The next day, Vincent was sitting alone, thinking about how Annalise saved him from his Father’s wrath. He couldn’t grasp why she did that.He tried to shift his thoughts, tried to divert them but was unable to, the sight of her tears for his compassion were before him.“Tsk.” Gritting his teeth, he curled his hand in a fist until a hand offered him a can of coke.“Want one?” Looking up, he saw Annalise taking a sip from hers, standing beside him, arching a brow with her usual cheeriness.Rolling his eyes off, he took the can rudely, turning his head away.“Why did you help me? I didn’t want your sympathy nor think I would be in your debt.” He asked what bothered him the most.Chuckling, she sat beside him, flabbergasting everyone in the vicinity to find those two next to each other but she continued to stare at his bewitching features.“My mind’s functioning is impaired, my body acts on its own. Or else, why would ‘I’ save ‘you’? You deserve two slaps.” Smirking, she pushed him fro
At the party, Annalise dressed up temptingly, having all eyes on her and Victoria. Smirking at the attention, Annalise chuckled, turning to her friends and noticed Victoria lost in her thoughts.“Hey, what happened?” Asking happily, she stood next to her, scanning the club to find someone. “Is Vincent gonna come?” Victoria asked, fidgeting her fingers, confusing Annalise. “Why are you asking, Victoria? Who cares if he is going to come or not?” Laughing a little, Annalise couldn’t apprehend her reason for worry but sighing, Victoria kept her mouth shut.“I just want you to end your hostility with him.” She whispered, trying not to look at any guy. “Don’t have another option, my future is on the line. I cannot disappoint my parents again.” She chuckled, pushing her hairs back, smirking back at the random guy. “Elise-” Taking a deep breath, Victoria was about to share her feelings for Vincent with Annalise but shaking her head, Annalise waved her hand towards her to shrug this matt
A month passed in the blink of an eye, reaching the point where Annalise and Vincent became great friends, understanding each other, and spending quality time together.“Thanks for helping us, Vincent.” Annalise smiled when he helped her with her assignment. She didn’t call him, he dropped by her place himself as being with her family tranquilized him. “I only came for the cake. Helping you was not part of it.” He mumbled, leaning against his seat, making her frown.One thing about their friendship, Vincent loved coming to Annalise’s place, he loved spending time with her family, love seeing how a family should be unlike his. “Can’t you just be nice once?” Annalise hissed, throwing a cushion at him.“I could never bring myself to be nice to you.” Smirking, he caught it, pissing her off.“Guys, come on.” Victoria who was also there called them sadly, not preferring her crush and best friend bickering.“If you are saying I will stop then. You are so weak-hearted, I definitely didn’t
In the middle of the night, Annalise was sleeping peacefully, the sound of calming rain filling her mind after a tiresome day, helping her relax.But, breaking her lull, her phone rang as a call came from Vincent.Groaning, she was worried for a second by the abrupt call, “Vincent?” Yawning, she saw time, bewildered to think what made him call her at this hour.With a gulp, Vincent’s trembling voice came, clearly breathless and dejected, “Annalise.”Rubbing her temples, she sat up slowly, tone still groggy, “Are you crying?”He chuckled sadly, he had tears in his eyes but he wiped them, “No. Why? It’s just rain.”“What happened? Why are you in the rain then? You will catch a cold.” She asked, becoming stressed by this sudden call in the middle of night and strange words.“Can- Can I stay for the night at your place?” He asked hesitantly, praying she wouldn't say no but she was not sure about it.“What?”Taking a deep breath, he blurted out, “I am outside your place.” “Wait, what?!”
Annalise’s eyes widened, stunned to react when Vincent pressed his lips upon hers, taking her into a tender kiss, lips moving in an unstoppable harmony as he held her neck securely. Submerged into the inebriating sensation flaring in their bodies, she closed her eyes, twirling her fingers around his black locks, kissing him back. He smirked when she kissed his back, pushing her down on the couch softly. Not breaking the kiss, indulging in the euphoria they gained, matching their heartbeats. Powerless before the undeniable attraction, they both kissed each other but before this intoxication could convert into passion; realization sank in. Their eyes fluttered open simultaneously as they both gasped to fathom what they ended up doing under the seduction of night and darkness. Pushing each other away accompanied by widened eyes, filled with nothing but dread of their actions because none of them pulled away on time. They let it happen. Vincent’s was frozen, unable to react or t
After talking with Vincent, Annalise’s heart felt heavy. She didn’t know why but the clasp discouraged her immensely. Her eyes were devoid, trying not to show.Forging an unaffected frontage, she went back to focus on her test but pulling her arm, Victoria asked quickly.“Is everything okay? What did Vincent talk about?” She asked hastily but Annalise was not in the mood to talk about it.“Nothing much, Victoria, leave it.”“He came last night too, didn't he?” Her eyes widened in dread when she mentioned it, making her heart race to recall last night.“He just got into a fight with his Father, you know it they are not on good terms. Nothing serious, forget it.” Making a hurried reason, she tried to focus on her book more than her words or him. Biting the inside of her cheek to stop the distress but failed.“Really?”“Yeah. Why are you asking? Who cares what he-”And Victoria finally told her best friend the feelings stacking continuously, growing unbearable over time, “Because I lik
Laughing, he ruffled her hair, making them messy, increasing her frown but it made her blush. She didn’t want to show it and suppressed her feelings. How could she allow herself to melt into his touch after knowing her friend’s feelings? “Okay?” With his charming smile, he got up to leave but she held his wrist, stopping him. Controlling her feelings. “Vincent, listen, umm… I want to ask you something.” “Yeah, what is it?” Swallowing hard, she was distressed, worried what he might think, yet asked for Victoria’s sake. “Do you like any girl around here?” “No. Don’t worry, no one is going to kill you for having the honor of kissing me. It’s only between us.” He smirked, pulling his wrist away, teasing her. “Honor, my ass. It’s not about it. I just wanted to know if there is anyone.” She growled. “Why?” “People talk about us, you know. I didn’t want them, if you will have a girlfriend then we won’t be shipped together at least. I hate how it sounds.” She lied, making a reason to
ANNALISE. PRESENT The moment I held the doorknob, he said what I feared the most to hear coldly, recalling the agonizing mistakes of the past. "Besides, a cheater shouldn't talk about loyalty." He stared heartlessly in my eyes before taunting. "That's what sounds disgusting." My heart broke making me lower my gaze in dismal. I couldn’t bear to stand a moment in his presence anymore after hearing the complaints he buried in his heart. “Yeah… you are right.” I forced my emotions down my throat to lock them inside and walked out of his office. Submerged into sorrow, I went back to my cabin, pushing my hair back, releasing rapid breaths to regain my senses. But, his words were distressing to me, the thought of what extent he intended to break before his resentment dreaded me. He was not going to stop, the fire in his emerald gaze proved it. Pacing around, I held my sides, trying to find a way out of this predicament but to no avail. He wouldn’t stop. Dragging me out from