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EVA"Hi, Axel. "He exhaled a pent up breath the moment I spoke, his shoulders dropping an inch and I realized, rather surprisingly, that he had been tense. Had he been worried that I would ignore him? Sure, things ended abruptly between us yesterday, but I wasn't a mean person. And not to mention, I was to blame for the awkwardness that ensued after our okay conversation. So where had he gotten that idea?He closed the distance between us swiftly, lifting my bag from the seat beside me then dropping down on the now empty chair, placing my bag on his lap. Some shuffling ensued before he settled.Due to lack of space between the arranged chairs, my right leg and his left leg touched, making me painfully aware of the bunched muscles underneath the fabric of his pants. I glanced at him wondering if he noticed. He had his eyes straight forward, oblivious. In fact he looked rather nervous to notice anything, really.I figured that was a little tell of his. Whenever he was nervous or tellin
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EVA"Axel! " The high-pitched, feminine voice came from a tiny girl running towards where we were seated with a wide smile on her face. She looked genuinely delighted and surprised to see him, all but pushing my bag to the ground to make room for herself on his lap. "Were you waiting for me? "As her voice sifted into my ears, I realized that it was familiar. She was one of the girls that sat at Axel's table —almost all girls in the school really, but she frequented that table more than the others. It was only now that it occurred to me that she was closer to him than the other girls were. Stupid of me to assume he would be unattached, especially considering how much of a player —and how good-looking— he was. He fumbled to catch my bag as it toppled to the ground, causing him to lean into her and she giggled excitedly, throwing her hands around his neck to steady herself.People were starting to come out now and seeing them made me think of how stupid I must look right now. My body a
Falling For The Playboy • 20 •
EVA There were a few significant days in my life.The day I got dropped off at the orphanage, the day I met Omar —I hadn't taken note of the date, but I wasn't going to forget it either and the day I got adopted. It was on the sixteenth of September.Today was one of those days and as I sat among the others, waiting to board the plane, I knew that there were definitely going to be more.Laura nudged my knee. "Tell me you're not excited. ""I'm not excited. " It was a lie of course and she knew it."Liar. " She smirked, turning her eyes back to her phone.Laura, Abi and I sat together, busying ourselves on our phones until it was time to get on the plane. And I was pretty excited to get on that plane. A tiny part of me was scared too, but my excitement won out. Spread around the lobby, were Ivacy High students, each one dressed impeccably. Abi and Laura had on fitted jeans but while Laura was wearing a T-Shirt on top hers, Abi wore a cami and a black jacket over it. And then there wa
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EVA Laura, Abi and I simultaneously turned to the intruder. She had a face that wouldn't really be described as pretty —striking was the word, with cat-like eyes, a pointed nose and wide lips. She was slightly taller than I was with sleek chocolate skin and a slim figure clad in jean cutoffs and a long sleeved T-shirt.For some reason, she seemed familiar."Where did you come from? " Laura frowned, looking behind the girl."I appeared out of thin air. " She said and I almost believe her. Almost."Haha. " But there wasn't a hint of smile on Laura's face. "Why would you want to room with her? ""She needs someone to room with. " She turned to me, giving me the full force of her cat-like eyes. That was when I realized her hand was still linked with mine. "Don't you? "Why are you so familiar? "I actually do. " I muttered. "Doesn't mean she wants to room with you. " Laura sassed."Let's leave it up to Eva, shall we? " Abi suggested gently before turning to me. "Eva, would you be okay s
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EVA"Jesus Christ. " the boy groaned for the seventh time today, within the last thirty minutes. "Can we leave already? ""You're not the only one here. You know that, right? " an exasperated voice retorted and that was obviously the wrong thing to do because the frustrated boy wasted no time in channeling all his anger at the speaker, which made me think he probably had been looking for an outlet all along."Did you not hear the 'we' in the statement I just made? ""Wasn't a statement, Destiny. It was a question. " Another voice piped in. This one, belonging to a girl. "You would know the difference if you ever paid attention to a single thing that's said in English class. Just like you're not paying attention right now. "It was Natasha, the queen of sarcasm. A vibrant, quick-witted girl who had a smart-ass reply at the tip of her tongue, always ready to launch. I envied her the talent."No one asked you, Natasha. " The boy —Destiny— bit out, his jaw tightening in anger and embarrass
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EVA "I know what to do. " Laura said, dragging my attention readily back to her. "Did you put your phone on silent? " "Yes, I think so. " My phone was almost always on silent –because what was the point in turning the volume up when no-one ever called or texted? Once in a while, Laura and I engaged in back and forth texting but that was on rare occasions. "Shit. " she cursed in obvious frustration, then her eyes lit up again. "No, wait, that works too. " she tugged me closer to her, bringing her lips to my ear as if anyone was paying attention to us. "I'm going to call your phone and if anyone here has it, we're going to know. If not, then we'll know that it's still on the bus. " Okay, that was smart. But she forgot one little detail. "My phone is on silent, Laura! " I whispered harshly. She glared at me. "I know that, but it must be on vibrate or something, right? " "Or something. " I agreed. "Silent. " "Oh, shush. Whoever has it, they're going to feel it when it rings so let
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EVAVaughn caught me before I could hit the floor— although I could tell he would have preferred the latter—throwing me to the side and away from him with an annoyed grunt. I righted myself before I could make contact with the floor. Again.These guys treated me as though I was a rag doll. Henri walked in from an adjoining room just then. Their room was bigger than ours, very much so, in fact, that I knew that it had to be a suite. At first, he didn't seem to notice I was there, but then he did a double take and he froze. "Ah, the owner shows. " He drawled lazily. I wasn't surprised that Axel had discussed the incident with them. They were his close friends after all and they shared the same room. They were definitely going to ask."Go on, then. " He prompted, cocking his head in the direction of the room he just exited. "We'll be waiting for you to tell us what you had to do to get your phone back. " It was the light amusement in his voice that stopped me from panicking—and also
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EVA "The first time we met? Do you remember that day? "He had the decency to look chagrined. "That was a very rough day for me. ""Of course it was," I said sarcastically. "Then there's the girls that are always at your table during lunch in the cafeteria. "He sat up immediately. "Wait. That one isn't on me. Most of them are either there for Hen or Alex. I—""Everyday, Axel. Every single day. I'm not blind. I see you talking to them. "His eyes darted away. "Well, yes, I do. But there's nothing. That's all it is. Just talk. " Was I wrong? Was Laura wrong? My eyes dropped to the bed and I fingered the duvet, picking imaginary lint from the soft material. I could tell he didn't like my silence because his hand was on mine in a second, tugging on my fingers. I felt the tug low in my stomach. I watched his big hand move over mine, covering it completely. The skin of his palm was slightly rough and hot and the assault on my nerve endings was too much all at once.I pulled away."Cg...
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