LUCANThe more I watch them together, the angrier I get.I almost exploded, until Cassidy reprimanded me. Shity, my girlfriend asking me to greet her crush. The hard part been me having to put up with it. After she’s invited him over to the Friday party and with all power, finally left him, fast forwarded to being in the car with her, I felt like crashing the car into a wood but then, if I want to die, I had leave her out. “Fix your attitude, babe.” She looked at him and I couldn’t even stare back.I shall only consider changing my attitude once your heart stops belonging to someone else. Does she even know how fucked up it sounds? We haven’t even gone farther than kissing. I’m not complaining, no I am not. Just that I don’t think I can completely trust her. One blink that Jordan would accept her, she won’t think twice before giving herself on a platter of nothingness. I still stand on my word. I’m going to try until I can no longer try. Also, I won’t give up until I have reac
NORA“The Empire State Building?”Liam’s deep voice washed over me and I blinked, realized that he’s still watching me. His brows are furrowed and his mouth is turned down.“No.” I refuse to cry. I refuse to bawl like a little girl.“Museum of art?” Next was my father who waved his hand, dismissing my earlier rejection, he offered.“No.” My voice is hesitant as I spoke.I knew I would be messed up by the end of the semester but I never expected it this soon. Instead of my usual first position each year, I badged the second. I was so blinded by annoyance that I seeked out who took my place. However when I discovered it was Lucan- someone whom we have drifted apart- I dropped the confrontation. I came home since I couldn’t knock on Lucan’s door and what? The result has been sent to my father. Now here I am, seated across them as they try to pacify me. Reality calling me to my room, to go sulk my eyes out. Knowing I let them down, I am going no where. Taking me out would only warmup
JORDAN‘’You came back alive.’’ Bile lurched up my throat as I spotted Nathan and Rodney crawling down the wall. I turned my back to them and with direct insertion of my key in the ignition, I got on the seat and immediately they climbed behind me, we took off.‘’We were almost caught.’’ Rodney chuckled to himself as if it’s an inside joke, and before I knew it, his arms came encircling my waist. He doesn’t back away as he should.I wanted to be the first to rebuke him but Nathan was faster.‘’Incase Rodney has started journeying towards bromance, I think I would rather walk home. I still haven’t asked my crush out.’’ Nathan told us, his voice firm.Yet again, I wonder whom he’s referring to. Nathan isn’t the secretive type and even though he’s never spoken to us about having a crush, his tongue slipped.‘’You seem to be hiding a lot.’’ Rodney reminded him, sounding pissed. Clueless to my distress, they began to argue. That point in time, I wish I could fly us home. ‘’She was fast
LUCANMy phone has been dead. My handiwork. Perhaps I don’t want to receive any of Cassidy’s calls. I’m not even fighting with her, I just want to keep a short distance for now. Maybe by tomorrow, I can then decide to make my contact active. I was on my way back from where I headed for a fast meal when I saw one of Liam’s cars. I didn’t run, I just kept my stance as I kept walking. I didn’t expect him to drive past without seeing me- since it’s broad daylight, nor do I wish he stopped. The latter occurred. I decided to stop, watched him get out of his car, his driver closing the door behind him. He walked towards me, his steppings confident like the young CEO he is. I stood, right on the spot, not sure what apology to lay down at his feet. He stopped in front of me, and I found myself face to face with him, mouth sealed with nothing to say. No excuse to give. ‘I did it because I had to.’ Something so easy yet difficult to say. I can smell his cologne, a mix of richness an
NORAHow do you know you've entered a pool of mess even before foresighting it? Well, I have stepped foot into it and I am not sure I am getting myself out of it. Out of Natalie's hold.Natalie breezed through the clothing store, grabbing armfuls of dresses and shirts and skirts, piling them into the shopping basket. My jaw has to be picked from the ground. It did dropped.She barely looked at the price tags, seemingly unconcerned with the cost. As she tossed item after item into the basket, I can't help but wonder if she's going to need a separate suitcase just for all those new clothes. That moment when time came to try on the clothes, she disappeared with me into the dressing room with a mountain of garments, and we emerged minutes later with a pile of rejects. All for me. “That's enough! I don't need all these clothes, nor do you. Additionally, I'm not going to that party with you. You need to put some of these stuff back." As I briskly walk away from the clothing store, I c
NORAThe coast is clear. That was exactly what I thought the moment my lips descended on his. It was potent, the pinpricks of awareness racing down my spine and spreading through every nerve ending.The blanket of heat and unpleasant odors in the air fade away as our lips locked. He wasn’t pushing me away. The flush of his body against me told me he wanted not even the barrier of our clothes. I realized I was fine gone into the back of my head that I was no longer thinking the same. This wasn’t what I came here for. My mind was made up, or so I thought yet here I am, making out with him.“That…” I began, soon as we drifted apart.“That was a mistake.” He finished. Just before he turned on his heels and left. He looked offended. He could have let me finish but he preferred being the gentleman. My hand reached out for him, my mouth irrelevant with my heart decision. ‘Stay’ the one thing I was ready to say but he was out of the kitchen already. I feel like I just made a bad deci
CASSIDY“What are you doing here?” While on the search for Jordan, I wanted to disappear in the air when I saw my boyfriend out of nowhere. We spoke about the party and how he was going to come along with me, but he was still in the mood for his new car, so I slipped out of his house and went to mine. I went to dress up for the party and here I am. I didn’t expect to cross path with Lucan the exact moment I stepped foot into the party.He didn’t respond. His eyes set on me as he neared, coming closer that my breathe hitched.My boyfriend now owns a car, the latest Maruti Suzuki Baleno owner in town. Yet a certain hooded eyed bike owner still owns my heart. My boyfriend knows it, but he’s still drilling me with awareness to make me see his love for me. Which I have seen, and regretted how stoic my heart is that it can’t transplant all those feelings to him instead of my forever crush. Jordan doesn’t love me. I know that too. He doesn’t have a single atom of feelings towards me, wh
EVELYNI entered my apartment, eager to get out of the sweltering heat outside. I set my coffee on the table and stripped off my shirt, relishing the feeling of the cool air on my skin. America has been good. I took a deep breath, enjoying the silence of my home. Small but peaceful. I grabbed my laptop and settled down at the table, the hot coffee warming my hands as I took a sip. I opened my email and began to work through my inbox, a feeling of calm settling over me as I focus on my task.My work as a detective can be both risky and a trouble. I often spend my days tracking down leads, following up on tips, and analyzing evidence. I’m constantly trying to piece together the puzzle of a crime, trying to solve the mystery and bring the perpetrators to justice.Justice. What I will never get for myself. I remind myself. My work can be monotonous, doing the same thing day in and day out, but when I crack a case, it's exhilarating, like I just won a trophy.I live for those mome