Novels by Connor Heart

Alexandra waited for Jacob’s car to turn and until it’s out of her sight before she decided to open their gate. As soon as she pushed the door open, she halted as she heard her name being called by a very familiar voice, Albert’s. “Alex!” “Oh? Hey Albert! What’s up?” she turned as she saw Albert walking towards her. “I was thinking… do you have plans for tomorrow?” “Ah, yep. I have. Why?” “Well, I was thinking of asking you out. Haha! Like, you know? Go to a movie, eat outside, or something, Haha!” Albert said in a declining tone. The more he reiterates things to do, the more his voice sounded to fade.

Chapter 8It was a cheap compact powder that you can easily buy at drugstores. Jenny saw Kevin and Jacob, shockingly looked at each other. They seem to have communicated through their eyes and have agreed before Kevin stuttered and answered her.“Oh? What’s that? Let me see. Maybe the girl I met at the bar the other day left it here.”Jenny sensed that there is something.“Oh? Is it? Here. I hope you didn’t do it on the couch. Everybody sits here. Hehe!” Jenny awkwardly replied as she forced a smile.For some reason, Jenny’s heart is pounding so hard and fast, as if she is palpitating. The more she’s getting a

After exchanging gaze with each other, Alexandra saw Jacob's eyes looking down to where her mouth was. Slowly, his stare still locked to her lips, his face grew closer to hers. Nervous, but Alexandra felt as if there was something within her that wanted to be let out. And only he has the key to its freedom. With anticipation, she closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and braced herself for the upcoming kiss. She rested her lips together, not puckering, but ready for his landing. Their nose has touched already until their moment was disrupted by the sound of the keys trying to fit in the doorknob. Alexandra's supposed to exhale the air she stuck in her chest a few seconds ago, until she felt his lips touch the cheeks at the edge of her lips. She opened her eyes gently and saw him intently looking at her as if waiting for her reaction. Meeting his eyes, Alexandra breaks into a smile as if to t

“Hey sorry! I had a visitor! Did you drop by?” Jacob woke up with a bad hangover early afternoon the next day. The scene that he saw at Alexandra’s house is still vividly clear in his mind. Albert, the guy they met at the mall last week was at their house in the late hours of the night, and they seem to speak quite comfortably with each other. Alexandra even served him coffee. He must have been caught up in the moment and misjudge things. The second he witnessed the scenario last night, the coward inside him got the best of him. His mind went completely blank as if no information or reasoning was being processed aside from what his eyes were looking at. With a heavy heart, he went back home, chugged out all his stockpile of beers which are supposed to be his supp

It was Saturday evening, Alexandra has just finished taking a bath when her father called her downstairs.“Alexandra! You have a visitor”, her father called to her.Only four names came to her mind when her father said she has a visitor. It could only be Albert, Ronnie, Marlon, and Carlo. The four of them are relatives. Albert and Ronnie are brothers, while Marlon and Carlo are their cousins from two different siblings of their father. Aside from having the same surnames, they are all Alexandra’s suitors. They are even famous throughout the neighborhood for courting the same girl, despite being relatives. A fact that Alexandra is honestly embarrassed about.During their childhood, Alexandra and the other children in their neighborhood are always playing out

It has been a week since Alexandra and Jacob met at the groceries store. Since then, they both agreed to exchange numbers, and have started communicating with each other through text messaging.Alexandra’s whole week was jumped packed with school activities and quizzes here and there. It is her final year at school, which means more pressure about keeping her grades high. She wants to graduate on time, and with a consistent grade. This is so she could take her board exam, become a Certified Public Accountant, and land a job in one of the big four auditing companies.Her mother and sister are the two women whom she confides in a lot when she was still a kid. With them, she could act spoiled and bratty, and they would just give in to her whims. That is why their consecutive deaths made her realize how alone she could be. Su