KACE went back inside the hall with Stephen still filled with unanswered questions in her head. She thought she’d be able to meet the guy already. She sighed as she sat next to Nix on their table.Nix noticed how anxious she was on her seat as soon as she came back with Stephen. “Hey K, you alright?” she decided to ask.Kace got startled a bit when she heard Nix asking her. She just nodded even though she’s still quite in shock after what happened outside.“Why did you suddenly step out of the hall when the lights turned off? How did you even manage to make your way out? I couldn’t even see a thing a while ago.”Kace heaved a deep sigh. She was about to answer her when suddenly, 4 guys showed up infront of them. “Are we on the right table?” one of them asked, who was holding a camera in his hands.No one answered among them. Then, another one spoke, “Hey, Brands you said this is their table.”“Chester?” Nix finally asked back.“See? I told you,” Brandon answered. Then, the one with a
JUST then, the announcement for the “Couple of the Night” finally came. JM called out the names of the people who were qualified as finalists. “Who voted for this?” Nix suddenly asked.The others just shrugged.JM started announcing the names. “…Jules and Alex… Victoria and Theo… Stephen and Kassandra…” When their names were announced, Kace was really stunned. Stephen has already been waiting for her to stand up but it seemed like she didn’t want to. Kenneth and Chester pushed her up so Stephen caught her hand and helped her stand up. They both walked their way towards the stage.Meanwhile, Luke appeared on their table and sat down next to his brother. “It’s not done yet?”Lance shook his head. “Where have you been?”“I just… took a nap in the car.”“You what?” Lance exclaimed.“What did I miss?” He asked.“A lot,” Nix answered beside Lance.Luke finally noticed Kace and Stephen on stage. He wondered why they’re up there. “Are they being awarded?”“No. Not yet,” Nix said in a gloomy
KACE was awakened by the sound of her alarm clock ringing. She didn’t know how many hours she spend sleeping that day. All she knew was that when she stood up from her bed, she was still feeling dizzy. She didn’t even take any drink last night. How come she felt like she has a hangover?She sat on the stool infront of her mirror, remembering the weirdest dream she ever had. Even in my dreams, I still couldn’t see who he is, she thought. Just then, someone knocked on her door. “Kassandra, are you awake?” It was her brother yet again, disturbing her privacy.She dragged her feet towards the door and opened it. Kris was staring at her with his eyebrows furrowed. “Why don’t you go wash your face first before going out?” He pushed her inside again. “Come out when you’re not looking like a peasant.”Kace made a face at him. “Yeah. Yeah. Whatever.”After washing her face, she proceeded to the kitchen to get a glass of milk from the fridge. She felt relieved after drinking. Just then, someone
CHANDLER has been feeling a little bored watching a movie with Sophie in their Home Theater. He really didn’t want to date her but he couldn’t say no to his mom. He felt that Sophie wasn’t liking any of it either. He turned to her and noticed that she was feeling a bit sleepy. “Should we just turn it off?” He asked her.Sophie got startled when she heard him ask so she just nodded. “I’m… sorry. I’m not really comfortable with this.”He smirked. “Glad we feel the same way.”She fell silent after that.He’s not used to people like her. He just feels really awkward right now. Then, he decided to clear his throat just to break the silence. “Uh… so, what should we do?”Sophie stared at him with a blank face. Then, she scanned the corners of the room. “Your mom is probably watching us.” She pointed at one of the CCTV cameras which was directly focused on their direction.He sighed. I can’t believe mom. He patted his forehead in annoyance. “I guess we couldn’t escape.”Then, she checked her
“IT was you, Ms. Kassandra Larson!”Those words kept on playing over and over inside her head even after their class. She still couldn’t believe that she was being accused of cheating in class. She didn’t even know how that paper got under her chair. Even if it was true that she wasn’t well prepared that day, she still couldn’t afford to cheat like that. Her classmates were all throwing her looks like she’s got a disease or something that whole day. But she tried to ignore all those. She was just thankful that Nix and her friends still believed in her.She rose up from her seat as soon as their last period ended. She still had to go to the library as part of her sanction. When she was about to leave, she was stopped by her friends. “Kace, don’t worry about it too much,” Nix said, hugging her.The guys nodded behind her. “Thank you for believing in me. That is enough for me,” she said to them.“We’ll find out who did this Chief,” Chester muttered.Brandon nodded beside him. “I’m sure
AFTER taking the bus going to the amusement park, they walked around until they found a good place to sit on. There were few people who were there at that time. Mostly were couples who were having picnic dates and just enjoying the rides.It was only her second time going there yet she felt like it was her first seeing how much the place has changed. She was thirteen years old when she first went there with her brother who was a year older than her. They both escaped just to go there and Kris got scolded really badly by his dad afterwards. She felt guilty that her brother takes the blame for everything she does wrong. He was always there to help her. And now… she has to face this problem on her own. She has no plan of telling it to him. She didn’t want to be a burden anymore to her brother.Luke turned to her and noticed how serious she was. It was his first time seeing her like that. He really wished he could find a way to cheer her up even a bit.Just then, Kace decided to speak. “
KACE was stunned when she heard Luke mumble Sophie’s name. Did they know each other? She shouldn’t even care whether they knew each other or not but she didn’t know why it keeps on bothering her mind.She was busy answering their worksheet in Chemistry when suddenly, their teacher spoke. “Ms. Larson, you will no longer be Mr. Hansen’s lab partner from now on. Ms. Sophie Young will be his partner.”She stopped for a second trying to absorb what she just heard. Does it mean I’ll have to work alone for the project? Why did they have to do this? She sighed, knowing that she couldn’t do anything about it. “Alright sir,” she mumbled without looking at their teacher.She stood up from her seat and was about to move to another vacant table to give space for Sophie but then, someone stopped her in the arm. She turned to her side and saw that it was Luke.“Sir, we’ve already started working for our project so i don’t think the switching of lab partners is possible,” Luke suddenly said to their
LUKE shook his head trying to forget the awkward encounter he had with Sophie the other day. He wasn’t planning to attend class ever since that day she appeared and begged him for forgiveness. He just couldn’t stand seeing her and pretending that everything was alright. But he also didn’t want his brother to worry about him so he decided to just attend their classes and ignore the girl as long as he could.Kace couldn’t help but notice the strange behavior that Luke has been showing the past days. She couldn’t understand why he was suddenly acting cold. When she tried to approach him, he would just answer it quickly and shortly unlike before. She wanted to know what’s going on but she didn’t know how.She has been standing in the middle of the field with her classmates all lined up for the soccer drill. She hadn’t realized that it was already her turn to kick not until someone threw a ball at her. “Aww!” She rubbed her arm and turned to the culprit. It was one of her classmates who la
LUKE couldn’t keep still from his seat as soon as they reached the airport. He didn’t know why he suddenly felt anxious without even doing anything. Something just kept on bothering his system which he couldn’t point out.Today is the day that he and his brother would leave Florida for good. He was left with no choice but to follow his dad’s order after finding out that he got hospitalized because of a soccer game. But he didn’t care about that at all. All that mattered was the last time he saw Kace at the field… and him… without even saying goodbye.“Luke, what are you thinking?” He heard Lance ask beside him.He just shrugged and immersed himself with the music that was playing on his phone. He closed his eyes for a minute and suddenly, the image of Kace flashed before him.“Are you really taking LuKa back to London?” Lance asked again while touching the pet inside the cage.He suddenly paused when he remembered LuKa. He was supposed to give it back to Kace before he leaves. But he
CHANDLER buried his face on the pillow, as he watched Kace lying in bed… still unconscious. He couldn’t help but feel guilty for placing the life of the girl he loves in danger. It has been only a few hours since the accident happened. The scene of her getting hit by the moving car kept on playing over and over in his mind that he wanted to replay it and undo it… if only I could.His hand moved towards her face which was almost unrecognizable at first glance due to the bruises and wounds she sustained. His only wish at that time was for her to wake up and see her smile again. That way, he’d feel lighter and brighter again…Minutes later, there was a knock on the door. He stood up from his seat and opened it, revealing their friends who came rushing in as soon as they saw Kace.Nix was the first one who came running towards her with her eyes glistening with tears. “Kace! You have to wake up! You still need to win, right?” She continued to shake Kace’s body.Chandler watched as the othe
A week passed and she has never heard of Luke since that day. She guessed he was already back in London right at that moment. Even Sophie wasn’t attending school. Maybe they both went back to their country and lived their lives as they were before. How she wished she never met them…On the other hand, she just heard the news that Jessie already flew out of the country to study there. Everything was still a mystery to her as to why she just transferred.She was still deep in thought when suddenly, someone called her attention from behind, “Hey, a penny for your thought?” This caused her to turn around and yank her arm at the guy who tapped her shoulders. “Parker, what are you doing here?” She questioned, as soon as she saw his face.“I’ll go with you. I’m actually a member of the pub. Have you forgotten that?” He smirked at her.“But… you have soccer…” She asked in confusion.He shook his head. “Nope. The games were re-scheduled. Even the other guys are coming.”“R-really? Then, where
KACE stepped out of Chandler’s car, as soon as they reached their house. She still couldn’t get rid of Luke’s face in her mind, seeing how weak he looked earlier in the field. She actually watched the two play soccer that whole time. And she also knew that Chandler was the one who started hitting him. But, she was able to control herself from pitying the guy who lied to her.Chandler walked her to their doorway and before she could step in, she heard the guy speak. “Kace, I’m sorry.”She turned around to face him. “What are you saying sorry for?”“I wasn’t supposed to hit Luke, but… I wasn’t able to control myself.” He confessed.She nodded. “I know, Parker. You don’t have to say sorry.”“You’re not mad?” He asked in confusion.She shook her head. “We all lose it sometimes and I understand.”He took a step forward and pulled her in for a hug. “Thank you Kace.”She wasn’t able to respond at that instant because she was too stunned at his sudden gesture. “Chandler…”“Just let me do this
AS soon as he saw Jessica walking back home, he didn’t waste any time and immediately followed her. He just really had to know the answers to his questions so he could be at peace. He has been observing her every move ever since that day he saw her with that notebook full of missions which were all targeted to Kace.He ran towards her before the four-eyed girl could even step inside her apartment. “Jessica!” He grabbed her arm with force causing her to wince in pain.“L-Luke, w-what are you doing here?” She stuttered, still grimacing in pain.“I want an honest answer from you, Jessica. WHY… ARE YOU TRYING TO SET KACE UP?” His hand was still clenched into a fist while the other was gripping her arm.Jessica paused, meeting his eyes. “Do you really want to know?” She asked in sarcasm. “I just hate her, as simple as that.”“WHAT???” He exclaimed after hearing her ridiculous answer. “I don’t believe you, Jessica.”“She took away everything that’s supposed to be mine. How could I not hate
“THAT person… is the one whom Stephen had seen placing that note inside your office and that same person is the one who has been on your side during those times you’ve been set up…”She could still hear Nix’s words ringing in her mind. That person… is Luke. She just couldn’t connect the pieces of this bewildering puzzle all together. She had a strange feeling even before she first met him, but never had she imagined that he could do those things to set her up.He has been nothing but nice to her ever since they became close. There was no single clue as to why he’d pretend to be friends with her. She felt his sincerity but all of that was just a sham. She wanted to curse herself for believing in him… and for almost falling for him. Fortunately, she got saved.She suddenly remembered the dream she had. Could the guy be possibly him? She sighed to herself. She didn’t want to enter their room because she didn’t know how to face him… She walked her way towards her locker with a bleak look
IT was already 8 pm when Kace and Kris arrived at the club where Alex’s party was held. There were a lot of people inside. Most of them were strangers to her. She gripped her brother’s arm tighter. She felt more secured that way. Kris leaned towards her and whispered, “Just relax, alright?” She nodded at her brother, as she made their way towards Alex who was busy conversing with their other friends near the side of the stage. “Happy birthday, Alex!” Kris greeted him with a punch on his chest.Alex pretended to wince in pain. Then, he noticed Kris’s company. “Oh, Kace, I’m glad you’re here.”“Happy birthday, Alex,” she greeted.“Thank you for coming. Let’s go sit there at our table.” He led the way towards their table where JM and Theo were seated.“Is Stephen still not here?” Alex asked the two.JM just shrugged. “He said he’ll come in late.”“How about Chand?” Kris asked as soon as they were seated.Before one of them could even answer, someone spoke in the microphone catching ever
IT was raining hard that night. Her clothes were soaked. Her long hair was tangled. Her breathing was rapid and shallow. Her heartbeat was racing like a mad cow. She has never ran this much before. She looked around her and realized that she eventually reached the park near their school. She wanted to stop and rest for a while but she feared that he might catch her.Just then, a voice from behind called out to her. "Kace, stop!"She didn't look behind. Instead, she continued to run, though her legs were about to bend and break."Kace, please listen to me!" he continued to shout. His voice was near. She tried to double up her speed. But, she couldn't do it anymore. She fell down on her knees. And cursed herself for being weak.Suddenly, she felt a hand on her back. "Kace, you don't have to run away," he said to her.She slowly looked up and saw the face of the guy who betrayed her - the same guy whom she learned to love. "Why are you here?" she managed to speak despite the weakness th
IT has been two days since Chandler confessed everything to Kace and yet, she felt like it just happened moments ago. She tried to avoid him at school by all means. But that day, she wasn’t able to escape Stephen’s request of eating lunch with them.She purposely sat next to her brother so she could just grip his hand in case, she’d pass out or act weird infront of Chandler and their friends. There was only her, Kris, Stephen and Chandler on their table, and the atmosphere was not really that good. Not until their other friends showed up infront of them and took their respective seats. “What’s with the eerie silence?” Theo snickered, turning to Stephen.“Oh, you’re both here,” Kris greeted him and Alex.The tanned guy smirked at him. “Is something going on here before we came?” He suddenly asked, noticing the awkward glances and silence.Stephen shook his head. “Nothing much. Except the fact that you both came in and ruined the peaceful ambience.”“Since when did you like being quiet,