Having parted ways with Denver, the four girls journeyed back to their room, silence engulfing them all the way. The city lights glittered like a sea of stars as they strode down the street headed towards the major road.On this arid night, only the sound of cicadas chirping could be heard. But Ariadne could hear her own heart pounding as well. Her heart was suddenly beating so quickly because of that scene of Denver and Molly she saw earlier, because they looked so much in love.She supposed he would still be single or perhaps wait for her to attain adulthood. Previously, she had looked through his past and found that he has never been in any romantic relationship. But she was different. The manner in which he treated her was different from his known crude behavior towards women. She assumed that he felt something for her too. ‘Yes.’‘He must have been restrained towards her seeing as she was still under age the fir
The taxi ride back to the school campus was filled with laughter and chatter as Ariadne and her friends piled into the backseat. The karaoke bar had been a blast, and the joy of the night lingered in the air. Ariadne, in particular, was feeling the effects of the drinks she had consumed, and she was putting on a show of being "drunk.""Hic! You guys, I think I might be a little tipsy," she slurred, leaning against Vanessa with an exaggerated expression.Katniss giggled, playfully poking Ariadne's cheek. "Oh, come on, Ariadne! You had, like, one drink!""Exactly! And I'm a lightweight!" Ariadne proclaimed dramatically, earning laughs from her friends.Connie, who was sitting on her other side, shook his head with amusement. "You're too funny, Ari. But don't worry; we'll get you safely back to the dorm."Ariadne waved her hand dismissively. "Nah, I'm good! I can walk straight... watch me!" She proceeded to walk in a comi
The buzzing sound of her alarm sent Ariadne jerking up from her peaceful slumber. Her tired eyes forced their way open only for them to clench back shut almost immediately, due to the lethal glare of the early morning sun seeping into their dorm room.A tired groan escaped her parted lips as she stressed her lazy limbs before placing them on the edge of her bunk as she turned on her left arm to continue her sleep.Another booming sound from the alarm had her finally dragging herself up from her sleepy state. Stretching her arms overhead, she welcomed the morning with a contented sigh.With her eyes still half closed, she rummaged through her bed in search of her phone. When she found it, she tapped on the screen and scrolled through her checklist to register her activity for the day.Recalling the text message from Denver yesterday, her eyes flickered wide open and she quickly recollected herself, hurriedly got down from the bed like a nocturnal hamster, slapped her palms on her face a
Stepping inside the restaurant enclosure, Denver took a glance at his wristwatch as he reiterated, “the time is half past twelve noon, now it’s still early. We have enough time to catch up on so many things. But let’s have a nice meal first”Tilting his glasses, he extended his hand to Ariadne nudging her to place her palm in his hand. Ariadne took his hand slightly and clasped it tightly with her palm, a satisfactory smile tugging at her lips. Denver noticed the smile and chuckled dryly.They trudged in unison as they headed towards the table and sat down. Denver had already made reservations for it ahead. While waiting for the waiter, Denver broke the silence.“So why didn’t you tell me beforehand that you were admitted to Leyland University?”“We don’t keep in touch because I don’t have your contact, so I couldn’t have told even if I wanted to” she responded.“Ohh, is that so?”“I even thought someone has been keeping tabs on me over the years” He added, smirking.“You knew?” Ariadn
Tsk tsk tskIf you think that some feelings of discomfort can be brushed off by just acting unbothered, then you’re wrong.You’re even more wrong to believe that a woman in fury will let you off just after a little squabble over meals.Sometimes, the devil you want to avoid does nothing extra, but derives pleasure in digging his long pruning fork deep in your throat. And you can’t do anything else but try to dodge it or at most, take cover. After a very pleasant meal. Oh yea, it’s pleasant to Denver. At least that’s what he thought. Okay, let’s reduce the sarcasm.After a very heated meal. Right, that’s the right word. But cease to imagine that the ‘heat’ is from the meal. I was actually referring to the heat of someone’s eyeballs digging holes on another with smug plastered all over her. Just when the meal is finally over and Ariadne is about to heave a sigh of relief thinking that she will finally get spared of the dark glaring eyes and get to enjoy spending time alone with Denver
Before Denver could go to call on Ariadne, Molly dragged him by his arm and pulled him into the first cable car. “Denver, let’s sit together”Denver was confused.“I thought you’re aware that I want to sit with Ariadne instead”With a smile, Molly waved her hands dismissively. “Hey, don’t get me in the wrong. I mean we should sit here and wait for her return. There’s no need to go looking for her, she just went to use the restroom.”She looked confident while fixing her gaze on Denver as she continued, “what if she returned after you’ve left and you missed her? We’ll have to start waiting for you instead then.”Denver paused in his tracks. He raised his hand to his head and smoothed his fingers into his hair, thinking that whatever Molly said made sense. Hence, he decided to return in the cable car with her to wait for Ariadne.A smug smile appeared on her lips when she saw that Ariadne still wasn’t back a few minutes later when
‘What went wrong?’This question had been playing on Denver’s mind for the past three days. You might be wondering why a prideful Denver would be so bothered… Well, Ariadne has been snubbing his calls and chats ever since they returned from that date a few days ago.Why wouldn’t she? I mean… It’s not everyday you get to play dress up, getting your mood all high, only for your spirits to be dashed or should I say smashed into shards by that awful experience of a date.Awful… yea. I mean, which man allows another woman to tag along with him while taking a girl out on a date?Okay….. she might be overreacting. He doesn’t even see her that way else the demeaning behavior.But it still hurts though. And for an eighteen year old Ariadne with lots of teenage hormones surging through her body, it’s understandable for her to vent right? Right. And she did.————————-Three Days Ago;“Oh my gosh, I’m so pissed. What a terrible day”Ariadne stormed into her dorm room, fuming and stamping her fee
Denver paced back and forth as his fingers tapped impatiently on his phone screen.“Snubbing huh?”His fingers trembled slightly as he dialed Ariadne's phone number for what felt like the hundredth time. Each ring felt like an eternity, stretching on without response. “Come on, Aria," he muttered under his breath, frustration evident in his voice. "Answer the damn phone."He sighed in frustration and continued pacing restlessly across his room. ‘Why wasn't she answering? What happened?’He picked up his phone again and scrolled through to check his text messages, realizing he had sent her a handful of messages over the past few days, but there was no response. It was as if his words had vanished into the void, leaving him in a state of disarray.Restlessness gnawed at him, and he began to stump his feet harder on the tiled floor with a growing sense of unease settling in the pit of his stomach.He re