When we got home I noticed that the vehicles were there, signaling that the boys had already arrived. Samuel carried my bag over his shoulder, and I walked behind him as he opened the door.
There were loud noises coming from the living room, and Samuel sighs loudly.
“Are you hungry?”
“I’m fine,” I assure him, taking my bag and he frowns at me. “What?”
“You should eat something.”
“Samuel?” I call from the outside of his door, knocking softly. I was about to leave, and I didn’t want to do so without telling him, knowing how he’d get. I slowly turn the knob and push the door open. He sat on the floor, leaning on his bed, his head down. “Hey . . . “I mutter softly, cautiously lowering myself next to him, and hugging my knees to my chest.He refused to look at me, his mouth set in a hard line, his eyes stuck on his rug.“Thank you.” I whisper, breaking the silence, and he doesn’t react. I scoot closer and throw a hand over hi
"You don't want anything to eat before I drop you off?" Carter asks."No, I'm okay thanks." I lean my head against the window."Look Loa, I know we don't know each other well or anything, but I want you to know that if you need anything . . . support or . . . I don't know, I'd be happy to help. I know Samuel will always be there, but just in case." He offers me a friendly smile and I return it, my heartwarming at his words."Thank you . . . I - I really appreciate it."Silence falls, and I look back at him. "Hey, do you have any idea what was going on with Jack?"
“I think we should stop by the store before we get to school,” Samuel suggests and I raise an eyebrow at him.“Why?”“To get you some chocolate,” I roll my eyes at his cuteness.“No, Sam, I’ll be okay.”“I want you to be happy all day.” He says and I sigh.“That’s really not possible
I don't want to be the weak bitch anymore.I don't want to have to cry for help everything there's trouble.I don't want to cry at all.
"Do you want to view the body?"I merely shake my head at the beautiful boy that anchored me. I could barely lift my eyes to meet the people that were here. My 'family'. Before today I didn't even know they existed, and they didn't know me."I shouldn't have come," I mutter sinking into him furt
"Mom, dad," Samuel spoke over his parent's chatter. "Did you know that Loa's mom was murdered?"I watched Victoria first as she squirmed in her seat, and raised her eyes to guilty look into mine."Yes," Shane admits, gripping his wife's hand on the
Graduation was quickly coming up, and although I was excited, I was also in full panic mode. Great to say that the school attacks had ceased, but I was always on the receiving end of Macy’s glares when we did cross paths in school.Samuel and I were still as strong as ever, and every day I felt myself becoming someone else, someone I wanted to be. However, as empowering as that was, failing high school would only be a setback, it also wasn’t an option.
The next morning I was a woman on a mission. I got up early, following my usual hygiene routine while pulling on a white T-shirt and some tight-fitting skinny Jean's. I pair them with some champion sneakers and push my hair into an afro.Maybe I should get it braided.
“Loa? You’re up so early.” I jump slightly as I hear Victoria’s voice from the kitchen.“Oh, good morning,” I force out a nervous laugh, tugging at my hoodie.“What’re you up to? Is Samuel up?”“No, he’s not, I’m was planning to head out so I could visit one of my friend’s mother.”“Oh,” she sets down her coffee mug, grabbing her bag, “I’ll give you a lift.”“That’s not necessary, Ms. Victoria, I was just going to call an uber.”“Girl, it is fine. I have time to spare, Shane left without me this morning.”“Oh . . . okay, well if you insist.”She claps her hand happily, opening the door for me. She had a long black s
A/N: Hi guys! Readers from wattpad can you let me know that you came from there? And new readers from GoodNovel I'd love if you let me know that you guys are new also. I apologize for such a long wait, I was in the process of moving and got caught up but I promise that I'm planning to update a lot more now even as the book is almost done. This chapter isn't perfect and I personally don't like it but my others will be better so no worries. Thank you all for your patience. I apologize for any errors.Time had frozen as we sat in the car together, each vehicle passing by raising the tension. I tried to figure out who said it first, did he?Did . . . I ?"You don't have to say it back," he whispers in the crook of my neck, reassuring me that it was indeed him that said it, and not me.However it still didn't create any ideas of what to say in my head, so I hugged him tighter and silently urging him to be strong.We pull apart after a few minutes
After we had rested, we were now on the hunt for the boy's suits, but before we could reach the stores, Duncan, Macy, Jack and Danielle walk into the mall.Danielle looked terrible.She had a bruise under her eye and had on a long sleeve shirt. For the first time, she wasn't in anything short but had on some baggy jeans.Duncan upon noticing us smirked.He began approaching, and as of result, we halted."HeySammy,"His voice was like chalk scraping against a blackboard."What the fuck do you want Duncan?"My eyes find Jack's and he looked just as terrible also. He had a cast on, his lips bruised and one of his eyes swollen. Yet i still couldn't miss the desperate look on his face. It was almost as if he was pleading for something.I looked away."Why so hosi-" In a second, Samuel had Duncan's throat in his palms.My eyes bulge as I remember what he said the other night.I
Everyone walked together as we moved through the halls in the malls.As expected, it was crowded.Classmates moved from one store to the other, you could practically feel the excitement in the atmosphere as everyone was on a high in anticipation of graduation."It's like a zoo in here," Samuel says, annoyed and I roll my eyes at him. Typical.Rein looked great.She had on a pretty white top and a tight-fitting jeans skirt with platform boots. Her makeup was A1.I wish I could do that.She was showing carter something of a flyer she had picked up.All I could do was look around happily. I'm not sure why, but I was in a really good mood. Samuel's arm was wrapped around my shoulder, the other in his pocket."So . . . where are we going first?" Tristan speaks up and we all stop."Well, what do we really need?""I say we split up," Ben suggested. "Girls need dresses, we need . . . well, suits."
Loa was vibrant all morning. She let me rinse her off in the bathroom, fully naked, and dressed in front of me without much of a problem.We didn't have school, but I had football practice for the last game of the season, and Loa sometimes stayed to watch. Today was one of those days.She didn't
We were in my room, burgers in hand, fries, and soda on the table. Celebratory lunch Samuel called it, but we used to eat this every other day."I'm sorry," he blurts after a while. "I'm sorry that I'm being selfish. If your dream school is somewhere out there, you should go ahead and find it. I want you to be happy. . . Even... Even if it makes me unhappy."
Ben and I were quiet, and Jack avoided my eye."What- what do you-""Loa . . . Macy has it out for you, I know it seems like she's forgotten all about you, but she. . . "
It was finally Monday, so when Samuel dropped me off I was quick to throw him a kiss and leap out of the truck.I had to find Jack.Like always, he was easy to find. Always running his mouth.
"Burger or pizza?""Mm, burger," I reply."Soda or wa