Semua Bab Dared to love: Bab 71 - Bab 80

The smell of hot coffee in the mug, lively chatter on the radio reminding her of her father in the kitchen whilst her mom would make dinner, and Jordan would occasionally lift his head from his Nintendo, flowers blossoming and decorating the streets with its petals, bringing merry and warmth to the city. Lorraine never thought she'd be homesick already as she walked back to the dorm in silence with Caterina.She couldn't tell exactly why; maybe it was the pregnancy hormones, but something had triggered these feelings, and she lost her enthusiasm for the party, especially with DeAngelo around.Keeping her pregnancy hidden was becoming difficult, and she realized that soon, either way, she won't be able to keep it hidden anymore.As Caterina unlocked and pushed the door open, Lorraine immediately went to the kitchen. For some reason, she was suddenly craving cookies; she opened the refrigerator and found some on the top shelf and, without thinking twice, brought it out and poured some m

There was something about the atmosphere in La Mariya that made folks believe they were sleeping and walking on clouds. The mega city in Italy went from a small two-hundred-person town to a beautiful city home to foreigners of various descents, expanding from locally owned businesses to mega stores, company factories, larger roads and more. But despite its urbanisation over the years, La Mariya still maintained the beautiful ambiance that it had always had; the historic buildings were preserved as they were and only remodeled, and the statues around the city parks and avenues shined every year as the city council ensured they were taken care of and treated with public respect. However, what was most admirable about La Mariya was how the locals and foreign homeowners maintained a natural coexistence, just like their local businesses and megastores did. You could find everything you needed in the city, from ageless restaurants to family-owned AirBnBs, downtown restaurants or popular

"Save me some garlic butter", DeAngelo texted. Lorraine sighed and covered her phone's screen on the table A few minutes later, the phone buzzed again, and she picked it up angrily, but when she saw who was calling, her mood changed abruptlyLorraine stared at the screen for a while, picked it up and excused herself "Where are you going?" Lydia asked, throwing up her hands in confusion "It's my dad", Lorraine lied and walked towards a secluded corner in the cafeteria "Hi Clay", "How are you?" She said warmly, excited to hear from him, but her excitement was not matched when Clay replied"When were you going to tell me about the Villa?" he went straight to the point"What?" Lorraine asked wearily"Don't play dumb with me, Lorraine. I know Grandma Edith gave you the deeds to the house," he spoke harshly, and Lorraine was dumbstruck. She searched her brain, but there was nothing to say to make this conversation easier."I'm sorry I wanted to tell you; I just didn't know how to. She o

"I'm not having this conversation with you," Lorraine said, storming away angrily, leaving Caterina aghast. She smiled wryly and decided she had enough tiptoeing around her; she wouldn't let her ruin her life.Caterina meant well and had a personal experience with a similar situation.Being the eldest in the family, she held herself responsible for the wellbeing of her siblings, but when her younger sister got pregnant with an older man, she blamed herself for not seeing the signs.Natalia wanted to keep the baby, but Caterina felt devastated at the moral crisis she was presented with. Her little sister, Natalia, was a high school senior, and her boyfriend, Jason, had just begun college in a different state when Natalia met Damien.Caterina was always skeptical of their relationship whenever she saw them around the house, but she waved it off as nothing. It was shocking when she discovered that Natalia was pregnant and for Damien. She could blame it just on the fact that they grew up

"Ladies?" Elena said, getting up"Do you mind telling our new roommate what we usually do on nights it rains?" she asked with a proud smile. Lorraine seemed more confused as Lydia and Caterina dragged her hand and pulled her out of bed. "Guys? What's happening?" she asked, slightly confused"Well, tonight is our movie and game night. We have a tradition here that when it rains on a school night, we binge-watch a series in which whoever wins game night gets to select" "Last time we had to watch Stranger Things all night because someone won game night and thought it was best to watch something so scary at night", Lydia shuddered, tilting her head at Caterina"What?" "It was better than watching Reality TV all night. Or have you forgotten?" Caterina teased "Okay, guys, settle down", Elena interjected"So the rules are simple. We have movie trivia, drinking games and my personal favorite, truth or dare", Elena said with an evil smile"Whoever wins gets to select what show we watch toni