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 p
“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
WHEN Luke woke up, he felt his head still throbbing in pain. He could vaguely remember what happened last night. But there was one thing he was sure of... Kace was there to help him. That’s when it struck him... What happened to her?He quickly tried to get up from bed, but when he moved, he realized that his hand was connected to something. Just then, he heard someone speak, “Luke, stay still. You’re at the hospital now.”He looked infront of him and saw his brother standing up. “Where’s Kace?” he immediately asked.“She’s doing fine now. She didn’t have any major injuries so don’t worry. Just rest first,” Lance answered him.“I can’t just rest. I need to see her,” he said, getting up and reaching the IV bottle.“Luke, I already told you not to get up.” Lance warned him.But he didn’t care anymore. He just wanted to see if she was really alright. He continued to get up and when he started to walk, his foot slipped. Luckily, Lance was there to catch him just in time.“You just won’t r
IT has been a week since the incident happened. She has been discharged earlier than Luke but she wasn’t able to visit him in his room, not even once. After what she discovered about him having a relationship with Sophie, she felt like she should distance herself from him. They needed time for each other to patch things up, she thought.When Luke entered the room with a cast in his left hand, everyone in the room crowded him and started asking him questions about the incident. They were all so concerned about him. And though she also wanted to come up to him and ask if he’s alright, she decided to just stay still and control herself.He moved towards his chair after entertaining their classmates who just wanted to feel like they care when in fact they don’t. His first instinct was to greet Kace but then, he remembered his note to himself to stay away from her so he just shrugged it off.“Kace!” Someone called her from behind. She turned around and saw Stephen coming her way.“Hi Steph
Luke quickly hung up as soon as he heard Chandler’s voice over the phone. He didn’t know how that guy even got his number after changing it again. He turned back at Millie and she was still sleeping so soundly.After a few minutes, the cars infront started to move, signalling that the road must’ve already been cleared. Luke quickly accelerated the car heading towards Millie’s house. But then, he suddenly remembered, he didn’t know where their house was. He decided to just head towards their hotel which everyone knew about.He turned the car to the side and soon after, he noticed a black car following them from behind. That must be Chandler. He speeded up the car again to lose the car in sight. But the car behind was still catching up no matter what he did.Before he could make another turn, the black car behind disappeared. Luke was relieved when he knew this. But then, he got startled when the black car was already right infront of them, causing him to stop the car.“W-What’s that?”
“Y-You?” Millie mumbled to herself as soon as she realized the first person she saw entering the house.Mykel looked at her in confusion. “You know him? You know each other?” He turned to Luke this time.“Y-Yeah. We’ve met,” Luke answered, avoiding Millie’s gaze.“Oh, that’s great then. Millie, this is my bestfriend, Luke. I’m glad you two know each other already,” Mykel said, placing an arm on Luke’s shoulder.“It’s been years since we last saw you. Why did you suddenly come here in Florida, Myke?” Lance asked him.“Oh, well, I was just forced to come here. But, I guess it’s not that bad coming back because I met her again,” Mykel said, pointing at Millie.“Again?” Lance creased his brows. “You’ve met somewhere before?”“Yeah. We met in New York actually. Isn’t it cool that our worlds are so small?” Mykel asked them with an ecstatic look.“Yeah. Really small,” Luke answered, glancing at Millie.“Oh by the way, you don’t mind me using your kitchen, right? I was just about to cook some
“Pretend to be dating?”Millie frowned at that thought. She knew Chandler would never agree to it. She didn’t even know how this guy could just tell things, or rather order her things like this. They didn’t even know each other that much, except for the fact that they met in New York. Is this guy even for real?“I’m sorry but I just can’t, Mykel,” she told him.“I didn’t expect you to say yes actually. But I was just hoping you would,” Mykel said, eating his pancakes this time.Millie sensed a hint of desperation in his voice. She wanted to help him get away with his arranged marriage set-up, but his idea was just too much. Anyone who would hear it would seriously think it’s a crazy idea.“So, I guess you’d push through with the engagement with that guy,” Mykel muttered on his seat.Millie stayed silent. She actually forgot about that for a minute. She’d have to face Chandler again any time now and the guy has been waiting for her answer. She didn’t know why she seemed not to be ready
Everyone's attention turned to the guy who just walked in from the entrance with two guys holding him on his sides. Meanwhile, Millie's eyes almost popped out when she recognized who it was. "Mr. Stranger Guy?""Mr. Who?" Chandler asked her back, who was still down on his knees."Uh... no one,” Millie answered back, watching Mr. Stranger Guy make his way towards the table of the Kramer's."That must be the eldest son,” Millie's dad muttered on their table."Eldest son?" She mumbled back. So, he is a Kramer? Vince and Jane’s brother? Mr. and Mrs. Kramer's son? She shook her head in disbelief. How could their worlds be this small?"You know him, Millie?" Chandler asked her again, now standing up.Millie just shook her head.Then, an emcee from the stage spoke, catching back the attention of the crowd. Chandler groaned from his post. "My proposal is ruined. You haven't even answered me yet."Millie sighed. "I... can just answer you some other time, Chandler."“But, I want this scene to b
Millie suddenly heard bells ringing inside her head after Chandler said those words. They weren’t even a couple yet. She hasn’t even answered him yet. And now, he’s suddenly saying those things. And worst… infront of his parents. What was he thinking? It’s not like she didn’t want him back or anything, it’s just that it’s all happening so fast.She hit her head with her hand, as soon as she got back inside their house. She was about to sit on the couch when suddenly, a voice startled her from behind. “Millie, dear, you’re home late.” It was her dad, sitting on the couch.“Dad? When did you get here?” She asked back, taking a seat next to him.“Just now. I’m sorry I had to be out of the country most of the time.” He patted Millie’s head. “By the way, where have you been?”“At Chandler’s, dad.”“You seem rather… annoyed or pissed at something. What happened dear?” Her dad turned to her, waiting for an answer.“Uh…” She gulped down before continuing. “Chandler… said to his parents that h
Millie was feet frozen on the ground as soon as she heard Luke saying those words. What is this guy talking about? Why is he saying these things? Her mind just couldn’t handle it any longer.“I know, Millie. You may not remember anything about me, but I will make you remember me again.” Luke held her hand close to his chest. “I hope you won’t push me away. I’m just doing this to protect you because I know better than anyone else here.”Millie couldn’t speak. She wanted to run away from him because the guy was obviously a stranger to her. But something was telling her that she could trust him. There’s this weird feeling of comfort and warmth that she couldn’t exactly point out. And the way this guy looked into her eyes seemed so sincere that she wanted to believe everything he’s saying.“So please, Millie. Just stay here for this time. I promise to bring you back there by tomorrow,” Luke continued to speak.Millie gulped down and nodded her head.Luke smiled at her. “Come on. I’ll take
“… I love you so much. And I want us to be an official couple from this day onwards.”Millie blinked her eyes a few times, after hearing Chandler’s words. The guy already confessed and he wanted them to be an official couple. And though Millie was so sure that she felt the same way for him, she still didn’t want to engage herself and commit herself into a relationship.Like what her brother always reminds her, she was in no way going into a relationship and she was too scared to let people enter her life. But at the back of her mind, she was trying to convince herself that she could trust her life to Chandler.She was still in trance and was on the process of formulating an answer, when suddenly, the tall guy let out a sigh. “I’m sorry, Millie. I shouldn’t be pushing you into this.”“Oh… uh…” She was still lost for words. He probably felt awkward at the moment and that was the last thing she wanted to happen. “You don’t have to apologize Chandler.”The tall guy smiled again, his dimpl
Luke took a step back as soon as he heard the girl saying those words. “I am not Kace!” His mouth gaped open while trying to process what’s happening infront of him. Was she just pretending? He stared at her for a moment. Nothing changed from her appearance, except maybe for her long, wavy hair which was now hanging loosely down her chest, as opposed to her neatly tied-up hair years ago.Apart from that, he was still seeing the same Kassandra Larson whom he fell in love with. The bold and witty girl with kick-ass taekwondo skills was standing infront of him, only now, that girl didn’t recognize him. Is she pretending not to know me? He wanted to blurt out, but this was definitely not just some silly joke anymore.“Millie! Millie! Is that you?” Luke heard a voice coming from a distance. It must be Chandler already, he thought. But, why is he calling her Millie?Luke looked at the girl infront of him again and he could see how scared she was after what he did. He noticed her hands trem
Millie felt exhausted after dancing to almost all of her friends that night. She specifically told them that she didn’t want to dance, but everyone was just so stubborn especially Chandler, who basically spent all his time dancing with her. She sat next to Brandon on their table as soon as she finished dancing with her brother, who was kind enough to reprimand Chandler from asking her to dance again.“Millie… I haven’t danced with you yet.” Brandon hissed beside her.She turned to face him and saw that the guy was already on high with alcohol. “Brandon, I think you need to rest now.”The guy shook his head, as he grabbed another glass of alcohol on the table. He was about to drink it up, but Millie was just in time to stop him. “Hey! I’m still drinking, Millie!” He yelled at her, causing the others to look towards their table.Chandler and Kris quickly ran towards them and stopped Brandon from raging. “Brandon, that’s enough for now. You need to go to your room.” Kris said, placing an