On The Edge Of Life
"No offense but you are always so grumpy, it's actually kind of cute." I bluntly say to him and watch him throw me a nasty glare, I just giggle at that.
"I'm not." he defends himself in a calm yet stern voice keeping his face emotionless.
"sure." I find myself saying sarcastically.
I think I'm too drunk because there is no way a sober River will have the courage to hold a conversation with a very grumpy Killian.
I expect another scary glare to come towards me but instead I meet with a soft gaze that stares at me with an unreadable expression.
"I'm not." This time he says softly, I see him biting back a small smile and , he smiles. I've never seen him smiling before, not this way.
Standing on the edge of life, River breathes in and lets himself adjust into a new life, into a new family. After a horrifying past he finds his life wrapped around a shaggy orphanage and several foster homes which makes it hard to believe that he is actually being adopted.
Having a family was always a desire of him but to his burnt luck, he doesn't feel like he belongs in his adoptive family. Everyone and everything around him make it clear that he wasn't born to be happy.
River is waiting for another push, one last push to end it all and fall from the edge and that's when a grumpy looking Killian Price steps into his life. River can't decide if Killian is the saviour or the devil himself.
River's life meets with unexpected secrets mixed with burning desire, adorning the melancholic attire. Soon, he finds out he isn't the only one standing on the edge of the cliff, or he realises he is far from the edge.
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Chapter: Chapter SixLuck will never be on my side, will it? As if tolerating harsh words from Gabriel weren't enough already, now I'm expected to tolerate the harsh behavior of nature as well. I really like rain but only when I'm in the comfort of my home, well, technically not my home but you get my point. Rain is fucking annoying when you are standing at a bus stop for half an hour and waiting for the right bus to arrive. Not a single person is here beside me. Every kid from the school is gone already. Of course I'm freaking late because Gabriel had to throw a fit and leave me alone and I had to take a few minutes to cool off. I could have walked home as I'm already fully soaked with the rain water if only I knew the road back home. I really didn't pay attention when I got here to school and the roads are creepy here, you can find 2 to 3 mouths to each road ready to swallow your confused head. Really not an ideal place to be alone for a newcomer. It's getting late, I hope Henna wouldn't be mad at me
Last Updated: 2022-06-02
Chapter: chapter Five So what if I didn't have friends by my side? I always have my enemies to give me company; trouble. Since my early childhood, trouble has always found its way to me and I gladly accept it with open arms. Back in the orphanage, I didn't really get along with most of the kids, especially with the bigger kids who used to bully others and take away their food, mine included. I had to sleep with an empty stomach many times because of them but yet I didn't stand up to them as I knew it was of no use.But the trouble starts when someone does something good to mend things, always. I got in trouble because I punched one of those bullies. They had started it first, calling me names and making fun of me. I couldn't control myself and fought back finally. It didn't do much but taught me that you shouldn't stand up against someone when you are right because people are gonna ignore you. If you are the wrong one, you become the valid one.But this time, I'm calling trouble towards myself. I just can'
Last Updated: 2022-05-26
Chapter: Chapter FourInitially, I thought I wouldn't be able to catch proper sleep due to the excitement and anxiety about going to school but I was proven wrong as I had a pleasant and sound sleep. That was actually unexpected but definitely a good sign though it doesn't cover up one bad side that I desperately need now. I wanted to sleep on the way to school to avoid facing Gabriel as I have to ride with him to school. But now I can't sleep, not because I had a good sleep,but because Gabriel's friend, whose name is Sebastian, is constantly rumbling about things that I'm not interested in.I feel like my head will explode anytime if he doesn't stop and thanks to my luck, it feels like he is not gonna stop anytime soon. I can't ask him to shut up either as it would be considered rude. He is also Gabriel's friend so I don't wanna offend either of them, I'm already walking on eggshells.I was already tensed knowing that I would have to go to school every day with Gabriel as it's actually his car. I won't b
Last Updated: 2022-05-25
Chapter: Chapter ThreeRiver's POV Silence is filling the room with awkwardness as I arrange my things for classes tomorrow. Yes, I'm attending school from tomorrow and right now I'm feeling a mixture of feelings. I'm both scared and excited for tomorrow and both of these emotions are making me overwhelmed which will keep me up the whole night for sure. I didn't have a good experience in my last high school. I was severely bullied because I was an orphan, an easy target for a bully. At first, the bullying wasn't that severe but I called destruction upon myself by speaking up and standing up for myself. There I learnt that if you belong to the lowest part of the food chain, you should always keep your mouth shut. But I'm not sure if I've taken any lesson from it because I will probably fight back even if I know I will lose at the end. Henna knows about my high school experience just like the whole orphanage. My face was almost deformed when a group of jerks attacked me for not following their order so it
Last Updated: 2022-05-12
Chapter: Chapter TwoRiver's POVAs we all had light lunch at the funeral, Anthony decided to head towards a restaurant to have early dinner as It's already evening and we all were tired to go home and make some food.Right now we are at a family diner, Anthony is ordering food for all of us after asking what we all wanted to have a few minutes ago. I really don't have idea about food out here in restaurants as I never really went out that many times, didn't have money to buy food from restaurants either so I decided to have what Scarlet ordered which includes a hamburger and fries with oreo shake. Apparently, Henna doesn't like Orni eating junk food all the time but she didn't stop this time. She was too busy to grieve over the death of Mary. Sometimes I really don't understand her sadness. We all have to die one day. Isn't it useless to cry your eyes out for someone who will never return? I've learned from experience. No matter how much I cried, my parents never came back. If people who are still alive
Last Updated: 2022-05-12
Chapter: Chapter OneRiver's POVAfter taking a much needed cold shower, I slip off the bathroom and head towards my cupboard with a semi-wet towel resting on my neck to get the black suit which Henna,my adoptive mother, has chosen for me to wear today. I take my time to dry my hair with the towel before opening the small wooden cupboard which is painted white. Slightly frowning, I glance at the black suit in my hand, really not feeling it. I'm much more comfortable in my sweatpants and a t-shirt in this scorching heat. It's so freaking hot these days though winter will knock at the door in a few more weeks, the weather is always sunny so it burns my skin whenever I step outside. Needless to say, I absolutely hate summer heat. I prefer winter and I can't wait for this sweaty season to go away. Without wasting any more time as I'm already late, I try out the suit which is kinda bigger on me as it actually belongs to my adoptive brother, Gabriel. He is around 4 inches taller than me with a wide shoulder a
Last Updated: 2022-05-12
Chapter: 08: Ginger First actual conversation with her new bodyguard was rather uncomfortable for Iris. She wanted to talk to him and thank him for the last time but all he did was to formally introduce himself to her. He left for his room after that and nothing happened afterwards. Maybe she is overthinking. He wasn't being rude or anything. Maybe he was just too tired to be holding up a conversation but again why would he try to hold a conversation in the first place? He is here as her bodyguard, not her friend. She shrugs it off and thinks about what Ashton asked her to do earlier. Her schedule? He asked for her schedule but how can she give him what she doesn't have? Things just happen randomly and she goes along with them just like right now. She is in an Art exhibition with her friends because apparently Grac
Last Updated: 2021-04-10
Chapter: 07: JoyAmy and Adam finally came up with a plan after their odd encounter with Jamie. Their plan is to act like a debt collector but instead of asking for money, they will have to take it forcefully even if they will have to kill the target."So we go there and take him at gunpoint and take the money? Sounds just as simple as eating cereal every morning." Jamie comments, his voice sounds proud."We wouldn't get the task if it was so easy." Amy says."Amy is right. It's not as easy as it seems. Williams took a loan of one million dollars, he didn't repay it nor did he take all the threat seriously. Instead, he threatened back sa
Last Updated: 2021-04-10
Chapter: 06: 26 Year 11 Months"Have you packed your luggage?" Ashton doesn't look back because he doesn't feel the importance of that, instead he keeps on doing what he's doing."Just packing some stuff which I left in the office." However, Ashton replies to the question.He is in the office right now, taking his necessary items along with him as he won't be coming here often now as he has been assigned to his new job."Great! Meet me at my office when you are done." The lady informs Ashton, still standing at the door."I just remember that you once said you don't stand nepotism." He mutters slowly befo
Last Updated: 2021-04-09
Chapter: 05: Secret Admirer Iris watches her phone rings and finally it stops. It's annoying when people don't get the hint that you don't wanna talk to them right now. It's even more annoying when it's an unknown number.By exhaling an annoyed huff, Iris finally picks up the call when it goes off again. Her phone has been going off for at least half an hour now. Assuming it's that nonsense secret admirer of her who doesn't have the courage to reveal themselves, she blocked the number but that person is a shameless soul who didn't hesitate to disturb her with a bunch of more different numbers."Why didn't you pick up the call?" Before Iris can curse her heart out, she hears an irritating robotic voice demanding an answer from her which makes her raise an eyebrow."And who the fuck do you think you are to talk to me like that?" Her
Last Updated: 2021-04-09
Chapter: 04: Money Runs The World "Ah-h, fuck ! Do it fast and be a little gentle,will you?" Adam rolls his eyes at the demand. He is being gentle as much as possible."It's a knife cut not a paper cut,idiot! and of course I'm being gentle enough." Adam mutters while treating the wound, he already gave her medicine to lessen the pain while she is being just like a little baby.Now, it's not like Adam is a verified doctor or something similar to that but he had to learn how to treat knife and gun wounds as he had been shot and stabbed several times over the past few years. That's understandable as he won't be getting fresh roses as greeting when he works as a street gang leader.Life is not easy when people either fear you to even look at you or hate you enough to kill you. That's how life is tr
Last Updated: 2021-04-08
Chapter: 03: He Knows What's He's Doing Ashton Ryan Coopers, a 24 years old man has his priority set. Work comes first, work comes second and It's also work which comes at last. In a nutshell, he is a pure workaholic as he has nothing else to occupy his time. His dedication, seriousness and honesty have earned him a prestigious name in his work field. He had joined PSF (Phoenix Security Firm) when he freshly graduated from school. He couldn't continue his study furthermore as he had to be the only bread earner for his family of 2 members.His mom and him. Now that he has lost his mother due to cancer, he finds himself confined with work most of the time.He is a skilled man in several fields but he expertises in hand to hand combat and shooting. Now that he has 7 years of experience in the security firm, he has become one of the most trusted and skilled employees. That's the reason why when the company had to send one of their
Last Updated: 2021-04-08
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