Skylar's POV
I didn't message him before leaving my house, because that was highly unnecessary. I just got out of my house few hours before midnight, locked the doors behind me, and ventured off into the creepy dark streets behind my house.
Nobody would even know that I was leaving at such an hour, especially not my parents since they were once again all busy with their work lives. And for the first time, I was glad for that. I didn't want to handle their questions on top of everything.
But what if I didn't make it back?
Even though it was the most foolish thing, I was still holding onto Blake's stupid p
Skylar's POV"I'm kind of surprised these days." Alex spoke up as he drove out of my driveway.I picked up the cup of coffee he brought for me and wrapped my fingers around it. It was scalding hot, too strong for me—and exactly perfect to scare off the heavy sleep that was nagging on my eyelids. I was glad Alex had remembered to bring my morning coffee."It took some real hard work to wake you up in the mornings. Especially Mondays." He pointed out. "Now, all it takes is one horn of the car and you come out.""Uh-huh." I murmured, pulling off my hair tie from my wrist and tying up my hair in a loose ponytail."Is it because of that gang stuff you were telling me about?" He asked, glancing at me with a small frown.I let out a deep sigh and placed my fore
Skylar's POVMy first instinct was to freak out. And I did, so much so that when the person behind me turned me around, I gripped the candle stand in my hands and hit him with it. Not just once, but repeatedly. Mainly because his grip around my waist was still strong, freaking me out even more. "Ow! Skylar, what the hell?" Caden hissed at me.The candle stand fell from my hands in surprise, the impact of it against the floor resulting in a sharp thud. "Caden?" My voice came out in a strained squeak. "Oh God, I'm so sorry!" He pulled up his brows in a frown and was probably about to say something when he jerked his head towards my backdoor, his features clouding with alarm. I followed his gaze despite the uneasy feeling inside me because of the closeness, and saw absolutely noth
Skylar's POVI didn't know how I was still standing on my own two feet when that little act had drained enough energy from inside me. Caden, on the other hand, looked totally the opposite; calm and unbothered.I leaned back against the wall as I saw him opening the door. All my senses had gone haywire, I didn't even feel the surprise when I saw that familiar redhead guy –Seth– and Shane coming inside. I didn't even know how to respond when Shane passed me a casual smirk, Seth giving me a small wave of acknowledgement from behind him.Seth looked back at Caden and I saw him speak out some words before Caden took out a small card from his pocket, passing it to him.Why did he look so unbothered? Why
Skylar's POVTwo days had passed by.Mom and Dad still hadn't returned back from their trip and I didn't bother asking them about it again. They were probably just trying to prolong it even more, trying to come up with something to tell me. And I had a feeling they won't be telling me the truth.If they wanted to, they would've told me everything on that phone call.But they hadn't. And I wouldn't let go of it so easily. I think I deserved an explanation.In school, things went on the same. I didn't see Caden after the thing that happened at my house. I didn't see him in the school hallways, and if he ever came across me, he didn't bother to talk either.A part of me didn't want to see him too, and the other part of me felt gu
Skylar's POVI needed some time away from all of this mess; my parents, the locker which I still knew nothing about, and my Physics grades—which were flunking, to be honest.There was a grand test next week, thanks to our beloved Physics teacher, and of course, I needed to get an A in this test. I was hundred percent sure that I'd fail Physics if I didn't get an A this time.That is how I was imagining my life to end, just because of a goddamn subject. Mom would be so pissed off.Why did I even care?She was hiding big stuff from me, dad too. They wouldn't be able to blame it on me if I failed in Physics.Apart from that, the other thing that was concerning me the most was A
Skylar's POV"I'm so happy that you won!" I shouted gleefully before throwing my arms around Alex in a huge hug. And then I pulled away just as quick. "Ew. You reek." He laughed and threw an arm around me, not letting me go. And God, he really did smell bad. "You came, Sky!" He seemed so happy. "What changed your mind?"I shrugged and smiled back. "Somebody convinced me not to make Caden my first priority.'' He faced me and furrowed his brows a little. "Who? Was it that guy you were cheering so loudly with?"I rolled my eyes and managed a small, embarrassed laugh. Alex smiled back, but a bit hesitatingly. Or maybe it was just my imagina
Skylar's POVI mean it, Sky.I woke up with a start, those strange words ringing faintly in my ears. And then someone knocked on the door loudly-my bedroom door."Skylar, wake up!"I blinked open my eyes groggily and sat up. A small groan escaped my lips at the bright sunlight as I tried rubbing the drowsiness from my face. Looking around, I realized I was in my room.And then everything came crashing down upon me. Literally."Geez." I whispered, clutching onto my head. I couldn't even explain how bad my head ached at that moment. My throat had go
Skylar's POVThis was my fifth and the final attempt to open the car door, which in that moment was all I could opt for, even if the car was moving. I was so sure I'd get out this time. So sure. But to my utter dismay, the door didn't budge at all."Open the fucking door, Caden!" I shouted in frustration.He glanced at me from the driver's seat and just that one glance told me how much he was regretting bringing me along with him. Which brought me back to the fact that he had dragged me out of school against my will, during my only free period, and forced me to get inside his car as he drove to God knows where."I'm not opening it, Anderson." He muttered, looking into the rearview mirror.I tried opening the door again