Hade's P.O.V.I stood up from sitting on the wooden chair and walked back and forth, biting the nail of my right thumb. I crossed my arms to my chest and bit my lower lip as I stared at the door, waiting for the steps to grow louder. As the steps increased, the tempo of my heart synced with it. I gasped at the same time when the door opened wide. My mouth hung open as I stared at the man in front of me. He looked down, sighed, and shook his head. He looked defeated."I'm sorry, Hade, Haris still doesn't want to meet you.", the chief of the ward said. I sighed and let both of my arms feel on my side. I don't know what pains me more. Was it because dad kept trying to escape our reality, or was it because I already knew why he had done this to me.I let a loud sigh and weakly smiled at the chief. "Please tell him I'll be back; I won't stop going here unless he shows himself. Thank you, sir." I didn't let him cut me off, so I watched his mouth hang open with his eyes panicking. I heard th
Sydney's P.O.V.After Hade rode to the elevator without waiting for us, we waited for another five minutes before the elevator came down, with another set of students coming out. We step back to give them away."What's wrong with Hade this past few days?" I asked. Both of them shrugged, and a grin appeared on their face as I watched their reflection on the elevator wall. We walked inside the elevator, and they pressed the eighth and tenth buttons."Sydney, don't forget the party, okay?" Hank reminded. I nodded and checked my calendar on the phone. Damn, the finals were just around the corner. I actually didn't expect to be a deans lister. Mom was thrilled, and dad congratulated me through his long message on Messenger. Maybe Enzo did tell him. Mom and Paris baked me a homemade cake with Shiloh's help, and he baked me brownies too as a gift. I suddenly became anxious with the finals coming, and I still have a lot of things to do, especially at my organization. We planned to have contes
I clicked my car keys as I walked towards the cafe's entrance. I instantly saw Hade and Jarred sitting on our spot sipping their coffee as I pushed the glass door. Jarred waved at me as I walked toward them. Hade looked back and flashed a smile. He instantly stood up and sat next to Jarred. I sat on the sofa where Hade was seated first. "What's up?" I asked. Jarred pouted his lips, pointing to the four glasses in front of us. "That's a lot.""You're way too late, Ms. Soriano," Jarred said. I crossed my arms and narrowed my eyes. I leaned my back on the sofa and sighed."You're right, traffic.", I said in defeat as I put my arms down and sat straight, looking at my shoes. I just noticed that Jarred and Hade were wearing the same design of shoes. I smiled before looking at them. They were staring at me and a slight smile on their face. They seemed proud as they stared at me. "What?" I asked as I suppressed a laugh. They both shook their heads in unison, picked up their glasses, and sip
Hade's P.O.VAfter the party last night, I wasn't able to talk to Sydney, but I got the chance to speak with her mom. I was shocked when I heard that Sydney had been talking about me when we were chatting online. I was a bit scared when her mom started talking to me because I thought she was strict and didn't like me, but she was soft-hearted and comfortable to talk to. I knew where Sydney got the energy from.I was sitting on my balcony watching the sky. The morning breeze isn't cold or hot. It's perfect. I sighed as I looked at the formation of the clouds, isn't the day seem so perfect to have a date with the one you love? But what if Sydney would say no? She doesn't want to date anyone. I sighed and rested my head on one of the grill bars installed on my balcony.I have to think of an excuse to make her come with me without telling her I want to spend time with her. But what if she thinks I'm getting too clingy? I shook my head and shivered. I stood up, walked toward my bed, and sl
Sydney put five more books in the cart as we wander around the floor. I decided to just give up, no mo recreation of things. I guess it’s better to just let things happen on their own, not forced, not planned. It will be more memorable, I think? I sighed and looked down. I really don’t want to feel sad, but I can’t help it. I felt a tap on my back and didn’t notice that Sydney was no longer in front of me. I instantly looked back and saw Sydney. She looks worried.“Why?” I asked as I fully turned to face her. “Why do you look so down? Are you getting bored? Let’s go check this all out, " she said as she smiled, walked beside me, and held the cart’s handle, ready to check this all out.“But we haven’t checked the other sides yet,” I complained. She glanced at me and smiled as she looked away.“I can go back here with Paris, you know,” she whispered without looking at me. I pushed the cart, and she didn’t let go of the handle. We walked towards the other side, and she glanced at me, co
SydneyA week had passed when Hade and I had gone to the bookstore. And he didn’t contact me for that goddamn week. He didn’t even see the message I sent him that night. I could still feel the horror I felt when I saw her in person for the first time. She looked so beautiful. I never felt insecure about my physical appearance in my entire life, but when I saw her smile and walk toward us, I almost loathed myself. I watched Hade stare at her and felt something raging inside me. I could clearly still remember every word and every movement they had during their conversation in the bookstore. When Victoria walked towards us, I saw how Hade pulled the hem of his sleeves and stood straight. He smiled awkwardly when he met my gaze. I glanced at Victoria, and she was smiling at me—genuinely.“Oh my god!” she exclaimed, facing me with her hands on his mouth. “You must be Sydney?” she held his right hand for a handshake. “Victoria.” she introduced herself. I stared at her hand for a while, the
I shivered when the cold wind blew, I was sitting on the floor on my balcony inside my room and was thinking about what mom said. It was three A.M, and I was still wide awake. I wanted to drown myself in drinking. I became obsessed with this feeling of being drowsy and unaware of my surroundings. The blurry vision, and loss of balance, it's hard, but it really feels good.I hugged myself and looked at the starry sky. Would it be a great idea if I sneaked out right now and went to a club? I bet mom wouldn't like it. I stayed on the balcony for a few more minutes and just found myself walking in the crowd. The music was so damn loud. It was three A.M, yet still many people were partying. But most of them were already drunk.I walked straight into the bartender station and asked for a drink—something that would make me drunk in a first shot. He stared at me, waiting to say just kidding, but I just stared at him, picked up my wallet, and slid my credit card onto the table. I tapped it and
When I woke up, I felt something stinging on my arm. I opened my eyes and saw Enzo sitting on the side of the bed, putting cream on my wound. I glanced at the window; the blinds were down, but I could see the sun peaking on it. Enzo stopped and stared at me for a moment."Did I woke you up?" he asked. I nodded, not trying to lie. He stood up, put the cream's lid on, and secured it. He scratched the back of his head and smiled wryly. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to wake you up." He walked towards the sofa and picked up something on the table. He was holding a bed table with a portion of food and drink. "Sit down." He commanded. I don't know why, but I followed him. I groaned as I moved. He put the table down on the bed beside me. "Here, eat this and take medicine after."I stared at Enzo for a while and wondered if I didn't see Hade's ghost and didn't agree to help him and transfer to school, what would be my life now? Maybe Arnie wouldn't think of reaching us out, but would I prefer that