It was a cold, fall morning and the clothes Tina picked for me were actually very comfortable. I felt cozy in the warm black vest, made of soft wool. Its treads were delicately twisted on the edges on its whole length up, reaching almost to my knees. Under it, I had a simple white button shirt, tucked in dark blue jeans. No heels for me today, as cute black flats finished off my attire. I pulled up my hair in a messy bun, banishing Tina out of my room, so I could finally leave and meet Linda. Driving with half of my attention, I managed to reach the school parking without creating a car crash. When I neared the usual place where I park my car, I saw Linda sheepishly scrolling through her phone, resting on a bench. “Please tell me you are not breaking up with me,” I attempted a joke walking towards her. She lifted her head to look at me with a faint smile. Something squeezed my heart, causing real pain when I saw the dark circles under her cute almond-shaped eyes. “Tell me!” I demand

I struggled with my concentration, as I made a sketch of Thomas’s perfect features. After that, I needed to add every curve and detail that made him so hot and irresistible…or maybe he was that alluring only for me because of the way he was treating me, and the sparks he ignited with only a simple touch or intense glance in my direction. I knew I had a huge crush on him, and he had some feelings for me. Thomas wasn’t aware of how attractive he was for me. I was ready to let go of my defenses and let him in my heart. I wasn’t going to confess anything like that, or at least I wasn’t planning on it. Just next time when he wants me as his girlfriend--I would not hesitate to show him how my feelings towards him had evolved. Fighting my thoughts, I was making precise moves on the canvas with my right hand. My eyes were stopping on every part of his face, my breath

I gaped at my step-brother, but no words came out of my mouth. So I am not good for a spy. “Why were you following me? Did you tell someone?” His face morphed from threatening to worried and angry. “What do you think you saw?” he tilted his head with a menacing glare. Behind Steven, I saw Samuel coming our way, and I came to my senses. I did not want to cause a scandal, I wanted to be finished with this right this second. If we had to go out for this--we would go out. “I saw enough to know you might be in trouble, but I--” I started confidently, but he rudely cut me off. “It’s not your fucking business to know what I do! Stay out of it, do you hear me?” He raised his voice, some people turning their heads in our direction to steal a look.

“Um, yeah! You should be more careful and not run in the halls. Didn’t your parents teach you that?” she smirked, looking down at me, as I collected my things from the cold floor. I shot her a glare, but then groaned and threw my hands up in the air. There was no point in arguing with someone who was so quick to put the whole blame on me. It would only piss me off, and I didn’t have the energy or time for this. “Think whatever you want,” I sighed and hung my bag on my shoulder, leaving Olivia behind me. Her icy, narrowed eyes haunted me until I went into Biology. There, Thomas was grinning stupidly when he saw me, and my worries melted away. I took a new seat on a desk near the door, not wanting to be seen as someone who came in after the bell. My breathing incr

My blood was boiling from anger and a chill ran down my spine, seeing how much effort someone put into making me a character from a thriller. “Say that you are leaving my future boyfriend alone, or I will never let you out of this maze. I am waiting!” the message in the card ordered. I looked around for a camera, but saw none. Then I looked up to where the three-meter fake cave walls ended to the ceiling of the building. I could see a small, dark glass room from where you could observe the whole maze. “It must be some kind of control room,” I whispered under my breath. “Alice, what is going on?” Linda’s worried voice reached me from not that far. “Oh, nothing! Basically, I found a note telling me I will stay here for di