CHAPTER 10 NeskinchennyyNeskinchennyyTranslation: endlessOrigin: Ukrainian10NICK'S POVEIGHT YEARS AGOThe night when I stayed behind to watch over Tracy was the best thing that happened to me.I met a very beautiful girl named Catherine and we have been hanging out a lot since then. I even thanked my mom about that night. Hilarious, I know.I showed Catherine around town every day and she wouldn't complain about it. I took her to this cheap market in town and she bought a few stuff for herself and a bracelet for me that matches her bracelet as well. It was cute. I've never tried having couple things, we weren't officially a couple yet though. I would take her out for a little joyride by a borrowed car that Alec got from a mechanic shop. I took her to some ice cream parlour because she loves ice cream so much."Strawberry. Definitely strawberry." She says to me."Alright. One strawberry and one chocolate please." I said to the ice cream seller who was checking Catherine out.She
CHAPTER 11 HeureuxHeureuxTranslation: LuckyOrigin: French11SAVANNAH'S POV"Billy!" I ran towards him.He stops and smiles. "Hi Savannah.""Hey. How are you today?""Good. Thanks. You?""Im fine. Are you excited for tonight?"We started walking along the hallway together and he didn't answer right away.Billy shakes his head. "I'm actually a bit more scared of it. I just hope I won't get too paddled so I could still survive."I smiled at him ruefully. I know I can't change his mind to make him back out and I think they're not allowed to back out anymore. "I want you to have this." I handed him my lucky coin.Billy accepts it and stares at the coin for a while. "Hey it's a very classic coin Savannah. This is antique. Look at the date it's 1875.""It's my lucky coin. It has a sentimental value to me. I've had that since I was little." I smiled.He nods. "What's this for? Why are you giving it to me?""I'm not giving it to you. I'm letting you borrow it. I always have that on my pock
CHAPTER 12 Tsundere (ツンデレ)Tsundere (ツンデレ)- describes a person who is initially cold, combative and even hostile towards another person before gradually showing their warm side over timeOrigin: Japanese12"Sorry about the inconvenience last night Savannah." Billy says while he takes a drink from the coffee."It's alright. You really don't have to be sorry Billy." I said to him.He stared at his fingers. "I'm quite embarrassed by what happened last night.""Anybody who gets drunk makes stupid mistakes and becomes not themselves. It's okay. Really."I could see how embarrassed he is and I actually don't know how to make him okay right now."How's your bum?" I asked, so he won't feel a little ashamed of me."Killing me. It feels like my ass have been gunshot thousand times."I smiled. "You need to put ice packs on that. I'm sure it'll be a very big purplish-bluish bruise.""I know but it's okay. Nick said I'm an official brother now. And thank you so much for saving me. Nick told me y
CHAPTER 13 Jīngyì (驚異)Jīngyì (驚異)Translation: wonderstruckOrigin: Chinese (Tradition)13I scowl in frustration.I lost the Rock Paper Scissors game. Now they have to go first. Damn it."If I can't shoot it right, don't kill me." I said under my breath."If I get too drunk, don't let me in your room again." He said.I chuckled softly and he gazed at me over his shoulder. "What's inside these cups anyways?""Gin and tonic."Whoa wait. We're actually having a conversation right now. We were actually talking so gently and no voices yelling or any other stuff. Wow."Will they get me drunk?" I asked."If you're a first timer then yes."I gulped."I'm glad you came tonight though." He said out of the blue but he didn't look at me when he said it.I pulled my head up to him right after he told me those words. I wanted to ask him why he said that. I wanted to ask him why he wants me to be here tonight. I wanted to thank him and hug him for getting back my coin from Baxter in a brutal way.
CHAPTER 14 InduratizeInduratize- to make one's own heart hardened or resistant to someone's please or advances or to the idea of loveOrigin: Latin14I slowly open my eyes as I feel like something was pounding on my head. God it was hurting so bad and I feel my lips were so dry. I groaned on my bed and started stretching my arms up. I stared at the ceiling and it doesn't look like the one in my dorm. My eyes completely narrowed and totally forgot about what happened to me last night."Shit where am I?" I mumbled.I look around the room but I don't remember where I am then I looked down at myself but I was still wearing every piece of clothing I had last night. Then I see a huge feet next to me and I'm sure it was a guy. The second I turned to my side, I see a view of Nick sleeping right next to me and he's this close. We slept in one bed? In one same freaking bed? Wow. What a beautiful view to start my Sunday morning.I have this sudden urge to touch his face and brush my hand just
CHAPTER 15 AttrazioneAttrazioneTranslation: attractionOrigin: Italian15Anywhere I sit, I'll feel him.He's everywhere.I think that is how the human brain thinks when a person develops an attraction towards someone. Yes, I am or either I am denying the fact that I'm quite attracted to him.Just quite.I mean he can be kind of sweet for a second then completely cold the next hour and that makes him actually quite mysteriously intimidating. Most of the times it somewhat makes me wonder what's on his mind if he hears my name being mentioned, or when I'm around him or if I'm somewhere near him.I can quickly tell if a guy is attracted to me and it's really easy to distinguish. But when it comes to Nick, he definitely does not belong into that category at all. Which is why I'm trying so hard to do the best that I can to find out a reason on how on earth will I be able to stop whatever this thing that I feel every single time I'm around him or he's near me because he will never notice
CHAPTER 16 PetrichorPetrichor- the scent of rain on dry earthOrigin: Greek16After visiting their mother's tomb, it was almost twelve noon when we left there and I'm terribly starving right now. The car paved way to the gravel road and I saw us arriving on the pathway of this old looking house. Tracy seemed so excited to be here but Nick was just quiet after we left the cemetery."Starving Savannah?" Tracy gazed at me over the rear view mirror."A little." I answered."Don't worry. Nick is here. He knows how to cook." She says before unbuckling her seat belt.When they stepped out of the car, I did too. I pulled my blouse down to cover my showing skin above my garter and then finally stared at the white colored house. Vines were creeping on the corners of the house and I see a patio swing right on the porch. I walked behind them as we march our way near the house."Who owns this house?" I asked."We do. It's where we used to live before we headed college." Tracy answered.Nick ins
CHAPTER 17 FanaaFanaa- destruction of self; "destroyed in love"Origin: Arabic and Urdu17I take the supplies that I need to clean his wound and lay them out on the counter. I prop up my leg leaning it on the toilet bowl just below his crotch and placed his hand on my leg.I.Put.His.Hand.On.My.Leg.Holy hell.His arm draping across my leg and I wish my hands would calm down and not shake while I clean his wound. As I start putting alcohol over the cut with the cotton ball clipped with the tweezers, I push all of my hair to one side so it won't intervene while I'm cleaning his wound. I was amazed that he doesn't flinch at all from the stinging pain. He just sat there and doesn't make a sound. I was even silently wincing for him but he just watches me work quietly. We didn't talk as always.I don't know if he was looking at his hand or thinking if I was doing it right even though I know what I'm doing, or he was looking at my face. I don't know because I'm too nervous to look a