The sound of her phone ringing distracted her from working on the assignment that she has been staring blanky at for the past five minutes and Kate stood up , grateful for the distraction.She had kept her phone far away from her as a way to stop herself from getting distracted but forgot to switch it off, something that she felt relieved about.It wasn't that the assignment was hard, it was just that her thoughts were just too flooded with so many things, grace And Liam, Seth, and the worst of them all, her mother. It was just too much for her to even add the pressure of getting down with her assignment in order to get a perfect score.Ever since the call with her Mom ended, she had been trying not to think about what she said, how her mother said that she was disappointed in her.Didn't she think that Kate was a human too? With feelings? Her saying things like that only end up hurting Kate's feelings and make it harder for her to cope with the things she usually would.Kate sighed
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,
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
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