“Everyone let’s welcome to our midst, Andre and Carla Rios.” A surprise wave went through the hall as every student’s eyes, including mine, swept across the hall to the door on the right wing which was thrown open to reveal the face I thought I was never going to see again. Handsome as ever, Andre Rios, tall and sexy in the Edwin and Co. uniform – it’s a crime to look that good in a uniform – walked through. Behind him was a lookalike who was slightly shorter. It was a girl with dark brows and dark hair identical to his. It was plain to see they were twins so there was no mistaking that they were the ones Mr. Jorge was talking about yet I wanted it to be some kind of mistake.
As they walked up the podium to join us a lone clap suddenly started. I looked up and saw a beaming Siobhan happily clapping, her eyes glued on Andre. Andre, who was smirking smugly. With each step he took I found myself wishing I was dreaming because only in a fairytale story would this be happening. Why is he here?! My heart raced hard in my chest.
Suddenly Siobhan wasn’t the only clapping. Almost everyone else was clapping and why wouldn’t they? Andre has that bad-boy hotness going for him. And that gait…he makes walking look so sexy. Even though his sister was strikingly beautiful he just knew how to draw attention to himself.
“I know it’s late in the final year to join but we are making an exception for the children of Ignacio Rios.”
Ignacio Rios? He must be quite popular if Mr. Edwin, the founder of our school and Mr. Jorge can overlook the rules for his children. And that begs the question, what is Andre doing here? He didn’t transfer all the way from Mainland to Hudson just for Siobhan, did he? Is this what Siobhan had been so excited about this morning?
Andre stopped beside me, a confident smile on his face. Standing so close beside him with his cologne permeating my perfect senses felt surreal because not only was I reminded again just how tall he is, but it also brought to mind our first encounter. On Aaron’s side his twin sister, Carla stood shyly with her hair falling over the right side of her face. She smiled shyly at me before bowing her head.
While Mr. Jorge rambled on about the rules of resumption, the regulations guiding students of Edwin and Co., and the activities available in school, I found myself staring at Andre’s designer shoes.
Unable to help myself anymore I cleared my throat and whispered fiercely, “What the heck are you doing here?”.
“You couldn’t help yourself, could you?” he asked after a moment’s silence, I heard the smile. He was looking straight ahead. From the corner of my eyes, I could see the strong outline of his jaw. “You are staring. Why do you always stare?” he spoke from the side of his mouth. “What, are you in love with me?”
I stifled the urge to kick him. “You wish I was! What are you doing here?! Why are you in Hudson? Aren’t you supposed to be a Mainlander?!”
“You are so eager to know me aren’t you?”
Okay, he has an ego problem and it’s bigger than his fucking head.
“That’s not the point! What the…?”
“Bianca Davis!”
I started suddenly realizing that Mr. Jorge had finished his announcements long ago and was waiting for me to take over. Shit, how many times has he called my name already?
My eyes darted to Andre who had a faint mocking smile on his face but he still wasn’t looking at me. Mr. Jorge stepped back and cast me a concerned glance, no doubt wondering what had gotten me so distracted. Even Aaron and Andre’s shy sister were watching me with concern. I hurriedly took the podium and stood in front of the microphone sure that my strong heartbeat could be heard through the speakers.
“Um…,” I cleared my throat, aware that all eyes were trained on me especially a certain pair of dark eyes drilling a hole into the back of my head. “Uh, students are advised to adhere strictly to all the stipulated rules and regulations. Any misbehavior will be strictly punished.” I dared to look up at the students of Edwin and Co. who were watching me with reverence. Suddenly I felt faint. How was Jessica Underwood able to handle the pressure of being Head girl? Along the walls, the other prefects stood guard to maintain order yet there was disorder in my own head. Just a few minutes ago I was sure everything was fine. Andre's being here changes everything.
Somewhere in the crowd, I spotted Siobhan and Shewa trying discreetly to get my attention. They both gave me huge thumbs-ups.
What would I do without them in my life?
Just then Siobhan shifted her gaze to Andre behind me and even though I couldn’t see him I could tell he probably smiled or winked at her because she blushed heavily. Shewa leaned closer to her and they both whispered about Andre, forgetting all about me. I cleared my throat and faced the crowd again.
“Shall we now rise for the national and school anthem?”
The crowd stood as one with their left hands on their chests. “We promise to be faithful to our badge. We promise to be responsible students, law-abiding citizens…” the anthem went on and when it was over the students filed out of the hall into their classrooms. I wanted to stay back to interrogate Andre further but Mr. Jorge was walking toward me. Before I knew it he called Andre to stop him from joining the other students. Mr. Jorge also called the Health prefect, Janet, and her assistant Gideon to the podium. The hall was empty in no time at all but outside I could see Siobhan and some of the other Class 3 seniors talking outside.
“Bianca and Aaron as Head boy and girl you both essentially lead the rest of the school and your duty is to assist when necessary. With that in mind Gideon and Janet you are responsible for taking care of Miss. Carla Rios until she’s comfortable here and Bianca and Aaron you’re both responsible for taking care of Andre. Their arrival was something of a surprise so you may have to share apartments until their rooms are cleaned and ready?”
“I have to share a room with him?!” I shrieked aghast, jabbing a finger in Andre’s direction.
Everyone except him gave me a concerned look. “Well,” Mr. Jorge said slowly while eyeing me with narrowed eyes. “Not exactly. You can lead him through his subjects and everything and he’ll share Aaron’s apartment.” He turned to Andre and Carla one after the other. “Aaron and Bianca are our star students so you’re in safe hands. That’s all, you can all go to class.”
My head was spinning. I wasn’t even done comprehending the fact that he is now a student of Edwin and Co. Do I still have to be his student guide? How much more of him can I handle?
Janet, Gideon and Aaron didn’t seem to notice my discomfort. In fact, Gideon looked way too excited to be Carla’s student guide and I can’t blame him, she was really pretty. Her black eyes, black hair, brows and long lashes held an alluring charm, coupled with that shy character and I can guarantee you she’s going to be voted cutest at the end of the school year.
Andre on the other hand was the exact opposite; arrogant, egotistic, and annoying. Why is he annoying again? Oh yeah, he talked about my boobs and called them tiny. And this is the guy I have to deal with for the rest of the school year.
For the rest of the day I managed to avoid Andre like a plague – he is a plague alright! A plague out to break my best friend’s heart!I was still in the process of processing his sudden appearance and Mr. Jorge wants ME to be his student guide! No thanks. I gladly let Aaron do the honors of showing him around school. I bet he had a bloody good time getting to see the many girls to fling with while pretending to date Siobhan on the side. I wonder if those girls I saw staring at him in the hall know he has a girlfriend.Since it was officially the first day of school avoiding him was very much easy. Here in Edwin and Co., the first day of resumption isn’t that big of a deal since the teachers still have to put their notes for the term together. So since I had no classes for the day I spent my time in the library and the press room where I made plans with Shewa, the president of the School Press. Apparently, she was considering submitting a request to the School Board to begin an Edwin
“What are you doing?!”The strap of my nightgown snapped from its clasp. If I hadn’t hugged my chest fast enough the corner would have dropped down to expose me. I glared at him as I struggled to reattach the clasp. He moved closer, finally stepping through the threshold, and reached for the strap.“Get your hands away from me,” I fought him off. “What the hell were you thinking when you did that?”“Relax and let me fix that for you.”“Can you just stop with the strap joke already? It’s as icky as saying ‘ Are you lost baby girl’ for God’s sake…”He wouldn’t let me finish before he slapped my hand off to fix the strap. I fought him but eventually, he held my hand down and fixed it with just one hand. He was so close, his warmth felt so good radiating off his body to mine, and his hair smelled like beach and summer. It felt so good. But he was taking too long getting his hands off me, he kept adjusting it until I almost blew my top.“I see you fix straps for a living,” I acknowledged c
Ask Diddy your most personal interrelationship questions. Tell Diddy everything. Go on! We dare you! Remember, the reason Ask Diddy is added to the school newspaper is to help students interact with a fellow yet anonymous student. All secrets told to Diddy remain secret. Dear Diddy,Everyone knows me as the love child between Chris Matic - yes that super hot actor from the Revengers movie and my mom is Kendall Brentwood – yes the Kendall Brentwood and guess what? Chris’s legitimate daughter is in my class! She wants to make friends with me but I can’t help but feel she’s trying to trick me into becoming friends with her just so she can easily bully me. What do you think I should do? I feel guilty already that my mom made her dad cheat on her mom!_ HELP! Dear HELP! She might genuinely want to get make friends with you which means there’s no cause for alarm. She mostly likely sees a kindred spirit in you. You both are kids and you aren’t responsi
Short of announcing the party during the announcements section of the assembly, Shewa was doing a good job announcing the first Senior’s party of the school year and soon it became what everyone was talking about. Of course, it was to take place in the seniors’ quarters which meant that no juniors were invited, just us Class 3 seniors. Siobhan already chose the theme for the party: Hot or Not Bikini Splash! I guess I should have expected that theme. Everyone knows the best way to show off your assets is to wear a bikini or bath suit, I suppose that’s a mating call for us humans or something. I’m just kidding but that’s what Siobhan chose and her party announcement was causing a rave. The excitement in Class 3 was charged. Eva wanted to get a new bikini and she knew just which store to order from, Jon wanted to be in charge of the music, someone was talking about the drinks for the party. I couldn’t catch a break because Siobhan had graciously announced me as the party planner and ev
I thought I was going to have time off to myself after school but Siobhan had other plans. I had barely taken my uniform off when she burst into my apartment making me question my decision to give her my key.“Bianca there’s an emergency.”“No there’s not,” I said taking my shirt off. Hopefully creep Andre isn’t hiding somewhere trying to catch me taking my skirt off. For good measure, I had locked my balcony doors to prevent any surprise visits from him again.“There is. I don’t have a bikini to wear!”“You mean you don’t have what you think is good enough out of the 500 and something bikinis you have?”“You Bianca Davis are such a killjoy. Yes, I don’t think they are good enough. I need Andre’s head turning my way, I need his eyes glued on my body, I need him watching me nonstop.”“You need a creep?” because the way I see it that’s what she’s asking for. “And what’s with the desperation? I thought you guys were getting really close during the summer?”She plopped on my bed to mope.
Party party party.That was all we could think of until finally, Friday rolled around. Honestly, it couldn’t have come sooner because I was up to my neck in the preparations and planning and all that good stuff until I thought I was going to drop dead. Luckily I got help from the Social and Recreational activities prefect, Dan McBride, he offered to be the MC and we both came up with fun activities for the night. The excitement in the senior quarters was almost at bursting point. It was all we could talk about. Even the other regular students talked about it and almost immediately Siobhan became a star for throwing the first big party of the term! Some of the Class 2 seniors had even tried to bribe their way for invitations through me and Shewa. Some of the Class 3 seniors even had boyfriends and girlfriends among the Class 1 and 2 seniors and had wanted to bring their partners to the party but Siobhan made it clear it was an exclusive Class 3 seniors party. Of course, there were ri
If the cheers were anything to go by then yes she accomplished her purpose. Showing up fashionably late to your own party must be the key to success even though you do get a lot of jealous glares from your rivals. Eva couldn’t hide the jealousy in her glare but even she had to clap and cheer because I will be honest my best friend looked good as heck.One thing I have to say though is thank God I wasn’t wearing heels otherwise I would have made a fool of myself the way Siobhan pulled me out of her apartment with her. I got my footing luckily and strutted beside her – well a few steps back because I didn’t want to steal her spotlight – and she got the appreciative stares she deserved, and, I noted particularly that Andre who was standing with Aaron holding a red cup of beer, maybe, and was staring and couldn’t seem to look away. Well, that was the goal so…win!Siobhan enjoyed the attention. Of course, she would, that’s what she was born for – the spotlight. She cat walked in time with
He came around the table and grabbed Siobhan, she squealed excitedly and they both kissed away. Slobby, sexy and hot. Everyone cheered and I noticed Carla was cheering the loudest which was surprising since she’s been quiet until now. Now that I was looking at her I finally got a good impression of her. Was that a tattoo on the lower part of her belly and wrist? I couldn’t see what it was but who knew Carla had a wild side? I guess there are layers to her. Who knows she might be more interesting than her brother after all.Andre released Siobhan with a smirk and went back around the table to the boys' side. How long does he spend in the gym to get his butt looking as hard and delicious as that?I looked away from his ass quickly when Siobhan excitedly nudged me and wagged her brows. What was I thinking looking at his ass anyway?“Well?” I whispered to her.“Later,” she whispered laughing. Okay, I’m sure I'm excited for her to spill the tea about how good Andre’s kiss is. We continue