Sean I picked my phone up from the other seat and smiled while I looked at the screen. I answered the call and put the device against my ear. "What were you even thinking? Do you take me for a fool? You are not going to come home. That's it. I won't let you. And if you are already around our street, then sorry to inform you, we don't have any food to offer you. Until next time. But you are not coming here. Not even in my dreams. Nor in your-" "Sapphire, Breathe." "I am-" "Your sister seemed rather too excited to have me join you." "Yeah, she has this hospitality for dogs. She seriously adopted a dozen of them-" "Did you just say I am a-" "Dog? Yes." "You don't know who you're messing with, kitten." "Honestly, I am sick of your endearments. And if you intended to intimidate me, then sorry, I am not worried about what you're capable of." "You know what I am capable of, pretty girl. You know I am coming over tonight, right? I can do anything." "And you thought I'd let you do t
"Sapphire, I thought this will make things easy for both of us. I thought... maybe you'd at least... talk to me. What do you want me to do? What do all those guys in the school have that I don't, to get at least a genuine smile from you?" His voice was low as if he was in pain. He looked sad and disheartened. It's been fun all this while but I think the conversation had taken a leap. I could see that he was being serious. His words tugged at my heart. A foreign feeling had immersed within myself, and I couldn’t quite understand why it was affecting me so much. Maybe it was because I was finally hearing the sincerity in his voice, something that I had been longing for many days. "Sapphire. I just wanted to help you. If... it was too much... then... I'm sorry for it." He spoke. And without a second glance, he left me rooted to the place. I watched him go as I stared at his back. As he disappeared into the darkness, I felt something pull my heart. Did I feel guilty for treating him th
After I patted my face dry, I quickly made a move to exit the restroom. I have to talk to him. Maybe I will just ask him to come to the library- Ew, that's the most unromantic thing. Wait, what do I even have to do with romance? Surely, I have to get a grip on my mind. As I walked to the cafeteria through the empty hallway, I felt someone's presence behind me. As I turned around for confirmation, I felt a warm palm wrap on my mouth. My eyes widened in horror and my hands instantly flew to my mouth, which managed to concealed my yell. The grip tightened on me further as an arm wrapped around my body and pulled me back into a dark area. And before I knew what was happening, I was abruptly pushed into a dark room and my knees collided with the hard surface beneath. I winced in pain upon the contact and groaned. As I rubbed my knees to ease the burning sensation there, I whipped my head to the direction of my abductor. As I adjusted my vision, I blinked several times to confirm my sight
Sean It had been an hour since I left Sapphire. She must head back by now. But where was she? Something tells me that things weren’t right. Perhaps I should look for her. She wasn’t answering her phone either and it was beginning to worry me. The first thing that came into my mind when I went looking for her was the library. Sapphire spent most of her time in the library. I always knew that whenever she didn’t feel like going to the cafeteria, which was most of the times, she spent time in the library. However, much to my dismay, she was nowhere to be seen in the library. I later went and searched other places in the school but I couldn't find her. I have been searching for her since so long that my legs almost hurt due to the running, I have been doing, but it had been futile. She was nowhere to be found. I came to a stop at a point and leaned forward, clutching my knees with my hands as I released shaky breaths. I was already panting hard when I heard a loud shrill. "MOM!!" I
Sapphire The calmness in his voice made me squirm in my seat. His low sound resonated in my ear yet I decided to stay silent. I couldn't bring words to my mouth with just thinking about how horrifying that was. At his question, I was forced to think about everything that had happened a few hours ago, and it was beginning to make me uneasy again. If I pondered over it any longer, I knew I would start crying again. "Pretty girl, it's fine." He mumbled, ever so softly. "I just want to know what happened. Did anyone…" He paused at that before continuing. But this time, his voice held anger. "Did anyone try to hurt you?" I sighed. "No.” I closed my eyes. “I just… it happened, alright? I guess I was just weak. It does not matter now.” "It matters." he said a little coldly. "It definitely matters to me. A lot." "Sean, this is why I do not want to share it with you. You will target them-" "Of course, I will, Sapphire. If someone has hurt you, I will not spare them. They ought to know b
Sapphire Two hours had passed before I realised that it was time for me to go home. Sean’s mother was out of town for work, hence he didn’t have any problem letting me stay at his place for a while. He even asked me to stay the night at his place if it helped me, but I declined. I was glad he was helping me, but right now, I just wanted to be alone. Moreover, Juliette would definitely grow suspicious if I told her I wanted to spend the night with Sean. I could’ve lied and said I was sleeping over at Nina’s but I just didn’t want to risk it. Thankfully, Sean didn’t force me to stay with him either. He understood that I wished to be alone for a while. Without further questioning, he offered to drive me home. When Sean dropped me home, he thought it was important to let my sister know about what happened today. I obviously opposed it. "Sean, you don't understand." I tried convincing. “It’s the last thing Juliette will want to know. She won’t take it well.” "It's important Sapphire, s
The rest of the day couldn't have gotten any better. I practically had him in almost all of my classes so it was for sure that I couldn't get past the awkwardness. Nina had decided to skip school today, and I had no clue why. Maybe it was just a bad day for me. I had to swap my seats with another student to avoid Sean. And it helped, to a certain extent. But, the worst of all started when I decided to ask Parker, one of the guys I hardly speak to, to sit with me. He's a nice guy and is quite intelligent. He was always good to me so he agreed to my request. But what came after that was a huge disaster. Sean walked into the class and his eyes instantly fell on mine. Then he narrowed his eyes at Parker. He angrily moved to us and stopped before him. "Get up." He said with a stern voice. "Excuse me?" Parker frowned. "Get the fuck up from my seat." He growled. Parker looked at me but my words hitched in my throat. "Is this his place, Sapphire?" I didn't know what to say. It's not li
Sean "You have to start using your fucking brain, Sean. Stop acting like a child!" Brett's angry shrill snapped me out of my own anger. I was already breathing hard, occasionally stopping to take deep breath that would ease my anger but nothing worked. Not even my constant remembrance to count, or my urge to breath slowly, or even my bleeding fist that I used to punch the wall in fury helped me calm the fuck down for once. "What do you even think I should do when the girl I love is practically flirting with some random asshole!" I asked, glaring at Brett. "Sean." Brett said, catching hold of my hand that was bleeding. "She doesn't know he's messing with her. She wouldn't have done that if she knew." "That is not my fucking problem!" "That is your problem, Sean. It's you that is supposed to clear things with her. She's doing this because she doesn't have a single clue what she's up to. She doesn't know about Parker." He said, “But you do. You need to start communicating with her p