I stayed silent the whole time. I clenched my jaw and kept my heartbeat in check. I stuffed my hands into my hoodie’s pockets and shuffled on my foot, not sure on what to do.Sonia was still staring at me like I was some extinct animal and I felt my conscience growing antsy, the alarm bells were ringing inside my head and every instinct screamed at me to drop everything and get out of there, flee the state, change my name, forget my past and strike up a new start for myself.But no one could escape from their past.A girl can damn try. My conscience said in a snarky tone and I mentally agreed, thinking of all the things I could do to ensure a better escape from this life. I don’t want to spend the rest of my life in jail. They’ll find out, sooner or later but I’d prefer it to be the latter.She was still gaping at me and I casted a glance to the clock that was on the opposite wall from where we were standing, realizing tha
How the fuck did that bitch know about my secret.I mean, she wasn’t sure. Thank God for that but she did suspect it.‘Of course you can’t fight. I can’t believe I even thought of it.’What? So just because I liked to read and get good grades I couldn’t fight? What the hell was that about? What did that had to do with anything? Did I have to be weak to get good grades and gain a liking towards reading? Or did I have to be stupid and a complete airhead to be a fighter?But on top of everything, what could have possibly popped that question? How could that thought occur to her in the first place?This smelled like Penelope all over. I swear that if she was the one behind all this gossip, I will beat her up so bad that even her mother wouldn’t be able to recognize her. I trusted her and let my guard down.Damn her innocent look. They were playing a coy game; one that I didn’t wish to participate in.
I walked out of the school, hoping to avoid Sonia and Maddison on the way. I kept my head lowered and eyes fixed on the ground.Once I stepped out of the building, the sun hit my eyes and blinded me momentarily, forcing my sight to adjust to the change of lighting and when I could finally see again, I looked around in search for Adam so that he can give me a ride home but I finally noticed that something was wrong.Something in my gut told me that this wasn’t good, that something bad was going to happen. I stayed rooted on the spot, trying to grasp the faint shouts and yells in the distance. I tried to pinpoint the direction they were coming from. My head whipped to the side, finally able to distinguish where the noises were coming from.Looking around and seeing that Adam hadn’t appeared yet, I made a fleeting decision and jogged around to the side of the school where the stadium was.The second I saw how big the crowd was, I knew so
The night seemed to stretch longer and I found myself wishing I could fast forward it all to get it all over with. I was exhausted from the day’s events what with Sonia almost finding out and having my parents call me 10 minutes ago, saying that they’ll be back home soon. Don’t get me wrong, I’m ecstatic that they would be around. We would have movie marathons, eat some sushi, grab a few ice creams and pig out together but it would undoubtedly get harder for me to sneak out into the night for these fights and God knows how much I couldn’t afford missing out on these fights.One missed encounter and you’re out.It was a huge tournament and although I wasn’t aiming to win the whole thing for pride and fame, I did aim to collect enough money to fund Carla’s medications and ‘enough money’ wasn’t just two grand. Two grand can probably get her two treatments at the most but to actually giv
“I knew it!” Sonia yelled aloud and I sighed in defeat whilst watching her jump around, seeming ecstatic from the information she just gained and will probably hold over my head. Levy casted a concerned glance my way, voicing his thoughts, “Am I missing something here?”The glare I threw him was enough to burn anyone to charcoal ash in seconds. Sonia had this triumphant look on her face that I had the overcoming urge to mess up so bad that my mind jumped at the idea by filling itself with images on the best ways to make her suffer.I shook the thoughts away as soon as they slithered into my head. This is even worse than what I had in mind. Out of all the people on Earth that could’ve found out, it just had to be her. The world can’t possibly be any crueler than this.Sonia was wearing the perfect definition of a slut outfit. She didn’t usually wear these kinds at school but I guess she thought that an ille
I looked left and right among the small groups of people, trying to find a certain blonde but after a minute of searching and coming up short, I rounded the school to the parking lot and searched for the pink car.“Case!” Penelope called, jogging towards me with a huge grin on her face. I thought that she was going to stop jogging once she was nearer but instead, she increased her jog into a sprint. I didn’t have enough time to brace myself and almost went sprawling onto the rough pavement if it wasn’t for Penelope holding onto me. She smiled weakly when she lets go of me from the hug, seeming sheepish of how she reacted at the sight of me and I gave her a small smile. She was definitely something.“I’m sorry. I was just so happy and excited that you finally gave me a chance to prove myself to you. God, I won’t let you down! I promise,” she gushed and she sounded so determined that for a minute there,
I watched Adam closely. His gaze was still trained on the same spot for the last 5 minutes and I was growing worried. I mean, I was worried but I was going to dive into a panic attack if he doesn’t move soon.A few hours ago, the hospital called Adam to inform him that Carla passed on. The news broke him. A lump was lodged in my throat ever since, I wanted to cry and grief with Adam but I knew I had to be strong for him. He needed a support and between the two of us, he was the one who lost his mother and I was the only one there that wasn’t sobbing their eyes out so I was currently comforting the whole Jones’ family.Pio was seating on my lap, his head tucked under my chin and I could feel the tears dribble onto my shirt softly. I couldn’t bring myself to care though, the crying little boy was the only thing in my mind right now and I couldn’t be bothered about anything else than to be a line that this family could cl
I shut the door of my car and walked in the cafe, ordering some overdue hot chocolate and took a seat on one of the booths.A minute passed, then it was two, three and soon, half an hour.I tapped my nails impatiently on the wooden table. Where the hell was this guy?Probably banging some chic; typical.Jealous? Hah. Not a chance. Don’t sweat it y’all, I’ve got my eyes on some hot piece of ass and it was definitely not the man- whore you were thinking about.The bell above the door chimed, signaling someone’s arrival. By then, I was already on my phone playing piano tiles 2 with an ear bud stuffing my left ear. A hand landed on the table and jolted me back to reality and made me lose focus. My finger slipped and tapped the wrong tile, causing the song to end.Goddamit.That could’ve been a new best! This guy needed to learn some things about manners. I couldn’t wipe my annoyed expression even if I wanted to.