another update tonight!
CHARLOTTEStaring wide-eyed at the photos of me, pasted everywhere, my heart pounded in anger, my brows ticked as shame clouded my face."Char!" Madeline's sharp voice cut through my haze, bringing my attention to her running figure.Madeline was dressed neatly in her uniform, her hair lifted in a p
Who was he trying to fool? The only person capable of doing shit like this was him, and no one else."I didn't do it, but you wouldn't believe me even if I said it." He said, moving a microscope, and placing some bacteria culture under the film."Of course, I wouldn't believe it, I’m not stupid.""O
CHARLOTTE"So?" Taide asked, twirling a strand of my hair between his fingers. "What’s it gonna be?"I stood rooted in place, wondering if he was being serious. I studied his features, searching for a possible twitch so I could tell this was all a joke.Why on earth would he want to mark me? The con
"What ?"Taide sent me a pointed look at the door, "The coast is clear, so get going already.""R–right," I stammered, feeling my face light up. Just a couple moment in his presence and it felt like the atoms in my brain had been fried.Immediately, I dashed out of the lab, blushing even harder as h
CHARLOTTEAfter his speaks, I stared straight at him, wondering if he had said the wrong thing, or if I wasn't seeing right, and he wasn't Vance.So I Squinted my eyes, taking in his features, and I knew I wasn't mistaken.Did he hit his head or something then? Why was he offering me a ride?"Would
"Here," Vance handed me a clean towel to which I whispered a ‘thanks’ while wiping some parts of my hair which were damp.After a few seconds of repeated brushing, my hair was somewhat dry, but the towel wasn't. I was embarrassed to hand it over to him, so I clutched the towel, sitting with my back
"Jealous? Of you?" Emmalaine scoffed, "Why would anyone be jealous of you? It's not like—""Like what exactly?" Madeline's voice cut in, snapping our attention to her."Madeline!" Emmalaine called sweetly, "We were just joking with Charlotte here."Madeline gave her a nasty look, coming to stand bes
CHARLOTTEWhen I got the school the next day, the first thing I noticed was that all the pictures of me had been taken down.My eyes skimmed the halls, but I couldn't see anything.It was spotless like the incident didn't occur at all. It was curious. And I stood there, puzzled, wondering if the sch