Chapter 19Kate stopped herself from yelling at her mother and screaming that can't she be in control of her own life.Shs should have known that something like this was coming up as her mother mentioned Liam.Who does her mother think she is? Does she think that her daughter is a commodity that she can be advertising from one friend to the other."Mom, I can't. I can't meet with anyone.""Why not? You also need to be sure of your future. Just because Liam is now paying you attention doesn't mean that you shouldn't meet up with other guys. I'm your mother and I really want to see you successful.""I know, mom, I know. But I really want to focus on my studies, at least for now.""What studies? The ones you attend or the ones you don't attend? What about your dance practices? Do you even do that anymore? I'm trying to think of the right place for you but you keep getting on my nerves."Kate felt so frustrated and grabbed the corner of her sheets to stop herself from getting mad at her m
Chapter 20As the taxi slowed down to the address Kate gave him, she felt the usual thrill mixed with slight fear come over her. This was how she usually feels whenever she visits Seth.The taxi stopped and the driver stared at her from the rear view mirror, a look of concern written all over his face."Huh.. is this the right place? If it's not, I can take you back so you can get the right address."Kate glanced up at him and her face drew into a small smile that felt forced as she stared at him."It's the right address." She managed to utter.The driver stared at her for some time before nodding his head silently and clearing his throat."Well, I'll be here for about thirty seconds so if you change your mind, you can still see me."She laughed and paid him before getting out of the car.Her hand was the only clue that she was nervous as she tried so hard to hide what she was feeling.Despite her disguise and everything, even the driver could tell that she wasn't meant to be in a pla
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 6Kate eyes were too heavy to open as she struggled to keep them open. Her head was throbbing like ten people were dancing on it and it ached so bad.There should have been a warning for her that the aftermath of taking alcohol was this painful. She was told about this during the college night party but she didn't expect this much headache.Her nose kept on picking every kind of smell making her nauseous and feeling like throwing up.She finally won the struggle against her own eyes and opened them, forcing herself to sit up on the bed.Everywhere was still blurry but the musty smell and the feel of the bed cover immediately told her where she was as the memories came rushing back.Right, she had been so devastated about finding out that Liam was having a relationship with Grace that she got so drunk and texted Seth.Suddenly remembering Seth, she turned to her side, expecting him to be laying next to her but she was surprised to see herself spawned on the bed, visibly naked w
Chapter 20As the taxi slowed down to the address Kate gave him, she felt the usual thrill mixed with slight fear come over her. This was how she usually feels whenever she visits Seth.The taxi stopped and the driver stared at her from the rear view mirror, a look of concern written all over his face."Huh.. is this the right place? If it's not, I can take you back so you can get the right address."Kate glanced up at him and her face drew into a small smile that felt forced as she stared at him."It's the right address." She managed to utter.The driver stared at her for some time before nodding his head silently and clearing his throat."Well, I'll be here for about thirty seconds so if you change your mind, you can still see me."She laughed and paid him before getting out of the car.Her hand was the only clue that she was nervous as she tried so hard to hide what she was feeling.Despite her disguise and everything, even the driver could tell that she wasn't meant to be in a pla
Chapter 19Kate stopped herself from yelling at her mother and screaming that can't she be in control of her own life.Shs should have known that something like this was coming up as her mother mentioned Liam.Who does her mother think she is? Does she think that her daughter is a commodity that she can be advertising from one friend to the other."Mom, I can't. I can't meet with anyone.""Why not? You also need to be sure of your future. Just because Liam is now paying you attention doesn't mean that you shouldn't meet up with other guys. I'm your mother and I really want to see you successful.""I know, mom, I know. But I really want to focus on my studies, at least for now.""What studies? The ones you attend or the ones you don't attend? What about your dance practices? Do you even do that anymore? I'm trying to think of the right place for you but you keep getting on my nerves."Kate felt so frustrated and grabbed the corner of her sheets to stop herself from getting mad at her m
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
"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,
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
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 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
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
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