ELLIE“I'll see you tomorrow then…” Dylan said as he stared at me for a while. The look in his eyes was alluring. I could almost see the frustration of today along with the expectations for tomorrow in those eyes. “Alright then… I will be expecting you…” I said to him as I was waiting for him to lean in the closet for that goodbye kiss that I had been anticipating. But then, there was nothing. “Okay…?” He said, motioning for me to leave. “Are you fucking kidding me right now?” I was sure that he was intentionally doing that to mess with me just a little bit. I hated it when he did that. “Well, what else were you expecting, Ellie? I brought you to your home and I've got to go as well. What else can I do for—”I pulled him in for a kiss before he could say anything else. There was a burning urgency in my heart to do that, and I was sure that I would never know peace until I did that. The feel of his lips on mine was quite indescribable and had me thinking if I would be able to k
ELLIE“Ellie?” Another awkward moment had come upon me. I was trying to hide my face from Aiden's. I was expecting another one of his usual outbursts, but he just turned around and walked away into the house.“Are you in trouble?” Dylan asked, with a tone laced with concern. He was probably feeling that it was all his fault for keeping me there that long, and I hated that. “I'm not sure… I can't tell…” I said as I hurriedly took my things and was soon making my way out of his car. “I just have to go now. I'm sorry it's happening this way. We'll talk later…”It was hard for me to think of what could become of me if he would be ratting me out to my father or his mother. I wasn't sure what they would do to me, or if they would do anything like I was suspecting that they would do. “Are you sure you're going to be alright?” Dylan asked one last time before he drove off. He was going to take time to get over the fact that he was about to get me into trouble with my parents.“I'll be fine
ELLIE“What the…”I was beginning to feel like some sort of detective at that point as I was beginning to take a closer look at what was happening downstairs. I wanted to be sure that I wasn't about to raise a false alarm as that was the last thing I wanted at that point. At once, I was beginning to get ready to make my descent. I had almost felt like jumping out from there and simply going in pursuit of the truth that I desired so badly. I took each step downstairs, wondering what exactly Aiden could have been up to down there. I couldn't tell why exactly I had been so curious to know what he had been doing there. We weren't supposed to be that concerned about each other and I didn't want him to know that there was still a part of me that cared a bit about him.It was obvious that I stood a risk of showing signs of vulnerability towards him. That had me thinking a lot about what I was doing. But then, I had gone too far to turn back. I had been well on my way to the back door when
KAIThe next day had come rapidly, and I was moving into it with nothing but my determination that came purely from the last words I had said to Aiden in our last meeting on the court. “Are you alright?” Kyle questioned as I got down the stairs, with a readiness to get away from there without saying hi to anyone at all. “I'm good…” I said as I walked past him without looking at him for a single moment. “You're looking pale and tired,” Kyle complained as he took a closer look at me and that made me feel quite like some sort of weirdo. I just couldn't help but wonder why he wasn't going to mind himself and his business. “That's my problem, not yours…” I said as I walked past him. I wasn't in the mood for breakfast or that conversation as well. That day felt like I was turning a new leaf and I was even more determined to make things happen the way I wanted. “Kai… you're acting scary these days.. what the heck is up with you?” Kyle asked, as he quickly ran up to me and was soon stand
ELLIEI felt a bit weak in the knees as he said those words to me. There were a lot of things that made me feel like I was about to get back into that predicament I had been in when I had given Troy a chance. “What's the matter?” I asked as I was trying to keep a still, and calm composure even with Jasmine watching my every move at that point. “Is there a problem?”I was wondering what exactly it was that couldn't wait until he would come to pick me up from school and then to his place. Just like we had agreed. It had me thinking, the way he had just called me and just demanded an audience like I hadn't been giving attention all that time. Was it just another weird, unusual side of him that had just been aimed at keeping me on my toes from all the suspense? It had to be, as I want to be ready to take any of that. “There were just too many things on my mind lately and I have been thinking…” That beginning phrase carries a lot of gravity in it.“What is it?” I could feel my heart ra
ELLIEThe heated tears that were about to pour out of my eyes were becoming too uncomfortable for me to bear at that point. There were a lot of thoughts running through my head as I ignored Jasmine’s voice as she had been calling on me. But I kept on walking like she hadn't been calling me all that time. The humiliation was just too much for me to bear at that point as I was making straight for home. I was ready to fight anyone who would try to keep me from heading home at that point. “Ellie…”Who the fuck was calling my name? I wondered as I was hurriedly heading out of there. I just hoped that whoever they were, they wouldn't think of coming after me.“Ellie…” the owner of the masculine voice was becoming even more audible as I was walking as fast as I could at that point. But he seemed to be able to catch up with me somehow and that was just the worst part of it. Before I could turn around and see who it was, a hand grabbed me by the shoulder and I soon realized that it had been
ELLIE“What the…” I had never been as angry as I was at that point as I had been staring at the jerk that was threatening to ruin my little field trip to the ninth cloud. “Are you fucking nuts?”“Oh… I'm really sorry about that… I didn't mean to spill your drinks…” he was stuttering as he seemed to have been absent-minded when it had all happened. That made me even more annoyed with him. “Are you out of your fucking mind?” I growled at him as I was more than ready to face him with everything that was in me. “What the heck were you thinking when you were just standing there? You should have fucking moved out of the way instead of standing and looking like some sort of bozo...”I was more than ready to let out every single abusive word that I had stored up in my head. There were just too many things on my mind I had to unload, and there that bastard was, ruining all of it with one clumsy move that I just wasn't expecting.“Whoa… no fighting in front of the shack…” the dealer let out in
AIDEN “Home sweet home…” I said to myself as I was about to get out of my car. It had been another day of school and basketball practice, and I was craving rest and a repeat of practice as well.But then, I was also looking forward to seeing Ellie there as that was now a weird part of my life that a part of me was wishing that I had never awakened in the first place. There was nothing I could do about it as I felt helplessly obsessed with her as thoughts of her filled me every second. She was all over my head even when I was in the heat of practice. I just hated the fact that things had to be the way they were between us. I felt like a mess with each moment I saw her with those other dudes she was rolling with. As I got to the door, I took a sigh as I got ready to make my move into the house. I would have to endure another moment of acting like there was nothing going on. It was hard pretending like I wasn't about to lose my mind with each passing second.I noticed a strange quiet
ELLIE "Kai, what do you mean you're here to take me out?" I asked, trying to hide the confusion and surprise in my voice. I could feel my heart beating faster, not because of excitement, but because I knew this visit wasn't going to end well. "I'm serious, Ellie. I mean every word I said, I want to take you out," Kai replied, his smile widening, reaching his eyes. "I wanted to spend some time with you. Just the two of us. Away from everyone else." I crossed my arms, trying to appear nonchalant. I didn't know what to say or do. As Kai spoke, my eyes didn't leave the door, as I was afraid Aiden might walk through it. I hated these kinds of visits. "Kai, this is unexpected. You should've called first." I swallowed. "I'm sorry for that, I know," the blue-eyed guy apologized, covering the space between us, "But I needed to see you. In person. And to be honest, I didn't want to give you a chance to say no over the phone." I sighed, glancing around the room as though searching for an
AIDEN It felt like my heart was going to be right out of my chest as I was seeing my tears happening right before my eyes. The phone in my hand grew shaky even though I was still filming the scenery of my mother's betrayal of Ellie's father who had probably trusted her enough to leave her all that time to go handle business somewhere else. Regardless of what I felt while watching my mother kissing another man who fortunately wasn't the cocky Dylan who had tried to have a go at Ellie. But it was still as painful as the betrayal that it was. I didn't know what it was that had me feeling just as hurt as the one who was being cheated on. There just weren't any words for the pain in my heart. With total disregard for repercussions and consequences, I drove the car right to where the car which my mother had been parked. I was speeding like I wanted to hit it from behind. There were just too many things that made me feel like I was about to create the biggest scene ever. The tires
AIDEN There was nothing cinematic about the moment as Ellie had remarked over the phone. The pressure of the moment was simply palpable on me as it was all feeling like I was going to get caught or I was going to catch my mother doing something that wouldn't leave my head in a while. For the past couple of moments, I had been following her from behind from the safest distance possible. There had been a few times when I had been close to losing them in the Manhattan traffic, but I managed to stay on track somehow and that had been something to be proud of as I was simply too good at that. Every single moment had me recalling back when I had been following Ellie and Troy. The heat of my jealousy back then had simply been over the limits and that had me feeling like I had been some hopeless stalker, not knowing that ability would come in handy in an even more important predicament. “Please don't be Dylan…” I had lost count of how many times I had muttered those words to myself and
ELLIE "I just hit the road now, and I'm hot on her tracks as we speak," Aiden said through the phone as though he was in the middle of a theft where he was being pursued by a troop of cop cars. "The target vehicle is in view as we speak." "You are sounding like some secret agent right now…" I teased from my end of the line even though the situation was quite a serious one which would tell him all he needed to know about his mother's deeds. "You can say that again. I'm giving her as much space as I can. I just want to see where this car goes from here." "Are you sure this would work?" I asked, still wondering if it was worth it after he had seen some other women like her. I felt like he would be going on a wild goose chase if he would insist on following her to where she was going. "What if you get caught?" "Ellie I followed you to Troy's house one time and you didn't…" Aiden took hold of himself at once as he just realized that he had given himself away with that misplaced stat
AIDENA new day had come and I wasn't sure of the plan that I had in mind as I was soon trying to get myself ready to face my mother who had been the reason for my fallen mood. It was quite annoying and embarrassing that my suspicions were looking to be true at that point, even after all the drama she had used in trying to get away the last time. As I walked down the stairs, to head for the court at the back, I had my eyes open and ready for any signs of my mother. I could almost tell how it would all end if I dared to confront her upfront. There was simply no means of telling that she had been on the phone with some guy named Dylan to whom she had confessed love. That would lead me to defeat all over again. I would possibly have to apologize when she was the one who was at fault. That was one of the worst predicaments for me. "Be smart…" I said to myself as I was simply trying my best to keep it all cool and calm as I had the ball in my hands ready to take out all of the mixed fe
KAIThey were up to something. I just knew it but I just couldn't prove it. That was the main source of my frustration as I held that ball in my hands while I was still trying my best not to take my focus off the ball and the hoop which was the only thing that I could control at that point..But it was hard not to think of Aiden having a good time with Ellie. There were just too many things on my mind as I was trying not to think of anything that had to do with Aiden and that one girl that wouldn't leave my mind. "Ugh…" it was all feeling like I was stuck in some sort of cycle that just wouldn't end. The cycle always began with the sight of Aiden and his so-called sister whom he claimed not to be screwing. After seeing them, the thoughts would just stick in my head and I would need basketball to get it off my head.I sank the shot, but I still wasn't feeling the satisfaction that I used to get from the sport before it became a means for me to get my mind off Ellie. The only thing tha
AIDEN"I think your mother is seeing someone else…" Ellie said with such a sad look on her face.At first, I had been relieved that it hadn't been the news of my scuffle with Gina. But then, I was even more troubled by the fact that a suspicion that I had allowed to fallow when it had caused a lot of trouble the first time, was now popping up from a source that wasn't me. That aroused all my suspicions which had been buried beneath the layers of my conscience. I had swallowed them up the leg time because of my mother who had been hurt by it. But it was all popping out again. There were a lot of things that had me feeling like I was getting to the bottom of the whole thing that had taken place in that awkward weekend which had happened in almost a blur.The memory of the texts was coming back to my head. The words and the emotions that seemed to have been behind them when they had been sent. There was no way that moment couldn't stay etched in my mind which seemed to be susceptible to
AIDENThere was a rush in my very being as I was trying to make sure that I could get to Ellie before the news of me and Gina would get to her. It felt like my rush would all end up being in vain as I was trying not to let it all get to me. At that point, I was beginning to rehearse the words I would use in explaining myself, just in case it turned out that I hadn't been quick enough. I was almost pulling over like I had robbed a bank. I just hoped I wouldn't be asked too many questions about that as all of that was beginning to make me lose my cool. I was willing to do anything to make that save happen.There wasn't any time to look back as I got out of the car and made my way to the front door which I opened with my key, as I felt like knocking would only go on to waste the little time I had even more."What's all this about?" Mother asked as she was thinking of what could have been making me run like there was some fire I was trying to put out somewhere. "What's gotten into you?"
SANDRA"How dare she?" I muttered to myself as I realized that she had hung up on me yet again as she was making a show of her youthful arrogance. Everything about her seemed to remind me of her father, and it was simply annoying that all I could do was stay behind those bars all day and all night while complaining about how miserable being in there had been for me. The thoughts of her father brought me pain, shame, and regret, and that was exactly what came to mind each time I thought of Ellie. That had been why I had gotten so ticked off when she pointed out that I always took it out on her. It was hard for me to think straight at that point.Right there at that moment, I was feeling the pain that came with all of the memories which I had been suppressing all that time. It felt like the canister that had been holding it all together had been popped open by the way that my daughter had spoken to me. I just couldn't wait to get out of there and come teach her a lesson. Ellie had gro