“You know how to act, right?” Thea looked pointedly at me.
Here we go again…
“Act like a nice shy girl even if I’m planning Archer’s murder in my head.” I grinned at her.
Even though I’ve heard and repeated the same mantra about a hundred times already, it couldn’t bring my excitement down. Not today.
“You can never kill me, Sweetheart.” Archer smirked at me, looking up from his phone.
Ugh!
I almost forgot that he was here too.
“I can virtually murder you.” I informed him.
“Make way, people! Hacker girl coming through!” I yelled as I pushed through the crowd heading to the backyard. “Make way, idiots!” I huffed.Ugh! I hate humans!You might be wondering how I’m being so loud and cool after all the warnings I received from everyone to act nicely at the headquarters.Did she get kicked out or something?Well, no.I’m still at the headquarters.And this place is awesome!Who would’ve guessed that?!Everyone is loyal. Thea, Lucas and Archer weren’t kidding ab
“Mia, will you please stop ignoring me now?” Lucas whined as he sat down next to me at the dining table.Nope!“What’s the problem, Luke? Wasn’t she talking to you just a few minutes ago?” Tony asked as he sat down on my other side.“Hi, Tony!” I greeted with a smile.“Hey, pumpkin!” He smiled back.What is this? Halloween celebration?“I’m going to murder you if you call me that again.” I told him, still smiling.“How about sugar?” He asked.&ldquo
“Why are you so quiet?” Archer asked me when the waiter left to let us decide what we wanted to eat.“It would do you good to remember that I’m not here on my own free will.” I said plainly.I glared at the menu in front of me as if it was the reason I was forced to dress up nice the day before I was supposed to go on a mission where I could actually die.I wouldn’t die tomorrow would I?Because if that was the case, I didn’t want my last meal to be a boring salad!Oh god! I guess, I really am nervous about tomorrow!“I know that I forced you to come here with me but I had a reason for that.” Ar
“Mia, are you ready?” Archer whispered as we observed the scene in front of us.I couldn’t say anything as I took in the scene in front of me.It was all just like the fight at the club I stupidly decided to go to with a fake ID. The only difference was that I wasn’t drunk at the moment.And that small fact made it all more than a gazillion times scarier!Good god! Save me!Archer hadn’t even let me wear my heels for self-defence!The people from our team were fighting the people guarding the warehouse while me and Archer waited for the right moment to help me sneak in.
“What do you think this meeting is about?” Oliver whispered to me, fidgeting in his seat.That’s the million dollar question, isn’t it?Well, not really but okay.“I can tell you what it’s not about. Promotions. Because there is no way that Archer Knight is promoting me in this life!” I huffed, leaning back in my seat as I stared at the plain white ceiling.I’m bored…“You know what this is about, don’t you?” Thea raised an eyebrow at me.I know everything. I’m awesome like that!“Yup!” I s
“Can we have pasta for lunch today, Marcus?” I asked the chef as he served chocolate-chip pancakes for me on a plate.These pancakes smell like heavens!I wish I could’ve just lived in this kitchen!“Sure, Mia! Why not?” He smiled at me. “What kind would you like?” He asked me as he poured some juice for me in a glass.Is that even a question?“Umm… Arrabbiata! Duh! Is there any other kind of tasty pasta?” I snorted as I sat down while Marcus served me my breakfast.“I’ll make some for you then.” He answered with a smile.
“And do you remember what he said when I said that he might torture us?” Lucas asked between laughter.“He was so fucking scared that I was afraid that he might actually wet his pants!” Thea laughed.“You guys are so mean!” Oliver pouted, crossing his arms.Aww!He’s such a little baby!“Hey! Don’t bully poor Ollie!” I said, wrapping my arms around his shoulders.Oliver was just like a little brother to me. He was someone I loved to tease but also protect when someone else teased him.We were all enjoying our lunch, chatting about the time Thea
“Why the fuck did you turn right?” I grunted in pain as I held onto my arm. “You fucking left me unguarded while I hacked into their system, Thea!” I screamed out in pain as Thea cleaned my wounds with some antiseptic.Fuck! That hurts!“Because according to the file with the mission details, the layout of that place was different!” She hissed. “And don’t worry, you’ll be okay.” She reassured me.I know that, woman!But I have more pressing issues to worry about at the moment…“I’m hurt! I’m bleeding for god’s sake, Thea! If Archer found out, he wouldn’t let me go on any other field missions!” I
UneditedThis feels like a dream!“Not that I don’t believe the fact that you missed me or anything but I know for a fact that there’s someone you missed more than any of us.” Thea smirked.Umm…“What?” I frowned.“Missed me?” A voice that sent shivers down my spine said, making me freeze.“Don’t tell me that she knows everyone!” Amber grumbled.“Unfortunately, she does.” Tommy replied.I was afraid to even look in the direction of the voice. I didn’t want this to be a tri
Unedited“Let’s go to the mall or something!” A girl whose name I didn’t even remember said as we walked down the hall.I don’t even wanna see the face of the one who suggested that!“Not in the mood.” I rolled my eyes. “I just shopped with my mom yesterday since it was a Sunday and she was free.” I explained.My mother was being more involved in my life. And when she appeared in my dorm room for a surprise visit and saw me moping over Archer’s pictures, she threatened to start living in my dorm with me if I didn’t let her take me shopping to make me feel better.I can’t believe it but it actually did work… I actually felt a tad bit better&he
Unedited“Can you believe it?” Someone whispered.“They all are just like that!” The second person whispered.Really now?“It’s the traitor’s table.” Someone else whispered, making a couple of people snicker.Ugh!I’m seriously sick of this!I stabbed my veggies with such a force that it made Sebastian, Maddie and Selene look at me in alarm.“You okay, Mia?” Sebastian asked.Before I could reply to Sebastian, Maddie replied on my behalf.
Unedited“And now you’re all set to be one of us.” The girl grinned looking at the screen in her hands. “She is done, right?” She asked the boy standing next to her.“She is.” The boy let a small smile slip on his lips which shocked me a bit to be honest.I’ve been here for all of thirty minutes and I’ve only seen these two people here but I could already tell what they were like.It must be due to my training…I mean, if it were up to the old me, I would have classed them as Ms. Too-Friendly and Mr. Loner at the first look and not even have tried to read further into their behaviours, deeming them unworthy of my attention.
Unedited“May I have this dance with you, dear?” A voice asked from behind me.Ugh! No!I huffed in annoyance, turning around to face the person but froze when I realised who it actually was who asked me for a dance.It was Ashton Knight…It was Archer’s father.The same man who hated me with everything he had.Is he here to say, ‘I told you so’? Because if so, I don’t wanna hear it.I schooled my expressions and smiled for anyone who might’ve been looking at us.
UneditedI looked good.I looked gorgeous!I couldn’t even believe how beautiful the dress that I was wearing looked on me.And that’s coming from a narcissistic bitch like myself!It was a baby-pink coloured floor-length ball gown that looked like a wedding dress. It was simple with delicate work on the torso, its spaghetti straps and V-neck highlighted my collar bones and the thigh-high slit that showed my leg when I walked made it possible for people to see my beautifully matching baby-pink pencil-heels.All in all, I loved it!“You look like a princess.” Lucas gushed, wiping his tears off of
Unedited“I really think that he just needs you to explain it all to him calmly, Mia.” Thea told me as she handed me another one of my jeans.That’s not happening.“I don’t think that’s the problem here, Thea. He’s not going to understand me.” I huffed as I packed my jeans in the suitcase.I have to do this and I’m going to do this. No matter what.“Just think about it, will ya?” Lucas pouted at me from where he was sitting on my bed.Why are they taking his side?!I thought that their presence in
“This looks awesome!” Thea commented as she looked at the photographs.“I know, right?” I grinned at her.I’m so happy that she’s okay with this!Thea was my only girl-best-friend and I didn’t want to be at odds with her for something as simple as this.“You’re gonna have so much fun there, Mia! I’m actually quite jealous of you now!” Tony voiced his thoughts.Exactly! I’m planning on having so much fun that I will always remember it.This is going to be a major part of my life and I’m going to make it something I would love to look back at when I’m older.
“I know that, mom.” I sighed, running a hand through my hair.“I’m just saying that it’ll be good for you, Mia. Getting used to the place can actually help you be comfortable with your surroundings and instead of trying to adjust like the others you’ll be able to focus on crushing your competition when the time comes.” My mother, Catherine Queen, spoke through the phone.Wait… What the hell?!“Mom, you’re talking about college not about business here.” I reminded her.And people wonder why I am so messed up…It was my lunch break and I was talking to my mother on my phone.