VERONICA. I walk down the hallway after leaving the last class I was sure Sam would be him but didn’t find him. I open my phone to see if he’s responded to my text but he hasn’t and I let out a sigh as I stare at the carefully wrapped sandwich in my other hand.I wanted to leave him this before I get busy with my classes but he’s nowhere to be found. I continue down the hallway and take the first corner I see then immediately step back, moving behind the wall when I see Sam leaning against a door with a girl before him. They seem pretty close as she slaps a hand on his arm, letting out a laugh and my stomach drops when Sam laughs along, pushing a strand of her hair away from her face. What the hell is going on? Who the hell is that girl and why’s she touching him that way? Why’s Sam touching her that way?They continue to talk and unable to stomach any more of it, I move out of my hiding spot. My first instinct is to walk away but deciding I don’t want to, I stride towards them and

ARABELLA. "What do you think you’re doing?" He snaps as he walks in, dropping the cup he has in hand on his desk as he continues his stride towards me and I stutter when he stands before me. "I didn’t mean to… I was just…" Realizing I’ve got no good excuse for rummaging through his stuff, I shake my head. "I’m sorry." "Step back," He utters harshly without acknowledging my apology and I do as I’m told. I watch as Alex bends to grab the frame off the floor, where I had mistakenly dropped it, but thankfully it isn’t cracked. I hope. I can’t take a good look since it’s turned to him. He raises his head, and that irritation is still clear in his eyes. He doesn’t hide the anger in his words as he says, "I leave you for some minutes and you start going through my stuff? The hell?" "I’m sorry." I whisper gently and he shakes his head as he points to the door. "Leave." My eyes dilate in surprise and my mouth hangs in shock as only a word slips through my parted lips. "What?" "I said leav

ALEXANDER. I move away from Arabella after those words, feeling my body go stiff from hearing that again. Especially in that position. She also raises from the bed after me, her body turned to me and I clear my throat. "We should leave now." "Oh. Okay?" Her voice is small as I watch her move away from the bed. She plays with the edge of her gown as she stands before me without saying a word. "Go on. I’ll meet you in the living room." I tell her and she nods before she slowly walks out of my room. Once she’s out, I fall back on my bed with a sigh. Why would she utter those words? I had let myself feel too relaxed around Arabella that I forgot there could be a time this would happen. Those words she uttered brought back so many memories. Memories I’ve kept deep inside of me. Not because I regret them, but I’ve got no other choice but to forget about them. Despite that, I still cherish them deeply and Arabella saying such words to me makes my heart ache in a way I haven’t felt in a

DEX.I follow Veronica into the restroom after spotting her in the hallway. I shut the door quietly and turn just as she walks out of one of the stalls. Her eyes widen when she sees me and she lifts a brow. "Dex? What are you doing here?"She’s dressed in the school uniform with a cardigan over it as usual and I walk to her."You didn’t reply to my last texts. Or any I sent after that, and I just wanted to make sure you’re good." Everything was going great between us ever since she cried in my arms that day. She texted me and we spoke about a lot of things. As long as I don’t question anything between her and Sam, she was good and though, I was tempted several times; I tried not to cross that line because I didn’t want to scare her off and I needed her to trust me. Maybe if she trusts me, then she can confide in me about her relationship issues.However, two nights ago while we were having a nice conversation; she suddenly stopped texting. At first, I thought she got busy. Only to find

ALEXANDER. I stare into her beautiful brown eyes as the words leave my mouth and her lips part lightly, but she doesn’t say anything for a second. "What?" she whispers after a while and I smile, pushing my face closer to hers as I repeat the words. "I said I think I like you." I’ve spent two weeks with her after telling her I wanted to give this a try, but it felt like I just got to really know her. I’ve always known her, but these past weeks, it feels like I know her on a deeper level. Arabella Leovough is like a ball of sunshine. She loves smiling and laughing a lot. And maybe it’s because I’ve always been a bit reserved on my end. That made her the same, which is why I didn’t figure out earlier, but she’s a witty girl too. Not that funny. But funny in the way where you just can’t help cracking up at her jokes even when she sucks at them. From afar, Arabella seems like a nice, quiet girl who’s got her life pieced together but when you get to know her, she’s a chaotic girl who you