Lewis Everdeen, my dad’s half brother, was someone who had a very special place in my heart. Even though he was my uncle, he was a buddy for both my sister and me. His way of always treating us as his friends rather than his niece was what had always made us feel him more like our best friend than uncle. And seeing him after so long was what made me feel like I was on cloud nine.After embracing him tightly, it was time for me to shower complaints. So, pulling away, I started to slap his arms.“How dare you not tell me about your arrival? How?” Scratching the back of his head, he passed me a smile before saying, “Don’t be silly, princess. If I said that, then how could it be a surprise?”Rolling my eyes, I mumbled, “You and your surprise, is there any end to it?” “Come on, you know how much I love giving surprises,” he replied, grinning.“If my daughter is done complaining to her buddy, would she mind giving a hug to her dad?” Suddenly I heard my dad behind me.My eyes widened. In

As I pulled my ears to hear him, he said, “If you are really eager to take part in an event, then why don’t you pick the one in whose arms you ran happily yesterday.”“Ptf!” I snickered hearing him and turned to him. Not sure if what he was doing was due to jealousy or I was just overthinking, I stared at him without saying a word.Not caring about me, he took Aadora’s wrist and resumed his practice. Feeling numb, I was not able to make any move. Even though I wanted to walk away, not look at him, I still remained there, motionless.After a second, I was finally able to pull myself up and clear my throat. Then I mustered my courage to speak to him.“Aster, if this is about my personal stuff you need to stop being ridiculous. You have no right to judge me that way. Do you even know who you are talking about? Do you even know…”Even before I could complete my words, he came rushing to me and grabbing my arms, looking deep into my eyes. I tried to read him through his eyes, but it was im

Then suddenly I heard a bottle cracking sound and when I strolled my gaze at it, my eyes widened, seeing Aster crashing a bottle in his hand and gazing at me.Pulling my lips between my teeth, I was trying to figure out what he was upto, when suddenly I flinched with the slam on our table. As I averted my gaze at the sound, I saw Kristen tapping the table and laughing hard. And before I could ask her anything, she said, “Someone has said it right, Prisha. Whatever happens, it happens for a reason. See you were ditched so that a better one could approach you and tell you that you deserve the best.”“Krist!” I elbowed her but she paid no attention to it and resumed eating her food as if she didn't care what Aster would think.“Are you calling me the best?” suddenly Tarry questioned and she glanced at him before rolling her eyes.Trying to stay calm, I grabbed my milkshake and tucked the straw between my lips. I had just sipped it when suddenly Newt knelt before me and said, “You have s

Slowly, walking to them, I stammered, “Why… Why did you call me, Mr. Wizz?”Mr. Wizz didn’t say a word until I got closer and stood beside Aster.“I heard something happened at the rehearsal hall this morning. Is that true?” When he started the interrogation, I felt his eyes looking through me and, out of fear, I started shivering like a leaf.Gulping hard, I stammered, “I… I…”All of a sudden, Mr. Wizz slammed the table, which made me flinch. Embarrassed when I looked around, I found every staff member darting at me.“Speak out!” he shouted again, getting on his feet. “Tell me, is it true or not?”Lowering my head, I nodded. “How dare you violate our peace? Aren’t you aware that picking fights is the biggest offence in school?” he questioned.“But I…” Not letting me speak, he raised his finger and said, “Apologize to him right now.”“Huh?” I glanced at him in confusion. “Apologizes? What have I done to…” “You… You dared to disturb his rehearsal, pick a fight with him and still yo

“Is there anything wrong with our store?” the lady asked.I waited for Buddy to reply, when nothing came from him, I forced a smile and replied, “Um! No, why?”“I see you guys are finding it hard to get inside our store. So, I came to check if there was anything I could help you with,” she said, smiling back at me.“We…”“Everything is perfectly fine!” Buddy spoke, interrupting me, and I couldn’t help passing a glance at Kristen and smiling.‘Finally, it seems like some courage is sprinkled inside him!’ I mused.“I was just convincing them to follow me inside.” When Buddy blamed us, both our jaws dropped.“Convincing? Why? I think I have seen them often here. You are both regular customers, right? So why do you have to convince them?” she asked in a suspicious tone.‘Of course, we had to visit often as I had to update him about you on a monthly basis,’ I mumbled, underneath my breath.When Buddy glanced at me, probably wanting me to answer, I cleared my throat and replied, “Actually,