LOGINVineI didn't even flinch when he got in my face. I was past the point of being scared. Something inside me had just turned into hot, bubbling acid. I stood up from that stool, not even caring that I was half-dressed and vulnerable. "What does it look like I'm doing?" I snapped. My voice was loud. It filled the empty studio and bounced off the walls. I saw his eyes widen for a split second before they turned back into slits."I'm tired of this, Ace," I kept going. I couldn't stop the words. They were just pouring out of me like a dam had broken. "I am so tired of you controlling me like I'm some puppet. You don't get to tell me where to go. You don't get to tell me who can look at me. You don't get to decide anything for me anymore."I was panting, my chest heaving as I stared him down. I was waiting for him to yell. I was waiting for him to break something else. "You think because you have money and a name, you can automatically own the air I breathe?" I stepped closer to him. I w
VineThe professor closed his book with a heavy thud that echoed loudly through the lecture hall. I looked up from my desk where I had been drawing circles in the wood for the last hour. My head felt like it was this close to falling off my neck. I couldn't stop thinking about Ace and the way he had kissed Rose."Read pages two hundred to two hundred and fifty," the man said while he packed his briefcase. "There will be an assignment on the passage Monday morning. Do not forget it."Everyone started moving at once amidst the grumbles. The unending sound of people moving sluggishly around me made my skin crawl. I just sat there. Feeling utterly non-existent in their world. Then a guy stood up near the front. He was tall and had messy hair that looked like he hadn't washed it in a week. He was the class artist. Everyone knew him because he did those nude portraits for the senior projects."Hey everyone," the artist called out. "I am in a bit of a spot. My muse bailed on me this morning
VineI stood there and tried to keep my face from shaking. My legs felt like they were made of water. I looked at Ace and then at the guys behind him. The silence in the room was heavy. It felt like the walls were closing in on me. I wanted to disappear but I was stuck to the floor."I do not even know how a girl can be as desperate as you," Ace said.He spoke the words slowly. Like he wanted each one to hit me like a stone. He stepped closer and I could see the pulse jumping in his neck."It is the same desperation that had you coming at me like a slut that night," he hissed.The word broke whatever it was that was left of my little heart. It felt like he had slapped me across the face in front of everyone. I felt the heat crawl up my neck and into my cheeks. I looked down at my feet. I could not meet those storm dark eyes anymore. They were too full of things that made me want to cry."I do not know what came over me that night," I whispered.My voice sounded small. It sounded lik
VineI scrambled into the first dark space I could find. It was a narrow closet that reeked of dust, but then again....it was literally the only hiding place I could find. I held my breath until my lungs felt like they were going to pop any minute from now. My heart was a drum against my ribs, anxiety washing over me. "What was that?" Jaxon asked the question that was probably on everybody else's mind .I heard footsteps shuffling on the floor outside. I squeezed my eyes shut and prayed the door wouldnt open. I was shaking so hard I thought the wood might rattle.Hopefully they just checked where the sound came from and gave it a rest. If they caught me..... I didn't even want to think of what would happen. My life was already hellish enough. One more push from these heartless monsters and I knew for a fact that I was going to break. "Probably just the wind," Kai said. "The latch on that window is loose. Sit down, man."Fuck, thank God. Next thing I heard were the sounds of chair
Vine "Alright everyone, let's quiet it down so you all can get the best entertainment for the night." John spread out his arms as if basking in his long awaited glory. It took quiet some seconds but what followed after was a hall so quiet, even a pin drop could be heard. "Dear pet, I'm challenging you to a fight." Following his words, the entire hall fell into a peal of laughter. I understood that I beat him and he was trying to regain his ego but the reason for the fight was something I'd really not quite grasped. John gasped dramatically, rolling his eyes, then moving away his hand from his mouth, he gave out a sick smile, "Oh, beg your pardon, I forget so quickly, how to use my vocabulary. I, John Hale, I'm asking you to come get beaten to pulp..." His eyes held Ace's in a challenging manner, "...beaten till your master has got nothing!" He made an ug
Vine"We want you to stop covering up for her." A lady from the red house spoke and I turned to them.Then a guy in navy blue mask pointed at me and reinforced."She fought at a an alumni legacy meeting, do you know what that means?" "We never fight at our parties, but this Black house pet just disrupted the evening and gave our predecessors reasons to mock us." I looked at everyone and their poise seemed to be against me, including the Black house (since that's what they are called.)Save I forget, the Black house was consisting of Ace's friends and teammates alone. And although they looked badly aggrieved at my actions they squeezed their faces and said no words and I perceived it's kind of just to respect Ace.Except for Kai who wore a non-challant expression, it seemed like if Ace were to leave my hand, they would throw me under the bus.Jaxon came beside Ace and said,"
Vine"So what now, you're going to act so high and mighty here in this restroom?" Miriam sneered, "Come on, it's just the two of us now."She raised two of her right fingers and the girl who was with her left the restroom. Somehow no one was here already."When we get outside, they are going to pit
Vine"What did she say?""Huh?" "I mean my Mom, what did she say?""Well," Clyde shrugged, narrowing her eyes, "She said she could trust me.""What are you talking about? My Mom just came here and said "Hi Clyde, I think I trust you?" I waved my palm at her face, "Hello? Can you come off the ficti
Vine"Well, at the moment, I have nothing to do with that." I stared at her, shifting a little, just in case her words birthed some terrible wolf out there to scratch the hell out of my face.Well, just kidding because her facial expression was so horrific.She sighed in relief and took a long brea
Vine"Oh, this initiation must be something really fun, isn't it?" I smiled at Jaxon, hoping he'd continue with some details that would be beneficial to me.However, Ace quickly intervened, "I'll engage her when the time is right." I wondered what they were talking about seeing how Ace curled his







