Despite arriving home quite late, I was lucky enough to avoid being scolded by my dad since he came home later than I did. All because of Derris' sudden act of generosity. Thinking back, I realized that I would never truly understand him but it didn't stop me from wishing his attitude would carry on till the next day.Who knows? Maybe tonight was just a sign that things were finally about to go my way. Only time would tell.Morning came and I did what I always did: got up from bed, said a prayer, made breakfast for dad and tried not to get on his bad side, took a shower, got dressed, met up with Nellie and walked to school with her. Since Nellie had some stuff to do with her partner, Caleb Stone concerning the English project, she left me in the parking lot to meet up with him. As I watched her leave, I was suddenly reminded of the project which I'd all but forgotten. Sure, the deadline wasn't for weeks but that didn't mean we didn't have to work on it. I would hav

On hearing the distinctly familiar voice, I whirled around and sure enough, it was him. Max Crest. "Oh! It's you. Morning," I addressed him, cheerfully, hoping that I'd wiped all evidence of tears away from my face. He didn't seem to buy it though. "Have you been crying? And what's with the clothes?" I looked down at the maid like outfit I was wearing and tried to think of some excuse as to why I wasn't wearing my uniform but I'd never been a good liar so I tried diverting the topic instead. "I haven't seen you in school for a few days. Have you been sick or something?" I placed my hand against his temple, hoping that would distract him. It didn't work. "Nice try, Allison but I'm on to you. Back to my question, why were you crying and why aren't you dressed in your uniform? And the truth please," his voice, though not commanding, told me that I had no choice but to tell him or he would find out either way. So I told him. Obviously, I d

I arrived at Derris' estate with my heart literally in my throat. After being let in by the butler, I slowly made my way to his room. With a pounding heart, I gulped and knocked on the door. No answer.I knocked even louder but still, no answer. After knocking for the fifth time with no affirmation to come in, I decided to go ahead and open the door. I did and popped my head in to find no one in the room.Great. Now I feel like an idiot for knocking on the door to an empty room.I moved back and closed the door, only to find Derris standing right behind me."Ahh!" I yelped, jumping back in fright, hitting my elbow against the door pretty hard. "Geez, you scared me."The expression on his face told me he could care less about me so I didn't bother telling him about my elbow."You wanted to see me?" I said when the silence got too intense."Yeah, the last thing I want right now is to see you but we do have to work on our project so unfo

Despite all my earlier fears and reservations, my date with Max had been progressing smoothly and might have stayed that way but then he showed up. And by he, yes I do mean the one and only Derris Fox."Mind if I sit?" he asked, already claiming the seat beside me. As he did, I could see a tall blonde girl take the only available seat at the table beside Max.What exactly was going on? I wanted to ask.Max beat me to it, leaning in until his face was in Derris' face."Derris, what exactly are you doing here?" he demanded through gritted teeth."Whatever are you talking about, dear friend?" he smiled back innocently."Cut the bull, Derris. It's not funny. I'm here on a date with Allison so why exactly are you here?" Max levelled a stare at him."Well what a coincidence then. I'm also here on a date. Max, Allison, meet my date, Clarissa," the blonde girl waved and smiled sweetly at Max and I.Under the table, I clenched my fist r

Hours after the disastrous test and locker prank, my locker had been cleaned and aired out by maintenance and I was well over this day. The only thing I wanted was for school to be over so I could get home and settle down with a tub of Rocky Road. On my way to my last class for the day, I was accosted by none other than Derris Fox AKA the number one suspect for the locker prank."Hey you," he fell in step beside me. I threw a glance at him to find him grinning at me which wasn't weird on its one but enough to make me suspicious. He was being way too nice."Hey," I mumbled in reply. His grin disappeared and he stepped forward, effectively blocking my path. "What's wrong?" he asked, looking positively concerned. I heaved a sigh as I gazed into his eyes, looking for any sign that he was hiding something. I didn't see anything other than pure concern. Then again, I'd never been able to read him so I didn't know what to believe."It's nothin