"I thought you had a class by five, this is already six thirty," Nathan said to Chase as they walked into a diner. "The lecture called it off and now I have free time to myself. Let's order something greasy for ourselves," Chase said and went to sit at an empty booth. Nathan rolled his eyes at his best friend and went to sit across him.
"I pray to find a cute chick here," Chase mumbled. "Shut your dirty ass mouth," Nathan glared at him and he grinned in response. "You need to get laid, bro. Crystal will soon make you run mad with the way she's chaining you down," Chase laughed.Nathan was about to reply him when they got interrupted."Good evening, can I take your order?"They looked up to see a girl standing there with a notepad. The girl's eyes widened a little and her cheeks reddened when she saw them and took a step back."Willow! I didn't think I'd find you here," Chase said as he recognized her. Willow smiled at him, "Neither did I? what brings you here?"Chase shrugged with a grin. "I thought it'd be nice to find a cute chick while stuffing my face with food," he said and she chuckled before rolling her eyes. "So what would you guys like to eat?" she asked them."I'll have a cheese burger with fries and a can of sprite," Chase replied. Willow turned to Nathan as she scribbled down into her notepad. "I'll have coke, that's all," he said and she nodded."I'll be back soon," she said and walked away."She's cute, right?" Chase said to Nathan, gaining his attention. "Why the comment?" Nathan raised a brow at him as he picked up his phone from the table. Chase rolled his eyes. "I'm just saying that she's pretty," he mumbled.Nathan shook his head, "Then ask her out or do whatever you like then."His friend laughed and shook his head. "She's not my type. I don't think I can handle her smartass," he said playfully. Nathan looked up from his phone. "She looks kind of shy," he said."Because you're an intimidating ass, that's why," Chase pointed out. "Get lost.""How do you know her?" Nathan asked him."She was in my English class when we were freshers and she helped me with my essays," Chase replied.Willow let out a sigh as she handed the order to Miranda who immediately went to the kitchen. Her phone began to buzz and she picked it knowing who was calling."How many times have I told you not to call me while I'm working?" Willow said into the phone. Eve snorted, "Actually I lost count after thirty. Anyway, I was thinking of going to this party. Want to tag along?""Eve, it's a school night," Willow pointed out. "And you're not my mom. Unlike you, I have a good tolerance of alcohol," her best friend said. "Unlike you, I don't drink alcohol till I get drunk and pass out looking like a dead log of wood," Willow said. "Nah, I'm hotter than a log of wood," Eve said."Be serious, you dummy. You need not to go out on a Wednesday night, Eve? Don't you have lectures in the morning?" Willow sighed. "You're such a mom," Eve groaned. "Well, it comes with the package so you have to deal with it," Willow chuckled. "Should I came and pick you up? We can get pizza on the way," Eve offered."Don't worry, Eve. I'll be fine," Willow turned her offer down. She could imagine her pouting at the moment. "I have to go now, Eve. I'll text you when I get back to the dorms," Willow said and hung up when she saw Miranda walking out of the kitchen with a tray of food."Thank you," Willow said as she collected it and walked back to the table where she got the order from."Here are your orders," she said as she placed their orders in front of them. "Thank you, sweetheart," Chase grinned and she chuckled. Nathan didn't say anything, not bothering to look up from his phone. Not that she cared anyway. She wasn't ready to have her head given to Crystal on a silver platter, or to any of his female admirers back at the university."If you need anything, please let me know," she said to them. "Awn, you're such a nice waitress," Chase commented and she rolled her eyes before plastering an overly sweet smile on her face. "Will you give me a nice tip?"Chase laughed at her exaggerated smile and nodded. "Anything for a pretty girl like you, love," he said and she waved him off. "If you're trying to get in my pants, it's not going to be possible," she winked at him and walked away."She's a smartass, unlike you," Nathan commented causing his best friend to scowl.He was about to say something when a phone began to ring. Realizing it was his phone, Nathan stood up while answering the call."Crystal," he breathed out as he walked out of the diner. "Where the fuck are you, Nate? I've been searching for you everywhere!" a loud screech filled his ears causing him to pull the phone away."You don't need to monitor me," he pointed out in distaste. "Oh really? Where are you?" Crystal asked again. "Out, with Chase," he muttered. "Is that all?" Crystal asked. "Yes, Crystal, that's all. I need to go now, talk to you later," he said and hung up.He rolled his eyes and exhaled.Just then, his phone began to ring."Just great," he thought to himself when he saw the caller ID."Hello," he answered."That' what you say after ignoring the calls of the woman that gave birth to you?" were the words of his Mexican mother. Nathan rolled his eyes, "Sorry ma. I've been busy with school.""All of you are busy, that's your excuse. Any news about your love life yet?" she asked and Nathan couldn't help but face-palm himself. He loved his mother to the moon and back, but she could be a pain in the ass sometimes."Really ma? You're still on this?" he asked."Well, you are not getting any younger son. You're already twenty one and you'll soon be graduating. After taking over your father's company, all that is left is marriage. Do you want to start looking for a wife at the age of thirty?!" his mother exclaimed.Nathan rolled his eyes. "I wouldn't mind that," he thought to himself. "I'll talk to you later, ma," he said. "You can't run from this conversation. Say hi to Chase for me and tell him the same thing I told you," she said and hung up.He rolled his eyes again and went back into the diner."What's with the gloomy face? A bird had a dump on your head?" Chase joked as his friend at down. "Get a wife," Nathan said and opened his bottle of cook. "Oh, your mom called," Chase said and laughed. "I thought it was Crystal," he added."Crystal called first. She'll gladly take the title of a monitor lizard if it meant her watching me every single fucking day," Nathan said in annoyance. "Why don't you wife her up? I mean, she's a nice girl," Chase said teasingly.Nathan glared at him. "We both, including the world know that she is not a wife material and I am not even interested in this thing too," he said and chugged down his coke. "Like I said earlier, you need to get laid," Chase commented with a laugh. "I might take up that offer if I'm sure Crystal won't assassinate the girl I fuck," Nathan grumbled and his best friend laughed again."Bye, Miranda," Willow said to her friend as she adjusted her sweatshirt. Miranda looked up from her phone and nodded at her. "See you tomorrow, say hi to Evelyn for me," she said and Willow nodded before walking out of the changing room.The diner was now almost empty since it was already nighttime. Willow walked out of the diner and was now walking down the scanty street when she heard an oddly familiar whistle. Refusing to acknowledge it, she continued walking."Hey, sexy waiter girl!"Then she knew why it was familiar. Not responding, she tried to walk faster but her short legs weren't on her side as she felt someone grab her and pull into a dark alley. Even if she screamed, nobody would hear her."What do you want?" she asked trying not to let her fear show. In front of her were five lust filled men and it scared her to her core."You denied us dinner and now we have to get it ourselves," the bald man with a skull tattoo said. "Then go and buy it," She tried to play smart. "That
It has been two days since that incident and Willow had become a shell of herself. She tried her possible best to be in the shadows and was able to get a pass to leave work early in order to avoid the incident happening again."You space out a lot, why?"Her head turned to see Eve looking at her with a frown. "Sorry, I was just feeling tired. That's all," Willow mumbled. Eve raised a brow and pointed at their unfinished homework. "You promised to help me with my law assignment," she said. "You and I are not studying the same thing, Eve," Willow rolled her eyes. "But you made me follow you to the library," her best friend pouted. Willow sighed, "I said we'd do our assignments together. Not that I'd help you." "But you still read those textbooks about law in your free time," Eve argued. "Doesn't this girl ever rest?" Willow thought to herself with a small smile. "Eve, you need to use your brain sometimes," she pointed out. Eve scoffed and waved her off. "I use it all the time but I wa
Willow was seated under a large tree on the grass of the university. She had no class at that time and figured it would be nice to spend some time under the tree with the it giving shade from the scorching sun.She was dressed in a red and white plaid skirt that stopped a little above her knee and a red crop top. Willow wasn't the fittest person anyone would know and unlike her best friend, her tummy wasn't flat so she was glad her skirt had a high waist.She was lost in her book when her phone rang.Startled a little, she picked it out of her pocket and answered it. "Hello?" she spoke. "Is this Willow Sawyer?" an unfamiliar female voice spoke. "Yes, it's Willow," Willow said with a frown. "I'm calling from Winston Hospital, where your grandmother was discharged from," the woman said and Willow sat straight immediately. "Yes, how may I help you?" her voice wavered a little. "We are informing you that you are yet to pay the hospital bills. If you can't pay it on time, we won't be able
Nathan looked at his phone with an absent mind. Why did he propose that plan to her? What the hell was he thinking? He rolled his eyes and scrolled through his Instagram feed like the jobless person he was.She was the best option. "Hey," the low yet audible voice made him look up from his phone to see Willow standing there with a shy smile. She was dressed a light blue sun dress that stopped below her knees and her hair was packed in a half-up ponytail making her look as cute as ever."I thought you were going to ditch me on our first date," Nathan commented with a grin as she took her seat across him. Willow rolled her eyes and placed her small white purse on the table. It has been a week since she agreed to that plan. They hadn't met since that day and the was their first meeting."Why did you send me that money?" she asked him when she was settled. Nathan's grin widened, knowing that was what she was going to say. "I presume you haven't heard of a signing bonus," he said and she
"I wanted vegetables," Eve whined as she picked a slice of the pizza and began to eat. Willow rolled her eyes, "Stop being bitchy and eat it like that.""You're being like a mom," her best friend pouted as she laid her head on Willow's lap. They were under one of the trees in the campus, enjoying the cool weather that came as a surprise that day."Someone needs to keep you in check before you kill someone for bumping into you accidently," Willow rolled her eyes and began to eat her pizza. Evelyn snorted and adjusted her head on her best friend's lap."So where were you yesterday?" she asked. Willow stopped mid-chew, "What do you mean?" "You did say you were going out but you didn't tell me where. Not to mention that you were gone all day," Eve pointed out. "Um," Willow thought of what to say. "Is there something you're not telling me?" her best friend sat up and narrowed her eyes at her. Willow shook her head, "It's not that.""Then what is it?" Eve raised a thick brow. "I went on a
"That's not how you pronounce it, Eve," Willow sighed as she rubbed her temples. "It's not my fault," Evelyn whined and sighed before closing the dictionary. She didn't even know why she decided to read the dictionary. They were at the cafeteria eating and also working on their assignments. "Why did you even decide to open a book you can't even comprehend?" Willow raised a brow at her, which earned her a glare."Don't you dare try to insult my intelligence. I can understand the dictionary," Eve pointed a finger at her and Willow chuckled. "Just give me your chicken already," she said. Eve rolled her eyes and pushed her plate of half-eaten chicken towards her. "I'm convinced that you love chicken more than you love me," she mumbled with distaste. Willow waved her off as she bit into the seasoned meal. "I spend more time with you, my love," she said with a chuckle and Eve rolled her eyes again."That your laughter will soon be your last."They turned to see Crystal standing behind the
Willow felt nervous as she followed Evelyn like a lost puppy. The whole frat house was full of people. They were either on the dance floor dancing their hearts out, getting drunk or making out anywhere they felt like,The girls there were nearly naked and it scared her a little. "This place is weird," she said to Eve when they got to the kitchen. Evelyn chuckled and led her to the shelf of drinks. "If you want to put up with all these, you'll need a drink or two," she said as she poured out their drinks."Okay," Willow said as Eve handed her a shot glass and she downed it immediately. The burning sensation went down her throat making her gasp a little. Eve did the same and they took another shot again. "Let's go and dance out night away!" she said and grabbed Willow's hand. They went back to the packed living room where the music was blaring through speakers. "Don't you dare leave me," Willow said when she tried to dance with her. Eve nodded and began dancing to the music.Soon enou
Willow slowly opened her eyes as she gained consciousness and a yawn left her mouth as she stretched a little. She turned around to come face to face with a sleeping Nathan.Memories of last night filled her head and her cheeks heated. She sat up, only to realize that his arm was around her. As if on instinct, Nathan pulled her closer making her lay back down. Her heart skipped a beat and she tried to maintain her breathing."This is perfectly normal, Willow. You've done this before," she thought to herself. Her back was pressed against his chest with heat radiating off him. She was enjoying it more than she was supposed to.Her heart nearly stopped when her phone began to ring. She stretched her arm until she was able to grab her phone from the nightstand. She saw the caller ID and her eyes widened. Clearing her throat, she answered it."Good morning, grandma," she said."It's weird that you greeted me like that," her grandmother said and she rolled her eyes. "You're the one that sai