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Daisy groaned aloud as her alarm binged, she always doesn't wake up at the first sound of her alarm, her hand snaked out from under her blanket as she stopped the alarm, she smiled, what a blessed quietness, peace, at last, she coiled up in bed and covered the duvet over her head as she delved once more into dream Land."Daisy you're going to be late for class" her mother's voice penetrated into her fog-filled brain, "just another alarm" she muttered but this was an alarm she couldn't stop.It was winter period and she hated coming out of the warmth of her bed, so she ignored her mother's voice and continued with her sleep."Daisy, Daisy" she heard her mother call her repeatedly, she heard footsteps as her mom jerked the blanket away from her, "if you're going to be late for school young lady, don't make me late for my work""Don't make me late for school also" her younger sister Alice chirpedDaisy stretched and rubbed her eyes, her gaze fell on Alice who was already dressed for school and she frowned, how did she manage to always wake up so early even in this winter period.They are both in high school, with Alice's school just a block from hers, her eyes fell on her bedside clock and her eyes widened as she jumped down from bed, completely throwing the blanket off her."Jeez mom, I'm gonna be late for class" she screeched as she dashed into the bathroom, from the corner of her eyes, she saw Alice rolling her eyes just before she dashed into the bathroom and she heard her mom mutter, "yeah right".She quickly had a warm bath, she smiled when she came out to see her mom had already arranged her school wears for her on the bed, she quickly put them in and ran downstairs for her breakfast, she almost trip down the stairs, "don't go falling on your face again, so clumsy" Alice muttered with a shake of her head"Is that how to talk to your big sis?" Daisy snapped as she sat at the table for breakfast and Alice snickered earning her a slap on the head from Daisy."Mom, Daisy just slapped me""I did not" Daisy denied."Can you girls just have your breakfast in peace so that we can leave" their mother's exasperated voice could be heard as she came out from the kitchen and placed their meals on the table and Daisy stuck out her tongue to Alice who groaned in anger."I saw that Daisy, behave yourself" her mother reprimanded and Alice glanced at her with a look of triumph as they all started eating, soon they were through and their mom drove them to school.That evening, over dinner, Their mother cleared her throat, "I have news for you girls" she announced and they both glanced up at her, waiting for her to spill."I've been transferred to the states"Daisy's heart thudded and she didn't wanna hear what was coming next, "we're moving" her mother announced glancing at them both. Alice squealed, "yeah, I'm gonna make new friends, I'm damn tired of my friends here, they're so picky" but Daisy wasn't feeling the same excitement, she don't want to move to another damn state, she loves it here, she loves her school and her small group of friends, she thought of her crush Kyle, she had a crush on him for so long, even if he hadn't glanced her way for once, she's contented just watching him from afar, "no" she gasped and her mother quickly walked to her side, "why sweetheart, you're gonna love it there I promise, you'll make new friends".Daisy stood up, throwing her napkin on the table, tears forming in her eyes, "no mom, I don't want new friends, I like it here""You don't have a choice in this young lady, we're talking about my job here, we're moving next week" her mother inserted a d Daisy couldn't take it anymore, she dashed upstairs and banged the door behind her."Don't worry mom, she'll come around" she heard Alice say to their mom"I know, I'm glad you're cool with it" she heard her mom reply before she shut them out of her head, she burrowed into her blanket and shut her eyes, she thought of her best friend Penelope, she was gonna miss her and then her thoughts went back to Kyle her crush, his Sandy hair that's always scattered from the breeze and his blue laughing eyes, he was every girl's fantasy and she had been his secret admirer since junior high school, the thought of leaving him broke her heart, she would miss him.She wiped a tear and picked up her phone, dialing Penelope's number, she gave her the news of her leaving."Oh my! Daisy, I'm gonna miss you" Penelope cried."I'll miss you too Penelope, I don't wish to leave""But you can't stay behind, you have to be with your family".Daisy was silent for a while, her mind on Kyle."You're thinking of Kyle, aren't you?" Penelope asked in a knowing voice, it was a secret they both shared, Penelope had always encouraged Daisy to tell Kyle about her feelings but Daisy had been too chicken-hearted to do so."Yeah, I'll miss Kyle a lot, it hurts that I'm parting with him" Daisy answered her best friend quietly and they both grew quiet for a while."Why don't you tell him how you feel before leaving?""What good will come out of it, I'm leaving anyway" she could hear Penelope sighed"Do not forget, I'm your BFF" Penelope said from the other end and Daisy understood her message"None can replace you, you'll always be my BFF" Daisy retorted as she hung up, tears rolling down her cheeks, she lay on the bed and burrowed into its warmth, she thought of where they were moving to and wondered how the school would look like, she wondered if she would make any friends at all.Ms. Lorna, Daisy's mother wore a worried frown that night as she paced in her room, she knew Daisy wouldn't take the news of their moving very well but never knew she would react so strongly against it, was she doing the right thing? She asked herself for what seemed like the hundredth time just as her phone rang, she glanced at the caller and quickly picked, "hello Jeremy" her voice came out in a croak and she cleared it before repeating herself."Are you okay?" His voice was laced with concern even over the phone and Lorna closed her eyes briefly, trying to rein in her emotions, "did something happen to the kids?""I just Informed them about our moving, as expected, Alice took it well but I am afraid, I can't say the same for Daisy" Jeremy was quiet for a moment and a ting of doubt suddenly ran through Lorna's heart, "do you think we're doing the right thing?" Her voice mirrored her doubt as she spoke."I hope so Lorna, I am sorry for what I am making you go through""what if the kids find out the truth?" There was a momentary silence as if he was pondering on her question before his reply finally came, "we'll take it one step at a time, someday, they'll have to learn about the truth and we'll handle it then"Lorna sighed as she hung up the phone. Jeremy was her high school sweetheart, they had been separated for years, she had married but then her husband had left without even a word, till date, she had no idea where he could be, Jeremy had also gotten married but had recently divorced and so, they had decided to build their relationship once more, he had one daughter with his ex-wife and she had two daughters, they planned on starting a new life with their kids but none has had the courage to inform the kids of their plans, they'll take it one day at a time, so, she had decided to move to his town, and when the kids are finally settled, they'll take their time to make them understand why they both want to get married.Celine's POVMy name is Celine Pauline, a child actress, and my dad's name is Jeremy, he and my mom had recently finalized their divorce and he had won custody of me, so, we had moved from our former vicinity to this new place, at first, I didn't like it here neither do I like the change of school, I love my old School and my friends over there and was angry with my dad for the change, why couldn't he just work things out with my mom so that they'll continue to live together, although, he had explained why he had to divorce her but I just can't understand adults, I shook my head in exasperation, although dad had promised me that I would like my new school, this is my third day in Greenville high school and I still do not know if I like it, there's nothing exciting about my new school, well, except for some dude who had caught my attention the other day. Aires ***I stood up from my seat when the bell rang for break, I was kinda moody and it's all because of Aires, since the last time
Author's POV"Here we are, this is our new house ladies" Lorna announced, they had just arrived at their new house and she stared at her children hoping they would like their new abode, Alice's eyes rounded in excitement, "wow, this is so much bigger than our old house and beautiful" her eyes were wide-eyed and her voice awestruck as she squealed in excitement, jumping with her pigtail bobbling, "I love it, mom, I'm gonna take a look around" no sooner had the words left her lips that she dashed out of the house, laughing. Lorna turned to Daisy, hoping to get a reaction from her but she only got a shrug, "where's my room?""You can pick any room you like sweetheart" with that, Daisy went inside, she choose a room that is at the extreme end, and went back downstairs to get her belongings, "dear, what do you think about the house?" Her mother asked, following her upstairs, "you've made your choice mom, my opinion doesn't count" she shut the door to her room, shutting her mom out.Lorna st
Celine's POV I followed my mom to a bar and we were stopped by the entrance, "sorry, minors are not allowed in here" my mum laughed, "chill, I'm her mother and she's with me" the bar tender suddenly looked contrite as he allowed us inside, my mum ordered for two bottles of vodka "but mum, am I supposed to be taking alcohol? I'm still a minor and dad will be mad at me" my mother simply clucked her tongue as she placed another order for a lemonade, "first, your dad shouldn't know about our meeting and secondly, I'll miss yours with lemonade, I'm giving you alcohol to prepare you for your future, it will help you strong" she poured vodka in a glass and handed it to me, I was sceptical as I stared at it, "loosen up baby girl, it's what big girls do, tase it first, if you don't like it, then I promise to miss it with lemonade for you" she was staring at me so keenly and I decided to take a sip inorder not to disappoint her, I gagged at the taste and almost threw up, I could feel my face be
Daisy's POVGreenville's high school is far bigger than my former school yet, I felt like I do not belong here, Penelope would have run out from the class to welcome me and chat me up on new updates, now, all I am seeing were new faces, I don't think I will make any friend here, I'll just be a single until I graduate, I have just two more years before my graduation, my gaze roamed around as I search for my class, "are you a new student?" Someone asked from beside me and I turned to see a girl with a face covered with freckles and large brown eyes, she was gazing at me through her transparent spectacles, "I might as well ask her for directions" I thought as I nodded, she gazed me a bright smile, "I knew it" she said like she had just won a kind of trophy for knowing that I was new, I almost rolled my eyes at her unwarranted excitement, "hmmm, do you know senior class one?" I asked and her eyes rounded some more, "oh yeah, that's my class, so we're in the same class, you just follow me a
Daisy's POVI was swung around and came face to face with Celine, "I don't want any trouble" I murmured and she snickered, "oh yeah, what then were you looking for when you interfered in a matter concerning me?""Celine please, it's not her fault, it's my fault, she was only trying to defend me, can you please forgive her?" Buntu said from behind me, he moved past me and went towards Celine, "I'm sorry, it was my mistake " "What's going on here?" a voice said just as I opened my mouth to say something to Buntu, I stood transfixed as the owner of the voice came to stand beside Celine, my breath whooshed out, his stormy grey eyes with a rim of gold bored into mine and I forgot what I was about to say, I forgot even to breathe, "hot chocolate fudge, this guy is a hottie but why am I noticing his hotness? I'm supposed to only think of Kyle, he's my true crush but one look at him made all the memories of Kyle fly off the window, I was suddenly feeling so sweaty, "Aires, you're here" Celine
Daisy's POVDesiree rushed towards me the moment I entered the school compound, the whole of senior high school students are outside, "what's going on?" I whispered as I allowed her pull me along side, "shhh, preparations for annual inter house sport is about to begin and we're being placed in our various houses, I tried to wiggle out of her clutches, I'm not good at sports and I don't want to belong to any group, I'll just end up a failure to them, the sport master spotted me just as I was about to slink away, "hey you" he pointed towards me and I stood still, damn, now I can't even get away from this, he threw a red sport vest at me, "that's your sport wear, join the red house team" he said pointing toward the direction where the red house team were standing, my gaze followed his hands and I almost ran off, they were all staring at me as if disgusted that someone like me should be placed on their team, "move it will ya, join them over there" I slowly moved towards my team as instruc
AIRES' POVI turned at the unexpected interruption, I don't know whether to be glad about it or to be angry, I heard Celine hissed, clearly not liking the interruption, "what the hell do you want" she asked angrily and I just stood watching Daisy, her eyes widened at Celine's tone and she fidgeted, I scoffed at her obvious discomfort, serves her right, "i-i w-want t-to speak w-with A-Aires" she managed to stutter out, her head was bowed all the while she was speaking, "I want to speak with Aires" Celine mimicked her words, making a caricature of her, "can't you see he's busy with me? Now, get outta here" her chest rose and fell and she met my gaze briefly before turning to leave, "hold on" I finally decided to speak up and she turned, meeting my gaze briefly once again before staring back at her feet, "aren't you here to see me? What do you have to say?" "Ummm, I...I..." "speak up and stop stuttering" I watch her swallow her saliva and my brow furrowed, she came to talk to me, interr
Daisy's POVI watched in total amazement as Aires carried the ball and headed straight to his opponent post, he displayed such skill in the field that I wonder if there's anything on earth that he isn't good at, such talent, intelligence and to cap it all, such handsomeness, all to one being, it just isn't fair you know, that he should be without a flaw, this is just preparation for the inter-school football competition coming up in few weeks, I have no doubt that with him the the field, Greenville will surely come back with the trophy, there were shouts of cheers as Aires scored yet another goal for the school football team just as the referee blew the whistle that indicates that the match has come to an end, my eyes never left him as he ran across the field in happiness and pulled his sport shirt over his head, showing a jaw dropping abs and well toned muscles, for a moment, I forgot to breathe and then it came out in a whoosh, I couldn't get enough of his body, I imagined running m