GwenI had to be careful not to step on the working tools on the floor. The renovation was still going on but it was more than halfway done. The front door was wide open. There was no need to knock. I stood by the door watching the workers move in and out of Zara's house. I moved to one side of the wall so as not to get in their way. Zara appeared. She was talking to some guy who had a large piece of paper in hand. He was explaining something to her and she was making directions with her hands. She looked up and saw me. Her eyes narrowed. "Excuse me!" she said to the man. "Hi." I waved my hand. "Hi." she smiled. "Come in. Why are you just standing there?"She beckoned me in and took me to a session of the house that was much silent and wasn't as messy. I guessed this part where we were sitting was the part that had been renovated. "How have you been? And…school?""Great.""Good to hear that." I heard her say before she disappeared into the kitchen. In less than a minute she was b
GwenWhen Zara came back, she told me to follow her to her bedroom. She said there was something she would like to show me. She told me to take a seat, went to one of her drawers and brought out two pictures. She hands me one first. "That's me and your father." She passed the second picture. "And this is me and my friends from twenty years ago. The last picture we took together."My father looked very happy with her. He was a very handsome man. He held onto my mother like a little princess. He looked very tall, comparing his height with Zara's. "My father had long hair," I said smiling. It was shoulder-length hair. It looked good on him. "He did. I loved his curly long hair and gray eyes. His hair made him look different and more masculine compared to the low cuts or medium length hair men kept those days.""What happened to you all? Why did you all fall apart?""After the first time, I and your father met. We bumped into each other again at a gas station. He recognized me first. I
GwenZara shook her head. "I don't blame her. She was just following the rules and traditions set out for years. Aiden and his descendants are never to step foot in Silverwood Grove again. That was the price your father had to pay for choosing the outside world. Now, I was left with only one place to return to. My own home. But this time, I wasn't going to stay with you. I wanted to hide you away from the world and Aiden's enemy. I brought you to Melissa but I discovered Melissa had a beautiful baby boy who was a few months old. She would have taken you if it were left to her. I know she would have. But her mate didn't want her to. I didn't want her and her mate to have issues because of me and—"My phone blared causing Zara to pause. It was a call from Jasper. He called again but I didn't pick up."Don't you want to pick that up?" she asked. I shook my head. "No. I'll call him back later. What happened next?" Eager to know what happened and I had a newfound respect for Zara. She alr
Gwen"Did he send you a message today again?" Jasper asked. I had told Jasper about the message I received on my phone yesterday while I was going back home from Zara's. I took out my phone and passed it to Jasper. "Yeah, he did. This is the second message in one day."Jasper began to read the message. "I thought I could just let go. But I can't. I've tried. I think of you all day. There's no boundary to which I can't cross just to have you in my life." He began reading the second one out loud too. "You made me realize how stupid I am. You are the peace that I need.""What's fucking wrong with this guy? Is he a psychopath or what?" Jasper Yelled. I tap him on his arms, as some students look up at him. "Jasper you're yelling."He slides his hands through his face. "If I find this guy who has preferred to hide in the shadows. I'll crush him." I gasped. "Crush him? Why would you do that?""He's scaring you.""It's not like I'm scared. I'm only worried because I don't know who is se
JasperI had to pretend I was cool with everything Gwen said yesterday but my insides sank. I was on fire. I wanted to punch the guy who was confessing his love to her. It's not easy fighting my desire to hold on to someone like Gwen and letting her go because that's what the initial plan was about—we let each other go when the time came. But as that time approached, I found it hard to imagine letting go. Although the arrogant part of me was telling me, Jasper you'll do just fine. You were fine before she came. You didn't even know she existed. It's simple: Just look away and everything will be fine. The softer part of me wants to have Gwen to myself. These past few months weren't just ordinary and bland. It came with a lot of trials and challenges. Gwen gave herself to me, stood by me, fought for me and believed me after what I've done to her in the past. She's changed me in ways I would never have imagined. I feel like a fool to make such a beautiful person doubt herself all becaus
GwenThat one message I was eager to see from The Lily Guy showed up this morning at school. I waited for a while last night for his message, but nothing came. I couldn't believe I would finally be meeting the guy who had put me and Jasper in suspense for days. These were the words he texted to me. "Let's meet at the schoolyard by ten. I'll call you."I already know this much—that he's from my school, because of the last note he stuck up to my locker. I almost typed back that we had classes by ten. But I didn't. Missing the opportunity of knowing who this guy is wasn't what I wanted. I agreed to meet at the schoolyard at that time. When I got to the schoolyard. I found no one. I told myself to be a little patient. He called me to inform me that he was on his way. That was the first time that we would speak over the phone. It's all been text, text, text and nothing else. But during the call, I couldn't shake the feeling that the voice sounded familiar. I waited for two more minut
JasperI could do nothing but walk away. At first, I thought I would beat Jasper up when I got hold of him and wouldn't stop beating him until he was unrecognizable. But when I finally grabbed him, I couldn't put a finger on him. It was hard for me. He's my best friend. We've been together since we were very little. How could he toss our friendship away and deceive me? The pain caused by his betrayal immobilized my mind and heart but I had to stay strong. I wouldn't show him this broken side of me. He would think he had won. Never would I believe in my wildest dreams that Reginald would turn out to be the one sending Gwen those messages. He even dared to reveal what I told him about my emotions related to her. He's a fucking snitch! Instead of dropping Gwen at home, I brought her home with me. She said we needed to discuss what step we would take. "What do we do now?" Gwen asked. I looked at her. This was a question I couldn't answer. And I didn't want to lie. It would be a bad
GwenWhat Reginald had done was to complicate things for us. Probably if he wasn't so eager to toss me away in front of everyone and insult me that night, then maybe I would have considered. And there was a very slim likelihood that it's what I would have done. I have moved on. I'd rather be in a fake relationship with Jasper but have genuine feelings than be in a real relationship with Reginald and not go for what my heart wants. I'm glad Reginald never claimed me back then. If he did I wouldn't have gone through the beautiful things I've gone through. I discovered this side of me because of Jasper. My desire to be next to Jasper each day became my reality. A message popped up on my screen "I'm sorry, Gwen. Please come back to me." It's from Reginald. I ignored him. This should be the 100th message he's sent. A day has passed and he's didn't try to approach me in school. He wouldn't try it because of Jasper. But his incessant calls and messages were driving me insane. I continue