Chapter 9: Unlucky Susan

CHAPTER 9

Taleela's POV;

When I get home, it's almost three o'clock in the morning. The streets are empty except for the lights pouring out of the street lights down on the tarred roads.

Our street is safe and passable anytime, so I am not scared as I walk down the avenue toward our apartment building.

A cat scurries under a car, and I smile, knowing how much I would want a cat right now if not for Susan's allergy to furry objects.

And as for Susan, she's probably with her newfound interest because she's not going to return home tonight. I wish her luck, though. I pray that Achilles doesn't break her heart as other dudes do.

Then, I remembered a day last year. We were about to write our final exams for the sophomore. Susan was in love with her new explorer boyfriend she met at the club one night. He was everything she needed and wanted in an ideal guy.

Handsome, tall, dark-skinned, charismatic, naughty, a friendly and good guy in one combo, sweet and romantic, m