It is Monday, and Andrew and I are getting ready for school. I hid Andrew in the house for two whole days. I am still scared that if he got found, Raven might not allow him to stay here. We wake up extra early to avoid seeing the family and go to school.
We both go downstairs, and I immediately halt when I see Raven in the kitchen. Andrew bumps into me.
“Kiara, why did you stop?” he hisses, and I look at him and put my finger on my mouth to tell him to shut up. I see him rubbing his nose, which is turning slightly pink. I sheepishly smile at him, and he rolls his eyes.
“Raven is there in the kitchen,” I whisper to him. I tell Andrew to hide behind the couch while I greet her. When Raven is not looking, Andrew runs behind the couch.
“Good morning, Raven,” I say, and she jumps, startled.
“Kia, what are you doing up early?” she questions.
“I have an important project to submit today fo
“Kiara, please. I am sorry for not standing up for myself,” Andrew begs. Raven called me after I reached home. She was silent the whole time while I blabbered,"Explain once I reach home," She said and cut the call. So I am a nervous wreck now.I called Keith and already got a lecture but, he also seemed proud. I smile when I remember what he told me.“I am proud of you, Kiara. Mom and dad would be too,”“But, don’t think that you are not in trouble,” he tells me, trying to glare at me but fails miserably since we both start laughing.“So, did you break her nose,” and that is how our conversation went.“Kiara, Kiara,” Andrew snaps his fingers.“Sorry,” I smile sheepishly.“Hey, you talked to me. Hallelujah,” Andrew smiles. Hey, I am supposed to be mad at him. I glare at him.“
I look at the clock and see there are five more minutes before school. I am fidgeting in my seat right now because Andrew is home alone. I woke up this morning, and he was running a high fever. Thank God Raven will not be home today, but still, I have a bad feeling about this.Bell rings, and I dash out of the door only to be stopped by someone. I see Luke and all my friends looking at me, and Luke is holding my wrist.“Woah, slow down, buddy,” Noah teases, and I roll my eyes.“Guys, I don’t have time for this. Andrew is home alone, and he is sick. I want to check on him and also make sure he is not roaming around the house,"“Do you want us to come?” Ava offers.“It’s okay, guys. I will see you tomorrow,” I decline and run to the parking lot. People still gossip about me. Girls always give me a death glare, and I have had nearly ten boys ask me out on a date, juniors too. They don’t gossi
“So, yeah, basically Andrew is living with us now,” I finish the story as we walk to the cafeteria. It has been two days since Andrew has moved into his room. Although he feels uncomfortable at times, he is happy to live with us.We all enter the cafeteria, and I see Andrew already sitting at our table, and he is reading a book. He does not hide his face anymore, and no one bothers him.We all get our food and sit down.“Hey, Andrew,” Kate greets him.“H- hey,” Andrew greets, blushing furiously.“Hey, guys,” Adrian greets us. For the past two days, Adrian and Reed have been sitting with us during lunch. Reed comes and sits beside me. We got to know each other more, and let me tell you, Adrian and Noah being together is gold, both of them are hilarious.I look around and see Noah’s hand around Ava. OH, I completely forgot Noah asked her on a date last week, and I can successfully say
Finally, today has arrived. SENIOR PRANK DAY. My speciality. I have a lot of pranks planned that Noah and I are going to do. Nothing can bring my mood down.“Sorry, Kiara. I am not in the mood for pranks today,” Noah states, crushing my heart. He is my partner in crime.“Somebody, please take the knife that Noah forcefully put into my heart,” I groan, clutching my chest with both my hands. I stumble and fall to my right. Andrew catches me and rolls his eyes.“Stop being so dramatic, Kiara,” Luke says, chuckling, while everyone is watching me with amusement in their eyes.“How can I? my partner in crime, my soulmate, just now crushed my heart,” I say on the verge of tears. Ok, time to bring my puppy face. I jut my bottom lip and look at Noah through my eyelashes. He looks at me and rolls his eyes.“Kiara, you don’t look cute. You look like a dying whale,” he sighs, stabbing me a
“Nishinoya, I swear, I will roast you alive if you don’t receive the ball,” I bark at my tv. I am watching the match between Karasuno and Aoba Jousei. They already lost once, and my heart can’t handle another loss.“Come on, Hinata, don’t you want to beat the great king,” I desperately say to my tv screen. I swear this match has already taken five years off my life. When they show, the ball falling in slow motion, my heart stopped.“Yahoo, come on, guys. Its match point,” I was so concentrated on the game I didn’t see Reed enter the room until he hits me with the pillow.“Oof,” I cry when the pillow hits my face. I glare at Reed, and he grins.“Come on, sparkle, mom and dad want us down. They have some important news,” I pause my tv and go downstairs. My heart is thumping because of two main reasons, does Karasuno win? And what is the news?I see everyon
“So, you guys got the plan, right?” I ask my friends, and they all nod their heads. Reed’s birthday is coming, and I am here in the cafeteria with my friends and Adrian discussing his party.“So, can you explain the plan once again,” Noah asks, not at all looking at me but getting distracted by Ava. I swear he is like a lovesick puppy.“I will take Reed out, and I want you guys to decorate the house while we are gone. His favourite candy is skittles, so make sure to buy a lot of those”.“Mhm hmm,” Noah hums, getting distracted by his ripped jeans. I take a deep breath and close my eyes to stop murdering him.‘Ah, I love Noah. He is the only one who can irritate you so much,’ winter says, smirking.‘Hey, whose side are you on?’ I ask her, offended.‘Not yours’‘You are living inside me, so you have to sup
“We are so sorry. Reed is in a coma,” The doctor delivers the news when we enter the hospital. I sit down with my back to the wall with tears streaming down my face. I am to blame for this.I should have chased him, explained everything. He is my first love. I should have done everything in my power to tell him how much I love him. He must have been heartbroken. He must have thought that I betrayed him.He must have thought that I did the same thing April did and that everything I told him was a lie. What have I done?“You should be thankful that he was wearing a helmet because the truck hit him at full speed, or else he would have died,” The doctor informs us.“I am sorry,” I apologise to Blake and Raven. Their son could have died today, and it would have been my fault. Ryder could have lost his big brother. I look at him, and he is on Andrew’s lap, and Andrew is trying to calm him down.
“Kiara, Reed woke up,” Raven informs me when I am in the middle of class. It’s been a week since Reed has been in a coma.“I will be there in five minutes,” I take Andrew’s hand and pull him out of the class, shouting, 'he woke up,' I run out, but then I halt and go back in.“I am sorry, mam, but this is an emergency,” I say with a grin to my English teacher and run to the parking lot. She is very laid back, so I don’t have to worry about anything other than getting detention.Soon we reach the hospital, and I run to his room. I take a deep breath and go in to see him awake and laughing at something Ryder told him. Most of the bandages are gone except the one on his head and left arm. He does not look pale anymore. I start crying, both happy and sad tears.He finally sees me and smiles. I run to him and hug him tight without touching his left arm. He hugs me back with his right arm. I silently sob. I m