KELANI POVIt was ridiculous. Wearing a black cape on a black knee-length gown. It was the weirdest thing I had ever seen.I wonder who had given such outrageous style for initiation. Maybe it was Lia. It felt like it was something she could do.Also, I never wanted to wear it.I felt I would be the odd one out, but upon arrival, I noticed I wasn't the only one in it. Practically everyone wore it, and it was hard to tell people apart."Hey," I turned as I felt a nudge. "Kelani, right?""Britanny," I said.She was in the initiation too. Even Jessica, her friend, had been crying her eyes out on tryout day.Now, she was wearing a proud smile on her face. I feel I was the only one not really excited about what would happen soon because every other person was, and they moved around freely, speaking.The Fawn house- a house strictly for cheerleaders, as I heard was situated outside of the school. It was a large building that would contain hundreds of ladies with varieties of perfume. A lar
KELANI POVThe humming of machines and voices pulled me out of my slumber.My eyes were heavy, and so was the entire part of my body.The memories of the previous event flooded into me. I recalled how Lia had pushed me into the pool and how a light had saved me.I didn't know who the light was. Maybe it was it that brought me to the clinic, but I doubted light could walk or talk."Riley," I groaned, seeing her sleeping on a chair beside the bedside."Lani," Riley sighed. She was still asleep. She looked visibly tired.I wouldn't blame her. I must have scared the shit out of her. Also, she was still in the black dress she had worn the night before while I was changed into a hospital dress."Please, Kelani," Riley murmured. "Don't leave. I am sorry I couldn't save you."Her eyes tightened, and I saw a hint of tears on her right cheek.Her lower lips wobbled, but she didn't stop talking. "I'm sorry for forcing you to be part of the team. I thought that was a good way for you to be frien
ZAIN POVDid she hate me?She had barely glanced at me, and she was in a hurry to leave as well. Perhaps it was due to the people watching.I noticed everyone had been gazing at us, and I had seen some actually bring out their phone to record, which I didn't mind discretely.I was recorded all the damned time, but many times they didn't have the courage to post any of the things they had recorded of me.At the moment, all I cared about was Kelani. She had fucking ignored me as if I didn't exist.Was it because of Vesper?Groaning, I shoved a hand through my hair, walking down the hallway.She should have at least listened to me. She should have at least fucking heard what I wanted to say to her."Get out of my way, bitch," I snapped as a brunette almost rammed into me.I shoved her into the nearest locker, and I heard her wince. My nose wrinkled as I perceived blood.She must have cut herself in the process. If she had been watching where she was doing, at least she wouldn't have run i
A WEEK LATERKELANI POV"You punch like a girl," Vesper taunted. He deflected the blow and rushed towards me, ramming into me.He gripped me from my midsection, hoisting me and slamming me on the floor."I am a girl," I groaned as he rolled away from me."You need to do better," Vesper grunted, grabbing a plastic bottled water, opening it and downing the content.He wiped the sweat on his face before tossing the empty plastic bottle in a trash can."Come on, let's go again," he said."I'm tired," I muttered.Even though it was my idea for the intensive training since the completion was only in two days, I never knew Vesper would take it to heart.We were currently in the handball court. We weren't the only ones, though; many of the participating students were in the handball court. It was large enough to accommodate hundreds of students."You've barely done anything," Vesper retorted."I did so many things," I rolled my eyes. "Can I just take a few seconds off to catch my breath? I fe
KELANI POVThe continuous sound of knocking woke me up from my slumber. I groaned, climbing down from bed and trudging to the door.Riley wasn't home yet, and it was 9 pm. Although she had mentioned arriving late, I never knew it would be much later than this.Opening the door, I glanced around but didn't see Riley. Yet, the knock persisted. Then, I listened intently to realize it was coming from the window side and not the door.Shutting the door, I walked over to the window, gripping the rustling curtain, and peered outside.Almost immediately, my phone beeped, and I walked back to the bed to pick it up."Look outside," The content said, and I rushed back to the window."Vesper," I exclaimed.Vesper waved at me, and I returned the wave, grinning. What was he doing here and at this time of the night?He had said we were going to see it tomorrow, but he never mentioned today."Want to go somewhere with me?" Another message popped up again."Where?" I replied, keeping my eyes on the sc
KELANII continued to watch Vesper, hoping he would laugh it off that he was only kidding. But he didn't. The darkness in his eyes had swirled to desire.He was into men or so I had thought. I had assumed he liked Lance when I spoke to him in the cafeteria or maybe I was silly to have thought that.I guess I really was.Weirdly, gazing into Vesper's darkened eyes didn't scare me, nor did it make me uncomfortable. I welcomed all that was happening, and I guess that was the reason he kept doing it more.Vesper's hand closed over mine, and I sucked in a breath.Shit! My toes curled in the ballet flat as warmth surged through me. It was a weird sensation that felt only familiar to me when with Vesper. Jolts of currents zap into my hands and I bit my lower lip a little harder to stop myself from moaning.All the emotions that I was feeling, everything seemed to be heightened by the surroundings. I was sure of that. There was no way I could be reacting to him in this manner.I hated Vesper,
KELANI POVLetting out a breath for the umpteenth time, my gaze wandered around the arena. It was the championship day, and I was pretty nervous.Even though I was excited about all that was going to happen, I was still nervous.I hadn't seen Vesper. Ever since the event of two days ago, it felt as if he disappeared from the face of the earth. Not even Riley, who knew a lot of things going on in the school, knew of his whereabouts.Now, I was the only one standing where he should be with me."Hey," I did a little wave at Lance, who returned mine with a frown on his face.Well, he had been ignoring me as well. He had maybe remembered all that had happened and was trying to keep his distance from me.I had seen Lance the next day, looking all bruised up. I couldn't tell if something had happened between him and Vesper because he wouldn't say anything to me, no matter how many times I asked him.The worst was Zain. He was shooting me a glare from the stand he was currently in across the
KELANI POVI choked out, gripping Vesper's hand that kept pushing into my neck. My eyes widened, and my heart thumped wildly in my chest.He could see and smell me, but why wasn't he stopping? Did he hate me that much to want to kill me?But he had professed to like me two days ago, and now, he seemed like a different person entirely."You are killing me, Vesper," Slapping at his hand for him to release his grip, which was useless as with each tap I made, he kept pushing his elbow."I told you to stay away from me. Yes, I am a fucking murderer, I fucking did it!" He growled in my face."Murderer?" I gasped. "I don't know what you are talking about. This is Kelani."Vesper paused; his eyes were narrowed at me, and he leaned in, taking a whiff."Kelani?" Vesper grunted, and for a few seconds, I thought that would fly over his head as well."Yes, Vesper. It is I." I muttered."Oh my god, Kelani," Vesper whispered, his grip loosening almost immediately.He groaned, falling down to his kne