Padgett POV
The sound of that annoying alarm is the one thing I hate to hear every morning but the truth is, I am stuck with it. "This bloody alarm, can't it just stop working for once" I scream then press the button just to make it mute."Padgett, you should get off the bed, you wouldn't want to be late on your first day in school.""Come on Mom, it's too early to label me a latecomer" I could hear my mom smirk then footsteps followed. Dragging myself out of bed, was all I always did, each morning, I never got used to that thing called early to bed; early to rise. Quickly taking my bath, blushing my hair, I know I have to be in yet another short gown, not like I like wearing anything short, but the truth is, I am growing taller every day and mom doesn't have the luxury of changing my wears every time, so I just lie that I like them short, it looks good on me. "Come here, sweethearts! You are looking reddish like some fresh tomatoes." "Mommy! Can you stop?" "Don't blame me, I want to stop but this daughter of mine drives me nuts with her beauty and it got me wondering how many boys are on your tail." Hearing those last parts of her words, makes my heart race, I don't just know the reason, Cameron's face keeps appearing in my eyes when boys, relationships, crushes, and love are being mentioned. "You don't want me to go late to school, do you?" I try changing the talk, I don't want to go through that this morning. "Fine! I give up, you should eat, so I drop you off before reporting at the clinic, remember it's my first day at the city clinic." "Never mind, I could find my way, I am not a baby.""But you are my baby?" "Mrs Ryan?" She raised her hands in surrender, she knew whenever I called her that, it simply meant I didn't want the conversation to continue. "Here, I will let you find your way..." "Sound better!" I pulled the tea to my lips, and just when I was about to sip from it, her voice came up again to remind me of the one person, I wanted to forget about. "Padgett! Did you know that, Cameron is in the same school as you?" "What?" I yelled bursting out the tea before I could even take it down to my throat. "Hey, easy dear! You should be careful and try to contact him, you wouldn't want to give him the shock of his life, after going MIA for three years, it will not be fair for you two to meet in school like some...""That's enough, I better go." I dragged my bag, moved it on my shoulder, placed a soft peck on my mother's neck then off I went, I could hear her giddy with my silly act. She is all that I have, the one woman who had worked so hard just to make sure, I have a bright future, this is the least I could do for her, transfer to a new school because she got a new job, for the past three years, this is all we do, move from one place to another because she is a nurse. Even if I had to always leave my friends behind, I wanted to make her happy, I realized she was struggling to always foot my bills, so I decided to apply for a scholarship, fortunately for me, I got one, Into the prestigious high school of country A. But the truth is, I couldn't say, I am fortunate, it happens to be the same school where my number one crush is, Cameron Adrian, my childhood friend, the son of my mother's ex-boss, the city's richest man heir, the one boy, I couldn't stop blushing over, whenever I heard his name but the truth is, he is way out of my league, will he still remember me? If we meet, will I still be his best friend or I am just going to be the girl from his past? He might probably not recognize me.I let out a loud sigh, as soon as I got to the school gate with the bold signboard. "Welcome to Royal High College" Here I am, to learn not to think of a boy that might not recognize me. Still lost in my thoughts, I noticed a group of students making their way toward a car that just pulled over at the school car pack. I could hear shouts, accompanied by sweet praises mostly from girls, then the car door flew open, I tried to see what was going on, it was something the eyes would want to behold. Three gorgeous-looking boys were naturally endowed. "Oh, mine! They look so hot""Holy shit! Alex is hot! I just want to breathe the same air with him.""Sutton Is hotter than fire, look at those curled hair they are mind-blowing." "Fuck! I love Ray." "Wait! Where is my one truth love?" "Oh no! Don't tell me, he is sick." Another shouted, so I just assumed one of the friends was missing, I rolled my eyes at their shamelessness, how could girls be so stupid and shameless? I needed to settle down, so I made my way towards the office of the principal, just taking a step, I could hear a louder scream, probably the hottest of the boys, just when I was about to turn around, my phone rang."Oh, mommy! Probably thinking I lost my way." Distracting me from getting a view of the demigodCameron POV. The morning seems to be the longest for me, I had a heated argument with my dad making me sad, I just went to the cafeteria straight without looking out for my friends, anyway, they knew where to get me but the truth is I wants to be left alone but there goes this naughty supposed girlfriend of mine, smiling all wild making her way towards me. "Baby!" She called with her feminine voice, sounding all sweet and nice, flashing me with that sweet smile that look like a bloody vampire in front of me right now, I let out a deep sigh, I am fed up with her. Her skinny uniform enhances her perfect figure eight, making some parts of her boobs almost out of her uniform, the truth is, no one could tell her what to do because her father is one of the sponsors of Royal High College. She sits so comfortably on my legs and gives me a very tender kiss, for all the girls, I have dated, I will admit, that she kisses really good but her kiss still tastes sour on my lips. We were kissing like mad at the cafeteria, no one dared interrupt except these three idiots I called friends. "Hey, man! You shouldn't turned this place into a brothel." I smiled hearing the voice of Ray, my best buddy, my actions were accompanied by pushing Cassie away from my legs. "You should go now, I will talk to you later." She adjusts her uniform as she makes her way out of the cafeteria. "You are going to get hooked on this one?" "Never!" That was my words to Alex, I move my gaze to Sutton, who is staring badly. "I know I am a confirmed playboy, an asshole, so don't give me a lecture." "Did you know that, there is a new girl in school?" Ray said, and all three of us eyes fell on him. "Men, she is hot! Hotter than fire. But the truth is she wears glasses." Sutton added, causing Cameron to look at Sutton."How can you call a four-eye girl beautiful?" Alex added, and a round of laughter went on, for a second, I was mute, lost in my thoughts. "Hey, man! What are you thinking about?" Sutton hit me, dragging me from my thoughts. "Nothing! Come on let's go to class." "I know what he is thinking about; the next girl to get laid, you should get the best award for deflowering girls." "The honor is all mine!" An instructor was already in class when we entered, My head was buried on the desk when the principal craved our attention wanting to introduce a new student.Padgett POVMy heartbeat increase as I stand in front of the students, my eyes go around taking the faces of those whom I am going to share class with but the truth is, I wasn't interested in those hot boys, I heard those female screaming their lungs out for, something in me was curious to know the face of the boy, whose face is buried on the desk. Those piercing eyes of the female in the class are enough to tell me that, getting involved with any boy in this class, will be my doom"We have a new student, her name is Padgett Ryan, I hope you all treat her right." When the principal mentioned my name, his head went up all of a sudden, he stared at me. "Oh no! Do I have to be in the same class with him?" I scolded my ill-fated. His eyes didn't leave me, I don't know what that stare is about because it's unreadable. "Go on dear! You should get your seat." The principal urged me, and I made my way towards the seats I noticed it was available but I could notice that most girls would kill m
Padgett POV. I let out a loud sound as soon as he finally dropped me, I wasn't expecting that we would act like we never parted ways, I closed my eyes, I didn't know if it was a good idea that we rekindle our friendship or just act like we don't know each other but truth is, the few minutes we spend together, I love it, I decided to have a little rest, after taking my bath, just when I was about to sleep, I saw my favorite book, I love to read stories about how bad boys turned good boys and the playboy becomes one girl's prince charming. I was about to close my eyes when the door of my room flew open. "Hey" I yelled dragging my duvet to cover myself, I wasn't wearing anything decent. "Will you stop covering yourself like I haven't seen everything before?' "Cam!" "What? I have, you should get dressed I want us to go somewhere." "Like now?" "Yes now, My friends are going out, so I thought of using the opportunity to introduce you to them." "That could wait till tomorrow and I hav
Padgett POV. "Cam! You should not try to force me, I don't want to...""Please! Remember you always say, I will do anything, just for you to be happy." "How does me dating someone make you happy?" "Of course, it will, every girl your age in school, has experienced it but I never said have sex with them, I will have your head on a plate if you try it." For the first time, in his words, I could find humor in it as we talked.“Alright I’ll try if you stop being a player," I said knowing he could never, agree to that, judging from what I heard about him, I could tell, that girls were part of his everyday life, so this could turn out to be my lucky day and then we could forget all about the conversation. “Deal," He said making me jump out of my seat shocked, I stared at him all confused, I couldn't possibly believe what I was hearing. "What did you just say?" "I said deal, which means you go on a date with Sutton and I promise the next relationship I’ll try to make it last I’ll do anyt
Padgett POVCassie! Rhonda! Cathy! I couldn't get those names out of my head throughout the whole driver, I could see that Cameron, was trying his very best to make small talk with me, he kept asking me how I felt about Sutton but I was more worried that he was so smitten by a girl he met a few hours ago and that girl is no other person than Cathy. Maybe he is just excited I mean Cameron Is a player there is no way he is going to stick with her for more than two weeks, all playboys are always excited when they first meet a new girl, and besides he has Cathy as his newest girlfriend which means Rhonda, is way out of the picture and if Cassie is Rhonda friend, she has no chance whatsoever with him"What do you think about Sutton?" He asked as the car came to a halt at his house, I looked at him, I don't like Sutton more than just a friend, he is a nice person but the truth is, if I wasn't in love with Cameron, I would had prefer Alex, just maybe, because of those stupid love story I have
Padgett POV. For some reason, I don't want to be seen with Cameron on school premises, so many eyes were on me, yesterday when he pulled me through the crowd of those numerous girls, and appearing at the club with him, the previous night was frustrating. As I walked through the hallway, I wished Cameron would forget about Cathy, Rhonda, and everything that had to do with them, who knows maybe he and Cathy would work out but I had a really bad feeling about Rhonda, she kind of looked like those girls that will part ways with her friends all because of a boy. I sneak past the crowd unnoticed and make my way to my locker to grab my books I need them then I have to go to the lab to bury my head in my books before the bell rings. I opened up my locker to see a note carefully placed inside possibly from the little hole underneath it. I didn't possess any secret admirer, even if I will have one in the future, not so fast, just the second day in school, so I was really curious as to who wou
Padgett POVHis eyes didn't leave me, waiting for an answer, I don't know what to say but at this point, I need to lie my way out. "You don't know, who I am talking about, so if you don't mind, you should excuse me." I tried to walk away from him but he held my hand. "Let go of me." "I could help you, I know you are too shy to admit and I saw the way you looked at him at the bar last night when he kissed that girl, I know you are in love with him, it's only someone jealous or in love with her best friend that could react the way you react when you see your man with another girl...""I am not in love with him...''"Hey slow down, you are too defensive but you have nothing to worry about, your secret could be saved with me if only you agree to be my girlfriend." "What?" He was too straightforward. 'I will never be your girlfriend, I am not going to fall for your cheap blackmail." "I know you are in love with him, within, forty-eight hours, I will get points that show that you are in
Padgett's Pov I’m so dead right now Cameron hardly gets mad at me but when he does he’s a force to reckon with, if there is one thing, I couldn't bear, is the fact that he is mad at me, I felt my world crumbled when I heard those words from him. "Can't you talk, what do you have to say?" "I am sorry, I don't..." I tried taking his hand but he pulled away from my grip, my tears threatened to drop, and I felt doom."Um! Hey, Cam..." I said as he stared at me still furious tightening his fists."Explain to me why you didn't tell me Cassie was assaulting you," he said as I gulped down my saliva and then gathered myself, I realized that my secret was still safe. "Cassie!" "Yes, Cassie the bitch who dared to assault you.""Cam..." I seethed."What creamy, I’ve told you many times to tell me when someone is bullying you but no you prefer to keep it to yourself and get hurt in the process, I wouldn't know what to do just so you don’t get hurt and how will I protect you, if you don't tell
Padgett's POV"Everyone, listen up, Padgett Ryan, is my best friend and my sister, if anyone hurts her, they will have me to battle with and if you dare cross her part, you will get consumed by my rage, I know you all don't want that, not even those that call themselves my girlfriend or fling will go unpunished." It was crazy as they all stared at me, as he pulled me into a hug in front of this crowd, I could hear some admiring me, wishing to be me while others cursed at me. I could barely eat during lunch, as usual, the guys would talk about their basketball game and Newton kept glancing at me silently I understood that he was just looking out for points to be able to get me into becoming his girlfriend, he used the word fake but I am so afraid that, he had an interior motivate that is the reason, he asked for that, there are other girls, which means, he could pick from them while does it have to be me. Then my thoughts drove back to Cassie, her words were tearing me apart, those word
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Padgett's POVCameron and I returned to country D, which is where my biological dad was buried, I also moved my mom remained there, just having this childish thought that they should live close to each other, so we now live there, I want to also be closed to my dad's age parents, they are old and have no one to stay with them since my dad was the only child they had. Rhonda and Sutton now have two kids they also moved to country D., she had a coffee shop, she didn't want to go back to complete her schooling since she lost four years of her life, so the coffee shop was always our point of meeting, not just me and Cameron but also Emerald; Alex; Julia and Ray, our friendship continues because every one of us now lives in country D.Today all of us are at the coffee shop, after dropping our kids off with their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Adrian, my dad's age parents as well, Julia and Ray already have three kids while Emerald and Alex had two, those two don't want to have so many kids, th
Padgett's POVNine months later, I am looking at myself in front of the mirror, my tummy is getting bigger with each day, and all my wears can't fit, I am getting frustrated fitting into everything, and none look good on me. "Mi Corazon!!!""Yes, creamy!!!" Cameron replied as soon as I called him with his eyes buried on his laptop, he is now the CEO of his father's company, Dad had resigned after the death of Mr. White and Berry was put behind bars and Cassie survived the gunshot, she is also in jail, it's a pity, just Cathy lost her life."Why do I look like a frog that swallows something really big, like an ape to be specific?" I watched as Cameron, stared at me, as his eyes moved from his laptop to my tummy down to my legs, I wasn't wearing anything, I was practically nude in front of him. We had our wedding, six months back with Julia and Ray was a double wedding, it was fun and I never thought that having two weddings in a day, would be mind-blowing, it was fun, and our wedding
Padgett's POV."Padgett!!! She is up!!!" "Thank goodness!!! She is up!!!"Those were the voices I was hearing, I opened my eyes slowly, and then stared at the walls, I couldn't see the faces of the people but I could only see the White Walls clearly and it showed one thing, I was at the hospital. "Where am I?" I asked with the faintest voice anyone could ever hear. "Creamy!!!" That is Cameron's voice, he is the first voice I could recollect, I open my eyes wide. "You are alive," I asked, and he smiled. "Yes creamy, we all are alive." He said then I jumped from the bed. "Sutton; Alex! Emerald; Julia; dad and mom...'"Oh! So I am the least person, you want to survive." I heard Mom's voice as they made their way into the ward, my face brightened, and I gasped, accompanied by a heaved sigh of relief, I have no idea how the two work together but yes, I did let out that sigh. "Yes, everyone is fine," Julia said. "I was scared, I saw the bomb explode, I saw the fire consume the mansio
Padgett's POVWhen my eyes opened, I was surprised to see myself in a dark room, the last thing I could remember was that I got a message from Cameron that I needed at the office, I hurried out from Emerald's house only to get double-crossed by a car that pulled me out, the rest was blank. "Who is there? Let me out." I yelled, I tried to scream but it kept echoing, I tried to move only for me to see Cathy lying lifeless beside me. "Ah!" I screamed as I jumped from her side. "Who is there?" "Are you scared?" My eyes bulge, seeing Berry point a gun at Cassie's neck and her hand ties behind her. "Berry, what are you doing?" I yelled as I tried to sit on the floor. "Do you want to kill her?" I asked"Stop it already, stop feeling sorry for this idiot, you should thank me for trying to help you catch your mom's culprit." "What do you mean?" I asked as I stared at them confused, Cassie's skin was covered with blood. "Go on and tell her, if you don't want me to blow off your head?" Berry
Cameron's POV. Not right now, not now, I don't want to see them, I had a lot on my head and now they are standing in front of me, looking at me with anger. "Please, I have had enough trouble for only today.' I said turning from them. "We are not here for trouble," Alex said, I looked at them. "Yes, Emerald said we should work together since we all have a common problem, so we should forget about our differences and sort this mess out, once and for all.""Oh! So we are...""We are not, we can not be friends, just for this," Sutton said, I rolled my eyes at him, at least, they were willing to help, we sat and started discussing the situation. "So you are saying that Berry is not pregnant?" Ray asked. "No, she is not, she had no idea, that her phone was a bug, so whatever she was discussing, I could hear it, I heard her conversation with her father but I thought it was a joke but I also heard her conversation with her family doctor that, he should tell me, that, she is two months pre
Cameron's POV"Are you satisfied now?" I asked her as she stopped hitting me, when the security guard tried to stop her, I asked them to let her be. "Never, I will never be satisfied till you stop existing." She said it hurt they were my friends, we were family but right now, they all hated me, all of them, what did they all think? Did they think I was enjoying this pain? "You will only get satisfied if I stop existing?" I asked then grabbed the security gun and gave it to her, she grabbed it from me. "Go on and pull the trigger," I yelled as she pointed the gun at me. "You can't?" Her tears fall, as she let go of the gun, and the security grabbed the gun. "Let's talk in my office," I said as I turned. "I don't want to share the same air with you." She said, I turned and looked at her, she was my only ticket, if she understood me, things would be much easier, Alex would shift ground and it was only Alex who could make all of them change their mind. "If you don't want to talk to me
Berry's POVMy eyes bulge out, I have no idea that he would say so, last night, we had a heated quarrel and now, he is asking me to get married to him."Are you serious cupcakes?" I asked as I grinned."Yes, Mom said, you told them, you are carrying my baby?" "You accept it," I asked, he walked towards me, then caressed my lips."We've been living together for years and I have been having intercourse with you or did you give your body to another...""Of course not, you should know you are the only man, I love you, and stop having bad thoughts about me, you should know that what I and Newton had was all a mistake, don't you trust me?" I fake a sad facade, trying to persuade him."I trust you." He said, although his attitude was a bit strange, it was not my business, at least I could get what I wanted and then carry out my plans, I couldn't wait to owe all this and probably kill my dad as well.Oops! Berry, you are been an asshole again. My inner self scolded me, my thoughts were dragge
Cameron's POVEvery one of them turned and looked in my direction, I froze in the spot, I really didn't mean for them to notice me, but I got carried away, I had no idea that she was with them all this while, rumor had it that, she disappeared and that her family had been searching for her. "What are you doing here? Are you stalking us?" Sutton's voice wasn't friendly, he pushed me and sent a punch across my face. "Get out." He said. "Why? Did you kidnap her?" I asked, Alex, grabbed my collar. "Don't you understand, the word gets out, let me explain...""AH! My head!!!" Rhonda screamed as she held her head. "Guys stop it, she is having an attack!!!" We heard Ray screaming and then rushing to Rhonda, he helped her onto the bed, and we three rushed to her as well, the doctor examined her and then gave her some drugs to calm her nerves. "What is wrong with her?" Sutton asked the doctor. "Oh! The thing is, is like, seeing all these three, trigger her memory, probably it was too much