Grace's pov:I was sitting on my bench gazing out of the window thinking about Joshua. He said I deserve every happiness but do I? He knows nothing. He knows nothing how I'm a burden to my parents. A failure to Mrs. S-- whatever. An undeserving person to everyone. And in all of them he thinks I deserve happiness and I deserve the world. Hah! What nonsense. Only he thinks this. 'Because he is the only one after Candice who cares for you.' my inner voice mocked me. I gazed at the red rose in my hand which he gave me. Was I still holding it? He gave me this beautiful red rose thinking how much pure I'm but he doesn't know I can ruin this rose by my darkness. Because I'm an unlucky charm to everyone. I turned my head to back and saw him talking with Brandon and laughing quietly so the teacher won't catch them. I again turned to the window not knowing what to think so I put that rose in between my new book and closed it to secure the rose between the pages. Yeah new book because I've n
Joshua's pov:"What do you want to talk to me?" I asked the trio being confused. "Wait for it, what's the hurry?" Dylan said smirking.The trio went to a bench placed in that empty classroom and sat on it. And signed me to come and stand in front of them. I nodded and went infont of them. "Don't waste my time and say fast, I have to be somewhere." I said getting impatient remembering Grace is waiting for me. "Why are you in so hurry today?" Alex asked amusingly. "Is that bitch Grace waiting for you?" Lucas said. Listening to him, I snapped my head towards Lucas. "Don't say like that about her." I said gritting my teeth. "What will you do? If I say so?" he asked raising his brow. "Saying who got afraid infront of her." I mocked the trio remembering how their mouths sealed when Grace came infront of them that day. The trio's jaws clenched and Dylan grabbed my collar pulling me towards him he spat " We are not afraid of her, Just because she is the daughter of school's trustee we
Joshua's pov:Candice snapped her head towards me pleading with her eyes not to tell anyone. I smirked at her and ignored her. I turned to Brandon and saw him frowning. His face tuned pale. "Why is your face colourless bro?" I asked taunting him. "Me-uh I'll tell the truth Joshua just don't tell anyone." he said defeated and joining his both hands in front of me. "Tell me the truth fast or I don't know for how less time my mouth can be shut." I said showing him my two fingers with a little distance almost making an "O"."You see just a little time away from opening my mouth." I threatened him playfully. Sweat started to forming on his forehead so he started spitting out "Candice is my boyfriend and I'm his girlfriend, she proposed me one day."I sniggered at his nonsense blabbering and trying to control my laugh very badly. Seeing me laughing he realized what he just said. So he corrected his mistake saying "Candice is my girlfriend and I'm his boyfriend, I proposed her one day."
Grace's pov:I chocked on this bloody sandwich and he started caressing my back concern laced his eyes. I'm so embarrassed. 'Can't you eat properly.' My inner voice yelled. "Why are you embarrassed? It happens." he said smiling at me softly. "How do you know what I was thinking?" I asked surprised. "By seeing your expressions I guessed." he shrugged. I nodded at him and turned my gaze to the blue sea, taking a bite of sandwich. He took out some packet of chips and extended them to me. "What?" I asked. "You can eat them also." he said glancing the packet of my lap. "No I'm fine." I said not want him to think that I'm troubling him. "No, you are not troubling me." he said grinning at me. I snapped my head at him. "Do you read minds?" I asked raising my brow. "I don't know but I can read yours." I said and winked at me. I moved his gaze from me and set on the sea. He also took a bite from his sandwich. His brown hair were flowing by the cool breeze blowing. His eyelashes flut
Grace's pov:Sweat started forming on her forehead. Why so tensed about this necklace? "So am I getting a bicycle or not my lovely mother?" I grinned at her. "See you girl first give me my necklace back." she said gritting her teeth. "Nuh-uh." I said showing her my palm. "First I want my bicycle then I will return your necklace." I said deadpanned."Y-yeah I will buy you the bicycle now give it back." she said stuttering. "No I don't believe you first my bicycle then your necklace." I said. "B-but----" as she was saying I cut her off "No ifs and buts first bicycle then necklace, simple deal." I sad and started walking upstairs to my room twirling the necklace in my finger. "KEEP IT PROPERLY." she yelled from downstair.Huh! Like I care if it broke.I went inside my room and threw the necklace in the drawer of my study table and locked it hiding the key in he bathroom cabinet. Excellent Grace.You are genius. I went to my bed and plopped down on it. What did Josh doing now? I
(Sunday)Grace's pov:I woke up and sat on the bed. Finally it's weekend and I can go for cycling with Joshua. I'm unexpectedly excited. Cycling with Joshua is the only thought in my mind today. I went to the bathroom and brushed my teeth and took a quick shower. I peek out of the window and saw the weather was very nice. I decided to wear a plain black t-shirt with grey joggers. I look my myself in the mirror. Am I looking too simple? Will Joshua think I have bad fashion sense? Why am I behaving like a lovesick girl? Fuck it! I pushed my thoughts aside and tied my hair into the ponytail. I took out the key from the bathroom cabinet and went into my room. I unlocked and opened the drawer of the study and took out the precious necklace of Mrs. Anderson. But for me it's a piece of shit. I gazed at the necklace and smirked.I went downstairs and saw Mr. and Mrs. Anderson having breakfast. They are home today because ofcourse it's Sunday. My footsteps caught their attention and they
Joshua's pov:After practicing for quite a long time now she is doing it perfectly. And her bicycle is also not disbalancing now. So I also climbed up on my bicycle and riding beside her on it. "It's very amazing I'm loving it." she said enjoying the her time on the bicycle.I smiled at her. "So wanna do a race?" I asked her. "No thanks I'm not that much perfect in it." she sad and rolled her eyes. I chuckled at her. I extended my hand to her and said "Give me your hand.""What if I fell down?" she asked gazing at my hand. Thankfully she didn't denied directly. "No you will not keep your one hand secure on the handle and give the other one to me." I said to encouraging her.She did as I said and put her hand in my hand. I smiled at her and we keep riding like this holding hands. After an hour when we got tired we stopped at a cafe. It was almost evening so I decided to eat something. We entered the cafe and sat in the booth. "What do you want?" I asked Grace. She shrugged at m
Joshua's pov:Yesterday was a very beautiful day for me. The way Grace and I enjoyed together. She was behaving normal with me. I think now she is letting me in. Infront of me she started letting her guards down. She stopped pushing me away. I know I irritate her a lot but now she never lash on me like before. I never asked about her parents or family because somewhere I knew she is sensitive on that topic and I want her to tell me by herself. If she don't want to then it's completely fine. I just want to make her feel special and warm. I want her to know her worth. That she is also wanted by someone and that someone is me. Yes, I want her in my life without any doubt but I don't want to make her uncomfortable so I never told her about it. I want her to know it by herself by understanding me. I know there is some reason that's why she is so cold and distant but that's her call to tell me. As I inludge in my own thoughts I reached the school and entered the main gates. I went to the
Joshua's pov:Currently we both are laying on my bed after we came back home. "I'm so happy for you." I said to her. She nodded at me. I glanced at her lips and desire to taste her abrupted in me. So, I smashed my lips on her and kissed her softly. I held her both hands above her head intertwining our fingers. I pulled away and gazed in her eyes breathlessly. "I want you Grace." I told her honestly what I'm feeling now. "Then take me." she said breathing heavily and her eyes closed."We aren't married yet is it okay to you?" I again asked for her consent. "Yes, I trust you." she said intensely. I leaned down and kissed her forehead, her eyes, her nose, her cheeks and then again captured her lips. I moved my lips a little roughly this time and she also kissed me back with the same intensity. I held her head a little up with my hand to deepen the kiss. I pulled out, as she parted her lips to breath I again my smashed my lips on her. She clutched my shoulders tightly because of the
Joshua's pov:(2 years later) :I hope Grace pass out with good grades so that she could get a decent job opportunity. I don't want everyone to graduate leaving her behind. She did hark work for the examination but didn't tell me how did she did in exams. I kept thinking about her, sooner or later, the most awaiting moment came. I found Grace sitting straight and focusing while biting her nails. I swatted her hand away from his mouth. She glanced at me nervous. I put my hand on her and assured her that everything will be fine but inside I'm more nervous than her. "So students... We all expect good things for you, results won't decide your future but still, this would give you a brief overview of how you worked throughout the years." The principal paused and took out three sheets, that were personally decorated. He smiled and continued. "These are the top three names that stood ranking and I'm very glad to call them on the stage." he announced. I glanced at Grace her eyes were close
Grace pov:I smirked at her principal and started telling the truth to the officers. "A group of seniors bullied by boyfriend and hurted him badly that he was hospitalized. Today when I complained about it to our principal he asked me for proof and witness." I said without moving my gaze away from the principal. "Can we talk to the victim?" the officer asked."Yes sure." I said and went outside if the office and took Joshua with me. I make him sit on the chair there. "Hello I'm officer Robinson came here to investigate your case." officer said and shook hand with Joshua. "Hello officer I'm Joshua Williams." he replied. "Joshua we got a complaint about you getting bullied. Is it true?" he asked him. Joshua turned his head to me I nodded at him to tell the truth.I turned his head back and said "Yes officer they bullied me many times but a week ago they crossed their limits." I put my hand on his shoulder to comfort him. The officer nodded and asked "Can we saw the footage of that
Grace's pov:I called Candice and she received the phone. I told her to come to the principal office with Brandon and convince some students to be the witness of Joshua's bullying incident. I hung up the call and dashed to security room. The security incharge was already present there. "Show me the footage of a week ago." I demanded. He nodded and played the footage of a week ago when I played it at the time when Joshua get bullied there was not clip and it was totally blank. How is it possible? There is the footage of whole day but not only of the incident. Now I get that why that principal was asking for proof. He make them remove that clip from the footage so it can't be proved that the a student get bullied in his school. I gritted my teeth. I will not let that happen.I turned to the security incharge. "Where is the clip of the incident?" I asked sternly. "Which incident clip?" he asked acting confused. "Why will I do that? When seniors didn't even bullied ayone?" he said. "
Joshua's pov:She laid down beside me putting her head on my shoulder. "You didn't do anything they did this because you hurted their male ego." I told her softly. "So they should have taken their revenge from me." she spat gritting her teeth. "No, it would have hurted me hundred time more than it is hurting now. I can't see you in pain bellisima." I told her honestly. "Same I can't see you in pain." she said caressing my arm softly. I nodded at her. "But I will make them pay for sure." she said clenching her fists tightly. I took her fist in my hand and caressed it softly with my thumb. "You don't have to." I told her. "Do you want to eat something or do you want anything?" She asked me changing the topic. "No, I just want to lay here with you." I said and shifted her more closer to me and closed my eyes. I enjoyed this peaceful moment with her and don't know when drifted to sleep.-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*Grace's pov:He thinks that I will let them go
Grace's pov: He had bruises and cuts all over his face and body. His lips was busted.Touching his bruises softly I sighed. "You have bruises all over your face." I said sadly. He gave me a lip tight smile. "Oww. It hurts." suddenly he hissed. I took my hand back immediately. "I'm sorry." I apologized. "Just kidding." he grinned at me like a fool. This idiot scared me. This time I pressed my finger a little tightly at the same place to make him taste his own medicine. "Owww." he hissed. "It hurts?" I asked smirking at him.He nodded at me. It really hurted him my smirk vanished and eyes softened. I bent my upper body towards him and pecked his busted lip caressing his cheek like it will sooth him. He closed his eyes softly. 'He is in so much pain just because of you.' my inner voice mocked me. I moved my body back, tears were pooled in my eyes. "Hey why are you crying?" he asked surprised on his face."You are hurt because of me." I said and the tear trickle down my cheek. "No
Grace pov:After he fell unconscious in my lap. Kevin brought his car from the parking. Brandon and Jordan placed Joshua on the back seat of it. I also sat back putting his head on my lap. Brandon sat on the passenger seat and Kevin drove the car. My mind has stopped working. I don't know what to say and do. So I called Joshua's mom first. She received the call.~His mom: Hello Grace. ~Me: Aunty. (I whispered.) ~His mom: Yes what happened? ~Me: J-Joshua is injured. (I stuttered out.)~His mom: H-how what happened to him? (She panicked) ~Me: Some seniors bullied him.~His mom: W-where is he? I'm coming. ~Me: We are taking him to the xx hospital. Please you also come fast. ~His mom: Y-yes I'm coming right now. (She hung up the call.)In this duration we reached to the hospital. Brandon ran and called the helpers to take Joshua inside. The helpers came and took out Joshua from the car and out him on the strecher, taking him inside. I followed them. They took him in a room and c
Joshua's pov:My eyes were becoming heavy and they closed. Someone yanked me from the collar and pushed me on the ground. When all the hands get off from me I thought they stopped. Suddenly a very chilling cold liquid was poured on me. When I slowly raised my head to see what it was but was not able to see what it was because of my blurry vision. "Stop." someone unfamiliar voice yelled but I was too numb to recognize the voice. I rubbed my eyes and then tried to see, they were emptying their coke can on me. I tried to shook my head but I didn't have that much strength. The coke was drenching my clothes and they were now stuck to my body completely. When they stopped pouring the coke someone punched me and my lip busted. The metallic taste of blood filled my mouth. I tried to stop them but nothing worked. "Stop." I whispered but I know they didn't even heard it. I gasped when all of them started kicking me. I asked them to stop many time why they were monsters who let their dark side
Joshua's pov:"Grace and Joshua." he said and everyone clapped. I got surprised and hugged Grace in excitement but came to my senses that we are in classroom and deatched from her clearing my throat. She chuckled at my foolishness. "Rowan and Saisha." he announced the last pair's name and everyone again clapped. "Congratulations to the winners. Projects of these three pairs will be sticked to the school's activity board and rest is the students can collect their projects from my desk." he said.The students started walking to the teacher's desk and collected their projects and sat back on their places. Mr. Brown started teaching us the new chapter from our text book. The time passed by and all the teachers came, teach us their subject and went away. Finally the school get over. The four of us decided to celebrate our winning in a cafe. "I will eat so many pastries today." she said getting excited. "Like you don't eat them usually." Brandon replied back. "So what I like them."