MAYA I couldn’t believe the scene that was playing out in front of me. Marcus had found Ian? He must have tortured him. I gasped in shock as I ran towards him. He looked so lost at first, and that actually broke my heart into two. What was I going to do to solve the issue that was fostering on its own. Marcus was endangering the lives of people that I care about. Unable to take the pain anymore, I grabbed Ian close to my heart, holding him so tight. I felt his hand tighten around me and I sighed in relief. I just wanted him to be safe and free from everything trying to oppress him. I wanted to hide him from all of these, and never have him feel any form of pain. I may not love Ian romantically, but I had learnt to care for him, and he was a special person in my circle of friends. I couldn’t ignore this no matter how hard I tried. He was there for me when Mike kicked me out, even though he had to create an unnecessary drama about the whole thing. But, he had been there. He had be
IAN I pulled my hands into fists by my sides in pure rage. I couldn’t believe he would tell me that right to my face. Maya may be a stubborn brat, but she was my friend. Her crazy obsession with Mike was not going to change that at all. She was an important part of my life, and she would always be one. “Go home, kid,” Marcus said easily. “Who are you calling a kid? I have warned you. Don’t ever try to hurt her anymore. You don’t understand who she is. Are you dumb? We need her to be a part of us, and your nonsense is going to push her away from us. It’s no wonder why she is hardly opening up to us. You are the one complicating things, and making her lose faith in the rogue. You…” Marcus spat on the ground, and Ian stopped his utterances in shock. He had never realised how barbaric Marcus really was until that moment. Ian bubbled in rage, and he was finding hard to control it. What Marcus just did was a pure slap on the face. Rogues mostly did that to Mike’s pack to make them f
CHLOE My eyes flickered to the banner on top of the school building, which read, Spadeville college. The drama made it difficult for normalcy to return. There was not one single soul in school this time, and the CCTv were all destroyed. But, I couldn’t turn back now. I actually didn’t want to. I was here to take the Argent’s arrow, and I would do so. There was no way I would be returning without it. My father has given me such a strong responsibility, and I couldn’t fail him. I quickened my steps as I opened the gate slightly, walking into the empty compound. There was beauty in doing these things on your own, and I wanted to sap it as much as I could. My bag was swung on my left shoulder as I moved with poise. This hall, had gotten all of my laughter, and insane happy moments, but honestly I didn’t want to dwell on that, but more on what I had come here for. Instead of taking the route that would lead to the college’s offices, I took the backdoor, and it led me to a series of
MAYA There is so much emptiness inside of my heart, and I really didn’t want it to be this way, but it is what it is. I always felt like I was the odd one out, and I couldn’t be happy no matter how much I tried. Now, it has grown worse staying with Ian. Despite how kind he was to me, my mind wasn’t with him. He was a contradiction. I placed my blue head gear around my hair, as I walked down the stairs. Hopefully, he would have gone out by now, because I’m definitely not in the mood for conversations. Unfortunately, Ian was pacing through the small space. What could be the matter? I have not seen him so worked up as he was at that moment. Was it because of what I had told him last night? Was he thinking of kicking me out since I have brought nothing but trouble to his doorstep? Hopefully, that wasn’t the case. “Ian,” I called out when I got to the foot of the stairs. I noticed he was sweating profusely which wasn’t normal. What could be wrong with him? He still haven’t notice
MAYA I looked at the man that has stolen his way into my heart with a sigh. The fact that he had stopped himself from hitting me spoke volumes. Mike was still so in touch with his values, and somehow I knew we would never get to the point where he physically assault me. He is that great, and brave. “I’m here because of you, Mike,” I said softly. He scoffed as he rolled his eyes at me. He looked so cute acting like he didn’t care about what I was doing. I don’t know if I’m getting crazy, but I thought it was a perfect time for me, and I really liked it. I was breathing in the same space with him. Despite how he had kicked me out, he was still standing there, and not screaming to incite attention. This made me feel better. Maybe, there was hope in our relationship. I don’t know, but I was willing to be hopeful in this situation. I was willing to put my guards down, and reach out to the man I have fallen in love with. “Mike,” she said softly. He turned around and glared at he
MAYA I shrugged. “Come on, now. Is this some sort of a police interrogation?” I asked calmly. He shifted on his sit. I walked easily to the sitting area and sat down at the corner. I had to act as relaxed as possible so he wouldn’t notice that I was lying through his nose. He would have to remain oblivious to everything that I was saying. “I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to sound that way. I’m just a bit worried about everything that is going on so far, and I want you to be safe from evil eye,” he said softly. I smiled. “I know that there is a lot going on out there, Ian. And, I wouldn’t do anything stupid. I have to make sure that I am on my best behaviour always. I just went for a run. That’s just it,” I lied smoothly. He sighed. “I believe you, dear.” I frowned. The way he had said it was so strange. It was like he wanted to say something else too. I licked my lips slightly and noted he was staring at his slippers. “Ian, when you left in the morning, you were acting strange,
IAN I closed my eyes tightly. I could hear the slight shuffle, and slowly opened my eyes to see Maya. What was she doing? Immediately she turned back to look at me, I closed my eyes. With her distinct footsteps, I opened my eyes, and found out she was moving out of the room. There was only one way to find out what she was doing, and that was to follow hot after her. She moved really fast, and I moved even slower, preferring to stick to the shadows. I was so scared of what was going on, but even more scared about what would happen if I didn’t follow through. Someone had to find out the location of Mike, and if she was going there I had to keep all the sentiments I had inside of me, and do what I had to do to make sure that I get her. I tightened the robe around me. Honestly, why did she have to dress up at night? Did she like Mike so much that she had to dress up even when it was evident that she had zero chances of him taking her back. I honestly didn’t understand how her brai
MAYA I pulled him towards me to face me squarely. He glared at me, and despite how intimidating he looked, I wanted to kiss him so bad. I wanted him to see how much he affected me till my roots. I wanted him to understand the feelings that I had inside of me. “I want you to try to put everything that you may be feeling right now at the back of you, and please listen to me,” I said softly. He scoffed. I placed my hands on either side of his cheeks as I tried to make him face me. There was this fear in my heart that I was trying to pull down, and I was failing to do so. How could this keep happening? There is no way I would make this keep happening. I’m going to do all I could to make him see reason. He needed to see my love for him, and how much I cared for him. He needed to see that I didn’t wish him any evil, and I was so in love with him. This would be my hope, for him to see the truth and understand where my heart was. I just wanted everything to be ok, and that no evil was