(LANA’S POV)Each strength I had crumbled within me when he looked at me in such an intense way. His tone was authoritative and strong enough to stir up more emotions than I ever imagined.We were so close to each other but I wanted to be even closer to him. So I raised my hands up and let my palms rest on his chest. He watched me intensely as if waiting for what I would do. I closed my eyes thinking of all my imaginations and night dreams, when I opened them again, I raised my self higher standing on my tip toes as I let my lips brush gently over his.I bit his lower lip and he moaned giving me access to slip my tongue in to his mouth. Kissing him overwhelmed me with such intense want.My hands moved over his body gently but firmly as I enjoyed the hardness of his skin. I kissed him so deeply with all my might and desire. Then I reached for his shirt and slipped my hands under raising it higher as I stepped back for a break to take his shirt over his head.I stared at the marvelous
One of the first things that I had ever noticed about Atlas Shaughnessy was how almost cold, expressionless and distant he seemed to be. But when he left me all alone in that huge mansion, i felt his icy attitude for the very first time. It sucked everything from me and drained my energy and confidence. Exactly ten minutes after he had left, the sound of the doorbell jarred me out of my heartbroken and sober state.I had worn my clothes but still remained seated in the bedroom as if waiting somehow for him to reappear. For one second, I had even hoped he was the one at the door, but it was the driver, just as he had told me, an expressionless young man with the figure and aura of a bodyguard. I was driven and dropped off with an emptiness and the broken memories of his fingers and lips all over me.I was plunged in to an unfamiliar place of pain and sadness, one that made sleep almost impossible that night.My mind was swirling in a turmoil of sorrow and the thoughts of what could h
(LANA’S POV)My friends stared wide eyed at me like they had just experienced an encounter with a ghost. I stood shocked as well, unable to make words out.They were the last people that I expected to see now and I thought to myself that they must have been worried and come after me.I wondered how long they had been here, what they had seen and if they had heard anything at all. But with such shocked looks on their faces, I knew for a fact that they had a good idea of my secret.I knew it without a doubt.————————————————————————————“Oh my goodness!” Daisy exclaimed for what seemed to be like the hundredth time.“Can you stop saying that?” Paige said tiredly.Her voice sounded way more balanced than Paige but looking at her, one could see that her expression was not so far fetched. She looked like she had been shaken from the story I had just told them.We were all huddled up on my bed, in my room and admist tears, I had relaid most of all that had happened between Atlas and I.Yes
My friends didn’t lie when they said they would help me get over Atlas. We spent the next few days having fun and being in school together. We had lunch at the bleachers instead of the cafeteria, they made sure that I was almost always occupied with books, we went out a lot and I have to say that it helped me to feel better.I have been watching Atlas as well as haboring feelings for him for years now and to withdraw was not something that was easy. But I was determined and so I put in extra effort.I made a submission to the management of academics requesting for a change in my schedules and time tables. Since I am a perfect score student who has never been in trouble, it was not hard to get what I wanted which was to avoid seeing Atlas in my classes.At night I thought about him before going to bed, sometimes I cried but I stayed strong. It went on that way for some time.Then, Friday came and I was in bed exchanging texts with my friends in our shared group chat.The next day was
(LANA’S POV)There was a moment of pure silence passing through the atmosphere as the boys simply stared at me. The butler narrowed his eyes at me and at them, he could very easily sense that there was some sort of strange thing going around.Then as if snapping out of his thoughts at once, Atlas stood up and walked towards me. Each step he took made my heart beat faster as I struggled to maintain holding his gaze. He was dressed only in shorts and his well framed physique was very obvious in the daylight.He got to me keeping his eyes deeply on mine.“That will be all, Jameson.” He said ajd just as I was starting to wonder who Jameson was, the butler gave a ‘yes sir’ before turning around to take his leave.My eyes could not help but wander to Atlas’s broad chest which seemed to glisten under the sunlight with obvious stains of water on him. I swallowed a lump in my throat as flashes from our last union took place in my head.“I guess you came all the way here to feed your eyes.” He
“Now, tell me, Alana. What is it that you really want?” He asked. The way he looked at me intimidated me and I disliked it so much. I wanted to be firm. I wanted to be confident. “I told you. I am here because I want my book!” I said maintaining my stance. Atlas chuckled. A soft and dry sound that mocked me. “That’s not what you are here for.” He said. He sounded so confident and blunt. I hated that he was right and it annoyed me so much that he was speaking so calmly to me after the way he treated me. After how he left me in that house and snubbed me right afterwards. Fury gnawed within me and I folded my arms across my chest balancing my pose on one hip. “You know what? Maybe i’m not just here for my book! Maybe I am also here to give you a piece of my mind.” I Said. “Well, -“ Atlas started to say but I raised my hand to stop him. “Don’t say anything. You didn’t think you had anything to say to me, anyway. I said and then I scoffed at him right after, You’re so me
(LANA’S POV)“Oh my Goodness! Did you really?” Daisy said in shock.I shifted uncomfortably avoiding their eyes as my fingers played on the handle of my box.“I’m sorry. I know we agreed on no more Atlas. I just wanted to express myself!” I said with a resigned sigh.“Oh no. It is not that.” Daisy said stepping forward. “I'm just shocked that you told him all that to his face.”I finally found the courage to look up at my friend seeing that she was not judging me for going to see Atlas even after I had promised not to.“Yea, same here. I am proud that you let him have it and I am very surprised too.” Paige said with a raised eyebrow.Paige is not one to be easily surprised.“So does this really mean- Hey! Watch it!” Daisy said angrily when a bunch of boys ran past us roughly hurling their boxes as they did.My friends and I were standing close to each other in the rowdy airport. We were getting ready to board the plane that would be taking us to Washington D.C. on our school excursion
(LANA’S POV)I would be lying if I said that I had a peaceful flight to Washington D.C. But I would also be lying If I said I had a stressful flight.So there you have it, my flight was in the middle of both of moods. Maybe I would say it was balanced….sort of. How could it have been peaceful when I was fighting strongly to stop thinking about Atlas? It was a good thing that I was seated with Travis very far from where my former seat was because I may have been unconsciously stealing glances.I was not on a roller coaster all the time anyway, Travis was nice enough to let me do my writing and he offered me refreshments a lot of times. It would have been perfect if we had not had that awkward conversation just as we were landing.“I’m so glad that you were right beside me throughout this flight.” He said when everyone was cheering around us in celebration of a safe landing.“It was a nice flight.” I said feeling a little but uncomfortable because of how Travis was starring at me.“Y
(ATLAS’S POV)I could not believe what had just happened and I kept on replaying the scene in my head.I had just asked Alana to be my girlfriend. I had never asked anyone to be my girlfriend. Well, that was after her, My first love.I had thought that I would never go down that road before but here I was asking her to be my girlfriend because I could not think of losing her.I was still thinking about it when I got home. And just as I was headed straight for my room, someone cleared his throat at me.I was startled and stopped before realizing it was my oldest brother, Andres standing in the hallway with his arms crossed over his chest .“What the- You scared the shit out of me!” I said leaning against the wall as well.“Where are you coming from?” Andres asked coming forward.“I don’t understand. When did I have to report my movements to you?” I asked in surprise.I knew something was amiss. I honestly had no recollection of Andres asking me of my whereabouts .“You’re still very y
(ATLAS’S POV)The moment I felt her lips against mine, I felt consumed by her essence all over again.I was trying to keep my cool but she kissed me back and I lost it. I grabbed her by the waist and her hands went up to my shoulders which she wrapped around my neck pulling me close to her.I deepened our kiss but I was still unable to quench the desire that was fighting deep within me. I wanted her so much.I wanted to feel her skin, I wanted to kiss her everywhere, I wanted to….I pushed her back instantly. She looked back at me with shock in her eyes. I paced around and ran my fingers through my hair.“Fuck!” I said and continued pacing.She just stayed there watching me as I laced around. I walked around some more and then I turned to look at her. She was starring at me with those beautiful enchanting eyes again.“Fuck!” I cursed loudly. “Don’t look at me like that.”Her eyes widened in surprise and her lips formed a pout.“Look at you how? ?” She asked me.She looked too adora
(LANA’S POV)I wasn’t sure of what to say or how to move even. I just stayed still watching him as he now stood up and moved closer to me. I moved backwards with my back now against the door.Atlas stopped, a few feet away from me with a raised eyebrow at me. His eyes seemed to observed the distance that I had now set in between us. “Are you scared of me?” He asked and when I said nothing, he went on speaking.“This is not the first or second time I’m coming to your room.” He said casually.“It still doesn’t mean that I should be ready to see you each time I open the door.” I said finding my voice. “You scared me.”“So you’re not happy to see me.” He said.It sounded like a statement but his eyes dug in to mine as if he expected to hear me give an answer.For me I know how I felt about seeing him. I was startled to find him in my room but I could not deny that I felt pleased as well. “What are you doing here?” I said folding my arms in a defensive posture.(Yes because my emotions
It could be the thousandth time that I was staring at the note intensely as I expected something to change or to notice something new.Of course it didn’t change. “Are you going?” Daisy whispered from the front seat where she was seated.“I….”“Of course she’s not.” Paige said without even opening her eyes to glance at me. She was rested back on her seat with her hands resting on her troubled stomach. “That’s not for you to decide, Paige.” Daisy whispered back.“There’s nothing to decide.” Paige said weakly.“It’s obvious she wants to go and she can if she wants to!” Daisy said firmly.“I haven’t decided yet.” I said quickly not wanting them to argue.“But you’re thinking about it, aren’t you?” Daisy pushed.This time, Paige opened an eye to glance at me.“Yes I am.” I replied genuinely.Daisy gave Paige an ‘I told you so’ look. Paige sighed and closed her eyes back.“You know what? Do whatever. I have enough troubles of my own.” She said with a tired groan.I sighed and rested back
(LANA’S POV)“This was a horrible school trip!” Daisy said angrilly in a low tone.“Just terrible!” I agreed in an equal tone.“The worst!” Paige moaned weakly.We were standing in line waiting to get on the bus to the airport.I’m sure you already know why this trip was a terrible one for me. I had a bad, no, a horrible experience and I can refresh your brain if you like.I was assaulted and almost raped on my first night and on the last night, I was publicly humiliated by the most popular girl in school and labeled peppa pig. (No offence to Peppa Pig by the way) I love her!As for my friends, they got their own bad experiences last night.“Seems like the Circus came to town.” A boy teased as he walked past laughing with his friends.“Stupid jerks!” Daisy called after them as she itched her skin angrilly. I’m sure I had the worst experience of all but Daisy is the angriest. She got a skin infection which led to a rash after getting in to the hot tub or using a towel (I’m not sure
It was disappointing not being able to see Atlas during the tour. My eyes searched for him tirelessly but I still didn’t find him.When it was time for the candle lit dinner, I had already given up and so I was simply focused on the steak placed before me while the other kids around were bustling in excitement.My excitement level on the other hand was very low, until Daisy nudged me and leaned forward with a whisper. “There he is.” She said and I brightened up immediately .I knew who she was talking about without even asking and my eyes followed hers to the long table just ahead of ours. At the extreme end, Atlas sat with his usual unfazed expression.I felt so embarrassed with how his presence brightened me up and when I noticed my friends looking at me knowingly , I narrowed my eyes at them.“What is so funny?” I asked before taking a sip of my fruit juice.“You’ve been acting so dull throughout and now all of a sudden, you look like a light bulb.” Daisy said with another playfu
(LANA’S POV)“Sometimes, I really hate this school.” Paige said angrilly.We were in our room and seated on one of the large beds. I was in the middle of my friends who held me comfortingly.I had just finished telling them about the dreadful evening I had and the horrible nightmare that I had almost gone through.I still could not believe it. It was like I had stepped out of a bad dream. I was still shivering and my heart was still racing.“It’s my fault.” I murmured looking down at my fingers. “I shouldn’t have gotten lost like that. I should have stuck to the given time and….”“Oh! Don’t do that, Lana.” Daisy pleaded as she wiped the tears off her own face. “First of all what happened this evening was the fault of that disgusting human being who wanted to take advantage of you! Then the school was next in line. Yes, you were supposed to report back on time but you’re under their care. They should have done a headcount, marked an attendance, hell they shouldn’t have left you behind
(ATLAS’S POV)“It’s okay, Alana. It’s okay.” I said as she screamed and fought against my grip. She was still fighting for a brief moment and then she stopped. It was like she heard my voice and it registered in her brain.She looked up at me sharply and the way she looked made anger fuel in my chest all over again. She looked scared. No, terrified is the word and I could feel her shaking. “Atlas? Is it really you?” She asked in a cracked voice and a low whisper.“Yes! It’s me. I’m here. You’re safe. Nothing is going to happen to you.” I said in my most reassuring tone.She glanced backwards at the man who had collapsed back on the ground mid walking to her and then she turned to me and burst in to tears burying her face in my chest.I held on to her tightly feeling the rage surge from within me! “Hold on. I’ll be back.” I said with a growl with a mind of walking to the man who was groaning on the ground.“No. No. No. Please don’t go. Don’t leave me alone.” She begged holding on t
(LANA’S POV)If I was not frozen to the spot then I would have simply pinched myself very hard with the hopes of snapping out of this terrible nightmare.My head was doing a very quick replay and assessment of how I got here, standing in this narrow, lonely and dark looking Alley.I had hurried out of the library the moment I realized that my group had left me alone. I had darted out despite the receptionist at the library calling for me to stop.I walked to the end of the street and then took a sharp turn that I remember we came through. I started talking as t dawned on me that I had actually been left which is a very bad thing for them do! I mean, did they not do a head count or something? Did they leave me because I was the only scholarship Nerd in the group? I get it that it was only one teacher with about forty of us but every one of us is important and should not be left behind!Asides from that, I should really blame myself for most of what has happened. I was so engrossed in