The taxi stopped her at the entrance of the practice studio and Kate walked out feeling some eyes on her.She had been feeling this way, like someone was watching her since she took a step outside her house and the weirdest thing about it was the fact that she felt the person's presence and it felt like Seth.It was probably just her being paranoid or Maybe she was just thinking about him way too much these days to even have a feeling like he was watching her.Ignoring the paranoid feelings, she walked into the practice room and quickly changed into her clothes before practicing.Unlike other days where the room is usually smelling of feminine sweat and perfume, filled with pink ballet skirt and nude flat shoes, today was different.She was the only person inside, well, aside from one more person who was taking a nap, but it was technically only her and she loved it.Kate had always hated practicing ballet in front of the others, not that she felt she couldn't do well but because she
Liam stood at the balcony of his apartment, staring outside his window and smiled softly as he watched some teenagers kiss each other.The memory reminded him of when he was with Kate, when they were still young, with Kate following him around like a puppy and he would ignore everything that she does.Weirdly enough these days, he finds himself thinking about her more and more. He never thought of her to be attractive but he was starting to see her as a woman, regardless of whatever he was feeling.The noise of the plate was clattering and people shouting down in the apartment below hurt his head and he frowned.He has to leave this place, the apartment was something that wasn't in his own way of lifestyle that he planned but that was not what he planned to.Turning around in the room, he frowned at the way the room was and shook his head. He had to think about what he needed to do in order to get back with Kate just so that he would be able to get all the benefits that he can get fr
Grace glared at him angrily as he stared at the phone, wiping away nervous sweat. He was just about to pick up the call when she grabbed him by the hand."What do you think you're doing?" She asked angrily.He glanced at her with a frown and turned his face away."What does it look like I'm doing?""You can't be serious right now. Why? Why stop halfway because of a call? Who is it? How important is the person th..." She stopped as she took a look at the caller ID and realized who it is and scoffed."It's Kate??? Then leave it, why stop midway because she's calling you?" She asked angrily.Liam ignored her and was about to pick up the call when she grabbed the phone and eyed him."No, I won't let you do this. You have to finish first before you do anything related to her."He ignored her and grabbed the phone, immediately standing up to give a distance between them."Hello Kate?" He said, his voice softening automatically and the frown leaving his face.Grace watched his , seething and
Kate sighed and adjusted her seat, staring blankly at the screen in front of her and the blurry figure pointing at it.She didn't mean to be distracted, heck, she has even tried several times to pay attention to what they were saying but she couldn't, at least not after the party.It's been two days, two freaking days yet she can't get it out of her mind. Not that the party was something fun or whatever but because she felt that there was something she was missing.All through the party, Liam acted like a responsible guy, stayed with her throughout, danced with her until they were under the spotlight and then took care of her, making sure that she wasn't served any alcoholic drink.It was almost like he was trying so hard to make the two of them appear in the school's blog and he was trying to make people assume that they were a couple but that didn't bother her.Actually that was not what bothered her at all, she had always known that Liam was an attention seeker and would do anythin
Surprised, Kate looked around, wondering why the entire class was staring at her. Her lecturer cleared his throat loudly and she turned to see that he was also staring at her."He's asking you a question," Grace whispered to her nudging her shoulder.Kate looked back to the man, blinking rapidly and feeling the flush come up her face It was so embarrassing, she had always hated being asked questions or having the entire class attention and today was so bad."Hu...uhmm, I uh..." She stammered."You were not listening right? Not only did you come late to my class but you also choose to live in your head while I teach, right? What do you think you are? A princess?" He scolded her, his voice sounding harsh and blunt.The voice pierced Kate's heart and she suddenly felt like crying as she stared around the class, hearing the sound of laughter from the rest."Oh no sir, she isn't a princess. She has not slept for some nights that's why," Grace said immediately, laughing.The class laughed
Kate rolled her eyes at her mother's question. She knew that she shouldn't have bothered telling her mother anything like that because the knife would definitely be twisted to face her, typical of her mother."Mom.." She groaned, annoyed at herself."Did you drink at this party? Who were you with? I hope you didn't make a disgrace out of yourself. Why would you attend a party instead of focusing on your studies and practicing your ballet? I'm pretty sure you've gotten weaker on your steps."Each statement was like a sharp knife stabbing Kate with every single breath that her mother takes.It was almost as if her statement about Lucas was irrelevant to her And she kept on being focused on the fact that Kate went to a party, that her naive daughter rebelled against her."I am not weaker on my steps, mom," She replied curtly, "Mom, I am not talking about the party! And besides I went with Liam to the party."Her voice was sharp and irritated but she didn't raise her voice, even as much a
"Kate? Are you there?" He asked again and she quickly wiped off her tears, sniffling loudly.After Kate was sure that she didn't look like she had been crying her eyes out, She opened the door and with a straight face was about to walk past him."Kate.." he called softly, holding on to her hands and stopping her.Unable to take it anymore, Kate turned her face away, embarrassed that Seth had to find her in a state like this."It's okay.." He whispered and pulled her into a hug, his hands holding her around her waist while she held him tightly.For some reason, she felt safe in his arms, she felt comforted, it was almost as if all her problems would get cancelled out once she was with him.. that kind of feeling.After sobbing for some time into his shirt, she sniffed loudly and pulled away from the hug, grateful that he comforted her without a word."Thank you," She managed to utter and walked away without looking back or even waiting for a response from him.As soon as she left Seth,
Startled, Kate lifted her head up to see Grace staring at both of them with suspicious looking eyes and she almost burst into laughter.It was clear that Grace was jealous, even when she tried so hard to hide what she was feeling.She walked in, a forced smile creeping on her face."What were you guys discussing? The laughter was so loud that I couldn't even sleep for a while."Even as her tone was soft and friendly, it was still so obvious that she was jealous."Oh that .. it was nothing," Liam said, laughing nervously.It was clear that he also saw how annoyed and jealous Grace was.But Kate couldn't miss such an opportunity to mess with Grace and she immediately spoke up."Liam's right. It's just a little thing we did when we were young. Kids.. you know. We were just curious about a lot of things and did some things," She laughed."Things like what?" Jealous eyes darted from her to Liam."Well, like kissing and other stuff. We kissed when we were younger and I was telling him about
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