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Those eyes belonged to the last person she wanted to meet on her first day back at school. Not wanting to attract trouble, she hurriedly put the book back in its place and turned to leave but the school bully was next to her in a flash and caught her by the upper arm.“Thinking of running, Goldilocks?” Jake snorted, forcefully dragging her back into the shadows, where they were practically invisible to the world.“Let go Jake, please” she pleaded meekly, struggling to free her hand from his vice like grip.“No way! I’m not letting you go until you tell me where you vanished for a few days” he demanded, crowding her with his frame.“I… I was sick. I had to visit the h-hospital” she stammered.“Let’s say that I believe you. But how do you explain magically showing up to school in a brand-new Mercedes? And that too a rare color” he tightened his grip on her, warning against lying. She whimpered as her skin protested in pain. Even so, she racked her brain and quickly came up with an excus
Kayla stretched her hands and yawned as the bright yellow sunlight gently caressed her face. Eyes still closed, her lips stretched into a smile when she recalled the events of the previous day.An unexpected birthday bash and a surprise outing with Alexi.A swarm of butterflies and bumble bees took flight inside her tummy when ‘the kiss’ popped into her mind. Her first kiss was not at all like she had imagined. It was unhinged, raw and passionate. He was rough and demanding, and it made her core throb in response. She had never felt that way around anyone before.When she slowly peeled her eyes open, it took a moment to adjust to the blinding light that peeked in through the window, but abruptly, she saw something shift in the corner of her vison.Alarmed, she whipped her head in the direction.A startled scream escaped her as she shot up in bed and tried to gather the abused blankets around herself.“Good morning, Mikayla” Alexi greeted, seated on a chair across the bed. He had been l
Kayla thought he was driving them back to the mansion but as the rain stopped, she realized that they have come farther away from civilization. She had never known about the existence of such a path and began worrying silently.A few minutes later she could see no lights except for the beam of their car’s light. A shiver ghosted up her spine at the chilly road ahead, covered by pine trees on either side.Occasionally she would steal a glace at him, wondering what his thoughts were. But as usual, she was met with a mask of indifference.Just then the car took an uphill path, taking them to a higher altitude.“Where are we going?” she hid the fear in her voice.“You’ll see” he replied vaguely and remained silent for the rest of the ride, much to her distress.And when they finally came to a stop, her heart galloped in her chest. She placed a hand over it, attempting to calm it down. She was too young to die of heart attack. And that too on her birthday? Absolutely tragic.Without a word
They rode in awkward silence for a while.Tiny water droplets crashed over the windshield, turning her focus away from the window to the skies above. Rain clouds resembling mighty mountains embraced the earth like wings of darkness, promising a heavy downpour.She was grateful for his decision to turn on the car warmer in advance as she knew how cold it must be outside, even without experiencing it.The streetlamps stayed on as people hurried under the stretch of soft yellow lights to make it home before the rains.Soon, it began drizzling.The windshield was suffocating with pellets of water, prompting him to activate the wipers. Eventually the rain picked up, blurring the world outside. Everything quickly became a theatre of distorted pastel colors.Kayla could not complain the lack of view. Anything was better than the four walls.Just then she noticed that he switched on the indicator and steered the car to a side of the road. She squinted her eyes to make out the place, but no ava
Alexi was successful in keeping Pavlov away from Kayla, initially.She clutched a drink in her hand and remained closer to Stella, avoiding eye contact with anyone, especially Alexi, much to his dislike. Nevertheless, he didn’t make another attempt to approach her.“How did you know it was my birthday? I never told anyone” She enquired to Stella.“Alexi told me. I don’t know how he found out” Stella replied and took a sip from her non-alcoholic drink. Kayla also chose a plain drink but she wondered why Stella chose to have the same, despite being old enough to consume alcohol. Rich people enjoyed them more, she figured.“Oops! Mikey is calling me. Gotta go” Stella excused herself to join her husband. Kayla put down her drink and observed them, mesmerized at the way they looked at each other. Miachael had his arm wrapped around her waist as her whispered something in her ear that made her laugh. They made an adorable couple. Unbeknownst to her, a smile perched on her lips.Someone clear
Kayla stood in front of the bathroom mirror, trying on a pair of earrings Stella gifted her when, the lights suddenly went out. She was surprised at the power outage because Mr. Volkov did look like someone who could afford a generator and hoped for the electricity to be restored within a few seconds. She held her breath and waited a couple of minutes but no luck. There was only pitch darkness, thanks to the time being night.“Please don’t slip…” she prayed as she felt her way out through the wet tiles and came to the window of the bedroom.Strange enough, the courtyard was empty under the dull moonlight, not a single patrolling guard in sight. It was usually inhabited by at least five men.“Where is everyone?” concern fluttered inside her as her eyes ran circles down the yard, trying to catch a sign of life.What puzzled her even more was the deafening silence of the mansion. She could not remember the last time the place was this quiet. A familiar feeling of eerie apprehension coile







