Chapter One

CHAPTER ONE

You broke my walls, and broke me as well

FIONA POINT OF VIEW

"We are done. Don't contact me again"

"Congratulations Fiona Gwen Kings, you've been admitted into New York University, to attain a degree in Psychology, do ensure th --"

These two message contradict each other. I applied to NYU just to be closer to Caden and also because it's one of the universities with good Psychology professors, but Caden Manchester wants to have nothing to do with me again. His message has been in my phone for three months but I chose to ignore it, despite the fact that I've read it.

It's time for a fresh start, time to forget demons of the past, time to forget Luke Chamberlain, time to forget Caden Manchester even though it will be hard considering we are in the same school, either way, it's time to move on. I made a promise to everyone I left that I will be fine, and I'm not ready to let them down, there is so much on the line.

Quietly, I placed my make up kit beside my bed, pleased with the arrangement, neatness and perfection of the room, I looked over to the empty bed which belong to someone I assume will be my roommate, I should have gotten an apartment, but I did not want to impose on the Jovannis more then I already have, which is why I'll be staying in a dorm, but on unlike other dorms which has more than three people in a room, I'll share my room with just a girl.

My chain of thought was cut off by a knock on the door, I stare at the door for a while before grabbing my pocket knife, self defense classes in Italy taught me to always be on guard. Slowly, I opened the door to see a black girl with dark natural hair, movement from her side diverted my attention to a black boy that looks exactly like her.

"Hi?" I said a little confused by their presence.

"Hi! Is this dorm room 317?" She asked, before I could answer, the guy smacked her head saying "Of course it is, Care."

She glared at him for awhile before looking at me "Can we come in. I'm your roommate."

"Oh, Sure, come on in" I said putting away the knife, and thankful they didn't see it.

They walked in, closing the door quietly. I stared at them awkwardly till I said "I'm Fiona Kings."

The girl smiled at me dropping her bag on her bed "I'm Caroline Salvatore and this ugly dude i -- "

"Oh shut it Care. I can introduce myself. I'm Caleb Salvatore and as you can see I'm not ugly as my twin sister just said" Caleb said grinning.

I smiled as Caroline said "Ignore him Fiona, he's just here to help me with my bags. So what's your major?" She asked sitting down on her bed.

"Psychology" I answered sitting opposite her, on my bed. "How about you?."

"Medicine, we are in the same faculty."

Caleb's phone chirped and he said "I have to go Care, it was nice meeting you Fiona and I'm in Engineering, Sophomore. I hope to see you again" he said moving towards the door.

"Fuck off, Caleb" Caroline shouted.

"Love you too, Sister." Caleb shouted back.

Smiling, Caroline turned to me "I'm sorry about that. Caleb's usually like that. So, tell me about you."

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"Really, that's amazing. " Caroline exclaimed as I told her how good the spa in Italy is.

Caroline is a really amazing girl. I learnt that she and Caleb are the only kid her parents have. She took a gap year which is why Caleb is a year above her. Caleb's following his father footsteps in Engineering. Her Mom is a stay at home wife, her family is really good and nice unlike mine.

She's studying Medicine so that she can get a cure to Cancer, she lost a niece to it when she was fifteen, she says no one else has to go through what she went through.

"Yes, it's really good" I said as we walked round the campus. We were trying to get accustomed to the nook and cranny of the University, it was getting late though.

Finally, we stopped in front of a building or better still a club. I turn to Caroline staring at her "Why are we here?"

"I'm sorry. I don't feel comfortable in places like this too. I need to give Caleb his credit card, he forgot it with me" She said sounding sorry.

"It's okay. Let him know you are here" I said forcing a smile, the last time I was at a club didn't really end well for me, at the thought of Luke Chamberlain, I began to sweat in my hands, flashes from that night began to appear.

Oh shut up bitch--- annoying shit

---blown your head

I began to hear Luke voice in my head

°Dani----

----Danielle!

---I'm sorry but we lost he---

----Smallville Police Department, your hands up, you have the righ---°

My demons begin to get louder.

No, I can't let them win. I closed my eyes, going to my safe place, I breathed in and out. In. Out. In. Out. I started counting numbers, One. Two. Three.

Slowly, the voices in my head died down, Luke's voice faded away. I opened, breathing calmly, smiling at the thought of conquering my demons.

"Fiona!" I heard Caroline shout my name.

Looking at her calmly, I say "Yes?"

"Are you okay?."

"I'm fine, I just don't like clubs. Where's Caleb?."

"He's coming over now with his friend, I think" Caroline said looking the other way.

I looked in the direction, spotted Caleb coming with someone, seem vaguely familiar but I can't place it because it's getting darker. Caleb and his friend walked up to us, I watched as Caleb and Caroline conversed after greeting me, my attention drifted to his friend whose face was hidden behind the dark hoodie, reminded me of Danielle, one of my bestfriends. I frown as I noticed the cigarette in his hand, I hate smokers.

"Hey, Stop Smoking!" I didn't realize I spoke untill he looked at me. Caleb and Caroline stopped talking and Caleb walked up to him.

"Chill man, She didn't mean that" I heard Caleb say but I was too shocked to care, slowly he removed his dark hoodie and locked eye with me, I gasped in surprise.

I knew it was only a matter of time before I see him but I didn't expect it to be this early, slowly I whispered his name "Caden."