Novels by Shalom Kazeem

“Are you okay?” The sentence resounded in my ears, and I opened my eyes.Although my vision was blurred, I could catch a glimpse of the hooded person in front of me. “Thank you.” I stood straight, and quickly wiped off the tears on my face. My hands went down as I quickly gathered the books from the floor. “I’m sorry about hitting you.” His voice floated to me. It was unlike the usual harshness I was used to, so I looked up.A pair of blue eyes lined with silver, gazed back at me and for a second, I couldn't catch my breath.“No… it was my fault, I should have watched where I was going.” I stumbled over my words and straightened up.Before he could ask another question, the laughter from inside the class room hit me and I turned to where I was going.I didn't want to hear any more of it, and I couldn't believe Leon would sit and watch me get humiliated like that.Or maybe, I did believe it, I just hadn't come to terms with it.That the one person I had trusted and relied on would be

No. It couldn’t be.Standing in front of me was the one person I wanted to avoid—Leon Caster.I raised my gaze, and my eyes met his father. At first, the words around me blurred. I couldn’t hear what my mother was saying.All I could think of was how I parted with Leon, by slapping his face. Now my family needed the help of his. Anger burned within me.“It’s okay, Alexandra. You have helped me with more.” Mr. Caster gave my mother a smile, and although I didn’t understand, I was glad she could finally get some help.Later that night, in a small apartment besides the large estate building, my mother sat with me.“I made arrangement with Jake. You’d be following Leon to school now, it’s easier that way. Jake offered.”My chest burned, and I clenched my fists hard, but a smile still appeared on my face.I didn’t want to make her worry, “Okay Mum. Thank you so much for everything.” I hug her, not wanting her to see the tears in my eyes.The next morning, we arrived at school, and as soon

“Alyson…”“Oh my goodness! Get away from me. Leave me alone, Leo!” I rose to my feet, cleaning off the tears in my eyes.Leo didn’t move, and I saw what looked like genuine concern as he spoke, “You were crying? What happened?” I scoffed. Was he trying to fool me? After that stunt he pulled in the hallway?“You happened, Leon. I allowed you back into my life, and now you have made it a living hell.” My voice was raised but I didn’t care.My destination was getting far from this place, and especially not planning to stumble on him.“Alyson,” Leon blocked my path, and his hand came to my face, “Who hit you?”My stomach twisted from disgust, and the urge to vomit welled up in my throat, overwhelming me.Leon narrowed his eyes, “Alyson.”I couldn’t take it anymore, and my hand landed on his face. “Stay away from me.” I spat. There was no way I’d fall for his silly tricks again.Gripping the hand of my bag, I took my leave.An hour later, I walked through the doors of my home, my eyes not

I couldn’t understand what I had just heard.“Leon.” I rose to my feet.Leon ignored me, his eyes remained on Kenna. I gripped the hem of my skirt as I waited for him to look at him.“You kissed me, Leon.” When I couldn’t wait any longer, I blurted out the truth.A dark glare was instantly sent my way, and it made my heart shutter.“Yeah, I did, and I got some good cash doing it too.” Leon made his way to me. “Do you know how traumatized I feel to subject myself to something as disgusting as that.”My heart lodged in my throat. Back when we were kids, Leon would always stand up for me, but this was something else.“Listen to me, Alyson. I did you a favor. As a matter of fact, you should be thanking me for giving you an experience you would not have in a long time.” Leon chuckled, and everyone in the hall started laughing.“Right,” Kenna stepped forward. “She’s making look like you were happy doing it.” She said, and turned to me, her body resting on Leon’s arm. “You’d never be worth i

CHAPTER 1“And there we have it, the man of the match, Leon Caster.” The commentator’s voice resounded in the arena, and the crowd went wild.“Scoring the last three winning goals, he has to take away the award of the man of the match.” The commentator continued and everyone agreed with him.My novel was pressed to my chest, and I was filled with awe.“Alyson, don’t you think you are staring too much. I thought you weren’t into sports.” Carly said besides me and I quickly turned to her.“I’m sorry.” The words left my lips, and a blush crept on my face, but I turned away.I couldn’t let anyone know I had a crush on the best football player in our school. It was silly. Why would a nerd like me think of such a chance?I wasn’t just any nerd, I was also chubby.The crowd went wild with cheers when Leon stepped out, holding up the award.A lady with blonde hair stepped out, and right in front of everyone, Leon gave her a full kiss.My heart fell to my stomach, and I pressed my books closer