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 to take your grandmother in if another crisis happens," the woman said.Willow swallowed hard. "Okay, I'll pay it on time," she said. "You don't have to rush it but you can pay half. I have sent the amount to your email. Thank you for your cooperation," the woman said. "Thank you," Willow said and hung up.She quickly went to her email and checked the bill. Tears stung her eyes as she saw the amount.How was she even going to pay all of these?She placed her books on the grass along with her phone before burying her face in her hands. There were only a few people outside so no one would really notice her if she had a breakdown.She exhaled, "I can do it.""I can make it in time. I can do it," she chanted to herself and raised her head. Then after a few seconds of silence she burst into fresh tears. Her words were total lies and she knew that very well."I can't do I," she cried into her knees letting her emotions take over. She curried her heart out thinking about her grandmother. She thought about her father but she couldn't bring herself to contact him. He wouldn't even give her his ear to listen. She was helpless.She couldn't even make enough money with the six-hour waitress job she was doing. She hadn't even paying her student loan. How was she going to pay the hospital bills?She wanted to call her grandma but she couldn't risk giving the old woman a heart attack or putting her in a hospital again."What am I going to do?" she mumbled brokenly as she tried to wrack her brain for a solution."Hey"Her breath hitched when she realized someone saw her. Decided whether to look up or not, she quickly wiped her tears and looked up to see the last person she expected to come across.Nathan stood there looking at her with a concerned look on his beautiful face. "What's wrong?" he asked. She blinked before shaking her head. "It's nothing. Please ignore me and continue with what you were doing," she said as she got to her knees and began to pick up her books.Nathan rolled his eyes and bent down before grabbing her hand, stopping her from continuing what she was doing. "Talk to me," he said calmly. "It's not important," Willow said, still not looking up. "Then you wouldn't mind telling then. If it's not important then you should tell me," he said to her.She looked up at him as embarrassment filled her. How could she tell a guy like him that she was financially helpless? Everyone knew who Nathaniel Reyes was. His father won the award for the second best business man of the year. His family was basically the richest family in California and one of the richest in the whole of America."You can't do anything about it," she mumbled. "A problem said is a problem half solved," Nathan said making her look up. If he was going to make fun of her, she wouldn't actually care though."My grandmother's medical bills are piling up and I can't afford them," she mumbled looking away. Nathaniel frowned. "What about your parents?" he asked. She quickly stood to her feet. "They are out of the question," she said as she pulled her books to her chest.Nathan then grabbed her hand to prevent her from leaving.Then an idea popped up in his head."Do you have a boyfriend?"Her eyes widened in surprise at his question. "W-Why do you ask?""Answer me please," Nathan said. "N-no," Willow couldn't help but stutter. Then he smiled. "Be my girlfriend and I'll pay you," he said and her eyes widened the more."I beg your pardon?"He pulled her towards him, making her stumble on to his chest. Heat crawled across her cheeks in embarrassment. He was so tall and she was so short."Let me rent you as a girlfriend. I'll pay you $500 per week," he said and her jaw dropped. "What?" she gaped. He nodded, "Just be my girlfriend for as long as I want and I'll keep paying you.""Why do you want me to be your girlfriend? You can just ask the others and they'll accept without you needing to pay them," she said to him."You're seem like a really good option," Nathan shrugged. "Give me time to think," Willow mumbled. He nodded, "I'll give you as much time as you need. You can call me when you've made up your mind."∞Willow sat on her bed with both knees raised to her chin while she leaned on the headboard. Her mind thinking of different possibilities if she accepts Nathan's offer. Surely it would be a good thing for her but she wondered if it was logical.She had promised herself she wasn't going to get into a relationship again. She wasn't a fan of heart break after what she went through."But we don't like each other, so it will be easy," she mumbled and sighed before running her hand through her hair. How can a low life like her be the girlfriend of someone like Nathan?"For grandma," she thought to herself and nodded. She fished out her phone from under the covers and searched for Nathan's contact. Her had given her two days ago when she asked for time.Her heart began to pound loudly in her chest as she clicked on his contact.After two rings, he picked up."Yes?" his deep voice filled her ears making her heart skip a beat. "It's Willow," she said, thankful that she didn't stutter."Oh, Willow," he said and she began to play with the hem of her shirt. "I accept your offer," she said. There was a moment of silence and she began to rethink her decision. "Maybe he has found another person," she thought to herself."That's great. Send your account details and let's pick a place to meet," he said and she mumbled an okay before hanging up."Oh God, I hope I don't regret this"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
"Oh shut up, Nate. It's my fucking birthday, you're meant to be there!" Nicole Reyes, Nathan's elder sister screamed in his ear making him pull the phone away and place it on the coffee table."You haven't stop your siren screams yet?" he groaned as he massaged his temples. "Stop calling me a siren, you fucking idiot!" she exclaimed. "That's when you stop screaming like one," her brother said and she scoffed."You're coming whether you like it or not," she said."What if I don't want to?" he countered as he stretched his limbs, relaxing in his recliner. Star ran into the room and he carried her up onto his laps. "Seriously, Nathaniel? Why are you being such an asshole? Noah wasn't as hard as you when I asked," Nicole sighed and he grinned."I'm just messing with you, sis. I'll be there," he said and he heard her huff. "Are you bringing your girlfriend?" she asked and he frowned. "Who said I have a girlfriend?""I have my way. Besides, Chase complained that you're spending more time wi
Today was the day, Nathan was going to take Willow to his sister's birthday party and she was not ready at all.Not physically, just mentally."What if they don't like me?" Willow asked her best friend who was standing beside her. "Babe, I've told you for the fifth time in the last minute already. They will love you," Evelyn said to her.Willow still didn't seem to believe her. 'What if they are the type of family that only wants rich people? I'm going to meet celebrities for crying out loud!" She exclaimed shaking her head. Then she went to pick up her phone. "Maybe I should tell Nathan that I can't do this," she said and her phone was snatched away from her hands. "The fuck no, Will!" Eve glared at her and threw the phone back on the bed. She grabbed Willow's hand and dragged her to the mirror."Just look at yourself, Will. You are beautiful!' Eve exclaimed. Willow looked at her reflection but still wasn't convinced. Eve knew she wouldn't be convinced at all. Willow had never seen
It as a sunny afternoon and Nathan and his friends were seated under a tree. "So in a about two months or less, we'll be graduates," Chase said as he took a gulp of his cold coke. "I'll admit that I'll miss this university a little," Marcus, one of their friends said. "Remember that time when you got a ticket for over speeding?" Dylan, another friend teased and they laughed."You don't have to bring it up," Marcus glared at him. "We'll be sure to bring it up on your wedding day," Nathan said as he patted his shoulder and they laughed. "I'll not be surprised if the exams are hard," Dylan said and they nodded."An angry lady is making her way towards us," Chase muttered nodding his head in the direction behind them. They turned to see Crystal storming towards them. "It's been like a month and she isn't over you yet?" Marcus asked with a laugh. "We weren't even together to begin with," Nathan rolled his eyes."We need to talk!" Crystal exclaimed when she approached them. "We're talking,"