Novels by Lush

Briar's POVI looked up at the sky thinking to myself, how I would miss this soft fragrance of the freshness of this place. Sounds cliché as it is, but I can't possibly forget the memories of this neighbourhood. But the daylight was slowly dominating the ambience all across darkness I encountered.It's interesting to feel a strange harmony with this environment as if I'm deeply connected to it. I felt a huge load on my shoulders but at the same time I was relieved. My head was almost digging in the hand rest of the couch in the front yard, near our fireplace. The pain on the temple of my head felt nice as I waited for mom. Aurora invited my entire existence to start something new it seemed.We were leaving for the airport."Briar, is this your charger?" Mom asked, with a white adapter in her hand."Nah, mine is in my bag." I said pointing to my handbag on the table in front of me."Alright. Well, go to the car, dad is there. I'll be there in a minute." She said and went back inside.I

Briar's POVI held her tightly, burying my head further in her neck. I tried pouring out all that I had inside in the form of tears, but unexpectedly lamenting didn't change the dense feeling. I felt my chest filled, and the feeling of guilt was still the dominant one. Mom made me sit on the bed, taking a seat in front of me. The environment was a bit better now. Her soft hands touched mine as she made slight circles with her thumb on the top of my skin. I was calm and collected, definitely better than what I was a few hours ago."Since when do you him?" mom asked looking at me curiously.I gulped to make my dead dry throat a little soft. But even after trying to come up with an answer to her question, nothing but air came out of my mouth. I looked away, slightly biting my lip trying to gather some courage to answer."Uhm a f-few months." I said in a low voice."I see." Her usage of minimal words made my nervousness build up even more. I tried to hide it but who can possibly shield th

Briar's POVI could feel warm sunlight hitting my face as I walked in my neighbourhood. A place I loved hanging out at whenever I came back home in vacations. But today that road looked like a curse to walk on. Dad didn't utter a word to me the entire plane ride. Although he was completely silent, his words rang in my ears constantly. ‘I’m ashamed of you. I’m ashamed of you. I’m ashamed of you.’The more I considered it, the more I wanted to cry. I was being consumed internally by this guilt. Just because I followed my heart's desire, why have I had to endure so much sorrow and suffering?We arrived at the front gate after I dragged my feet around the driveway. I recall how this location had a distinct atmosphere only a few months ago. I was incredibly drawn to the slight scent of grass and the freshness. But right now, everything was excruciating, to even just sit there.I took a deep breath as mom quietly gestured me to come inside. I followed both of them inside, only to make the b

Briar's POVMy mind was occupied, I couldn't think about anything. I felt like my inner self was becoming numb as even the smallest sound in the room was ringing in my ears. It was an odd sensation. The fear was too strong. But I was also worried for him at the same time. Yes, it was illogical of me to worry about anyone other than myself at that time, yet I was unable to stop thinking about it. My hands kept shaking as though my body had lost all of its vigour.I could hear heels stomping on the wooden floor and the room felt chilly. Because of the deathly silence, I was sure of what the rumours were about and could hear every word in the area. Everyone was at leisure and had a current ‘hot’ issue to discuss. But I couldn't possibly care less. I had something more important to think about. My parents.I have no idea how I will respond to their questions. It would be an understatement to say that I was frightened because the thought of not being able to look them in the eyes while we

Briar's POVNext morning, I woke up all refreshed, expecting that a new day would be better. Although my body hurt, my mind was renewed, giving away how lazy I felt. It appeared as though my weekend's fatigue was still with me. I still continued to push myself as the memory of the last weekend hit me. I missed our little date, just when I woke up.Gretchen tapped my shoulder from behind as I was combing my hair. I turned around and grinned at her in anticipation of her asking me to mend her shirt or inform her of whether or not her uniform was in good condition, but she gave out a different vibe with her expression.I arched my brows in an effort to decipher the meaning behind her look. She was horribly composed while also being shocked. I was frightened since I couldn't read her face. As my breath became uneasy, a sudden feeling of unease crept across my entire body."Gretchen, what is it?" I asked her and she looked at me as her breath became deeper.It felt as if she doesn't know h

Briar’s POVIt had been a few days to our argument and even now, whenever Gretchen finds me going to meet him, a sheer displeasure on her face sits like a crown. Obviously, she wasn’t satisfied with the conversation we had that day, but her situation was helpless, because I wouldn’t stop, and she couldn’t stop me either. Though, a huge part of me felt bad for not being able to talk to her nicely ever since, at least now my relationship wasn’t totally hidden.Gretchen managed to cover up for whenever I went missing and I was taking good advantage of it. I didn’t lie to myself and shamelessly admitted how this temporary arrangement in my head seemed like a beautiful fashion. I was succumbing Gretchen to my plan, and everything sat pretty in my brain and he was becoming a part of every word I had with Gretchen.Like a lost being in a dense forest following a sole energy in order to escape the chaos of life, I was floating in his addiction. Within a stretch of over a month and a half, Gar

Ethan's POVNext morning, I was practically thrown out of Madison’s house. I knew it would happen sooner or later, but the result was a lot more dramatic than I had presumed. But I still don’t get why she got so mad? She was the one who came close to me first. Of course, there was no way I wouldn’t pull her, knowing she was into me.And I was too.The kiss wasn’t as long, because she somehow got snapped back to reality, I still feel a rush the moment I remind myself of the passionate lip lock we shared. The kiss wasn’t just hunger, it was a need, a devotion, almost like a pure melody sung out of a gold harp played in that serene surrounding. Her lips had a taste, different from the ones I had ever felt against mine. But it made my heart sink knowing I can’t be fooling around her again, knowing how it ended this time. With a dead phone in my hand and a tight white tee paired with pyjamas, I was standing on the road like a hobo waiting for his unison with some community, I could get ac

Madison's POVI was in the kitchen cooking and he was staring at me, without moving a fucking inch. He just had his arms rested on the kitchen counter and sat there on the chair, while I cooked the food. He had been in that position for about five minutes already and yes, that was unnecessarily making me nervous.Although I was focused on making my food, but my stupid eyes tend to look at him every now and then. I had no idea why he was affecting me so much. Worst part was the fact that, the t-shirt was a bit too tight for him and his body was in my vision, a lot more precisely than it could be looking, if only I had given him a different pair of clothes.That was the emergency pair David had in my house, just in case he decided to spend the night. Assuming they both are almost the same height, I thought the attire would fit him good, but Ethan was more built up than David. A lot more actually. It wouldn’t have bothered me much, but seeing how Ethan kept roaming his hands around his s

Ethan's POVIt has been really tiring and exhausting to work at the office. Don’t know how dad managed it all so damn well. Hats off to him, for taking care of such a huge firm. I was lucky enough to have tons of people who help me with all the work, it still becomes pretty stressful to look over an entire institution which is almost equivalent of taking care of many people as a whole as well.My attention was grabbed by a sudden knock on the door and it revealed Madison, as she came in. She looked sexy. No, like she really did. She was wearing a navy-blue skirt and a similar coloured coat, with a white tie shirt. The whole attire fitted her body like it was just made for her. Her curves were so defined which made it difficult for me to remove my eyes from her.With her carmine lipstick, suiting the sage and beige bohemian ambience of my office, it was a striking colour. Obviously, her entire existence was stunning, just like usual. Her fashion sense for a short little person was amaz

Ethan's POVFinally, she was under my control. I had all the chances and opportunities to take my revenge. Even though I knew the whole thing but still, it was my duty to take revenge on her. She had to know whom she had been trying to mess with. But for the most part, I was only doing it for fun because making that little woman mad makes me happy. Might sound evil but it was the truth.She was different and bold, something I didn’t find in most women I came across. It was interesting to interact with Madison, even though we only had a few conversations. All of them mostly were just me or her trying to kill each other verbally, because I was dead serious about the fact that she had already killed me in her mind a couple hundred times. She hates me; I know that.I was busy with my work when someone opened the door and it revealed Madison, coming in with a cup of coffee. I could sense her unwantedness even in the way she was dragging her feet as she came up close to my table. It was tru

Madison's POVRecalling what happened that night, my vision still gets dizzy. As planned, he was drunk and Sasha took pictures of us dancing; enough to make anyone believe. I had enough proof against him. But seeing Lush, breaking down was not a good picture. She was in a precarious position and I couldn’t handle myself, seeing her shatter like that. Though, she herself decided to go back to her hometown in Canada, as she wanted to clear her head and she promised me she won’t have any contacts with “that bastard” anymore, I was still worried. But well, for the most part at least, she was all safe and secure.Although a huge part of me felt bad (before that incident with him), because even if Ethan was a womanizer, this time he did not do anything, he was simply getting seduced. Yes, it was me, who took advantage of the fact that he, trusted me enough to come to that party and I broke it, for my own benefit. But, in the very end, the somewhat, positive image of him in my head, absolute

Ethan's POVI had been at home for two days straight. This is the longest time I had ever been inside my house. The black curtains hid the sunlight, trying to invade my room and a part me of got irritated at the slightest of the heat. Maybe I was just fazed by every single thing I saw moving, felt like shooting it with a gun.After that incident with Lush and her best friend, I didn’t feel like stepping outside and the idea of staying inside, didn’t suit me pretty well. My existence was made for the parties, maybe in the past few years I had shaped it this way? Well, as long as it keeps me distracted, I never left my party-animal phase.I was dragging my feet to the bathroom when my phone started ringing. I glanced at the clock with a thought of the 'call being an early occurrence’ but, it was almost three in the afternoon. It was then I realised, how much I was sulking, unnecessarily.‘Unknown number’ the caller ID said. As I picked it up, I questioned, “Hello?”“Is this Ethan Brown?