LOGINOh crap indeed, girl. What on earth were you doing up in that tree with a hose, for crying out loud!?”
Ella scolded, kneeling down beside her daughter, not caring that her fancy dinner dress was getting ruined. Ava flinched. This evening had gone downhill fast.
Jason hurried over to the girls, standing close like a protective guard.
Even though he was clearly glaring at the two mischievous girls, his eyes still reflected the same deep concern as his wife’s.
Ella turned to Ava when Sophia didn’t seem ready to answer. “What were you two doing outside on such a chilly night?
And why on earth was one of you up in a tree?”
Ava winced at Sophia's words. How could she possibly explain that she and Mira had only been trying to mess up Mason's night the way he had ruined theirs?
Luckily, before Ava had the chance to reply, Sophia jumped in first. “Mom, Dad, you know how Mason gets, especially at night.
We were supposed to just have a movie night, but he messed it up by inviting a girl over.”
Mia froze when she heard Mason had brought someone home.
She never approved of her son’s flirtatious ways. If she thought back to her own mother’s words, her dad, Haiden, had been exactly the same when he was Mason's age.
It only took one woman, her mom, to change Haiden’s ways. Ella could only wish that one day a girl might come along who would help her son quit this reckless lifestyle.
“We just wanted to get back at him, I promise! It was nothing but a silly prank,” Sophia said, using her signature trick, those innocent puppy eyes her parents could never resist, no matter what she did.
Mr. Jason was the first to break the silence, letting out a sigh as he pulled Sophia into his protective arms.
“Did that fall hurt you ,twinkle star?” he asked his daughter with concern.
Sophia , who hated that silly nickname, cringed but shook her head quickly. “Not really, Dad. The branch wasn’t that high.”
Mr. Jason looked relieved, and Mrs. Ella let out a sigh of her own.
“Come on, girls, let’s head inside,” Mrs. Ella said while helping Sophia to her feet.
“Sophia!” Mason's sudden roar made everyone snap their heads in his direction. His hand gripped the window frame as he leaned halfway out, glaring at both Sophia and Ava.
The moonlight hit his face just right, making Ava’s stomach twist and flip in the strangest way. Sophia let out a snort of laughter while Mason's messy hair was drenched from the water.
Serves him right
“I’ll make you pa…”he started but his mother cut him off.
“Now mister, you better start praying that once we get up there Sophia isn't right about what she said and if she is, let that shameless whore be gone now.”Mrs Ella snapped with furious glare directed at her drenched son whose teeth looked to be chattering.
Mason's eyes widen slightly and he quickly enters his room. Sophia sends Ava a quick wink that had her laughing lightly.
”I wouldn't laugh if I were you two, you have drenched his bed and probably his entire room. Who do you think would clean it up? Definitely not me” Mrs Ella said smugly.
Hearing Mrs Ella's words, the two girls looked at each other with wide alarmed eyes. They both gulped simultaneously and with slumped defeated shoulders awaited their punishment.
“You Missed a Spot.” Mason smirked as he stared at the two girls fighting with a mop to clean his room.
When they got to his room, Ava and Sophia were surprised that the girl he was hooking up with had left and disappeared into the night.
Now there was no obvious evidence that he brought a girl over.
“What did you say twinkle star ?i can't hear you ”Mason teased while he leaned against the wall, crossing his ankles.
There was nothing more entertaining than watching the two girls struggle with a mop.
One happens to be his sister and one his sisters best friend who he admits has the nicest ass he has seen.
He tilted his head to get a better view and his cock stirs. Bad Mason, Ava was off limits and too annoying to bang.
“Get the fuck out Mason!”Sophia screeched in anger and frustration as she wipes her sweaty forehead.
Sophia didn't understand why she was so sweaty regarding the fact that she didn't do any work and it was Ava who did most of the mopping.
Mason snorted . “last time I checked, this is my room, sister”. He mocked the word ‘sister’ and smirkednonkt for it to die when Ava turned around and showed him her pretty doe eyes.
Mason will also admit that Ava was one of the prettiest girl he has even seen, long black hair, pouty lips that were naturally red and cute button nose with fat cheeks, Ava could easily put these supermodels to shame.
The girl was a living barbie doll just way prettier in real life but she was off limits and just annoying as his sister.
Mason cleared his throat, tore his eyes away from her and said with a fake unbothered tone. “Im going to make sandwich, make sure my room is sparkling clean before I come back, losers.”
Mason walked away shaking his head in frustration. He had always been drowned in Ava’s eyes. It was strange really strange.
Two days after Sophia and Ava drenched Mason and his companion in the dead of the night, they have been walking on eggshells ever since.
Mason was never one to let things go like this and it was rather strange that he had not retaliate and embrassed the girls.
Two days…
That was weird
The best friends sat around a old time lunch table waiting for food as they were starving.
“Am I the only one bothered that your brother has yet to retaliate us after that night?” Ava asked while chewing a gum.
Sophia thought it was weird too but threw her in an unbothered manner. “Maybe he has learnt his lesson to keep it down”
Or maybe he was waiting for the right moment to spark…
A collective intake of breath. Ava’s heart hammered against her ribs. Sophia. No. Not Sophia.The words unfurled, raw and intimate, for the entire school to see.“October 12th:”*It’s Ava’s birthday party tonight. She’s so excited. She always gets what she wants. Duke, too. He looks at her like she’s the only star in the sky. I wish someone looked at me like that. I wish I had her life. Her easy smile. Her perfect hair. Her… everything.“September 20th:”Duke walked past me today. He barely saw me. He was laughing with Ava. They look so good together. It hurts. It hurts so much. Why can’t I be her? Why can’t I have him?September 5th:“I hate her. I hate her for having everything I want. I hate her for having Duke even though she isn’t interested. I hate her for being Ava.”The words burned, each syllable a brand. Ava felt a fresh wave of nausea. The air in the room grew thick, suffocating. Whispers erupted, louder this time, laced with pity and a cruel satisfaction.“Sop
“You think?” Ava whispered, a bitter laugh escaping her lips. Her eyes darted around the room. The party was over. The festive atmosphere had curdled into a thick, uncomfortable tension. Students were starting to disperse, some heading for the door, others lingering, whispering behind cupped hands.“We need to find out who did this,” Mason stated, his voice hard, determined. “And we need to talk to Sophia.”“She won’t listen,” Ava said, shaking her head. “Not now. She’s too hurt.” She felt a fresh wave of despair. Her best friend. The person she trusted most. Now she hates her.“She’ll come around,” Stephan said, though his voice lacked conviction. “Eventually. But first, you two need to get out of here. This… this is too much.” He gestured to the dwindling, but still curious, crowd.“He’s right,” Luke added, stepping closer. “Go. We’ll try to calm things down here. Tell people to give it a rest.”Ava looked at Mason, her eyes pleading. She wanted to disappear, to vanish into
“I didn’t do anything to you, Sophia,” Ava said, her voice rising, a flash of her own pain breaking through. “This wasn’t some plan. It was… it was unexpected. We didn’t mean for you to find out like this.”“Unexpected?” Sophia’s laugh was a harsh, broken sound. “You call kissing my brother unexpected? While I’m upstairs, setting up your birthday cake?”Her words hit Ava like a physical blow. The cake. The party. Her birthday. All of it tainted, ruined.“Sophia, please listen,” Ava pleaded, her voice cracking. “We… we didn’t know how to tell you. We were scared.”“Scared?” Sophia’s eyes blazed. “Scared of what? That I’d be happy for you? That I’d understand? Or scared that I’d be disgusted that my best friend and my brother were sneaking around behind my back?”The word ‘disgusted’ hung in the air, a poisonous cloud. Ava felt her face flush, tears blurring her vision.“Sophia, you’re being unfair,” Luke said, stepping closer, his voice calm but firm. “They’re clearly upset.
The image filled the display: Ava and Mason, locked in a kiss, the soft glow of her bedroom lamp illuminating their intertwined forms. It was clear, undeniable. Her heart plummeted. Below the picture, stark white text burned into her vision:“So our good girl Ava isn’t really who she is. Does this mean she’s having a secret affair with Mason, her best friend’s brother, or is it just the influence of the alcohol from this party?”The words twisted in her gut, venomous and cruel. “Best friend’s brother.”The anonymous sender knew. Knew everything.“No,” Ava whispered, the sound barely audible above the ringing in her ears. Her fingers trembled, reaching for Mason’s phone, but then recoiled. The image seared itself into her mind.A girl near them, her face pale, stared at Ava. “Ava is this real?”Ava didn’t answer. She couldn’t. Her throat felt tight, constricted. The party, once a vibrant tapestry, had unraveled into a tangled mess of whispers and stares.“Mason ” she breathed, h
His eyes searched hers, a silent battle raging within him. The desire to protect her, to confront the threat, warred with the desperate plea in her gaze. Slowly, painstakingly, the anger in his shoulders began to ease, replaced by a heavy resignation.“Together,” Mason finally conceded, his voice a strained whisper. He took her hands in his, squeezing them tightly. “But Ava, this isn’t going away. This changes everything.”Ava nodded, a fresh wave of tears threatening to spill. She knew. In that single, blinding flash, their world had shifted, irrevocably. The stolen kiss, meant to be a moment of pure, unadulterated joy, had become a ticking time bomb. The secret, the thrilling, dangerous secret, was now exposed, a vulnerability waiting to be exploited.“I know,” Ava breathed, her voice choked with emotion. She looked at him, really looked at him, the man who had just stolen her heart and now shared her deepest fear. “But we’ll face it. Whatever it is. We have to.”The distant t
The sharp, unnatural burst of light, accompanied by a faint, almost inaudible click, ripped through the intimate bubble they had created. Ava’s eyes snapped open, wide with shock, her body recoiling instinctively. She pulled away from Mason, a cold dread seizing her.Her gaze darted towards the window, where the flash had originated. A dark, fleeting shadow, small and quick, darted away from the sill, disappearing into the night. It was too fast, too indistinct to properly identify, but the message was clear. Someone had been there. Someone had seen them. Someone had captured them.Panic, cold and sharp, clawed its way up Ava’s throat. Her breath hitched, ragged and shallow. Her fingers flew to her lips, still tingling from Mason’s kiss, as if to wipe away the evidence.“What was that?” Mason’s voice was strained, his eyes narrowed, scanning the window, then the door, a protective instinct already rising within him. He stood up, his body tensing, radiating an immediate concern.







