The next morning, Coco was already up, Lizzy woke up to an empty bed. She couldn’t believe she actually had a goodnight sleep because of her little sister, Coco didn’t give her room to think about her problems. The little angel had cuddled her tightly like a stuffed animal. Thinking about it brought a smile to Lizzy’s face. She stood to her feet, taking a deep breath before getting ready for the day, her mother was someone she actually didn’t want to see but she couldn’t be in her room all day when Coco sacrificed her school day just to spend the night with her. She washed up and got dressed, stepping out of her room gave her chills. She took a step back as she replayed her struggling to get out of the water yesterday.She opened her eyes but could still here the water rushing into her system through every possible entry point, “Lizzy!” Coco’s voice rang through the hallway, Lizzy immediately opened her eyes to sees Coco in a cute apron which had a lot of stains on it, it made her wo
Not quite long after Shakar stepped out, Coco rushed in with Maria – she was at the verge of tears but they were both surprised to see Elizabeth was standing on her feet, dressed and ready to leave for school.“Lizzy are you okay, Coco rushed to inform me that you were sick.” She spoke not knowing how to address the issue.“I’m perfectly fine, as you can see there’s nothing wrong with me.” She answered.“But you were shaking” Coco’s voice echoed making the two ladies realize she was still standing there. Elizabeth gestured to Coco to come, she let go of Maria’s hand and walked towards Lizzy.“Coco, I’m sorry for scaring you. I honestly didn’t mean to, yes I was ill but I’m fine right now see, I can even go to school and the outfit you chose is badass” she added, making Coco smile.“I don’t like it when you fall sick” she voiced“I know and I’m sorry, forgive me?”“Of course I do” Coco replied before hugging her. Maria couldn’t say anything as she just watched the girls, Lizzy picked h
Elizabeth sat down surprised as her friends gave her a full 30 minutes lecture on who Shakar was in school, his personality was quite different from what he portrayed at home.At home he seemed a little bit quiet and reserve to himself but if she had learnt anything from what Caro had been telling her for the past 30 minutes, Shakar was a complete King at school. He was the top student in his department, he had women rushing all over him due to his handsome features which Elizabeth could not even see, some people wanted to be around him for his status and other people for his publicity, of course his dad was one of the richest men in New Jersey. “He’s so rude to anyone he doesn’t like including the teachers and they can’t do anything about it” Kyle spoke, just like Caro, Kyle’s family also had a history with the school.“His group of friends, honey, are known as the ‘HIRK’” Caro voiced.“What’s that?”“Handsome intelligent rich kids” Kyle replied“Nobody, I mean absolutely nobody ca
Elizabeth thought she was at home, the comfort from the class caused her to bury her head deep down into her books, it had been 30 minutes already and Lizzy had no idea that the campus last announcement for closure was made, school was over. Shakar was waiting furiously by the car as the driver had come to pick them up and Lizzy was nowhere to be found, Shakar actually had the mind of leaving her behind but one thing stopped him, the lecture he was going to receive from his father if he did not show up with Elizabeth and that was something he did not have a strength for today. Definitely not today, he didn't care but he was willing to do anything to avoid his father talks, he could lecture him about the whole world just because of one incident, he wasn’t ready to give Elizabeth such privileges. “Hello?” a voice called out in front of Elizabeth. He lifted up her head wondering where the voice came from in her room, a man who was standing by the door slowly approached her with a smile
Shakar stood still, he couldn’t believe that Lizzy had the audacity to question him. He was here wasting his precious time he could have used studying to convince her to go home with him, Jace on the other hand was silent, he was watching the scene in front of him unfold, he was curious to know who Lizzy was to Shakar.Everyone at school knew about his father’s remarriage but they didn’t know he had a step sister. Shakar without second thought grabbed her things from the table and shoved them into her bag, he also grabbed her hand tight ready to drag her out himself.“Let go” Lizzy cried out trying to break free from him but Shakar held unto her tightly. He was tired of her bullshit and didn’t care if she was getting hurt.“She said let her go” Jace finally broke his silence holding Shakar’s arm, separating him from Lizzy, he stared at Shakar whose anger increased, Jace was beginning to get to him but he made a promise to his late mother never to fight.“None of this is your business,
Lizzy was so excited as the weekend drew closer, she was really getting tired of the school drama.All through the week she had one person either trying to shove a camera in her face, questioning her about how she got the two hottest boys on campus to fight over her or what her relationship with Shankar was. She slammed the door to her locker in frustration.“I don't think hurting the locker's feelings would make you feel better" a very familiar voice spoke, a voice that brought a smile to Lizzy’s face.Jace stood beside her with a bright smile, he had on a tennis sport shorts and a t-shirt. Lizzy couldn't help but blush as she looked at him.“I'm just a bit exhausted with everyone, all week it's been one question or the other and I'm sick of it." she voiced trying to look at his face so not to give him the idea that she was shy."The gossip in this school actually takes time to die down" he spoke watching her struggle to keep a steady gaze."Yes I noticed" she placed her bag across
Elizabeth couldn't believe her eyes as she stared at Coco lying on the floor, her legs made their way to her body.'"Coco!" She cried, falling to her knees by the little girl."Help!" She screamed, everything around felt unreal. A rush of emotions hit her, as well as a lot of questions, was she dead? "Please Coco" she whispered under her breath as she knelt down beside her sister."Help!!" She screamed at the top of her lungs.Her voice echoed across the room but nobody came to her aid, It suddenly felt like the whole house was empty."Help me please" she cried as tears rolled down her face.She carried Coco in her arms as she raced outside, she had no idea what else to do but she knew Coco had to get to the hospital and fast.Elizabeth was barely outside the door when she felt like she ran into something hard yet soft."Coco?" She could here Louis worried voice Not minding what was going on and how it happened, Louis grabbed his daughter and hurriedly got to the car. Maria and Lizzy
Elizabeth could feel her heart squeeze with guilt as she ran outside the hospital building.In her head she questioned herself why did that happen; would Coco be ok? She had only been away a few minutes, a few minutes… Lizzy wondered what would have happened if she has decided to stay back with her baby sister. Why did her phone even ring, if only she had taken it down with her. The picture of Coco lying lifeless on the ground flashed through her thoughts, she could still hear the thud and the horrid ringing of her mobile.“Coc...." the word were caught off by the endless emotions that overwhelmed her.Elizabeth ran into the cold night, hot tears streaming down her cheeks, eyes on the floor, a grave blur. She hated that she was in that situation, she hated Maria more, she had to moved them to the polished mansion, much like a hotel without caution signs. She felt the ground was all thin ice, wondering ‘would anything get easier?’ they were barely 2 months there and someone was alre
Jace didn’t say a word, he wrapped his arms around her, hugging her and making her feel safe, he wished he could take away her pain because he hated seeing her this way. After a few minutes of consolation, Lizzy broke the bond between them; She returned to her curled-up position.“Elizabeth” he called out, he wasn’t sure what he would say to make her feel better, “I know you don’t want to talk but I want to know what’s wrong?” he spoke softly trying not to be pushy but Lizzy just stared at the floor, at this point she really needed to talk to someone about Shankar but Jace wasn’t the right person. What exactly was she going to say to him, that she allowed her brother kiss her or that she enjoyed every bit of it and wanted more or she was disappointed that he decided to play with her?“Talk to me, I’m listening” he reassured her.Lizzy was aware that he wasn’t going to stop asking until she tells him something. “I fell while coming out of the bathroom and some seniors saw and made fun
After Shankar walked out, Lizzy couldn’t find the strength to pick herself up from the ground where she had collapsed on, her tears ran nonstop, this was nobody’s but Maria’s fault; she wished she was old enough to pick who she could stay with. Lizzy was starting to miss her father, she needed him in her life at this point. Lizzy was suffering due to her mom’s selfishness, maybe It was better if only she wasn’t born, her mind voiced questions that she wished she could answer. She was too busy with her problems that she didn’t realize that a couple of girls were about to enter the restroom.Her thoughts were brought back to the room due to the sound of the door opening up, Lizzy stood to her feet almost immediately trying to hide in one of the stalls but it was already too late as the group of girls bust into the restroom giggling.The giggling stopped when they laid their eyes on her, Lizzy covered herself tightly wishing the ground could open up and just eat her up. “Look who we have
Elizabeth was battling with her mind but her body was betraying her making her wonder why? This wasn’t Jace but Shankar, the same person who was trying to make her life a living nightmare but here she was tongue tied together with him. Shankar’s hands started progressing down her face into her cleavage, somehow his fingers found their way into her shirt, and they brushed over her nipples.Elizabeth was shocked as she moaned, a smirk formed on Shankar’s lip as the kiss continued.Lizzy could feel herself wanting more of him, she pressed her body against his, they were both breathless but no one agreed to disconnect from the kiss, Lizzy wrapped her arms around him closing whatever space was left between them both. Shankar took the opportunity to start unbuttoning her shirt, leaving her bra and breast on display; Lizzy loved the feeling this was giving her but before anything else could register into her head Shankar pulled away from her causing her to whine missing the contract.He took
Elizabeth couldn’t believe what had just taken place the previous night, Shankar was always an asshole to her but yesterday was different. “Elizabeth, your phone is ringing” Coco voiced bringing Lizzy from her thoughts, although it was the weekend her friends kept calling as they heard about Coco. “Hey Lizzy, guess where we are?” Caro sounded excited on the phone. “At home?” “No dummy, we are outside the hospital” Caro informed. “What? Didn’t I tell you guys not to bother” Lizzy voiced “Bitch would you come get us already or do you want me to burst through the door and give you a good beating? – It’s hot out here” Kyle’s voice could be heard in the background, his words caused Lizzy to laugh. “Coco I’ll be back. I need to get my friends” she spoke before walking out of the room, she made her way towards the entrance, she could see them standing. Caro had a bouquet of flower along with a get-well fruit basket and Kyle had a
Elizabeth struggled to pry herself away from Shakar’s grip but he tightened his pressure on her. She didn’t have the strength for his nuisance, she already heard a little of his brainless argument with Jace, he was here again dragging baseless argument at her feet, He was a spoilt brat to Elizabeth; It wasn’t as though any of them wished for their current situation but it seemed she would never meet eye to eye with him on anything even if they were both profiting.“Let me go Shakar” she gritted her teeth in anger but he only fastened his grip on her arm.“You whore; I know you attempt once again to take Coco out of the way. So, what are you up to now? What’s your plan you beggar!”Elizabeth tried to control her movement; she tried to remain calm so as not to disturb Coco who was currently under the influence of pain relievers.“Stop fooling around and let go of me” Elizabeth meant that more as a plea although she wouldn’t show her panic before her headache of a step brother, he was gi
The morning at the ICU was a lot quiet with Coco fast asleep, Maria had stayed overnight with the little girl, She had however headed back home that morning to freshen up and get change of clothes for Elizabeth, Louis had also taken the time to be with his daughter the previous night although he had a strategic meeting the following day, Maria had urged him to get some rest so he had left that night with Shakar.Elizabeth laid her head at the corner of the bed, she had drawn a single chair over to Coco, a little blanket rested on her leg, and she took some hair away from Coco’s face, taking her hand to feel the bandage that would be getting a new dressing in a few hours by the nurse.The little girl had lost a lot of blood and was gradually increasing her count that would guarantee a discharge, although Coco didn’t voice out her discomfort, Elizabeth could tell that she didn’t exactly like being strapped to wires in a room that smelled like citrus scented cleaning solution, bleach and
“Up” Jace commanded as he came to his feet, hands stretched to take her hand, she looked to him weakly before pulling up. Jace lifted his brows staring at his hand which had been ignored, with a smile, he led the way out the lounge.Soon they got into the vehicle and he drove her over to the hospital, the car took a stop and he turned to Elizabeth who stared wide eyed at the glowing white interior, she was uncertain if she could bring herself to face her mother again and what worse finding out some other bad news about Coco.Maria persistence with it been her fault made her feel even worse.“Elizabeth…” Jace noticed her reluctance to leave before she could catch the obvious stalling. She quickly took her gaze to him; she couldn’t voice out the words in her head. “hmm” she made the distracted sound, Jace looked away from her and over to the beckoning doors.“Let’s go” he spo
Elizabeth could feel her heart squeeze with guilt as she ran outside the hospital building.In her head she questioned herself why did that happen; would Coco be ok? She had only been away a few minutes, a few minutes… Lizzy wondered what would have happened if she has decided to stay back with her baby sister. Why did her phone even ring, if only she had taken it down with her. The picture of Coco lying lifeless on the ground flashed through her thoughts, she could still hear the thud and the horrid ringing of her mobile.“Coc...." the word were caught off by the endless emotions that overwhelmed her.Elizabeth ran into the cold night, hot tears streaming down her cheeks, eyes on the floor, a grave blur. She hated that she was in that situation, she hated Maria more, she had to moved them to the polished mansion, much like a hotel without caution signs. She felt the ground was all thin ice, wondering ‘would anything get easier?’ they were barely 2 months there and someone was alre
Elizabeth couldn't believe her eyes as she stared at Coco lying on the floor, her legs made their way to her body.'"Coco!" She cried, falling to her knees by the little girl."Help!" She screamed, everything around felt unreal. A rush of emotions hit her, as well as a lot of questions, was she dead? "Please Coco" she whispered under her breath as she knelt down beside her sister."Help!!" She screamed at the top of her lungs.Her voice echoed across the room but nobody came to her aid, It suddenly felt like the whole house was empty."Help me please" she cried as tears rolled down her face.She carried Coco in her arms as she raced outside, she had no idea what else to do but she knew Coco had to get to the hospital and fast.Elizabeth was barely outside the door when she felt like she ran into something hard yet soft."Coco?" She could here Louis worried voice Not minding what was going on and how it happened, Louis grabbed his daughter and hurriedly got to the car. Maria and Lizzy