When they arrived at the library, there were no signs of the other three. Nonetheless, Sylvia decided to give them time. At the same time, Stacey and she both pitched in ideas about what to do for the project.And then, they selected which part they wanted to complete. When half an hour had passed and they were still absent, Sylvia knew those three wouldn’t be turning up.Stacey noticed how tense the atmosphere was. With Sylvia clenching her hand into a tight fist, she had to admit her bearing was somewhat intimidating.“They will be hardly contributing anything. It’s better for us to work on it together,” Stacey pointed out.Sylvia nodded.“If they don’t want to participate, fine, there is no need to put in their names. They can deal on it on their own,” Sylvia voiced out.“Don’t act rashly,” Stacey said, trying to convince her to choose otherwise. “It would be foolish to go against them three, and the project isn’t that difficult for us to handle.”In a stern tone, Sylvia responded,
On that day, when Sylvia went to the library once the classes were over, she saw Blake there. Leaning against the back of the chair, he had a bored and sloppy posture yet he managed to make himself appear cool as he swung the chair back and forth.Beside him was Daniel who flashed her a small smile, and Jennifer gave her a momentary scowl that lasted for less than a second. Then, there was the shaken up Stacey. The three of them didn’t do good for her mental state.“You are late,” commented Blake.“That wouldn’t be the case if your fellow friends didn’t think it was cool to block someone’s way,” Sylvia shot back.Sylvia noticed that Stacey flashed her a questioning look, and to this, Sylvia merely responded with an apologetic gaze.“Great that all of you decided to show up. Now, yesterday, the tasks had been divided between Stacey and me, but it’s fine it can be adjusted. The parts you will complete will be delegated to you. However, if you aren’t ready to act responsible, please do e
Sylvia ate chips, really bored, as the rest concentrated on the game of truth and dare— a classic that she was dragged into. By pure luck, the bottle landed on her.While she couldn’t be any less unamused, Blake seemed to be enjoying this, especially daring his fellow friends to do something crazy.The more she got to know him, instead of being intimidating, he felt like a child to her. Then again, he was a teenager after all.Unfortunately, the luck was on her side for long enough, so the bottle landed on her, and she had the eyes on her. This did make her feel akin to a prey.“Finally, it’s on you, Sylvia,” Jennifer commented with a smile on her face. That girl was clearly waiting.Because they thought it was boring to have the person choose truth or dare, they let them select between two folded paper. And it was bad for Sylvia when she ended up with the paper having dare written on it.If it was the truth one, she could simply lie out of it.She noticed how Jennifer’s eyes twinkled
“It was on my way.”Oh! Then, how come he knew they weren’t home?Of course, Sylvia didn’t ask that and went along with what he had to say. Maybe he had to leave house for a reason or someone just told him.“Why am I seeing the old bastard here? I must be drunk.”Hearing Blake say that made Sylvia’s expression collapse. The smile on her face stiffen. As for Liam, he had no change shown on his face.Blake then grabbed on to Sylvia’s arm and pouted at her before saying, “Boss, let’s get away from there. I hate this old bastard! I don’t want to see his face. It disgusts me.”Those are some strong words used.Sylvia’s eyes shifted between Blake and his father. Why did it feel as though the two of them were used to such interactions? Nonetheless, albeit funny, it was awkward for her.And Blake was also calling her boss.“Stand up properly and let go of her, Blake,” commanded Liam.“Boss, can you hear that? It’s as though a mosquito is buzzing. Let’s leave.”“Blake, are you forgetting? I am
He then left.Although his manner of talking was really high-profile, his presence was incredibly intimidating, making those words frightening.Just what was that sick bastard planning to do with her?And from then on, she had to admit that her school days were relatively peaceful. Although she met with a couple of scowls, they didn’t get into her path.She wondered what Blake said.Even Jennifer didn’t mess with her.However, that did little to help with the constant paranoia growing inside her, thinking what Blake might do to her in the near future.Fortunately enough, the group project happened smoothly too. Although the aesthetics of the projects was debatable, it still managed to earn an almost full grade from the teacher.Nonetheless, two weeks worth of spring vacation was given, and during this period of time, her mother thought it would be fun to have a trip.Sylvia was the first one to refuse.She shook her head and stepped into her room, locking herself up, so that she didn’
However, only few minutes after that, she ran out with a scream and leaped on to Blake’s shoulder. She wrapped her hand around his neck tightly.She wasn’t sure whether or not was it an illusion, but she saw something move inside.And Sylvia knew how to concede in time. What was the use of holding on to pride if she would die out of heart attack as a result of it?While she didn’t believe in the existence of supernatural, who knew what actually existed in the vast world? That’s why, she didn’t want to risk for few seconds of bravery.It wasn’t worth it in her absolutely logical brain.“Let go of me.”Blake tried to remove her hands from around his neck, but she only held on to him tighter, determined to stay attached to him.She stubbornly shook her head.“No, you will throw me into the cave.”She shuddered at the thought of the inside of cave. Blake felt the slight motion and didn’t know whether to be offended or pleased by seeing her act in this manner.After, how was a dark cave mo
After the two of them tired themselves out, they reached home at three in the night. Both of them were covered in sand and salt water.As Sylvia took a shower, she laughed at how the day went. Despite all the fights between Blake and her, it was fun. It had been a long time since she had so much fun.Maybe for Blake, she was merely bothersome.But Sylvia enjoyed it. Very rarely did she get the chance to act so freely and childishly. It made her feel as though she hadn’t grown up yet.Sylvia went to sleep after that.Because of going back to sleep late at night, Sylvia woke up when the time for breakfast was almost over. It was the incessant hunger that woke her up.Her head did feel a little heavy, but she thought nothing much of it and blamed it on the lack of sleep.She saw her mother and Liam hugging each other on the couch. This didn’t made her feel disgusted anymore due to how used to it she became.The housekeeper prepared the sandwiches for her. Grabbing the sandwich, she bit i
Only a small wound sat on his forehead. The rest of his body was covered in blood. Seeing how he looked all well in front of her, Sylvia didn’t mind the blood and tried to pull him to hug her.Blake was caught off guard, but he acted fast by getting down. Although this was strange for him, he didn’t resist and let her wrap her hands around him. Her body was trembling as she broke out into sobs.He didn’t think she would be this afraid.“I was so scared. It was dark, and there was the bullets. I was worried they will find me. And you, I thought you will be attacked. Are you alright?”“Hmm,” she responded.Once Sylvia couldn’t cry anymore, she pulled away from him. Embarrassment flooded her due to the way she acted. It was because of being too overwhelmed. At least Blake wasn’t too inconsiderate to push her away.She was about to stand up when her head spun, and before she could collapse, he carried her in his arms. This startled her, and she started to move due to the discomfort.“You