Zenia's POV I remember it clearly.It was November of last year. Haria, Janice and Sacorra wanted me to tag along with them to a Halloween party at a guy's house. Those three girls were wild and ratchet, guys were always in-and-out of them. My best friend, Ashley, hated them, but I never passed any judgement. Everyone is different and makes different choices in life. Everyone wouldn't be a saint, and Ashley wasn't. After listening to her going on and on about those girls, I turned a deaf ear.I got dressed-up in a little Red Riding Hood costume before meeting Janice, Haria and Sacorra outside. I wanted to do something wild and crazy. My sister had left me, and she said she wouldn't be coming back. I missed her badly, and I took it pretty hard when she just turned her back on the rest of us, but I understood why she did it. I hated it though.When I got to the party with the girls, it was already in full swing. Alcohol

Zenia's POV "Zenia! Zenia, sweetie get in the car.""LEAVE ME ALONE, EJ!" I yelled as I walked along the sidewalk and he drove alongside me in the street in his stupid Audi, matching my pace. How many cars does he own?"Zenia, you're being stubborn. I want to talk to you.""Well I don't want to talk to you!" "Damn it!" I heard him yell, and, the next thing I knew, I was upside down hanging from his shoulders. "EJ, put me down!" I protested but it fell on deaf ears. I was placed in the car and he quickly fastened my seat belt. "Is everything alright over here?" a voice asked as EJ got back in the driver's seat. "Yes, officer.""Are you alright, ma'am?" he asked me with concern. He must be thinking EJ is kidnapping me. "Yes officer, I'm fine.""Are you sure?""Yes, she's sure," EJ butted in. He eyed EJ and his face quickly became friendlier.&n

Zenia's POV I had not left the party. Instead, I was inside EJ's bedroom awaiting for him. I was not about to be crumbled and shattered when he hadn't heard my side of the story. I knew he was angry, his eyes said it all, but I needed to stand my ground, swallow up my fears, and be true to myself and him.I sat at the edge of his bed, looking around his bedroom in satisfaction. Everything was neatly arranged and in order-- not a T-shirt on the bed or a book laying on the floor.His bed felt so comfortable beneath me, I couldn't help it but lay myself back."What are you doing in here?" I flung myself up and saw his angry grey eyes staring at me. "I need to talk to you.""Well, I don't wanna talk to you so you can leave.""I'm not going anywhere until you hear me out.""Zenia, I'm really not in a mood for this. I don't want to hear you out.""You will listen to me! You will stand there and listen to everyth

Zenia's POV His words stung. They stung like a swarm of bees attacking with their stingers because you've destroyed their beehive. I silently cried as I got into a cab and took out my phone to message my sister through my pouring tears and tormenting chest pain. Me: Can you plz come over. I need u. Big Sister: Where r u now? Me: Cab. Omw home. Big Sister: OK. I'll see u soon.I placed my palm on the security scanner before walking in the door. I flopped down on the chair, wiping away the tears that kept on coming. My chest ached as if a ton of weight was pressing against it. My breath shortened, and I thought I was in a horror movie being suffocated by the killer with a pillow over my face.My lips quivered and I anxiously stared at the door, waiting for it to burst open and reveal my sister. She was the only person who actually knew how to comfort me.Jasmine arrived ten minutes later. She rus

Zenia's POV EJ made a slow approach towards Anton, and I knew what was coming. With the temper he possessed, and the tension coming  from him, it was going to get ugly very quickly. I rushed between them before he got too close to a startled Anton. "Why are you here?" I asked, trying to direct his attention to me instead. "I asked you who's this guy?" His dark grey eyes locked onto Anton. "This is my new friend," I answered. "I'm Anton." Anton held out his hand to EJ, who only looked at him as if he had the Ebola virus. After a few seconds, Anton pulled his hand back without a returned handshake. "Why's this dude here with you?" EJ's eyes shifted over to me. "We got caught in the rain so--""And so what? His house doesn't have a roof? Why do you have him up here with you? Oh, so that's why you couldn't answer your phone, huh?  You were busy with entertaining this guy, Zeni