Izariah-Getting out of the car, I felt a little uneasy with how he was treating me. Now he was being attentive and like a decent man. I wasn't sure if I should trust the way he was acting. The best thing I can do for myself is to keep my guard up."Have you ever been in a helicopter?” Braxton asked me as we walked toward it.“Wait, we are going up in that thing?”The laughter that flowed out of him was a little surprising. It was pure and sounded as if it was something that very few had a chance to hear. Looking at him, I realized that he was entirely different from his usual self.Even his demeanor was more relaxed and as if he weren’t angry all the time. Prior to this morning, he always seemed uptight and in a foul mood. This side of him almost made me think I could be his friend.“Yes, we are. I was going to take you into town and have fun, but I changed my mind. I want to show you my favorite spot in the entire world.” His smile was contagious, causing me to return the smile.Bra

Jace-Braxton led us to where he believed Izariah fell. Seeing how far she rolled down, I worried that we would find her dead somewhere. He filled us in on how much time has passed between hearing her scream until now. It has been about half an hour. The urgency to find her was increasing by the second. She has already been exposed to the elements for roughly an hour.It pissed me off that he felt the need to bring her here, and then leave her alone to get something to drink. The moment she was left alone, a number of things could have happened, one of which already did. Now she was lost somewhere, probably injured or worse.I should have never gone to meet with my family when I had been the one to invite her to the barbeque. If anyone were to blame, it was me. I knew better than anyone that Braxton had set his sights on her and knowing him, it wasn’t for anything good.I had already vowed to protect her, even if I didn’t fully understand why. There was something about her that intere

Braxton-When I reached Izariah’s room, she was asleep and hooked up to a lot of machines. My stomach twisted at seeing her like this. Slowly, I approached the bed, now a little unsure if I should be here.She looked as if she were sleeping peacefully, although she did have a few scrapes on her beautiful face. On the plus side, they did clean her up. She didn’t look as bad as I thought she would from how I had found her.Still, the sight of her laying on the bed like this ripped through my heart in a way that didn’t make sense. Walking toward the bed, I stopped when I reached the foot of the bed. My hand instinctively reached out to touch her leg, but I quickly pulled it back.What was wrong with me? I couldn’t be falling for her, that was too crazy of a possibility to even consider. Shaking my head, I thought it was best that I just leave now that I saw that she was okay. It would have been better if I just let her rest.Turning around, I took a step away when the softness of her voi

Izariah-The aroma of fresh coffee, eggs, bacon, and a blueberry muffin stirred me from my sleep the next day. Opening my eyes, I was surprised to see Braxton setting food on the hospital bedside tray. I wasn’t sure what surprised me more, the fact he was still here after I knew the rest of the class had left to return home.I knew that the plane was going to leave at six this morning, which it was already past that from the clock on the wall. I didn’t know why Braxton hadn’t left with everyone, but I was kind of glad he was here. After spending yesterday evening alone, I had gone stir-crazy.He might not be my favorite person, but currently, he wasn’t too bad of an option. Plus, he did bring me breakfast, which smelled amazing. He was busy setting things up still, so I didn’t think he knew I was awake.“What is all of this?” I asked.His attention moved to me, and a wide smile spread across his face. I had to admit that I liked it when he smiled. It didn’t make him seem like such a b

Izariah-For the rest of the evening, I actually had fun with Braxton. I even went as far as him buying me a few things I liked, along with a few souvenirs I wanted to send back to my parents. It was like I was swept up in a whirlwind romance, only because it felt like I was on a date or something.He was catering to my every need, want and so much more. It wasn’t that I wanted to date him or anything, but the way he was acting, made me think of seeing others on a date. It was strange how at ease I felt with him.When we arrived at the resort, I was a little bit saddened that our fun was over. Arriving at the door to my room, I had just opened the door when Braxton blocked my path. His hand reached across the door and grabbed the door frame.He was so close to me that I suddenly felt a tingle on my lips. It was weird and it quickly faded, so I figured it was nothing. Looking up at him, I was about to ask what he was doing but he spoke before I could.“Will you go out with me tomorrow?