I slowly turned around and found Nicholas standing in front of me, with only a towel wrapped around his waist. His hair was still dripping from the shower. I could not help noticing his firm biceps, a set of six-pack abs, and all other things designed to make any girl avert her eyes, bite her lower lip and occasionally steal sinful glances at the lower region of his body.As I looked at Nicholas’ perfect physique, I was reminded of why Jen was drooling over him, or why Saucy was trying her best to get into his pants. I could tell he was also gifted in that department.God, this is awkward!I swallowed hard as I gathered composure and found the strength to speak without squeaking. “G-good morning,” I said in a weak voice, my eyes still glued to the abs he was displaying in front of me. My glance started drifting lower to his belly button and then—“Dude, you okay?” he interrupted, prompting me to look up to where his eyes were.Shit! What was that?I shook myself back to reality. “Wha
Nicholas led me inside the diner. I didn’t know what I was expecting. The usual maybe. Stool chairs and a counter where they fry the burgers and the fries, checkboard design flooring, stainless steel tables and leather seats by the window, people still dressed in the clothes they wore the night before, much like myself. However, when I stepped inside the diner, I was pleasantly surprised.The smell of homemade muffins filled my nostrils. I was reminded of my mother’s kitchen when I was a child. An upbeat music was blasting through the speakers. The floor was rather made of shiny, dark brown wood. The wooden tables and wooden chairs were occupied by patrons within the range of forty-five to sixty. Lively abstract paintings adorned the walls and the ceiling had red, brown and white lamps.The man frying the burgers by the counter looked to be about sixty years old, and so were the cashier, waiters and waitresses. There were also little people working as waiters and waitresses.I was im
Margaret came to our table. “How do you find the food, dear?”I smiled widely at her. “I haven’t eaten food this good in a long time.” That was not a lie. The food I ate had all the goodness of a homemade breakfast. I can cook but since I live with my father, I limit my whereabouts to just my room and the gate. I only venture to the other parts of the house, such as the kitchen, when he’s out of the country. “I like your place. I wonder why I never went here before.”“Well, we barely get visitors from the main city. Most of our customers are just passing through. And we try our best to provide them with the feeling of home and the goodness of homemade food.” She noticed my shirt. “I see you found our bathroom.”I nodded. “It’s brilliant! What you did in there was absolutely amazing.”“Well, it was all Nick’s idea.”I blinked back in surprise. “What do you mean?”“He was the one who gave us the idea to turn this diner into something it is now. We’ve been running this joint for generati
I knew it was the carrot-top kid again, who called me a pussy.I was aware that I was not in the right side of town and this was not my territory. But I felt my blood run up my head and I didn’t hesitate to turn around and walk back to the group of juveniles who had clearly underestimated me.“If I beat your ass, you’ll do my every bidding for a week, you understand?” I said crossly, darting my glance to the boy with red hair and pale, freckled face.He was shocked for a moment but then he smiled at me widely. “Sure. But be warned. Nicholas plays on my team and he’s pretty good. You, on the other hand… not sure your pretty fingers can even hold the ball for five seconds,” he shot back. He turned to the rest of the group, giving me no chance to smack his face.Good! I play better when I’m pissed off.Nicholas stood beside me. When I looked at him, he was shaking his head. “Now, you’re in big trouble,” he said.“Why is that?”“Because you’re playing against me and I don’t like to lose.”
Of course! Nicholas Atkins is hot meat for most girls.This girl looked pretty and sexy—in a respectable kind of way. Unlike Saucy, who had a big neon sign on her forehead that spelled a four-letter word, starting with an ‘s’ and ending with a ‘t.’“She’s hot,” I whispered under my breath.Nicholas glanced over at the girl again, who was still looking at him.“I guess,” he said.“Not your type?”He stared at me for a long moment. I didn’t know what he was thinking but somehow, when he studied my face, he looked thoughtful. Then he sighed and looked away from me. “I must be out of my mind.”I raised a brow at him, not quite sure what he meant by that, but he looked genuinely uninterested in the hot chick across the court.Music blasted from the elevated space in the corner of the court. I noticed they had made a stage out of it. There was a drum kit, some guitars and other musical instruments.“They teach these kids how to play music here sometimes. There’s also a hip-hop dance club th
I overslept the next day. I realized that the alarm in my phone didn’t sound off because I didn’t even have my phone with me. I tried looking for it in every corner of my room but it wasn’t there. Finally, I decided to check my car.To my surprise, the object of my disturbing dreams last night was standing by his car in front of my gate.My heart pounded in my chest.What the fuck? I have never felt this nervous in my life before.What the hell is wrong with me today?“Good morning,” Nicholas greeted chirpily.“What the heck are you doing here?” I asked, trying my best to look annoyed.He shrugged and handed me a familiar purple object. It was my phone.“You dropped it in my jeep,” he explained.I snatched the phone from him.“Whatever,” I murmured.I quickly got in my car and sped to school without a word.I could not remember what my dream was about. All I knew was that Nicholas Atkins had the starring role in it. Maybe it was a horror flick with a “Texas Chainsaw” theme where I sp
Terry went for Jen in an instant. I wasn’t able to block what was coming for Jen. Terry’s arms seemed to have extended a meter longer because I just blinked and when I looked again, her hands were all over Jen’s hair. I was hopeless to stop her.“What did I do to you?! Why? He was everything to me!”Although she was screaming in anger, I could tell that she was crying.Jen wailed, trying her damn best to get Terry’s lethal grip out of her hair.“Girls, girls!” I tried to pull Terry away. “Stop it!”Jen’s mother came out when she heard the commotion. When she saw that her daughter was being attacked, she didn’t hesitate to pull Terry’s hair. Now, mother and daughter launched their assault on Terry.Terry was on the ground, shielding her face from the two women. If before I was trying to protect Jen, I now found myself in front of Terry, protecting her from being murdered by Jen and her mother.“Stop!” I told both of them. I felt a sharp pain in my back. It was doubtless from the sole
JD struggled to his feet. Nicholas shoved me behind his back, as if to protect me. He towered over me by a foot at least; I could barely see JD standing in front of him.“Fuck, I have auditions tomorrow!” JD cursed.“Wanna make it a mug shot then? Come on, let’s make you look good!” Nicholas provoked him.JD looked at Nicholas as though he was out of his mind. “What?! No! Are you fucking crazy?!”“I’m a little eccentric, yeah,” Nicholas said coolly. “Come on, I’ll give you two shiners. You’re auditioning for Kung-fu Panda the Musical, right?”JD looked at his hands to see the blood that came down from the bridge of his nose. “Fucking lunatics!” he cursed under his breath and then he motioned for his friends to get in the car. “Let’s go get this fixed!”They left without another word to us.Nicholas turned to me. I could see the concerned look on his face.“You okay?” he asked in a gentle tone.I raised a brow at him. I wasn’t sure what I would have done had JD and his friends retaliat