When I feel Bryan's tongue slide into my mouth, my immediate answer is to bite it hard. The metallic taste of his blood invades my palate, along with the grunt that arises in my ear. He pulls back, staring at me in astonishment, with his tongue sticking out of his lips…. “Scarlett… did you just bite me?” Bryan asks me with slightly widened eyes. I rub my fingers over my mouth, “Of course I bit… are you out of your mind?” Bryan runs his tongue across his lips, moistening them with his blood, which slightly colors them red. For a moment, I think that will make him angry and fire off those disgusting words again, but he puts a smile on his lips. “What the hell does this mean?” I hear Jasper's voice ring out loud, and I remember he's standing there, watching the whole thing with a furious expression. “Is that what you meant by a second chance?” I turn to him, crossing my arms, but before I can say anything, Bryan's arm went around my shoulders, pulling me closer to his body. In a c
Alice quickly approaches me and grabs my hair tightly, pulling my head back, “You've crossed all limits, you slut!” I grip Alice's arm tightly, digging my nails into her skin, causing her to let out a painful grunt, yet she remains pulling my hair back, arching my body. “You're crazy-” “YOU are crazy! How dare you kiss my boyfriend?” Alice interrupts me screaming, pulling even harder, causing me to fall to the ground. The pain of my hip colliding with the floor makes me gasp for a moment. Alice still has her hand in my hair, dragging me across the bathroom floor, “You slut… I'll teach you a lesson.” My head is dizzy… my vision completely blurred. Did I hit my head during the fall? I'm using all my strength to struggle free of Alice's grip, who is surprised by my resistance. “Hey, you — hold that bitch!” Alice shouts to her colleagues, who quickly obey and grab my arms. I raise my head, noticing Alice's triumphant smile as she pushes open the door of one of the toilets. “Since
When Mr. Thompson invited me to represent the College in the National University Mathematics Contest, I should have known that things wouldn't turn out as I planned.Of course, the Basketball Championship will be held on the same date — and in the same state as the contest. And that's so ridiculous and funny that I don't know if considering it a fluke, a mere coincidence, would be convincing enough.Now that I'm walking beside Mr. Thompson to the bus, I see that all twelve players on the basketball team, the eleven cheerleaders, and the rest of the team are getting on as well… On the only bus I see.“I forgot to mention… since it's just the three of us, we'll be going with the basketball guys.” Mr. Thompson says with a bright smile.Great, and here I'm thinking it couldn't be worse.I bite the inside of my cheek and take a deep breath, glancing quickly at the other student who has been invited to participate in the Math Contest. He's older than me… a third year, and this will be his t
I really tried my best to ignore Jasper, but eventually, I fell asleep, since my night was really terrible after that nightmare. The movement of the bus and Jasper's presence made my body relax and my eyelids heavy… I don't know how long I slept, but when I opened my eyes again, the bus stopped, and I'm using Jasper's chest as a pillow….His arm is around my body, tucking me in a way that probably improved my sleep. When I lift my face, my eyes meet his — I'm still a little drowsy, so don't say anything, and he doesn't dare break our spell with words either… just drops his eyes to my lips.I snuggle closer to his warmth, leaning my hand on his chest, lowering it slightly as I support myself so that my body rises a little more. I don't break our eye contact, even though Jasper is alternating between my eyes and my lips. His hand searches for my neck, stroking all over my skin until his fingers reach my nape and brings me a delicious shiver.When Jasper finally holds my neck, I hold my
“Can I sit?” Bryan points with his head to the free seat next to me, which belongs to Jasper.I half-close my eyes and cross my arms, “No-”Well, my answer means nothing to Bryan because he sits anyway. My body immediately starts moving away, allowing us to get distant, making me lean my arm against the bus window. I turn my face, looking out at the scenery I hadn't been aware of before.“I didn't know you were going with us.” He starts, his eyes on me — I know because I can feel his gaze burning my skin. “And I don't think you knew either… if you did, I'm sure you wouldn't come.”I furrow my brows and look at him with resentment. “You think I would miss this opportunity because of you?”His eyes widen slightly, “No, that's not what I meant… It's just that since you hate me so much-”“No… I think you misunderstand.” I interrupt him slowly, keeping my attention on his expressions, “I don't hate you, Bryan. To hate someone, there has to be some kind of feeling. But I don't feel anything
“Let me say something…” Bryan says as Scarlett gets off the bus.I take my eyes off her and place them on him, who is getting up from where I should be sitting.“You should stay away from Scarlett.”“Funny you say that, when the person who harms and hurts her the most is you.” I reply sarcastically, crossing my arms so that my muscles bulge slightly at my shirt.Bryan doesn't seem to like my response, as his expression tightens.“Instead of worrying about Scarlett, why don't you spend your attention on your girlfriend Alice? She seems to have a lot of free time, since she's always blaming Scarlett for things that you're responsible for.”“I haven't done anything. What Alice does is up to her.” Bryan snorts, getting out of the seat to stand in the aisle in front of me. “And contrary to what you think, I care about Scarlett… a lot more than you can imagine.”I grit my teeth sharply, making the muscles in my jaw jump. I don't like that answer, not one bit… But why?“If you care, why did
“What?” I say out loud, then cover my mouth for almost shouting, and feel my face heat up. My cheeks are probably red as my hair.Jasper takes a few moments to understand what he's said, and his eyes widen slightly… wait, is he getting flushed…?“No, not like that.” He says quickly, swinging the key, “I want you to have my room.”“Oh…” I give a silly laugh, lowering my hand slightly, secretly amused at the way Jasper looks away and seems unable to look at me at the moment. “But you're with Bryan, aren't you? And even if you weren't, girls can't stay in the boys' room.”He finally looks back at me and puts a smug smile on his lips. “This one is exclusive, Reddy. I rented it with my own money, there's no one to share it with.”I look at the key he keeps dangling, picking it up fearfully, leaving it in my open palms… and bite my lip, unsure of what to do.When they started to sign the groups, and Alice's name was placed in room 1B, I get an extreme relief. However, my turn came, and does
Amber is approaching quickly, and when she notices me, her expression closes. Only then I realize that Jasper's hands are still on my arms, and he's holding me close to his body.What is she doing here?And why are they both out here so late…?I put my palms on his chest to discreetly push him away, but he doesn't move a single muscle. Biting the inside of my cheek, I feel a bitterness rise in my throat… I'm clearly in the way of something.Jasper's eyes are on me, even though Amber is standing next to him, looking directly into his face with eyes that shine like this starry sky. It makes my stomach twist.“I knew it was you… I wouldn't be able to mistake you for anyone else.” Amber touches his arm, entwining her fingers around the muscle in his arm, exposed by the t-shirt. And her eyes go to his hand on my skin.“What are you doing here, Amber?” Jasper rests his eyes on her, pulling his arm free of her touch, but keeping one of his hands on me.“Your team will be participating in the