LORRAINESilence lingered between us but it didn't seem so overwhelming. “I didn't get to thank you for the other time” She lowered her gaze and for a moment, I was convinced that she was hesitant to meet mine. “Thank you. I was irrational and everywhere was suffocating me and I needed to get the hell away from this place” she said and I listened. To be honest, I wasn't even expecting her to go into much detail but I was there to listen. Maybe that was what she needed at the moment. A listening ear. It was easy for me to tell because I needed that too. There were times that I would be alone with tears in my eyes and I would wish that someone could be around to listen to me rant my eyes out. Was it weird that I could relate with her, that I could understand her in a way that I never thought that I would be able to? I didn't want to fast pace and assume that we were bonding. We aren't but still. I could suddenly understand where she was coming from. I closed my eyes and sighed. I was
LORRAINE I stared at the knife in my hands in horror. All the thoughts and the assumptions running rampant through my head. I tried to think and consider the possibilities of it ending up there but I didn't know what to think. I didn't want to imagine that Chloe was capable of hurting anyone. She was always so calm and collected and she had a thing for keeping to herself and not wanting to associate with anyone. She enjoyed being by herself. I didn't think that it was her nature to hurt or harm anyone but then again I didn't want to conclude. My face paled almost immediately at the next thought that ran through my mind. What if…. What if she was hurting herself? The very thought filled me with dread and the possibility of it being a reality made my tummy clench to the point that I was almost convinced that I would become nauseous and throw up the contents of my rug on the floor. I closed my eyes and inhaled deeply. Trying to gather composure on my spiraling emotions. The peace an
LORRAINE “Again. I don't know what you're talking about Josh. I was simply following the instructions of your sister” This time my voice was flat and empty of the anxiety that I was feeling and I was almost tempted to give myself a mental applause for sounding so calm. “That doesn't matter anyways. I'm only interested in resuming where I left off” he purred as he yanked me into his hard rock chest making me gasp. I placed my hands against the hard plane of his chest to give myself some space and distance.“Josh, what do you think you're doing?” I said. My eyes filled up with tears again. I tried to distance myself away from him but his grip on my wrists was immovable and ironclad. I considered struggling. Even though I knew that I wouldn't end up being successful because truth be told, he was stronger than I was at the same time, I was not going to let myself do anything. I was able to open my mouth to protest when Chloe beat me to it.“What the fuck do you think you're doing in my
LORRAINE I couldn't stop thinking about the incident that happened hours ago. I rolled on the bed restlessly. The creak of the bed echoed through the room making me freeze almost immediately. It was an old bed and I was put in a very small confined space that I would have to manage as my room but of course, I was the maid. I wasn't expecting any privileges or luxury so I didn't allow myself to think too much about it. Besides, no matter how small it was, I liked having my space. The only time that I ever felt secure was when I was here, alone. I looked at the door one more time to make sure that the bolt was still stuck in place. I didn't put it past Josh to try and get in. If anything it would seem that he was full of surprises. I knew that he didn't like Chloe having an upper hand and once again, I had escaped from his clutches. I thought about what Jayden and Jordan kept saying. How I had a thing for getting into these situations where people just try to hurt me or take advantag
LORRAINE I awoke with a start. Not a start but with a sudden realization that there was something that I was supposed to do that I hadn't yet done. I still felt groggy, encompassed in my state of deep exhaustion. With half-open eyes, I looked up at the worn-out clock that was fixed on the wall. It was already a quarter to ten. What the hell? I was already late for school? So what was the whole point of waking up early? I scrambled down in panic, falling clumsily to the ground in a bundle of nerves and anxiety. The anxiety was eating me up alive from the inside. What the hell was I even doing? I could hardly breathe. It took me a moment before I could gather myself. I rushed to the wardrobe to look through it. Not that I had clothes to choose from anyway, which made dressing up a whole lot easier. I closed my eyes and sighed. Panicking wasn't going to get anything solved. I was already a mess as it is. I hurried into my faded pair of jeans and pushed my top over my head. It was a str
LORRAINEI didn't expect to be here. I didn't even know what I was doing here and if anyone told me that I was going to be here. I'll say it's a lie. I looked out incredulously through the window of Chloe's car as she drove. I twisted my fingers nervously and I couldn't seem to get a grip on the anxiety that clung to the walls of my stomach. I closed my eyes and sighed because I couldn't seem to get over how quickly this seemed to take a turn. “Lorraine”My head instantly snapped towards the direction of Chloe's voice. “What the fuck do you think you're doing? Buckle your seatbelt? I've been calling your name for the past five minutes” she snapped at me, shooting me a glare that made me shift uncomfortably in my car seat. “I'm sorry” I murmured as I struggled to make use of the seatbelt. I heard no response from her. I think I was beginning to wear her out with my absent-mindedness. No matter how much I tried to get over my shock, I couldn't seem to. A part of me couldn't find it
LORRAINE“Where do you think you're going?” I paused. My shoulders flinched in fright at the sound of Josh's voice. I dreaded bumping into him anywhere. Of all the times for me to bump into him, it had to be now. I winced as he held my hand firmly and turned me around. I closed my eyes and turned around shooting him an irritated look. I was almost tempted to snap at him and ask him what he wanted but I don't think that I had it in me. I wished that he would just leave me alone to figure out how I was going to get myself out of this mess that I put myself into. “I'm heading to the next class. I'm late. Please, maybe later” I said softly. In an attempt to be as calm and polite as possible. I dreaded getting into his bad side regardless of how irritated I was feeling. He was already making my life hell, imagine how far he'd go if he got the impression that I was being rude to him. “Like I don't know that you've missed the first class and you missed the test too” Josh drawled, his ey
LORRAINEJayden and Jordan both looked at me expectantly, waiting for me to respond.“I'm supposed to report to the principal’s office” I closed my eyes and sighed. “Why?” “Because she was late and she missed a test. So please if you'll excuse her Mr Jordan so she could report to him on time” It was as if she realized her mistake a moment later because the rest of the words dried up in her throat as she looked at him with fear. Jayden's empty gaze quickly snapped towards her direction and he raised an eyebrow and glared at her. My breath caught in my throat and I wondered what was going to happen. “What did you just say to me?” Jayden growled as he stalked towards her. Her eyes widened in fear as she raised her trembling hands in surrender. My breath caught in my throat as I watched her regard him with evident fear. I closed my eyes and groaned, placing a hand on his arm and hoping that I didn't regret it. The last thing that I needed was Jayden transferring his fury to me. I was