At Mia's school"And what is so funny?" Lakshmi who was trying to shake off her anger asked Mia."Nothing" Mia shrugged and looked away from Lakshmi."Nothing but yet you are smiling as if you just won an award. Come to think of it, did you win an award?" Lakshmi lowered her eyebrows."No I didn't" Mia gave a faint smile."I just like the way you defended me. You weren't ashamed of me and also you were brave, I like it" Mia added before she walked away."No matter what I do I can never bring myself to understand what this girl really wants. I think I need to read half of the textbooks in the library to understand her, if not all" Lakshmi thought to herself.Meanwhile, Lakshmi had just stirred up more anger in Bella's heart, Bella went into the bathroom to secretly cry her eyes out. She felt humiliated in front of the whole school. Lakshmi had just bullied her ( in her own words) in front of everyone, she felt like no one was going to listen to her.She vowed to get her revenge and the
Backstage" I really don't understand her at all. She was the one that was so excited about everything yet she is nowhere to be found, what are going to do now?. It would look like we completely chickened out of the competition if we didn't perform today.'' Disappointed Grace buried her head in her palms as she sat on the chair in front of the mirror.Bella stood from a distance watching them and enjoying the torture, but she wasn't satisfied just yet. She wanted to rub more salt on their wounds, she felt like it was a necessity."What's wrong?" Bella walked over to the girls and asked slowly, pretending as if she cared."We cannot find Lakshmi, it is a predicament because we need her if not the girls won't be able to perform" innocent Mia quickly blurted out.Bella scoffed at how innocent Mia really could be, she just smiled and looked at Juliet."I'm so sorry you are in such a dilemma. At least she could have told you that she would be ditching you girls rather than leaving you to f
During the competitionThe judges were already calculating the scores and counting the votes."Mia, Mia" Mia heard a voice in her head. She looked around and couldn't find the source of the voice. It was clearly Lakshmi's voice."Mia get me out of this closet please I can't be stuck in here any longer. I might suffocate" the voice kept on paying in her head before it stopped suddenly."Closet? What closet could she be talking about?" Mia was thinking."And it's time for us to call the final results" the judges announced before there was a complete power outage.Mia was getting really uneasy, she had to leave the hall immediately.As she walked down the hallway and around the school premises, she heard someone banging on the door of the janitor's closet. She was frightened."Who is in there?" She knocked on the door."Mia, Mia is that you? Please get me out of here" Lakshmi kept on hitting the door with the palm of her hands from inside."Lakshmi, you are in there?" Mia tried to open t
Still at the dance competitionIn second place we have the fire group, give it up for the fire group because they really set the stage on fire today they came in second place with a total of 42 marks, then for the moment you all have been waiting for the winners are…. The unique group, a round of applause for them because they really stood by their name, they were the only ones that managed to tell a story with their dance.Every group performed excellently well but the unique group was the most outstanding and for their outstanding performance they had a total of 50 out of 50 marks. Please come on stage the unique group" the judges instructed as the group who scored the 3rd and 2nd position were already on stage.Bella just couldn't believe that her group came second even after all she did to make sure Lakshmi's group failed.Mia and her friends immediately went on stage to take their trophy, they smiled as a picture of them was taken with their trophy.The groups that came first, se
At Lakshmi's houseLakshmi's POVI am an only child so I don't have anyone to talk to or to play with. Being very spoiled, I got used to getting whatever I wanted in the blink of an eye. I didn't even realize the monster I was slowly turning into and there was no one to put me on the right track.I didn't even know what it felt like to be loved by anyone especially after the event that broke me completely. I retired to bed in preparation for school the next day.I went to school and Mia could notice my change in attitude, I wasn't looking as bright as I normally did."Why the long face?" Mia asked me as we sat at the lunch table, munching our food during recess."It's nothing, I'm okay" I lied."You are lying, you are trying to avoid eye contact with me which is a normal reaction when humans want to lie" Mia clearly stated the obvious."You avoid eye contact with me all the time, does that mean you are always lying to me?" I raised an eyebrow."I have Autism, which makes it difficult
Bella's POVI sat on my bed, crying my eyes out and regretting my actions. I began to wonder what actually made me do the things I did."Ma'am Bella, two girls are here looking for you. They claim to come from your school" the butler came to inform me."Please tell them that I don't want to see them" I sent him away but he didn't seem to take my instructions as I was shocked and also angered to see Mia and Lakshmi in my room."You fool" I screamed and threw my slippers at Lakshmi's face but Mia caught it just in time before it could get to her. I was more than disappointed."I told you not to let anyone in" I picked up the other pair of my slippers and aimed for the butler who ran for his dear life."You have to calm down Bella, if not you may end up hurting someone" Lakshmi tried to advise me."And look who is giving me advice. You are in my own house and causing a mishap. Get out! " I yelled at the top of my voice."That's it! Mia we are done here. Let's go" Lakshmi held Mia's hand
"I'm really sorry, I cannot even imagine what it would be like to see your parents lying dead in front of your very own eyes" I sympathized with her."I didn't see their dead bodies. But our pool was filled with ashes, '' Mia said."Didn't your parents have any siblings, why did they have to send you to an orphanage? That's just unfair" Lakshmi lamented." They didn't send me to an orphanage. I used to stay with my Aunt, my mum's sister but I ran away from her. She abused me alot and I couldn't endure any longer, she made me feel so scared whenever I was around her, she even threatened to kill me when she takes my parents money, I was so scared for my own life so I had to run away but they still want me" Mia was talking very slowly which somehow made meuncomfortable but I just had to patiently listen to her narrating the whole story."Who wants you?" I found myself asking."The people who killed my parents, they attacked me once when I was being transferred from the orphanage I was s
Still at Banshee's house"No, I cannot lose her. She is the gateway to my success. The spell you have been working on to find Mia, how far have you gone with it?" The man raised his head to look at Banshee with his eyes that suddenly had hope."There is nothing I can tell you for now. The spell doesn't want to work, something is blocking my magic" Banshee was speaking before she was rudely interrupted."What could be blocking your magic? You are the most powerful witch I know so what could even dare to stand as an obstacle in your path?" the man was getting anxious and he began to sweat profusely. He had never been so afraid in his entire life."I don't know what is blocking it but whatever it is , it is very powerful, maybe even more powerful than I am. The only thing I know that can make my powers seem so weak and infertile is the caston gem.It is the only thing that can weaken my powers and take it away from me but luckily it is very difficult to get if not impossible. It can only
Scott's POVMy d*ck which was hard as a rock not too long ago came down at once and I slid out of Emily at once."Lakshmi" I blinked my eyes severally to make sure I wasn't imagining things.My worst nightmare has come…it has barely been 24 hours and she has already caught me with Emily."I'm sorry I didn't mean to disturb both of you" Lakshmi rushed out of the room with almost the same speed she came in with."Let's continue from where we stopped ''Emily dragged me back on the bed so I was on top of her but I was no longer in the mood."Maybe later okay…I have to go do something now" I lied to her as I dashed out of the room to go and find Lakshmi.Emily's POVCould it be that Scott is in love with his sister or maybe they are both having an affair? If not then why does he always leave me whenever she comes around.Whatever the case maybe there is something going on between both of them.Lakshmi's POVWhat is wrong with me? Why do I get upset whenever I see my brother with another gi
Two weeks had passed after the party and Lakshmi was returning from somewhere with her brother. Whatever he said must have been very funny because she was laughing so hard."You have no idea…I left her so shocked she nearly forgot her own name" Scott continued to talk which made Lakshmi laugh even harder but she paused and stumbled backwards as if she had just seen a ghost in her house."You!" Her eyes were wide open…at first Scott wondered what could be so surprising but when he also saw who was standing in front of them he reacted almost in the same way as she did."So you know each other?" Lakshmi's dad walked up to them alongside another man who was properly dressed in a green suit. He looked like he was around the same age as Lakshmi's dad."Ehrm…" Lakshmi and Scott echoed at the same time."Yes dad…I know him" Emily said very quickly with a squeezed face."Oh…Lakshmi meet Mr Ryan…he is Emily's father and my new business partner. He will be staying here
At Lakshmi's house"Wow!!" Lakshmi held on tight to her dress as she gasped in amazement. She never thought that her school could look so beautiful at night."Mia look" Lakshmi pointed at every decoration she could see.Mia just kept tilting her head left and right."It is beautiful '' Mia gave Lakshmi a faint smile."Quit acting like a bush girl…should I come inside with you or I should just wait for you two in the car?" Scott asked his sister who kept looking around…she couldn't be blamed though…she had never been outside this late before and she hadn't attended a night party before…probably just some few birthday parties but none like this."Come with us," Mia suddenly said."Hmmn" Scott thought about it for a while before he eventually gave in.Even his sister whom he had asked earlier didn't give him an answer so he thought it would just be wise to keep an eye on her.Everyone looked so beautiful, Mia and Lakshmi for some reason outshone ever
Banshee's POVFinally everything was falling into place. I threw the necklace into the boiling pot and as expected the whole thinking bubbled some more like a volcano but what I didn't expect was the eruption of the contents and the whole thing was ruined as it spilled recklessly on the floor."MUM!" Alyssa exclaimed and ran out of the room almost immediately."I also moved away from the pot as well.After the whole thing had cooled down I went into the room to see the damage, the necklace was half burnt and the floor was smoking."WHAT?" I gasped. It was totally impossible…this necklace is indestructible."What happened?" Alyssa looked at the floor and then she looked back at me."You have been played…this…this is fake" I picked up the necklace and threw it at the wall. It broke into pieces at once."No it…it can't be" she tried to argue."Oh just stop it…shut up and get out of my sight " I sent her out.I thought I was the one that cursed Mi
At lakshmi's house; In Lakshmi's room"Mia what are you even saying to me? How can you decide to give Alyssa your necklace? If you do that then Alyssa would…" Lakshmi was protesting…protesting couldn't even qualify how aggressive she was sounding."You have to calm down" Mia interrupted her and then something dawned on Lakshmi. She wasn't the one who told Mia about Alyssa's outrageous demand so how did Mia find out?"My father told me" Mia read Lakshmi's mind and answered her question even before she could ask."Hmmn" Lakshmi sighed before she closed her eyes very slowly and buried her face in her palms like she usually did when she was disturbed."You don't have to worry she will be here soon with your brother. I already informed her that I was willing to give her the necklace" Mia reminded Lakshmi.The room just screamed in silence because on one hand Mia was thinking about why her father hadn't shown up with the fake necklace yet and on the other hand Lakshmi was busy thinking abou
Lakshmi's POV"Well, what do you want me to do? His condition isn't getting any better" I overheard my father yelling at my mum. I knew he was referring to my brother and they seemed to be in a heated argument because of him."That doesn't mean we should give up…whether you like it or not he is still our son" my mother answered back in the same tone he spoke to her."He slept with a nurse there" my dad revealed to my mum."Well as you said he slept with her…did she complain that he was r*ped…if not then what is the problem there?" My mum fluttered her eyes."Are you supporting what he did? Did you enjoy it when he did it to you?" My father asked my mum a very ridiculous question."Get my son out of that hospital…let's find a solution. He has been there for so many weeks and he isn't recovering so get him out of there!!" my mum yelled."He isn't even your real son. I don't know why you are so bothered about him," my father grumbled."What did you just say?" My mum forced him to face he
Still at Lakshmi's houseAlyssa gave Scott a peck on the lips as he wrapped his hands around her waist and returned the kiss. He lifted her up and placed his hands firmly on her soft bums."Lakshmi" he stopped k*ss*ng Alyssa suddenly and dropped her on the floor carelessly."What was that for?" Alyssa scolded him."She is bleeding…is she alright?" He declared with wide opened eyes and Alyssa rolled her eyes."So what is our business if she is alive or not. You should be bothered about me and no one else…is that understood?" Alyssa ordered as her eyes turned bloodshot red and the more Scott looked into her eyes.. the more he fell into her trap.He was completely under her spell and he would do anything she wanted and nothing more."Yes" he followed her like some kind of zombie."Now carry me to your room.. I came here for you…but unfortunately I met this dumb sister of yours" Alyssa became disappointed.Scott did as she instructed him.. he lifted her and was heading for his room when
At Lakshmi's houseLakshmi's mum almost had a heart attack when she found her stepson laying on Lakshmi's bed. He looked half dead as his eyes didn't settle at a particular place."Lakshmi!!!" She yelled as she stood at the entrance of the door looking dumbfounded.Before anyone, including her husband who stood behind her, could understand what was going on. She fell to the floor and collapsed."MOM!!" Lakshmi's eyes widened as she left her brother and ran towards her mother."Mummy…please open your eyes" she had begun to cry already even though nothing was wrong with her mother.Her dad quickly lifted his wife off the floor and rushed her to his room before he called the family doctor who arrived there in no time."Is she going to be fine?" Lakshmi's dad was more than concerned as he watched how his wife just laid on the bed without responding."Yes she will…she just passed out…out of shock…she should be…" the doctor was talking but then he took
Lakshmi's POVI wonder why that lady hasn't called me or visited me yet. It has been three days already and I was really hoping that she would lead us to my brother but she clearly wasn't interested in the money.My parents never acted the same way again…probably because they had given up.Rumors had spread that my brother was dead already and as usual my parents used work as an excuse to cover up their pain.They were barely at home and they didn't even comfort me when I needed them the most. My whole life was completely upside down, nothing seemed to work.I have tried to tell Mia but she just gives me the weirdest answers and telling her doesn't help me feel better in anyway.I sat on my couch and buried my face in my palms, I was crying and I didn't want to hold back the tears any longer."If I was an intruder then wouldn't I have raped you" I heard a familiar voice and shook my head in disbelief before I raised my head to look at the person that