LOGINANNELISE POVThe soft chirping sound of birds outside, and the morning sun radiating through the opened curtains into the room woke me up. I sat up on my bed as I stretched my sleepy bones, yawning loudly.I swung off the bed and headed to the bathroom, it was the weekend, and I intended being productive for the first time in over three weeks now… No, it’s been a month since I came here with my eyeliner rolling down my face.I looked into the mirror as a smile played on my lips, memories of last night coming back. I didn’t realize how much I missed him until last night, he looked different, he had lost some weight, so much that his jawline got sharper, his beard was slightly overgrown and his hair got longer.I hissed trying to ignore my feelings, I shouldn’t make it easy for him, a single apology isn’t enough. Yes, I believe his backstory about him and Vespera, I could see it in his eyes how much he missed me, how much he wanted me back, but I wanted to see how far he could go to win
The way he had heard her sob in his car and didn’t make a move to console her, the way he had zoomed off after she left the car and not ran after her, knelt on the floor begging. Annelise was hurt, but mostly perplexed by his actions.This wasn’t the meet cute she had imagined in-between her rage towards Cassius. It seemed to her like he had grown colder towards her within these few weeks.Seeing Cassius in her school was the last scene she expected, the fire in his eyes as he glared at Sloan was enough warning for her to not argue his command and get in the car. She had thought he would force her back to the condo, I mean, that was his nature when they first met, but instead he surprised her by driving her back to the suburbs like he believed she belonged there instead of with him, like he was fine living without her already and probably was seeing a new person.As Annelise sat on her bed, rocking herself while wetting her face with tears, her brain couldn’t settle for a single thoug
CASSIUS VALE POVI tried paying attention to the road as I drove back to the suburbs, but Annelise’ sobs were distracting. This wasn’t how I imagined our first meeting would be after weeks of unbearable distance.I turned to her, she was wiping off her now red swollen eyes, her left hand clutching tightly at her bag as if she was going to get robbed. I took a deep breath and turned back to my focal point.When I got a call from Elise Law informing me about the presence of the neighbor in Anne’s school, all I had in mind was blood. I thought to hold back the urge of driving down to Anne’s school, and rather wait for him to get back to the condo, but once I heard that he was teaching Anne’s class, I could no longer contain my rage, this was not a coincidence, Sloan was really after my Annelise. Getting to the school and seeing him holding Anne’s hand like he had won a trophy with a smile on his face justified my plans for him.I hurt Anne’s feelings again, and it was because of that bir
Annelise was done dressing up for school and stood in front of the mirror checking out her reflection, it was a shadowed one as usual, she tried playing a fake smile she intended to wear for the rest of the day to avoid Beau Beauchamp's worrisome questions. She had thought to stay back and spend the rest of her day sleeping, but she was already behind in many things, she couldn’t afford having bad reports in school.She picked her perfume, sprayed a significant portion on her skin and outfit as she grabbed her bag and headed for the door.Isolde was standing right outside her door with a small smile and a plastic tray of four pieces of cupcakes, she stretched them towards Annelise as she shook her head firmly and smiled. “Thanks…” She said and took the cupcakes, her eyes caught another bouquet of tulip flowers. “There are three now, I guess he intends sending one everyday.” She shrugged as she crossed over them and headed out.“Maybe you should text him back?” Isolde suggested, walkin
Annelise had heard a single knock on her door, she lay still, too lazy to get up, hoping that she wouldn't get another knock.She was curled up like an embryo on her bed in her new escape room in Isolde’s home, this had been her daily routine for the past three weeks, barely having her bath, barely speaking to anyone, even in school, Beau had noticed her sudden distant mood, she had lost some weight from only eating when forced, and yet eating a little. All she did was wet her bed with tears.Her phone chimed, she hissed and checked the screen, it was Cassius as expected, but she left the notification unopened like she had been doing for the past three weeks. She hated him, she hated herself even more for being so affected by his lies and dishonesty, but she was. Annelise was heartbroken and each passing day she woke up in this room reminded her why she ran over here to seek comfort.She felt betrayed, the only man that ever showed her love and affection had a secret relationship with
CASSIUS VALE POVI had never felt this way before. So attached to a person that I feel lost, miserable without them. That’s the downside of falling in love.Annelise had left me all alone in our home since she learnt about my past with Vespera, it’s been two weeks, I hadn’t set my eyes on her or heard her voice, she refused picking my calls.She had gone to the suburbs, Isolde’s home and had requested that they not tell me her whereabouts, but of course they owe me their loyalty not her, but Isolde had suggested I stayed away from her for a little longer. I don’t know how long a little longer is, but two weeks is already suffocating. I couldn’t get my head straight, I could no longer function properly as my brain only thought of her, what she must think of me, what she was doing, and the decision she might make… Was she going to break up with me?Did she mean it when she said she hated me?I took out a stick of cigarette from the pack, placed it in between my lips and lit fire on it.







