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20 | Not you again
Plinio's POV:
“What?”
I groan into the pillow, bringing the phone near my ear.
Christmas dinner at the Thompsons was chaos. I haven’t heard from any of them for the last six nights. I called Aunt Mary but she didn’t talk about it and said she was busy with something.
After that particular announcement, Logan had stomped out of the dining room, with his fists clenched at his sides after hearing of his stepdad’s insane decision. Mr. Steve could have asked me before telling everyone. I felt like a criminal seeing the reaction of Logan. We may not be friends but I have lived with him and I don’t want to snatch his rights if that is what he thinks of me now.
Mrs. Sofia went af
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Beautiful & Battered 21 | Fireworks
Plinio's POV:“Celeste?”My eyes open as wide as the door. I think the alcohol has finally kicked in. Celeste is standing in front of me in a denim straight skirt, white cross stitch sweater, black leg warmers, and black Chelsea boots.A dark blue bandana is on the top of her head tied in a small bow and her ever-black hair is tumbling down to her waist. There is a mix of expressions on her face; joy, sadness, confusion but discomfort stands out in that contorted smile on her glossy lips.“Pizarro or Coronado?”Her abrupt question makes me lift my eyebrow. Then it clicks in my head what she’s talking about. About that history test, of course.
Beautiful & Battered 22 | Strange and stranger
Plinio's POV: Christmas break is over and Celeste is breaking her own rule of not being seen together with me. When she said that we should be friends, I thought that we won't be rude to each other anymore and just get along for the sake of our study sessions. But Celeste has been sitting across from me in literature's class, comes to my locker and hands me the algebra exercises she has solved, and even walks to the library with me, side by side. "Why is Angel talking to him?" "Why is Nio not shoving her away?" These are the kind of whispers with the wide-eyed stares I have been hearing for the last few days. At first, I ignored them, like I always do, b
Beautiful & Battered 23 | Cool breeze
Plinio's POV: Today is the day of the week I rarely talk; Sunday because I have no one to talk to. I clean the mess in my apartment and put the coat Aunt Mary gave me in a bag to return the next time I visit her. While changing the bed sheet, I even find my hands-free that had disappeared a month ago. To my sheer luck, they are working just fine. Coming out of the kitchen, my eyes fall on the painting Celeste brought for me. These shades really suit the white aura of this whole room. I wonder if she painted it specifically for me or if she just painted it randomly. Of course, I wasn't the one in her mind. It would be surreal then. At the bottom right corner, her initials are written in blue paint. I didn't notice it before
Beautiful & Battered 24 | Signing with the sexy
Plinio's POV: "This library isn't helping me concentrate at all," this is what Celeste had said half an hour ago and I thought maybe agreeing with her and studying atSips and Dipswould help her study better. But boy, was I wrong. "The sculptures of debris at the museum were dope." She comments. It's been ten minutes since she's trying to solve that five-minute test. "I wanted to fetch my canvas and paint it then and there." "Celeste," I put my hand over the test in front of her. "Plinio, you're not letting me study," she tries to pull out the sheet of paper. "Look at me for a second," I tell her but she does not listen. There's something off about her
Beautiful & Battered 25 | Changing weathers
Celeste's POV: "How does Nio even know how tohelp,let alone in algebra?" Being someone who knows each and everything about my life, I thought Kevin would understand. But I am proven wrong. He didn't even try. Instead, Kevin mocked me saying that Plinio is just acting to be nice around me and will show his true colors sooner or later. "For God's sakes, Angel, he's a bully!" But so am I. My mind bullies my body. Would Kevin break up with me for this reason? Kevin knows what everyone at school thinks of me; a golden girl with rich parents and not many cares except good grades. I am a liar. Why does Kevin support me in this lie? Kevin has helped me in mor
Beautiful & Battered 26 | What I did
Plinio's POV: Is it a crush, admiration, or some silly infatuation? This question did not let sleep embrace me the whole night and kept me turning my sides or maybe it is the outcome that is bugging me. Whatever it is, Celeste has definitely moved something inside me. I feel drawn to her and no girl has ever made me feel this way before. There haven't been many girls in my life either, just some random one-night stands. And Celeste is different. Chances are, it is her alien personality that's attracting me. With that conclusion been derived, I decide to go back to my normal routine, my ways before I met Celeste. And to bring back that careless attitude, I reach the school earlier today, just to escape meeting Celeste at my
Beautiful & Battered 27 | Choices
Plinio's POV: I can see her walking towards the door, towards me. She has not seen me yet but I can see her clearly. She's wearing a maroon apron withKentembroidered with white thread at the top left corner. Her lips are pursed with distress. It is both mind-boggling and relaxing to see her, all my raging nerves have calmed down and I know exactly where I have to be; beside her. She pushes open the glass door and once she has spotted me, she stands in front of me, folding her arms. "What?" She snaps and despite the anger in her tone, it still sounds like a melody. But then her eyes widen with horror and it confuses. I look behind if there's someone bu
Beautiful & Battered 28 | Damages
Plinio's POV: Could I have hidden and not run with Celeste? Of course not. But she said I had a choice and according to her I made the decision to take the risk. If it's possible to rewind the day to where she knocked down the thief, I would still grab her hand and do the same thing again. And again. I can, and I always will take the risk for Celeste. But how can there be a choice every single time? It is bound to run out one way or another. For starters, when Ryder passed that nasty remark about me and I beat him to a pulp, going to the detention center after that, could I not keep walking and just ignore him? Or that
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- Beautiful & Battered Epilogue
- Beautiful & Battered 56 | Goodbye
- Beautiful & Battered 55 | One last fight
- Beautiful & Battered 54 | Still a Monster
- Beautiful & Battered 53 | Learning
- Beautiful & Battered 52 | Makes strong
- Beautiful & Battered 51 | Stunning
- Beautiful & Battered 50 | My love
- Beautiful & Battered 49 | Another Victim of Abuse
