" Why's he the one picking us up?" I asked Ruby, on our way to the car park."Who?" She asked, sticking a stray hair behind her ears."Sky ofcourse." I rolled my eyes. "Stop pretending like you don't know."She giggled. "Ok. Sorry. But can you drive?""No?" I replied rhetorically."Sky's picking me up because I can't drive. Alex said he had somewhere to go to with Luke.""Oh. Okay." I said, not wanting to drag the topic on further. "Is he here yet already?""Uhhhrrmm-" her words caught in her throat. "I guess.""You guess?" I repeated,."Yeah sure." She nodded. "You see the blue Tesla over there? Looks like his but we won't know by just standing here."They must really come from money. I shrugged. Why would he even drive a Tesla to school where he knows there were lots of fangirls?He's such a show off. "Alright." I replied. "Let's get going before I change my mind.""No you wouldn't." She pinched my cheeks. "You don't have to be so shy, you know?"I laughed, pausing my lips. "What
"Hey! Why would you do that? Aren't you bothered by some people's safety at all? If you don't love yourself, you should consider others!" I yelled, running to catch up with Sky.When he kept on walking with no sign of remorse, I got agitated even more and pulled him backwards by the shirt.I guess I took him unawares by that pull, because he missed a step and staggered backwards, almost tumbling us both down.I gasped, half my anger dissipating and meaning to apologize when he yanked me by my collar and pushed me, causing my back to crash into a wall.I writhed in pain, my eyes widening in shock at his seemingly dilated pupils that held unfathomable emotions."Don't ever do that again." He warned, taking long and purposeful strides towards me.The anger I felt dissipated fully and I recoiled backwards, trying to find a way to get out of the mess."Well you shouldn't have driven like that!" I yelled at him, and wished that I hadn't at the same time because he kept coming closer and c
It was difficult to stop the heat of embarrassment from spreading across my face.I blushed lightly as Ruby pulled me through the door and into a room filled with giggling boys."My brother's." She said, "I'm sure you've met them?""Uh." I nodded, taking my mind back to their i***a comments and trying to recall their names. "Yeah. I've met all of them.""Such a sharp brain." One of her brothers looked up. "What's my name then?" He asked.I smirked and rolled my eyes. Was he trying to tease me! Okay. I arched my back."Dustin." I said."Uh-huh!!" He exclaimed. "You looked flustered the first time you came over, and even today too, so I didn't think you'd remember."I blushed lightly. So kind of him to point that out. "Easy peasy." I smiled, giving him the mini heart.He winked at me, laughing. "Is there something about us that makes you flustered?" He raised an eyebrow.At the question, they all raised their eyes to look at me.I raised a finger in the air, brought it down and took it u
"Thanks for having me over." I said to Ruby, a pack of Nana's cookies in my hand. "It's alright. I should be the one thanking you." She replied walking me out of the door. "Why won't you let Skye drop you off?""I'm afraid he's gonna lead me to my early grave." I replied. "My regards to Nana, tell her I had to leave without seeing her, and for you, you don't have to worry about me, you know?"She nodded her head. "Sure. I know you're a wonder woman and you can make everything possible. But the question now is, how are you going to get home?""I'll just book a ride." I brought out my phone for emphasis. "See?'"Don't kid me. I'll ask Skye to take you home."I hurriedly stopped her, by placing my hands on her shoulder. "That's not necessary.""But it's courtesy." She replied. "I can't take you home because I don't have a license, but my brother can and I trust him so much too. Plus, what would I feel like, letting you go like that?"I sighed, giving in. "Alright. But you have to tell
My heart pounded vigorously in my chest with excitement and fear, leading my adrenaline.Was he really going to kiss me? Did he mean it? My heart raced as he killed the engine and turned the ignition key off.Placing an arm around my chair he leaned forward and dipped his head closer to mine. "So what is it going to be, Steyn?" He drawled in my ears.I was certain now that he noticed the rise and fall of my chest and how fast my breath raced out. Saying yes, that I liked the kiss, which in fact was the truth, meant that I won't get to have him kiss me for the second time that day and saying no meant, I wanted him to kiss me again. Which was the truth. But I didn't want him to see me as a cheap and loose girl.Guys like Skye had too many tricks under their sleeves. I shook my head, in an attempt to get rid of the dirty thought I was having.He leaned in closer and closer, so that I could feel his breath on my neck. He dipped his head closer and nuzzled my neck with his nose.The feel
A few minutes after I had gotten inside the house and successfully avoided answering the questions my mum threw at me like a pro, my phone rang. I peeped at the screen and noticed it was a call from Ruby."Hey." I said, answer it."Hey to you too. It took you an eternity to answer your phone." She said curtly."Stop being sarcastic Ruby." I sighed quietly and pushed my hair backwards. "I answered the phone as soon as I heard it ring."She laughed. " I know. Was only teasing you." She giggled with a ring of excitement to her tone. "How are you? Hope you got home safely?" She asked."Yeah. I did. Just got in though. Is Skye home yet?" I asked.She paused, taking a minute to answer. "Funny you would ask about him because that's why I called. Did he do anything to you? Because he came home with this satisfied smirk on his face."I licked my dry lips again. "Do something to me?" I darted my eyes around. "No he didn't. What could he possibly do to me?""See? I didn't do anything to her." S
~SKYE~I had barely entered the room when Ruby accosted me. I scoffed, twirling the car key in my hand."What is it this time?" I asked her."Nothing." She replied. "You're home late, why's that? You took longer than expected.""I just took her home as you requested and drove back. Nothing much.""You didn't yell at her? No nothing, right?" She pressured me.I smirked, just thinking how I had done more than yelling. If only you knew, I thought.I shrugged, pushing my hair backwards. "What do you really want to hear? That something happened?" I pinched her playfully on the cheeks and walked off to sit my ass on a cushion."You're so in a different mood tonight." She peered at me from under her lashes. "I hope you didn't do something to my friend?""Why?" I raised a brow. "You sound like you want me to do something to her.""You scum!" She threw a pillow at me."Yes, dear sister of a scum." I replied teasingly."Wait here, I'm going to call her." She demanded, taking out her phone and p
~STEYN~I hissed lightly and turned on the mute button on my phone. He still had some nerves to message me? I thought, wiping off the smile from my face.I tossed from one end of the bed to the other, wild memories from the evening still fleeting through my mind.If I continued to think like this, would I ever get some sleep? I groaned into my palms and muttered a silent, "fu**k you."I was still engrossed with thoughts of Skye, saying to myself that I would not reply to his Instagram message when I dozed off. *. *I woke up the next morning, feeling refreshed and excited and refreshed. I guess it was the prospect of going to school or was it the fact that Ruby was coming over today.I took a peek at the time on my phone and sighed loudly. Why did it have to be a school day today?"Uurgh." I groaned loudly into the sheets , gathering my willpower to get up from the bed. It was nothing, I told myself. All there was to move away from the bed and onto the sh
As I walked away, my heart pounded with a mix of anger and confusion. The weight of my confrontation with Skye settled heavy in my chest. I didn’t look back; I couldn’t afford to. The memory of his eyes, cold and piercing, lingered in my mind. How had we ended up here, tangled in this bizarre dance of denial and frustration?The fluorescent lights of the hallway blurred past me as I hurried toward the exit. I needed air, to breathe outside the suffocating atmosphere that felt like it was closing in. Ruby’s situation echoed in my mind, a reminder of the fragility of life and how I was wasting my energy on a boy who thrived on chaos.Outside, the night was cool, the stars barely visible through the urban haze. I found a bench and sat down, letting my thoughts spiral. How could Skye have the audacity to flirt with me while his girlfriend was presumably waiting for him? It was infuriating, and yet... there was something intoxicating about the way he challenged me.“Steyn?” A voice broke t
It wasn't a bad thing to cry, but I didn't want to do it in front of her. She could break down or think that I was pitying her. I would think the same thing if I were her. Ruby was a nice girl that it hurt me so much to even bring myself to ask the type of cancer she had.I was so lost in thought that I didn't notice until I had bumped into Skye who was standing hands akimbo directly in front of me."What the f…..!" I yelled, "Do you just purposely stand in front of someone and hope they bump into you?" I sneered and continued on my way when he flashed a smile at me."No. Just in front of you." He retorted.At his statement, the sadness I felt from earlier dissipated into something intense. Something that made my heart beat faster than normal and caused it to constrict. I was angry. And it was a good thing."What did you say?" I halted. "Correct me if I'm wrong but is that flirting I sense in your tone?"He grinned but it only fueled my anger. He must really think I'm stupid. Of C
"That's my ma." I said, adjusting my skirts and finding a place to sit beside Ruby on the bed. "I know. She told me." Ruby replied. I nodded and swallowed, sensing her discomfort. "Or you're worried she told me something,"I said, "She didn't." She nodded and then asked, "Why did you come?" Without looking me in the eyes. "Errrm, I couldn't reach you?" I said, sounding like I wasn't sure it was enough reason and shrugged, "I wanted to check that you're okay. Nobody was telling me anything when I asked after you." She gulped and said, "thank you." I squeezed her palms to let her know that it was fine like I'd seen in movie scenes, "Why did you shave your hair?" I asked the most pressing question on my mind. She smiled and answered, "I've always been like this." And after a while added, "Can you help me open the last closet on your left?" I got up and strolled over to her closet, opening it as she asked; an auburn wig fell out. Not thinking much about it, I picked it up and was ab
It was exhilarating to think of how he switched from being this cool and sensible guy to the total opposite in minutes, I thought, barging into my house.I dumped my bag on the cushion and scurried into the kitchen to look for something to drink."Whoosh!" I yelled, thumping loudly on the table. It was difficult thinking straight when you had other things on your mind.Dumping the cup In the sink, I made a u-turn and headed straight to my room. There was no school for me today and I intended to spend the day sleeping.Seeing Kylie again gave me some sort of happiness I thought as I lay wide awake in bed, thinking of the list of things I had to do.The most pressing one, being how I intended to tell my mom about it. Just thinking about it gave me shivers. My imagination ran wild, thinking about the way she would react. Good thing was I didn't plan on telling her about it anytime soon, so I pushed the thought aside.Also, introducing Ruby to her was on that list but for the past few wee
Promising kylie that I would stop by in the evening to see her the next day, I got in the passenger side of Skye's car and we drove off.After the conversation with Skye and me last night, everything didn't just feel right. If anything, I felt like I had been played all along or was used the right thing to say?I wanted to talk about it but I couldn't think of a way to bring it up without sounding lost.We rode in silence for a long time until Skye said, "home, right?"I nodded, not trusting my voice."Okay." He said again, not taking his eyes off the road."Do you think you can take me to see Kylie tomorrow?" I asked."Sure. Why not?" He looked at me for the first time that day."Nothing." I retorted. "I just wanted to make sure.""I can make time for that." He nodded. "Music?" He asked."Yeah." I smiled."What's your preference?" He asked, smiling at me."Hip hop?" I retorted rhetorically, grinning. "Anything to nod to.""I got you." He smiled, turning on the volume. "Uh, I don't t
"You know, when I first got pregnant, I was scared and didn't even know what to do." Kylie told me, taking off the waist trainer to reveal a red long mark around her tummy caused by the waist trainer. "I cried my eyes most days and avoided going out because I thought that people would notice my bump.""I doubt." I piped in. "Your tummy is so small, and you don't look pregnant."She nodded, smiling. "I know that, Steyn. Soon, I discovered that I couldn't stay indoors anymore and I had to go to school so I began using the waist trainer." She sighed, looking at me. It wasn't easy at all because I struggled with the urge to puke every second and the not so comfortable condition I was in. But it helped." She looked at me one last time."It's all okay now." I took the waist trainer from her and rubbed her shoulder. "You have me now, so you don't have to worry about anything."Turning, I looked around for Skye, seeking some sort of reaffirmation from him, but it seemed he'd gone farther into
It was as Skye had said.Kylie stood in front of the Jet with her luggages in front of her. She had packed neatly and was looking smart, not pregnant."Kylie?" I muttered under my breath before taking to my heels.Sighting me from afar off, her lips parted open and then split into a beautiful smile.."Steyn?" She said with raised brows, enveloping me into a warm hug, "it's only been a few months and you're already grown."I smiled. "You can stop teasing me now." I told her, "I've missed you so much!" I hugged her tightly, feeling her shiver next to me and she hugged me back…very tightly so."I know." She replied. "Oh my god!""You're doing fine, right?" I asked.Sighing, she replied, "I'm good. Just still trying to believe that you'll go this length for me. How did you do it?"I smiled. "Let's just say I have my ways." I winked at her.Telling her about Skye and I wasn't something I dreamt about, I couldn't even bring myself to do it because I was scared that she'd see me in another
Swirling around the mirror for the last and checking my outfit to make sure that it was suitable for a ride to the airport, I blew my reflection a kiss.I put on an ash maxi skirt that sat prettily on my waist, below my navel button and a crop top that barely passed my chest region and a black platform heels to complete the outfit.Skye was due to drop by any minute. He had called earlier to inform me that Kylie had landed successfully.Hearing the news had made me squeal and immediately called Kylie after Skye had dropped his call."Were you ever going to tell me that you're in my town?" I said to Kylie."I wanted to surprise you." She'd replied, "But I guess, that's not happening anytime soon anymore.""You bet." I laughed. "There was no way your surprise would have worked out anymore, because I was still going to pick you up."We'd talked and gossiped some more, while I busied myself with getting ready.I smiled and shook my head, when my cell phone rang. It was skye calling. "I'm
After my reply, the awkwardness that loomed over the atmosphere was in its full glory. Even Skye, felt it.For the first time since we met each other, he couldn't meet my eyes and had suddenly developed unstable feets."Mr. Skye, not so confident anymore?" I teased, a small smile lingering on my face.He gave a low throaty laugh. "Nothing like that. I just don't know how to react, now that you said yes.""Yeah?" I ran my hands through the fabric of his shirt, my hands lingering too long in his chest. "You don't sound as brave as you always do." I bit down my bottom lips."I guess I wasn't prepared for what to do after you said yes.""You knew I was going to say yes?" I raised my brows."Not really. Let's say I had a feeling." He retorted."While you think of what to do and what not, can we talk about kylie?""Kylie?" It was his turn to raise his brows."Kylie. My friend. The reason why I consented to this thing." I flicked him on his forehead and watched him grunt."I didn't forget.