Elena hurried downstairs at the sound of the horn of Craig's car. She wasn't ready for another interview of Craig by her mother and she guess Craig wasn't also seeing as he didn't bother to come inside the house.He must have learnt his lesson that last time. She quickly grabbed her bag and a bottle of juice from the fridge before pecking her mom on the cheek."Why is he... ""Bye mom," Elena said and rushed outside. She knew her mom wanted to ask why Craig was pressing the horn and wasn't coming inside as he did the last time."Hey... Good morning," Craig said to her and leaned forward to kiss her on her lips."Good morning," She answered, smiling back at him."You look tired. Had too much fun last night that you couldn't rest?" Craig asked as he drove out of her driveway.Elena sighed inwardly. She should have known that Craig wouldn't let something like this go easily. He was going to quiz her about how she spent her day and she really wasn't ready for that type of conversation yet
Elena walked back to her seat after discussing with Gaby. She finds it funny that James was interested in her but didn't bother to show it as she knew Gaby was hurt.She sighed as she sat down. The bell rang and she heaved a sigh of relief. Finally this long day would be over.She was getting tired of people asking her what happened to her and Matthew and also she was tired of avoiding running into him.Not quite long ago, after lunch, when she had just come out of the restroom, she had seen him approaching from the other side and quickly ran back inside grateful that he didn't see her.She doesn't think she can handle walking past him without saying anything to him especially since she knows she was the one at fault.Matthew was proud, when it came to things like this and would definitely not want to talk to her until she apologises for what she did.And did she do? He was the one who decided to flare up. She had only opened her mouth to speak when he interrupted her and got mad at h
"I miss those times," Silver said as she notices Elena was listening to her."Yeah," Elena muttered, looking outside the car window.Listening to Silver had made her realize that Matthew always did things for her without her asking. He always made sure that he helped her and that she was comfortable even if it means getting himself in trouble."Well... Enough of the good old days. We are here," Silver said as she packed her car in front of Elena's house."Thanks for the ride home," Elena said and turned to open the car door."Aren't you coming in with me?" She asked, her hands hanging mid air."No, I would have loved to but my mom wants me to do something with her so I have to be home now. Give your mom my regards. Tell her that I loved the cupcake she sent that last time," Silver said, waving her hands at her as she opened the door and got out."Alright, bye.""Hey Elena!" She shouted as Elena was about to walk in to her house."Yeah?""Don't forget about Matthew's volleyball game, o
"I miss those times," Silver said as she notices Elena was listening to her."Yeah," Elena muttered, looking outside the car window.Listening to Silver had made her realize that Matthew always did things for her without her asking. He always made sure that he helped her and that she was comfortable even if it means getting himself in trouble."Well... Enough of the good old days. We are here," Silver said as she packed her car in front of Elena's house."Thanks for the ride home," Elena said and turned to open the car door."Aren't you coming in with me?" She asked, her hands hanging mid air."No, I would have loved to but my mom wants me to do something with her so I have to be home now. Give your mom my regards. Tell her that I loved the cupcake she sent that last time," Silver said, waving her hands at her as she opened the door and got out."Alright, bye.""Hey Elena!" She shouted as Elena was about to walk in to her house."Yeah?""Don't forget about Matthew's volleyball game, o
Matthew drove his car into the driveway of his school, his heart swelling with pride as he heard some people calling his name out as they saw him coming.He got out of the car with Sarah coming out at the other side, smiling at the people gathering around them."Matthew!! " Some girls screamed and ran to hug him.He smiled and tried to pull away from their hugs and waved at them."Man, you really played hard for the team," one guy yelled as he walked past them."Thanks man," He replied, smiling at them.He felt proud of himself especially now that a lot of people were gathering around him, proud of him.He looked over to the other side where Silver, Elena and Craig were standing watching him.He smiled and waved at them, raising his brows when he saw Craig put his hands over Elena's shoulders."Matthew, can I have lunch with you sometime? Just two of us?" A blonde walked up to him and asked.He smiled and shook his head. Funny how everyone suddenly wanted to hang out with him when not
Sarah stretched her hands to call a taxi as soon as they were out of reach from the rest of the crew."Where exactly are we going?" Elena asked.She was reluctant to go with her especially when she had knows it has to be about the so called proposal that she has planned out for Matthew when she was still processing her feelings for Matthew."The venue for my birthday, " Sarah said and opened the taxi door as one stopped in front of them.Elena stood looking at the taxi for some seconds before entering inside beside her.She still doesn't feel like going anymore. She doesn't feel like she can handle seeing Matthew being proposed to by Sarah and worst still watch him accept her.She folded her arms together as she entered ignoring what Sarah was saying and thinking back to their conversation when they were all together.Something that Silver had said earlier had clicked in her head just now. She had mentioned the way Matthew stared at her.What did she mean by that? Matthew had stare
They got to the party and parked the car at the drive way before walking in.She wanted to hold Matthew by his hands when they were entering inside but thought against it. Their relationship should come as a surprise to others.She had planned with Keith for he to spray confetti on her once she entered inside to grab everyone's attention and make her the center of attention.As soon as they got to the door, she flashed a smile on her face and walked in, pretending to be surprised when Keith sprayed the confetti on her and Matthew."Happy birthday, Sarah!!!" She shouted, alongside others in the room.She smiled and watched Matthew's face. He looked uncomfortable but she understands why. He doesn't like being the center of attention so she decided to leave there.She walked round the room greeting people and thanking them for coming, wearing a bright smile on her face.She was really happy that they all accepted her invitation and decided to come as they were all in for a surprise.She
Elena was immediately flown into a state of shock as Matthew walked away stumping with every step that he made until he was out of the birthday party, and remained on his back until he was completely out of her sight.When she could no longer see him she choked up and was as stiff as a statue she didn't know what to do or say in that situation."Elena!"She had someone call her name, and she turned around out of nothing but pure instinct while her true focus had already left the party with Matthew.Her eyelids blinked and soon she saw Frieya standing in front of her with an angry pout on her lips and her arms crossed together."Just what do you think you are doing Elena?" She spoke, her words were mostly out of concern rather than annoyance, but despite the sharpeness in the tone of her voice the other girl just stared at her without any reaction or change in the poker expression on her face.It would have actually been more reasonable talking to a mannequin right now than Elena cons
Daniella could almost curse at the lecturer who was teaching them. she had agreed to meet Theo by 2pmand it was already 2:34 but the lecturer refused to stop talking and continued teaching. Dani was getting annoyed every minute as the lecturer told stories.His phone rang beside him and he picked up the phone and started talking in hushed whispers. After a while, he turned to everyone in the class and wore a fake smile.“We will have to end today’s class here,” he said, and walking out of the class or rushing out of the class would be better. Dani flung her bag over her shoulders as she attempted to rush outside but someone blocked her way.“Hey Dani,” the guy said with a small smile and Dani sighed.“How may I help you, Adrian?” Dani asked and the guy smile.“Today is John’s birthday so we made a small party for him and invited a few people, I was wondering if you wanted to come,” Adrian said and Dani scoffed. John was in her department and one of the most popular guys at school but
Ava pursed her lips as she adjusted her camera lens. After she graduated from university where she had gone to study photography; she easily got a job that brought her a fat salary.Within months, her fame spread around the country for her expertise with the camera. Ava couldn’t help but be proud of herself. She started having a lot of shoots both inside and outside the country.But she had never expected that she would be hired to take model photos for Carl Wilson. Carl Wilson was a top star. He was an actor with numerous awards to his name. carl was also popular for his athletic prowess as he once won a medal for the country at the Olympics.Tall, handsome, and rich; he was totally an eye candy for women. Ava sighed as her assistant walked up to her.“Mr. Carl will be here in a few minutes,” he said and Ava nodded as she walked towards the chair and sat down before bringing out her phone.She smiled upon sighting Instagram pictures of Ria and Damien. She would be lying if she said s
Damien wiped his sweaty hands on his jeans as he drove into the garage. He turned off the car and sighed.“Are you that anxious to meet my mom?” Dani asked as Rai burst into laughter.“I’m not anxious just careful” Damien replied with a smile as they got out of the car.“Careful my feet” Dani sneered as she burst into laughter. Ria smiled at Damien as she took his hand.“Don’t mind Dani, my mom is not that scary” Ria said and Damien laughed.“I know right,” Damien said as they walked into the house.“Mom, good evening,” Ria said as she pecked her home.“I see you brought a friend,” Mrs. Mahmata asked with a small smile.“Yes,” Ria said with a smile.“Mom, this is my boyfriend, Damien. Damien, this is my mom” Ria said as Damien debated on which expression he was supposed to make. He ended up making a weird expression as he greeted Mrs. Mahamta.“Good evening ma’am” Damien greeted as Mrs. Mahmata narrowed her eyes at him. Damien could feel the sweat running down his back as Mrs. Mahmata
Ria twirled her pen as she turned to Damien “I was waiting for you to come back that’s why I haven’t filled out my application yet” Ria confessed.“Jason told me you hadn’t so I didn’t even collect my form yet,” Damien said and Ria smiled.“We think alike too much” Ria cooed and Damien pecked her before tapping her nose.“So which uni are you doing?” Damien asked and Ria shrugged.“I was about to ask you” Ria replied and Damien wriggled his eyebrows at Ria.“I’ll go anywhere you go” Damien replied and Ria chuckled as she opened her phone and scrolled through the list of universities.“What do you think about TAS?” Ria asked and Damien shrugged his shoulders.“Anywhere you want to go baby” Damien replied as Ria shook her head.“Bristol Univeristy then,” Ria said and Damien shrugged. They both brought out their forms and started filling them out. Damien filled his form with his right hand as his hands found Ria’s skirt. His hands went inside her skirt and Ria sucked in a breath as she
“It’s everywhere on the school forum,” Ava said as she scrolled her phone.Damien shrugged his shoulders as Ria fed him a fry “You know how active the school forum had become since Hazel became the president” Damien said and the girls burst into laughter.“Arianna Mahmata!” Zara yelled as she stormed into the cafeteria startling everyone. Ria frowned upon seeing Zara and Penny.“How shameless will you become? You stepped down from being the captain as if you wouldn’t do anything. What the hell did you tell the cheerleaders?” Zara asked as Ria slowly rose to her feet.“Shameless?” Ria asked as she stepped out of her seat.“If anyone should be asked who is shameless I think it should be the both of you. I thought you guys were my friends yet all along I was called a snake and a viper by my friends. I gave everything and did all a friend does and gives to her friend as a friend, I helped you every way I could but what did you guys do? You stabbed me in the back neatly” Ria said as she tu
Ria was the first to get to school the next day. She smiled sweetly at Ava who started clicking pictures of her immediately.“Girl you are glowing” Ava exclaimed and Ria laughed.“Is it because he asked you to marry him yesterday?” Ava asked with a smile and Ria’s smile grew wider.“Maybe, who knows?” Ria asked as they sat down.“Where’s Janet?” Ria asked as Ava scoffed.“She’s like you. if you can’t find her, you won’t see Jason” Ava replied and Ria laughed.Ria raised her head when she saw a shadow fall over her and she snickered seeing Gabriel. As Ria had said, his popularity had hit rock bottom after that day, his friends stopped talking to him, and he was also benched by the soccer team. If he didn’t play in any matches soon; it would really be hard for in to get into a soccer school and talk less of a top-notch one.He had no option but to seek out Ria again. They definitely had to date again even if it was for show. Gabriel gave Ria a small smile as Ria glared at him.“What do
Ria held Damien’s hand as they walked out of the old house. Ria took one last look at the house as they walked outside the house. Ria looked around and was surprised at the number of black cars in front of them.She easily recognized the dragon tattoo on the cars as the same one on Damien’s stomach. She allowed Damien to pull her towards one of the cars and the window was slowly wounded down.“Is it all taken care of?” a voice asked in the car and Damien nodded.“Yes, boss” Damien replied.“Hmmmmm,” the voice said.“Thanks, boss” Damien said his voice solemn.“Take care of yourself, Damien,” the voice said as the glass went up and the cars sped out of sight.“Who were those?” Ria asked and Damien smiled at her.“People you don’t need to pay attention to,” Damien said as he led Ria to the car and he drove off. Damien couldn’t express how he was feeling. He didn’t feel free, he was just calm and he tightened his grip on Ria’s hands as he drove toward his apartment.He had her beside him
Damien rubbed Ria’s back comfortingly as he pulled her along and walked after the burly men. Ria watched as they led them to another part of the fighting ring.The area was surprisingly well-lighted and bright. There were rows of burly men with weapons making Ria latch herself to Damien.“He’s inside,” One of them said as Damien pushed the door opened and stepped inside the room.It was a large spacious office and there was a fan rolling as Damien and Ria stepped into the room. Three men were seated on the sofa in the middle of the office.“Damien, have your seat,” one of them said with a smile and Damien sat down and pulled Ria with him.“Mr. Lee, I have fulfilled our part of the agreement. I have as well also repaid my father’s debt. Isn’t it time to let me go?” Damien asked calmly as one of the men laughed.“It’s hard to let one of our strongest fighters go just like that,” he said and Ria frowned as she looked at the man disgustingly.“Just like that? Viper, I fought for a year” D
Ria watched calmly as Damien wore his gloves. She had watched Damien fight two times after the first time he brought her to the underground ring and she knew how good he was. But considering that after today he wasn’t going to be fighting again; Ria felt weird about it.She knew these people weren’t going to let him go just like that but Damien had assured her that he was going to be fine so she couldn’t do anything about it. She could only pray in her mind.“Don’t look like that, I’ll really be fine” Damien said and Ria nodded as she dropped a small peck on his lips.Damien tapped her nose as they walked out of the room. Everyone was yelling at top of their voices. He walked into the ring and raised his hands at the referee who checked him and Damien turned to his opponent. It was a young man who was a few years older than him. Merely looking at him, Damien knew he was the real deal. He chuckled lightly; these people had finally pushed him to the wall.He walked at Ria who was lookin