KYLIE'S POVHe hadn't flinched. Elijah had not flinched, not after my accusation, not when it seemed like what we had was on the line. Instead, he had taken all that I said in good faith, as though he had nothing to worry about. He even asked me out on a date. A date!I told him I would think about it, and today when he asked what my answer was, I had betrayed my subtle anger and said yes. Now, I stood in front of a mirror in my room, trying to decide between a black or red dress."The red." I finally decided, tired of the back and forth. If Elijah didn't like it, then he was just going to have to deal with it.I heard a car horn and checked the time."Seven." I sighed, just exactly the time he said he would be here. I had to hand It to him, he scored great points for being on time and keeping his word.I picked up my purse and went outside. Parked beside my building was a black Bulgari, with the windows tinted, and when the driver's window came down, Elijah's cocky smile appeared."Y
KYLIE's POVThe night air mixed with low dim light, giving an evening full of peace and tranquility, in the restaurant where Elijah and I ate. I know I said I was going to keep my distance, but I was unable to refuse him when he asked me to dinner after school."It's the weekend, Ky. Come dine with me. You don't even have to have a conversation with me, you can even pretend I'm not funny and charming," he said, and I raised a brow, fighting the urge to smile. But there was a crack in my cool demeanor, and Elijah caught it."fine. I said. But don't expect to have the time of your life." I told him.But I was having a good time after all, because for all the ways I tried to keep Elijah at arm's length, I still always found myself feeling calm and safe in his presence."you know all the nicest places," I told him, looking around me. There were couples at different tables, some were having conversations, while some were eating their meals. And all of them looked at ease."Would you believ
ELIJAH's POVThe Evening dragged on as I waited for the manager to make the call. But he was stalling, looking at me like I was a fly, a pesky fly he couldn't wait to get rid of. Well, Jokes on him, because I was stubborn. Plus, he had made Kylie unhappy. I wasn't leaving this place until someone got punished."I'm waiting for you to make the call, manager.""you… you can't just come here and make demands like this. The owner of this establishment has a million and one other things to worry about aside from having to deal with a situation like this.""ah , I see. Then you should have thought about this before you sided with your server and threatened to throw us out.""The peace and tranquility of this place was being disrupted.""Well, I'll let you know that this place will be shut down by tomorrow, if he doesn't appear. Now, call him." I said icily, "I won't be so calm the next time I say this."“Are you threatening me?”“You think yourself to be all that, don’t you? But, no. That w
Kylie's POV"Ah, yes! Fuck… That's it.""Oh, baby! Tell me, do I do it better than Kylie?""Don't remind me of her while we are having sex."My hands which were about to twist the door open stopped midway when I heard the ambiguous noises coming from the bedroom. My weary eyes turned cold, I did not have to think too much to determine who was inside.My train of thought stopped abruptly when I heard Lisa scream out my boyfriend's name in pleasure as they reached their climax.After a moment of silence, Lisa asked in a serious tone, "When are you going to break up with her?""What's the hurry? Aren't we having enough fun?" Justin replied, his tone as nonchalant as always. His words seemed to have triggered something within the girl as she snapped, "How long do you need to break up with her, Justin? She is just an orphan we picked up from the street. What's so good about her?"Justin twitched his lips, his words reflected his unwillingness to linger further on this topic. He said, "Babe
Kylie's POVI was internally screaming at myself, what I did just now was so out of my comfort zone but I knew it was necessary.Elijah was an infamous playboy with a lot of girls throwing themselves at him. If I had to get his attention, I had to step up my game.Elijah took a moment to scan me from head to toe, once he was done, he looked at me with a disinterested look and said, "Sorry, not interested."“What? Why?" I could not believe that he had just rejected me on my face. I was a good-looking girl with decent curves; I always took pride in my looks which he just shattered with his bland rejection.He replied in a solemn tone, "I don't play with virgin chicks."I clenched my fist beneath the table, "What did you say? What makes you think I am a virgin?""Are you not though?" A smirk curled up on the corner of his lips as he pulled out a cigarette from his pocket, "You look like the girl who thinks you could get pregnant just by kissing."I felt my skin burn up by the way he was
Kylie’s POVMy heart smiled when I heard the whisper stir around the room, all of them were taken in awe by Elijah’s handsomeness. The man, however, was indifferent to the chatter going on around him as he was long used to it. He looked down at me and asked, “Are you okay?”“Yeah, I am fine.”Lisa's eyes lit up when she saw Elijah. Who was this handsome man? How come she isn't familiar with him yet?She immediately adjusted her composure and hugged Justin's arm, asking, "Babe, who is this?""This is Elijah Crawford, the captain of our football team.""I see…" She cast a shy smile before addressing him, "Hi, my name is Lisa Wade, I am Kylie's sister. I hope we can be friends from now on." Lisa raised her glass to clink a toast with him. Even though her tone was friendly, the seductiveness in her eyes said otherwise.Elijah didn't bat an eyelid at her, he ignored her existence as if she was a speck of dust, unworthy of his notice.Lisa's hand was left hanging mid-air and her face flushe
Kylie’s POVThe attention of the guests was grabbed by the sound of the dining cart hitting the wall, they looked at us and sighed in relief that no one was hurt. The staff came running and apologized, I waved my hand and said that it was alright.Just then I watched how much the staff were struggling to pull the cart and move it away.I looked up at Elijah and asked, “How did you push it away with one hand?”“What do you mean?” He corrected his shirt and looked down at me.“You know, the cart. It looks heavy.”Elijah followed my line of sight and commented, “They are being dramatic, it is not that heavy.”“Okay.” I dragged thoughtfully and asked, “How did you manage to reach here on time? Weren’t you on the other side of the room?”“Baby girl, did you forget that I am a football player? Running fast is all I do.” He said before adding, “Why are you asking so many questions?”I replied, “What you pulled just now is not normal.”“Not normal?” The guy broke down in chuckles as if I had
Kylie's POVWe dropped by the canteen to buy ourselves some snacks, since everyone was already in the stadium, we did not have to wait in a very long queue like usual. There were banners all over the way and the closer we got to the stadium, the more we could hear the cacophony.Our school’s football team has been the state’s champion for the past five years and it was all thanks to Elijah. He really did contribute a lot since he was recruited into the team and was immediately promoted to the position of captain when we entered our sophomore year. He was the youngest captain in the history of our school and probably, the most skilled one too as under his leadership the Eastshore Wolves have not lost a single match."Elijah! We love you.""Elijah. Please be my boyfriend!""Elijah, you are so handsome."The football stadium was packed with people and all of them were rocking the red jersey, the official color of our football team. Everyone was holding big banners and cheering for the he
ELIJAH's POVThe Evening dragged on as I waited for the manager to make the call. But he was stalling, looking at me like I was a fly, a pesky fly he couldn't wait to get rid of. Well, Jokes on him, because I was stubborn. Plus, he had made Kylie unhappy. I wasn't leaving this place until someone got punished."I'm waiting for you to make the call, manager.""you… you can't just come here and make demands like this. The owner of this establishment has a million and one other things to worry about aside from having to deal with a situation like this.""ah , I see. Then you should have thought about this before you sided with your server and threatened to throw us out.""The peace and tranquility of this place was being disrupted.""Well, I'll let you know that this place will be shut down by tomorrow, if he doesn't appear. Now, call him." I said icily, "I won't be so calm the next time I say this."“Are you threatening me?”“You think yourself to be all that, don’t you? But, no. That w
KYLIE's POVThe night air mixed with low dim light, giving an evening full of peace and tranquility, in the restaurant where Elijah and I ate. I know I said I was going to keep my distance, but I was unable to refuse him when he asked me to dinner after school."It's the weekend, Ky. Come dine with me. You don't even have to have a conversation with me, you can even pretend I'm not funny and charming," he said, and I raised a brow, fighting the urge to smile. But there was a crack in my cool demeanor, and Elijah caught it."fine. I said. But don't expect to have the time of your life." I told him.But I was having a good time after all, because for all the ways I tried to keep Elijah at arm's length, I still always found myself feeling calm and safe in his presence."you know all the nicest places," I told him, looking around me. There were couples at different tables, some were having conversations, while some were eating their meals. And all of them looked at ease."Would you believ
KYLIE'S POVHe hadn't flinched. Elijah had not flinched, not after my accusation, not when it seemed like what we had was on the line. Instead, he had taken all that I said in good faith, as though he had nothing to worry about. He even asked me out on a date. A date!I told him I would think about it, and today when he asked what my answer was, I had betrayed my subtle anger and said yes. Now, I stood in front of a mirror in my room, trying to decide between a black or red dress."The red." I finally decided, tired of the back and forth. If Elijah didn't like it, then he was just going to have to deal with it.I heard a car horn and checked the time."Seven." I sighed, just exactly the time he said he would be here. I had to hand It to him, he scored great points for being on time and keeping his word.I picked up my purse and went outside. Parked beside my building was a black Bulgari, with the windows tinted, and when the driver's window came down, Elijah's cocky smile appeared."Y
KYLIE's POVThe night air wrapped around me like a warm embrace, the ghostly feelings from moments ago still playing in my mind. I wanted desperately to be held, so I hugged myself as I waited for Elijah's reply."So, let's hear it then."He let out a heavy breath and looked at me intently before shaking his head."There are some truths you can't take back once you've had them, Kylie.""Maybe you're right. But I'm tired of being in the dark where it matters. Come on, Elijah. You still think it best to give me half-truths after what just happened?""And what exactly just happened?" he asked, and I looked at him somewhat astounded."Elijah? What are you trying to do?""Nothing." he said, and shrugged, "I'm not doing anything, I'm just asking what you believe just happened?"I narrowed my eyes at him, trying to take control of my emotions. If I didn't know any better, I would say Elijah was trying to gaslight me."we will come to that." I said, after a pause, "We will come to that after
KYLIE's POVI took a deep breath as I walked through the hallways that led to the anatomy lab. Since the last situation I had with the cadaver while in the lab, I had been avoiding the place. But avoiding the lab meant I could not get my project work done, and it could no longer be put off. Not for all the unease I felt in the world.When I got to the lab, I turned on the lights and set my bag down on one of the tables. The place had an eerie feel, but I set the feeling to the side, blaming it on nerves and my overthinking, and tried to get to work."lots to do," I said to myself, trying to motivate myself. I was an hour into all the work I was doing when I decided to take a restroom break, and when I got back, nothing was different, everything was the way I had left it. Or so I thought.As I walked back to my lab stool and tried to sit, I heard a faint scratching sound, that made my heart pound hard against my chest and that had me stopping in my tracks.I waited to listen carefully,
Kylie's POVElijah was one exhausting human, after taking his body measurements, I went to the locker room to take a break. Thankfully, no one had finished their test yet and Jessica said she will cover for me in my absence.I went to the locker room and pulled out my water bottle to hydrate myself. Since I was here, I decided to check my phone for any updates.I was scrolling through my phone when I saw a text message which read that two million has been credited to my account.I was flabbergasted.I immediately checked my bank account to see that the balance had shot up from a few bucks to whole freaking millions.My hands started to shiver and I could not believe what had happened. Who put this money? Was it a mistake?I checked the bank statement and saw that the money was sent to me under the comment of ‘Lottery’.Lottery?Did I apply for any lottery?I checked the text again and found a number. I called it to ask what was going on! I had to be careful as scams were pretty widesp
Elijah's POVI got up on my feet and wiped her tears. I said, “Don't cry, Kitten. I am going to fix this. We are going to fix this together.”“Mhmmm.” She just grunted and did not say anything.Jessica came in just in time and was surprised to see me, “Elijah, you are back! Where were you? You know how worried Kylie was?”“I do. I am sorry for disappearing.” I said, “I had to go to my village to tend to some urgent work.”“Village? You mean your native place?” Kylie asked.“Yes. It's a little far and the signal reception there is not that great.’“I see. I would love to visit sometimes.” The girl smiled.“Sure.” I felt my eyes soften, “I will bring you to meet my parents.”Our conversation was cut short when we heard the coach make the announcement for the physical test.Kylie frowned, “It's today?”Jessica nodded and said, “I got my mask already. I am not taking any chances.”The chances she was talking about here was taking the physical measurements of sweaty, smelly teenage boys.T
Elijah's POVWhen I saw her walk away despite my warnings, I was burning with fury. I wanted to lift her up and take her back home, keep her tied to the bed until she regained her senses.Her parents! What kind of assholes would do something like this to their own daughter? Why are monsters like them even eligible to adopt a child?How badly I wish to claw into their chest and see how rotten their heart is but alas, I am afraid Kylie would hate me if she found out what I really was.Even though she walked away and made her decision of choosing her ego over me, I could not let her go. She was my girl and I will protect her even if she doesn't need me to.I called my Beta and asked him to immediately shut down whatever project this was.“Tell the boss if he doesn't shut down this project, I will shut down his entire business.” I spat on the phone and hung up.I looked in the direction she had just left. She is not in her right mind, I will give her more time to contemplate on her choic
Kylie's POV My phone buzzed and I looked at the notification from the calendar. It reminded me that it was the final day for the submission of fees. I took a deep breath and closed it. I could not arrange the money and I had already told the principal about it. He was pretty sad that I am being forced to drop out but he said he will welcome me with open arms if I ever decide to come back to school to finish my school.I was in the canteen waiting for Jessica to finish her class and come. When I spotted her coming towards me, I asked impatiently, “Did you find out anything?”Jessica looked a little hesitant as she revealed, “I asked around, nobody knows where Elijah is.”Colours drained off my face when I heard her words. The team had returned yesterday and the whole school was celebrating their triumph. Everyone was there except for Elijah!I was thoroughly disappointed not finding him anywhere; we had not spoken since the fight we had in the alley. I did not react much at school and