Nicole cussed as she saw Zach and Vega by the ice cream stand, now she didn't have to wonder about why Arielle had been acting like a banshee all day long and lashing out at anyone that she came across for no reason, the reason was standing right in front of her, and it made her feel a bit angry and more useless. "I'm so pissed off right now!" Nicole got out in frustration and tugged at her hair harder, then gasped when the hair gave and she stared in horror as she stared at the chunk that had come off. "oh my goodness, I'm going to go bald at this point".Jenny who stood watching Vega and Zach turned to look at the hair, her eyes widening in alarm. "Nicole, are you sure this is normal. You've been losing a lot of hair lately".Nicole groaned low in her throat and resisted the urge to give her hair another vicious tug. "You think I don't know that, I'm aware of how much hair I'm losing but that's because I'm always stressed out. Do you know Zach is now going practically everywhere w

Zach's POVI watched her play my words over in her head before she glanced up at me from underneath her thick lashes, then licked at her plump glistening lips and my heart rate kicked up again as it had done while I had kissed her. I subtly took a step back because I couldn't fucking think. All I wanted to do was to put my fingers on her skin, and connect with her until I could rid of the ache that settled in my chest at the thought that she wasn't mine. The kiss messed me up, but in a good way because I had never felt such real passion for anyone before. I had only wanted to tease her when I had leaned in to kiss the corner of her lips, but from that point on it just felt like I had an out-of-body experience where I got to feel something earth-shattering and it had felt so bloody divine that my skin still tingled from it but then she'd looked mad that I kissed her, reminded me of Markus, who I officially hated because he was the barrier standing in my way. "It was just a stupid kis

Vega POV."Stop thinking so hard Vega, "I told myself as I tossed around on my bed that felt more like rocks instead of the warm fluffy comfort it was supposed to be."Why do I feel so guilty tho? It's not like I did anything wrong" I muttered as I dragged my lazy bones off the bed since sleep, rest, or whatever made one relax didn't seem on the menu for the unpredictable future. I mean it had been a shock when Andrianna had told me to my face that I was responsible for making Markus confused, but I'd always thought he was not interested in girls so what harm could my little teasing do?Turned out my teasing really almost ruined my best friend relationship, and ultimately our friendship but I couldn't help but feel that Markus did not deserve Jake for even falling for me, or was it really my fault because I messed with his head? "Oh my god, can I just have a normal day like the rest of the humans on the planet huh" I shouted, muffling my voice with the pillow as my legs trashed arou

Vega POV.It's been a few days but I felt like shit the more I proceeded with trying to win the bet and break Zach's heart, hence why I'd been avoiding him like my life depended on it. Unloading all that stuff on me last weak about what he'd gone through made me feel like a fucking monster but it was also hard not to imagine that this was his strategy to win me over no matter how sincere it was he sounded. What if this was the card he used to get the girls and once he got what he wanted, he dumped them and laughed in their faces, but then again what if he was telling the truth? I tugged at my hair because overthinking was a bitch and I felt tired of going around in circles. Whatever I just had to focus on winning the bet first, then I'll tell him everything and if he's truly In love with me then I hope he can look past it just the way he did when I confessed about lying about Markus. I turned the corner and gasped as something wet splashed into my face. I staggered back as I blinked t

Arielle felt like dying as she read the news, of course, the stupid paparazzi were already spreading rumors that Zach was getting serious with a certain girl in school, "is this the start of a budding romance" was what they titled it as. Arielle flung the paper across the wall."Fucking monsters! They should just be plain about the girl they're referring to. Being vague is such a cheap move. I wonder who the amateur who printed this was because they shouldn't be reporters, they should be picking dirt's by the street" she fumed then walked to the drink cabinet, her eyes raking over the various assortment of drinks but none caught her fancy."I can't believe I'm going to lose to that stupid Vega after everything I did to win, after all the money I wasted. But how could Zach just forget about me, didn't we have something going on, didn't Noah say he talked about me until his ear fell off" she groaned, her eyes flicking close. "This is the most horrible thing to ever happen to me. How can