Novels by Ernest Esther

RileyI quickly pulled my hand away from his chest when I recollected my thoughts, breathing faster than I had ever done in my entire life, I stepped back.He glanced at his empty hand and looked at me, he seem surprise at how quickly I pulled away from him.“Are you okay?” He asked me like he didn’t just feel what I felt.Perhaps he didn’t…I quickly nodded in response.“Fine,” he raised his hand surrendering to me. “If you are going to take a taxi then you should at least have the address of my place to come later.” He said.I blinked, I had forgotten that.Jeez, my eagerness to escape someone I was going to live with for the next three months. I was stupid.“Sure.” I nodded, flashing him a nervous smile, and he wrote down the address of his place on a notepad and handed it to me.“That’s my number beside it, don’t go missing.” He said with a cocky grin,I glanced down, it felt hot, I was outside but my whole body felt like it was expose to intense heat.“Yeah, I won’t go missing.”

RileyI have to stay with Carl Walsh? With a man I have a crush on? With the only man that makes my heart race?I don’t know if I should be happy right now, or better yet terrified,I am to be with Carl Walsh for three months. What are the chances? Was this a daydream? Or was it my imaginations playing tricks on me?I blinked, snapping out of the thoughts immediately. “Why him? He is… he is…” I stutteredWhat the hell was I thinking? Just the thought of staying with Carl made my heart flutter, and now I was too stunned to say anything that make sense.“Riley,” my mother called out, and I turned to her. “Mr. Walsh has been a part of your father’s life for years, he is trustworthy, dependable, and we wouldn’t leave you with someone we don’t trust completely.” She told me.I parted my lips but clasped them back together again.They don’t understand, it’s not because I don’t want to be with him, but because my heart was going to explode from being so close to him for three months.“Mom, I

Riley“Over here, Riley!” Eve waved at me from where she stood waiting outside the concert hall.I rushed over to her, if she hadn’t texted me, I would have complete forgotten about the concert because Carl was back and that was all that matters now.“You said you were going to be here as early as possible, but now the front row is already crowded, all that’s left is the back.” Edwin frowned at me.I shrugged. “It doesn’t matter, really.” I told them, and they both looked at each other in confusion.“You just lost the front row and you are grinning from ear to ear, is it really funny to you?” Eve asked.I shook my head. “Let’s just go in, all that matters now is getting his autograph, I don’t care if Karl Jade sees or notices me in there.”I walked in, humming in my head. Right now, I can’t wait to get his autograph and hurry home.“Are you sure you are okay with not being seen by him?” Eve asked when we sat down, the seat was really far from the stage.“Yeah, definitely,” I nodded.“

‘Carl?’My eyes dilated at the sight of him, he was here, he was within reach, I tried to fight back the tears in my eyes, but they rolled down my cheek, but I tried hard not to sob out loud.It’s been five years since I last saw him, the last thing I watched was his back turned at me as he drove off without much of a goodbye. I had only woken up to find him leaving. I had felt the worst hurt that day, even if I was only thirteen.He was my father’s best friend and had relocated to California to set up another branch of his IT company during summer, and I hadn’t seen him ever since then, I couldn’t tell anyone, but my heart broke every single day he didn’t show up at our front door.I had made up my mind to relocate to California for college once I graduated high school, just to be close to him again, and the mere sight of him right now melted my heart.It was odd to crush on my father’s best friend, he was much older than I am, but I have loved him ever since I was thirteen. The firs

RileyI tapped my finger’s restlessly on the desk, my eyes on my wristwatch counting the seconds before the last bell for school dismissal goes off.‘One, two… three…’ I mumbled.My eyes shot up, smiles spread through my lips when I heard the bell go off. I quickly shut my book, grabbed my bags, throwing the textbook into it, I got up to leave.“Oh, Riley, I see you can’t wait for me to leave before wanting to run off.” Mrs. Lizzy, our biochem teacher whose class had just ended said with a frown on her face. I grinned, she grunted and left the class.Well, I never liked her class anyways.“Hey, Riley, you look more excited going on that concert than I do.” My best friend, Eve grabbed her bag and walked over to me.“You can say that again,” I glanced down at my wrist watch. “We have limited time, I didn’t even get my dress ready for it, and the front row could be taken if we don’t hurry!” I said, hurrying out of the class, running down the hallway.“Oh, slow down, Riley, it’s not the