IvyThe rain outside seems soothing enough to pacify the turbulence occuring in our house.It's a Saturday morning and all I want to do is sleep and get the rest I deserve but mom is too preoccupied with moving in with her boyfriend to care.I secretly hoped the rain would be enough to stop her from packing up but she made it clear that that won't be the case once she dragged me out of bed.Now I'm in the living room exhausted and sweaty from all the activities that came along with moving.I look around with tired eyes at the boxes that lay here and there.Packing my stuff from my room wasn't so hard since I had barely settled in anyway. My mom is the one taking her time with this.I just want everything to be over.It feels so funny how we just got here not too long ago and now we're moving out. Who are we even going to sell the house to?Mom comes out of her room with a few boxes with her phone in-between her ear and her shoulder.“I’m so happy with him, he's so sweet you've just go

IvyI tap my fingers on my lap aimlessly as a means to distract myself from the fact that professor Caden is just inches away from me behind the wheel.Mom was able to squeeze me in especially through such short notice into the ballet classes that had already started commencing but I'm more than determined to catch up.Dad used to take me to ballet class all the time when I was just a little girl but then I stopped going after they separated. I had too much mental breakdown to focus.But this is my second chance.I've dreamed of doing this again for just a long time and now this is going to be my reality.“Turn left” I tell him and he takes a sharp turn as the car swerves softly.I see him glance at me and the butterflies in my belly do a summersault.“You seem excited”A small smile stretches across my face.“You have no idea”We stop in front of a ballet school in the center of town that I've been eyeing for a while. I look in awe at the building.It's run by the best instructor in

IvyThe satisfying feeling of the burning aftermath of working out finally sets in over my third squad.I fan myself with my hand.I've achieved my goal for the day after a series of procrastinating and I'm more than happy to be done.I had found this gym just a few blocks away from the building where I take ballet lessons and I've come here ever since. The gym instructors are great too.Dare I say that this is one of the few things that I actually like about this place.I catch Aria alongside Freya with my peripheral vision. I honestly don't know how we all keep bumping into each other but at this rate it's becoming so draining.I'm just glad that none of them has the guts to actually try and bully me in the gym.The rules are pretty strict here.Any form of bullying or harassment will lead to you into getting kicked out.I see her talking to a group of people and she's flashing them that fake smile I know too well.I have a strong feeling she's planning something, I just don't know

Ivy“Shit, shit , shit!” I curse under my breath as I run into the school building as soon as I get out of the cab.I'm so late. I had overslept and I had no idea when professor Caden left.Mom and Mr Clifford had gone out as well. Mom made sure to put a sticky note on the kitchen counter telling me they both went to the spa.They all left. Without me!I groan pushing through the door.“I’m so late”The hall is so quiet you can hear a pin drop. Everyone is already in class.I step into class hoping our lecturer doesn't notice I'm late.“Ivy Carter” calls professor Henry and I freeze then my shoulders slump.I turn and find professor Henry looking at me disdainfully.“You're late”“Yes but there's a reasonable explanation for this”He lifts a brow then leans on the board“Which is?”I open my mouth but words don't come out.How do I explain that I overslept because I was dreaming about my own stepbrother?“Leave” he says.“But-”“I said leave”My shoulders slump even more as I start to

Ivy“Ahh yes Clifford right there!”My eyes open wide at the shrill scream.What?I try to keep my eyes open as I look up at the ceiling from where the noise is coming from.I hear grunts and I think the ceiling is shaking a bit.“Do you like that?” I hear Clifford's hoarse voice.“Ahh yes ahh”My eyes widen at the realization of what is happening.Are they having sex?My cheeks heat up at the thought of two of them having sex right above me.The sounds of skin slamming against each other intensifies ripping out every ounce of sleepiness I had left in me.I toss to the other side of my bed and reached for the little digital alarm clock to know what time it is.It's 1 AM.I groan irritated.I need to go back to sleep.I take my pillow and press it against my ears forcing myself to go back to sleep. I have a feeling that I'm going to have a long day. The best thing I can do for myself is get some sleep.“Fuck yes!” Mom screams “I'm going to explode!”I shudder with embarrassment. I'm pr