Keisha’s POVI arrived at school just about the same time my friends arrived. Two large buses were already waiting for us in front of the school gate, so I didn’t bother to enter the school premises. My friends helped me with my luggage and we settled in one of the buses. I sat beside Amy while Nicole and Yuri sat together.A pamphlet was distributed to us by the teachers in-charge of us, I quickly glanced through it before I forgot about it like the last one we were given. We would be staying at Camp Emberwood for two days and there would also be various activities throughout the trip. Treasure hunt, hiking, campfire, races, canoeing, picnic and so many other things. I could already feel the exhaustion from doing all these activities even without doing them yet. The teachers started to give us some instructions which I barely paid attention to because I went back to reading the pamphlet as I saw Jake getting into the bus.Why did he have to be on the same bus with me?“Talk about f
Keisha’s POV“Oh my gosh! He is heading this way!” I exclaimed, pushing myself off the locker I was resting on. My heart pounded violently in my chest as I quickly thought of what to do. It would have been a really nice timing if the bell rang right now, but it didn’t.“Who?” Yuri asked as she looked behind me and saw who I was talking about, “Have you forgotten? His locker is right beside yours, that’s probably why he is heading this way, it's nothing to freak out about.”“Oh, yeah, I forgot about that. Act cool but normal.” I said as I laughed weakly, trying to look as normal as possible. It didn't take long before I felt Jake’s presence beside me but I didn’t turn to look, I completely ignored him and acted as if I was interested in what my friends were saying, but then, they weren’t talking anymore, they were staring at him.“Hi, girls.” I heard him say, “Keisha.” His voice turned soft as he said my name.The hair at the back of my neck stood as I heard his voice, and hearing him
Keisha’s POVRowan still stood in front of me, expecting me to say something. I thought long and hard about what to say to him. I really didn’t want to hurt him, but there was this big part of me that wasn’t willing to accept Rowan back as my boyfriend.Yes, I liked him, but honestly, I felt like there were no sparks between us and there won't ever be, no matter how hard we kissed. My heart didn’t flutter anymore when I was around him, he didn’t make me feel butterflies anymore. It was as if there was no chemistry between us, as if we were just together for dating sake.And I wanted more than that, I wanted someone who would make my toes curl instinctively while talking to them, someone who would make me weak in the knees and make the zoo in my stomach go on rampage.That was the type of person I wanted to be with. Not just someone who tried to portray the ‘perfect boyfriend’ image. I was starting to realize that I might have liked Rowan just because he was handsome.“Rowan,” I sighed
Keisha's POV I woke up the next morning in my mom's bed. She was already up and had even prepared for work. I quickly had my bath and prepared for school before going downstairs for breakfast. I saw the back view of my mom talking to Joshua and Justin so I lingered by the stairs a bit. "So, you're actually okay with it?" I heard mom ask. I guessed she was asking them about what we discussed last night. I smiled when I saw the looks of approval on the twins' faces. "Yeah, totally! Have you seen yourself in the mirror, mum? You're a catch, I honestly don't know why you denied yourself of dating all these years!" Joshua said, as he went to sit by the dining. Mum chuckled at his words and reached out to run her fingers through Justin's hair. "I'm fine with it too, mum. We all are not happy about dad moving on while you are still...", he paused, probably choosing his words carefully, "you know" He added, as he also went to sit beside his brother. "You should ask Keisha about t
Keisha's POV Patricia smiled sweetly and extended her hand towards mom, but mom just stood still, looking stunned.A gave her a gentle nudge to get her attention. She broke out of her trance and shook hands with Patricia. "Hi, it's nice to meet you." She said, offering her a smile. "It's nice to meet you too." Patricia responded, she stepped back and stood beside my dad, whose hand immediately snaked around her waist and kissed her cheek, obviously to my mom's reaction to everything.The woman looked oddly familiar, but I couldn't remember where I knew her from."Let's eat!" My mom said, trying to hide the shook she was feeling as she went to the kitchen to bring an extra plate. She returned in no time and started to dish out the food."So, Keisha, how has senior year been treating you?" My dad asked, biting a piece of chicken."It's been good." I answered as I chewed my food slowly. I thought of where I had seen Patricia before while staring at her. Then, it clicked, she was my da
Keisha's POV "What? He really said those things to you?" Amy asked over the phone, her voice masked with the same disbelief that I was still feeling."Yes, can you imagine? Jake only helped me with basketball, how dare he accuse me like that?" I scoffed as I paced angrily in my room. I had tried to calm myself after coming upstairs to my room.I washed my face with cold water, I tried to read and even tried exercise because I heard it's a good stress relief, but no, none worked for the anger that was burning in me. So, I picked up my phone and called Amy. She was taking a nap and wasn't exactly thrilled that I interrupted her sleep, but now that she had heard what I wanted to say, she was glad I called her before doing something I'd regret. I still couldn't believe that Rowan had said that about Jake and I. I knew something was up with him when he saw me with Jake during our tutorial. So, he had been jealous of Jake and I. But nothing even happened, he had nothing to be jealous of