LILY’S POV I’d left school few minutes after I realized I’d missed a test and an assignment all in the same day. I bite my lip as I tried to suppress the tears, I didn’t want to cry anymore because it was useless crying over a spilled milk. I took in a long breathe before I stepped out of the cab I’d taken home. Scarlet wanted to go home with me but I stopped her. She needed to attend the next class and not take the path of failure that I was about to embark on for the second time. “Mrs. Lily,” Q called out as he opened the gate. I smiled at him, entering the house with him right behind me.“Is everything okay?” he asked. I shook my head. Nothing was okay, everything was practically wrong. “Everything will be fine, thank you,” I told him.“Are you sure? Do you need me to call Boss? If there’s anything going on, I can call him

DEREK’S POV The week passed by in a flash and it was Friday already. Another big night at the club, another popular DJ, and this time, a far better boy band that is currently making the rave in California. They are new and according to reports, girls love them a lot. I decided to jump on the new love these boys have found and make use of it. The first thing I did during the week made the big announcement. The announcement soon trended on Twitter and even though, there was a backlash on the increase in the entry fee, we sold out within twenty-four hours. I understand what my customers want and I understand the market trend. If I’m bringing in a popular disk jockey or a famous musician, I don’t have a choice but to increase the price of the entry fee, it decreases the number of unwanted nuisances in the club and brings me better and rich customers who would purchase a casket of drinks for thousands of dollars.&nbs

Lily’s POV The weekend went by quickly just as I’d wished. It was the most excruciating weekend of my life. I wish I could just disappear to an unknown location so that Derek and his girlfriend could have the whole house to themselves. The girl wouldn’t stop giggling during the day and moaning loudly at night. It was unbearable and I had to admit at a point that I hated just how much she was having fun and that made me decide it was time to find a job. Also, Caster was nowhere to be seen after I saw him on Friday night. “Do you think I can get a job if I apply for one?” I asked Scarlet as we walked along the faculty walkway, trying to get to our last class. It was Monday already and everyone was cranky in a kind of way. Scarlet said most of them are still trying to get over their hangovers from partying all weekend.“Have you ever applied for one?” She asked. I shook my head. 

LILY’S POV I couldn’t sleep a wink at night. My body didn’t stop shaking at intervals and the hiccups won’t stop as well. I still can’t believe I let Derek touch me. I feel so disgusting and I hate myself for letting it happen again. When he told me to relax, I did, I swear I did but at some point when I became breathless and I closed my legs as wetness pooled between my legs, there was a shift at the moment. I was no more with Derek, locked behind the fridge, I was in the darkroom, locked behind the door. A gut-wrenching scream erupted through me and I shook to reality. It wasn’t Derek that I saw when I opened my eyes, it was the man that I dreaded the most. I saw fire all around me, consuming me when I opened my eyes, I kept tossing and turning every second on the bed. I ended up throwing up the dinner I had, even though it wasn’t something much. It’s just a juice box

DEREK’S POV “Am I seeing right? Is that Derek?” My third brother, Alex, surprisingly asked as I walked into the house with Lily in front of me. I’d warned her again on the way here about the things she shouldn’t talk about and she confidently told me she wasn’t stupid.“Yes, Alex. He’s Derek,” Caster replied. Alex walked towards me happily, probably getting ready to hug me or something but I glared at him, making the boy turn 360 instantly like he was being controlled by a remote, and walked back to stay by Caster’s side. They fit perfectly for siblings and I’m the one destroying the perfect image of the family. “Derek,” Arianna screamed running out of the kitchen to throw her hands around me. “I’ve missed you, Cousin,” She gushed.“And I still hate you. Now, get off me you monkey,” I yelled, tryi