Louisa's POVI was standing on the sidewalk, wearing absolutely nothing.This part of the town was quite remote, so no one was around at this time during the day.Occasionally, I could see stray cats running across the road. They stared at me with sympathy, like I was one of them.How I wished I could be a stray cat right now! I didn't mind running on the street and eating garbage for a living. At least they were covered by fur and I didn't even have a single hair on my skin. Plus, if I were a stray cat, I wouldn't need to be bothered by my parents' financial strain. I wouldn't need to look for a job. I wouldn't be bothered by an asshole like Lucas Farrow and his whole fucking pack of gangsters, including my best friends Leah and Jackie.I couldn't believe my own best friends would turn on me for Lucas' sake.They practically abducted me and had my crotch waxed! What kind of best friends did things like that?!However, I couldn't blame them because it seemed Lucas threatened them as w

"Where have you been? Is that makeup on your face? What happened to your hair?" My mom showered me with a string of questions."We've called Jackie's parents, they told us that you weren't working at their grocery store. Where have you been?" My dad looked at me worriedly."I was at a friend's party. It was dreadful, so I came back. Nothing happened. Don't worry about me." I waved my hand and said.Feeling exhausted, I really couldn't afford to face the music.But my mom was clearly determined not to let me get away with this one -"Louisa, what have you been doing recently? You have never lied to us before. We've been calling all this time!"I lowered my head and whispered, "Sorry, mom. I left my phone in my backpack and I left it in Leah's car. I'll get it tomorrow.""Louisa, both your mom and I stayed up late till this hour waiting for you. Don't you think that we deserve the truth, not the excuses?" my dad asked.His voice was reserved and calm as ever, but I could tell that he

Louisa's POVThis was an outrageous fucking bullshit lie. And he said it right in front of my face like I was a fucking idiot."OK. So, let me paraphrase what you've said. You're telling me that, you, a fucking gazillionaire, who has everything in the world, want to be with a girl like me, a poor girl, who is not pretty nor smart, with nothing but a pathetic life? You want me more than anything in the world and you want to spend the rest of your life with me?""Yes," Lucas said with a giant smile on his face. He looked so genuine and relieved that I was this close to believing his fucking bullshit."Lucas. I'm starving right now and I need to eat. I have the feeling that you won't let go of me and eat something unless I agree to have lunch with you, which is the only reason I'm sitting here instead of jumping out of this window. But if you tell me one more fucking lie, I'll throw myself out of this car. I might roll over the ground or get run over by cars. I don't care. I'd rather bec

Louisa's POVIt had been two days since I was dumped by Lucas in that hellish Japanese restaurant.I hadn't seen him anywhere on campus.Leah and Jackie were with me all the time, but neither of them told me anything about Lucas' whereabouts. They looked very worried, but of course, they refused to tell me why.I ran into Leo once. He didn't look very happy to see me. I asked him about Lucas. He just shook his head and walked away without saying anything. The look on his face was as if he was seeing a plague.All of a sudden, Lucas evaporated from my life. I wondered if he transferred to another school or something. If that were the case, it would be wonderful. I would be much happier without him meddling in my life.At least that was what I was thinking at that time.Since I couldn't get any well-paid part-time job, I had to settle for an ordinary job in a hardware store at the back of a shopping mall. It was perfect for me because I could work for five hours there after school and t

Louisa's POVLying on a giant, super comfortable bed in a super spacious bedroom, I felt that I was floating in an ocean of cotton. This whole room smelt like lavender and pine, which made me relaxed and dozy.The bedroom door wasn't closed, so I could hear the conversation between the doctor and Lucas."Young Master Farrow, Sir, I would like to inform you that Miss Louisa Reid is suffering from a minor cold and anxiety attack. I suggest drinking more fluid and resting in bed. I'll prescribe some herbal tea, which has a soothing effect to relieve her anxiety, and some nutritional pills for a daily supplement, which improves her general immune system. You need to find ways to make her happy because nothing beats distress faster than a positive mood.""Tell me, Seb. Can she do some exercise? You know, sometimes it helps to sweat it out." Lucas' voice sounded very cheeky.What a shameless bastard! I thought to myself. I'm sick and all he thinks about is permission to get into my pants!"