She had been staring at the screen unblinkingly for quite a while when a knock against the window brought her back to reality. Jumping in surprise, Ryder looked at the window, behind which a familiar dark silhouette squatted. Maybe it was because of Remy's text... whichever one of them... or maybe because he actually came back, her Midnight returned to her... that made her heart thump in her chest in a way it had never done before. It wasn't wild or fast... it just simply skipped a bit, softening the look in her eyes, turning them into puddles of lava. It beat in such a way it made every heartbeat feel sweet and warm as if this was the first time Ryder realized how the young man in front of her made her feel. Totally forgetting about the laptop with the concerning contents on display, Ryder turned off the light in her room, only a little lamp casting a somewhat yellowish dim light in the corner of the room, and walked to the window. "Brrr, it's so cold outside." Midnight jumped insi
Ever since Midnight started meeting his cute Ry, he had found something to look forward to every day. He would count the hours and minutes, waiting impatiently just so he could grasp that bit of happiness that Ryder's presence gave him.Then something miraculous happened, and the two of them eventually got closer and closer, more and more familiar with each other, creating an atmosphere around themselves in which Midnight wished to drown. It was a new kind of feeling that was more than happiness and he was addicted to it.It was probably because he got too accustomed to it that after being deprived of it for two weeks, he felt like a parched man dying for a drop of water, and once he found it, he couldn't have enough of it. His heart had taken control of all this body and reason had flown out of the window since he jumped into the room.Midnight had shamelessly pushed Ryder down on her bed, stolen kisses now and then, and even KISSED THE CORNER OF HER LIPS! His brain which had just st
The next day Ryder woke up particularly early for a Sunday and dragged Jasmine to Remy's work. This was a first. Jasmine had been annoyed till she was nearly losing self-control last night by her newly announced boyfriend and her family and the last thing she wanted to do right now was to see Remy. And this was an excuse. The truth was she just had absolutely no idea how to act and what to say now that the two of them were in a relationship.But Ryder was in desperate need to analyze what happened last night so she wanted Remy's opinion. Even though the guy had dug a pit for her with that "Kiss him" advice and those cursed books, it was still better than asking Jasmine whose EQ was on the side of the negative digits. And she also wanted to scold the guy for the contents of the books.In one night, Ryder felt like she had gone from being the "adopted daughter" to stealing the position of Mama Bear from Jasmine who had turned into a little harmless puppy ever since Remy made it clear th
"What do you mean?" Ryder asked Remy with a confused face."What books?" Jasmine asked even more confused.Remy looked at Jasmine for three long seconds then with a serious expression, lied. "The Bible."Ryder suddenly felt the urge to slap a certain someone upon hearing this answer. What Bible? That list of books has crawled its way up from hell! Who writes those stuff? Where do these people get these ideas from?The given answer made Jasmine even more confused, a furrow appearing between her eyebrows. Facing such an expression softened Remy's heart. His hand itched as it rested on top of Jasmine's curly hair. The sweet atmosphere almost choked Ryder who felt her teeth rotting from all this sweetness. Bah! The more romantic these two are, the lonelier I feel.(T-T)"I'm leaving," Ryder announced, but none of the duo seemed to hear her. This only made Ryder even more resentful. What is this treachery? Find a lover and forget your friends. Bah! Tsk tsk tsk. I shall take revenge later.
Midnight had already gotten out of the window, squatting on the canopy. When Ryder looked out of the window, she was momentarily dazed. There was a full moon tonight and a gentle dim light fell upon Midnight, highlighting his figure. He was dressed all in black and the mask on his face looked bewitching. The skin of that bit of his face that wasn't covered by the mask looked extremely pale and soft under the moonlight.For a second, Ryder forgot how to breathe."If your parents are asleep, then why don't you sneak out from the front door?"Midnight's words snapped Ryder out of her daze."What fool sneaks out from the front door?"Can't argue with that. For some reason, Midnight knew he couldn't convince Ryder. The truth was that he was worried she would get hurt while trying t jump down the canopy, but turns out he worried for nothing.Before he knew it, Ryder had already jumped down, impatiently waiting for him in the garden.Wha~?Ryder blushed upon facing a confused Midnight who ha
It was Monday and it wasn't unusual for people to be sleepy during class or simply not in the mood, for Mondays are that kind of a day. But for some reason, Aiden seemed to be overdoing it. He wasn't sleepy. None of the kind. However, anyone could tell from miles away that he was emitting a strong aura of "Don't fucking talk to me" scaring everyone around him to don't even sneak a glance at him. Being in such a mood made Jasmine wonder. Is he in his period?Aiden didn't know about these thoughts of Jasmine and hadn't even noticed that his sour mood had made people flee away from his away lest they get "accidentally" punched.The reason behind such mood was, of course, Ryder. This was also the reason why Jasmine noticed Aiden in the first place. The guy kept glancing at Ryder every five seconds during class, whenever they were in the hallways or during lunchtime at the cafeteria. One ought to notice being watched under such "heated" gazes. Even though Ryder was completely unaware of th
The two of them drove their way to Aiden's house in his car. The drive was awkward and silent, making Aiden feel uncomfortable while Ryder completely ignored the tension in the air. She even started humming a soft song as if to mock the uncomfortable Aiden sitting three feet apart from her.The car was parked in front of a two-story house with a wide front yard surrounded by a white fence. One thing was for sure. It looked way "classier" than her house. Ryder got out of the car the moment it was parked, not even waiting for Aiden to turn off the engine. It was obvious that she wanted to get this done as quickly as possible, which only poured gasoline on the fire of irritation in Aiden's heart.She was way cute before, how can she change so much so suddenly for no reason? Not knowing the answer to this question only irritated Aiden even more.He opened the front door and walked inside the house. Yet the moment he stepped on the staircase leading up to his room, Ryder gave him another c
After Ryder came back home, she was completely in a daze. What happened back in Aiden's house had left her muddled. Even though she didn't show it back then, or on the way home, for she was that kind of person who would be able to calmly react to unexpected situations, like the night she first met Midnight proves, after everything was over and she was far away from the said situation, Ryder felt like her head would explode.She opened the front door slowly as if she had no power left, which almost scared Henry shitless. The strong reactions her father had seemed to have brought her back to reality and Ryder stared at her worried parents. During her whole life, there were times when she would feel lucky to have them but never had she felt it as strongly as now."I'm okay. I'm just tired." Ryder sighed and went upstairs to her room after giving both Henry and Michelle a warm smile that instead of putting them at ease, worried them to death. Once Ryder was in her room, Henry turned to his