|•| DESIRÉE DOYLE |•|It didn't dawn on me how much of a bad idea this whole thing was until Iris was pulling over in the parking lot that wasn't far from the grandiose frat house, that struck me like it was going to come collapsing alongside its foundation because of how loud the music in there was. For a fleeting moment, I found myself wondering how deafening it would be inside this house if the noise was this much outside.Not only did my breath quicken, my palms grew sweaty and my stomach churned with nerves that made me feel like I was about to throw up any moment from now. Heck, I could have sworn I felt my hands rock with tremors. I was also subtly—okay, totally irritated at the thought of being sandwiched in a space filled with horny students and reeked of alcohol, drugs and sex."Oh, wipe that bored off your face. We are here to have fun!" Iris chided me playfully and I forced a smile on my face, rolling my eyes."I don't look bored," I defended myself with a huff, stepping o
|•| DESIRÉE DOYLE |•|"Look who grew wings!" the bunch of losers all huddled up beside the arched window that led into one of the lecture theatres whistled at me, causing me to tug harshly at the hem of my dress, miraculously hoping that it would grow a few inches.My cheeks flushed in embarrassment and irritation simmered through my veins, clashing with the surges of anger that brewed within me."Would you mind bending just a little?!" one of them yelled, but I didn't give a response to them or the snickers that were directed at me by other students lurking in the hallways. Instead, I quickened my steps in a haste to get out of there, wrapping my arms around myself.A strong sense of revulsion gripped me in the guts when the breeze swayed my dress a little. I didn't know what was more triggering. The catcalls and dirty stares I had been getting all day or the incessant echoes of the cruel words he hauled at me because of my dress choice, that night, at the party.I cursed inwardly, fi
|•| DESIRÉE DOYLE |•|I might have forgotten just how breathtaking the neighbourhoods in Nocturneville could look in the evening. To be quite frank, if you wanted to bask in the allure and sheer beauty of the streets, evening, during sunset, couldn't have been more of a better choice.It was simply exhilarating to soak in the sight of the seemingly quiet surroundings that were bathed in the colourful glow of the sky, which struck me as the brush strokes of a painter on a canvas. A perfect blend of orange, red, pink and purple augmented the beauty of the green trees that occupied each side of the road, morphing into an aesthetical view I wanted to capture on paper or camera and ogle at it for the rest of eternity.The atmosphere, although eerily cold, was quite serene and allowed me to gather my thoughts. Thoughts I had been desperately trying to tuck somewhere and pretend they didn't exist. I had drowned it in work, getting busy, so I wouldn't get the chance to think, but I knew it was
From the moment our eyes clashed, and those lucid blue orbs weirdly tugged at my heartstrings, I knew she'd be a pesky little inconvenience and I was right. The kind of control she was beginning to have over me only made me despise her more than I did. Have you ever been in a position where you wanted to try your hardest to turn a blind eye to whatever was going on around you, but somehow, the complexity of the situation would beckon to you like a siren and before you know it, you are all tangled in an annoying web that you are unable to get out of?Not only did her smell invade my senses, not only did her eyes haunt me in my sleep, and not only did she have her presence somehow etched in my veins, but I also found myself poking my nose into something that was clearly not my concern.The night was getting darker, and the street was quieter than it was this evening. I could see it through the arched windows in the corner where I lurked in the bookstore, watching every customer file out
|•| DESIRÉE DOYLE |•|I crouched to grab the carton of coffee beans but the band that held my hair together was suddenly yanked off it, allowing my hair to pour over my shoulders. Mocking sugary giggles came up behind me and I dropped the carton to the ground with a thud, not caring if it got damaged in the process. I spun around, my lips set in a thin line as I stared impassively at Stacey and Dana. Stacey's shimmering lips were curled in a taunting smirk as she flipped her red hair which was styled to perfection over her shoulder. Her eyes were twinkling with mischief, laced with a hint of dare that was enough to tell me that all she wanted to do was rile me up.Dana was flat-out glaring at me, her eyes brimming with so much disgust as she twirled a strand of her hair around her fingers."What do you want?" I asked, utterly bored at their incessant poking. It was beginning to get boring. It was as if they had nothing exciting going on in their lives and they chose to make mine miser
|•| ANDRÉ BAUDELAIRE |•|I reluctantly ripped my fangs out of his neck, throwing my head backwards and trying to savour the taste of his blood, feeling it soothe every inch of my aching and scratchy veins. He stood still in my arms, blood oozing off his, luring me to keep drinking from him until he dropped dead, but I knew I had to keep a low profile.I didn't want to draw attention to myself merely weeks of studying at this school. But then, the more I stared at his pale skin smeared with blood, the harder my restraint waned and I had to let him go completely. I grabbed him by the jaw, his lifeless blue eyes peering into mine."Get that cleaned and get out before I rip your head off your neck," I ordered, and he nodded, walking out of the bathroom.I retrieved the bloody handkerchief I had tucked in my pocket, dabbing it on my lips to clear off any bloodstains hanging around it. I tucked it back in the pocket of my pants, fixed myself in front of the mirror and stalked out of the bath
|•| ANDRÉ BAUDELAIRE |•|The heated glare that was etched on my face felt like it was flaming up the fireplace even more. I was so convinced that the crackling and popping sounds it made now and then were thriving under my burning gaze. The more I peered at it, the harder it burned like the rage I had bottled up in me, threatening to shatter into a thousand pieces at the slightest poke.It was the only source of light in the vast grey-themed Victorian room, illuminating it so dimly that my gaze could barely catch any other thing in the room—or it could be because I was far too immersed in my thoughts and wasn't in touch with my surroundings. I took a sip of my whiskey, throwing my head backwards on the chair I was slouched on, trying to control the whirlwind of emotions that ate me from the inside.The door creaked open slowly, but I didn't move from where I was seated. I knew it was Ophelia. She was, after all, the only person I lived with.Her floral scent filled up the room in no t
|•| DESIRÉE DOYLE |•|The door to Iris' room creaked open, causing me to look up from the book in my hands and my eyes met with that of one of the maids. Her eyes landed on me and relief coursed through her eyes. I flashed her a smile in return."Ma'am said—" "What the fuck is your problem?!" Iris growled and I almost shrunk into the headboard of the bed because of the raw vitriol her words were laced with.The maid immediately went pale and I swung my head in the direction of the tall girl that was just stepping out of the bathroom with a towel wrapped loosely around her frame.If looks could kill, the terrified girl would have been six feet under. She looked so rattled, as if she was about to align her body with the surface of the door."Are you dumb?" she asked coldly, prowling forward and I took in a harsh gulp."Iris—" I tried to intercede."Stay out of it," she shunned me coldly without sparing me so much as a glance and that stung like a bitch, eliciting a low "wow." from me.