Semua Bab Nightmare turned love : Bab 91 - Bab 100

Nova’s POVI was on cloud eleven by the time Aiden dropped me off. Honestly, I didn’t even feel like getting out of the car, but reality had other plans.Still, sitting there in front of my house with him made it feel real.I didn’t even know what I was thinking when I leaned in and gave him that tiny kiss before running inside,actually, scratch that. I wasn’t thinking at all. Aiden Cross was officially my boyfriend. What normal teenage girl could possibly stay calm after that? Definitely not me.Even if I’d seen this coming, it still felt unreal. It was either we’d make it official… or, well, let’s not even think about the “or.” None of that mattered now. What mattered was this—us.The second I closed the door behind me, I leaned against it, heart pounding like crazy.“Why are you breathing like you’re being chased?” Arnold asked, casually strolling toward me with his usual big-brother smirk. “What’d you do this time?”“Like I’d ever do anything,” I replied, peeling myself away from

Nova’s POVMy heart was pounding so hard I was sure the neighbors could hear it. The moment I stepped into Aiden’s house and found it empty, I froze.Where was he? And why was the front door wide open?A hundred thoughts collided in my head, none of them comforting. I stepped deeper inside, every movement cautious, like I was the lead character in a horror movie who was about to make the classic bad decision.The house was too quiet.I crept toward the stairs, the floorboards creaking under my feet. Maybe it was my nerves, but even the silence felt louder than it should have been. Then, because life clearly had a thing for testing me, I heard it.A low groan.From upstairs.My heart dropped.“Aiden?” I called out, my voice shaky. No reply.I tried again, louder this time. Still nothing.So I did the one thing everyone in every horror movie is always warned against. I climbed the stairs.I didn’t care. If something was wrong, if Aiden was in trouble, I had to help him—even if I was pai

Nova’s POVThe eyes on me and Aiden were impossible to miss. At this point, they weren’t even trying to hide it anymore, teenagers really had no chill. But for once, I didn’t care. Not even a little.With Aiden walking beside me, holding my hand and saying the most ridiculous things, I wore a proud smile like it was armor. Ain’t my body ruining my day this early. “See you after class, right?” he asked, raising a brow.“Well, sure,” I said, chuckling. “It’s not like I can escape this school.”“You did it before, with me. Who knows? Maybe you’ll be in the mood to skip again,” he said with that infuriatingly confident grin.I swatted his arm. “That was a one-time thing, Cross. I’m not missing any more classes. Now shoo. I’m going to learn.”I waved him off and walked into class, sliding into my seat next to a very amused-looking Eli.“Please,” I sighed, “don’t tell me you saw all that.”Judging by his toothy grin, oh yeah, he definitely did.“Girl,” Eli said, eyes sparkling with pure mi

Nova’s POVThe next few days after our goodbye to Ty were… surprisingly normal. Like eerily, suspiciously normal.We all went to class like we were regular students. Me and Aiden kept walking through those school hallways like nothing had happened, pretending not to notice the stares and whispers that followed us around like shadows. Hand in hand, we moved through it like we didn’t care. And maybe we didn’t. At least, not as much as I expected to. The gossips didn’t bother me half as much as they used to. Maybe I was changing.Eli, on the other hand, had been weirdly hyper since the whole Ty situation. Arnold said it was his coping mechanism—which, fair enough. That manic energy lasted a few days before Eli simmered back down. Now he was his usual self again, just with a little less spark in his eyes. But I’d take that over total silence any day.The more time I spent with Aiden, the more I fell for him. Like, hard. And not just because of the dimples or the way he always knew when to

Nova’s POVThroughout the ride back home, Arnold kept stealing glances at me like he was trying to read my mind. I was more than sure he failed because I kept my expression neutral.I wasn’t mad—at least, not at Aiden. I was just annoyed that I let myself get dragged into that situation in the first place.We stayed silent until we got home. My phone buzzed a couple of times probably messages from Aiden, but I ignored it for now. I’d check once I was settled.“Are you not going to say a word?” Arnold asked the moment we stepped inside, flopping onto the couch. “As far as I know, Aiden was supposed to bring you back. So why am I the one picking you up?” His eyebrow arched.“That was Judy’s house,” I said plainly, sitting beside him.“Yeah… I kind of figured that out,” he sighed. “So what happened? Aiden ditched you and you decided to run for it?”“Yeah, that’s exactly what happened.” I leaned back.“Oh.” His tone said he didn’t believe me.“They started talking about their history with