Richard's point of view... It had been two weeks since I was here in this town and guess what, I already started getting used to it. I walk to work and on my way, many strangers wave at me with smiles and I wave at them back. Mom promised me that she would leave once I attended that stupid arranged blind date but even after that she had no intention of returning. Why would she...? This is her hometown. Though she doesn't have any direct relatives, everyone around her is just like a close one to her. That's strange. This kind of warmth we can only find in small towns like this. It was the weekend and I wanted to take some time to relax but mom had other plans up her sleeves. She called Anna to fix another date for us and though Anna was busy with her gallery work, she agreed. It was forced on me and I had to pick her up from her house. I could have denied it but I don't know why I agreed, maybe I wanted to go there. It had been a week since I saw that little trouble around. She
Juliette's point of view... Strawberries...!?!Is he serious? Was he talking about me? It was embarrassing to face him after what had happened at home but listening to him I felt butterflies in my stomach. Heat curled up on my face and I was blushing like a burning hot iron. But soon all those butterflies flew away and a splash of cold water spilled on my face when I saw Anna wearing a strawberry-printed scarf. So that's it...! All that craving was about her. I should have thought about it earlier. Why would a man so handsome and successful like him be drooling over a girl like me?I smacked myself back to reality and left them alone to flirt.Yes...! I am jealous...! And I know I shouldn't be. Don't judge me okay...! Any girl who sees him, that devilishly handsome face, that body, and that killing smile of his, will definitely be for him. But all this made me get my horses on the track. I must keep him away. I must stay as far as possible from that man. He is dangerous. Damn,
Juliette's point of view... Dead...! I was so dead. My heart started pondering inside my chest as if it would soon break its way out of my ribcage. Just how it feels when we get caught by the DEO while cheating in a board exam, just like how it feels when we get caught watching porn films by our mom...! Exactly...! I was going through that kind of fear at that moment. Everyone was frozen, my hands and legs were melting on the spot. He frowned and his eyes bore into mine and that made me forget to breathe. "What the hell were you guys doing?" he yelled moving a few steps ahead, I saw Scarlett walking behind him. So she didn't run away but went to bring someone to help me. But...! Darling...! It didn't help at all. The other girls stood up hanging their heads but slightly giggling while gossiping with each other, I am sure they are imagining my future right now, the most crappie one. "In my office...! Right now..." he yelled while walking away with his tall slant legs. We foll
Juliette's point of view... "Answer my question and I will leave, Miss Juliette" he pressed on that same point while crossing his hands over his chest. His jaws clenched and his eyes narrowed. There was no chance of escape for me.I hate Selina and her minions...! Screw them...! I wouldn't have ended up here if it were not for that stupid gang of bullies.Should I just tell him that they were indeed bullying me?Will he accept it as an excuse while not registering a complaint in the disciplinary office? I gaped at him bluntly when he slowly stepped forward, "I think I made it clear to you, Miss Juliette..." he added and my hands and legs went numb. What the hell...! "A...a... I... Was..." I stammered as I tried fetching for better words to explain myself but nothing seemed to be popping up in my mind. It was completely blank. Maybe because I hurt my head.Wait...! I just hurt my head in his office and he is here, interrogating me as if I was a criminal or something...! "Argh...
Juliette's point of view...DJ leaned forward with a disgusting grin spread on his face and pressed his shabby lips that of mine. I was wrapped up in many plasters, almost everywhere on my body and I couldn't even move my finger. What the hell is going on...! "Freaking bastard...!" I sat up jolting, on my bed yelling out louder that even Anna rushed to my room. It was then I noticed that I was alone in the room and it wasn't the hospital bed that I was lying on but my own bed that I was laying on. Huff...! I huffed out the hot air that was stuck in. "Are you okay?" Anna rushed over to me, tilting my little head in every possible direction, checking it once again. "I am fine Anna, I just had a nightmare...!" I yelled pulling myself back from her concerned grip. "Thank God, I thought you were hurt again" I was touched, deep in my heart. I was so much touched by her concern that I wanted to kiss her cheeks red for the first time but soon my illusion faded away as she added the next
Richard's point of view... It was the weekend already and that damn party was today which I no interested to attend. I mean what the hell am I going to do with those old farties and those little ones? No one is a good match for me, not at least to talk. And about Miss Olivia and the other ladies in the school, they are ready to jump into my pants each time. I am just tired of them. Really...! I miss those days in New York when I spent sleepless nights enjoying the best pubs and clubs with my friends. Here in this town, I couldn't even find a better wine let alone a pub or a club. I am getting bored...! I walked over to the calendar and marked the days I had spent here in this place. Feeling proud of myself that I had been enduring this for two weeks. Wetting my hair slightly, I shoved them back when I pushed my hands in my pocket to bring out my phone, to call Liam. I don't want to be alone. I can call him to come over. He was my roommate for two years when we lived in New York
Juliette's point of view... "Hey gorgeous, I am here to pick my partner"My whole self stirred for once. Just imagine, that handsome face and luring body and now buttered up like a Greek God was here to ask me to be his mate. Am I just imagining things or did he really come to my house to pick me up? "Y... You...I..." I stuttered fetching for words to express my shock but it wasn't needed anymore as I heard Mom's words."What happened dear? Isn't Scarlett here yet?" she walked a bit towards and peeked at the opened door, "Oh, Richard is here...!" She wasn't surprised at all, instead, she turned around calling Anna to hurry up. "Anna, Richard is here, you are late...!"Aahh...! Something broke inside me and I clenched my fist on my dress. No, I shouldn't feel bad...! I shouldn't feel bad...! I repeated it a hundred times in my mind. How could I think about that kind of possibility? He was here for Anna, not for me...! How could I even imagine that thing?A chuckle left my m
Juliette's point of view... "Who is number Six, here?" I heard a dude's voice echoing through my surroundings and I literally wanted to sneak inside the ground, not to be found by anyone. "Six...! I think it was someone here...!" another one helped him out and pointed in my direction. Shit man...! There is no escape...! Taking a long breath, I was about to turn around to surrender to whoever was my dance date for the day but suddenly I felt someone grab my hand from beside me. I jerked pulling my hand back immediately, it was dark, and though the disco lights were flashing, it wasn't enough to see their faces clearly and not to tell, those weird masks that everyone was wearing were way out of reach even to guess. I tried to identify the one who grabbed my hand but before I could strain myself, Scarlett let out a whisper, "Don't move Juli, it's me" I released the air stuck inside my lungs, but she added something that made my mind stir for once. "Don't you dare turn around, it'