The Perks Of Being A Wallflower の小説・ストーリー

He was tall, probably in college, with the kind of confident smile that suggested he thought he was more charming than he actually was. "Do I?" I asked, taking a step back. He followed, closing the distance again. "Yeah, definitely. You go to Westfield?" "I do." "Thought so. I'm Brad. I graduated last year, but I know I've seen you around." His eyes traveled up and down my body in a way that made my skin crawl. "You're not exactly forgettable." "Thanks," I said flatly, looking around for an escape route. "You want to get some air? It's pretty crowded in here."

His hand, which had been in his pocket, was now snug around my waist. From that moment, he acknowledged and greeted the group—probably his friends. I forced a pleasant smile, though it was painfully insincere. We took at least a hundred publicity photos. Even though I’m exceptionally tall, I only reached his eyes with my heels on. And yes, there was something undeniably handsome about him. I didn’t dare look him in the eyes, even when I knew he was staring at me. When someone sees a beautiful flower, their instinct is to take it—to own it. Perion was like that. Just being near the flower, admiring it, or appreciating its existence wasn’t enough to satisfy him.

Chapter 9 By Friday, Norah felt like she could sink through the floor. Every hallway, every classroom, every corner of campus had her name buzzing through it. “She’s a model. My cousin swears she saw her in a magazine.” “No way—she turned down a movie role in. Her mom wanted her in nursing.” “I heard she doesn’t even wear deodorant. She just smells perfect.” The whispers trailed her like gnats. Norah hugged her books tighter and ducked her head. This wasn’t the kind of attention she wanted—she never wanted attention at all.

The contrast made whispers spread like wildfire. And then, the air shifted. He entered like he owned the floor beneath his polished shoes. Percy. My chest tightened before I even turned fully. He carried an aura too large for this hall—handsome and commanding. Women turned their heads as if by instinct, their laughter softening into coy whispers. He didn’t look at any of them. His eyes sought me. “Congratulations,” Percy said, his smile as warm. “Golden League University, top honors. You are full of surprises."

I replied and she posted my shoulder. I hate it when I look pitiful, I smiled and made her feel as if it is nothing. "Uhm, let's go for lunch." I urged her as we went to the cafeteria together. *************** I walked inside my house and I met my mom and dad with a stranger in the living room, I guess it is my younger sister's fashion designer this time. My sister is getting married soon, I can't believe I'm going to be alone in this big mansion. According to what I heard she is getting married to Jayden.

Really, Eva never let anything get in the way of what she’d decided she wanted, not even shyness. Flora remained where she was, sipping her cocktails and watching the people around her entice each other. Much to her surprise, she was enjoying herself immensely. It may not have looked like much to the outside eye, but Flora had hardly ever gone beyond the walls of her home during the course of her marriage except to work events that Henry wanted to parade her around as his beautiful trophy wife that was in love with him so even this small sliver of outside life was exciting to her.

Her face was smouldered in mascara but she didn't care anymore. She strolled into the dinner room as the music blasted through the speakers. There were murmurs in the crowd and a waitress ‘accidentally’ bumped into her spilling drinks on her white gown. The crowd laughed. She laughed too, what was she supposed to do? She sniffed and took a plate of chicken platter to Selena who smiled ‘gratefully’ at her. Alfred avoided her eyes. Was it guilt? Was he feeling awful? “Look, Mary, I didn't mean” he started but Selena took a bite of the chicken and suddenly screamed.

“I don’t believe you.” “I’m the highest-paid employee here, Tara,” She flickered her eyes on me before taking her cup to her lips. She sipped coffee and then placed the cup down. “I get all the perks like traveling wherever in the world my boss went to, and for those stupid employees who won’t dig deeper about my relationship with him except believe in rumors, one of my perks probably is sleeping with my boss,” She laughed aloud, shaking her head as she recalled something. “Sleeping...?” I rolled my eyes.

My words hit Carlo so hard that he staggered backward, unable to mutter another word. That was right. What had he ever done? Scenes from the past played repeatedly in his mind. I didn't give him another look. Instead, I turned to face the guests. "If I may, I would like to take this opportunity to make an announcement tonight. From this moment on, I, Rosa Shaw, officially accept the Perez Family's invitation. I'll be serving as Luca's personal Consigliere. My past may be tied to the Gutierrez Family, but my future belongs to myself and the Perez Family."

Thank god I wore a thick jumper and trousers, I was warm and cozy. Looking to my right I see Chloe, this time Bri referred to her as Cambridge Academy's very own Regina George. She took advantage of the fact that we had no uniform prancing around in mini skirts and tiny tops. I don't blame her, she's got a pretty figure so why not flaunt it? However her heels surprisingly within the limit of 4 inches were bright pink and evil to the human eye. God those things were vibrant. She gave me a dirt making me look back to my book.