Inside the school infirmary, Miss Anna the nurse treated Mike right away after he entered the room.
"Now... now... you... Who told you that you could fight at school?" Miss Anna asked casually.
Mike just smiled awkwardly, didn't know how to respond to her.
"It's because of a girl, wasn't it?" The nurse made a blunt guess and Mike just nodded.
"Really? I don't expect you to admit it so easily," Miss Anna chuckled and smiled at the boy. His face suddenly blushed in embarrassment.
"Who's the other guy?" Miss Anna was curious. She heard a lot of gossip love stories among the students inside that school, so she wanted to know which story Mike was.
"Nathaniel Anderson..." Mike answered dispiritedly.
Honestly, he knew he was nothing compared to Niel. He might come from a rich family, but he was never as rich as Niel. But he too had been eyeing Haylee for so long. He never made a move on her before because previously, Haylee was just a
"Get off me! Are you crazy?!" Haylee was finally able to break the kiss after struggling for a while.Yet, her hands were still locked behind her back by Niel. He pressed his body against hers and leaned his face closer to hers with only an inch apart. Haylee could feel his breath breezed strongly on her face. She swore she could hear as if he was growling at her like a wild beast."You're going to sleep with me tonight, Haylee... Do you hear me? I'm going to make you remember again how I taste in bed," he whispered creepily to her.Haylee shuddered at his words. She looked away from him and shut her eyes tightly, feeling scared to face him. This felt like a new side of him. Not only did he make her feel timid inside, but he also made her feel terrified.Seeing her scared face, Niel was finally satisfied. At least for now, he knew she got what he meant and she was under control again. He pulled back his body from her, looked forward and started driving ag
"People say that the view from the Ferris wheel at night would be amazing. You could see the whole metropolis if you're at the top of it," Mike said. "Really?" Haylee gazed up at him with expectant eyes. "I... we could... go there on Saturday night if you wanted to," he was hesitated to invite her, feeling scared that she might reject him. "Oh..." Haylee was stunned. She thought he was giving those tickets to her. She didn't really expect him to actually ask her out. She had been treating him like a normal friend for the past few days, never tried to give him any hope of having a relationship with her, yet this guy seemed not easily giving up. Haylee suddenly felt bad. It was not that she didn't like him. After hanging out with him quite a lot, she felt that he was indeed a good guy. But, she had Niel and she thought that she didn't deserve to be with a good guy. She wasn't that innocent to begin with. So at some point, she had given up the th
Nonetheless, he ignored his hunch. If he asked her further, they might end up quarrelling again. He didn't want to ruin the mood, so he just simply sat on the bed and unbuttoned his shirt. "Can you be on top tonight? I'm tired. My back hurt a bit," he said to her simply without shame. He had been looking through his laptop after school today to do his jobs, and now his neck was a bit uncomfortable. Surprisingly, Haylee suddenly sat behind him and massaged his neck and shoulders. Niel turned his head around instantly, staring at her sharply. "What are you doing?" His heart was malaise. "What? You said your neck hurt," Haylee replied as if she was confused. "Did you need something from me?" He made a blunt guess that coincidently be the truth. Haylee grinned at him. "What is it?" He asked immediately. "Helen wanted me to have a sleepover at her house this weekend," Haylee didn't even hesitate to tell him directly. "No," N
"Actually, I don't have feelings for both of them. I just consider them as friends," Haylee gave a natural answer, didn't want to heat up the situation since she could sense Melly preferred her to be with Mike instead of Niel.They chatted more and after a while, Melly fell asleep first. Helen checked on Melly if she was still awake by waving a hand in front of her face. The girl didn't budge a bit, thus Helen assumed that she had gone into a deep slumber.Helen slowly moved closer to Haylee and lay down beside her. That girl was staring at her phone for a while now."What are you doing? Are you two-timing at the same time?" She teased Haylee.Haylee scoffed and put down her phone. She felt like Helen had some kind of magic to be able to see through people. She was actually texting with Niel and Mike at the same time just now. Haylee exhaled sharply as if sighing at her life."You like Niel, aren't you?" Helen asked slowly."I don't know. I'
"F*ck sake!! God damn it!!" Niel shrieked in anger at the sight of the lies written in her text message.Ben was truly stunned by his sudden curse. He stared at Niel worriedly from the rearview mirror inside the car. He didn't dare to utter a single word.Niel felt his whole body was trembling as intense anger was filling his inside. He took out the medicine bottle from his pocket and swallowed two depression pills with Ben still watching him.Ben was truly bewildered at the sight of Niel taking in the pills. He thought Niel had stopped consuming those pills years ago. It had been more than two years since he stopped depending on that pills. 'Why did he take it again?' Ben was anxious. He didn't want Niel to become that kid who used to be so violent and angry all the time again.The bitter taste of the pills spread inside his mouth. Niel could feel his lips trembling while he crushed the depression pills using his teeth."Stay here. I'll go in for
Haylee felt like she was drowning. She couldn't do anything as her hands were locked in his grip. Niel didn't choke her hard. He only did it hard when she was trying to say something, she noticed it. Yet, that didn't really reduce the terror she felt inside."So what did he offer you after taking you to this crappy place?! What did he offer you, Haylee?! He offered you his d*ck, didn't he?! That's the first thing he offered you after taking you to this crappy place!! Is that how little you worth?!"Haylee felt humiliated when Niel said those words in front of Ben. She raised her legs and tried to kick Niel away. Unfortunately, Niel acted faster than her. He grabbed her legs and sat on them. Then he pulled her body and forced her to lay down on the backseat. He went on top of her and hindered her from moving."Tell me..." he said while breathing heavily."What did I offer you when I first approached you?!" He asked, forcing her mind to remember the past. Y
"Miss Johnson..." Ben called out slowly and Haylee turned to look at them with a faint smile on her face."I'll behave. I won't cause trouble again. I'm sorry I made it hard for Niel," Haylee said softly.After hearing that, both Ben and Martha felt guilty at her instantly. It was obvious that Haylee had heard everything about their conversation before."Miss Johnson, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to offend..." Ben tried to apologize but Haylee cut him off."It's fine. You're right. That's the least I could do to repay Niel. I should be grateful that he provided everything for me. So, I'll behave and won't cause him trouble again."Ben turned speechless. Martha also lost her words. They stared at Haylee with mixed emotions of guilt and sorry. They felt like wanting to comfort her but she looked fine. She handled the situation maturely."You guys can return to the guest house if you wanted to. There's no need to stay here. Niel was asleep now and
"No. Never mind. Just forget it," she said sullenly. A faint smile formed on her face but it was clear that her eyes were welled up with tears."I'm just kidding," Niel said, sensing her vexation over the topic."Hmmm..." Haylee just responded with a nod and then just ate without talking again. She had lost interest to have a conversation with him.'We're just fine this morning after waking up. How did we suddenly end up fighting again while eating breakfast? It's not even half of the day yet,' Niel sighed heavily inside his heart.Honestly, he felt tired of having to coax Haylee all the time. He exhaled sharply as if trying to show her his frustration. He then just ate silently too, didn't try to engage in any conversation with her again.After breakfast, Niel went to the living room to watch the television while waiting for Ben to return. Meanwhile, Haylee went into the bedroom to have some personal time alone. He knew she deliberately did that b