Finally, today has arrived. SENIOR PRANK DAY. My speciality. I have a lot of pranks planned that Noah and I are going to do. Nothing can bring my mood down.
“Sorry, Kiara. I am not in the mood for pranks today,” Noah states, crushing my heart. He is my partner in crime.
“Somebody, please take the knife that Noah forcefully put into my heart,” I groan, clutching my chest with both my hands. I stumble and fall to my right. Andrew catches me and rolls his eyes.
“Stop being so dramatic, Kiara,” Luke says, chuckling, while everyone is watching me with amusement in their eyes.
“How can I? my partner in crime, my soulmate, just now crushed my heart,” I say on the verge of tears. Ok, time to bring my puppy face. I jut my bottom lip and look at Noah through my eyelashes. He looks at me and rolls his eyes.
“Kiara, you don’t look cute. You look like a dying whale,” he sighs, stabbing me a
“Nishinoya, I swear, I will roast you alive if you don’t receive the ball,” I bark at my tv. I am watching the match between Karasuno and Aoba Jousei. They already lost once, and my heart can’t handle another loss.“Come on, Hinata, don’t you want to beat the great king,” I desperately say to my tv screen. I swear this match has already taken five years off my life. When they show, the ball falling in slow motion, my heart stopped.“Yahoo, come on, guys. Its match point,” I was so concentrated on the game I didn’t see Reed enter the room until he hits me with the pillow.“Oof,” I cry when the pillow hits my face. I glare at Reed, and he grins.“Come on, sparkle, mom and dad want us down. They have some important news,” I pause my tv and go downstairs. My heart is thumping because of two main reasons, does Karasuno win? And what is the news?I see everyon
“So, you guys got the plan, right?” I ask my friends, and they all nod their heads. Reed’s birthday is coming, and I am here in the cafeteria with my friends and Adrian discussing his party.“So, can you explain the plan once again,” Noah asks, not at all looking at me but getting distracted by Ava. I swear he is like a lovesick puppy.“I will take Reed out, and I want you guys to decorate the house while we are gone. His favourite candy is skittles, so make sure to buy a lot of those”.“Mhm hmm,” Noah hums, getting distracted by his ripped jeans. I take a deep breath and close my eyes to stop murdering him.‘Ah, I love Noah. He is the only one who can irritate you so much,’ winter says, smirking.‘Hey, whose side are you on?’ I ask her, offended.‘Not yours’‘You are living inside me, so you have to sup
“We are so sorry. Reed is in a coma,” The doctor delivers the news when we enter the hospital. I sit down with my back to the wall with tears streaming down my face. I am to blame for this.I should have chased him, explained everything. He is my first love. I should have done everything in my power to tell him how much I love him. He must have been heartbroken. He must have thought that I betrayed him.He must have thought that I did the same thing April did and that everything I told him was a lie. What have I done?“You should be thankful that he was wearing a helmet because the truck hit him at full speed, or else he would have died,” The doctor informs us.“I am sorry,” I apologise to Blake and Raven. Their son could have died today, and it would have been my fault. Ryder could have lost his big brother. I look at him, and he is on Andrew’s lap, and Andrew is trying to calm him down.
“Kiara, Reed woke up,” Raven informs me when I am in the middle of class. It’s been a week since Reed has been in a coma.“I will be there in five minutes,” I take Andrew’s hand and pull him out of the class, shouting, 'he woke up,' I run out, but then I halt and go back in.“I am sorry, mam, but this is an emergency,” I say with a grin to my English teacher and run to the parking lot. She is very laid back, so I don’t have to worry about anything other than getting detention.Soon we reach the hospital, and I run to his room. I take a deep breath and go in to see him awake and laughing at something Ryder told him. Most of the bandages are gone except the one on his head and left arm. He does not look pale anymore. I start crying, both happy and sad tears.He finally sees me and smiles. I run to him and hug him tight without touching his left arm. He hugs me back with his right arm. I silently sob. I m
Reed freezes at the sight of April. I put my hand on his shoulder, and he comes to his senses. April invites us inside and gets us some refreshments. I look around and wait for April to join us.“I am grateful that you gave me a chance to see him, Kiara,” April tells me, and I shake my head.“It’s my pleasure,” I tell her with a smile. I look at Reed and see him fuming. Well, anyone would be angry to see their ex-first love. He must think I am an idiot. I put my hand on his thigh to reassure him. He glares at me.“Reed, it's not her fault. I know that you are furious. I would be too if my boyfriend told me that he never loved me,” April says with a pained smile.Calling her beautiful would be an understatement. Her hair is dark black like the midnight sky, and it reaches her waist. Her eyes are ocean blue with naturally big eyelashes.“Reed, if you will give me another chance, I want to explain
It's been a week since Reed got released from the hospital. Everything has been going good. Now I am with Ryder watching, The Conjuring."Why do all these people go inside the room when they know something is wrong? They can see there are ghosts," Ryder mumbles."Beleive me. When you hear sounds weird and strange noises, you automatically go and check what it is. It was two years ago, and it was midnight, and I was reading a book when I heard unusual sounds. Any sane person would hide under the blanket. But me being me, I went to check what it was, shaking the whole way," he chuckles."Do you know what I saw?" I whisper, and he shakes his head."Ducks in the kitchen," I shout, making him scream and laugh."Ducks?" he asks in between chuckles."Yeah, somehow they came to my house from our neighbour's house," I shrug. Raven comes, bringing us snacks."Kiara here," she says, handing me a piece of paper and my favourite candy. I look at h
"Kiara, stop running. I am not in my teenage years to run after you," Raven shouts, chasing me."Never," I shout back, trying to escape from her and the monster."I am never coming near that monster," I tell her and run around the room."Kia, how many times do I have to tell you. It is called makeup and not a monster," she states, reaching out her hands to catch me. I successfully evade the attack."Come on repeat after me. It is makeup and not a monster," Raven says, slowly as if she is teaching a child. I was going to repeat, then I remember, that I am not a kid. Well played, Raven."Nope, I am not going to wear makeup," I finally tell her. I am acting a bit overdramatic, but I am not wearing that on my face. Never.They make my skin so dry and itchy. I want to enjoy my date with Reed, not keep itching and squirming because it feels uncomfortable.Suddenly the door opens, and my best friends barge in. They are all in black as if the
I wake up with a gasp as I feel ice-cold water running down my back. I look at the culprit and find my brother grinning at me from one ear to another."KEITH," I shout and chase him. He is laughing as he runs down the stairs. While running, I see Reed and Ryder laughing at us.Wait. Reed and Ryder? What? Then everything clicks. Keith is here in America."Keith," I squeal, jumping to hug him. He puts his arms around me to hug me back."Took your dumb brain long enough to work," he says as everyone else chuckles. I hug him tighter. He is here, and I had no clue."Andrew, you have competition now," Reed informs Andrew."Hey, I have competition too," Ryder pouts, trying to glare at Keith. They will get along well.Two of them huddle together to plot against Keith, and he laughs."How?" I ask him."Well, it's your graduation present," he tells me, grinning.Yeah. I am graduating along with Reed, Andrew, and all m
Five years later. Here lies beloved An- "Kiara," I hear my brother's voice. He comes to me and pulls me into a side hug. "He is still alive, Kiara, here." He says, motioning to his heart. It's been five years since that dreadful day. Keith said his last goodbye and left me alone in this world. The doctors were able to keep his heart alive and performed Andrew's surgery. His heart did fail during the surgery, and they replaced Andrew's heart with Keith’s. Here Lies Beloved And Loved Keith Tennyson January 6, 1998- June 15, 2019. He is buried near my parent's graves. He will be at peace with them in heaven now. After the heart monitor went flat. I was frozen in place. Somebody dragged me outside the room while the doctors tried to bring him back to life. He lost a lot of blood, and his brain took a lot of damage. I didn't cry.
Trigger for abuse"What happened?" I ask, trying to act rationally. Ryder suddenly comes and hugs me. I sit down on the chair and take him in my lap, and he is sobbing and sniffling."What happened, buddy?" I stroke his hair, trying to calm him down."A...Andrew w..ent downstairs to.. to make some popc..corn for me and.. I.. and.. I.. suddenly heard a loud noise from the kitchen..I.. I ran downstairs and found him unconscious with a broken bowl near his feet," Ryder informs me, his voice breaking.I try to calm him down while Raven takes care of things with Andrew. Ten minutes later, Raven comes with a water bottle."What happened?""He is awake, and the doctors took him to take a CT scan. He told the doctor that he had chest pains. He also told him about what happened during prom. The doctors will inform us what is wrong with him after taking a look at his scan results," I simply nod. This day has really taken a toll on my mental and physic
"- got into a serious accident, and is admitted to the hospital," my heart stops for a moment, and I drop the phone. Raven rushes towards me, and she picks the phone and answers it."Yes, we will be there as soon as possible,""Come on, Kiara. Everything is going to be fine," she assures, pulling me into a hug. My mind is blank, and my heart is numb. I can't cry.Everything that happened after that is a blur. I remember Raven, Reed, and I drove towards the hospital. Reed had me on his lap, and he was mumbling reassuring words to me."He is currently in the ICU, and the doctors are trying their best. We will know about his condition after the surgery,""How?" I question the nurse."A truck went out of control and came at full speed and hit the passenger side. The driver only sustained a few injuries and nothing major,"Three times I had to hear about people close to me getting into an accident. Finally, the tears start falling. I start
"That is amazing, Reed,” Blake breaks the silence.“Yeah, you will have our full support if that is what you want,” Raven informs, hugging her son."Those love birds need to talk, so come on, everyone," Raven leaves the room, pulling all the others along with her. Keith points his fingers towards Reed to make sure that we know that he is watching us. I roll my eyes."Are you mad, Kiara?" Reed asks me once everyone leaves."No, I am not mad. Not mad. Not mad at all, Nuh-uh. You don't think I am mad, do you? Because I am not. Don't think that I am mad,""So, I will take it that you are mad," Reed concludes."No. Not mad at you. Just at our fates," I sigh and sit down on the couch. He sits beside me and pulls me into a side hug. I lay my head on his chest."If you don't want me to go, I won't sparkle," he tells me, stroking my hair."This is your life, Reed. Don't think about me. Do what you want to. I will accep
“Kia, come on, honey, we are going to be late,” I hear Raven’s voice outside my bedroom.“Coming,” I shout, applying some finishing touches to my outfit. I grab my graduation cap and gown and rush outside.“You look lovely,” Raven compliments my outfit. I am wearing a light blue dress with flower decorations, and I braided my hair into two french braids.I thank her and take a seat beside Keith. He frowns. I raise my eyebrows in a questioning manner."Here, your dress is missing this," he says and pins a brooch."This is moms favourite brooch," I say, trying not to cry."Yeah, I figured you might need it for your special day," he smiles. I hug him and admire the brooch."Everyone here? I need answers from four boys and a girl," Blake shouts from the driver's seat."Here," we all shout, laughing.We soon reach school, and Reed, Andrew and I head towards our assigned seats. We meet
"What the hell are you guys doing here?""What? we are her best friends, so obviously, we will be here to wish her when she becomes an adult,""Mom, it was a big mistake to give them the keys,""Hey, that was rude,""No one asked you,""I wanted it to be only the two of us,""Just because you guys are dating doesn't mean you get special privileges,""Of course I do,""She will choose us over you any day,""You wanna bet?""The loser has to be the winner's slave for a whole day,""SHHHHHHHHHHH, she is waking up,"I cover my ears with my pillow to stop the whispers."Sparkle, wake up," someone whispers near my ear. I throw a pillow at that person to stop the voices."Oof, I forgot she is grumpy w
"ANDREW," I shout over the sound of the music and run to him. Reed follows behind.Noah, Luke, and Reed help carry Andrew outside. We place him on a bench, and I sprinkle water on his face. After three more times, he slowly wakes up."What happened?" he asks groggily. I release a breath I didn't know I had been holding."You fainted," Kate informs, hugging him. I sit down, feeling relieved. Reed comes and hugs me. I hug him back, holding him tight."Andrew, why did you clutch your chest. Do you feel any pain?" I ask him, worried."No, Kiara. I was too excited, so I didn't eat the whole day. I also have a gastric problem. If I don't eat for a long period, I will faint. Nothing new" he smiles sheepishly."Don't ever scare us like that," I hug him."Come on, they are announcing prom king and queen," Andrew says excitedly and goes to leave when Kate stops him."Where do you think you are going? You sit here and get some air.
“Kate, I will cut off your limbs if you take me to another store to look for a dress that I don’t even need,” I warn Kate.“But Kiara. What if you accidentally spill juice on the dress? What if someone steps on your dress, and it rips? What if a crow decides to dirty your dress? What if there is an alien invasion, and you get caught because you cannot run in that dress? What if som-”“What the heck are you even talking about?” I look at my best friend incredulously.“All of that might come true. I can’t lose you to an alien. What if you get eaten?” she cries.“I think you are spending too much time with Noah,” Ava pipes in, taking a bite of her ice cream.“Kate, all that you mentioned is not going to happen. I will be extra careful if that makes you happy, ok?” I assure her.“Come on. We still need to buy you heels,” Ava drags me.
I wake up to bright sunlight entering my room. Why has my alarm not gone off yet? The sleep I am getting is really suspicious. I take a look at my clock and see it’s thirty minutes past six.Ah. I can sleep some more. I doze off again.'Don't you think it’s quite unusual to be this bright at six-thirty in the morning?' I hear winter's sleepy voice.'It's too early to hear your voice. Let me sleep,' I cover my ears with my pillow.'I can say the same about you but, I think the clock is not working because the sun is too bright to be this early in the morning,''Fine, stop nagging. I will check my phone,' I roll over my bed and accidentally fall.I open my phone to see that the time is 8:10. I rub my eyes thoroughly to see if I am mistaken. But the time still shows 8:10. School starts at 8."AHHHHH, I am terribly late," I shriek, trying to stand up. My legs get tangled in my blanket, and I fall again."Could this day