"That was so immature of you" Ariana scolded. "You call that immature? Ariana you left school on purpose" Zach argued. He was so worried about her and she's calling him immature. If something had happened to her he would've killed Jeff."I had my reasons why I left school...""Seriously? what reasons?" he scoffed, this girl is kidding him right now."I wanted to get away from you and everything...""Wait that nerd said something about you crying, were you crying earlier?" "Yes"."Why?""Because of that incident that happened a month ago. Everytime I look at you I recall everything that happened that day, it was traumatizing for me" Ariana stated sadly with a downcast tone. This bastard has no idea what she's going through."I never got a chance to apologize but I'm deeply sorry. I could pause this relationship for you to take a break to cool yourself" he apologized. Why was he such a jerk before? his love for Casey transformed him into a monster, he was never like this. He hate that
"I'll be right there" he stated before hanging up. He immediately dismissed the meeting and he hurried to the parking lot to get his car. Ariana on the other hand removed her jacket and she tied the wound. "Argh!" Jeff groaned in pain. "Don't worry help will be here soon" she reassured him. She still can't believe that someone tried to hurt him. She can't imagine the pain thet he's going through right now. Zach pulled up his car at the entrance of the school and he came out of the car."You're here" Ariana smiled. They help walk Jeff into the car and Zach drove them to his father's hospital. The nurses moved Jeff into a stretcher and took him inside. Zach and Ariana waited while the doctors attended to Jeff. "Hey hey it's going to be okay" Zach coaxed Ariana whose tears doesn't seem to come to an end. "I'm scared Zach, what if something terrible happen to him...I just...""Calm down, nothing will happen to him okay?" he wiped the tears with his thumb. Ariana nodded her head tryi
Zach took a deep breath. He'll go and try talking to her, how hard could it be? he already did it earlier. He entered the bedroom and he found Ariana on the bed staring into nothing and the tears endlessly streamed down her face. He felt deeply hurt when he saw her, she's broken because of the incident. He's such a coward, he thought about only himself and he didn't think about her. She's going through sh*t and he's jealous that Ariana patted Jeff instead of him. He slowly sat on the bed and he cleared his throat. He doesn't know what to say to her. "Ariana..." he whispered softly. Ariana heard him and she flipped to the other side of the bed so that she can see his face. "Why are you crying?" he regretted saying that. Why did he ask her that? when he know that she will never tell him. He's supposed to be trying to soothe her and not make everything worst. "You know everytime I cry, my dad will cuddle me and he tells me something funny that I did when I was younger. Now he's not
"I think it's high time I teach this lips of your a lesson. Babe I think it's time we had our first kiss". He smirked and he leaned closer to her. OMG! Ariana panicked, there's a lot of things on her plate that she needs to process. She hasn't fully remember everything that happened last night, and she don't understand why she felt butterflies in her stomach. She bit his hand. He loosened his grip on her and Ariana took that opportunity to run. "Ariana get back here" he chased after her to the living room."What's wrong with me?" she asked herself and she rubbed her rosy cheeks. Why did she feel that way? Zach lifted her up from behind. Ariana gasp in surprise. "Zach put me down!""I wasn't done talking to you" he pinned her on the couch. "Where was I? oh I was telling you that's it's high time we had our first kiss". "No...not yet..." the growling of her stomach interrupted her."Go have your bath and come eat" he stated and he left to reheat the food he bought last night for her.
"Back off from my girl Dylan" Zach cold and masculine voice was heard. Dylan lifted his gaze and his gaze met that of Zach."Yo Zach, long time no see" he smiled and he made an attempt to hug Zach but Zach took a step backward with a look of disapproval. "She's your girlfriend?"Ariana got up and she stood besides Zach. "I didn't know but Zach she's so cute, you really have a good taste" Dylan smirk. Ariana handed him the handkerchief."Keep it" Dylan said but Ariana insisted he have his handkerchief back and she left with Zach. Dylan smirk, he didn't know that Zach had a new girlfriend but this one is so beautiful, there's no way he's going to let this girl slide. He must get her no matter what it takes. In Zach's lambo"So you're going to ignore me?" Ariana asked. She's feeling very uneasy by Zach's silence."What do you want me to say?""Zach I know you're mad you can't hide it, it's written on your face. Why are you mad? is it because I talked to that guy earlier? who is he?""Wh
"So I have a friend and I think that you're going to like her a lot" Ariana suggested and she showed him a pic of Annie. "She's not that beautiful" Zane complained."Excuse me" Ariana glared daggers at him."That's not what I meant...she is beautiful but she's not my type" Zane stuttered, Ariana looked really scary at the moment like she wants to kill him. Ariana sighs and she picked up a french fry from Zane's lunch. "Hey!" Zane exclaimed and Ariana stuck out her tongue in a playful manner. Her mind slowly drifted off to the guy she met earlier at the hospital, she remembered that Zach called him Dylan. "Anika do you know any guy named Dylan?" she asked. "Yeah, Dylan Clark" Anika replied. Ariana brought out her phone and she searched for him on the internet. "No freaking way" she gasped."What is it?" Zane swiftly snatched Ariana's phone from her. He scanned her phone and he saw a pic of Dylan. "What do you wanna know about this guy?""Who?" Tyler lean closer to Zane in order fo
Ariana showed Dylan to art class. She showed him the school auditorium, administration office, school clinic and more. She showed him to Zach HQ and they stood there for a while."Aren't we going to go inside?" "No but this is the end of my tour, I've got to go to class" Ariana stated and she left. Wednesday came and Ariana sat on her desk and she took the maths test. After the test, she lazily sat on her desk. Her brain is tired from all the equations she just solved. "How was your test?" Anika asked."Okay I guess, how was yours?""A bit hard, I'm not good at maths"."Let's just hope we pass" Ariana sighs. After some minutes, the test results came out and is pasted for all students to see their results. "I heard that Dylan got 99 percent in the test and he was just admitted yesterday" a girl whispered. "Really? he's intelligent and handsome, I want him!" another whispered excitedly.Ariana heard the whispers and she's a little scared that Dylan will surpass Zach's score in the
Dylan knows everywhere in this school, we used to play hide and seek here when we were little so he knows the school like the back of his hands...""So you were friends, why'd you guys turn enemies?""Yeah, we were best friends but that bastard always thought of me as a obstacle or competition for him. Just stay away from him"."Chill he's not that dangerous. Anyway thanks once again" she stated before leaving the building. Zach sighs and he opened his laptop replaying the footage of the person who stabbed Jeff. According to what Jeff said, the person was aiming for Ariana. Who could it be? did Ariana have any enemies? He furrowed his brows, this is getting really frustrating. He picked up his phone and dialled a number. "Hello" Khalid said over the phone."Hey I need your help with something" Zach stated."It's been so long can we at least meet?""Fine I'll meet you at your casino tonight" he stated before ending the call. Whoever that person is, that person wanted to harm his fian
Ariana sat with Jeff, her concern evident in her eyes. "So why did you hide everything from me?""Well, I never wanted to be recognized by people just because I'm my father's child. I wanted to be known for my work and who I am.""I understand. Are you okay?""I guess I'm okay.""I can't imagine how you feel right now, with all the pressure. Jeff, you can talk to me.""It's my fault that he's in the hospital. I wasn't there for him and my brother. I left because I wanted to live independently on my own, and this happened," Jeff blinked back the tears that were threatening to fall."It's not your fault.""It's my fault, and I don't know the slightest thing about running a company. I left everything for my kid brother; he's never going to forgive me," Jeff sobbed."Jeff, look at me. Jeff!" Ariana tried to get his attention. "It's not your fault, okay? I know it's going to be hard, but you can learn how to manage your dad's company. You're smart, and I know you will figure a way out," Ar
"Yeah, I wanted to talk to you about that. Are you done packing your bag?" Jason asked Annie."Yes," she answered."Then come with me." Annie walked to her desk, picked up her bag, and followed Jason."So, as you can see, I'm very bad at chemistry," Jason said."I figured," Annie replied."So, I was hoping you could be my chemistry tutor. I'll make it up to you, I swear." Jason begged with puppy eyes. He couldn't afford to fail the upcoming chemistry test, as his father would kick him out. For Annie, this was a dream come true. She couldn't believe that her crush was asking her to tutor him."Sorry, what did you say?" Annie asked, wanting to hear him say it again just to be sure."Can you please be my chemistry tutor?""Sure, but you have to promise me that you'll be serious.""I promise. Can we start now? I don't want to waste any time.""Oh, okay.""Then let's go to my place," he smiled. Annie just stood there, still in disbelief. She pinched her cheek and felt the slight hurt sensa
Khalid felt a slight confusion when the math teacher entered the classroom. The problem was that he had already covered this topic before, and it was intended for first-year seniors. Just as he was pondering this, his phone vibrated, signaling a new message. It was from Zach:Zach:😂😂Realization dawned upon Khalid. Zach had intentionally registered him in a lower grade. Khalid clenched his fist in frustration.Khalid:Damn it! I swear, I'm going to get back at you!Zach:You can do that later. For now, just keep an eye on her.'Keep an eye on her'? Khalid couldn't believe what Zach was asking him to do. He wasn't some sort of guard or watchman. However, a mischievous smirk appeared on Khalid's face as he thought about how to give Zach a taste of his own medicine.Khalid:Well, she is cute though. Why didn't you mention that she's black?Zach:Don't even think about hitting on her.Khalid:Hmm, I can't make any promises. ********"Try to escape now," Zane said, a sly smirk appeari
"Ariana, pull over!" Zach yelled, worried that Ariana's reckless driving would end up putting both of their lives at risk."Wait, I got it! I got it," Ariana said with a smile before finally pulling over. Zach let out a sigh of relief, and Ariana did the same."So, how did I do?" she asked, curious to hear Zach's thoughts."Terrible, but thankfully we're not dead," Zach replied, relieved that they had made it safely."I can't wait to drive your car again," Ariana said as she grabbed her bag and stepped out of the car.Onlookers were amazed and shocked to see Zach giving his keys to a girl he was dating. After all, he had never let any of his previous flings drive his car."Um, maybe, but I'll teach you how to drive," Zach said, a nervous smile on his face."Shit! I'm gonna be late for class..." Ariana suddenly exclaimed, realizing the time."Hold on, doll face. You're forgetting something," Zach interjected, trying to get her attention."What? Oh, your keys. Here," she said, tossing h
After dinner, Ariana helped with the dishes while Zach and Mike talked a bit in the living room and Helena joined them shortly. "Mike please show Zach to the guest room"."I'm sorry but I normally sleep next to Ariana, it's just so hard to fall asleep without her by my side," Zach said. "Oh," Helena said with a surprise glance. "Then show him to your sister's room" Helena added. Mike gave his mom the look that says 'I disagree with that decision'. He hesitated a bit but showed Zach to Ariana's room. "I'm watching you" he stated as soon as they arrived at the door of Ariana's room and he left Zach to his room. Ariana finished with the dishes and her mom handed her some pants and a shirt. "Give these to Zach, he can wear it for the night. And we'll talk later baby" Helena said. Ariana blinked her eyes, she didn't know what that means but anyway, she headed to the guest room and knocked on the door. "Zach open up" she knocked but he didn't open up the door. "He's in your room" Mike
Chapter 60Zach sighs and orders some food for her, he's sure that Ariana is starving. Ariana changed into her pajamas and she tied her hair in a messy bun, she stared at the mirror for some time. She just has to pretend like she didn't remember from the previous night. She can't believe what she did to that stranger, he was only trying to prevent her from falling but she...she is such an idiot, why did she do that? She doesn't want to bump into him again till she leaves this place.She entered the room, and Zach already ordered flood for her. Ariana's eyes shone like stars when she saw the food and she forgot pretending not to remember what happened the previous. She sat down and she ate like a carnivorous animal who hadn't eaten for three days. "Take it easy" he chuckled and slowly shook his head. He got up and entered the bathroom to have a shower. Ariana finished with her dinner and she lazily laid on the bed. Zach finished with his bath, he wore a pair of pants with a towel arou
"Zach remember the promise you made to me when I was six, you can't break that promise" she started with teary eyes. "Zach we don't know what's out there...""I'll be fine, I promise" he gave a reassuring smile. "Let Tyler come with you, please?"Zach sighed. "Fine, he can come with me"."I'm coming too" Dylan stated. Zach hugged Anika before leaving. Anika sat down at the edge of a rock waiting till they arrive, she hope they arrive safely with Ariana. **********"Found anything?" Tyler asked as he searches for footprints in the woods. "Hmm..." Zach squatted and he touched the ground, it looks like a footprint but the footprint is not that clear. "What were you doing earlier? Why weren't you with her?""What are you insulating? That I'm the cause of this?" Zach got up and he glared at Dylan. "Yes...""How am I the cause of this?" Zach got very annoyed with Dylan's stupid questions and he felt like punching him to blow lit a little steam. "You were stuck in your hotel room all d
"What if we meet lions or snakes or...""Calm down Nika, I'm sure those animals don't live here, if they do the teachers wouldn't send us here" Ariana patted Anika's back gently. "I feel like I'm part of a girl scout!" Kelly said excitedly. They searched east of the forest but couldn't find the plant. Everyone is exhausted but luckily they brought snacks and water. "Wait I see it!" A student shouted and pointed at the plant when she spotted the plant. Everyone followed her finger and lo and behold they finally found it."We did it!" Falcon smiled widely. Ariana felt like passing out, they have been walking for hours in search of a dumb plant but she is glad they finally found it"Here" Tyler handed her a bottle of water. "Thanks" Ariana smiled and took a long sip from the bottle. "I didn't know you were interested in stuff like this, I thought you would be more like Zach" she added."Nah I prefer being in my bed right now but Anika forced me to come" he sat down on the ground nex
"Really? Yay! Thank you, you're a darling!" she gave him a quick smack kiss. "But first..." he removed her shoes. "Hurry and go get the wine. Don't worry, I'll get it myself" She got up from the bed but she staggered and she fell to the floor hitting her butt on the ground. "Ow!" she cried out. "Are you okay?" "No this stupid floor, I hate it!" she hit the floor with her palm. "Zach my butt hurts" she sobbed. Zach is speechless, he doesn't know what to do or say to her, she's acting childish and innocent. He smiled, he likes this side of her, and he will like to get her drunk again so that he can see this side of her again. "Let's play a game of hide and seek" she suggested. "You'll call the numbers and I'll hide, okay? now call the numbers" Her smile brightened and she stood up. "Call the numbers, what? You don't know how to count?". "You're so dumb, let me teach you how to count. One, three, ten, or was it two".Zach burst into laughter, he has been holding his laughter and he