Chapter 27"Kate!" The harsh voice of her mother sounded in her ears and she winced at the sound."Yes?""Why haven't you been picking up your call? What's going on? I hope you're not going about looking like a tramp and dressing like one?"Grace! That sneaky ass girl! She must have told her mother that she was dressing in cheap clothes and going out.She rolled her eyes, annoyed at the fact that she can't live her life without her mother and her friend interfering."Mom, I don't go around dressing like that besides I'm not a child. Anyhow I want to dress , it's up to me. You shouldn't be bothered by that."Her mother sounded like she sucked in a breath in shock at her statement and didn't say anything for some seconds before she finally spoke."Whatever, Just don't go around embarrassing me."Kate felt irritated at that word "embarrass" because that was all her mother says to her. Don't embarrass me, don't do this, don't do that.She has never had a single moment of freedom to hersel
Chapter 28 Kate felt oddly calm even after catching her best friend sleeping with someone she liked. It didn't bother her that much because she already knew about it and for some reason, she doesn't care about Liam again as she thought she did in the past.As the car stopped in front of the dorm, she walked in, feeling relieved that she doesn't have to hide the fact that she knows about both of them dating behind her back.She walked into the dorm and took off her clothes before going into the bathroom and having a quick bath. Today was a leisure day for her as there were no lectures and the practice room was temporarily locked so she decided to sit in and watch a movie. She reached into her fridge and grabbed a cup of ice cream and some cake before sitting on her bed and placing her laptop on her lap.The movie was a melodramatic one and halfway through it, she was already sobbing and eating her junk.Staring down at herself, she let out a soft chuckle. Her Mom would have her neck
Chapter 29The thought of going to her family dinner and getting scrutinized by her mother made Kate feel annoyed and sad all through the day, she could barely eat.As time for the dinner got closer, her mood dropped drastically. No one, except her, knows why she was not excited about the dinner and she didn't bother to tell anyone. She just zoned out throughout the class, not listening to what the lecturer was saying and hoping that the day would go by quickly.As soon as her lecture ended, she stayed inside the classroom, staring at everyone else as they walked out of the class.Her phone rang, disrupting her peace and she Sighed when she saw the name on the caller ID. It was time, time for her to get eaten up by her mother and queried by her step father.She walked out of the class slowly, didn't bother picking up her mother's call because she knows why she was calling and just got into the taxi.As soon as she got to the dorm, she saw Liam standing in front, waiting for her but pr
Her legs wrapped around his waist, her perfect long nails piercing his skin as she pulled, all Kate could think about was the divk of the man on top of her. If there was anything bringing her back to Seth, she would say it was the way he kept her satisfied in bed. He just has that vibes, that dominate nature and somehow knows how to please every inch of her pathetic want and lust. Lots of ohs and ahs filled the room as they made love. Made love? They basically had sex as nothing seem right about them. "Let me assume, you are leaving soon," Seth said. Choosing to ignore him as usual, Kate rolled over the bed as she looked around the room. It wasn't as if she had not seen it before but this day seem unbearable. The heat, the way it seems extremely stuffy, gosh! Sweating, Kate clumsily stood up and searched for her undies, on finding them, she quickly got dressed and applied a little makeup. "Kate" Seth said a bit calm but the high level of satire coul
Under the hot gaze of her mom, Kate immediately became conscious of her body. She mentally recalled the way Seth had held or handled her at his place and thought about any marks. Without being told, she subconsciously began to cover up her body. From her arms to her neck, not even a hickey because she knew how much trouble she would get into.The last time her mother caught her doing what she didn't approve of, her body was spared to tell the story. Mrs Hart cussed, kick, and even attempted to kick her off the out of she doesn't do anything 'perfect' again.With her gaze everywhere except her mom's face, Kate silently prayed for a miracle."I said, where are you coming from dressed like ... like" Mrs. Hart paused for a few seconds and eyed Kate from head to toe, her left index finger "Dressed like a tramp?." Kate looked down at her body for a while before looking up at her mom, by them, she had already come up with some she felt would be an escape route for her. Fro
Looking at the flat look on her father's face, Kate rolled her eyes. She wasn't surprised to see the person behind her mother's distaste was no one but her Stepbrother; Lucas. The illegitimate son of the family. It wasn't his fault that Mr. Hart traveled for business, met someone hot, and decided to have an affair with the person. It wasn't his fault that his mother came some years back with the evidence of the affair; him. Well, that evidence wasn't enough when Lucas's mother came as no one believed her. Even after the woman died, no one believed, leaving Lucas to be the most hated part of the family. Good thing Mr Harts didn't hate him too and thanks to his wisdom. Sometimes, Kate wished she was as smart as her younger brother but she wasn't, she didn't pray to be in his shoes. No one would want to be in the worst part of her mother. Sometimes, Kate would want to remind her mother that no child was ever illegitimate. As long as they weren't the ones that forced them
Frozen, Kate gulped. She mentally tried to recall of she actually covered her neck with the foundation and when she remembered she did, she became a bit calm. Although she was shaking inside, the whole of her inside was doing summersault, trying to make her look as guilty as possible but she remained calm. Some part of her wondered how Lucas had known that it was a hickey no matter how she tried to hide it but she didn't dare to ask. She maintained her straight face, not making him see any bit of her panicking emotions. Coward! Whenever she finds herself in a situation like that, all Kate knew how to do best was stay silent. Not as if she had anything useful to say or she could even try to defend the truthful accusations. "How do you feel, Kate?" Lucas asked. Again, Kate remained silent. She then began to cover the side where she had the neck with her hair. The long blonde hair covered half of her shoulder, down one of her breasts to the side of her
The anger from Seth could be seen and heard that when he asked her questions again, particles of his saliva dropped on her face. Kate closed her eyes eye a few seconds before opening back to meet the same angry gaze from Seth. Good thing, her mom had long been gone, she was in school alone, having no one to bug the shit out of her so she reminded silent. She would not tell him that their little affair was known by her stepbrother some days back, she would not tell him that she couldn't tell what they were anymore, she would not tell him that she generally would stay silent till he got sick of her and leave by himself. Well, Seth wasn't having it at all. "Kate! When I talk to you, you fvcking answer me! Why haven't you been replying to my messages?" He asked almost calmly this time. It was almost calm because he had reduced his voice but the angry vein could still be seen on his neck. His red face and clenched fist could be seen, making Kate stand still a
Chapter 29The thought of going to her family dinner and getting scrutinized by her mother made Kate feel annoyed and sad all through the day, she could barely eat.As time for the dinner got closer, her mood dropped drastically. No one, except her, knows why she was not excited about the dinner and she didn't bother to tell anyone. She just zoned out throughout the class, not listening to what the lecturer was saying and hoping that the day would go by quickly.As soon as her lecture ended, she stayed inside the classroom, staring at everyone else as they walked out of the class.Her phone rang, disrupting her peace and she Sighed when she saw the name on the caller ID. It was time, time for her to get eaten up by her mother and queried by her step father.She walked out of the class slowly, didn't bother picking up her mother's call because she knows why she was calling and just got into the taxi.As soon as she got to the dorm, she saw Liam standing in front, waiting for her but pr
Chapter 28 Kate felt oddly calm even after catching her best friend sleeping with someone she liked. It didn't bother her that much because she already knew about it and for some reason, she doesn't care about Liam again as she thought she did in the past.As the car stopped in front of the dorm, she walked in, feeling relieved that she doesn't have to hide the fact that she knows about both of them dating behind her back.She walked into the dorm and took off her clothes before going into the bathroom and having a quick bath. Today was a leisure day for her as there were no lectures and the practice room was temporarily locked so she decided to sit in and watch a movie. She reached into her fridge and grabbed a cup of ice cream and some cake before sitting on her bed and placing her laptop on her lap.The movie was a melodramatic one and halfway through it, she was already sobbing and eating her junk.Staring down at herself, she let out a soft chuckle. Her Mom would have her neck
Chapter 27"Kate!" The harsh voice of her mother sounded in her ears and she winced at the sound."Yes?""Why haven't you been picking up your call? What's going on? I hope you're not going about looking like a tramp and dressing like one?"Grace! That sneaky ass girl! She must have told her mother that she was dressing in cheap clothes and going out.She rolled her eyes, annoyed at the fact that she can't live her life without her mother and her friend interfering."Mom, I don't go around dressing like that besides I'm not a child. Anyhow I want to dress , it's up to me. You shouldn't be bothered by that."Her mother sounded like she sucked in a breath in shock at her statement and didn't say anything for some seconds before she finally spoke."Whatever, Just don't go around embarrassing me."Kate felt irritated at that word "embarrass" because that was all her mother says to her. Don't embarrass me, don't do this, don't do that.She has never had a single moment of freedom to hersel
Chapter 26The ride back from Seth's place was bliss for Kate. She could feel like she was floating in the air and that all her worries were lighter. There was just something about him that made all her problems ease up.He has a way of making her feel much better especially after her mother and the so-called friends that she has , hurts her. There was just something about him, he doesn't have to even do anything and she's already feeling better.She smiled as she remembered the way he was acting around her and the fact that the girls called him a grim guy, someone who doesn't smile when he smiles all the time with her.But there was something that bothered her. When she was at his place, she saw a new laptop on the floor and asked him where he got it. The laptop looked expensive and can afford to get him out of that slum he was living in so she was surprised that he'll get a laptop that expensive when he can barely afford to pay rent for a clean apartment.But his response made it ev
Chapter 25The lecturer was talking, Kate could tell that he was talking only from the movement of his lips but she couldn't hear what be was saying because she was not there. She felt lost.The gathering last night was surprisingly fun, especially with Lucas around and that was the most surprising thing. He didn't make her feel uncomfortable, he tried his best to interact with her without being annoying as usual and that confused her.She couldn't help but wonder maybe he was actually pretending to hate her all this while or maybe he just felt so free last night and was in a good mood.But all these excuses didn't change the fact that Lucas was different around her yesterday and the feeling that he might not hate her after all. She thought back to the time when he saved her from the anger of her mother and father when he told them that he saw her fall off the staircase, Even though he didn't and the mark on her neck was obviously a love bite. Back then, she had though that maybe he
Kate pulled out of the hug and smiled at Grace. It was obvious that they both felt the urge to throw up out of disgust but they still forced a smile on their faces.“Are you going to come for our usual outing? You know I really want to be with you,” Grace said and Kate almost laughed.She wasn't interested in her being there, if anything she was sure that grace just wanted to be with Liam.“Yeah sure. I'll come with you.”Grace smiled and turned to walk into her room, her mind still reeling from the conversation she overheard Kate talking about with someone on the line.Shs couldn't help but wonder if actually Lucas was right about Kate having a boyfriend and a part of her wanted to know who it was , if it was Liam.She quickly bathed and was dressingup just as soon as a knock sounded on her door.“Are you done?” Kate called and she immediately opened the door.“Yeah. Come in, I just have to powder up my face and we're good to go.”She walked towards her mirror and started patting her
Chapter 23Her leg spread across his chest as she rolled around on the bed, slowly crawling up and down his feet, teasing him."Take your leg off," Lucas said slowly as she touched his hand with a flirty smile."What? It's not bad, right? I'm trying to ease your mind," Grace grumbled silently."Just get off," he said as he shifted away from her on the bed.Grace stood up and frowned at him, standing stark naked as she walked past him."You are cool," she said as she walked to the other side of the bed, grabbing her shirt."What?" Lucas asked, staring at her as if he didn't hear what she had just said."I said you're cool, surprisingly. How can you act so okay with not being the only child? I wouldn't be able to handle it. Someone like Kate being my sister?"He laughed and shook his head."Nahh, I don't mind. She is just someone I see as my kid sister. How is she by the way? Is she living well?"Grace frowned at him with her hands on her hip and sat on the bed next to him."What's this
Chapter 22"What?" One of them asked.Kate immediately kept a blank face and shook her head."Oh, it's nothing. Just.. got a little something stuck in my throat," she said and coughed softly.They nodded their heads and ignored her , turning back to continue their conversation.As she continued practicing, Kate thought about what the girls said about Seth and smiled again.He gave her a smile but didn't give them the smiles he gave her. She thought back to when he smiled at her in his bedroom.His eye wrinkles deepened when he smiles, his soft gaze in his eyes as he stares at her and the way he talks to her, everything just made her feel butterflies in her stomach and she let out a soft sigh wishing he was here with her in the practice room.His shirt was Still with her and she has no plans of giving it back to him because she knows she loves it.The memory of how he gave her the shirt came into her head and she smiled again. The girls in her practice room think he's cold and not cool
Chapter 21The alarm sound woke Kate up and she stared blankly at the wall for some minutes, trying to clear her head and fight the sleep away.Finally, she stood up and strode grudgingly towards the bathroom, her eyes caught sight of the calendar beside the bathroom door and suddenly her mood was instantly changed.It was the final day of her period which means that she gets to do whatever she wants to do and even have fun as much as she wants to without getting scared that she might stain or not.She hurried into the bathroom and took a quick shower, her mind already going to the dance studio and how much fun she was going to have, especially if she sees Seth.Her shower took less than fifteen minutes and she walked out of the bathroom, humming to the theme music of the movie she saw the night before.As she applied her face cream on her face, she thought about how she managed to come back home from Seth's place the other day.A part of her felt disappointed that it wasn't today tha