All Chapters of More Than What Meets the Eye: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20
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10 - Quite Assuming
  Volts of electricity struck every fiber in her, making her body jump. The cause was a pair of calloused hands touching her bare shoulders while nudging her to walk forward at the same time. She jerked her head at the shameless lad failing right after because he pulled her closer to his athletic build. Her nose inhaled the impudent's misty fragrance and blimey --- she found it intoxicating!  The impudent man still had the nerve wrapping a knitted scarf around her head. She tried repulsing from his grip to no avail. For unbelievable reasons, her body temperature rose as though she was a torch being lit. Whether it was due to embarrassment or euphoria is unknown even to herself.  She raised her head a little to peek at him so she knew whose existence she would humiliate.To her utter shock, it was Eli! Her mind went completely bl
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11 - Daydreams
  To erase Eli in her mind, Care visited every luxurious store in Aurum dragging Aster by the arm. She pointed and pointed at things she thought pretty without checking its price tag: bags, shoes, dresses and many more. It is the girl’s unwise habit whenever she is down in the dumps. Binge shopping at its finest! Harris and Teddy were rather seen as attendants carrying a bunch of shopping bags on both hands. They shared the same weary look of Aster due to strolling for four hours here and there. Their legs went numb as hard as bricks. Moving them as they walk takes such a vigorous effort. On the other hand, Care pranced buoyantly that they wondered if her legs were made up of metal. The agony was too great, Aster cannot repress herself any longer. She pulled Care's arm before she entered another shop AGAIN! 
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12 - Double Date
  Inside the Aragon mansion, maids scurry around cleaning, cooking and decorating for a luncheon between the heads of Aragon, Nguyen, Salvador and Thorne. Their youngsters by then are set to go on a double date tonight. Caress and the shy Lark Salvador will be joined by another pair, Ivy and Caspian Thorne. Among people in Alta Sociedad, the said families are clad in wealth and power, most especially Salvadors. Lark came from a long line of a political dynasty starting with his governor grandpa. His father is also the mayor of Aurum while his stepmom holds the vice mayoral position. One uncle of his is a senator and the other one is a congressman. Political leverage is their strongest suit, indeed. Seeing how things had progressed, Care locked herself in her room. She was racking her brain to come up with a nice way to dump a Salvador firstborn.
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12, PART TWO - Untold Scars
  The moment she climbed the iron wrought gates, she felt liberated and so she walked aimlessly. Her feelings of fear were overwhelmed by excitement of what she was about to discover. She broke free from the townhouse that held her prison.  Birds chirping, rabbits running frenzy, the sound of leaves rustling... everything around her made her either gasp, giggle and leap! She journeyed unaware that it had been for hours. The numbing pain assaulting her legs down to her feet allowed her to realize. And her parched throat begging for water made her regret. I should rest a little then return home, she decided. However, her eyes landed on a small community below the hill. Her heart almost leapt out of its ribcage. She had never seen oth
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13 - Drunk Jenga, Single Ladies
  Freshmen gathered in the enormous auditorium of Aurum University(AU). General orientation is on going. Students drifted far from the announcements, as they appeared transfixed with sneaking glances at Care sitting together with the Nguyen triplets who were naturally eye catchers. No wonder they automatically rise to campus celebrities on their first day. The Prefect of Discipline(POD) head discussed the same old set of school rules upstage. Some slept discreetly, a few managed to use their phones while many chit chatted with their group of friends in hushed voices. Always competitive with everything, Ivy and Care listened to the discussion because both ladies intend to run for the first year representative seat. Before boredom became the death of her, Marigold poked Ivy's shoulder
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14 - Clash of Vixens
  Some hooted when she removed her sweaters without further ado. It died down quickly because she wore a white t-shirt underneath. Care nearly rolled on the floor with a good laugh.  Hooray, idiots! Marigold drew out next. Let it be not X-rated, Ivy prayed zealously. "Lap dance!" Marigold shouted followed by hoots from her perverted male fans. "I volunteer as a tribute!" Roux butted in. He appeared behind the bar counter, two of his upper shirt buttons were unbuttoned. Ivy heaved a big sigh, one arm on her hip. She felt demoralized the second a sultry music played while the immorals, her siste
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15 - Heed My Warning
  The smell of alcohol lingering on her shirt made her want to puke. Plus, her stomach  churned probably on hunger strike. As she rose from bed, her head felt splitting into two. So early in the morning and here she was, a bloody mess! "UGH, talking about a bad start!" she grumbled. "How bad exactly?" a male voice interjected coming from behind her ear. Due to the fright, she leaped out of bed with her butt landing hard on the carpet. She winced in pain and gave dagger looks to the culprit. To her utter dismay, it was no other than the mystical Fae, Gallus, who seemed stuck at a rebel phase of puberty. He changed his blue hair to the color of seaweed which did not compliment his OOTD featuring suspenders and baggy pants.  What
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16 - Karma is the Greatest Bitch
After considering her problem with Lark solved even though she failed to unveil her memories of last night, she suddenly missed Aster. Her quiet time with her was a breather in her boisterous routine. The woman was a part of her wanting for freaking peace! School days exhaust her mentally. People swarm like flies around her. They always push her to chat as if she was a machine incapable of getting tired. Today is her worst experience thus far. She already imagined screaming "leave me be!" a thousandth time. Who knew putting up with a beautiful-with-a-golden-heart act would drive her nuts? A notification lit up her phone, Marigold sent a photo of Aster sitting in the library ten minutes ago. She captioned, "Your bestie's loner through and through."
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17 - The Goddess has Fallen
  Raised in a highly competitive household, Aster felt alienated from her sisters. Being meek, kind and gentle made her believe she was unfit to bear Nguyen as her surname. She had neither of Ivy's finesse nor Marigold's cheeky attitude. Both embodied a strong, independent woman she can only hope to be. Unable to change the person she was, she became an easy target for girls harboring vendetta towards her two sisters who aren’t really the type to rely on. Ivy was too busy with herself while Marigold turned a blind eye to all the crap she experienced. Since 5th Grade, she received verbal bullying which eventually worsened with subtle physical abuses in 8th. She never cried for the previous offenses except that particular afternoon that same year. Up to this day, the memory still haunts her. She could still play the memory in her head as though it
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17, PART TWO - Ensnared by Lies
  One egg after another thrown at Caress Aragon in all directions made dodging impossible. Thus she stood unmoving. She held her head high, breasts out and bitch face mode, straining  every nerve in her body. However, she doesn’t care as long as she will succeed hiding her inner meltdown.    "You seriously rot inside!"   "Apologize for your bs existence!"   "Your horns are visible now, devil! What's the plan?"   "Show your true skin, pretender!"   Along with the hurtful words directed at her, the crowd's glares turned the whole scenario into an enactment of witch hunt. She was once again reliving a nightmare long buried.
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