Maya's P.O.VAs excited as I was to get the next morning started, it was hard to get myself out of bed, considering I had less than one hour of sleep. Consider it a nap. My nose draws in a deep breath as my body stretches out as far as it can, a feeling of pleasure running through my body. With the bright sunlight piercing through the thin curtains, I tried my hardest to prop myself out of bed. I turned around, ready to wake Leah up, but saw the space next to me was empty. I sent her a quick text asking where she was.I was miraculously not hungover despite drinking yesterday night, which I took as a sign of God telling me to have fun and let loose for once. I took down a few aspirins just in case it starts hitting me later on in the day, which I couldn't afford happening. With a full day of traveling ahead, I had to make sure I wasn't in the worst mood possible.Trying my hardest to get out of bed, I took a shower to wake myself up before dressing quickly. With the keys jingling in
Maya's P.O.VSeemingly hours later, the pilot spoke into the plane intercom, announcing that we'd be landing in twenty minutes. We gathered all our items as I try to hold in my excitement.Walking out of the plane, I was surprised that the pilot had come out of his cabin to greet all the passengers - and when I say all, I mean every single one."Have a wonderful day," he repeated.Leah catches up to me and links her arm in mine, looking at me with a wide grin on her face. The idea of being in Paris for a week left me feeling like I was on cloud nine. I couldn't wait to enjoy the long breakfasts, sitting by the balcony of the hotel, and a whole lot of sightseeing.1After a long and hectic episode at the airport, we finally managed to get out of the airport. Disembarking onto the bus and to the hotel that Ms. Wilson booked for us, I get a whiff of a familiar masculine scent.I turned around to see Ethan taking the seat beside me. I shifted in my place so that I was facing the window. T
I applied the finishing touches of my makeup before shoving all the essentials into my bag. Normally, I would wake up early enough to take my time but considering that I came back late yesterday, I barely had enough sleep.Within less than twenty minutes, I was fully dressed and heading for the elevator.Relief washed over my face as I still see some students heading out of their room. I walked quickly to the elevator, and the moment the doors flung open, I see Ethan with a bright smile plastered across his face. He was wearing a polo shirt and a pair of shorts which emphasized his big build.He reaches out and pulls me into the elevator, breaking me out of my thoughts, or before I finished checking him out. I quickly looked away, but his amusement was obvious. He definitely knew that I was staring at him.As I stood momentarily, I felt his strong arms wrap around my body. "You look beautiful today."I leaned against his body and whispered into his ears. "You do too.""Is that why you
Ethan's P.O.VI carefully roll to the side to look at Maya staying fast asleep, her breathing slowing down and soft snores coming out of her mouth. The only movement was the slight rise and fall of her chest. She looked incredibly peaceful and beautiful, even after an eventful night. I wanted nothing more than to curl up into the curve of her body and stay there forever.God, I hope she knows how whipped I am for her.It wasn't because of Maya's gorgeous face, not her smile, or even her eyes that made me fall in love with her. All that was the surface, an added bonus to what was within.It was about the deeper stuff that made her different from everyone else, the way she was so gentle with everything, how she took math so seriously, and the way she showed her love in the most surprising way.I caressed her face, mentally chuckling to myself. It was hard to imagine that an hour ago, she was vigorously gulping down beer and face buried deep in the toilet seat. Actually, it was surprisin
Maya's P.O.VSlowly and reluctantly, I blink my eyes and uncover my face to the streaks of sunlight that penetrated through the window. As the sun rises and casts warm tones into my room, I feel something new. It's as if all the negative emotions have fleeted away, and there isn't a single reason to feel despair anymore.After all the restless nights, I finally had a full day of sleep. My eyes were no longer tired, and my dark circles were fading away.All the thoughts from yesterday played in my mind, and without noticing, a broad smile grew on my face. Never did I think I was going to wake up with an automatic smile plastered on my face. I wouldn't even be surprised if I slept with this smile. Last night was one of the best nights of my life, and I owed it all to Ethan.7My finger tapped on the screen, ready to send Ethan a message. Although I had nothing important to say, I couldn't wait any longer to see him.My first thought was to send him a text asking him to hang out, but the
Maya's P.O.VThe elevator door finally flung open, and Ethan stood there, his daws bristly and jutting. He glanced at me without the slightest flicker or awareness whatsoever, which shows me that our separation didn't affect him as much as it did to me.Of course, why would he remember someone that he barely dated for a few weeks?Unlike me, he had thousands of girls lined up and waiting to be his next interest, so why would he be upset about losing someone as insignificant as me?I didn't know why, but I suddenly felt the urge to cry. I bit down on my lips to stop any tears that were about to come out. Maybe I was just overwhelmed with everything and exhausted from traveling. All I wanted was to go back, sit on my table, finish assignments, and drink a warm cup of milk tea - what I've been doing my whole life.As Ms. Wilson did a final count and made us do our final reflections of the trip, she reminded us that our final exam would be about this trip and a Movable Feast.If it were a
Maya's P.O.VThere were moments in life where I suddenly felt as if the world was slowly disappearing right in front of my eyes. Or was it just me that was fading away. All I wanted to do was just run away from everyone and be by myself.For weeks on end, I try to bury myself in endless amounts of work and assignments to forget the pain, but it wasn't easy. No matter how many million times I try not to remind myself, the pain was real.Apart from going to school, I try to leave my room as much as possible when needed for tasks such as getting groceries, dry cleaning, and gas station. I spent most of my time in school hidden in the library. With the semester coming to an end, I threw myself entirely into finals. With myself in complete shut down from the world, I rarely thought about Ethan when I was studying.Even if I were at home, I'd still viciously study to keep my mind away from him. But then when it was time for me to sleep, no matter how hard I refused to think about him, whene
Maya's P.O.VAs everyone tried to make it into class before the teacher noticed that they were late, I watched as Ethan took a seat at the table next to mine.He was merely five feet away and facing my direction."We have a new student today," our teacher introduced, "come in, Celine."In walked a beautiful girl, probably Latin, with high cheekbones and an admirable shyness to her. She had the right physique and hair to have guys waiting in line for her, which only made me even more insecure. Not only did I have Leighton to worry about, but now I had Celine to look out for."Nice to meet you," she said and waved at the class, her perfect crimson hair resting right above her shoulder.I could see a few guys whispering amongst each other, most likely discussing who was going to call dibs on her. Swallowing the lump rising in my throat, I looked over to see if Ethan was one of those guys.Ethan sat quietly for a brief moment appearing unaffected by the goddess that just walked into the r