I'm so nervous.
I don't know if she lives with her parents so I don't even know what to get. I know she has a sister.
I could maybe offer treats as bribe so her sister likes me.
Yes. Treats it is.
I strolled into the kitchen and the smell of freshly baked pastries filled my nostrils.
"Why are you baking?" I asked Fallon. Fallon is our cook but she's also an expert in the baking field.
Your mom said she's having guests over so I thought of making this for them.
I noticed the way the cupcakes were beautifully decorated. She must have baked them down since because she already iced them.
I took one of the freshly removed doughnuts and took a huge bite out of it. It was warm, soft and extremely sweet.
"It's delicious as always." I praised her and she acknowledged it. " Do girls like these
K E I T HWhy Riona? Why won't you let me get close to you?In my previous school, girls swarmed me because of my appearance but this girl is different. She isn't attracted to my looks. Fuck, I don't even think she has looked at me for more than a second.I eavesdropped on the Leo and Riona conversation and I could hear Riona inviting him over.Here she's having a full blown conversation with Leonardo but she won't even spare me a second.I have to do something about that.When Leo came out of the classroom, he quickly waved me goodbye and drove off in his Mercedes Benz.No, she's slipping away.The hallway was practically empty and decided to do something to grab her attention.As Riona jogged out of the classroom, I grabbed her hand and when she tried to shake it off, I pulled her closer to me. So close I could see her e
R I O N AI stood confused when I saw both guys settle on my couch talking to each other while slowly starting to interact with the girls."Rie won't you come sit? There are cupcakes!" Iris patted an empty spot next to her because she sat directly next to Leonardo.Iris seems to like him. I heard her chant his name when mister stalker barged his way into my house.When I took a seat next to her, everyone suddenly went so quiet you would be able to hear a pin drop.Why did they all go quiet though?Lia cleared her throat and suddenly everyone's eyes landed on her. "Let's watch a movie." She suggested and everyone clapped along to the idea."What movie do we watch?" Cassidy asked with her eyes on Thalia."How about The Kissing Booth 2?" Iris suggested.Ugh! I hate everything teen fiction! Both books and movies. They ar
R I O N A"What happened to Leo?" Keith raised an eyebrow and wore wore a confused look."Get out." I muttered with my eyes lowered so my sisters wouldn't see the fury in my eyes.After realizing who Leo is, it doesn't surprise me that him and Keith are good friends, birds of a feather they say flock together. Keith might also have some pedophilic characteristics."What?" He asked with a confused expression plastered on his face."Didn't you hear me? I said get the fuck out of my house." I repeated with my voice louder but tainted with fury."Damn girl, why you so aggressive?" He asked as he got up from his seat. "I'm leaving anyway, bye Cassidy and everyone." He quietly said before walking towards the exit. " Bye Rie."My straight face turned to disgust when he called me Rie. On
R I O N AI have never been one to stay quiet. I've always been very vocal with my emotions but for some reason the thought of apologizing to Leonardo made me feel uneasy.I know it's only right I apologise and thank him for the cupcakes but I felt a pang of shame hit me whenever I remember how I asked him to leave. I also need to know where he got those delicious snacks from, I've never had such amazing cupcakes in my life and I eat a lot of them.When the lunch bell went off, I visited my locker which was painted the school official colors; Blue and Red.I dropped my books inside my locker before locking it.I'll buy just a diet Coke from the vending machine and then go to the garden.After I finished buying, I noticed a dark shadow behind me. My first instinct was to go into attack mode but I was at schoo
R I O N ARiona what is wrong with you?! Why did your head stop working when Leonardo got so close to you? Typical me would have scolded him Immediately he got close to me, but I didn't.My whole body froze in it's position but when he looked at me, his eyes, his brown eyes were so warm and comforting. I could feel my face heating up for some strange reason."We're here." Leonardo's deep voice sounded in the car bringing me back to reality.Was I really just lost in thought thinking of a boy? No..this boy must be evil.My eyes darted towards him and narrowed my eyes at him but he only tilted his head to the right to observe me."It's already getting dark." He said again and then I realized it was actually getting dark."Karaoke?" I muttered as he opened the door.We stood in
R I O N A "How was that? Did you have fun?" He questioned as we settled on our seats." I did." I nodded my head with a warm smile."Your drinks." The same waiter from before dropped a new set of drinks for us."Your girlfriend and you are such a vibe, I'm Krystal and this is Josh." The petite blonde girl extended her hand towards Leonardo and he took it."We're not together, we're not even friends." I informed Krystal when she extended her hand towards me."I'm Leo and that's Riona." He introduced and then it seemed both Josh and Leonardo were in their own world." That was how Josh and I started out, but yet here we are celebrating our four years anniversary." She looked over at Josh with extreme affection." Four years?""Yeah," she pushed a strand of her strawbe
R I O N AStay away from him?When I got home, I dropped the food on the table and of course, the girls were happy and only sang praises of Leonardo."Hey Rie, aren't you eating with us?" Iris asked with a concerned look when she noticed me sitting on the couch while lost in thought."Yeah kiddo, I'm just going to bed early today." I smiled while patting her head." Goodnight girls." I forced a smile and exited the living room.Stay away from him? Are they still watching me?I took out my phone and found out that I had another text from the boss.Boss: 12pm tomorrow.He wants to meet me? This has to be serious.After reading both messages, my whole body felt weak all of a sudden. My brain searched
R I O N AAs I sat down in the driver's seat of my SUV, I couldn't still help but feel scared for those around me.My phone which sat on the passengers seat came alive with a text and I picked it up.An unsaved number that looked oddly familiar to me.Are you busy? I want to come over.Is this boy plain stupid? How has not realized that I don't want him around me?Come over.I hit send and threw the phone back on the passenger seat.When I got home, I noticed a black convertible parked outside my house.With a sigh, I used my keys to open the door from the outside and was greeted with Cassidy chasing Iris around the house while Keith sat on the floor, legs folded watching the girls with a smile on his well d
"Leo!" I heard someone faintly call. "Leo!" The voice called again. My head went from the gravestone towards the direction of the voice. A blurred view of Thalia came into my sight as I stood at the corner of the venue. "It's time to say goodbye to her." Thalia informed me. I couldn't come to terms with the fact that Riona was no longer with us and more so that she died right in my arms. "You have to. You were her only real friend." Thalia said in a bid to encourage me. I looked up at Thalia who forced a smile as our eyes met. If she can be so strong after losing her sister then I can definitely do better. After taking a deep breath I followed behind Thalia who lead me
R I O N AHe's dead?Thalia grabbed my arm and burst into tears while I didn't know what to feel. I wanted to also cry but I just couldn't.We walked out of the doctors office and into the waiting room where Leonardo and my mother waited for us.Leonardo looked up at me with hopeful eyes but I slightly shook my head and he released a depressed sigh.Thalia stayed glued to me and couldn't control her sobs, I didn't know how I could comfort her because I was also in pain.A while later, Leonardo came back with three cups of coffee in his hand and gave Thalia and I ours then one to my mother and then he held the last one in his hand."I'm really sorry." Leonardo told us both before Thalia hugged him.As we sat down my phone buzzed and it was a call from boss, I excused myself and walked far away so they cou
R I O N AAs I sat in my car my mind drifted away to the fact that my dad was in a critical condition and was currently in the operating room getting operated on.My palms suddenly got sweaty from the anxiety and I rubbed them hard.I looked up to the roof of the car and took a deep sigh and silently prayed for God to help my dad come out of this successfully.I looked down and it made me chuckle lightly because I know I had no right to ask God for anything because I know all the things I've done in my life but the funny thing is everyone only remembers spirituality when they have problems, so what is the guarantee that my prayers will be answered?The passenger door opened and Leonardo hurriedly got into the car before slamming the door shut."I've told my mom to leave
R I O N AHow is it that he still trusts me?It's weird how I just confessed to being paid to kill his mom but yet he's still trusts me?I need to make this work, I have to.After securing a nice parking spot at my undercover agency, I took a deep breath before I walked into the store."Good day Riona!" He greeted from behind the counter before looking into his computer. "You're not supposed to be here today until you complete your work?" He questioned." I need to speak to the boss and it's important, tell him I'm going in." I informed him."Kay then."I pushed through the doors leading up to the boss' office before knocking on his door."Come on in Davis!" His voice so high pitched and sounded rough.Seems like he's in a bad m
L E O N A R D OI leaned against the wall as I waited for Riona to return from the doctors office with a positive response but after waiting for a while and no response, I decided to go down to the reception."Good day." I greeted the nurse at the counter."May I help you?" She asked in a polite tone but kept her eyes glued to the computer in front of her."Yes, I came with Riona? Riona Davis and I noticed she tried to pay for something else even though the operation fee has been paid for, is there a new charge or something that she still needs to pay?" I inquired and the nurse looked at me before typing away on the computer."There is no extra charge, I think she isn't aware that the fee has been paid already but I think she will be informed by the doctor in charge of her father's case." She informed me."Okay then, thank you." I
R I O N AWhat did Keith mean by that?Was it Keith that made my mom find us?Is he in cahoots with that woman?These were the questions running through my head all day at school.Maybe I could tell Boss about what happened with Keith and he can help.Yes, I'll go there after I leave the hospital."Hey!" I heard Leonardo's voice call as I approached my car."Hey." I greeted with a quick smile."Are you okay?" He asked with a concerned look."Um..." I tried to understand what he meant by that question."You looked really worried today whenever I saw you like something was always on your mind, do you want to talk about it over coffee or something?""Oh," I realized. "I'm going to the hospital right now so I do
R I O N AWhat did Keith mean by that?Was it Keith that made my mom find us?Is he in cahoots with that woman?These were the questions running through my head all day at school.Maybe I could tell Boss about what happened with Keith and he can help.Yes, I'll go there after I leave the hospital."Hey!" I heard Leonardo's voice call as I approached my car."Hey." I greeted with a quick smile."Are you okay?" He asked with a concerned look."Um..." I tried to understand what he meant by that question."You looked really worried today whenever I saw you like something was always on your mind, do you want to talk about it over coffee or something?""Oh," I realized. "I'm going to the hospital right now so I do
R I O N AMy family or Leonardo?What do I do?Leonardo has been nothing but good to me since I met him and all I've ever done is misunderstand and hurt him. How can I just kill his mom?If I don't, the agency wouldn't even hesitate to drop me and hunt down my family to make me regret my choices.Why is this happening?"Riona!" I heard a small voice call from downstairs."It's important!" Another tiny voice announced from downstairs.After taking a deep sigh, I picked myself up from the floor of my room and cleaned myself before walking casual downstairs."What's all the fuss about?" I cleared my throat before yelling at all of them."Well a lady showed up on our doorstep and Thalia let her and now she's in the bathroom." Iris explained while
R I O N A"Now kids, if you want to fight try to make it not so obvious! I had to stay in school an extra hour because of you two." Mr Joe warned."We're sorry, Mr Joe." I apologized while shooting death glares at Darcy."I'm the social studies class rep, I had to do what he says!" She defended herself when she looked at me."There's no need to apologize Darcy, instead they should be thanking you." Mr Joe told Darcy. "Look how happy both of them look." He pointed at Leonardo and I."Anyway, I'm off. Have fun you two." Mr Joe waved us and left with Darcy.I took out my phone and saw a text from Lia saying Mr Joe asked her to get the girls and then another saying she reached home already."Do you want me to take you home?" Leonardo asked and I shook my head."My car's still here because I hav