What the hell was I doing? What were we doing? I snapped my eyes open and saw him looking down at me. I took a conscious step back when he dropped my hands, his breath turning harsh.“Get out of my office.” He sneered.“Excuse me?” I reeled back from the hard edge in his voice.“I said to get out. Are you deaf?”“Okay, what is your problem? One minute you’re acting like you care, the next you’re talking to me like I’m the scum of the earth.” I could feel my eyes somewhat acting up but I forced the tears back. He wouldn’t see me cry.He threw his arms up and I knew he’d lost it. His usually controlled emotions burst open like a dam that had been forced shut for too long.“You.” He pointed his finger at me accusingly.“Me?”“Yes. You. You keep doing stupid things, making stupid mistakes.” I felt like a child who was being schooled and I kept my mouth shut because… what could I have said?“You’re so naive and stubborn.” Then I felt my blood boil. I didn’t care if he was my lecturer at th
I got back to my room quite late, effectively wasted and miles away from reality. You see, the problem about people like me being drunk, a fact I got to realise after being shit-faced just once, was that, I was a drunk texter. I’d woken up to a splitting headache and looking very deranged. I was still in last night’s clothes, my hair was a mess and I reeked of alcohol. Ashley arrived just as I woke, a slight smirk at my obvious misery. “Someone had fun last night.” She pinched her nose in disgust and went to her side of the room, after eyeing me as many times as possible. I had no energy for her so instead, I went to have my bath after taking advill. I was looking through my texts when one caught my eye. “Fr sllmepne so smartt, you are awfuly done.. no dumb.. about hw to tweat a lady.” A very high pitch but quick scream left my lips. “Is there a problem?” She eyed me and the phone in my hand. I quickly looked at the sender. I’d drunk texted a very incoherent message to Jared at h
Our exams were starting in a few weeks and I was far behind. I’d spent more time trying to sort out my life than live it. Most weeks, I was confused or just plainly out of it. Some of my notes had gaps in them and that meant I’d have to work extra hard to try and fill them.“You’ll be fine.” Alyssa rubbed my back as I exhaled loudly on my way to class. We’d met at the admin parking lot. She paused on her way to her office and knocked on Jared’s door. There was no reply.“Strange.” Her brows furrowed in confusion.“He’s usually around by this time.” I nodded in agreement. Maybe he was just late. I still had his class later in the afternoon and he was supposed to give us a much needed revision for our exams.“Well, I gotta head to class. See you later.” I offered her a brief class and walked in the opposite direction of her office.“See ya!”The class was in disarray as usual. However, what I’d found unusual was the quiet as they set their eyes on me. This was one of my departmental cla
He was in a cocoon of blankets but his eyes weren’t open. I knelt down beside him where he lay half-way on the bed.“You’re burning up.” I said after feeling his forehead. I tried to pull off the blanket but he wouldn’t let me.“You’re going to die if you remain wrapped up like this.” I begged until he let go. I noticed some tablets of drug.“Have you even eaten something?” I pulled the hair away from his forehead and peered at him. His face contorted in pain as he shook his head no.I wasn’t sure he even knew what was going on or that I was the one speaking to him.I cursed under my breath and ran towards where I thought would be the kitchen. I opened the fridge for ingredients for soup. It was the easiest and quickest thing to do. Thankfully, he had what I needed.I cut up the vegetables as I let the broth simmer.People who had high fever needed to cool down so I grabbed a rag and a bowl of water, leaving the food on low heat.I didn’t need to add burning a house down to the list o
Even though I’d accepted our fates, it felt relieving to know that we’d both felt the same way despite the futility. Now that I knew he felt something for me, I couldn’t help but look out for signs or any telling. Jared was good at keeping his emotions hidden. “I apologise for missing our class. Something came up…” At that moment, our eyes locked. God, his stare had me melting. I felt my cheeks warm and placed my hands over them to cover my blush up. His eyes narrowed at the action and I felt a smile grow behind my palm. How could I handle how hot he was? Somewhere else warmed this time. ‘Get a hold of yourself.’ I muttered to myself. The person beside me shot me a dirty look for distracting them. “Sorry.” I whispered. The entire class was spent admiring his looks. I wondered what shower gel he used that kept his hair curly or he didn’t have to use anything. His shirt strained as he stretched to write on the board. I couldn’t help the sigh that escaped my mouth. Thankfully, no on
“Who is she?” I had no clue but I couldn't take my eyes off the couple. The lady was stunning in her red ball gown. Her hair was swept to the left side of her neck elongating her features. Her lips were painted a deep red, reminding me of deep blue sea sirens from cartoons. My yellow gown seemed so pale and ugly in comparison to hers. “Let’s go.” Becka pulled me along with her as we left that area. I was grateful she had as I was almost sure I would’ve embarrassed myself doing something stupid. “Leah?” An unsure voice sounded and I turned my eyes to the direction to the sound. “Mrs Hamilton.” The shock in my voice was so apparent. I wasn’t expecting to see her at a school function. “Mr Hamilton.” I greeted and shot Becka a questioning look but she wasn’t looking at me. There was mischief in her eyes and I feared what would happen. “I thought I told you to call me David.” I chuckled nervously and apologised. They offered us seats and I realised we were in the dining area. People ha
I woke up to the jerk of my body.“Leah!”“Leah wake up. You can’t pass out.”“Hmm?” My head felt a little light. We were still in front of the building.“Here, just apply pressure.” He handed me his suit jacket.“Get in.”“I’m not going to the hospital.”“Just get in.” He gritted out. I rolled my eyes at him and wondering why the fuck he was pissed. If anyone had the right to be pissed, it was me.I heard a sudden sound and turned around but there was no one or thing in sight. I shrugged it of and closed the door.The drive was silent with Jared checking on me every once or twice. I was tired of him looking at me every damn second like I was going to die from some cut.“Can you please face the road so I don’t actually die?” I scowled at him. His sudden care after icing me out wasn’t even placating my mood, especially after seeing him with her. I was pissed as fuck.His fist turned white on the steering wheel as he clenched his jaw tight, not saying a word even when we finally reached
I opened my eyes when his lips never came, wondering what went wrong. Our closeness gave me a jumpscare and I traced where his eyes had fallen. There was a very small scar on my chest, one that no one ever noticed. They’d made a small incision, a chest tube thoracostomy, there when they realised I had a collapsed lung from the accident.Jared’s fingers traced the small scar with questions in his eyes, causing my breath to quicken.“I had an accident about four years ago.” I inhaled sharply. I never liked to talk about it, not even with Becka. Becka… a pained expression filled my face as I remembered the details of the night. My mood was ruined so I moved away from Jared and found my way to the living room.He followed after me and sat beside me.“I was in a coma for two years.” A humourless smile stretched my lips and there was evident shock on Jared’s face when I glanced at him briefly, his lips parted, unsure of what to say.“Yeah. We uhm…” I swallowed a huge lump of saliva and he p