It was after midnight. Not able to go back to sleep she started preparing Vanilla shampoo on slow flame.They needed more, as Prince Noah made her distribute all of it. She made coffee for herself and started taking small sips sitting there on the island stool when she felt a little agitation, uneasiness without any reason.Thinking, she might be imagining it, she ignored it.But her heart missed a beat when the doorbell rang.She had told Dustin and Tom that she was not entertaining visitors. Dustin was hell worried for her.  Instead of going to the door she just peeked from her kitchen window. Her heart dropped in her stomach when she found men, clad in army uniform in front of her door.Shit! Who are they? Why they are here?She dropped the curtain and quickly ran towards her backyard. She knew that they would barge in if they won’t get any response.She climbed her backyard wall and fell with a thud in

She was at the only ice cream parlor in their town, with Dustin. It was a favorite hangout place for Brendon High School folks and many of them were chilling and having fun.“Here take this.” Dustin brought their ice-creams and settled before her.“Thanks.” She smiled while taking it and dug into her cup. A burst of helpless laughter escaped Dustin.“Look at you Hazel!” he brought his hand and wiped her nose. The little action reminded her of Zeki but she quickly shrugged off the thought. “You never told me about yourself.”“What about me?” He asked taking a spoonful of ice cream in his mouth.“About your love life. What’s the deal?”He stopped for a moment gulping down the ice cream. He knew she would bring that up.“No deal. It’s simple! The person I love is involved in someone else. End of story!”He shrugged and agai

Hazel stretched with a smile forgetting momentarily where she was when her eyes met the golden orbs. She looked around and upon realizing where she was sat up straight causing her head to bump with the roof.But Ezequiel was quick enough to put his palm on her head like a cushion to take the hit.She rubbed her eye with a fist like a baby and met Alicia’s eyes in the mirror. She had to dunk her head down, too ashamed to look at anyone.Alicia had switched places with Noah and was now driving the car. Hazel was horrified by the fact that she had been sleeping even when the car was stopped for Alicia to switch her place with Noah.Gathering her wits she looked at Lily who rolled her eyes and turned away her face. Maybe it was the deep sleep she had got or the long-awaited rest but she was feeling fresh. She could not let anybody sour her mood.Let them go to hell. She thought and then noticed two arms around her. Gulping her spit she raised her

Her eyes opened to extraordinary quietness. She had been sleeping on her stomach, face down. Looking around with drowsed eyes she realized this was not her assigned room but a lot bigger one. By putting her mouth on the bed she tried to muffle her noisy yawn in it. She stayed like that for few moments only to realize that the mattress which was supposed to be soft was hard as a concrete floor. She touched it with one hand and started pressing it. A little confused she raised her drumming head when she found a pair of golden eyes looking at her. Shit! What the hell! She tried to sit up straight but had to hold her heavy head while falling back on his chest. Had she been sleeping on him? “I am sorry Prince.” She tried to get up. They both were covered in a soft duvet and because of that, she was stumbling in the worst possible way. “Thank God I am wearing clothes.” She muttered under her breath while struggling to get up. He se

She was stuffing her bag however Dustin and Amy were sitting on the bed. “Hazel. I am so sorry.” Amy had a grim expression on her face. “It’s ok Amy. The trip was maybe not meant for me.” She said with a sad smile. “Can you bring my toothbrush from the bathroom?” She asked Amy and then started putting her headphones in her handbag. “I should have stayed with you, Hazel.” Dustin said while looking down staring at the floor feeling guilty. “No Dustin. You did your best and you are not my babysitter. Relax! I enjoyed it here. Thanks for bringing me for the experience.” “Here take this.” Amy handed over the toothbrush and headed towards the door. “I would ask someone to pack you a sandwich.” She closed the door behind her. Dustin stood and came to hug her. She smiled while hugging him back. “Dustin. Please don’t change.” She did not know why so many tears started slipping on her face. Dustin tilted back his head to look at her.