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This is a work of fiction. Unless otherwise indicated, all the names, characters, businesses, places, events and incidents in this book are either the product of the author's imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.All rights are reserved.No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without prior permission of the copyright owner.----Beautiful pearls of rain were down pouring everywhere. I have always enjoyed and cherished the earthy smell of rain. The soothing comfort that used to calm my soul before, was now making me feel pain and restless as the grey clouds stretched over the rainy sky.I wish I had bought my favourite red umbrella. It was my favourite because it was a gift from my grandmother on my twelfth birthday.She used to say this red polka-dotted umbrella was mom's favourite and even though mom was not with us anymore, this umbrella would always carry her essence and will protect me from the downpours.Now I was entirely drenched by the rain, nearly shivering in this freezy weather. My quest for an umbrella went as futile as knocking on a deaf person's door. I didn't want to protect myself, in this moment, all I wanted was to protect a mesmerizing species of human who has been standing right in front of me at the bus stop, equally drenched and staring so intently into my eyes.I wished for him to leave me alone and go away,if not for me then at least for his sake.Watching me tremble due to the cold, he pulled his dark leather jacket out and gently wrapped it around my upper body. His warmth started invading through my frigid exterior. I should have thanked him but at that moment, I didn't.Since when did my heart got replaced by a rock inside my chest? Maybe it was him who turned me like this.Those sparkling deep dark pool eyes were reflecting a thousand emotions but in return mine were blank.People were wondering what was he doing here at the bus stop, with his car being parked beside him.But he kept all his attention on one person in particular and that was me."It's over Ethan, you and me, we are done."Thud. I heard a thunder roared across the rainy sky."I love you, Skylar, why are you doing this to us?" He painfully whispered, making me wince."Don't say such words that you don't mean. To whom you are lying? "I blurted out."I am not lying. You would know so only if you fucking look at me Skylar! Do you think I am telling an untruth?He was taking a step ahead, pulling my hands in his, giving it a gentle squeeze, letting me know he was still here for me.He was trying to convince me in his way. Was he trying to convince me or is this another way of him trying to manipulate me?I don't think my mind could comprehend the difference anymore.No, no! I can't look at you. I don't want to become vulnerable again."It does not matter anymore, Ethan. You are not the one to whom I cherished and loved, You became entirely someone else, or maybe you were you but I was the blind one who failed to see you. You know what! Ethan, I don't even love you, 'cause you don't deserve it" Never in my life I had ever thought that I could lie so easily."No baby, you saw me! You saw directly through me which everyone failed at doing so. You can't abandon me like this, we need to talk to sort things out, can't end everything which we had built up." He spoke all those words so easily as if nothing has ever happened. I was the one crying already but I was extremely thankful for the rain which has been masking my tears, emotions and feelings.Why now Ethan? Why could not you think about it before? Was this your plan from the very beginning?"We are talking and now there is nothing to talk about it's you who abandoned me. I hate you" I spoke with a heavy heart, making him flinch.I don't remember how long we have stared at each other, thinking about every moment that we shared.All I wanted to do was to escape from him but his magnetic eyes were so connected with mine that I forgot to move and breathe.After what seemed like an eternity, I noticed the arrival of the bus. Without breaking our eye contact he slowly leaned forward to kiss me.Our lips were just a centimetre apart when he whispered –"Please Skylar doesn't go away from me. You are mine and only mine! I am begging you, please don't do this us."Saying this he pulled our bodies together and placed his beautiful soft lips over mine.This could have been very romantic. Kissing your loved one in the rain, but here we are breaking up something that wasn't even there in the first place.His lips were begging me to not go, to open up myself, to not end this wobbling, fragile relationship that was built upon games and lies.I was not going to back down, so I pinned my fingers into fists, resisting the urge to curl them around his neck and withstood my desire to kiss him back."I was never yours Ethan, loving you was my biggest mistake which I don't want to repeat. Try to forget me, cause I will be doing the same" saying this I nearly ran inside the bus, as fast as I could.I guess this was the end for us.The back of my hands were shaking while I wiped those damn tears that were now flowing endlessly and I was not in a state to control them.Even though I was the one who pushed him away, my heart could not stop longing to get one last look at him.So I peeked outside with hurtful and tear stroked face through the glass window watching him bang his fist in his car's window, shattering the glass into pieces, just like he did to my heart.Blood was dripping from his hand but all he was not even paying attention to it. His piercing dark eyes were pinned upon me, begging me not to go.But I did not. I could feel his pain. I hugged myself tightly, pulling his jacket around my body, inhaling his musky scent for one last time.Tears started to overflow uncontrollably from my eyes mixed with pain, helplessness and love.As my heart began to feel heavy and helpless, my mind started to reminisce about how it all started with Ethan, after that one kiss.There are two things you should know about me. At eighteen, I was still a virgin and second, well you are about to know it soon.“I HATE SHOPPING”. I shouted at the top of my lungs with annoyance.There, now you know the second thing about me too.Yes, I know it’s a very simple and last sentence in the world whom almost every girl of my age that I know never thinks of saying.Guess I was built differently.Now it’s not like I always dreaded shopping. I won’t be wrong if I would say that I can shop online for life.For me, online shopping is a blessing in disguise. If you tell me to shop for books, I would give you my heart right at that moment.In case you haven't already guessed, let me disclose ladies and gentlemen, I Skylar Carter love books more than people. In short, I am a nerd, and a proud one too, thank you very much.My friends always wondered why I hated it so much? Well here’s the brief version.Calculating my monthly budget every time I select
I washed myself up, fixed my mid-waist reaching wavy blonde hair into a ponytail, applied some lipgloss and made my way downstairs to the drawing-room.Gran was in the kitchen, baking my favourite lemon tarts.I shoved one into the mouth and Jesus! If this is not heaven then I don't know what is.Grandmother always loved cooking, she followed her passion and now proudly owns a restaurant here in Boston.Even though it's small and cosy, it's still got its warmth of delicious delicacies that makes people feel like eating at home.I have always felt immensely proud and pleased in helping Grandma out with managing the restaurant.With a short staff and me going to school, sometimes I worry how would Gran manage to do it all.Even though she always reassures me, I still sometimes get worried about her.I saw Chris sitting on the couch, casually one arm slinging over and legs crossed. His gaze was solely fixed on some documentary about aquatic animals that were goi
After the collision, all that left to deal with was the aftermath. I didn't know the impact of colliding with the hard muscles could be this brutal.I never knew a fateful collision with this person would imbalance my life itself.Looking back now I wonder what would have happened if we could have never collided.Was it fate or a mere mistake? It's futile to ponder.~~~Mere moments ago I was tired and frustrated clutching these stupid bags.All my shopping bags were scattered on the floor. My phone was lying on the floor like a dead body. Cracked display, back cover and battery scattered far away from my line of sight.Shit, now I have to repair this phone again! Oh lord rip my bank account.It was quite a floor show, to be honest.As I looked around and saw many pairs of eyes zoned in my direction. I have always hated being the centre of attention and especially in an embarrassing situation like this.Mother earth please open up and swallow me. I saw
Curiously I looked up to see who's the person, I saw deep black pools staring at me. Its him. God I felt the spark.A chill ran down through my body by this mere contact.I concluded that Its not only his presence, but also I was letting his electric touch affect me so much.That thought was enough to bring me back to my senses. I seriously need to get a grip here. Taking a deep breath I decided to tackle this mess ASAP so that I could finally go my home and take some kind of mental rest ."I am sorry, I really didn't mean to hit you like that, not that I am hitting on you." I offered my kinda awakward apologizy again. I hoped he would respond with something like -its ok or all good but since he was choosing to stay quite, I decided to continue."Look I am really really sorry ,My Gran called me and as you can see my hands were full of bags, Chris was also nowhere near my line of sight for help, so I picked up call while running and smashed into you. Its a joint phenom
Still, in a daze prior to the previous unfortunate event, I let Chris pick me up from the floor where it feels like my knees have been frozen to the core.Like the gentleman Chris is, he dusted off my knees and helped me stand straight."I am so sorry Sky, I was on a call with mom and she asked me to check on Elle. News flash, that clutz just broke her leg" Chris declared.Ouch! Must be very hurtful.Elle and Chris were childhood buddies and I got to know Elle, very recently."That's terrible Chris. Is she okay now?""Yeah, she sprained it somehow, but I have to go to see her at the hospital.""You should definitely go, send her my regards as well.""I hate leaving you alone, let me drop you home first " Chris requested with pleading puppy eyes.I kept my hand over his chest in a gesture to stop him."Don't worry about me, I will take a taxi. You should go to the hospital first, now shoo" After some more persuasion finally Chris left me outside the
Elle was a sweet girl. She was your girl next door type.Curvy, petite and stunningly beautiful, Elle was the complete opposite of me with her talkative, outspoken, extrovert nature, but still, we bonded and became very good friends over this summertime.I liked her curly brown hair, but she doesn't, she never believed me whenever I told her how much lovely they are. She likes my black, straight hair, which runs in a thick mass up to a little above my waist shielding my backside like a screen.Back to the conversation, I asked -"So how things are going with you and Andrew?"Andrew was her third or fourth boyfriend, within the three years. Elle was such a good girl but every time she mystically chooses the bad boys. What's it about bad boys? I wonder if I would ever fall for one, though it sounds ridiculous even to my ears.There was a sudden pause on the other side. I thought maybe she ended the call."Andrew-he is an SOB...We broke up babe." A serious and emotiona
'Today was going to be my day' I thought to myself, because why not?I was feeling excited from the morning cause I will be going to Archibald Academy today. I was kind of an introvert and my friend circle consisted of several friends that are less than the fingers of both hands. Preferring quality over quantity was not a bad thing, to be honest. I still hoped that maybe there I would make some new friends. At least make the numbers reach above the fingers of both of my hands as well as feet.But I was also a little nervous, to be honest. I mean who would be not?Chris drove me towards the Academy. Gran was also there in the back seat."How can I miss such a big day of my Skylar?" Gran cheered.Gran has always been my #1 support system. I have packed my suitcase and she helped me with it. Thankfully I have secured myself a dorm to live in. Soon enough we entered inside the majestic campus. My heart was beating erratically with excitement regarding the start of a new b
"Hey, Elle."I smiled at my new roommate. The loneliness that I was feeling before now has vanished into thin air."Finally you are here! We are going to rule Archibald Academy."Well, I am not sure about ruling over Archibald Academy. The only thing that I had any interest to rule over was my grades."I can't be too sure about that.""Oh, hush! I will introduce you to many of my friends and we will have so much fun together."Fun? I could get used to the fun but not too much fun."Before we do all that, tell me about this school a little."Elle and I both talked about the academics and facilities available in the school. She especially told me about the dos and don'ts.Like if you want to go for a booze party then Stella's place was the hub. In case you want to bunk the dorm and chill outside for late nights then bribing the RA with a little booze would do the wonders.And the most important part was not to get caught by the minions of Mr Archibald, th