Tia entered my room with a curious look on her face that morning, and she kept looking around as if she has never entered the room before.“Is breakfast ready?” I asked her, not bothering to sound like I just arose from sleep, when we both know that I did not get a wink of sleep last night.“Um, yes…” she drawled.I got up to freshen up for breakfast when her curious look intensified. I could not ignore it any longer. “What is it, Tia?” but she kept looking around. “If you don’t talk, you might burst open,” I told her.“You moved back to your own room?” she asked me.“With ease.”“Oh,” she exclaimed, and looked around again. “But why?”“It’s just my choice; something I believe I still have a right to.”I went into the bathroom to brush and have a warm bath only for me to return into the bedroom and still find Tia standing there like a tadpole, smiling sheepishly like a child about to plead for a popsicle. “What is it with you this morning, Tia?” I asked her.“When are you going to vis
Leah asked the hotel attendant to let Riley come up to her hotel room after the bitch has incessantly called and begged to meet with her. Leah liked the woman, but she does not want to pursue a close friendship with her, especially as Logan has made it abundantly clear that he does not want to catch sight of either Riley or Emma.But now that Alice has continued to show that you can never clean up a pig, she has decided that maybe, there is something that can be done for her brother at last.Riley entered her room carrying a small but expensive gift bag. They exchanged a friendly hug, even though there is nothing quite friendly about the hug to the both of them.“It’s so lovely to see you, and that vacation did you a whole lot of good,” Riley complimented as she handed the gift to Leah. Without bothering to even check what is inside it, she tossed it on the bed. She would give it to her room cleaner when she comes to clean, she thought to herself. “You look splendid yourself…I heard
The designer had his design manager bring the dress for me. I called Tia into our room while I tried on the dress for proper fitting. Tia and I held our breath in anticipation as she unveiled the dress.Tia gasped for air as the dress finally came into view. I just stared at it in awesomeness, my breath caught in my throat at the magnificent beauty of the dress.It is a floral peach fishlike gown with beaded straps crisscrossed at the back and full at the bottom with tiny dots of grey around the bottom.“You like?” She asked, triumph and excitement dancing in her eyes.Tia was the first to scream. “Yes, it is the most beautiful dress I have ever seen!” I laughed and looked at Tia and said, “Uh, you said the exact same words about my wedding gown, Tia,” I reminded her, but even I was too excited about the dress to not let Tia’s comment on it swell my head.“I know. I know. It’s just that this is a perfect dress for the party!” Tia bubbled.The design manager smiled. “Shall we have it
Logan’s POV I sat on the chair by my private swimming pool in my hotel, just staring at the calmness and pureness of the blue water of the pool.If I was having a good day, I would be in the pool right now, stark naked and swimming the day’s stress away. One way I like easing the day’s work and just getting my bones and nerves to relax is swimming in the pool.But not today.And I have not swum in this pool since I arrived here. Everything seems to be crumbling to the ground. Ethan had promised that it would blow over, and that all we needed was for another interesting story to come up in the internet, and mine will be stale and forgotten, but here I am, days after and I am still trending like the first day.Is it that the world has become sane overnight that no one else wants to stir up a scandal? I wanted to scream, but then again, I do not even want people to know that I am hiding here. Ethan says the press and paparazzi are looking all over the place for me like a vampire loo
I was surfing the internet when I discovered that one could actually have college classes online. Excited about this, I immediately registered for my course online, which means I have to be on my phone for four hours every day, and if I successfully achieve that, then I am a full college student just as every girl or boy who attends classes physically.I am also happy because it will take my mind off things, and I also decided that I would keep it away from Logan and everyone else…except Tia, of course. Let the world think that they have succeeded in stopping me from being a college graduate. Let my classmates feel that they have succeeded in pushing me away from school, but I will throw them all into a state of shock when all of this is over.I took my notepad and started to write about my routine for the day. I would go for a run every morning, have coffee when I get back, shut myself in for four hours and attend my class, have food, take a nap, read a book, watch a show online-one
“It is not in my place to say, plus, you are doing so well in this new found routine of yours, and I would not want to have it spoilt.” She said.Immediately, my heart began to thump in anxiousness. “Tia, if you did not want to tell me, then you should have pretended that all is well when you came in here,” I scolded her.“I am sorry,” she apologized and I groaned in frustration.“There’s nothing to apologize for, Tia. You have already disrupted my peace. The least you can do now is tell me what the hell is going on,” I said.“I really should have pretended that all is well,” Tia said.“Don’t forget that you don’t pretend very well,” I said and smiled, intending to light up the atmosphere, but Tia’s face still remained gloomy. “Is it me?” I prodded.“No, of course not,” she quickly said.“Then what is it?” I asked stamping my feet on the ground because I am tired of prodding her, and I really just want to get on with my daily activity-that is if whatever the matter might be is not gra
Riley applied some sunscreen lotion and lay bare on her patio as she sipped on a glass of cocktail. It has been an interesting week for her, and she could not be happier.Logan has opened his arms to her in desperate need of a reliable shoulder to lie on, and her friendship with Leah is taking a different turn now. She sighed and smiled.Things are really looking good now. She has always been a fighter for what she truly wants. Resilience and persistency have been her driving force over the years, and she is glad that she also demonstrated that zeal with Logan and his intolerable sister, which of course, is gradually paying off for her.Her only concern now is how to get invited to the Secretary-elect’s party which is just in a couple of days. They did not uninvited Alice, and she wonders why considering the girl is a bloody peasant with no poise and class, and an absolute disgrace to the society.She had tried to get an invite, but then, if you did not get an invitation when it was
“What do we do?” Ethan asked Leah.They had met up at a café in Leah’s hotel because Ethan called and said he needed to talk to her about Logan and it was very important.Leah wanted to turn him down, because she is still very mad at Logan for pushing her aside just like that, but then, things are beginning to look good with her plans with Riley, and as long as she can sort out this mess all by herself, she was good.“We do nothing,” Leah answered indifferently.Ethan is shocked at that response. “You can’t say that, Leah. Logan is your brother, and he is fast galloping into ruins! No one will have him,” Ethan cried desperately, beads of sweat gathering on his forehead and the bridge of his nose. “We have to do something to rectify all of this,” he finished.“You are his manager, Ethan, not me,” Leah said.“I cannot believe this,” Ethan grumbled and got up. He placed his hands in his pockets and removed them almost immediately, and then repeated the whole exercise. “You are being pett