Ria rummaged through her wardrobe for the umpteenth time that Sunday afternoon. The school was starting the next day and she had yet to choose her outfit.She walked into her closet and looked at the rows of clothes, bags, and shoes before letting out a sigh. She had to choose her outfits for the resumption week. She had chosen clothes for Tuesday to Friday but she still had problems choosing clothes for Monday which was the first day.After all, it was her final year. She was going to rock every single day. Ria was still checking through her pile of clothes when her younger sister walked into her room and walked up to her.“Don’t tell me you are still trying to find a cloth to wear tomorrow” she said and Ria scoffed.“Dani, did you forget who your elder sister is? I have to look good” Ria said and Daniella yawned.“How Bells anyways?” Daniella asked excitement in her eyes and Ria turned to her with a bored look in her eyes.“It’s just so-so,” Ria said and Daniella scoffed.“Like you’
Ria drove into the school compound and Dani looked around with curious eyes. There are different cars parked in the car park and different students pouring into the school compound.Dani turned to Ria as she unbuckled her seatbelt “Let me get down first and disappear before you get down” Dani said and Ria laughed before nodding.“Okay. Have a great day” Ria said as Dani got down. For reasons known to Dani, she didn’t like letting people know that she and she were sisters.Ria took a deep breath before calming herself down “You can do this” she muttered as she opened the door and got down.Ria got down of the car and kept her chin up. After making sure the car was locked, she started walking confidently as everyone started turning towards her.“Oh my god”“It’s Arianna Mahmata”“Who’s she?”“Arianna Mahmata, cheerleader captain, straight-A student and guess what?”“What?”“Gabriel Miles is her boyfriend”Ria couldn’t help but smile upon hearing the comments behind her but she didn’t st
Dani walked through the hallway, her outfit naturally attracting attention. Dani ignored the stares her way as she continued scrolling through her phone and stopped when a girl blocked her way.“Hello,” the girl said and Dani nodded.“Hello, how may I help you?” Dani asked and the girl pursed her lips. The girl had a short bob with a choker on her neck. Dani had to admit that the girl was really pretty.“I’m a first-year student like you and I just wanted to be friends. No need to use such a cold tone on me” the girl said and Dani managed a smile.“Sorry, I didn’t mean to talk that way. I must get to the teacher’s office to get my schedule first so please do excuse me” Dani said as she made to move away again but got blocked again. Dani looked at her with raised eyebrows.“Don’t you need help finding the teacher’s office?” the girl asked and Dani raised her phone.“I’m doing just fine with the GPS” Dani replied and the girl blinked her beautiful eyes.“Ohh,” she said slowly.“If you m
Ria sat down with her friends as they ate lunch. Ava was going through her camera and the pictures she had taken; Zara was taking different pictures with her phone while Penny was scrolling through her phone. Only Janet and Ria were actually eating.“What are you doing?” Janet asked Penny.“Just scrolling for news on the school. The school seems so lively even when it has just started” Penny replied without raising her head.“Bells are always interesting whether it’s in the middle of the session or the start, it’s just more dramatic when we end,” Zara said and the girls burst into laughter.Some guys walked over to their table and a guy put his hand around Ria. He dropped a peck on Ria’s cheeks and Ria smiled widely before turning to him.“Hey babe,” the guy said ruffling Ria’s hair and Ria playfully slapped his hands off.“You’ll scatter my hair, Ava still wants to take some pictures later,” Ria said and Gabriel laughed.“Sorry,” he said as he tried to arrange her hair again and Ria
It had been over a week since Bells resumed for another session. The new students were getting accustomed to the school system while the old students went about their activities with the different dramas happening in the school.The school was already in full swing after one week, everyone attended classes and of the students who were in their final year; many had started making plans for the colleges and universities they wanted to go to.“You still haven’t filled out your college application form?” Janet asked Ria who shrugged her shoulders.“I’ll fill it in later,” Ria said as Zara shook her head.“I see. Any school you choose will, of course, give you admission, that’s why you taking it lightly” Zara said and Ria laughed.“Nope. That’s not why. I need to discuss it with my mom first” Ria said and Penny grinned and laughed.“Since when did you become mommy’s girl?” she asked and the girls burst into laughter.“What do you mean?” Ria asked laughing as well.“I was always mommy’s gir
The commotion increased as soon as the person yelled. More heads popped out of the class. Ria couldn’t help but stare, Damien had disappeared for one year yet she couldn’t believe he had become twice as handsome as before.His face was more chiseled and his lean, athletic body supported his lean frame. His nose looked straighter and sharp and he had managed to keep his black hair a little bit shorter.Naturally, Damien had dark eyes that could suck someone in, his eyes appear darker and though Ria didn’t want to be sucked in, she wasn’t scared of getting sucked in.He was taller and his lips were fuller and set in a straight line, Ria wanted nothing more than to crash her lips on his. He looked more elegant and handsome as he walked.Ria tried to adjust her composure as Damien got closer to her. She tried to think of any comeback for any of the sarcastic comments but she froze when his natural scent waffled into her nose and disappeared.Ria turned and found out that Damien had walked
Damien chuckled as he scrolled through the school forum. He turned to Jason who was laughing.“It’s all over the forum” Damien muttered as he spotted the student union’s post.“Who’s the current president of the student union again?” Damien asked and Jason laughed.“What did Hazel write again?” Jason asked bringing out his own phone.“Hazel Shepard is the current student union? Who the hell voted for her?” Damien asked and Jason laughed.“She started dating Charlie a week before the election. She, of course, had an edge over Elsa who had just herself and besides, I really think Hazel is a good president” Jason replied and Damien nodded.“Oh my, this post is funny,” Jason said and Damien rubbed his forehead.“You were the one who made a dramatic entrance. You deserve it” Jason said as Damien wore an expressionless face.“A dramatic entrance my feet. All I did was to come to school, what do you mean by I made a dramatic entrance?” Damien asked and Jason burst into laughter.“All you did
Ria packed her bag as she walked towards the car park. Her strides are long, straight, confident, and elegant. She unlocked the car and opened the car door before her eyes caught Damien walking towards him.Ria swallowed her saliva as she tried to put up a brave front as he walked towards her. Ria is yet disappointed again when Damien walked past her and unlocked the car next to hers.Her curiosity overtakes her sanity and Ria blocked Damien. Damien turned to Ria, his black eyes are endless.“What do you want?” Damien asked in his cello-like voice and Ria swallowed her saliva.“I don’t know what you told the school authority for them to allow you to come back to school after disappearing for one year,” Ria said and Damien slipped his hands into his pockets.“So what?” Damien asked again as Ria tried to adjust herself again.“Where have you been in the past year Damien?” Ria asked and Damien chuckled.“Are we that close? Why would you want to know where I’ve been?” Damien asked a sneer
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