Luke is making his speech in front when I noticed someone is staring at me. There are 4 rows in the center of the auditorium with 20 seats each. Our seat is in the front of the second row, and I am in the last seat across the third row.
I looked on my left and saw a few girls looking back at me. One of the girls is Cassandra, she is close to Luke, and I saw them hang out a few times. She is very vocal in expressing her affection to Luke. I remember she confessed to him and promised that she will wait for Luke to love her back. The students in campus thought that Luke will eventually end up with her, but it obviously didn't happen.
No one expected that the rumored Ice Princess is now engaged to the most popular and richest guy in school. Well, I didn't expect it either. And I'm not sure if we will get married after college, I mean we have 5 years more before it happens. We don't know what the future holds. What if after a few months, we both realized that this is really a bad idea. Then we will go on our separate ways and forget about this.
Cassandra still has 5 years to make Luke fall in love with her. Wait! What am I thinking? Is that really okay? Is it fine with me to see Luke with another girl? I can't tell. I don't even feel anything towards the guy."To my fellow senior high school students, let's enjoy our last year in campus and I hope we will all be successful in our chosen paths after. Thank you and again, welcome to Golden Oak School of the Elite." After saying his final statement, Luke bowed to the principal and other teachers before going back to me.
All eyes are following him while they continue to applaud him. When he was about to sit down, he bent down and kissed me on my left cheek. I was shocked and unable to react. What was that for? Didn't he realize that everyone is looking. This shameless guy is really annoying.
I looked at him and he's smiling. That smile again. I hate it. But somehow its warm. At the back of my mind, that smile seems familiar. Where did I see it before? That gentle smile, it makes my heart at peace.The opening assembly ended, and the students were given an hour to rest before their class starts. I was about to leave when Luke grabbed my hand.
"Hey, let's go somewhere. Let's talk before class starts." Well, I also need to talk to him about something, so I nodded. He pulled me out of the auditorium and didn't care if everyone's eyes are following us.He brought me to the building separated from the classrooms. We went directly on the fifth floor. This is his private resident in school. Here in Golden Oak, the students who belong to the top 5 richest family has their own place. The building has five floors, and each floor belongs to those students. The fifth floor is the biggest room and has 4 more rooms inside. Mine is on the third floor but I rarely use it.
"I'm sorry for bringing you here. They've been looking at us and I know you don't like being the center of attention. At least no one will be able to follow us here." True. This building has tight security that people cannot enter easily without permission. The security here was designed by none other than this guy here. He's a technology addict and one of his creation was this campus security system.
"Its fine. I also want to talk to you about something." He looked at me and waited. "Can you stop touching me in front of so many people? If you already knew that I don't like attention, why are you showing everyone that we're together? They already know about it; I don't think we should do the couple thing in front of them." Luke sighed and pointed on the couch, asking me to sit.
I slowly walked and sit then he followed to sit beside me. This closeness is making me hard to breathe. Calm down, Alora.
"Alora, I know you don't like it, but can't you see that they're not just looking at me? They're looking at you. Those guys out there, do you know how they look at you? I want them to know that you're off limits. That you're mine." I can't process his words in my head. I looked at his eyes and tried to read it. Is that jealousy, desire, lust, love? I can't tell.
"Why do you care? I don't care how they look at me and I'm not sure why they look at me either." I blurted.
"You don't know? Look at you! Look at how you dress. This is a school Alora. You dress like a -" He cut off his own words while looking at me.
"I look like what? A whore?" I finished his sentence. He put his palm in his face and sighed.
"Alora, I don't care about what you wear. But I don't like the way they look at you. If you don't want me to touch you in front of them, then wear something proper."
"So, what if I didn't? Are you going to sexually harass me in front of them? What will you do? I don't care what you think. Do you really think that when I agreed to be your fiancé, you can order me around? We didn't even sign anything yet. I can still do whatever I want and if a guy I like showed up I might break up with you."
He might think I'm already vulnerable because he knows my secret. He's wrong, I would never let him control me. His face and eyes suddenly changed. Pain and anger. With that he grabbed the back of my neck and kissed me. I was shocked and froze.
His kiss was different from the first time we did it. His mouth is moving hungrily and angrily. Heat rose from my whole body. Without knowing I put my arms around his neck. Luke got more excited and slipped his tongue into my mouth. His tongue playfully explores the inside of my mouth. I copied what he's doing and moved my tongue to meet his. His lips mashed against mine and I pushed back. I worked my mouth against his, our tongues battling like wrestlers.
Luke released me to gasp some air. Putting his forehead into mine. "God, Alora. You're making me crazy."
I didn't say a word. He kissed me gently into my forehead. Then to my cheeks and softly kissed my lips. His scent is giving me a sensation that I can't resist. His body smells like vanilla. And I wanted a taste of it. He gently kisses my neck and put his hand under my shirt. I was surprised but didn't resist.
But Luke suddenly let go. I was shocked and confused.
"Alora, I didn't mean to do that." I frowned."What do you mean? Do you regret it?"Of course not. What are you talking about? I want you so badly, but I want you to feel something. I want you to enjoy it. I don't regret what I did but I'm sorry for not thinking about your feelings first. I won't force you to dress differently but I really can't ignore those guys when they look at you. I hope you understand that at least." He sounds frustrated and desperate. "I won't stop you from touching me. And... Your kisses, I don't hate it. Somehow, I like the way you touch me and when you're near me, I feel safe. I don't know why but I feel like I already know you. I think I can trust you." What I said is true. I don't understand what's this feeling, but his scent is familiar. Luke pulled me into an embrace. "Let's take this slow, okay? And thank you for trusting me. Tonight, is our engagement. I would l
After I cried my heart out, we got up then Luke pinched me on the cheek. I pouted my lips while he wiped my tears. "Alora, promise me that whenever you feel bad about something, if you're mad at me, if I did something you don't like or if I hurt your feelings, you will tell me okay? Don't keep it to yourself. And about Peggy, Emily and Nina, don't you think it's unfair that you don't consider them as your friends? I think you should also talk to them. You need to open up, I know they will understand you." Luke is right. The girls are always there for me. I just don't want anyone to let in my world because I'm afraid. I'm a coward. The door of the rooftop suddenly opened and when we looked back, the girls barged in. Nina is still panting. Maybe she run towards here. "Girls, what are you doing here?" I asked. "Well, Emily called and told me you run out of the classroom after kissing that guy. So, I was running around looking for you." Nina looks
After we chat, we went back to our class. I didn't see Luke the whole afternoon. I wonder where he is and what he's doing. The class is almost over, and the last subject is a group study. It means, the teacher is not around so the students will have to study together. I looked at my watch and it's 3 in the afternoon. 1 more hour and we're done. The party will start at 9pm so after class I still have 5 hours to prepare. Why am I getting nervous? Luke and I already talked about this. We just need to make it official. "Hey, princess. What's on your mind? I hope you're thinking of me." I was startled when I heard Luke. "You're here. But why didn't you look for me earlier? You said you'll find me." I pouted. "I want you to spend time with your friends. Don't worry I missed you too." He smiled before giving me a peck on the cheek. I blushed. I feel glad seeing him in front of me. "Before I forget, my driver will bring you to Northbay and another car will fo
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3RD PERSON POV "Luke, kiss me. I want you to kiss me." Alora slightly parted her lips and wait for his kiss. He pulled her body against his then brushed her lips with his and slid his tongue across her lips. She let out a deep breath in reaction to the wave of heat she felt. He gently brushed his tongue between her lips then passionately kissed her, stroking her tongue with his. He sucked her lips gently, as though he was tasting nectar in a flower. Then, with extreme urgency, he deepened the kiss by passing his tongue through her lips, fondling her tongue with his. She felt thrilled. Alora's body heat up and craved him. He heard a soft moan from her in response to his kiss. He then pulled back a little before he loses control. They were both panting after an intense kiss. "I think we're here. We'll continue later baby." Luke smiled teasingly. Alora blushed. She fixed her hair and make-up then signaled to Luke that she's ready. A re
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