People inspire you or drain you, He did both...
Nova"It's nice to see you Mr and Mrs Elrod" I smile and stretch my hand out to shake both of them."Oh don't be a stranger my dear" Mrs Elrod laughs and hugs me, and so does Mr Elrod before he goes in to say hi to my parents. "How are you? Any nerves for university" she chucklesI smile at the thought that i'll be leaving this place soon "Not at all ma'am, I'm ready"She smiles widely and hugs me again "Oh Nova I'm gonna miss you so much, my dear." She pulls away and holds my cheek "Remember you and Deshawn need to come to visit a lot okay?"What? "Uh.. sure," I stutter uncontrollably "uh excuse me please I need to check on the chicken"There's no chicken.How don't they know I'm no longer dating their son?I can't go through this dinner like this, not if I want to survive the night.I go upstairs to my room and search for my backpack. I open it and take out what I came for.The vodka I had drunkenly taken from someone from the bar the other day.Does this count as stealing? Oh my God, it does! I glare at the bottle and then hear the noise from downstairs.Fuck it! I grab the tiny glass that was on my table and pour the drink into it mentally apologizing to whoever I stole it from.Oh, fuck! It burns oh my God! It burns like hell! How do people drink this?I clear my throat and wait for a few for the burning sensation to die down before taking two more glasses.Cheers to being a lightweight.I giggle to myself. "Oh my God, it's kicking in," I say out loud to myself.I straighten my dress and make my way downstairs.Time to face the unwanted.I giggle again."Oh gosh, I'm so funny!"I get to the stairs and I feel a hand grab my arm, it's my mum."Ow, you're hurting me!" I whisper yellShe loosens her grip on my arm "You reek of alcohol. Don't you dare cause a scene tonight, this dinner is important to your father""I don't even want to be here" I yank my hand from her hold and walk down the stairs."Oh sorry for the wait guys, Nova was helping me with a few things" I turn around and see her smiling. Our eyes meet but I immediately turn away and walk to my seat."Oh wow who knew I'd be sitting next to the Devil's son" I mutter under my breathe just so only he could hear before I sit downEveryone's already seated. Malia, Deshaun's sister, just glares at me. If I didn't have alcohol in me I'd have waved and tried to be polite, maybe next time.I know she never liked me, besides she always gave off this weird vibe around me. I'm sure it's increasing now that her brother and I are no longer together.My dad says "So Deshaun, Nova tells me both of y'all are no longer together? That true?" He smiles as he chews his foodI glare at my dad. Are you for real? Why would I lie about something like that?"Uh yes sir, we're taking a break for her to be able to prepare for college. It pains me but I understand" he smiles at me. The fools surrounding us may see it and think "oh wow young love"Rubbish."Ah! my boy, such a gentleman." I scoff but quickly cover it up with a cough when I feel eyes on me "But you better make sure to keep an eye out Nova is an eye candy and I'm sure a lot of these college guys will be on the lookout"Deshaun laughs at his mum's joke " I wi-""Thank you, Mrs Elrod, but I'm sure I can have interest in anyone since" I turn and face Deshaun "last time I checked... I'm single" I put a piece of chicken in my mouthMy mum laughs nervously, filling up the quiet space with "I'm sure what Nova is saying is that they can be seeing other people on this break." She laughs again "you know all these young kids and their 'open relationships'" she does the hand quotes and everyone laughs along with herI kiss my teeth and smile "I know perfectly well what I meant mum, but let's not dwell on that" Ignoring her hard stare I continue eating my foodI pull the bottle of wine closer to me and I smile when I see it's alcoholic. Even though it's a low percentage, it will do. I bring my glass closer to pour into it when I feel eyes on me... I smile and give them the 'I'm nineteen and can drink look" before pouring into the glass."Dad, can you please pass me the chicken?" I made it, might as well enjoy it more, none of them here can say it doesn't taste good. I've been seeing the way Mrs Carter has been yearning to ask for a second serving, I have no idea what she's scared of.For the first time tonight Malia speaks "Nova darling, you might wanna take it easy on the food" she chuckles as if that will ease the tension "You don't want to get too big"Why are people so dumb? You see a big person and the only thing you can use to insult them is their body.Why the fuck is someone's size bothering you?I smile "How's your husband Malia?" I drop my fork and look at her.She scoffs "I don't have one""I know. Maybe get one before you come for my body. Besides me sitting here and exchanging words with you is tiring, which I'd love to by the way." I pick up my chicken and bite into it before dropping it back "but I'm afraid I won't do it as well as nature did" I drink up my wine.I hear numerous gasps of shock "Nova! I'm so sorry Malia she didn't mean that" my mum looks at her before glaring at me"Oh trust me I did" I feel nails digging into my thigh and I look down and glare at Deshawns hand "Get your filthy hands off me you maggot!" The parents gasp loudly again"Nova, babe I know you're stressed from the breakup and all but we'll be okay-"I cut him off "oh shut up you pig!" I think there was something more in that alcohol"Nova, where are your manners?" Mr Elrod speaks upI scoff "Manners? Why don't we talk about your perfect boy." I face Deshaun "Why don't you tell them why we broke up babe?" I push my seat back and get up"What is she talking about Deshaun?" His father asks.Everyone who knows Deshaun knows he's scared of his dad. Not scared but he's scared to disappoint him hence the reason why he's always seeking his validation one way or another.I look at him and smile. Ignoring the stern look he's giving me.He gives a nervous chuckle "It's nothing dad, just normal arguments"He tugs on my dress underneath the table"You're a fool."My mum gasps audibly "Nova can you please just sit down and stop causing a scene""No! I'm not going to sit down and let all of you put this monster on a pedestal." I point to Deshaun "I'm done keeping quiet. And yes maybe it's the alcohol speaking, and I might wake up tomorrow and regret this" I burp "but one thing I won't regret, is speaking my mind.""Nova, don't!" Deshaun warns"Oh fuck off!" I flip him off and face his dad "Mr Carter, your son, humiliated me in front of everyone at a party, just because I refused to have sex with him"Deshaun's mum gasps and covers her mouth looking at her son."What! Is that true Deshaun?" Mr Elrod's voice is loud as he gets up from his seat and faces his son.Deshaun raises his head to look at his father but immediately changes his mind and stands up "Dad it's a lie, she's just drunk and hurt!" This dumb bitchI bring my phone out of my pocket and go to one of the numerous links that were sent to me before pressing play."You were not even a good lay" Deshaun's voice sounds from the video.I turn round the table to give Mr Carter my phone and my mum grabs my arm roughly digging her nails into my flesh "Let go of me!" I grind my teeth and pull my hand from her gripMr Elrod takes the phone and watches the video and his eyes immediately go to Deshaun. Who looks like he is about to pee his pants?I take my phone and smile as I walk back to my seat.Looks like my job here is done.I pick up my purse and put some more chicken on my plate, I make sure to look at Malia with a wide smile while serving myself.I pour myself one more glass of wine and drink it "See you all next time or not" I turn to Deshaun "And Deshaun thank you for making my last days in this town a living hell. I hope you never find love and you fall into a deep pit and never come out"Mrs Elrod gasps. Looks like she's crying "oh my God, Nova""And, Mrs Elrod, you can have an extra chicken, it won't kill you" I laugh an walk off almost tripping on the stairs.I laugh again and slowly make my way up each stair. "Nova you get back here right now, and apologize to the Elrods!" My mum yells after me"Good night mother and father" I yell back. Once I'm in my room I lock the door behind me.I can hear the commotion downstairs. I search for my headset and put it on.I just keep staring at the ceiling as if any minute from now something interesting will just fall from it.I laugh at my thoughts."Oh fuck!" I cover my mouth and rush to the toilet to puke.I'm a fucking mess! I move against the wall and just let the tears fall.I'm so fucking tired of everything.He did to her what he did best, ruin......"Call me whatever you want Aiden, you should know I don't care" I smirk at him before taking a sip of my bourbon."You're crazy. I wonder why I'm friends with any of you. I'm beginning to think you're crazier than Roman. And that's saying a lot" Aiden shakes his head as he checks his phone again for the thirteenth time in fifty seconds."Hey! What did I do?" Roman demands from where he's seated. His attention finally was on the rest of us and not his wife."You're crazy that's what you did" Aiden answers"Aiden says the rate at which this Italian bastard is going, he might just be crazier than you" Nate another friend of mine answers"Shutup! I'm not crazy" Roman defends"Yeah right. Coming from the guy who threatened his woman's best friend, just so she'd go on a date with him" Aiden rolled his eyes, pouring himself another drink.We all laughed at the memory "Hey! That doesn't mean I'm crazy. That can be any of you guys, you know?" Roman sa
if I could choose whom to love, I'd never choose you. I never knew how much of a permanent scar you'd be on my heart.Nova"We're gonna miss you so much baby," My dad said with his arm around my shoulder in a side hug. While I stood awkwardly as he pretended to care. But we both know his main focus is on the phone in his hand.I sighed defeatedly and walked past both parents who were completely unaware of me because they were talking about their next so call business deal. I made my way to my room and picked up the last of my belongings that I would be needing.I walk down with my things in hand, not giving a single glance back to my room.It was merely accommodation for my temporary stay in this house. It was never a home.I get to where my parents are standing "Mom, Dad. I'm all set to leave""Yeah, safe trip honey" my mum dismissed with a wave of her hand without even glancing at me.I know it's routine, but that still hurt.I walk out of the door and suck in my breath before exhal
Everyone around them knew, that he'd set himself on fire to keep her warm.Nova."So uh... yeah I'm still driving, just got on the road again after last night." I rambled as I try to figure out what to say into the phone in my hand "Oh oh yeah! I met a girl last night. Not that type of meeting a girl but ughh, I helped her scare off this creep and gave her a ride" I smile to myself as if Chance was here in the car next to me listening. And I was not leaving him another voicemail.I park by the side of the road and turn my radio down a little as I continue spilling out my last night's fiasco into the phone."Turns out, she didn't even know the dude, you know. Just some creepy, disgusting man that thinks he's superior or whatever." My left hand on the wheels tightened as I remembered the slimy bastard. "I hate men, they're so fucking infuriating. Except you, Chance. I love you" I giggle after that last part "A-and I know it's not all of them, but it's really hard to think that now to be
Everyone thinks I ruined her. I did.NovaI've always hated mornings.But there's something about the night, that's welcoming to me. The way darkness engulfs me in its warmth, doing its best to shield me from prying eyes. This is how best I can describe the night.I could also go on and on about it. But I'm stuck in this line waiting to get my coffee. With this dumbass male specie in front of me, that keeps, not so subtly if I may add. Trying to check out my boobs.He should be thankful I have too much weighing on my mind right now.Human beings infuriate me. Scratch that.Straight men infuriate me.I woke up this morning, happy about my new life in college and a house that's free what more could I possibly want?That's a lie.I woke up this morning and my mind immediately went to the letter that was left for that guy. Yesterday was my first day in college, I met that guy yesterday. All these thoughts bombarded my head and all I could think of to calm myself down is coffee.But here I
Our love was toxic but it was still our love.Leonardo"You remember the plan right?" I asked the doctor attending to me"Yes sir" he nods and answers in haste"Good" I turn to face him before placing my hand on his shoulder and drawing his face closer to mine "Because I'm pretty sure that, as a doctor, you need your hands for work." I give him a pat on the back and he scurries out"What was that?" Nova chuckles as she walks to me and hands me one of the cups in her hand."I.. have no idea. Just mumbled some shit about a patient and left" I shrugged while feigning innocence. I took a sip of my coffeeShe let out a loud sigh "You won't believe where I had to go to get these" she placed the coffee down on the table beside me before presenting a small bag I'm guessing contained muffins"Where?" I kept my eyes on her as she spoke"The other side of the hospital!" She exclaimed defeatedlyI chuckled "I was expecting to hear you drove away from here or something else""I might as well have
If we're being honest, I think she did more damage than I did.LeonardoAs I sit in the corner, watching the rise and fall of her chest while she breathes. All I can think of is how badly I want to be in that bed with her.Holding her, caressing her. But I can't, not yet at least. But soon enough my love, soon.She receives a message on her phone, and I immediately take the one in my hand that's linked to hers, to check it.The message is from a girl named Tiffany asking if she's still coming to the party.I'm guessing this must be her tour guide. She hasn't met any other person since she got here, maybe during class.Not like she talks to anyone there also.Good thing I persuaded the woman at the admissions office to attend to her any time she arrives. And also give her the new Inn that was specifically made for her.I move from where I'm sat, close to her to another section of the house. This spot is darker.I'm sure those girls will call anytime soon.And then the phone rings "Just
Please touch me...Nova I open my eyes slowly and immediately squint when I'm met with the harsh reflection of morning sunlight from my window.Too lazy to stand up and still slightly drunk, with a raging hangover to be able to decipher my current location.I'm laying on my side in a bed, I'm very sure it's not mine.I drop my hand from my body trying to feel around for anything like my phone or anyone perhaps but nothing. I close my eyes and stretch drawing the sheets up to my face unknowingly and that's when I see it.Blood."Oh, my God!" I gasp to myself as my memories from last night begin to come back bit by bit.I don't get up from the bed, too scared that whoever I slept with is still around somewhere or he has gone and I have to face the scary moment when I realize what has happened.I wanted to have sex. At least drunk me did I remember Tiffany bringing up the idea and at that moment it sounded like an amazing one.My first thought was just to get rid of it. Get o
He was everything dangerous yet, I craved his touch immenselyNova"So yeah" I s hrug "That's what I've decided," I say as I make my way to Leo's kitchen to get a drink.Leo and I have been hanging out for weeks now. Well, I don't think hanging out is the right word. I've been coming to see him since the accident and we've become friends... I think.He's sort of closed off, in a way. He talks to me sometimes but not as much as I've imagined how friends talk to each other.Maybe we're not friends."So you're saying you're just going to ignore the fact that you have a stalker. One that sent you a picture of you covered with bloody sheets. And a dead man, with missing body parts next to you?" Leo says looking at me with a hard gazeI sigh "Okay. Of course, I'm scared, but what can I do? I went to the cops and they said it's probably a friend playing a prank on me" I shrug "I give up" I pick the Mountain Dew and then head back to the living room."The security system of this country is wi