"Hey, Liam," I said as I walked up behind him. He sat outside the cafe with his laptop. Once I sat, I felt googling eyes from some of the females sitting around us, trying to make eye contact with him, but no luck. "There are lots of girls at Starbucks today." "Yeah, it's annoying," he grumbled. I frowned, knowing he didn't want full attention from so many girls in one place. I thought he would be the kind of guy like Seth, who loves attention but wasn't in the mood. I picked a place to discuss matters after I called him yesterday, where it's far from his family's shop and my house. I didn't want Logan to know what we were up to. "Sorry," I said. He just brushed his hair back and smiled, accepting my apology. "So, What did you tell your brothers?" "I told them that I'm meeting a girl," he had his drink of Carmel Frappuccino, grande size taking a sip. "I had to beg Rex to give me a day off." "I'm sorry." "Hey, don't be," he set his drink down. "You ask me a favor, plus your my br
Liam had me walk to the beach.The beach!It took us about an hour to get there, and my feet were killing me.I complained about the way, and Liam suggested it's good exercise for my cow thighs. He laughed, and in return, I pinched his ear, which he cried like a baby, and apologized. I told him not to call me fat. Not to name any girl fat."Since I was a kid, my parents would take my brothers and me here to enjoy the water. If you saw our beaches, you will love Hawaii."I wiggle my toes in the sand. "Logan sometimes talks about home and wishes he would return, but being there reminds him of his past.""Yeah," he agreed. "Us brothers all want to avoid our past from the home we loved and left behind.""So, what's your story?" I pulled my knee up to my chin as I lay my head, observing him with open ears."My story," he let out a cackle, his eyes solemnly focused on the beach. "Effie, I did something. Something bad." He closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and let it out slowly. It was sh
Damn geezer.At his age, he can still make jokes.I smack my lips as I inhale air to cool my tongue. "Um...Odin, about Terry.""You've finally taken an interest?" He says as another joke makes me scowl at him. Odin smiled. "Just joking. I can see in your eyes are full of Logan."He got me there.Not in my eyes, but mind, body, and soul are all I could think about him."Anyways, about Terry," I began. "There is something about him I can't quite figure out.""Oh," Odin took another sip of his tea. "What made you think that? I've known Terry since he was a child. His father used to work for me until Terry took his place.""I don't know," staring at my cup of tea, steam swirling above it, indicating it was still hot. "Can I be honest with you?""Sure.""When I was little, after my parents passed away, the social service separated my siblings and me to different homes. I didn't know why they didn't put us together, but when I was living in a foster home with The Brayden family. The kids th
Today is Halloween. Can you believe it?!I can't.I'm wailing in excitement inside.This morning I had myself ready to wear my Moana costume. Last night I had Lily's dad lend me his curling iron for today. I woke up at five to bathe, dry, and curl my hair. I never did anything to my hair, only tie it up in a bun, in a long braid or let it lose. Curling my hair was new to me. Luckily, Nicky taught me to be cautious about ironing my hair. I've been burned twice curling my hair, and I had to wrap Mickey Mouse bandages around my thumb and index finger, and boy, that shit hurts.Once I finished my breakfast, I said goodbye to my sister, who was getting emotional about the costume choice because of the pregnancy. I let her cry over it until I left the house. I pulled on my earphone, placing them in my ear as I started to wear my jacket when I heard a calling chant coming from my rightI flash a blush and look over at the Wolfe brother's house to find Seth and Don outside, chilling on the
"Effie, I'm very disappointed," Thea had her hands on her hips, upset. Worst - She's pissed. Once, she received a phone call from Principle Brown telling her everything. She brought me home after detention into my room and gave me a lecture - three hours, to be precise- until my ears bled. I sat on my bed in my room, and in the middle of it, I could hear the music and enjoyment outside the thick walls of my room as it made me pout and groan that I should be out there having fun but instead getting a seriousness of adult here from my sister. "You hit another student?" It wasn't a question but more of emphasizing what I did. Her hands crossed over her chest as she bore her silver eyes, now dark grey, angry. "Babe, you need to relax," Luckily, Rex was there to pull an invisible leash before my sister could lash at me. "No, Rex. Butt out," She snarled lowly at him. Her baby daddy just let it go and sighed, not wanting to argue with a woman who was pregnant with his child. Thea wore
I woke to a cold it pierced my skin like needles. Slowly and reluctantly, I uncover my face. I blink, close my eyes, and blink again. Everything is blurry and cold.The cold licked my whole body, crept under my costume, and spread across my skin like the lacy tide on a cold winter beach. The coldness hit my nerves until I lost it as I was chattering my teeth hard. I realized I was inside a large container around me with all-white decorations of ice. Hanging on the wall were frozen meat, hooked, and a couple of shelves containing other meat products. That is when I figure I'm in a large freezer.A painful poke of pang hit my head when I remembered something struck me. I tried to massage my head, only to be chained up.I tend to move, but my hands are shackled with chains against the wall. With a bit of my strength to fight the cold and freezing limbs, I tried to pull the chains with no success. My whole body is like frozen yogurt. I'm able to move but stuck in one spot.I wasn't sure
This bitch.Is she trying to kill me?In this scenario, she is.But I don't believe it's my fault that Logan doesn't return her feelings."After that mental breakdown, I dropped out of school, I went on an extreme diet, and when that didn't work, I asked a family doctor to suck all my fat out, and while that, ask him to change my appearances on my face to keep me from looking like a bulldog." She put the gun aside and pulled out a compact mirror, looking at herself through it. She prepped herself. "Since I moved back to Long Beach, transfer to where I attended high school for all to admire me, boys and girls. I've become popular within a day. I was enjoying my great new life. Then when Logan and his brother transferred to our school, I was thrilled, more thrilled. I exploded with happiness. At first, he didn't know who I was, but that didn't matter as long I grasped this chance for him to be mine and only mine."Heather glanced away from her small mirror, gleaming with a sinister look
Shit! I'm going to die."Get up."I shiver in place."I said fucking get up!"I glare at her, telling her through my eyes I can't get up."Fuck!" Heather swore, pulled out the keys, and unlocked my hand. And at that moment, once the handcuff is off and with every bit of my strength force myself to push her out of the way. I hit her in the face with everything left in my body, from my brain to my feet. I ran.I heard her scream behind me, and fire shot. Luckily, she misses taking the shot.It was still dark out, and I was not stopping for anything and for sure as hell not taking my time to run. I have to get away fast. My limbs are starting to warm up since I'm outside. Only the nightly breeze is not much colder than a thousand-pound freezer, but I never thought I'd be here in Bun-Bun World."Effie, where are you?" Heather sang with a malicious tone, sending chills up my spine.I'm a bit weak, but I'm not stopping, no matter how much in pain. I turned to the corner and ran down to mor