What can I possibly say about him? I get chills all over my body just by hearing his name at times. Watching him play football, watching him study, watching him talk to other girls, watching him get into fights with other guys on field, watching him eat, watching him sleep…that’s what I basically do all the time. Just watch him if not talk to him. Hey I’m not a stalker; he is just there all the time. I don't want to be the typical girl falling for the typical player as always, like the way it happens in movies and books. My love story is not suppose to be so typical filmy. Lilly Lodge and Edward Collin start out as best friends but they both knew they were more than that. Edwards flirting with Lilly did not help her erase the feelings she was starting to develop. And soon enough Edward realizes he's fallen into the world of love itself. Will they come forward with their feelings or stay the same in order to prevent jeopardizing their friendship?
View More“Grandma, I’m going to the market. Do you need something?” I called as I rushed towards the front door.
“No sweetie, but do bring the stuff we need for the movie,” she shouted from the kitchen.
My name is Lily Lodge. I’m 18 years old. People best describe me as a sweet yet strong girl. Maybe that’s because my parents passed away in a car accident when I was 8. My Grandma, who’s 63, took me in and took care of me. I’m grateful to her. We live in a small town, Montona.
I entered the market, “Good morning, Mr. Jake,”
“Ah! Good morning! How’s my favorite customer?” he asked.
“I’m doing fine. How are you?”
“I’m good and healthy,” he gave me a warm smile.
Mr. Jake had lived his whole life here and he used to know my Grandma. Well he still does. He’s 57 years old with two sons and a daughter. His family is really nice. They supported us after my parents died.
I wandered through the racks, searching for coke and popcorn. I paid and left. “Goodbye Mr. Jake. Have a nice day,”
At night, we played a romantic movie, ‘A Walk to Remember.’ Grandma told me it was a 90’s classic and even though this was her thirteenth time, she was still so into it as if it was her first time. She stopped the movie during a kiss scene. I asked what was wrong but she sighed and looked at me. “Is everything alright?” Her silence was scaring me at the moment. I could hear crickets outside.
“I’ve been thinking lately. Keeping my money in mind and the savings I had been doing since you were born and the money your parents have left you with, I think…I think I’d be able to handle you college fees.”
A spark appeared on my face. “I…”
“Don’t say anything honey. You are my granddaughter and it is my responsibility of giving you the rights of going to college. And don’t even say you don’t want to because every American child had a dream of going to college. Or so they say,”
I hugged her tight and tighter. “Thank you so much, Grandma,” tears filled my eyes.
“There’s nothing to thank about, honey,” she moved back, “but I’m afraid you’ll have to stay there. I can’t have you travel every day. It’s not safe. Also you’ll have to stay at hostels and I don’t know much about them which is why I’m not wanting you to stay there but if there isn’t any other way then of course you have no other option,” her voice showed grief.
“There is a way,” I said, “I’ll apply to a college that provides its own dorms. That way I will always be in school premises and it’ll be safe.”
There was a sign of relief on Grandma’s face. “Alright honey, you start from tomorrow.” She whispered the next part, “You’ll be gone in just a month.”
Leaving Grandma like this really made me unhappy but the thought of going to college, of going to a new place, experiencing new things that made me feisty. To my amusement 90% of the colleges provided their own hostels. I chose CAS (College of Arts and Sciences) it was the best in Angelic Falls. Angelic Falls was a city, three hours away from Montona. I heard it was a beautiful city.
On 28th of August, I left Montona. Leaving Grandma was harder than I thought. I had spent my whole childhood with her in that town, the town where I found my childhood and happiness. Sure, it was a reminder of that terrible accident and the sleepless nights I spent crying under my pillow but the cheerful moments I shared with my Grandma, obliterated all the bad ones away.
I was worried about where I was going to spend the night. College was staring tomorrow which meant I had nowhere to go for the night. I didn’t want Grandma to worry so I told her that college was starting from today. The bus wasn’t leaving till evening and I had to get here on time to get the room.
I reached the city at night. With just a trolley bag and a backpack over my shoulders, I wandered in the city, glaring at the tall luminous buildings and inhaling the ecstasy that surrounded me. It was Monday and the streets were crowded and the roads were lined up in heavy traffic. I couldn’t even compare Angelic Falls with Montona. But still, I already missed that little place.
I was alert. Being in a new city, around new people and roaming around with bags was unsafe. The traveling and thinking made me hungry. I spotted an ice-cream parlor and ordered a large chocolate ice-cream cup. While enjoying my delight, a woman not more than mid-forties came to me. She wore a blue apron over a red half-sleeved shirt with a neat ponytail. Her name was Mandy. She offered me to stay here for the night after I told her my story when she asked me what I was doing with these bags. She was the manager of the parlor.
I left my bags at the shop and ran to the telephone booth to call Grandma. “Hey Grandma,”
“Dear! Are you there yet? I called you but a woman answered and said that your phone was powered off,”
“Yes I got here just a few minutes ago and that woman was right. My phone’s battery was dead so I’m sorry I couldn’t pick up.” I laughed at Grandma’s innocence of calling the phone operator, woman.
“Did you get a room?” she asked, concerned.
“Yeah uh…can I call you back when my phone is charged? The booth takes money,”
“Oh sure, stay safe and enjoy. Bye dear!” I walked back to the shop. I didn’t have much of a choice so I had to lie to Grandma even though it was hard.
A few minutes later, three guys started to follow me and whistled. They were definitely high. I ignored them and kept walking. One of them held my wrists and pulled me back to him. I kept no eye contact but said firmly, “Leave my hand,”
He pulled me closer and the moment he held my waist I pushed him back which made me lose my balance and trip. But I didn’t fall. Someone held me from my arms.
“Whoa!” he exclaimed. The guy looked at me with a grin and helped me stand straight.
“You again,” said the fat one.
“And it’s you…again.” The guy was wearing a black pajama with a white T-Shirt on top. “Guys this has been the ninth time this week. Stop flirting. Think of your daughters…if you have any.” The guys seemed pretty…calm.
“We’ve been ignoring you a lot, boy. Now you either leave or…”
“I see I’ve definitely pissed you off. But before you do something stupid; there are police officers behind you looking at us…so if you wanna create a scene, I suggest you better think twice.”
They turned to see the officers and then looked back at the guy. They slowly walked away and disappeared in the crowd.
“Are you okay?” he asked.
“Yes, thank you,” I said, reassuringly.
“Are you new here, in this city I mean?”
“Nope,” I said, quickly. Why I said that, I had no idea but it felt right. The guy narrowed his eyes looking at me almost not believing in me.
“Alright, I’ll see you soon then,” he shrugged and smiled. I watched him go. He was very attractive. There was something about him that was very striking. I noticed him slowing down. He turned around and looked at me. He waved me goodbye with a nice and warm smile.
Wait!
Did he know I was watching him? This is embarrassing. I watched him till I lost sight of him. I went back to Creamery. That night I helped Mandy with the orders and everything. I ate ice-cream after the shop was closed. I wanted to get rest. I was exhausted.
Staring at the ceiling above, I couldn’t help but wonder what tomorrow awaited me.
I drove the car back with the words of Sophia echoing in my head. “Listen to me Lilly, whatever you think was going on between Edward and I, was all false”“It was all false.” I said out to myself.“I came back with my father because he was filing a divorce. Edward was really just helping me through it. He’s gone through one.”“They were not dating. You fool! They weren’t dating,” I laughed at myself. My cheeks were red with the warming truth and ecstasy building inside me.I parked Andy’s car and ran to find Ed. I looked at our usual bench from a distance; not there. However, the gang was still seated there. They looked rather happy. I was passing the ground, scanning every face. There he was! A huge wide smile appeared on my face and I made a run towards him. I almost made a run towards him but I stopped, the smile slowly wavering off.One random girl hugged him and kissed him on his cheek. He smiled at her. I looked at the ground, thwarted. Scoffing to myself I thought, some other t
“Hello son!”I moved aside to give Andy some space to come forward. “Dad!” he didn’t smile shock was still there. “Are you not happy to see me?”He blinked as if coming back to reality, “Of course I am,” he smiled, “Come in” “Who is it?” Ed asked.“Long time no see Eddie boy”“Mr. Smith” Ed let out his charming smile and hugged him. “Ah, look at you” I’m sorry, wasn’t Andy his son? Andy and Mr. Smith were supposed to meet like the way he and Ed were meeting and hugging and smiling. “It’s good to see you after all these years, Mr. Smith” I glanced at Andy. Baffled, he stood still. I felt bad for him. Tip toeing my way to his side, I rubbed his back as a gesture of saying, ‘It will be fine” There is nothing wrong in being optimistic.We were seated in the common room. “Don’t you have anything to say to me?”Andy released a mocking snicker, “Oh, I have a lot of things to say. And ask? Like for an instance…why have you never called?”“I had my reasons”“Well please. Share them with m
Edward’s POV:“How are you doing?” I asked as I entered her room. It was like a typical girl’s room. The color of the walls emerald green and pastel pink couches and sofas. A coffee table was in the middle with a few books scattered. The cushions matched the wall color. She had huge stuffed animals and a rack full of books. Sophie’s room was neat and elegant like her personality.“You won’t believe what happened Edward” she chimed.“Seems like you’re doing just fine” I sat on the couch picking up a book from there. “Fifty shades darker? Never thought you were into fifty shades” “Change is good Edward. Olivia lent it to me”I responded quickly, “Yeah seems like Livy. Wait! You and Livy are friends?”“Why wouldn’t we be?”I looked at her and shrugged, “Never mind” “Anyways, I have to tell you something important Edward.”“Good news or bad?”“Definitely good” she was smiling. Must be something really good.“Carry on then,” I said as I skimmed through the first few pages of the book.
“I don’t want to go today” she whined. “Anna, you promised you were going to make it right. And you made me promise to come with you. You’re going Anna” I firmly told her.“You are delaying it because you’re afraid and it is alright to be afraid, Anna. But you know the saying, the sooner the better. Lilly is right. You have to do it today” Beth nodded with me. She was glowering at us, “What if she refuses hmm? What if she refuses to let me back in?”“I think you know the answer to that Anna”“She is your mother Anna, whatever differences you have had were in the past; she is still your mother,” Beth held her shoulder. “I’ll drive” I offered. In the next few minutes we were on the road, off to Mr. Andersons’ place. I prayed and hoped it would work out. They want her back. I could see it in their eyes at Christmas. How much longer do they have to be like this?“Are you ready?” Beth asked.“No,” Anna whispered, “I’m not ready.”“That’s why we are here with you Anna. Come on” We got o
Sophia’s POV:“What are we going to do daddy?” I asked taking his hand in mine. “There is nothing much left to do, sweetheart. If your mother agrees to this divorce then we’ll have to sign papers and that will be that. But if she restrains from it then matters will go to court. Your mother is a lot of things but she is not a fool. She will not advertise her affair. She will, hopefully, agree to this divorce.”“And you are sure about it? This divorce I mean?” I asked.He looked at me and kissing the back of my hand, “Listen to me sweetheart, I know this will be very tough for you but I need you to be strong. Nothing is hidden. You know what your mother did. You know my side of the story,” he cupped my cheek, “At this point; I suppose divorce is the only logical and the right thing to do” he kissed my forehead, “I am truly sorry Sophia”He got up and went to his office room. His words echoed in my ears. Suddenly, it was hard to breathe. I know mum was wrong. She most definitely deserve
Ronald’s POV: A hand smacked my back, “Turning nineteen tomorrow, eh? You have become a big man. I’m proud of you brother” Flynn grinned. “I’m glad you could make it Flynn” I hugged him. “Of course,” he moved back and held my shoulders, “You are not the only reason though. Come on.” We were seated at the table with the food among us. Flynn reached out for the skillet chicken thighs with spring vegetables whose aroma took over the whole dining room. Mom slapped his hand away, “Close your eyes. We will pray first” “My stomach is growling. Just one bite” he whined and smirked. “Flynn, listen to your mother” Dad ordered firmly. He pouted at mom who smiled victoriously, “Close your eyes and join your hands together” she spoke softly. “Thank you Lord, for giving me such a loving husband and my two troublesome boys. Forgive Flynn for disrespecting,” Flynn and I looked at each other and he winked at me before closing them again. “Our dear Heavenly father, bless us, O God. Bless our fo
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