Romans & histoires Cherry Outsiders

POV: Callum The message came through at four seventeen on a Monday afternoon. Coach Ellis, my position coach, sent it the way he sent everything important, plain and direct with no extra words around it. 'Raymond Chu wants a formal introduction Friday session. Be ready.' I read it standing in the corridor outside the film room with my bag on my shoulder and the late afternoon light coming through the window at the end of the hall and I stood there for a moment not moving. Raymond Chu.

At the start of graduation season, my boyfriend took more than two hundred photos of Madison Vale. Chase Whitman was president of Westbridge University’s photography club. He knew how to find flattering light and how to coax people out of stiff smiles. Madison stood beneath the maples outside the library in a white dress, her graduation cap tucked under one arm. “Am I taking up too much of your time?” she asked. Chase checked the last few shots and smiled. “You make my job easy.” When it was finally my turn, he barely looked at me. “Stand by the tree.” He clicked the shutter twice and lowered the camera. “Done.” I stared at him. “That’s it?” He turned the screen toward me. In one photo my ey

” “Oh–,he is the guy from the gym,we have been talking recently.” Selene gasped.” Wow!!really.”she continued.” The guy from the gym.” Natasha was forced to laugh.”It is nothing serious actually,we are just friends for now.” “For now,that means you are really into this guy.” Natasha blushed.” Oh please—” - - - Cherry's car was parked at the far end of the estate and she was walking around a particular spot. She kept waking before stopping when she spotted the gate of Lancaster's holding's opening.

suddenly there is in crippling pain in my chest, forcing me to my knees. The pain is sharp and unrelenting, tearing through me with every heartbeat. I clutch at my chest, gasping for air as the world spins around me. The rejection isn’t just words—it’s a severing of something deep and primal, a bond I barely understand yet can feel being ripped apart inside me. Amara stands there, her face a mask of shock and something else—hurt, maybe, or disbelief. For a moment, neither of us speaks. The air is thick with the fading scent of pecans and waffles, now tinged with a bitterness that was never there before.

I peeked my head up over my seat and saw two red chips. The stranger interrupted, “Fred, it’s ok, thank you, but she is fine to stay.” “You’re sure Jason?” he said. “Yes, I’m sure Fred.” I looked at both of the men confused, the conductor scanned my phone and walked away. “I’m sorry, I don’t understand what’s going on?” I said, “I’ve never noticed the chips and have no idea what they mean.” “You’re fine, really,” he smiled and then began reading the paper again.

" asked Natasha. " Doing great ! Wait, why don't we hang out today at my home. You can meet her too. I'll be waiting for you, Mandy, " said Cherry. "Okay see ya." Replied Natasha "Great, enjoy your time, meet you after class," said Cherry and left for his class. He was a year older than Natasha and was his senior. "Great, I got a reason to stay out of the home," said Natasha. "Why do you loathe your home so extensively?." asked Cherry

" The call ended quickly, yet I knew things wouldn't be that easy to resolve. After all, it was impossible for leeches to give up on a refillable blood bag. … As expected, my lawyer told me they refused to cooperate. They were still staying there when I returned home half a month later. Dad was the one who saw me first. He came over to greet me happily, wanting to give me a hug. "You're finally back, Heidi! I'm sure you haven't been eating well on the cruise. What do you want to eat? I'll cook them for you," he said. I stepped aside to avoid him. "There's no need to trouble you, Mr. Jordan Lewis."

With determination, Adrian addressed Cherry, "Please, take me to see your leader." Cherry immediately shook her head. "That won’t work. You're an outsider, and our leader hates meeting with outsiders," she stated firmly. "Is that so? Then I insist on going, and you can’t stop me." Adrian's resolve matched Cherry's firmness. "I... I..." Cherry felt somewhat helpless. She stammered for a long time, unable to form a complete sentence. Eventually, she had no choice but to follow behind Adrian as he walked ahead.

Her expression took on a slightly mischievous quality as she spoke. "Well, it seems I've monopolized enough of your time for today," Cherry said, her voice laced with a hint of mystery. "But before I go, Levi, I think it would be prudent if I had a way to contact you. You know, to call when I’m less busy and all." Levi, caught off guard by Cherry's unexpected request, smiled warmly and reached into his pocket, pulling out a small notepad and a pen. He scribbled his phone number onto a piece of paper and handed it to Cherry, his curiosity piqued by her enigmatic demeanour.

I wasn't sure how to feel about that revelation, but I continued to stand there, feeling Joshua work on my skin with his needle. " You know she's not deaf, right? " he teased his friend. " Don't worry, you're complimenting me, so I'll just keep listening in silence, pretending I'm not here while my overhuman ego is being fed,' I warned, getting a laugh from the girl. " o you admit you have an overhuman ego? I'm Cherry, by the way," she opened her bag, taking out a camera and several lenses, starting to set it up without taking her eyes off both of us.