“Are you avoiding me?” “D*mn!” I clutched my chest when Grip suddenly appeared right in front of me. “Jeez! What’s wrong with you?” I inclined my back inching myself away. “No, what’s wrong with you?” He returned the question to me. “Why are avoiding me?” he added. “I am going to be late for my next class–” “We don’t have a class after this.” He walked beside me. I pushed him away. “We’re not classmates.” “We are, starting tomorrow. I just got my new schedule.” He walked beside me again. Every step and pace coincided with mine. “Why are you doing this?” I faced him and brought the back of my hands on the opposite sides of my waist. He put his hands on his pocket and leaned over my face. I drew my head backward but he only stopped an inch away. “It’s my way of fencing you.” He winked and raffled my hair. I hit his hand and fixed my already messy hair. “Stop this nonsense right away, Grip.” “Liking you will never be nonsense,” he confessed frankly. His words were like scissor

SERRA“I saw what happened. I was on the fifth floor at that time. I was confused when he just stood there for a long time as if he was waiting for something and all of a sudden a body fell. He grabbed Serra’s arm with one hand and pulled her over the baluster,” a girl from the next table told her friends and they all squealed giddily.I am currently in the library trying to get some sleep with an open book standing in front of me to hide my face. I couldn’t nod off because of these annoying beez on the nearby table. They got the guts to make some noise because the terror librarian wasn’t here.“He’s cool!”“Cupid just hit my heart twice...”“I’m in love...”“I hate what happened next.” She let out each word with emphasis and made everyone on their side quiet. “Serra the witch landed on top of him. She acted weak and frightened like a scaredy-cat to lure our Grey. And poof he fell in her trap and hugged her. Serra turned in my direction with an evil grin and eyes black as midnight,” s

“Gugu, have you seen Grip?” I put my books in my bag and swung it over my shoulder. “You missed him already?” Gugu wiggled her brows at me. I rolled my eyes and went toward the door. Amanda was still asleep and I don’t want to wake her because she looked so tired from all the shoots her dad made her do. Her face is in every corner of Silverio plastered on huge bulletin boards endorsing perfumes, jewelry, branded apparel, shoes, and a lot more. What she failed to endorse were the number one shampoo, and soap brand in VeM. “Let’s go, Gugu.” I opened the door and there was Grip standing holding a bouquet. “You missed me huh?” He bit his bottom lip suppressing his smile. “For you.” He gave me the flower and gave me a quick kiss on the lips. I lowered my face to hide the stretching of the corner of my lips. I closed my eyes and brought the flowers to my nose. It has a peachy-citrus scent. I looked closer, it was a bunch of double apricot-pink yellow roses. My eyes widened in amusement

I’m not Serra’s boyfriend... not yet? F*ck you, Grey. F*ck you, Serra. F*ck you, both! “Hi, Victoria! Can we have a picture with you?” the girl who seemed to be the leader of the group approached me. I gave them a despised look from head to toe and back to their ugly faces. Their hair were frizzy and disgusting like their faces. I don’t want them near me ever. “You got rejected by Xyrus but gained someone better. We heard that you and our Grey Preston are close.” Her statement filled me with bitterness. I got rejected by both, dumbass. “Well yeah... Grey is courting me.” I smiled boastfully after flipping my gorgeous hair. They all squealed. “OMG! My ship is sailing!” “Gria for the win!” “Are you–” “Yes, we are XnG. Xyrus and Grey fans club!” the leader proudly presented. “Aren’t you going to bully me? I mean one of your boys is courting me. Fans are usually over possessive.” I looked at their faces and I could tell they’re fantasizing over my hair. “Of course not. You are

“Victoria Solis, I saw you die...” I rolled over my bed and gasped for air. I clutched the sheet on my sides tightly and breathed in deep. I curled my knees and put my chin on top of it and hugged my legs. My room suddenly turned cold and deadly silent. I looked around and saw my thick curtain dancing with the wind that snooped in through the slightly cracked opened window beside my bed. I reached the handle and closed it. I dragged myself to the bathroom neglecting the pricking pain of the glass shards on the floor that I didn’t bother to clean. I pushed the door slowly and a long loud creak followed. I searched for the switch on the wall and turned the light on. I was soon welcomed by the broken mirror. I lazily walked toward the sink and reached for the faucet. I twirled the handle and the water came out splashing and echoed all over my room. I leaned down and caught the water with my hand then brought it to my face. Coldness kissed my skin and brought shivers down my spine. I h