He silently drove me to my place. None of us spoke a word. I had been running excuses through my head for what I had done to his coat. The moment I saw my house in view, I prepared myself for rushing inside and not even listening to him call for me.“Okay bye,’’ I quickly slammed the car door shut and ran inside my house, not even looking back. I don’t know if he has called my name or asked me about his coat again, or even if he has started driving. I laid my back on the door as I locked it from the inside. The car engine never started again, and that was a sign that he was not leaving. My body was startled when I heard a knock on the door. Luckily, everyone was asleep that night. I didn’t plan on opening the door at first, but the thought of him ringing the bell scared me. Pretending not to hear him was not an option anymore.“Mr. Mayor, do you need anything?’’ I faked a sweet smile. I’m a master of fake expressions sometimes.“My coat,’’ He tiredly stared me in the eye and murmured
I held my breath in and calmed myself down. It was our fault that he was able to fool so many girls.“I knew he was wrong. How the hell did I fall for his tricks after what he did to other girls? It is my fault,” I muttered as I cleaned my tears and put on a brave face. She was trying so hard to make him undress but it wasn’t like he was stopping her.At the time I was thinking about burning my bed. I lifted my face and saw Mayor's eyes open. I gasped when I noticed how he stared me in the eye.I let out a breath and took a few steps back. He didn’t respond to her again. We were staring at each other like we had a history together and I found him cheating on me. I lowered my eyes, giving a clear hint of disapproval and sorrow over his actions. That’s when I heard him say,''That's enough,'' I heard him ordering Zoe, tossing her side by slightly pushing her face with his hand. He got up from the bed and cleared his throat. Zoe looked disappointed because she hadn’t even started yet and
I didn’t text back that person after I realized his only purpose was to piss me off. It is never a good idea to play with a stranger.Following that night, I decided to speak with Zoe and inform her of the dangerous game she is playing."Where the heck are you taking me?" Zoe grunted, trying to free her wrist from my grasp as I made her follow me on the road. I stopped and glared at her angrily."I know you are not 15," I mumbled, but in such a whisper that only she could hear me at that moment."Great! You finally realized that?" She rolled her eyes, looking back at me tiredly."But that doesn’t change the fact that you can still get in trouble," I responded to her arrogant response. She only shook her head and sighed, probably deciding to go back home."I need you to meet someone," I said, tapping my foot on the ground and keeping my eyes on her. That annoying brat was afraid of walking with her sister while she wandered around carelessly with the beast like Xavier Charming. ‘’I do
Mayor Xavier Charming’s POV:I did realize I messed up a few times with Phoenix. I don’t understand what happened to my mind whenever I came too close to her.‘You did nothing wrong,’ the inner child spoke up.‘I pushed her out of the car when I wanted to --,’ I said, closing my eyes and grunting, feeling regret as I stared at the dirty coat on the floor.‘I have upset her so much that she did this to get her anger out on me,’ I groaned in rage. I was pretty self-destructive. Every time I felt like that might be my day to finally find happiness, I stepped back. There was only one reason I didn’t want Phoenix to be a part of my messy life.‘She doesn’t care about you, trust me. Nobody is going to care until you scare them.’ The little voice in my head distracted me again.‘’Remember what mom has taught you?’’ the other version of me spoke in my mind as I gazed at Zoe. Her continued attempts to touch me were distracting. I didn’t even know when she came to the room, but the look on her
I didn't turn in because I didn't want to. The person walked right in front of me with a cheeky smile on his lips."Please leave the nice lady alone." Jace gently let me get my hands off the door. He eyed the driver, asking him to give Felicity the groceries he had brought. I was perplexed as to why Mr. Mayor was still assisting this girl when he had clearly forbidden us all from contacting her.“Oh, more stuff.” We all looked up when an old, grumpy man thrust Felicity aside to get a hold of the bags. His voraciousness was manifest in his eyes. It looked like he hadn’t showered in months, and the pathetic, perverted look on his face could burn anyone from the inside out. At that very moment, I felt like Felicity could have done nothing to the extent that he punished her this way. He was a beast, doesn’t matter if someone made him this way; he deserved no sympathy.“My humble appreciation over this act of kindness of Mayor.” The wicked man faked a genuine smile and secretly held Felici
"It’s late. I should head back home." I stepped back from him and looked up again. He had a smile of relief on his lips. Probably because I was finally talking normally to him."I’ll walk you home if you don’t mind." It wasn’t even an offer. He started walking alongside me. Strangely, I liked having him on my side. Or maybe it was my way of stopping focusing on Mr. Mayor and getting involved somewhere else."Thanks," I mumbled, staring at the track."Thank me later for the coffee." His voice fell on my eardrums like a sweet murmur."Don’t you need money from your daddy, Mayor?" The mean girl inside me hit him with sarcasm. The funny part was that I giggled confidently."Nope, I’ll sell you to pay for coffee." His dark jokes were always the reason I rolled my eyes at him. His laugh made me turn to him and narrow my eyes at him."How mean?" I tied my lips into a tight, straight line when scoffing playfully. My eyes were arguing with him like a three-year-old baby."At least I won’t be t
“Is something bothering you?” Jace finally snapped me out of my thoughts. He looked worried about me. The fear was visible on my face; my eyes weren’t focusing on anything else after reading that text.“No---,” I mumbled, “actually it’s late and Derrell wants me home,” I lied, wanting to leave because I kept feeling like I was being watched.“Oh, I’ll talk to him,” Jace passed me a weak smile when expressing his desire to make me stay a little longer. It was true, though. I wanted to stay and talk to someone who was normal. He didn’t pass comments at me tonight or made me uncomfortable. I needed a friend who I can talk to when I was really down.“Umm-- I---,” I stuttered, “I really want to stay but--“ I rubbed my palms nervously, staring outside the window to look for whoever was sending me these texts. That person must have been around to know I am having coffee with Jace.It was so pleasant talking to Jace. That stalker ruined it for me. It's an everyday thing, someone ruins my happ
Jace left, and I started walking home all by myself. Thankfully, the unknown caller didn’t bother me with his threats again. So I assumed I would be fine. I was almost home when I received a call from Derrell, asking me if Zoe was still with me."She is not at home?" I asked, slowing down my steps and wondering where she could be."No! would I be calling you if she was at home?" Derrell scoffed at me, loud enough for me to steadily pull the phone away from my ear."I--- umm! I will call you back when I find her," I answered him in a panicking tone."Wait! so she is not with you?" He raised his voice at me after his anxiety took over him. Derrell cared a lot about Zoe’s safety.As for me, he just didn’t care. I sometimes wondered if I was even his biological daughter.I hung up on him since talking to him wasn’t helpful. I was the one who grabbed her out of the house to visit Felicity, but she left hours before.Derrell started calling me again, and I reluctantly picked up his call."E