I opened the door to theatre class, panting and all eyes were on me in a surprise shock just as the bell rang.
"Well, Miss Reid, you were right on time," says Mrs. Bloomfield. "But, I prefer to have all my students before the warning bell. Giving you the heads up in case you forget."
"I'm sorry, Mrs. Bloomfield," lowering my head, avoiding the eyes from the students including myself in a shock when I spot the Wolfe twins sitting next to my chair—not going to ask for a seat change, I grabbed my seat.
"Miss Reid, why are you wearing your P.E clothes? This is theatre. We don't play sports here, only art," she asked me with her eyebrow raise after I took my seat. Then the whole class chuckles, making me lower myself.
"They got...accidentally soaked," I replied softly but able to say a lot for everyone to hear.
"Oh, okay, well, next time, bring extra clothes." Mrs. Bloomfield opened her mouth to ask another question but didn't bother to say anything, then clap her hands together to get the students attention. "Okay, madame and monsieur," speaking in her second language, "we have two new students all away from the beautiful islands of Hawaii, Logan and Liam Wolfe."
Once announced, she had made the students look back to where I had myself sitting to take a glimpse of the new students that got the school all railed up. On the first day, they already had people talking to them not because they are from Hawaii but have you seen these guys, I'm telling you before, they are huge. I couldn't believe they were students. I mean, do all male students from Hawaii look like they are ripped. Besides having 200 pounds of pure muscles, they are walking gods just making a first impression that they are wrong.
I was surprised and disappointed that I have all the twins' schedule and they always sit either next to me, or I'm in between them, just as other students admire them from behind and ignore the girl they are sitting next to. Some that I've heard is why two hot twins are sitting with someone who can curse them for the rest of the school year.
That didn't bother me at all because I am a curse, and my name doesn't fit me at all. My mother had named us after her favorite Greek mythology gods, Athena and Ares are a perfect match, but Aphrodite; the Goddess of love and beauty. Just having a name like that, I felt like a laughing stock.
I should be named the Goddess of death - Angelos; the daughter of Zeus and Hera who became the underworld goddess, or Keres; the Goddess of violent death. That would be a perfect fit for me, but no, Mom wanted to name me Aphrodite. In her theory, after I was born, she told my dad that I would make the world love me not by beauty but by purity.
I inwardly snort.
Firstly, I hated my name and wanted to change it. But I couldn't since my mom named me and believes I deserve a title after a Greek goddess.
"Now, since it's almost the end of the school year, especially to our seniors here, I have decided the musical we are going to perform..." Mrs. Bloomfield started going on about the musical, making some students anxious and bored.
I felt someone staring at me. When I lifted my eyes, scanning around the classroom that, I spotted a girl with long black hair, darker than mine; jet black and dark tan skin with a nose ring looking over her shoulder. When she caught me staring, she jerked her head back forward.
I frowned.
What was that about?
Maybe because you still smell like mop water, and she is wondering about the odor.
I lean my head down to take a smell of my own. There was a bit of foul odor but not as strong for anyone in the front to take a whiff.
I need to stop by the mall on the way to purchase body spray for me to carry around just to be cautious around Paris if ever something like this happens.
"Psst."
I turned my head slightly to my right; Logan was the one calling out to me while Mrs. Bloomfield was talking.
"What happened to you?" he asked, in a hoarse whisper.
I didn't bother to answer him because it wasn't his business. But when I felt a light tap making me jerk to him, I glared at him through my bangs, but he couldn't see how annoyed I was. So, I answered. "What?"
"I'm just asking what happened to you?"
"It's none of your business." I snapped at him. Why should I answer you? It's not like we are friends.
I didn't want to tell him off because it wasn't my nature to get mad at someone because they started to talk to me. After the accident, I became adrift with the friends because I didn't care that they were concerned for me and I was left with no friends. I chose that way to make friends with anyone in school or anyone at all. I didn't want to risk it. I didn't like the idea of getting attached to someone new knowingly that they could be taken away from me - again.
I didn't want that.
But in my foster family, there was one; she was a bit older than me. While the other kids bully me, she was there to chase them off. I forgot her name, but I can never remember the way she smiled at me. Its been a long time since I thought about her just made myself grin on the inside that I didn't realize I was being watched.
"Why are you smiling?" Logan asked.
I groaned.
"Leave me alone," I snapped back in a whisper.
"All I wanted to know who bullying you?"
"Why so you can beat the shit out of him?" Or her. Never in my life could be great on a deep conversation with anyone peculiarly with the new hot student who is raising the bar level of annoyance.
"Actually, yeah," he smiled made me groaned even louder. "Just tell me who is he?"
"Why should I tell you? It's not like we are close friends or anything." I was almost up to here that I have to push him off me from asking any more questions. "Why can't you just leave me alone? Everybody does."
I didn't want to say it. I couldn't understand him why he would be talking to me when there are plenty of attractive girls in the whole school he chat with instead of someone who could curse him forever.
"Okay," I felt him lean closer to me. I suck in my breath once I got a good look at his beautiful blue eyes like sapphire. I could actually feel myself swimming in the oceans of Hawaii. "If you won't tell me what happened with your clothes then explain the scars on your arms." His voice became harden and dark that is when I noticed his brother looked over his twin's shoulder curious at my scars visible for everyone to see.
Shit!
I choked on air and let out a rough cough. It was a hard tickle in my throat I had to let it out. Logan started patting my back to help as I continued to cough.
"Is something the matter back there?"
"Aphrodite isn't feeling well Mrs. B, is it okay if I take her to the nurse's office?" Logan says made my eyes look at him and glare.
He learned my name from having the same classes as I do, and the teachers would sometimes call out my name.
"Oh no," hearing the teacher upset voice then said, "yes, you may." I jerk my head as if cracking my neck to look at Mrs. Bloomfield with wide panic eyes allowing Logan after he volunteered.
"Actually, Mrs. Bloomfield," I panic as I protest from Logan taking me to the infirmary. I swallowed hard still feeling the itchy sensation in my throat. "I don't need to go to the nurse's office."
"No, you need to go, dear. I want my students healthy for this Friday's auditions that include you." I'm fucked. "Go, on Mr. Wolfe take Miss. Reid to the infirmary."
"Yes, ma'am," Logan then brought my arm up raising me from my seat with everyone watching. He then grabbed my backpack slumping over his shoulder as we head to the door.
I tilt my head behind me to see Liam grinning, and I whimpered for someone to rescue me from the clutches of a Wolfe.
Once at the nurse's office, Logan had told Mrs. Smith, the primary nurse of the school, a woman in her late forties had examined my health and said to us that it was just a tempory cough from not breathing correctly and told me I could go back to class, but I asked her if I can stay here for a while which she didn't decline. Mrs. Smith then told us she would be out doing errands for a minute. Then she grabbed her car keys and left the office. And it just became the two of us alone.I sat on the bed provided for students to lie down. I held my stomach and looking down watching the ceramic floor.It was entirely for a second between Logan and me, but then he started to break that silence by asking me the same questions just minutes ago. I ignored him."So, you are not going to tell me why you are covered in scars?Silence is what I can give him. I hugged my arms as well hiding the visible scars that can be seen from afar. How can I be so stupid not to wear something before I put on my P
"Effie?" Athena banged my door, and her voice muffled behind it. "Time to get up. You are going to be late."I pulled the covers over my head, hiding under them, then called back. "I don't want to."I could sense my sister's shock by my free voice, then banged the door again. "Effie, what is wrong?" I didn't answer, but my silence won't let my sister leave. "Aphrodite Catherine Reid, you open this damn door!"I let her hit my door several times, ignoring her calling my full name. Then I heard another door close outside my room. "What is wrong? Why are you so loud?""Something is wrong with Effie," my sister replied to Ares."She is probably not feeling well. Let the girl take a break from school, you ghoul.""That is not it. I heard her voice.""You what?!" the loud bangs on my door grew louder and faster, and I knew it was coming from Ares. "Effie, open the door!" His voice panicked.I inwardly rolled my eyes and grunted.My older siblings know I don't respond to them in the morning
"You okay?" I opened my eyes and looked up at the voice to see a man with dark hair, a little long but not as long as Logan's as dark blue eyes staring down at me. He had a tank shirt in white, revealing his muscle pack arms with multiple tattoos, which he's using to carry my wedding style. Panic and humiliated, I duck my head lower from him. Then his chest rumbled in laughter. "You are a tiny thing, aren't you, princess." "Seth, what the hell are you doing?" Another deep male voice from the house made me cringe at this guy's name. Seth then paused. "Who's this?" "Oh, I caught a cat trying to climb the tree, which happens to be a fairy," joked Seth as he turned around to face the other guy. "Can we keep her?" "No, can you put her down because I could tell you are scaring her," said the other guy when I got the look to see he also has the same features as Seth. "I'm not scaring her; you were the one coming at me like a giant bear ready to eat her," Seth laughed, making the other guy
I'm sitting on the bed inside the room of Logan Wolfe.I'm shaking out of my wits here. Just a few minutes ago, I was bawling in front of four brothers who had heard and seen everything that had been going on with my miserable life, and that is something I shouldn't be revealed in front of others.My brain is always searching around the room, making myself aware of the inside chamber of a boy. I've been inside Ares room once when I was looking for my iPhone because apparently, he broke his during a fight with some guy at the bar and destroyed his phone in the process, so Athena and I had to take turns letting him use our phones until he received the replacement.Ares's room was different than Logan's - entirely different. But, the one thing that separates my brother and Logan's room is that clothes surround his place. It's a total mess because he goes to work early, then comes home late or the next day, so he doesn't have time to organize. Athena would have to pick up his dirty clothe
"Shit!" He hissed as he got off the bed and rubbed his forehead. "What the hell?""I'm sorry, I shouldn't be doing this. Don't you have a girlfriend or someone you have benefits with because I'm not that type of girl to be played with," I freaked out and limped my way off his bed, heading towards the door when he caught me by the wrist, stopping me from leaving?"Wait, Aphrodite, just listen-" he was cut off when I heard voices downstairs. A man and woman, and I recognize the female voice anywhere.I let my wrist go from Logan's grip, headed out his door, and made my way down the stairs when I slowly heard my sister's voice coming from the family room. I ran over there and saw Thea sitting on a guy's lap who looked similar to Logan's and his brother's, but his head was shaved off but had a rough mustache and beard with the same pair of blue eyes. I'm guessing this is the guy Don mentioned calling. Rex has the same matching tribal tattoo on his right arm. Looking at how macho and older
The next day when I came back from my fake illness, I considered that day the best day because an angel encountered me. And that angel came by my locker again today. "Aphrodite?" I was surprised by a sudden voice that had me speaking a bit, thinking it was Logan. I know that's not his voice. I was expecting to start another day this morning, but as I closed my locker and faced the person behind it, I was stunned. Paul Walker My ass. I wish it's possible, but Paul is in a better place now, and even if we're still alive and had a son who looks just like him, then I wouldn't be joking around - but he has a brother. Although, he wouldn't be a high school student. No, the person talking to me was my high school's pretty boy, top of his class and overachiever, not to mention Paris's boyfriend, Clark Mason. "H-hi-h-hi..." I was stammering and stuttering. I think both are the same expression I'm giving off Clark, and he's looking at me as if I'm having a seizure. I mean, it's Clark Mas
It's been a long time since I could talk to someone and nothing happened to her. I worried that she would get hurt if she got too close to my personal space. I let people out of my life, expecting them to ignore me. But, the only people that had somehow cracked a hole in my invisible wall were Logan and Lily.I hope everything between Lily and me isn't going too fast that we would hang out now that she talked to me."Hey, can I have your number?"I looked at her and told her, "No.""What? Oh, come on." She whined. "Don't be so cruel. I thought we were friends here.""We are," I admitted, re-reading the lines."Then why can't you give me your number?'"Because it's broken, my replacement won't arrive until tomorrow," I told her. After Hurricane Athena ended, I had to call for a replacement, and luckily we have insurance in case something would give the carrier to provide us with a brand new phone. But, it doesn't arrive until tomorrow morning. I'm stuck being phone-less."Oh, then I ca
Students in the hall all pass by, but their eyes would land on us while they walk by."Clark Mason," Lily whispered in shock, like how I was when he started talking to me. Her eyes and mouth were wide open to let the bugs fly in. Then when she snapped out of it, she started nudging my arm. "You talked with Clark Mason? How is he talking to you?"I ignored Lily's excitement that the school idol was talking to us, but he approached us because he only came for one person."Hey, Aphrodite," he smiles, "going to sixth period?"Well, duh, Sherlock, it's the last class.This guy has been bugging me since I said no to dating him, and now he thinks it's okay that we talk like buddies. I mean, since he spoke to me first as we talked like friends, I felt he was coming on to me strong, and a gut feeling tells me that he would never quit.Not once did he listen to me each class yesterday when I told him to stop following me to my classes. Talking about the Supernatural only made the awkwardness be