The entire ride to the club I was filled with nerves, nerves of being caught, nerves of something potentially happening. I didn't think about it but I could be putting my friends at risk, everybody really, by showing up to the club when I was supposed to be staying away and really only going to college. As I stared in to nowhere, I felt Spencer shake me by grabbing my shoulder, "You okay?" She asked.I nodded, "I'm just a little nervous, that's all" I told her truthfully."You don't need to feel nervous Sav, we got you, you're going to have fun and go home without anybody knowing you were ever gone, cool?" She reassured, smiling at me.I sighed before nodding and giving her a smile, "Okay". Once Zara had parked her car, Spenc handed me the heels she had brought for me, "I can't believe you left Givenchy's at my house and forgot they were there" She stated as I pulled them on, laughing. They were nude coloured high heels, there were strings that wrapped around my ankle and little bit o
"You wanna party so bad? Imma give you that"And with that, he got out and came over to my side. I had little to no time comprehending what he had just said, I was worried but he seemed so normal about it, he was basically punishing me but in the worst way possible, I had no say in the matter. I looked at him with confusion as he opened the door me and I stepped out."Jason I don't want to-" he was quick to cut me off as he shut the door behind me."Oh you ain't tryna party now?" He asked, sarcasm in his voice mixed with a lot of anger. I looked at him with a look of sadness, hoping he'd snap out of his anger and just take me back to his house. But he wasn't about to do that. "Who's party is this?" I asked as he pulled me along with him up to the town house ahead of us, it wasn't as big as Jason's and it didn't look like a party house either so I was just getting more confused by the second."A friend, don't worry, you gonna enjoy it" He continued, he was so confident and sarcastic ab
"Excuse me? Can I order?" Both me and Nance snapped out of our 8 minute long conversation to turn to the customer who was waiting opposite us. I sat on the counter of the cash register, Nance stood still as the customer looked at me and back at Nance again."As I was saying before I was rudely interrupted-" My eyes widened as Nance continued to talk to me, completely ignoring the customer as she looked at me like everything was fine. The customer and I exchanged a look of unity, we both were thinking the same thing; what a crazy coffee maker."Nance, serve the boy!" I said in a hushed whisper, jumping off the counter and giving the boy an awkward smile before moving to the side so that he could order his coffee and muffin and go on with his day."What can I do for you today?" I couldn't help but laugh, shaking my head at her forced smile as I walked over to the free little couch near the window, pulling out my phone. Nance worked in a super cute little cafe named Lava Java; it was mor
I stuck my hand in the bag of toffee popcorn and pulled out as many as my hand could carry before shoving them in my mouth. The crunch and sweetness literally filling my body with happiness as I read for the notes my professor at college had sent out for everybody in class to read. I was a biology major and was really interested in going in to medicine, which meant medical school, but I was finding it incredibly difficult to study at home because I was more of a visual learner; I liked lab work over written work basically. "Savanna! You're still here? You know Samuel is about to arrive sweetheart" My mom announced as she entered the living room, aiming straight for the popcorn bag I had next to me. "Mom! I was eating them!" I replied, trying to grab it off her but it was no use because I was too lazy to stand up and take it from her. "They're mine now" She grinned eagerly as she began eating whatever was left which honestly was not much. "You hired Samuel again? Don't you think get
The venue we always had the annual ball at was booked before we could get to it and let me tell you, it caused my mom a great deal of unnecessary stress because this was her time to shine. We always prebooked and the owners knew us very well but when they said they had to throw a family wedding there, all hell broke loose. Thankfully however, my dad was the one that held the fort because not only did he find an even better venue, he also managed to calm my mom down when she found out her favourite venue was booked. My dad was superman for real. We arrived at the new venue, I actually hadn't seen it beforehand so when I saw it standing tall from first glance, my jaw dropped. "Thank god, that means it's better than the last" My mom commented once seeing my reaction as the door opened for us. We thanked the driver before one of the guards guided us to the entrance, there were waiters at the entrance holding trays of Champaign glasses and juice for the younger adults. I smiled at the
After my meltdown about dancing with a criminal and my parents literally letting me, I found my way towards a much less crowded area, away from people trying to ask me about my dad. Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed talking, but a lot of the people here genuinely only cared about one thing and that one thing was money. I sighed as I turned and looked out of the window that actually had a pretty nice view considering we were in the middle of nowhere. Bright city lights always made up for it. "I'm a little shocked to see you all alone." I turned around to the voice and a smile appeared on my face as I saw the waiter who served me the drink at the entrance that was quickly taken off me by my mom. "There's probably a bunch of old people looking for me" I told him making him laugh. He was tall and had blonde hair which was styled a little messy and I was sure it was because he was serving all night and was tired. "What about you? Why are you hiding?" I asked raising my brows. "Is that even
It was a very long night. Apart from the obvious, I was definitely exhausted from the party. When I got home I removed my makeup, took off my high heels and untied the long dress that I had been stepped on by almost 30 people; don't get me started on how rough the bottom of dress was now. It was beautiful while it lasted. It was Monday, a fresh start to the week but the same routine was to be followed. Wake up and go to college. I showered which was mandatory every time I had college as I knew it was the only thing that could prepare me for early classes. I was majoring in Biology and I wasn't too sure what I wanted to do career wise which is why I picked Biology as my major as I knew it would give me access to different fields to do with bio. Although, it was tough degree at college level, I was sort of a hard worker and near to perfectionist therefore, I made it my mission to do well. I didn't have to go to college, it was more of a choice of mine despite my mom basically signing
I felt my legs feel weak once again, the same feeling I felt when I saw him at the ball but just a little bit more because it was so unexpected now. I watched as his eyes travelled from my head to my shoes, scanning my body more than he did the day I met him. "Ryan, this is my daughter Savanna, Sav, this is Jason's good friend Ryan Butler" My dad spoke up. It was crazy how casually he was introducing Jason's friend to me when all of my attention was on Jason who was still watching me. "Nice to meet you" I spoke up with a smile, I spoke as clear as I could. Ryan had blue eyes and blonde short hair, he was white and was very masculine like Jason and considering he was here right now with him, it obviously meant they were close friends. "You too Miss Montano" He replied, with a friendly smile. Okay, he wasn't as intimidating as Jason. Then again, nobody I had met was intimidating as him. "Come, join us" My dads best friend Tony spoke up, I smiled at him before I sat down in between h
"You wanna party so bad? Imma give you that"And with that, he got out and came over to my side. I had little to no time comprehending what he had just said, I was worried but he seemed so normal about it, he was basically punishing me but in the worst way possible, I had no say in the matter. I looked at him with confusion as he opened the door me and I stepped out."Jason I don't want to-" he was quick to cut me off as he shut the door behind me."Oh you ain't tryna party now?" He asked, sarcasm in his voice mixed with a lot of anger. I looked at him with a look of sadness, hoping he'd snap out of his anger and just take me back to his house. But he wasn't about to do that. "Who's party is this?" I asked as he pulled me along with him up to the town house ahead of us, it wasn't as big as Jason's and it didn't look like a party house either so I was just getting more confused by the second."A friend, don't worry, you gonna enjoy it" He continued, he was so confident and sarcastic ab
The entire ride to the club I was filled with nerves, nerves of being caught, nerves of something potentially happening. I didn't think about it but I could be putting my friends at risk, everybody really, by showing up to the club when I was supposed to be staying away and really only going to college. As I stared in to nowhere, I felt Spencer shake me by grabbing my shoulder, "You okay?" She asked.I nodded, "I'm just a little nervous, that's all" I told her truthfully."You don't need to feel nervous Sav, we got you, you're going to have fun and go home without anybody knowing you were ever gone, cool?" She reassured, smiling at me.I sighed before nodding and giving her a smile, "Okay". Once Zara had parked her car, Spenc handed me the heels she had brought for me, "I can't believe you left Givenchy's at my house and forgot they were there" She stated as I pulled them on, laughing. They were nude coloured high heels, there were strings that wrapped around my ankle and little bit o
I went back to my room where I instantly had a quick shower, freshly shaving all of my areas just to make sure I was as smooth as a babies butt. I moisturised and added my body glitter that was subtle but noticeable if you know what I mean, plus, it made me smell like literally diamonds if that made any sense, and I loved it. I did my makeup, I avoided a heavy eye as I wanted to go for the natural glam look, a baked base and a lighter eye and lip.It took me a while to figure out something to wear, I knew i couldn't run out of Jason's house wearing heels and a fancy outfit so I had to wear a sweatshirt over top. I also didn't have any heels of my own because as I said, my mom packed which meant she wouldn't imagine me wearing heels because that would imply I'd be going out somewhere which is exactly what they didn't want from me.Basically, this wasn't going to be easy. I also, still didn't know how to get out of this place. I had a balcony but I didn't know if it led anywhere, I coul
I felt nervous for some reason. I had snuck out before, it was such a teenager thing to do when you had parents who had a strict side to them; it also didn't help that they were Mafia but you get the point, there were times I had to bend the rules just to have fun. I had never been caught though, I prided myself in that but then again, I never snuck out after being attacked; it was always because it was a little late and I knew my parents wouldn't allow me to go party at 3am when I had just partied the night before and come home massively off my head. I wasn't very tactile you see, I just couldn't lie. But anyway, this was a lot more nerve racking because I wasn't sneaking away from my family home that I had grown up in and my friends had access to, I was sneaking out of Jason McCanns home and I hadn't even spent 72 hours in it yet. I didn't know a single thing about where to go.That's why I was getting increasingly nervous.I walked out of my college building and walked along the pa
The car ride was silent apart from the one minute phone call he had using code words so that I didn't understand anything; he also spoke in mumbles so it was hard to understand his replies. As usual, he drove like a race car driver just a lot more reckless than one, not caring about a single thing, not even pedestrians. He pulled up at the car park of the main building, students flooding the courtyard and main building area probably rushing to get to their classes; I was always late, no matter how I tried, I was late."Thanks-" I went to pull the handle open to get out without more interaction only to have him stop me by placing his hand on my thigh, gripping on to it tightly and turning his head to look to me, his eyes piercing in to mine. I just knew he was about to threaten me and I was going to die because I was enjoying his aggression; feel free to literally throw me in to a pool of holy water because something was definitely up with me, spiritually. I know he was meant to be all
I had to leave my home to live with somebody who was cold and horrible. I don't know what I expected from a criminal, I don't know why I forgot my morals for him but I guess it was my fault for thinking somebody like him could be different. I grew up with criminals around me; as much as my dad tried to kept me separate from that side of our lives, I was always inevitably going to be involved. Regardless, I knew I would never ever justify criminal behaviour, yet here I was, wishing last night never even happened.After we kissed and he practically threatened me, Jason left. This was harder because I was in his home, I couldn't exactly walk around when I didn't know what room led to where and to be 100% honest, I didn't want to be around him. I didn't know if I could control my emotions and I wasn't aware myself whether I was more angry or more upset at his harshness and flip in character. I showered, but even that didn't feel relaxing which was a big thing for me considering I literall
Jason followed me out of my home, I could feel him close behind but not suspiciously close as we were still in eye view of my parents but as soon as he closed the door behind us, I was quick to turn and look at him."Wh-why are you even here? Helping?" I asked making him stop in his tracks."We should leave, now" He replied before turning away again, not even giving me a second of eye contact. "I asked you a question" I continued."And I answered it in my own way. You can either come with me now or you stay here and let the bitches who fucked with you tonight, fuck with you again" His tone of voice was different, the way he looked at me was different, he was acting as if I was a complete stranger; or someone he truly disliked.Instead of arguing in front of my house, I accepted and walked ahead to where his car was parked. I reached over to open the door only for his hand to now cover the handle, I looked up at him with a blank look as he opened the door for me.He was so strange.I g
I looked in to his eyes, they were dark as he turned his head and looked ahead, focusing elsewhere. "What are you doing here?" I asked as I slowly moved his hand from my mouth, making him look down at me again."There's no time for questions Savanna" He paused before looking out again in to the distance. "Come on, can you walk?" He asked making me slowly nod, "Yes" I replied making him look down at me. He looked down at the wounds on my chest and then at my stomach, he sighed deeply before taking my hand and pulling me up with him. I followed him as we walked ahead and out to the front yard where a car was out front, waiting.He opened the door for me before I turned to look at him, "Jason I-" he cut me off, "Get cleaned up, ain't tryna have that get infected. Understand?" He was so... cold today, i know the circumstances were not the best but I just didn't know this side to him even existed with me. But then again, who was I to him?"You're not going to tell me anything, are you?" I
I looked across the room as a waiter literally only wearing an apron to protect his private area approached us with a tray of shots. "I didn't know you hired-" I was cut off, "You thought I'd want my waiters to be fully clothed?!" Nancy replied, shock in her voice as she continued to hand us our shots before the waiter walked away."3,2,1, go!" And with that, all of us tipped the contents of the shot glasses in to our mouths and instantly reacted the alcohol pouring down our throats. It was a slow burn but a good one."More!" Spencer exclaimed before dragging us over to the mini bar area where she poured more shots in to our cups for another round.After round 3, I was feeling a little bit of the alcohol but not massively which was good as I wanted to enjoy the night, remembering it and all. We took some pictures on our phones and used the disposable camera and Polaroid for some more memorable pictures before we were called to the ping pong table.I looked over to see Liam in sight, h