Lahat ng Kabanata ng LOVE, RUINS AND ASHES.: Kabanata 1 - Kabanata 8

Chapter Two.AN ANGEL IN DISGUISE.Lauren's POV. I staggered a step backward as the young man took a step forward. I could have sworn that I didn't push him, I only took my hand from him and he… he suddenly slipped and fell. Blinking my eyes in shock, I looked at the man on the floor. It just didn't make any sense. Meanwhile, the young man who'd walked in earlier and had identified the man lying still on the floor to be his dad, bent down.“Dad?” his voice shook with tears as he put a finger close to the man's nose.After a few seconds, he dropped his head. My heart sank. That was all I needed to know that the man was dead. “It… it wasn't me.” I stuttered, blinking back tears. “He tried to force me out and… and—”I looked at the dead man on the floor as tears welled my eyes.“And…” my voice broke.“And what?” he stood upright and turned to me with a cold gaze. “You killed him. Are you going to deny it now?” “No, I didn't mean to…” I said, shaking my head with tears in my eyes. “I

Chapter 04.A DEAL OR NOT?Lauren's POV.“You seem surprised.” Conrad said, walking towards me. “Why are you surprised?” Surprised? Was that some kind of joke or what? Surprised was an understatement. What in the world was he doing in my school? How did he even find me to begin with? Besides, who exactly was he that Mrs Stephen had to fetch me herself? As he took another step towards me, I moved a step back.“You have nothing to be scared of.” he smiled, and pulled out a chair that was tucked in the table. “Your secret is safe with me.”He settled on the chair, and scuffed it forward.“You don't want to keep standing.” he turned to me. “Come have a seat.” He gestured with a hand. I held onto the strap of my tote bag and walked towards the chair on the other side of the table. “I don't understand, why are you here?” I asked, settling on the chair. “How did you find me?” “Have you forgotten so soon?” he asked, raising a brow. “It is not over yet; it's only the beginning.”He remin

Chapter 06.IT'S NOT WHAT YOU THINK.Lauren's POV.I dragged my steps as I walked behind Camille like a criminal who's been brought before the court. I walked past the tables which had a few retort stands, conical flasks, pipettes and burettes on them. It seemed to me like a practical had just been concluded, or perhaps was just about to begin. But there she was, Agnes, looking out through the window with her back turned to me.“She is here.” Camille said, like some maid sent to fetch me. I wasn't surprised with the kind of attitude Agnes was pulling off. I mean, she's always had that, uhm, what's the word again? I can't recall. However, she just wants to feel like she's on top of the world, dishing out orders like some employer, and always wants things to go her way. Last time someone brought it up, who was it again? Oh, right! Camille. Last time she brought it up, Agnes erupted like a volcano. We all knew how it ended.However, on this, I knew that I was at fault, because I'd giv

Chapter 08.A GOOD OR BAD DECISION.Lauren's POV.On every other day, he knew that I would jump at an offer like that. But then, the fact that I refused to take an opportunity like that, one which could change my mind, then it obviously meant that something was wrong, and it didn't take him long to figure it out. “I think I have to go now.” I said. “My friends would be waiting for me.” I turned around, opened the door, and walked out of the laboratory before he would think of holding me back there with his words. Outside the laboratory, I stopped walking, and sighed. I looked back at the laboratory as if the offer was standing by the door, waiting for me to return for it. In as much as I wanted to, I knew quite well that I couldn't. “It is going to be fine.” I muttered the words under my breath as I took my eyes away from the door. “You did the right thing.” Having said those words, I drew in a deep, calming breath, and proceeded to the classroom to meet with Agnes and the others