapped at me. I lifted my shoulder in a half shrug as I opened my eyes."What?"I yawned lazily with a frown on my face. "You're late for school, girl. Go and have your bath, you need to go to school."She instructed me. "I don't wanna go to school."I muttered under my breath. She folded her arms over her chest, her eyebrows furrowed."Why?"My jaw dropped. I thought I had said it silently, so she heard me. Well, it is even better that wa
He lifted an eyebrow, gazing at me with disbelief."You don't have a fûcking right to shout at me, pussy.""Mind your language, Romeo."Mr Banks shouted at him.Although Mr Banks has intervened, I won't let it slide. He just used two dirty languages on me, 'fucking' and ' pussy '. Who the heck does this asshole think he was? "You don't tell you what to do, Old Roger.''Romeo retorted, which made the whole class burst into laughter. What he said was definitely funny but it was damn rude. How would he talk to our English teacher in that manner? I turned to him, glaring at him."You're fûcking rude, low life dick."His brows snapped together."Low life dick? What the fuck does it mean? You just called my dick ' low life '. The dick you have been craving for. The dick that would make you paralyzed. The dick that would take your damn virginity."My hands tightened into fists. I opened my mouth to say something, but nothing could come out.All what he said really affected me and they rendered
"Are you deaf?"His husky voice jerked me into reverie. I quickly recovered from the shock that I found him here and braced myself. I shouldn't act like a dummy, especially in his presence. I let out a loud hiss."What?"I asked rather rudely. His brows drew together."What the fuck are you doing here, dummy?"He repeated the question he asked earlier. I lifted an eyebrow."I'm not a dummy. By the way, I should be asking you the same question, dickhead."I retorted."I'm just gonna act like I didn't hear the last word you said."He scoffed."Good for you, dickhead."I said sarcastically. I don't know why, but I like how I'm attacking him with my words and that the attacks have an effect on him. I'm so proud of myself. Maybe, this would be one of my little ways of getting revenge from him for treating me like trash. He moved an inch closer to me, but I pulled back instantly. Not that I'm scared, I don't wanna catch a strong whiff of his cologne. I don't even want the familiar scent of his
I felt his hands slowly unbuttoning the small buttons at the back of my nightgown, then caressing my bare back when he was done. Okay, this is going far already. "Stop him, Ivy. You need to stop him."My subconscious mind screamed at me. "Stop Romeo."I finally cautioned him, after having a debate in my mind about stopping him or not. I hated that my voice sounded like a moan. I'm sure it's gonna give him the wrong signal. "Why?"He hoarsely asked. Why do I want him to stop? Is it because we haven't settled our dispute? Or because, it's shameless to make out with him despite everything. Maybe, I will go with the second thought. Why should I make out with him? Am I that dumb? I quickly pulled away from him, when he wasn't holding me tightly. "My mum might come inside or something."I said. I mentally kicked myself. What the heck did I just said? I ought to have told him the main reason I wants him to stop. Why am I behaving so stupid? "Sit here."I told him, pointing to the only
"Don't go after him, dummy."My subconscious mind yelled at me. Maybe, it's really wise not to follow him. Since he doesn't wanna tell me what's wrong with him, I shouldn't force it too. Also, we just started talking again, I should make it seem like I've been waiting for this moment. I shouldn't be a stupid bitch. With those thoughts, I laid on my bed, packing all my notes together so that I can continue reading them. But still, my mind kept going back to the moment Romeo and I shared, I couldn't stop thinking about him.God! Romeo, what have you done to me?****"I'm looking good."I said to myself happily, as I stared at myself in the full-length mirror in my room. My eyebrows furrowed when I noticed that my lips kinda look dull. I think I have lip gloss. I quickly checked my drawers, I was glad that I found the lipgloss. The lipgloss was given to me by my best friend, Joey. The amazing fun fact is today is gonna be the first time I will use this lipgloss. I just kept it in my dra