Roseline threw her bag onto the couch lazily, then took off.
her shoes almost immediately. She was exhausted and upset. She met someone she wasn't supposed to meet today, and now she was totally upset.
Her mom walked in with her grandpa, who was busy reading the daily newspaper.
"Roseline, you seem late today. What happened?" She asked, giving the paranoid girl a cup of tea. Roseline quickly gulped it all down, then made a soft sigh.
"I am on detention." She broke the news as her mother gasped loudly.
"Oh my. I am so sorry, rose."
"Common mom, no one died," she snorted.
"Yeah, Kara, no one died, so what are you saying again, Rose? You were given a punishment by who?"
"Miss Marley,"
"Oh, that sassy teacher of yours. Like, "Who does she think she is?'
"She is my teacher, grandpa."
"Okay, okay, so you would be going back to your school tomorrow, right?" Grandpa asked as her mom widened her eyes in shock. Tomorrow. Tomorrow Saturday? Who does the teacher really think her daughter is?
"You can't work your detention on Saturday; why not next week?" Kara (her mom) asked worriedly.
"Mom, I will be okay. It's just detention, not hell." She rolled her eyes.
"I am just saying. What if something goes wrong and you are blamed for it? It will be Saturday tomorrow, Roseline, and there will be a few people in the school. I am just worried, Roseline." She spoke to her daughter softly and with worry.
"Oh, common mom, I will be okay. Will you please stop the drama of tomorrow being Saturday? (She looked at Grandpa.) See! Grandpa has no objections; he is cool with it."
"Yes, Kara, let her go."
"Okay, okay, fine, you can go do your detention... but!" Roseline widened her eyes. (Was she going to go back to her words?) After my hug."
Kara said she pouted her lips. Roseline chuckled before giving her mom a tight hug.
They both disengaged. Kara patted her head gently with a smile on her face.
"Make sure not to cause any trouble there, okay?"
"You should know me, mom. I don't cause trouble without anyone asking for it," she said proudly. She didn't tell her mother about Lucian, the rich, shameless bastard. She knew if she had told him, he wouldn't agree because being with such a person was trouble. Nothing else than that.
Kara smiled at her, then patted her head again.
***
The next day
Roseline walked to school the next day, then headed to the left-over office to see Lucian with his mobile phone. What was with him and mobile phones? She thought to herself as she walked up to him with a frown on her face.
"What are you doing?" She asked with her brows raised.
"What do you think I am doing?" He showed her the game on his phone.
Roseline sighed.
"What a spoilt brat!'
"Okay whatever. Can we get to work already?" Roseline questioned him, and Lucian grinned.
"Sure!"
He inserted the phone into his pocket, then grabbed the brooms and mops.
The two began working even though Lucian was stealing glances at Roseline. He does admire her in some way. He saw her as an angel and a sassy little cutie.
As a rich man's son, he thought he could have everything and also knew everything, so his mind slowly drifted to naughty thoughts.
***
While cleaning, a girl walked past them, taking pictures of the school.
She approached them with a camera.
"Hello," she said.
"Hey," Roseline replied.
"Hello," Lucian also replied.
"I am Rose, new at this school," she said, and Lucian smiled.
"Really? You are Rose? She is also . se, but a sassy one. You look nica rosehich Rose are you?" He asked with enthusiasm.
"I am Rosemary."
"That's nice; she is Roseline," Lucian points at Rose, who held a frown on her face.
"This spoilt brat,'
"Oh, that's nice. I got permission from the school to tour the school's surroundings with my parents. Van, show me the way to the school theater room."
"Sure," Roseline volunteered.
She told her the way to the theater. The girl then left, leaving Roseline with Lucian.
"I should have introduced myself to her. Why are you doing it for me?" She asked with a frown on her face.
"Common Rose. I am Lucian. Lucian Desmond!"
"Never heard of the name." Roseline ignored him, then turned back around to clean.
"What a sassy little girl!" Lucian scolded with a scoff.
****
After cleaning, Lucian sighted before finding his way to the seat. He felt so exhausted after doing the work he had never done before. He had never even worn his clothes all by himself before. His maids were always there to help him, and if not his maids, his mother. And now he was forced to work.
Roseline was still wiping the last window with the rag.
"We are done, right? Oh gosh, I am so exhausted," he said with a sigh.
"Lazy bones!" Roseline insulted.
"Hey rose..."
The minute he turned around to look at the girl still wiping the window, these words got stuck in his tongue. At that moment, he felt only he and Rose were the ones existing on Earth. The sun shone brightly on her, like she was an awakened goddess.
She looked so enchanting at that moment. Naughty thoughts started filling his mind again.
He couldn't stop himself this time. He stood up and walked towards Roseline in a dash.
He suddenly grabbed her hand, shocking the girl, who was still cleaning.
"What..."
He suddenly kissed the girl, jolting her out of her sanity.
"What is he doing? Why is he doing this?'
*CLICK!!!*
*CLICK!!!*
*CLICK!!!*
Roseline pushed him away almost immediately and slapped him.
"How dare you?"
"Ow!" Lucian exclaimed, rubbing his cheeks.
"What's the big deal, deary? It's not like you were a saint either."
"How dare you?! You cheap..you damn! You rascal!!"
"Yeah, yeah, I know, I am a flirt, I am a rascal, and I am a pervert. But still, I was a victim. Why are you blaming me for something you caused?" He bragged arrogantly.
"What have I caused? You kissed me!"
"Hush! The word girl It's not my fault you are so beautiful. You are highly welcome," he said, then walked away, leaving the girl in a daze.
'what?' Roseline thought to herself.
"You come back here this instant!" She pointed her index finger at him angrily.
"Why? Do you want another kiss?" He asked naughtily with a smirk on his face.
"No...you..."
He caught her off guard by pecking her lips again.
"Hey!!" She pointed to his face.
"That was beautiful, right?"
"You, this rich brat!"
"Thank you so much, Deary," he said, touching his chest playfully.
"What is wrong with you?"
Does this brat think everything was a play for him? How dare him?! Like, "how dare he?"
the next Monday Roseline walked into the school building immediately after she was dropped off by her guardians. She was welcomed by excruciating gazes that were focused only on her. Her seniors were whispering stuff to each other as they passed by her. She was confused as she stared back at the people who stared at her like they had never seen someone like her before. She somehow never cared at first, but when the gazes were too heavy on her, she furrowed her brows in confusion. She was deeply confused at the moment. She wondered why they were all staring at her like that. At one point, the group of boys who passed by her smiled mischievously at her, and she frowned at them. She wondered why they were smiling at her like that. She walked to her class, and immediately she stepped in. She was welcomed by the eyes of all her classmates, who stared at her. She felt like melting at that minute. What is happening? Why is this? Is it time to panic, or was she still asleep? She thought to
Kara stared at the picture one more time before she gave back the phone."I think you can see at what extreme I am talking about, Mrs. Douglas," the man said, as she stared at Roseline, who was still crying. There must be a good explanation for this. She knows her daughter. She would never do this. And she trusts her a lot."I am sure, sir, there must be a good explanation for this. I trust my daughter; she couldn't do something like this." The woman said that, and a knock came afterwards, cutting them off."Come in," the principal said.A woman stepped in, looking influential from her head to her feet. She looked like the wife of the mayor. She looked very rich and noble. She stared at the people in the office and even looked at her son, who was there with his head low. She wondered what her son had done now. She sighed and beamed out a smile to them all."Mr Hemsworth?" She called as the principal stood up with a smile. Kara couldn't help but scoff. Now she could guess that this mat
I think you all have heard the truth of the matter. That my baby is innocent and your daughter is the real culprit here. He wouldn't do such a thing to spoil his family's image.""Lucian, why are you lying?! Why can't you just say the truth?" Roseline yelled at him angrily. She felt her blood boil, and she felt like eating him alive. She wanted to pounce on him and devour him, as he was nothing but a liar. A cheap, deceitful liar."So you are saying my son is lying, uh?" Mrs. Desmond asked, widening her eyes at her."I am not lying, mother; that's the truth," he said softly, which made Roseline more furious and eager to kill him. She felt she could murder anyone at any time, especially this boy sitting with his head bowed like he never cared. Her blood was boiling with rage as she clenched her fists in anger. Her expression, her face—everything changed drastically as she glared at him like the devil, who would soon destroy everything in no time."Roseline!" Lucian lifts his head to l
Lucian was in the hospital with his mother beside him. The woman was worried about her son's arm, that she had to send him to the VIP ward, specially for him. He needed attention. The heir of the Desmond's needed attention and the doctor had to leave whatever he was doing to come to both mother and son. Lucian school shirt was taken off, and the doctor inspected the wound. He was treating it gently, as he was afraid not to provoke the big woman of the Desmond's family. "you were attacked by a cat?" He asked Lucian, and the boy shook his head in disagreement. He wasn't scratched by a cat, but her. He turned sad again, while the doctor still treated his wound.He felt a sting on his arm, and quickly he closed his eyes in pain. And suddenly the sting turned into intense pain, as he moaned out loud. He was feeling it through his bones, it was extremely painful and he wished for it to go away. The pain began to get intense that he felt his heart beating louder than ever. He screamed out
*some days later* It was Sunday, a day family take a day off from their works. They were all united on this day, as they were busy with one house chore or the other. Roseline was in her room painting, when she suddenly felt the ground shaking. She looked around her room in shock, seeing everything was shaking violently. Was it earthquake? She wondered, before standing up in panic. She had heard so many bad things from people about earthquake. Earthquake wasn't something she wished to see, especially today. She saw her room flung open, then her mother ran in, in panic."Rose!" She called worriedly, having a pale face. She was scared, which made Roseline also scared. "Common Rose. Let's leave now. The house is falling." she quickly said, holding her daughter's hand. Luckily, Roseline was able to grab one of her family pictures and a teddy bear as they both fled their home, including Grandpa. Roseline and her mother finally reached outside, seeing a huge bulldozer pulling down their
Kara held on to her daughter tightly as the three walked out of the car. The monster man, Michael, stood in front of them, then widened his arms, trying to look like a king in front of them."Welcome to my home. My paradise is your hell." He grinned at the three of them. He pointed to the villa, then at Roseline."Such a fearful bastard." He spat at her face. "My twin children would be out at any moment, and believe me, they would both be glad to see you."Roseline gave Michael a death glare, wishing hell for him.She regretted asking her mother about this brutal man. If she had known this type of man was her father, she would have wished death for him."Uh? Why are you staring at me like that little one?" Michael bent down to her level. Roseline wanted to scratch his face, but her mother held tight to her arms and then coveted her face. Only Kara could imagine the kind of torture Roseline wished to give this man. And she was the only one who knew what Roseline could do. No, she could
"Asthma." "Asthma?" Jessica gasped. "Yes. (Scoffed) how could I forget about her disease. That woman can't do without having a good air in her; or she is gonna die." Micheal said, smoking from his tobacco. Jessica smirked to herself, rubbing her chin slowly. 'a little smoke won't hurt.' she thought deviously. "What's on your mind Jessica?" Micheal questioned with interest. "Fun stuffs. Just something really fun." She turned around, leaving the room. Micheal smiled devilishly, placing his leg on the other. He believed his wife would do everything without he even lifting a finger. **The next day* "Let go of me kid!" Berry dragged Roseline towards her mother. "Let go of me!" Roseline tried taking her hand off hers, but the girl never left her alone. She continued dragging her towards the other side of the house. "I am not a kid ugly. And you better come with me and stop struggling." She continued dragging her, until she pushed her on the floor. Roseline fell on someone's feet.
Roseline, her mother, and her grandfather had been doing one thing or another for the past few days. Roseline had thought her so-called father would spare his own father, but she was wrong; he never spared the old man for a second. And the strangest thing she had never seen in that house was Tony's reaction towards her. Sometimes she would see the boy ogling her, and sometimes the boy would just stand by smiling dangerously. It was weird and, at the same time, very strange.Roseline walked towards the attic she and her small family were placed in. Walking inside, she saw someone unexpected sitting by her bed. With her mother's drugs?She ran to him, taking the medicines from him."And why are you here? Why are you on my mother's drugs?" She glared at Tony in annoyance.Tony smirked at her before turning away."Your mom is an asthmatic patient. That's interesting."He walked out of the attic, leaving the girl really confused. What does he mean by that?And her mother's medications! She