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I love to hate you Prologue.
It was an uneventful Saturday afternoon that Gianna decided to sneak out of home in her parent's absence. Her mum had left for the city and her dad had gone downtown to present some designs to a client. She was left with the elder sister's responsibility to look after Petra, her annoying little sister. From previous encounters, both parents won't be home until forty minutes to dinner time. Latest, thirty minutes. So she had two sweet hours, as seldom, to wander around the estate. Rather unfortunate than fortunate that Venisa didn't report to work as she will have to deal with Petra. "Where are you going?" Petra appeared behind a frozen Gianna when she was two feet away from the door. In her hand was her favorite brown teddy bear their father had offered to her on her seventh birthday. When Gianna had pended the book she was pretentiously reading, to give her father the impression of a studious teen before he left, Petra was locked up in her room. Probably indulged in her convention
I love to hate you Chapter 1
"Has he told you yet?" Julia asked, roaming around her room in search of her earphones. "Urgh! I flung that thing somewhere here. How I wish it had a mouth." "Nope." Gianna frowned at the zits on her face as portrayed by her reflection more than she did about Seth's slow pace. Julia paused from ransacking a pile of clothes on her bed that has been there from the previous day in her search for clothes to put on for school. "Are you serious?" She asked, overwhelmed. Gianna, who thought the mirror didn't reflect her actual expression, turned to her friend with a straight face. "Okay, but it's been what? Six months? And he still hasn't said it? Goodness, how do you even cope with that? If you weren't giving him the green light I would've put all blame on you. What is wrong wi—" Julia's eyes widened in realization. "What?" The brunette in sleek ponytail settled on a small clothes-free area that was left of her bed. "The new girl offering Maths. She enrolled two months ago," she sounded
I love to hate you Chapter 2
"Seat belts, ladies," Their father—Mason—reminded them.Gianna loved it when he drove them to school a lot more than when Louisa did. Reason being that, with him, they could crack jokes, sing, and even play games on their way to school. But with their red-haired sweet mother, it wasn't the case. All she wanted to hear were their heartbeats and breathing.Mason adjusted the rearview mirror to have a better view of his princesses from time to time as he drove.The aura in the car was beginning to grow to become like that in their mother's presence and oddly enough, Gianna found it convenient as she tapped away on her phone. Even Petra the Magpie hadn't questions to ask today as she was as well busy with her little iPad."Knock! knock!""Who's there?" They absentmindedly replied, still gadget dedicated."So,""So, who?""So, don't leave me alone," He singsonged a popular king of pop's song while nodding his head to an imaginary beat resulting in a car suffocated with laughter."Oh my God
I love to hate you Chapter 3
"Are you nervous?" Her mum quizzed as she smoothened Gianna's hair in front of her vanity mirror into a successful high messy bun after a failed attempt."A little.""It's normal, with time you'll feel at ease." there was silence during the process of mascara and gloss application which spared Gianna some wondering time. "There you go." Her mother smiled at her unbelievable creation. "You look gorgeous, honey. Come on, serve me a hot twirl."Gianna did as was told with a pleasant smile, her lovely illusion-neckline cocktail robe twirling in the process. It was her favorite shade; Turquoise as her mother knew it. When she sat down once again with her smile drooped on the sides, she looked at her mother and asked,"What if he Isn't my first?""I don't remember you to have two daddies. Or is there a part of your existence I'm missing?" She rhetorically quizzed earning a chuckle from her daughter. "What I'm trying to say is, he's the first
I love to hate you Chapter 4
"Dad!""What? I mind. I won't pretend to not. So who is it?"Gianna huffed. "No one."Mason pressured her with his narrow eyes. "I'm not lying." She looked at him in the eyes to prove it."Is someone planning to?"As instantly as possible, Gianna diverted her stare to her half-eaten meal. "No.""Gianna?" Mason singsonged but his daughter only incessantly stuffed her mouth with more salmon and tomatoes. "You'll end up choking, darling. Who is it?" Gianna carefully chewed per minute. "Oh wait, let me take a guess. It's Seth, isn't it?"She said nothing."I knew it!" He settled a fisted hand on his lips. "You're inviting him home for dinner any of these days.""Da—" with wide eyes, Gianna swallowed first, drank some water, and went on, "dad! He's not even made a move yet and possibly might not.""He better not." Gianna frowned. Mason knew he was going too far with the protective card. Not the way he and Louisa had planned. At that rate, he'll only end up scaring her from opening up to ei
I love to hate you Chapter 5
Barely out of the library's proximity Gianna, in all urgency, bumped head first into someone's chest. Looking up, she came in contact with a pair of cold sea blue stares unfortunately groomed with flawlessly organized lashes and trimmed brows. Gianna, coming back to her senses, took two steps back and was ready to walk past when Sean obscured her path with the chiseled body a jock of his age can have."Donut van," he chuckled, "Avoiding me. Again. Despite the impossibility."Gianna frowned defyingly."What is that? You got something to say?" He defied back. At this time, a tiny crowd had begun forming. "Huh?""Leave me alone. Keep your taunts for later, I'm running late." She stepped in the opposite direction but was still blocked by his body wall."Like I care. And who are you to tell me what to do? I am going to taunt you whenever, wherever, and however I like," He emphasized the last sentence with finger stabs on her chest. "Is that clear?"Gianna didn't reply. "Am I talking to sh
I love to hate you Chapter 6
"You found her!" Petra cried rushing toward the cradled puppy. "I looked everywhere for her. Where did you see her?""In the bushes outside the fence. How did she reach there?" Gianna delicately settled Noah on the floor who rapidly ran to Petra's legs where it rubbed its body against her ankle. The latter stooped to caress the hairy west highland terrier behind the ears causing it to shut its eyes in satisfaction."We were playing in the backyard when I suddenly lost sight of her.""Be careful with her next time." Gianna pulled out her sneakers. "Where's Venisa?""Watching her usual soap opera."On the way to her room, she sighted a mop of purple hair protruding from the sofa situated opposite the wall-buried TV. She blew her nose, giving the notion that she was crying despite claiming to have watched the series twice before."I'm home," Gianna alerted."Oh, welcome. Your parents called a while ago saying they won't be home till nine today," her voice was thick."Did they say why?" V
I love to hate you Chapter 7
"That's fine," Kelly said, "no hard feelings here. I have to admit that he was on the wrong by getting in the way of your lectures. That was a spur-of-the-moment action." She reassuringly smiled.Gianna knew so well that Kelly was compassionate and even to a fault sometimes. To think that the girl had kept an imperturbable visage during the narration had her wondering if she was mindfully aware that her brother and indirectly the rest of them were abused.Perhaps she was amplifying the matter way too much, Gianna consoled herself. Or did Kelly suppose it was a business strictly concerned with her—Gianna and her brother. Conceivably that was what Sean called her aside to talk about."I know my brother hasn't been the best with you at school lately," Gianna wanted to rectify that he's never been or shown a fraction of good to her since she moved from New York. "And I absolutely think he deserves to be put back in his place no matter the way taken.""What went wrong?"Kelly looked at Gia
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