The young girl stared at herself in the mirror and smiled. She was dressed in a white turtleneck and a black leather jacket with black jeans and white sneakers. She perused her face in the mirror and reached for her makeup which she used to enhanced her cheekbones and she made her eyebrows thicker than usual. Loving her new manly look, she nodded and grabbed a bobby pin which she used and hold her hair all back before putting on the short brown-haired wig. She arranged the wig with her fingers, making it a little messy and then she pouted her lips at herself in the mirror before she chuckled and left to pick up her backpack that was resting on her bed.
Stepping out of her bedroom, she called out in a feminine voice at the next door, “Granny, I’m leaving for school.” “Okay my dear, I will have food ready by the time you are back,” an elderly woman’s voice rang from the room. “Don’t stress yourself Granny, if you can’t handle it, I will prepare it when I’m back.” “Oh dear, thank you so much.” “I love you Granny.” “I love you too dear.” Getting the confirmation from the woman, she smiled and walked down the lobby. Jogging down the stairs, she grabbed the car key hanging by the wall. When she got outside, she stopped on the porch and closed her eyes, breathing in the cool air of the morning. Wow, what a beautiful day to continue with her charade, she smiled and did a small run to the red truck parked in the driveway. She got in and started the car, the engine roared to life and she nodded in support before tuning in to a pop station in the radio. Nodding her head to the Lil Wayne song coming from the speakers, she put the car in a reverse and soon she was speeding down the streets of the slightly empty streets. Her school was in the middle of the city and it takes forty-five minutes every morning to get school but she loved the distance, it made it much more easier to keep up with her lie. Enjoying her usual morning ride, she rested her head on her seat with her right hand outside the window and smiling at everyone she passed that glanced at her. Ah, life was sweet. Getting to school, she blew out a deep breath and cleared her throat before she pulled in her private driveway. Yep, no matter how full the parking lot is, no one dares park there, no one. She killed the engine and got down from the car, glancing at the side mirror to check her hair and putting on the finishing touches before turning to face the school with a killer smile. She winked at the three girls that were in a blue convertible that pulled in next to her and they giggled. “Hi Oliver,” one of the girls greeted with a seductive smile. “Hello angel,” she said in a deep husky voice, “looking so sweet this morning,” she leaned on the door of the car, watching her object of interest. The girl giggled and turned to him, “how is your morning?” “Better now that I am looking at you,” she teased. The girl chuckled sexily and touched the tip of Oliver’s nose, “you are never at lost for words.” “Baby, your face alone is enough to make a man speechless and I am not an exception.” “Hmm, you better don’t let Teresa hear you say that,” the girl in the driver’s seat said, eying her. “You won’t tell her or would you, smoochie pie?” she raised an eyebrow.The girl rolled her eyes but ‘Oliver’ saw her smile and knew she had her. “Alright ladies, let’s go to school,” she said and opened the door for the one she was conversing with before and did a dramatic bow when she climbed out. “After you my angel.” “Don’t say that.” “Don’t say what?” she asked, pining her against the now closed door and stood really close to her, letting her breath fan her face, “your eyes are looking very beautiful this morning. Did anyone tell you that?” The girl chuckled softly and slowly bit her lower lip before running her really manicured fingers on ‘Oliver’s’ jacket, “no, but why don’t you tell me more.” “I don’t even need to tell you, you know what you are doing and you know that you have me wrapped around your finger.” “Do I?” she asked. “Mm mm,” ‘Oliver’ nodded, leaning over to place a soft kiss on her neck and she shuddered visibly making her chuckle softly before looking up in her blue eyes, “you are bringing me to my knees baby,” she whispered in her ear and heard a soft moan escape her lips. Slowing looking up from behind her, she saw a baby pink beetle driving into the school compound and took three steps back from the girl, shocking her at the sudden lost of her warmth. She winked at her and took her gaze back to the beetle, watching it park before turning to her own car to get her backpack. Shutting the car, she walked with long strides to the beetle and opened the door for a platinum blonde hair girl with beautiful green eyes. “Hey baby,” she said in her sexy husky voice and leaned to kiss her beside the lips. “Looking gorgeous as always.” The girl smiled and grabbed her back from the passenger’s seat before climbing out of the car. She was dressed in a short black skirt and pink turtleneck. She glanced at the other girls in the convertible before turning to the boy in front of her and wrapping her hands on his neck. She slowly licked her lips before saying, “I missed you during the weekend,” she said, her ponytail bouncing softly with her movement. “Not as much as I missed you,” ‘Oliver’ replied, placing her hand on her slim waist and slowly peeking at the other girl she was with earlier and winking, making the girl giggle. “Let’s go inside,” Teresa said, locking her car and linking her hands with him as they both walked down the parking lot into the school with the other girls staring at them.“Nathania, is that you?” an elderly woman called from the kitchen as the front door opened. “Yes, granny it’s me,” ‘Oliver’ answered, shutting the door after her and hanging the car key on the wall. “It’s good you are back dear, I am almost done with dinner,” the woman said. “Okay granny, let me quickly rush and take a shower,” she said and ran past the kitchen door so that her granny won’t see her and the way she was dressed. Getting up to her room, she flung her backpack on the bed and took of her wig and the bobby pin, letting her chestnut brown hair to cascade down her shoulders. She flew her hair around, stretching out the strands before dropping the wig on her bed and walking over to her dressing mirror to drop the pin. She opened the drawer and got out a facial wipe which she used to clean off her makeup and then stare at her oval girlie face in the mirror. She heaved a sigh and took off her jacket and her turtleneck, dumping everything on the floor and then she unwrapped t
The next two days, Nathania came to school to see that Power bike always in her spot. At first, she had thought she would see the owner during one of the classes or even at recess but none of that had happened and it wasn’t helping if the bike was gone as soon as school was over. Someone was coming with it obviously but she just doesn’t know who. Everyone was talking about a ghost student that drives the bike during recess and while they were all excited about the idea, she was annoyed. Not only was the person taking her favorite spot, the person was playing hide and seek with her. Warm arms wrapping around her neck and a kiss on her cheek woke her up from her thought and she looked up to see Teresa smiling down at her with her platinum hair flying down her shoulder. “Hey handsome,” she cooed, “thinking about me?” She smiled, giving her her killer smile. “Always baby girl, always.” Teresa chuckled and walked around, taking the seat opposite her. She leaned over and grabbed the burg
“Oh,” Nathania squeaked and quickly cleared her throat before saying in her deep voice, “didn’t see you there.” “Of course you didn’t,” the boy answered. He stared at the boy in his room with furrowed brows, he could swear that he had heard him speak with a lighter voice and all of a second, his voice was deep. He stood by the bathroom door, watching him, waiting to hear what he has to say as the reason he was in his room. “Um,” Nathania cleared her throat once more and pointed at the bedroom door. “The door was opened and um…I normally stay here whenever I visit Teri. With the door open and the music playing, I thought she was here, you know, with her knowing that I’m coming and all that.” “Mm,” the boy answered and finally step into the bedroom with another towel in his hand which he used to dry his hair. “Well, she is not here, shouldn’t you be leaving?” “Huh?” Nathania asked, she had been lost staring at his really smooth and strong back and when he turned to her then, her ey
The next day, Nathania went to school a little earlier than usual in order to claim her spot and show Xavier but as she was pulling into the school, she saw the power bike in her spot but this time, someone was sitting on it. She couldn’t believe that despite coming earlier than usual, he was there before her. How come, doesn’t he sleep at home? She has a reason for coming earlier because it takes her forty-five minutes to drive from the town her grandmother live in to the school but Teresa lives close up, only fifteen minutes’ drive so why does he come so early? She pulled over in the slot next to him and glared at him from the window. Xavier took off his helmet and when he saw the glare from the boy, he only scoffed, got down from his bike and grabbed his backpack. Without another glance to the boy in the truck, he strode into school. What is his deal anywhere? Nathania found herself asking as she watched the boy matching into the school. He always arrives early to school only to
Nathania was too shock to speak when she heard that and when she finally found her voice, she shrieked, “what? Why on earth would you think that dude?” Xavier stared at her, “like you know, I have been in this school since Tuesday and I have seen and heard a lot. I have seen you flirting with other girls and today, I couldn’t help but overhear your discussion with her in class. You are really ‘keeping’ yourself for marriage, right?” he made emphasis on the keeping. “Of course, I am a guy who loves things being perfect,” she said. “Hmm,” Xavier said, his eyes not leaving her gray ones. “Well, it better be as you say because, Teresa is a very dear cousin of mine. We may not hang out often but that doesn’t mean that if you hurt her, I am going to let you off. I hope your fighting skills are as good as your flirting ones.” “Dude, calm down, okay? It hasn’t gotten to do that yet. I swear to you that I am really faithful to Teri, trust me. What you claim to have seen are no
Xavier parked in the garage and took off his helmet, one quick look up at the window right closest to the garage, he could tell that Teresa was not in the room. She always has the habit of leaving the lamp on in her room whenever she sleeps. Turns out she was still scared of the dark like she was when they were little. He got down from the bike, wondering if she was still at the so-called party they talked about. As he thought of her boyfriend Oliver, he groaned. He doesn’t know why but he really finds the boy mysterious or that he has something up his sleeves, something he could feel would hurt Teresa later in the future.He fetched his phone from his pocket and glanced at the time, it was already one in the morning and he saw sure that his uncle and his wife were already asleep. They would be traveling in the morning after all. He stood beside his bike, deliberating on a decision as he stared at his phone and at the end, he gave up, placed his helmet on the bike and left with his gu
Xavier watched the boy in front of him, his anger was bobbling inside him and it was taking all the strength in him not to thrash the whole house. He stared at him angrily, trying to calm himself. “You imbecile, is this how you are supposed to protect her, huh?” he thundered, his hand curled in a tight fist as he held it few inches from his face.Oliver shut his eyes, refusing to look at him and then he whispered, “I’m sorry.” His voice was soft, weak like he too needed protection and Xavier was shocked silly by how weak he appeared and most importantly by how he was affected by his weakness. “I swear to God that I didn’t know this would happen. Everyone is from school and I didn’t think anyone would try to hurt her.” His voice was too soft for a man and Xavier instantly remembered that day in his room when he had walked out of the bathroom to see someone in his bedroom and he heard that soft voice purring ‘Mamma mia, who are you?’He put down his fist and released his hold on Oliver’
Over the next few days, Nathania avoided Xavier as much as she could and also secretly stared at him when he wasn’t looking. The boy was always on his own. He was beginning to show up in class more often than not but sometimes, she always bumps into him sleeping his day away in the library. The school tests were coming up and she found herself contemplating whether or not to offer to tutor him. With the way he always behaves, she doubts if he would even be getting a D minus. Eventually, she cornered him one day in the library. She had seen him going inside and had followed and when she saw him going for a book, she stopped, thinking that maybe he had finally decided to study, after all, they have a big test tomorrow. But to her surprise, he sat down, opened the book, and then place his head on the desk and start sleeping.“What in the world?” she whispered, she waited, thinking that maybe he just wanted to rest or just something but then the seconds started counting to minutes and be
In Adrian’s hand is a black thong. Celine, my BFF in New York had bought it for me the day we went shopping. I have never worn it and seeing Adrian holding it like a prized possession both embarrassed and made me blush. I looked away from him to hide the colors on my face. “I…I have never worn that.”“Really? What a shame,” he shook his head. “How about you wear it now? I will be your spectator,” he smiled.“Get out of my bathroom, Adrian.”“Oh come on, the party is just about to get started, don’t push me away,” then he started taking step after step towards me.I retreated each step he took. “Don’t come any closer, Adrian.”“But I want to, besides, I’m being a gentleman by bringing this to you immediately I realized you forgot it.”His lying, I can remember that I put that thong in the bottom of my drawer. I’m sure he must have removed a lot of my panties to find it, yet he chose it. “I don’t want to wear it, thank you.”Adrian smiled, “but I want you to, you will look very beautifu
Adrian looked at me with amusement in his ocean blue eyes, “you told him about me?”“Of course she told me,” Max said. With the look in his eyes, I could see that he liked Adrian and that doesn’t make me happy one bit, now he won’t let me hear a word. “You are even more than I expected.”“Really?” Adrian asked, “in what? Handsomeness or personality?”Max glanced at me, “I like this guy,” then to Adrian, he said, “both actually.”“Thank you,” Adrian bowed. “I’m liking you more than your sister actually. The first time I talked to her, she told me she hates me straight to my face.”Max laughed, “to be honest, I expected you to be gone a long time ago. It’s amazing she didn’t make you leave with her tongue.”“Oh she tried, but I’m a strong-willed person. At the moment she hates me five times,” he glanced at me, “right?”I rolled my eyes, “make it six.”“You heard that?” He asked Max, “but no matter how much she hates me, you have my word when I say I’m not going anywhere.”“I’m Max,” Max
“You didn’t discuss this with me first,” I accused.“I’m sorry, but it’s because I knew Adrian would agree,” Christy said.“We came together and now you want to leave me here?”“Of course not, I asked Adrian to take you home, didn’t I?”“I can’t believe you.”“I’m sorry, please, hmm? I will call you tonight, okay?” She hugged me and kissed my cheeks then she waved at Adrian before grabbing Daniel’s hand and running away.“Can you believe that girl?” I shook my head.“I can,” Adrian answered, “now, what do you want to do?”“You are impossible,” I started walking away.He followed me, “what did I do? I actually agreed to take you home, you should be thanking me not being angry. Where are you going?”“Home,” I answered.“That’s not the way to my car.”“Well, I don’t want to be in your car.”“Christy asked me to take you home.”“Then you can go tell her I said no.”“Don’t be like this pigeon.” I ignored him, I continued walking out of the park, “don’t make me take extra measures.” Yeah ri
“What? What about your sister?” I asked Adrian.“Don’t worry,” he said, then waved at a young woman who was sitting aside, her long blonde hair tied up in a tight ponytail. She should be in her middle forties, I guess. Oh my God, she can’t be his mom right? I don’t think I’m ready to meet his mom.The woman stood up and started approaching us, I could feel my palms sweating, why am I even afraid? I have no idea. When she got closer. She smiled at us and I greeted her, Christy did too. “Susan, you think you can watch over Avery?”“Of course Adrian, I see you want to go out with your friends,” the woman addressed as Susan said. I breathed a sigh of relief, she is not his mom, phew.“Yes, you can call Vin to take you home when she wants to leave, I’m afraid, I won’t be able to drop you guys off.”“I understand,” she smiled.Adrian walked up to Avery where she was playing, “hey mousy, I’m sorry I have to go.”“Why?”“Sorry mousy, but my friends want me to go with them, don’t worry, Susan
I stared at the little girl in shock, “girlfriend? Why would you ask that?”“I saw him kiss you and I have never seen him kiss a girl before,” she shrugged.Oh dear, if only she knew that he had kissed tons of girls, I wonder if she would ask every one of them if they are his girlfriends. I ran my fingers on her shiny white hair, loving the silkiness of it and momentarily wondering if Adrian’s own would feel just the same, “no dear, I’m not his girlfriend.”“Really? But who are you then and why would he kiss you?” Avery asked in her little voice.I bit my lower lip, thinking of what to tell her, what is Adrian and I? I don’t know anymore, I know he is my enemy at first, but after last night in my room, I don’t know what to think of him anymore and he is certainly not my friend. “I heard you call him genie earlier, right?” I avoided the question.She beamed, “yes, he has been my genie since I was born. That was what he told me and he granted me all my wishes, whatever it was and he sti
“Adrian!” I shrieked, letting my eyes roam his body, he was putting on a black jeans with a black jacket on a red polo. I searched for the logo I was bound to see and I wasn’t disappointed, it was labeled on his jacket and on the red converse he was putting on. Great, even his converse is Louis Vuitton, just what does he see with the brand? Why don’t you ask him? Yeah right, ask him, in my dreams.“Maybe when you are done checking me out you can take the ice cream before it melts away,” his voice sipped into my mind, shutting my subconscious up.I looked up at him, to his handsome face, no, I mean his ugly face, “first of all, what are you doing here?”“If you hadn’t noticed, it’s an amusement park and everyone is allowed to be here,” he answered.I nodded, “were you stalking me?”He raised an eyebrow and then a smile made its way on his lips, “stalk you? Pigeon, you just have to make a wish for that to happen.”“That’s not what I mean you idiot, I mean, how did you know I was here?”
I met Christy at the student parking lot after school. The boys hailed me when I passed, especially because of the stunts I kept pulling from my first day. Some girls looked at me as their heroine while some looked at me in envy, what’s my reaction to all these? Nothing.My day had turned worse when during the final period, Adrian still didn’t show up. It's official, he didn’t come to school today. Can you actually believe that? He was with me last night but he didn’t mention it to me that he won’t be in school, why didn’t he mention it to me? Why are you bothered? My subconscious asked, that’s true, why am I bothered? Shouldn’t I be happy that I was free of his troublesome self for at least one day? Yes, I should be happy. But even though I felt like shouting that to myself, I wasn’t happy.“Earth to Molly,” Christy waved her hand in front of me, I blinked continuously, “really girl, where have you been? Did you even hear anything I said?”“Uh huh,” I nodded but the truth is, I heard
When I opened my eyes in the morning, Adrian was gone, I tried not to think of what happened last night or the fact that I found his voice melodious but I couldn’t. I had to remember how sweetly he sang and I knew for a fact that whenever I hear Once upon a dream, I was sure to remember him.I didn’t realize I was smiling until my door opened and Christy stood by it, “why are you smiling like that?”“Huh?” I asked, forcefully drawn out of my thought, “I wasn’t smiling.”“Yes you were and funny enough, I know that smile, so be out with it,” she shut the door behind her and approached me on the bed. Sitting down, she asked, “what happened?”“Nothing, besides, why are you here early?”“I am not early, you woke up late and may I know why you are still in bed? Lady, we are going to be late if you don’t get into that bathroom now.”I sighed and got out of bed, “you can call me to let me know when you are coming.”“That I cannot do because I will forget, now rush in there and tell me why you
Thirty two“What are you talking about?” I decided to act dump, I might not understand what is happening to me, but what I do know is that I am not going to fall into his games, no, I will not, I shall not.“Oh pigeon, do you just want me to say it? You know what? Why don’t I just show you instead?” He started leaning his face towards me and I turned my face in time for his lips to land on my cheek.He looked at me then and I took that opportunity to remove his hand from my waist, “you seem to have forgotten something, Adrian, you don’t have the right to kiss me whenever you want.”“You wanted it before.”“I never wanted it, I never said that I want it, you only assumed which is very wrong of you.” I pushed him slightly and sat up, he did the same and I rested my back on the headboard, “I mean, what makes you think I will want to kiss you? Maybe I should remind you again that you are not my type and that I hate you? Five times hate you actually.”Adrian sighed and joined me in resting