Angel
I'm walking on the pavement, tapping my feet against the ground so that it will make a splash. It's raining, and being my usual self, I forgot my umbrella at home. I'm returning home from the gym, and the rain is cooling off my body perfectly. I enjoy the rain. I take a deep breath and look at the sky. Raindrops gently hit my face, making me relax. After some minutes, I start walking back home because I notice that the rain is about to stop, and I am drenched. I don't want to get sick, so I quicken my pace until my house is in view. I run to my door then turn my head slightly to the left to see some boxes on my neighbours' porch. They just moved in, and I haven't even seen them once except a little girl who I saw playing in the garden. They arrived yesterday, so maybe I will meet them some other time.
The house is empty. Yeah, I live alone.
Wait, you're probably asking yourself, 'Who's that chick?' Yeah, I just quoted Rihanna. Well, I'm Angel Harper, and I turned eighteen two weeks ago. I used to live with my grandmother, but as soon as I could, I decided to move out. My parents and my ten-year-old little brother died in a car crash when I was thirteen.
I put my bag on the table, then make my way to my bedroom. I love going to the gym because I see it as the best way to get rid of stress, anger, and frustration. Also, in the end, you are awarded little abs.
I take a denim short and a crop top, grab a towel and my underwear, then make my way to the bathroom. I open the shower before stepping under the warm water which soothes me as soon as it touches my skin. I look at my various body lotions, hair shampoos, and soaps in disbelief. My grandmother made sure that I have everything I need. She is really protective as I am the only family that she has after my aunt and my cousin. At first, she disagreed when I told her about staying on my own, but then after several arguments, she changed her mind. She bought a car for me so that it would be easier for me to travel to school.
After the shower, I walk into the kitchen with my towel wrapped around my hair as it is still wet. I'm alone, but it feels good to live here again. After five years, I'm staying in my old house again, except that this time, I'm alone: no parents, no sibling. I don't even know how I manage to wake up every morning knowing that I'm practically an orphan. I miss them every single day. As I walk to the kitchen, I stop in the living room, face a wall on which several photos are hanging. I sigh as I trace my mom's features. I'm exactly like her: long black hair, hazel eyes, pink lips, and a dimple on the left cheek. I see my reflection in the photograph and notice my watery eyes. I shake my head then take a deep breath: Something that I need to do every five minutes is to pull myself together and not break down.
I walk to the kitchen and open the refrigerator. My stomach growls loudly. It's seven in the evening, and I'm already really tired. I grab my bag of muffins then pull out a chocolate one. I lick my lips; the muffin looks so delicious with so many tiny chocolate sprinkles. My mouth waters, and I quickly bring it to my lips, but just as I'm about to bite, I hear the doorbell.
"Are you fucking serious?" I mumble under my breath and groan as I walk to the door lazily with my muffin in my hand. I prefer it in my mouth. I open the door, and as soon as I notice the children, my scowl disappears. Try to be polite! my mind yells at me. Well, I tend to be grumpy when I'm hungry. I smile and notice that it's the little girl I saw playing the other day.
"Hello, we're your new neighbours," the little girl says and offers her little hand in front of me. She looks so cute with her two ponytails and her blue baby eyes.
"Hello," I greet as I pinch her cheek softly.
"I'm Alex," the boy introduces himself and shakes my hand, "and she's Lily." I smile warmly at them. Alex seems quite young.
"Well, I'm Angel," I say and see that Lily is eyeing my muffin. I bend and take her in my arms. She is really light. She wraps her arms around my neck and giggles. "Want to eat a muffin?" I ask with a smile, and she nods. I hand her the muffin and watch as she eats it happily. "What's your age?" I ask Alex as I stare at the little girl.
"I'm fourteen," he says.
"And her?" I ask as I nod towards his sister.
"Six. And you?" he asks.
"Eighteen," I tell him. "Want to come in?" Alex looks around reluctantly then finally nods. What is he thinking? Oh yes. The stranger-danger thing. "I'm not going to kidnap you," I joke.
"Don't I get one?" Alex asks playfully as he motions to the muffin, completely ignoring the kidnapping part.
I smirk and shrug. "Only cute guys get muffins," I say then watch as he touches his heart as if he had just been stabbed.
"Ouch! You've hurt my feelings," he says and laughs. He has brown hair and grey eyes. He is definitely cute. I shake my head in amusement and open the door to let him in. As I carry Lily, he closes the door and follows me to the kitchen. I put Lily on the counter then walk to where I keep my delicious muffins and watch as Lily swings her legs while concentrating on her muffin, forgetting us completely. I hand over a muffin to Alex who is now sitting on a chair facing me. "You live alone?" he asks as he looks around the kitchen.
"Yes," I answer and observe as he eats the muffin. I take one myself and eat it before my stomach growls again. I moan when I taste the chocolate in my mouth.
"You know, you shouldn't moan like that in front of a guy," Alex says with a smirk, making me stop chewing to look at him.
"You're fourteen," I say when I finish swallowing the food.
"So what? Madonna has twice the age of her boyfriend."
I chuckle. "I'm not Madonna."
"No, you're not," he agreed. "You're hotter.
I burst out laughing. "Are you flirting with me?" I ask in disbelief.
"It depends," Alex says while chuckling. "Is it working?" He wiggles his eyebrows weirdly.
"No, it's not."
He pouts. "Then no, I'm not." This boy is simply incredible.
"Try it with someone of your age," I say, and he nods while laughing. The doorbell rings again. I look at it confusingly. Since when did I have so many visitors?
"Must be my parents or my brother," Alex mumbles, then stands up along with me.
"How can you be so sure?" I ask as I pick up Lily from the counter.
"Because they told me to come home quickly," he tells me and walks to the door. I nod while following him with Lily in my arms. Alex opens the door, but I don't see who it is as Lily is busy poking my nose.
"Alex, did you see the fucking time?" I hear a deep masculine voice ask. I feel shivers down my spine. Lily kisses my cheek as I put her on the floor to look at the newcomer. My eyes meet grey ones. In front of me stands a sexy god. He has messy brown hair and a sexy face. He is wearing a tight shirt which shows the contour of his abs. His eyes meet mine, and they raked my body shamelessly. His usual smirk is plastered on his face. The usual smirk he shows any girl to make them drool. I blink several times to keep myself from checking him out again. In front of me stands Ace Carter.
I mean the Ace Carter!
The bad boy of Evelyn High!
And he's my new neighbour!
Angel"Don't you know that you shouldn't be swearing in front of the kids?" I ask as my eyes drift for a few seconds to Lily. He looks at me then frowns cutely."And you are?" he asks while crossing his arms over his chest, trying to appear intimidating."The owner of the land you're standing on," I reply and cross my arms too. He raises his eyebrows in surprise."Can I have your name?" he asks. I notice Alex rolling his eyes before taking Lily's hand in his and making their way to their house."Don't you have one?" I ask. I watch as he takes a deep breath, trying to control his breathing. I'm annoying the bad boy. Hell, he doesn't even know that I go to the same school as him. It hurts, but at the same time, I don't really give a shit."You look familiar," Ace says as he looks at me closely. "And you look hot," he continues as soon as his eyes set on m
AngelOne thing that I hate more than pink is Monday. I'm not a morning person, and the beeping of my alarm is annoying me as hell.
AngelThe English class is extremely boring. The teacher's voice is monotonous, and the only thing that I'm trying to do is keeping my eyes open. After a few minutes, a paper ball is tossed on my table.
AceI lean against the back of my chair and put my hands behind my head for support. I place my feet on the table. Now I feel comfortable!Just as I'm closing my eyes, Mr. Edwards walks in with his glasses hanging on his nose, and he fumbles with his papers. He lifts his head and looks at us."Feet off the table, Mr. Carter," he mumbles as he sits on the edge of his table and fixes his glasses so that he can see me."Good morning to you too, Mr. Edwards," I retorted sarcastically, then watched as the girls turn to swoon over me. Just as he is about to respond, maybe with a lame comeback, there is a soft knock on the door, and it opens."Oh, Ms. Harper, come here," Mr. Edwards says with a smile and motions the girl to walk in. She quickly catches my interest as my eyes rake over her. She is wearing denim shor
AngelAce Carter was in the freaking music class!Wait! Since when did you even bother about Ace Carter? I ask myself.Since he became my neighbour.That smirk on his face made him look so handsome. Maybe I made a mistake when I closed the door on his face.I'm sitting beside Riley in the cafeteria. Ally and Rachel walk to us with Sam following behind them. Rachel and Sam are our two other best friends who are also dating. But they are too lazy to move their asses so early in the morning to hang out with us. I offer them a smile as they sit with us."Heard that your voice struck again," Sam comments, and I roll my eyes. According to my friends, every time I sing, I make guys fall in love with me. A mermaid, they say. To be honest, there were two guys who asked my number today."No, it didn't." I defend myse
AngelRoom 16I groan as I glare at the white door. Way to waste my time! I walk in to see Mr. Edwards sitting with a book in his hands. He lifts his head to look at me."Ms. Harper," he greets and extends his hand to me so that I can give him the detention slip. "I didn't expect to see you here," he says with a glimpse of disappointment in his eyes. His words make my eyes snap to his."Never expect things from me." I make my way to the seat next to the window under the stare of the shocked teacher. I put my earphones in my ears and stare at the quarterbacks playing on the school playground. Typical school's stars. The cheerleaders stand near the playground and are cheering for the guys. I roll my eyes and lean against the chair, moving my head to the beats of the song and humming along. I tap my foot on the ground as the beats of the song get to
AngelTowel? Check!Bottle of water? Check!Gym clothes? Check!Hairband? Check!iPod? Check!I look at my stuff and tie my hair in a high ponytail. I put on leggings and a sweater before taking my bag and walking out of the house with my earphones in my ears. Gym sessions are simply awesome. I really need to release some tension.***AceI sit on the couch and toss a ball in the air, catching it and tossing it again. Alex is glaring at me. As revenge, I tied him with a rope to the chair and taped his mouth. Daniel and Justin are playing COD while Ted is busy painting Alex's face. I sit up and push the ball to the side."Hey, look wh
Angel"Who was that?" Ace asks as I walk home. The other three guys decided to stay at the gym for a few minutes, probably waiting for some girls. After the little session, Josh left, and he promised to visit me sometimes."Why are you even here?" I ask with a sigh, ignoring his question. The air is freezing so I let my hair loose over my shoulders, covering my neck."Do you really think that I'll let a beautiful girl like you walk alone? In the dark?" he asks, and even though I can tell that it is playful, I can sense the seriousness in his voice."Oh, since when does Mr. Bad Boy care?" I ask with a scoff and stop to look at him with a smirk."I don't," he simply says, and I roll my eyes. Yeah, this one actually hurts. I resume walking, and I put my hoodie on my head as it starts raining a bit."So, since when do you go to