Chapter 8 He returned to the class wearing different clothes. Well, no one would have noticed it because earlier he was wearing all black, same as now. I’m sure of it though, he definitely changed his clothes. I let out a small sigh, oh well, it was fun while it lasted. Unfortunately it was short because he seemed to respond quickly, he even immediately figured out it was me. Of course I was going to deny his ‘false’ allegations towards me. This school is ridiculous. It’s not like I have anything against men, but is it too much to ask for ? Not wanting to live with a strange man? “You don’t want to piss me off.” He says in a low voice, low enough that only I could hear it and that too barely. “Call a truce, peacefully, or you’ll regret it.” It was the first time I saw him being serious about this thing. Usually, he was joking and laughed it off, like last night. He must be getting really annoyed by my pranks. I grin internally. This was exactly what I wanted. “I’ll stop when you
Chapter 9“So, where are we going?” He was driving us to some place, since I didn’t have a car of my own yet.“There’s only one good coffee place close to the campus, everyone goes there, you haven’t tried it yet?” “Nope.”“Well good thing you met me then.” He laughed. Uh huh.He smiled very wide. In a way, Taranis smiled wide too but something about this guy’s laugh was obnoxious, like he was full of himself. We reached the place.I could see why all the campus kids came here often, it was a nice place. Though the outside might seem slightly shabby, the inside was anything but. It gave a paradoxical illusion, since the white color on the walls outside was chipping off. There were yellow warm lights adorning the window and strings of flowers were wrapped around the wires. There were also two huge plants full of lovely flowers. A single bench lay between the 2 plants as a bridge.He opened the door for me. Awkward. Am I the only one who feels awkward when this happens instead of b
Chapter 10 After I had processed what had happened. I tried holding Taranis’s arm, to keep him at bay but he leaned down closer towards Ezekiel, whispering something to him that I could not hear properly but managed to catch a few words, it was something about a fork in an eyeball. I could only assume he was threatening him with things he did not want me to hear. Ezekiel’s expression turned dull and grey, his eyes widening ever so slightly, it slowly turned to anger and dismay as he stood up and brushed his clothes off, leaving grimly. I dig my fingernails into my palm. “Thanks, I think I could have handled it but I appreciate your help.” I let him know awkwardly. I hadn’t expected him to intervene. Hell, I didn’t know that he was even aware of the fact that I was sitting behind him. It was strange but also strangely comforting. I think in that moment, my negative feelings about him took a turn for the positive and I wasn’t sure why I hated him in the first place. “Really? It se
Chapter 11I had a peaceful night’s sleep. It was like my body knew that I was going to be safe, that it was okay to relax and simply allow myself to recharge. It was unexpected but I was grateful for it. No more unnecessary stress. When I woke up. I was obviously late. Completely ready to bash Taranis for hoarding the bathroom and breaking my precious rules, I sit up in bed and rush to the bathroom. I was about to bang on it when the door opened. “I um-” I begin, not sure where I was going with this.“Didn’t expect me to get ready on time did you?” He put his towel over his shoulder as he shook his head a little to set his hair. He looked different. He looked very different. “You… dyed your hair?” I notice. He looked surprised, clearly not expecting me to notice it.“You can’t tell me it doesn’t look good.” He murmured as he fixed a few strands of hair in the mirror with a grin, he looked back at me, the smile still plastered on his face.My heart skipped a beat.Not fair. Not fa
Chapter 12 “Oh you know, just this and that.” She said slightly nervously, she must have caught on to the change in his aura.Taranis didn’t seem like he wanted to let it go. “And what exactly is this and that?”“Just that you’re good looking and a lot of girls here want to get with you.”He scoffed lightly, as if he didn’t believe her. Turning to me, he says. “Are you perhaps, one of those girls?” He was joking of course, but she didn’t seem to understand that intention. “What, Hazel? Oh she was completely disgusted with having a boy roommate, made me think she’s into girls instead haha.” She laughed excessively, her eyes continued fluttering. I raised my eyebrow, I had not expected her to say something like that, it definitely threw me off guard for a second. She thought I was into girls? Does it really seem like I like girls? I think about it. My hair is a typical wolf cut, I definitely do not get boy haircuts. What else? No makeup? I do wear large hoodies and loose pants, does
Chapter 13 I’m not sure how I ended up in this position. In fact, I was under the impression that Aria did not like Taranis at all, considering how she told me to be careful of him while counting all of his supposed sins. She had brought a friend along, a tall muscular blonde guy. Either she didn’t notice or is ignoring the fact that he is completely smitten with her. He was like a golden retriever puppy, fetching whatever she wanted him to get. She wanted a coffee? He would say, “Be right back, my queen!” and come running back with the coffee. Of course I might be exaggerating a little. I can’t help but admit that I was a little jealous of her skills. She makes friends easily, all guys are into her. My first impression of her was that she might be rude or snobbish because she’s tall and pretty, with a great figure. She wasn’t either of what I had expected her to be but.. How could I put it? It was a privilege, that’s the best I could say. I wasn’t exactly judging her for it. People
Chapter 14I waited and waited, asked 3 more girls who came into the bathroom but of course my luck would be this shitty that not a single girl has it. “Not one person? Not one!.” I complain as I clutch my stomach. This wasn’t good. My cramps were unusually painful today. As expected, not working out definitely gives me bad cramps. I hear a knock on the bathroom door outside. “Hazelnut?” I hear his familiar voice. He must have heard me through the door, was I that loud? “Everything good in there?”I sigh and pace around. I stop pacing immediately when I feel that it was increasing not only the cramps but also the flow. This is bad, at this rate I would have to change my pants if I’m too late. I decided to call Dani to see if she could bring me some pads. She didn’t pick the call. It was then that I checked my messages and saw that she had already left, she said her parents had come to visit so she was going back to the campus. Aria and Luke were still here so maybe I could call Ari
Chapter 15I wake up, feeling exhausted and tired. I was not sure why, maybe it had something to do with the throbbing headache I had. Anyhow, I was grateful that today is Sunday. Yeah, I look around at my surroundings, as if I was searching for someone. My room was empty, which was exactly how I wanted it.Next to the bed on the table, there was the bottle and a jug of warm water. I could tell from the condensed particles on the glass, making it slightly foggy. Did he warm it up for me? I put the water in the glass and take my med. That's it, I’m going to start to work out from tomorrow, I can’t handle bad cramps. If I had gone home this weekend, dad definitely would have put me through a grilling training session for a few hours. I’m glad I didn’t go home yesterday.I eat some cereal and take a shower. There was a knock on the door. I get up and go open it. “Do you even know what time it is?” Aria complains. It was her and Dani, waiting outside with an impatient look on their fa