Zou Haoran was on his way home. He was returning from the boys' hostel after meeting Caleb. He decided not to spend his time there till it's time to close the gates.
Right now, he was passing through a familiar street where he met her yesterday.
Unknowingly, his eyes started to look for a familiar figure. That's when he saw her... again. Like two previous days, today also Layla was passing from there. His instincts were telling him that there is something making her visit again and again. After all, once or twice can be a coincidence but not every time can be a coincidence.
This time he decided not to go and see her. But, he wanted to know what made her come here. He was curious to know her secret and he was eager to discover her secret. He had a feeling that her presence would only make it interesting… little by
The next morning, Opal woke up nearly at the time of breakfast. She slept late last night so she was compensated with some hours of sleep in the morning. She fluttered her eyelashes before picking her mobile lazily to check the time. She was shocked to see that it was already a quarter to eight. It shooed away all her drowsiness. She sprung on her feet and went to the bathroom hurriedly.When she came from the bathroom, she saw that Layla and Lani both were awake but were moving lazily. They looked slower than a tortoise."You don't want to have breakfast?" Doubtful, she asked. She wasn't sure whether had any other plans or was simply planning to skip the morning meal."Relax *yawn*""On Sundays, the warden acts a little... lenient." Lani yawned before continuing,
It already has been 5-6 days since Opal has started living in the hostel. She has blended a lot with the vibes here, yet there were still some things that still keep bothering her. Like right now, she had been struggling with her dirtied clothes.She never had the idea that the manual work of servants could be this much hard. It looks like that coming here also made her see usual things in a different light. After all, as a pampered princess she never came across something like this before."Layla" she called. Her voice was light, a hint of embarrassment was mixed into it."Hmm…"Opal opened her mouth, sucked some air. “That… Can you help me?” She looked at Layla’s face.When she saw that Layla
Layla was behaving all normal around Zou Haoran or rather she was trying not to show any awkwardness around him when he was blatantly staring at her. It was getting harder for her to ignore with every passing second."You want something?" She asked, feigning innocence. Somewhere in her mind, she already knew the answer."Why did you send me that text?"Her face flushed for a second. "I already explained that yesterday." She reminded him of the following text she sent him. 'Why is he asking something that I've already told him?'"Ahem, right." He could feel the awkwardness in the air too. He should have controlled himself. After all, it was definitely not the first but something was different about her text.Only he knows how
Layla was lying in bed in an attempt to sleep yet she was unable to sleep. Her mind was recounting her evening experience abstaining from rest. Though she let Zou Haoran give her a ride but true to her words, Layla didn’t let him drop her at the hostel. Thinking how easily she said yes, she felt that something must have possessed her. Layla started rolling in frustration on her bed, asking herself what happened to her determination.Good thing, she gained her mind at the right time. She was ready to use excuses… as many as needed to turn him down so that he won’t insist on dropping her at the hostel. But the good thing was he didn’t pressurize her with his goodwill.When she told him that she is worried about his parents scolding him or being upset with him coming home late. He chuckled as if she said something funny. In a low voi
Another week has passed in a blink of an eye. And, another weekend came.Opal has gotten more closer to her roommates. She has also adapted herself pretty well in the hostel which is a fast progress compared to many who couldn’t stop feeling homesick for many weeks making it a month-long experience.But today, she is visiting her family nearly after fourteen days.The screech of the car stopping and the sound of the opening of that giant gate pulled her back from her thoughts causing ripples in her eyes. She could feel it; the feeling of nostalgia assaulting her nose.Taking a deep breath she surpassed her emotions but her heart was still not calm. She was excited and happy. And, she was looking forward to meeting her family members again.
Despite having an intention of sleeping timely both the girls ended up sleeping late. The reason, they chatted so long at night that they lost track of time. “So, you are planning to give something to your friends?” The next day, Beryl asked, recalling her sister’s plan that she mentioned last night. “Yup.” Opal nodded heavily. She was anticipating a surprising reaction from roommates aka her closet friends at the moment. Just the mere thought of it was enough to make her giggle. She remembered her roommates warm welcome and kindness and friendliness they had shown to her. She was happy that they spared time which was more than just formality. Before this, she had seen movies and some of her friends also talked negative, giving her a poor impression. But reality proved otherwise and she wanted to pay them b
When they came back, they found that the entrance of their room was… a little crowded. Confused, they stepped into the room and saw Opal was smiling foolishly at them. They closed the door, separating them from the crowd outside and again turned to examine Opal. “What happen–” Layla stopped abruptly. Her attention was attracted to the new item placed in their room. Though she knew what it was yet that thing was still alien to her. When Layla stopped speaking suddenly, Lani also traced her line of sight and ended up noticing that thing too. “What’s this, Opal.” She couldn’t help but turn to Opal who was still smiling proudly or foolishly, she had no way to confirm. “Cooler.” Her cheeky reply came. “That’s not what I meant.” Lani shook her head. Of course, she could se
[WARNING: Following chapter includes bullying. Some dialogues might be explicit.]***Bored and tired, Layla was roaming aimlessly. In fact, her aim was to find a quiet place and spend some time there alone. Thus, recalling those “exotic spots” of school, Layla moved her legs to her destination.She was imploring her fate not to make her meet any pair of lovebirds. Because it is easy to chase away a class skipper but witnessing a pair of lovebirds sure makes things awkward. Just the thought of the eerie atmosphere lovebirds create was giving her goosebumps. Rubbing her arms, she moved quietly, afraid to witness a crime scene.Her fear came true when her ears picked some noises coming. ‘What is it this time?’ Rubbing her forehead she hid hers