|•ZEKE•| Blazing red hair, striking hazel green orbs.. I'd recognize her anywhere, anytime. Is it fate that she is standing few feet's away from my apartment staring right at me with a rather shocked expression on her face, I can imagine because I am shocked as well especially if my guess is correct and she lives in the next door apartment. I completed my registration last week along with Cole, we both chose NYU so we rented the student apartment together though we have another roommate with the name Ashton Deville —Cole's mum friend's son. Cole and Ash arrived yesterday but because of Mum's sulking about missing her son I had to stay another night.. It is a miracle she didn't follow me here, I mean it's not like I'm leaving New York or something. I would roll my eyes at Mum being overly sensational but what do I do.. She loves me too much. *winks* I get down from my power bike and place my helmet on the handle before slipping my hands into my pocket and walking up to
|•ZEKE•| "Hi Blaze" I say with a grin splattered on my face, the look on her face is totally priceless and if I have to explain my excitement I might just have to use the Korean word 'Daebak' which means wow! She pulls my hands away from her shoulders and steps back. "First of I don't remember getting informal with you Zeke Kian that you think you can just semi-hug me in the middle of the school hallway and secondly my name is not Blaze!" She snaps at me and I have to confess that pissed off Blaze is so cool to look at. "Forgive my manners Blaze.. I—" Her eyes snap to me and she clutches her backpack tightly. "Stop calling me Blaze!" The words fly out of her mouth and I can see her jaws tighten working in anger. "What to do? You didn't tell me your name so I gave you one" I reply her with a shrug, her brows creases as she stares at me. "Are you okay? Like what crawled up your ass and died to make you start acting like a maniac to a person you don't even kno
|•BLISS•| I should have known running after him is going to be a bad idea until I start wheezing. I stop on my tracks, my breath coming out in slow hissing gasps. Bastard! I flop down on the slab beside me as I have already ventured outside in my pathetic immature act of trying to chase after Zeke. I am still trying to catch my breath when I sense someone sitting beside me. I turn swiftly thinking it is Zeke but instead there is a guy sitting there, he glances at me and smiles. "Hi" he greets. "Hi" I reply with a nod still staring at him. "You look like you've seen a ghost... Are you okay?" "Yeah I'm fine" 'Only that I just got out of a race with a crazy jerk called Zeke Kian' I add inwardly. "By the way, I'm Ashton Deville, freshman in sociology department" he says stretching his hands out for a shake. I look at his hands but I don't take it. Ashton Deville... The name rings a bell, it can't be one of Sandy's client. No! I instantly chastise mysel
|•BLISS•|I flop down on the bed when I get into the room, the girls classes are two hours ahead of me so I have the house to myself. All I just want to do is sleep, sleep off everything that has happened today and wake up to a fresh start tomorrow. But as I lay down, I find my myself thinking of him —Zeke. I am treading on dangerous grounds and I know.I shouldn't do this, I shouldn't get close. But I know I have trailed of the way since the first time I set my eyes on Zeke Kian. I have started to break the rules and my walls are already wavering. I must stop this else I face the consequences.I am already drifting into sleep when I hear the girls chatters as they come in. I roll on the bed, shutting my eyes and pretending to be fast asleep. "Hey, I know you aren't asleep Bliss, so get up and tell us how your first day in college was" Bella says as she enters, I can hear the footsteps of Chloe and Piper coming into the room and I know I can't pretend anymore.I sit up and stare at
|•ZEKE•|Classes are over by five and I feel so exhausted. I'm starting to envy the sociology students who has only one class on their first day in college.Just so you know I am an English major and even with my dirty lifestyle I have a focus which is opening my own publishing company.I decide to rest for a few hours before meeting Ryder, though I know he is probably gonna loose his mind literally if he knows I didn't come straight after classes but then again I am only with him because I need to find my parents murderer and he knows that too. So no matter how scared he might want to make me feel or no matter how intimidating he is.... I know this would be over once I get what I want.Even though I ain't a fool and I know Ryder is using me... I chose to ignore it because beggers like me cannot choose. *"You are here" Ryder observes as I step into his underground house. This is where his run ins are done His boys are all seated waiting for his orders. There are seven of them in sig
|•BLISS•|I saw them. I saw the two most scariest persons that have and still exist in my life. Sandy and Patty, only that there was someone else with them —Evangelist Corey. Evangelist Phillips Corey —Patty's husband.I don't want to know what they are doing here. Heck! I don't even want to let my mind wander as to why Evangelist Corey is here with them too. I have enough time to think of that later. Well that's if I do.Right now the only thing on my mind is that they mustn't see me here. So I throw my overall hoodie over my head and run out into the parking lot of the café, Behind a random car.He follows me. Zeke follows me, his eyes dart around as he steps closer to me. I am in a frenzied mode. I might just have a panic attack, my fingers are shaking and I feel myself back in my twelve year old body. . . in the darkness of my basement.The darkness has never scared me or so I thought. But right now with my worst nightmares in human form not faraway I seem to have a rethink. I rea
|•ZEKE•| "Fuck!" I groan, sitting up from my lying position. The kiss. My minds keeps going back to the kiss. Why did she kiss me like that? Does it have something to do with what she saw at the café? That won't sit well with me though because it probably sounds like she used me as a cover up for something. "Fuck!" I groan again running my hands through my hair. This wouldn't do it. . . lying here over a kiss like a teenage who has no control over his hormones. I need a drink, I need a fucking drink to calm my goddamn nerves. I get up from my bed and go the the outer room. I pick a can of cold beer from the movable fridge perched at a corner, opening it. . I take a long gulp. "Back home later than usual and downing a large amount of booze in one gulp. . . that's unlike you" Cole says from behind me and I turn to him. "How long have you been there?" "You seem to be asking me too much of that exact question lately, don't you think?" He laughs and I roll my ey
The door opens and Bella enters, fully dressed. Her eyes scan my outfit and she cackles. "Okay, so you wanna pull off the I'm-so-badass-I do not care-what-anyone-thinks look this morning?" she asks and I roll my eyes as I tie the laces of my sneakers. "A baggy sweatshirt over a ripped jean with an head warmer covering almost half of my face. . .. Puleeazze.. That doesn't sound badass to me at all" "Well it does to me. . . And it kind of has a thing to do with yesterday night. . . Doesn't it?" My head snaps to her, feigning ignorance, I ask. "What are you talking about?" She sighs and sits in front the mirror, brushing her hair. "I'm saying you are definitely hiding from something or someone whatever. . That's why you have that freaking head warmer and baggy shirt on. . You can't lie to me you know" I get up from my sitting position and grab my backpack. "Have a nice day at school, Bella" I tell her ignoring her statement and walk out. So typical of Bella to fig
|•ZEKE•|"Kian! If you are gonna keep playing like a sick chicken, you had better fuck out of that field, what the hell is wrong with you today!" Coach K yells at me from the side stand."Sorry coach" I mutter even though I know he doesn't hear me, I'm too messed up to speak out loud.It is day one after Bliss Carnap and heck, I have never been more miserable in my entire life. I feel like my very own breath has been sucked out of me. "You know if you were just gonn' fuck up all our games, you shouldn't have bothered being on this team" Liam Parker huffs at me once we get to the changing room.I force myself not to roll my eyes, Liam has been on my neck since rumors started going round that I might be the next quarterback after the present one gets into NFL... It is a loss for him because he has been eyeing the 'position' since last year which was his first year on the team."I've never played a game for this team, so how can you say I fuck it up?" I reply him as calmly as I can, el
|•BLISS•|"Hi" she gives me a wicked grin and there is an hint of asperity in her tone.Fantastic! Just when I thought my day was getting better and then the she-devil herself decides to show up at my front door! Fucking hell!"Raleigh!" I gasp out and she cocks her head to a side."Surprised to see me bitch?""What the fvck are you doing here!" I half yell and she winks and pushes her way inside. I turn back in shock as she steps in."Raleigh Lockwood!" Chloe exclaims. "What are you doing here?" Chloe knows her?"Hello to you too sister, and yes I've been very good, thank you for asking" Raleigh says in sarcasm and sits down cross legged on the couch. Wait, Sister? What the fvck is going on here and why aren't Piper and Bella acting as surprised as I am."Don't you fvcking call me your sister.... It is step to you... Step sister.. you slut!" Chloe yells at Raleigh standing to her while Raleigh just tapped her feet's watching Chloe with an amused expression."Ow! I'm so hurt... You w
|•BLISS•|"Hey" I greet the girls as I enter, they all sprawled down on the rug watching a movie from Chloe's laptop."Oh my God! Newbie you are drenched!" Chloe exclaims springing up to collect my bag and my bear, sometimes I wonder if she doesn't really remember my name that's why she keeps calling me 'newbie'. She looks at the bear and piper stands up too."You went on a date?" They ask together and that has Bella up instantly, her eyes narrows at me and she grabs the bear from Chloe."You went on a date?" She repeats their question in a confused voice and I shrug."That I have a stuffed animal with me doesn't have to mean I went on a date, does it?" I say as I pull off my wet clothes leaving only my underwear on."Are you lying?" Bella asks and I shrug again."I didn't deny it, neither did I admit it" I say, a painful smile spreading on my lips as I remember the day with Zeke and how I totally ruined though I can't deny that I had the mist of fun I could ever ask for.Chloe drags
|•ZEKE•|"Oh hell! Why the fvck is this place smelling like a dang roadside bar?" Cole exclaims as he walks into the house, he sights the bottles at my feet and his eyes snaps to mine."Jesus! Man you've been drinking, are you okay?" He drops his backpack and rushes over to my side.I'm not okay, I'm not fvcking okay because I just literally got my heart shattered into bits and pieces.... Again."You are back" I say and grin at him but my words come out slurry and I hiccup."Zeke! What the fvck is this about, you haven't drank like this since Raleigh... Did you meet her again?"I wish. "I'm fine Coleman.. Really fine" I tell him, my voice still slurry. I think I'm drunk.. Oh right yeah I'm drunk.'Sorry to say Zeke, but we never began' her words keep ringing in my ear and I take another swig from my drink, Cole immediately snatches the bottle from my hands and throws it down, making it shatter to the ground."Look whatever this is, you and I know drinking won't solve it.. And if this
|•ZEKE•| I've never had this much fun in all twenty one years of my life.. And you know what is more fun? It is watching Bliss laughing and smiling. Her excitement intoxicates me. I try to tell myself I'm doing this all for the bet but i know I'm only lying to myself.. This is more than just a bet, this is more than trying to get Blaze on my bed. And that's why I'm asking, my hands holding her firmly as I stare at her. "W..what?" She stutters and bits her lip, nervousness showing on her face and heck do I feel like kissing her right here. I hold my stance. "The connection between us, can you feel it?" She gulps and blinks her eyes, fiddling with her fingers. "Do I have to answer that?" I sigh in resignation and shake my head. "You don't have to" I tell her and she jerks her hand away from my hands, the beary thing I won for her falling down to the ground. "I can't do this Zeke.. I can't" her lips quivers as she speaks and I grab her hands again.. Why does s
|•BLISS•|Few minutes later, Zeke pulls up in the parking lot of.... "An amusement park!" I shriek and I almost fall at the intensity of my own excitement.I get down from the park and so does Zeke, he unstraps his helmet and also mine then he grins at me. "You've never been to an amusement park?" He asks in amusement and I nod bobbling my head like a kindergarten kid."Woah! You sure you aren't an alien being? Probably dropped off another planet entirely? I mean who has never been to an amusement park?""A certain girl named Bliss Carnap, come on come buy us the tickets" I tell Zeke with so much enthusiasm. I am too excited to even dwell on the fact that I lost most of my childhood to staying in an hellhole called basement that I couldn't even live like the normal little kids.Zeke grabs my hands and pulls us to the ticket stand. "I might end up bringing you to here every free time I have to see you smile like that" he states matter-of-factly and I find my face heating up as he stare
|•BLISS•|Professor Jo gives a quick smile as she finishes her lecture and steps out of the class. In all of my classes, I think I prefer Professor Jo better, she has the smooth way of carrying her students along which I admire.I pack my books and place it in my bag. A hand covers mine as I make to sling my backpack over my shoulders. Whoops! I almost forgot Zeke is here.. Almost.. Because I cannot deny the fact that I felt his presence beside me throughout.. I mean no one can miss his manly scent and that subtle breathing of his."Hey" he smiles at me and collects my backpack from me before slinging it on. He grabs his own with the other hand."You can't carry the two together" I start to protest but Zeke just places his hand over my shoulder and nudges me forward."You don't doubt the abilities of a football player, Blaze" he says, winking at me in his most Zeke-like way."Being a football player doesn't make you capable enough to drag two backpacks round campus Zeke" I counter."Y
|•BLISS•|"From the way you leave and arrive late at night, I'm starting to think you are a bar worker" I hear Piper say as I try to walk stealthily into the house.Fuck! She is awake.I close the door behind me and turn to her, how did I not notice that the lights were on. The 'client' I had gone to meet was an hour late and the prick did not finish with me until nine thirty."Hey Piper, you are awake" I fake a smile at her and kick of my heels."Don't evade my question Bliss, why do you always stay out late.. I mean I'm always ... We are always worried about you"Foreign words, total lies.. Nobody has ever been worried about me, no one can ever be worried about me.. Not if they know who I am, not if they know I am nothing but a demon possessed skank."We?" I ask her as I slump on the couch."Yeah we" Chloe says from the kitchen, she comes out munching on some pancakes. "Where the fuck are you coming from newbie?" She snaps and I sigh."I work late into the night.. I'm a part time wo
|•BLISS•|Oh shit! Did he really see that? Of course he did. I immediately grab the phone and stuff it into my skirt pockets."You are not answering me Blaze, what's that?" He asks again and I gulp."Its none of your business Zeke" I reply keeping a straight face even though I am obviously shaking like a jelly fish inside. . He cannot find out like this. No. He won't even find out. Ever!"So we are back to this huh? The keep-your-nose-outta-my-business thing is what you wanna do right?""Zeke please I really have to go and I do not wanna talk about this with you or anyone" I snap and Zeke shakes his head."Yeah sure, the key is at the door you can leave" His tone is clipped and I know he is annoyed, frustrated even. What the heck have you done Bliss! You were getting along just fine and now you ruined everything with your goddamned carelessness."Zeke. ..""Why are you still here? You have a very important place to be don't you think"Wait. Why is he angry? It isn't like we are dating