I'm wearing a PE uniform now so even if it gets wet and dirty it's fine. I looked over the wide and long pool at our school. Crambrands University is the biggest school in our country. I got in here because I passed the entrance exam and luckily got into the scholars' list. It was really hard to maintain grades but because that is required I need to study well to maintain high grades.I breathed deeply. I sat on a bench. I saw that a man came in and it was the one I was with to clean the pool."There's so much clutter, it's like one's life there."I would like to believe that a human's instinct, especially a woman's, is not always right. When he saw me before being maltreated by Chontel I thought he wanted to help me, but he didn't. I used to think that he was a nice person, but when I experienced being with him around, my expectations of him were proven too far away from what it is. "Maybe it's better to just work together and clean up right away so we can finish early, Kalvis. Plea
It's been weeks but I can't get out of my mind what Kalvis did to me. I carry the hatred in my heart for him. He didn't respect me. I hope he thought about his father before he did that to me. I gently wiped away my tears. I glanced at Marcov's message, as the invisible sharp instrument continued to stab my heart until I burst into tears again. He said he wanted to see me, he has told me that several times by texting and calling me. I have only one reason, I am not available because I still have school activities to finish. We have a game today. I was inside the restroom of the basketball gym of our Crambrands University. Someone knocked on the door so I let out a breath before I went out. A classmate smiled at me. "Hi, Veronne. Have you seen where the attendance sheet is?"I shook my head. I've been asking where the attendance sheet is because I haven't written my name yet on it. "I didn't see it, Mitch. Who was assigned to take our attendance? Are you done attending?"She nod
I felt more guilt as if it would swallow me up when he locked me in his arms. My tears seem to fall, they can't be stopped, and they can't be used up. I just want to insert my face into the flesh of his chest. His hand rubbed my back. He calms me down. He was breathing deeply. When I felt better, we headed over to the sofa. He held my hands and squeezed them. "You seem to like the taste of wine, Veronne," he said. Even if he didn't say it, I knew he wanted to ask me, why do I drink? I stared at him, trying to tell him what's the truth through my eyes."I'm just sad, Marcov. I'm so sad. Really sad."My tears fell on our hands. "I rescued you from the life you had, Veronne. You have money now, you have a nice place to live, and you are no longer a slave to your own family." He looked up, thinking about something. He looked around for a moment before looking back at me. "What else is missing? Tell me, I'll give everything to make you okay. You want a car? Dress? What?!"I shook m
I'm at the mall. I have finished buying the basic necessities for the condo. Even for my personal needs,I have already bought them. It used to be my dream to go to this place and buy the things I need and want, but now, somehow I can do them. I now have my own ATM. I was surprised because almost every week new money was added to my account. I was tired so I thought of eating ice cream at an ice cream parlor inside the mall. I had several bowls of Rocky Road Ice Cream. I was about to leave but Mitch saw me so she approached me. "Dating yourself?" she asked me, smiling. "Hmm. Not really. I just bought needs," I told her. "Ah, okay. By the way, are you informed who your partner is in our new project?"I shook my head. I don't know who my partner is because I didn't go in. "We have a new project? Who is my partner?""It's no other than your best enemy! It's that guy, Kalvis Greyford," Mitch told me. I held onto the chair. I almost spit out the ice cream I ate because of what I fo
Under the sun, I'm holding tight to her wrist. Thinking about a possible way to survive made me sick in the head. Beads of sweat and tears began to roll down my face. I can hear my own breath. My heartbeat says that this is the end of me. I felt a strong pull. I was now on my knees and my palms were pushing on the floor. Still breathing fast and heavily, my tears are bouncing on the floor. I sobbed as my mind woke up to the fact that I was safe. My forehead slowly lowered until it kissed the floor. I swallowed, giving my silent hallelujah to the deity above who answered my plea. "Jesus, I thought it was the end of my life," I whispered. I heard a conversation behind me. Two people are yelling at each other. I inhaled. A few more moments before I exhaled. Even though my knees were shaking, I stood up. I faced the two people confronting and pointing to each other's faces. "I don't know if you're still human, Chontel. You can harm your own blood just because of the gossip you hear
He called me to meet him here. Now I was standing at the beachside, looking on to the surface of the light kissed sea. The water was calm and the sound of the way became music to my ears.I waited for him because he got us something to drink. I told him that I am not in the mood to drink liquor, that's why he only bought juice for me and a canned beer for himself. "Hey, beautiful. Here's your fresh peach juice."I accepted the juice in the glass. He sat down so I sat next to him. I have no words to say to him since I lost on the track.He was wearing a beach short and a sleeveless top, and that made him look like a campus crush who visited a beach. Honestly, he became the center of attraction on this beach and it made my heart swell out of jealousy. I feel like I want to poke the eyes of the girls who have been staring at him for a while, as if they were imagining themselves being kiseed of even fucked by this man."What's with the long face?" he asked me. I didn't answer. I just tas
There's a smile on my face, looking above the glittering sky. They seemed to be feeling happy for us. I was also very happy to see the full moon that got even brighter as the night got deeper. Daddy told me then that he was just on the moon, looking at me, and ready to sympathize with me in every season of my life. The beam of the moon had a different effect on me tonight because its light was immensely gorgeous, several times brighter compared to the first months and years of my life. Daddy must be very happy for me tonight, I can feel it. "When I was young, my grandmother told me, when she died, she would reach the sky. I asked her, how do I know that she did that? She told me to look up to the sky and find the brightest star. Just looking at the sky after the day she was buried, I saw the North Star. I don't even know if it's the brightest star, but it was the one that shone when I looked at the sky while crying. From that moment, I called the North Star as gramma, in remembranc
The new morning has come again. When I faced it I didn't expect that the first thing I would experience would be good. No matter how much I want to avoid the things that bring bitterness in my life, I can't do such. Even if we tried so hard in a good way to only taste good things in life, there are people who will ruin our day. "I heard you had a beach date with my dad. How's it going?!""Mitch, let's go," I said to Mitch. I really want to avoid this man.Kalvis grabbed my arm so I couldn't move from where I was standing. Mitch just stared at me and let out a breath out of frustration. "I won't let you turn your back on me just like that. Is that how you are going to treat your future step son? Show your side that you deserve to enter daddy's life and be my step mom."I patted his hand that was holding my arm. "You know, I'm excited to be a parent, don't you? Because of my past I promised that I would be a good mother for my future children. Dear step son, don't treat your step mom