~Zane
I didn't know what Nivea told Anna, but she let me be. She wasn’t hovering over me or flirting with me which was relieving.
It was funny how Nate was blind to all that she was doing. I didn't blame him though, love was blind. Well, he wasn't in love with her but he really liked her.
I could feel Nivea’s eyes on me every time Anna came close to me. I knew she was slowly seething. I was so glad she came to interrupt us. Anna had been openly flirting with me and I had been trying to ward her off. She was almost kissing me!
The night turned out to be beautiful and I laughed so hard. We stayed till 1 am before we decided to pack up and leave. I watched as Nivea grabbed the last stuff and walked up to me. I couldn’t help but look at her long fire legs. I opened the door for her and she smiled at me before entering the car.
The ride was quiet and slow. It was sad this was coming to an end and we were going back to our n
~NiveaI had to wake up pretty early and go back to my room because I knew Leo would come find me as soon as she woke up. She tended to do that and I didn't want to be caught unaware.She walked into my room and opened my curtains, letting the sun stream inside my room, almost blinding me, “Rise and shine Sleeping beauty,”“Ready to go home?” She tried yanking the duvet off my body but I held onto it tight, but she succeeded in removing the pillow off my face.“No,” I groaned.“Hey, get your lazy ass up. I was up all night but look who’s already awake," she pointed at herself.“Yeah right. Fucking Steve’s brains out,” I muttered and sat up.She gasped and threw a pillow at me, “I’m the one who is usually blunt, what has gotten into you?” she blushed.“Stop acting like that wasn’t the reason you were up,” I picked up a hairpack
~NiveaI really needed to get used to Thomas all over again. I had to endure his random touches, abusing my body, so I drowned it all in alcohol. I kept glancing at the time, but I still hadn't heard a word from Zane.Finally, dinner was ready. At least I would be able to sit on my own without him disturbing me, as they would be focused on the food and other things other than me.Linda joined in serving the food, her lips pressed together and set in a hardline. She and the other maids witnessed everything Thomas did to me, how he manhandled me and flaunted me in front of his friends.This wasn't the first time so she was pretty used to it and didn't say a word. In fact, she acted like she didn’t know me like we hadn’t talked or shared breakfast.She placed a bowl of turkey and a champagne bottle in front of me. I picked up my plate, filled it with Alfredo Pasta, and started to dig in.Taking the first taste, I c
~ZaneI dreaded going home but there was nothing I could do about it, I had two fight matches I couldn't miss. I had been too distant from the ring. I also had so much work waiting for me as I needed to find enough evidence to put my father away for good.I knocked softly on her door but got no response. I opened the door slowly, poked my head in, and saw her sleeping soundly on the bed. She looked so peaceful and beautiful, her face free of worry and just innocent.I’d probably see her when I was back. I’d make sure to finish up early so I was home before my Dad got home.I drove myself this time to the location but Steve wasn’t there yet, I texted him and he said he was on his way. I wondered what was keeping him. He was always earlier than I was. I quickly put on my gloves, went to the weight bag, and started warming up, trying to get into the energy.Steve came in a few minutes later with a scowl on his face. He threw hi
~NiveaAfter the shit show that went down, I couldn’t face Zane. I felt mortified that he even heard the things Ezekiel wanted from me. I felt so cheap, like a commodity for people to just use and just toss around. Like the only thing I was worth was how much people could pay to have me, just to sleep with me.I wanted to scream at everybody that I was freaking more than my body, the beauty, the curves! But they never paid attention to who I truly was, only to the physical things, which hurt me a lot.I felt like taking a knife to all those perverted bastards downstairs for all the degrading things they said to me, but I couldn't do that. I had my family to think of and protect.I was quietly nursing the bottle of champagne I stole and brought up with me, sipping directly from the bottle, the flute long forgotten as I got lost in my head.I stripped fully naked because I knew Thomas would want to have sex with me. This
~Nivea“Niv has been so off today, is she alright?” Leonora leaned closer to Zane.“I don’t know,” he mumbled.“Do you know if she had another fight with Thomas?” I froze, but then I realized Zane would never say anything.“I really don’t know,” Zane shrugged, his forehead creased.“But you live in the same house, and both of you are acting weird so something definitely happened but you just don't want to say what it is, which is fine too”, she scowled.“Leo, stop bugging him,” Steve warned but she just huffed.I came out and quickly walked out of the school. As I drove to the hospital I realized I would have to leave behind all the friends I’ve made, the only best friend I ever had, and all the progress I’ve made in school.I didn't even have the mind to tell them I was leaving, I’d rather act like a coward and just leav
~NiveaHe led me to a cute shop across the road, opening the door for me like a gentleman. The door dinged. It wasn’t loud but it was audible enough to be heard.I looked up and saw that there was a small bell hanging on top of the door to announce new customers.As soon as we walked a few steps in, an old woman, well not really old but probably in her 40s or 50s approached us. She gave me a once over, slowly looking at me carefully from head to toe. She was openly checking me out.“Hey Mia,” Alejandro called her attention.“Hi love, how’s the hospital?’ she asked. The way she switched from her stern facial expression to a soft one was baffling to me.“It’s good, how’s business? It seems it’s kinda busy,” he looked around.“It is, but nothing we can’t handle,” she replied confidently.I just stood there awkwardly while they exchanged
~NiveaThe man turned and I saw it was Thomas. He saw me but that didn’t stop him, instead he looked me dead in the eye and kept sliding in and out of my stepmom. He even had the guts to sneer at me while he kept entering her from behind.The paper bag in my hands dropped to the ground as I covered my mouth with my hands in shock. Stella turned and I saw as her eyes widened in shock when she saw me at the entrance watching them. She pushed Thomas away and grabbed a quilt to cover up. The bastard bursted out laughing at the scene.I stepped backward, walking fast back out. I could hear the footsteps of someone running after me, “Nivea wait,” she grabbed my hands but I yanked it away.“Don’t touch me with your filthy hands!” yelled at her.“I’m so sorry, you weren’t supposed to see that,” She apologized.Why the hell was she apologizing to me? She should save it for when I told my fat
~Nivea“I didn’t…She paused. “It wasn’t supposed to happen, Thomas approached me himself,”“And you couldn’t decline?” I couldn't believe she was trying to feed me flimsy excuses.“I couldn’t. He was offering to help your father pay off some debts and help his business, he told me it would be a one-time thing and that was why I agreed. Later on, he threatened me, said he would stop funding it and expose me, I couldn’t refuse,”“So you did what you pushed me to do, sacrificed yourself for family? That’s bullshit and you know it. You could have easily come to me instead, that’s just a shitty excuse,” I grunted.“Come to you? You became so closed off, we didn’t know how to approach you anymore, so I did the only thing I could do,” she defended.“No, you don’t get the chance to push the blame on me, it’s all