LORRAINE“Where do you think you're going?” I paused. My shoulders flinched in fright at the sound of Josh's voice. I dreaded bumping into him anywhere. Of all the times for me to bump into him, it had to be now. I winced as he held my hand firmly and turned me around. I closed my eyes and turned around shooting him an irritated look. I was almost tempted to snap at him and ask him what he wanted but I don't think that I had it in me. I wished that he would just leave me alone to figure out how I was going to get myself out of this mess that I put myself into. “I'm heading to the next class. I'm late. Please, maybe later” I said softly. In an attempt to be as calm and polite as possible. I dreaded getting into his bad side regardless of how irritated I was feeling. He was already making my life hell, imagine how far he'd go if he got the impression that I was being rude to him. “Like I don't know that you've missed the first class and you missed the test too” Josh drawled, his ey

LORRAINEWhat caught me off guard was my reaction to the way Jayden looked at me. The immediate bout of heat flushed through me the moment he looked at me. I was taken unaware of it. I closed my eyes and sighed. If there was anything that needed to be done. I needed to learn how to compose myself. I didn't want to be deeply entangled with anything that had to do with the twins. Jayden and Jordan both seemed like trouble. I closed my eyes and tried not to moan in pain as the thudding in my head intensified. I had barely been able to get the proper amount of sleep and it was my body's way of telling me that the rest that I needed wasn't enough. I was almost tempted to yell out my frustration. The very idea of it seems appealing. I closed my eyes and placed my head again my folded hands at the edge of the desk. I was beyond tired and I wanted nothing more than to sleep. “I'll be forced to ask you to tell me what I was talking about if you do not raise your head from that desk immediat

LORRAINE“I didn't expect you to notice that I was missing” My shoulders flinched visibly as Jordan’s voice sounded in my ear. It was a little closer to be than I would have liked and the sight of him sitting so close to me put me on some sort of edge. I closed my eyes, trying to compose my emotions. Somehow being around them made my tummy twist into a bundle of knots. It made me feel a certain kind of way that I didn't exactly know how to put into words. Maybe it was the way they both looked at me. Like they both wanted to pounce on me. Like I was the prey and they were the predator. I needed to get away from both of them. I didn't think that the proximity was going to affect me this much. Except I couldn't abruptly stand up and hurry to the other side of the room. I wanted more than anything to do it but at the same time. I didn't want to draw unnecessary attention.“I'm surprised she noticed” Jayden finally spoke up. His gaze gradually lifted from the plate as he stared at me. I

LORRAINE The teacher looked far from pleased to see me. If anything, she looked incredibly disappointed that I arrived in time. After the twins had humiliated her earlier. There was no way that I could have been her favorite person. My heart raced heavily within the confines of my chest. I had been running so hard and fast and I was trying to regain composure as quickly as possible.“Two minutes to time could also be classified as being late you know” She glared at me but I ignored her as I headed towards an empty seat. I've had enough of people of people picking on me today. It gets so exhausting sometimes and all I wanted to do was breathe and be left alone. “It still doesn't change that I'm here before the time Miss Brimley. I'll need to take the test now please” I said. My voice trembled slightly but I didn't allow my face to give off the anxiety that I was feeling. She looked almost surprised that I had spoken. It was almost as if she wasn't expecting me to and there was certa

LORRAINE“You can't keep running away from him forever. You know that right?” Chloe lifted her head from her book and raised an eyebrow at me knowingly. I wanted to act like I was oblivious and I wanted to pretend like she didn't know what I was talking about but a part of me knew that she was right. We both knew what she was talking about. I couldn't keep avoiding Josh forever. Eventually, I'll have to find a way to develop the backbone to tell him off. I closed my eyes and for a moment, the idea of confiscating myself within the darkness seemed alluring. If I had a way to make it happen, I would have done it a long time ago. I forced myself to open my eyes and face reality. The reality of what was happening to me. As I opened my eyes. Chloe's confused expression came into view and I swallowed nervously. If things continue to keep being awkward between us. She's going to think that I'm a fucking weirdo. “In as much as I want to argue with you. I have a feeling that you might be