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2024-10-29 19:42:56The Larson family... No doubt the most influential family in California. A family of really important people. The mayor, District attorney, owner of a really successful company, lawyers... This family seems to have it all.
Casey, an insanely handsome jock, with a killer smile, well toned muscular body and regrettably really beautiful eyes... Surely he's as good as he seems...
NOT!
Being the Mayor's nephew gives him an edge... An advantage over everybody else. He's favoured by teachers, admired by his peers, loved by his family... Well most of his family. Casey has it all!
He can do whatever he wants in that school and get away with it. All he has to do is flash the principal his million dollar smile and he's off the hook. They all fall for it. Even I almost fell for it.
But behind that charming smile and beautiful eyes... Behind that strong charismatic personality... Behind that innocent angelic face, lies a monster!
Casey McKay Larson... Envied by all, adored by most... He just can't seem to reciprocate the love people send his way. The only person this devilish guy shows affection to is his cousin, the mayor's daughter, Connie.
Their relationship is actually admireable. Those two are basically unbreakable. One might even confuse them for a couple. They just get along that well.
Casey would even kill for her... And she'd risk her life for him.Unfortunately, not everyone is fortunate enough to experience 'Angel Casey mode' like Connie is... And I, Sarah Blanche Vance, am one of those unfortunate people. In fact, I'm the ultimate unfortunate person,because Casey has never really treated me like a human being, or even shown me an ounce of compassion.
The compassion part, I'm not really complaining... I can live without his compassion,but I definitely cannot live with him bullying and torturing me everytime he feels like it. That life SUCKS!
It sucks that I have to be the one to deal with the arrogant-devil Casey all the time. One can't even imagine that we were once childhood friends. I've even been to several sleepovers at their place... And yet, that doesn't make me any different from a total stranger he's met on the streets. If anything, he seems to hate me more and more with each passing day, and he doesn't miss a chance to remind me everytime we cross paths.
Why do I have to be so unlucky, and why does Casey have to treat me like I'm inferior to him, like don't belong here, like I don't deserve to breathe the same air he does? I'm simply a pest in his life, a thorn in his side, some kind of leprosy he wants to get rid of.
I don't get why he despises me so much. Why he can't be as sweet and understanding and gentle and kind like Connie is. But I guess the two of them took after their fathers. Not that I'm saying Casey's dad us horrible and Connie's father is an angel, actually, I think that's exactly what I'm saying, but I'm not saying it out loud.
Upto now, I still don't get where I went wrong... What I did to Casey to earn such hated from him. But I suppose it must have been something really awful... I just don't remember what... Maybe I hit my head hard and lost my memory?
Ever since we were little, since that fateful 'accident', Casey has made it his top priority to bully me... Make my life a living hell ...make sure I have no peace. I mean, he pushed me down the stairs for God's sake! Did he really intend on killing me?
I have tried everything in my power to stay far away from him. But it's pretty much useless when he keeps on looking for meat school just to make fun of me.
And if that's not enough, Connie has the tendency of inviting me over at her place for sleepovers. And Casey basically lived there, and he really hates it when I spend the night.
My life has never really been easy. And everyday, I simply ask myself if it's all worth it... If all this pain and suffering is worth it. Will the pain ever end? Or should I take it upon my hands to end it myself.
Cause everyone has a breaking point... And I think I've extended mine for way too long!
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Sarah.Staying away from Connie can't be that hard right? Except it's Connie we're talking about. Even if I was to stay away from her, there is no reassurance that she'll do the same.As I walked from my final class of the day, towards my locker, I heard my name being called from behind me. I looked behind but saw no one... at least nobody who would call me.Though cometo think of it, who really would?It's one of the perks of being friendless, who get to happily live without people calling your name! But when I felt someone tap on my shoulder, I knew it was more than just my imagination."What, are you ignoring me now?" said the cheerful voice I'd basically recognize anywhere.
Not all who wander are lost 14: Temporary truce.
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Not all who wander are lost 12: The Crown Has Fallen.
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Not all who wander are lost 11: It's you!
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Not all who wander are lost 10: I hate this day already.
Connie. “So Sarah, I had a brilliant ide___” she rushed right past me, ignoring my callings and not even looking back at me. “Sarah? Sarah! Sarah wait... Up,” I heard the door bang, and I guess that was it... She was out of the house. I was about to follow her but... “Just let her go Bee, she wants to be alone right now,” Casey said from the dining table,eating his cake with absolutely no care in the world.This hasCaseywritten all over it.“What have you done to Sarah this time?” I stood opposite him, behind one of the seats. “What have I done? I haven't done anything, ” he tried to put on an innocent face, but I know him better than that. I know he's done something or said som
Not all who wander are lost 9: Nope! He's definitely the devil!
Sarah.Well this is just great! Now I'm left here alone with Casey. Not the best or most comfortable situations... Trust me!The air was tense, very much so, I felt suffocated. And I could have sworn I constantly felt Casey's eyes on me... Watching me... And sure enough, when I sneaked a sideway glance at him, I caught him staring.Now I'm not good at reading people, but I'm pretty sure he looked really mad right now! So I went back to staring at my plate... Anything to avoid direct eye contact with him.“I have no idea why you keep on coming here,” he said in an unusually calm and collected tone...The calm before the storm.
