He pulled her all the way to the abandoned storeroom.
"Hey slow down" She breathed heavily and then he let go of her hand once they were in the storeroom.
"What is it?" Her voice sounded a little bit low as she rested her back on the wall, still trying to catch her breath.
Henry drew in a deep breath. His heart raced. He didn't plan what he was about to say, but he couldn't hold it any longer either.
A little bit frustrated, he ruffled his hair and turned around.
"I.... The thing is... " he broke off biting his lower lips.
"What?" Asked Ashley, standing upright. He took quick steps closer to her.
Alarmed, she took quick steps backwards and hit her back on the wall. He didn't stop. He moved closer still until the distance between them was covered.
His body was close to hers and she could feel his breath on her skin.
Biting his lower lips again out of nervousness, he said,
"I...
"And where do you think you're going?" A voice said behind them and they turned. It was Charles and some other guys. There was this dangerous aura around him as he fixed his eyes on the trio. "You have to watch out for the demons. They'll be after you now that your identity has been revealed and they'll try to kill more humans than before to bring back the war beast as soon as possible..." Priestess Luciana's words rang a bell in Ashley's ears. Moving a step forward, she said, "What now? What do you want huh?". A smirk appeared on her lips as she questioned the confident looking Charles. Charles squinted his eyes. Already, his blood was boiling and the only thing he wanted to do at the moment was to wipe them away from the surface of the earth. Their existence was dangerous to their kind but he had no choice than to let them go. After all, his powers can't be used during the day, only at night. "What are you doing here?
Her eyes shifted to the side again. They were glazed with glassy layer of tears. As she blinked, they dripped from her eyelids and slid down her cheek. She wiped it off with her thumb.She stared at the sky like someone who was searching for something important. She felt goosebumps on her skin, no doubt, the night was cold. It was awfully silent. She was seated alone on the pavement in the school.She knew she was going against the school rules, but she didn't mind. She needed some time alone. She needed to clear her head. She inhaled deeply. Everything around her looked gloomy too. The trees, swaying slowly like they were sympathising with her, the moon seemed to be looking at her directly in the face too. She could picture a look of pity on the face of the moon. The stars twinkled, like they were trying to tell her everything is going to be fine.She was snapped out of her thoughts by a whisper. She was startled. Of cour
Ashley was seated in her dad's mini van. Her forehead was wrinkled, her eyebrows drawn together, her lips turned downward. She was angry. Angry that they had to relocate, angry that her dad enrolled her in a boarding school because he'll be going on a business trip alongside with her mom, angry dad she's gonna have to start a new life in her new school, angry that she got separated from her friends. In fact, everything happening around her angered her.What angered her most was the fact that it was the sixth time they were relocating. "I'm sorry princess, but we have to move" Her dad always said whenever they were relocating. Those words irritated her ears. She just wanted to live a normal life, not moving from one city to another like some kind of tourist.Her dad and mom never cared about how she felt, her opinion did not matter. They always do what they want.Her dad stepped on the brake and the mini van screeched to
Ashley shut her eyes tightly, trying to process what just happened. She opened her eyes and staring at her in the face was Claire, Alex's girlfriend. Fury burned her face bright red."Who the hell do you think you are to lay your filthy hand on me?"Ashley yelled, her chest moving upward and downward repeatedly as she breathed heavily."And who the f**king hell do you think you are to talk back at him? Do you know who he is?" Claire snapped."Does it look like I give a f**k about who he is huh? What part of don't talk to me doesn't he understand!" Ashley fumed."You can't just talk to........ " Claire was saying, but Ashley cut her short."If you ever lay your filthy hand on me again, trust me, I'll make sure you regret it" Ashley sassed and walked out of her.Claire felt embarrassed. A new girl just insulted her in the presence of the
Ashley yawned and stretched her arms. She glanced at her watch. "It's time for history" She thought. She packed her books and headed back to her class.She pushed the door open and strolled into the class. Everywhere suddenly went silent and Ashley started to wonder why they all went silent.She made her way to her locker, dropped her books and picked up the necessary materials for her history class.Mr Brown, their history teacher strolled in with a smile plastered on his face."No need to greet, where did we stop?" He asked, dropping some textbooks on the table. To Ashley, he seemed kind of friendly."World War II" Annabelle, the girl Ashley helped earlier answered. Mr Brown turned on the projector.***After an hour, the siren rang out indicating the end of the lesson."I don't have any assignment for you guys today, but your n
There was a soft knock on the door. Claire's eyes turned to Annabelle's direction as if she was expecting her to open the door.Monica stood up. She unlocked the door and pushed it open."Food is here" A young lady announced, pushing a trolley into the room. Everyone picked their plate of food and ate silently.After dinner, The young lady cleared their dishes and Annabelle stood up to lock the door after she left."Anna" Ashley called."Hmm""You know, you shouldn't let anyone bully you especially when they don't worth it" Ashley said, fixing her gaze on Claire."She's a weakling, she's got no choice" Claire mocked, looking at Ashley directly in the face. She wondered why Ashley was so daring. Deep down, she was excited. "Tonight, we're gonna put you in your place, and you won't be able to run that little mo
Ashley dragged her up from the bed and pulled her hair angrily."You motherfucker…….I'm gonna teach you a lesson" Ashley fumed, holding on to Claire's hair."Let go of me" Claire tried to free her hair from Ashley's hold to no avail."Ashley calm down" Annabelle separated them."How can you tell me to calm down? Do you know what this bitch did huh?" Ashley yelled, wanting to charge at Claire again, but Annabelle stopped her."She's not worth it Ash, Let her go" Annabelle said just to make sure Ashley doesn't do anything drastic.With gritted teeth, Ashley said, "Trust me, I'm gonna get back at you".***"It was going well until he came" Alex fumed as he laid flat on his bed.Just then, Henry strolled in. Without saying a word, he went to lie on his bed."Hey dude! Mrs
As Alex walked towards his seat, he was waving at everyone like a celebrity. With his back turned to his seat, he made to sit down. In a flash, Ashley moved his chair backwards and he fell flat on the floor.The whole class bursted into laughter. It was an epic moment for Ashley. She laughed so much, her stomach started to hurt. Anger sparked in Alex's eyes as he stood up.Dropping his backpack on the chair, he stomped out of the class. Ashley pressed her lips together to prevent her from bursting into another round of laughter.Anabelle walked to Ashley's seat. She was full of smiles."Why did you do that?" She asked, lowering her butt to Alex's chair, but she quickly jerked to her feet realizing what she was doing."Pay back" Ashley shrugged and pulled her to sit on Alex's chair."Relax, they won't do anything" Ashley assured, noticing the worri