Mag-log inMIAI figured maybe my mind was playing tricks on me. I mean, there was a fully packed stadium so maybe there was someone else named Mia and that's what I was hearing. I tried to focus my mind back on the game but for the life of me, I couldn't. There was this feeling in the gut of my stomach that I couldn't push away. I didn't know what it was yet but I didn't like it.Even when Xavier's team was being called out, I struggled to focus and could only smile when I saw him jog out. His hand was still wrapped but this time around, he had rewrapped it in tape so it didn't look like it was injured. All I could hope was that someone wouldn't hit him on that hand or something because then, it would be game over. The team went over to their side, formed a huddle and spoke to their coach. I stared at his back, maybe it was my eyes or the way he stood but I could tell something was wrong with him. His form wasn't straight and it seemed like
MIABy the time we finished running all the errands, we had one hour left. The sun was already down and the night had started to set in. We had to do everything on double time but the great news was that we got there in time. It was safe to say that Kaan had gone back to the room and hadn't seen up because he had been blowing up Xavier's phone for hours and no one was picking up. “You know we're going to have to eventually pick up because he will send an army to come look for us. What do we do?” “Ugh, we can deal with that later. For now, we have somewhere to be.”The parking lot was almost already filled to the brim and we had a hard time finding where to park. We had to go over to the back and only because he was a player did they allow him to park there. As soon as we stepped out, the noise hit me. The loud music and the people sweeping across the floor, trying to get inside. “Hey, I need to get i
MIAThe family doctor was here checking his vitals. He had been so lucky, he said. He was sitting right where the car would have easily turned him into a pile of blood and body matter. Same goes for me actually but he would have been injured first. My eyes were on the clock, his phone was in my hand. He had already received a couple of texts and calls from some of his friends but I couldn't respond to any of them. What if I told them that he'd be there and he didn't end up making it and I couldn't do the latter because Xavier needed this game so much and I knew he would do anything to be there. But he wasn't waking up yet. He wasn't waking up and it was troubling me. “Doctor, when is he going to wake up? Is he going to be able to move around today?”The doctor stopped packing his things and turned to face me. “I don't think so. I gave him enough drugs to knock out a horse. He needs to rest so his body will regulate. Waking up isn't on the list of things he's going to do today. B
MIAFor a moment, everything seemed to be white. Well, for a long time actually. I could hear a ringing in my ear and head and the smell of gasoline was coming strongly from somewhere in the hood of the car. I wanted to lift my hand but I couldn't. There was something trickling down the side of my head and as I lifted my head, it poured profusely. I could hear shouts from outside and I could see figures standing in front of the car but I couldn't make anything of their faces. Then my brain reminded me that we'd just been in an accident. Panic flooded me immediately and my breathing became elevated. I tried to turn my head to look for Xavier but a sharp pain shot through my spine as I turned my head. “Xavier.” I called out to him but he didn't respond. I couldn't feel my hand or my fingers. What the hell had happened? Why wasn't anyone calling for help? Xavier had definitely passed out. We were still in our seats, the seatbelt was digging into my neck. I needed to do someth
MIA“Only you would do a thing like this. Do you know how much trouble you'd get in if your coach found out about this?”He rolled his eyes.“ Exactly the reason why I asked you to lie for me. He'd have my head on a table if he knew. I can't for the life of me find where I kept my other sneakers. They're my lucky ones. I've worn them every game since I got on the team. Getting new sneakers is like getting bad luck. If I flunk this game, coach will have my head before the media and the fans do. Screw that, he'd kill me and put my intestines on display for my enemies to buy.”Well, I'm glad he knew how tough the man could be. “When was the last time you wore your old sneakers though? They have to be around your room somewhere. It can't possibly be that far outside your room. You only have one house.”As soon as I said that, I remembered that he had been at his father's place for some time and may have possibly taken them there but I didn't want to bring that up because I didn't want to
MIA“You look like you're about to pass out. You know it's just midterms right?” I gave Xavier a look. “You know I'm trying to catch up with my grades right? Every point I can get goes into my total. I'm literally on the verge of failing and repeating final year. I can't let that happen.”I couldn't remember the last time I slept for more than three hours. All my strength was being put into reading. “How many more is left?” I sighed and threw my bag on the bed.“Just one left. That's tomorrow. Then I'll just sleep till the end of the world. Gosh, I'm so tired. How's yours going?” He didn't look like he was going through what I was going through so I knew I was pretty much alone in my struggle. Xerxes came back from the hospital today so the house was really bubbly and it was like it had kicked back to life. We were presently in Xerxes’ office cleaning because he didn't allow the maids to do it. Kaan was out doing something so he couldn't do it. “Has William come to visit?” He
XAVIERWhat was that sound? I jumped out of bed, confused at which corner to run to. Mia didn't wake up, which was surprising. My heart thud loudly in my chest and I looked for my shirt and pulled it over my head, heading for the door handle. Before I could reach it, the door swung open and Falc
MIAIt had been like a dream, but the moment I felt the lashes on my skin, I snapped out of it and realized that it wouldn't hurt that much even in my sleep. It seemed like a tornado had managed to not go through the wall and just appear in my living room. I didn't know what to do. Confusion rip
XAVIER“I would rather die than let them take her over there. That would be like bringing the sacrifice right into the lion's den.”Falcon nodded. “What do we do now? Left to them, they would take action immediately. We have to stop them if we actually want to do something.”I opened my mouth to s
XAVIER“How’s she doing? Have you been able to determine what's going on?” The air in the room was still even though the windows were open. It was suffocating even. My father, Gabriel, Falcon and I sat round a table when the meeting first started but over the course of half an hour, we had all sto







