#Chapter6Yes! I had fifteen minutes before the second period started. I did a little happy dance before I realized that I needed to breathe to compensate for all the running I had been doing. Yeah, not an athletic person.After I made sure I was not going to die from lack of oxygen, I walked leisurely towards my locker. The hallways were deserted as everyone was in their respective classes.I dialed my locker combination and began sorting everything in the tiny space because I had made quite a big mess in it last year. I rearranged my books and cleared all the junk I didn't need anymore.Just as I was taking out the books I would need for next class, I heard the sound of someone's rapid footfalls. Isn't running in the hallways prohibited? Someone was running like their life depended on it.I craned my neck to get a better look at the person blindly running as if hounds were chasing them.The person was getting close and would probably end up walking straight in a w
#Chapter7'"Party. At my house. Today. Come." Harper flushed.'******"Why is Harper Cain staring at you?"whispered the girl sitting to the left of me, for what felt like the hundredth time.I groaned inwardly. "If it had not been for you, I wouldn't have known he was staring at me. And for the last time. I. Don't. Know." I gritted my teeth.The redhead gave me a death glare and went back to texting on her phone in the middle of the class.I took a deep breath and prepared myself to check if she was right, like I have already done the past twenty times. I knew that he was looking at me, because I could somehow feel his intense stare at the back of my head.Nonetheless, I gathered my courage and turned my head around. And there he was, in the last row, in the corner of the room still staring at me with a stony expression. I don't think he had looked at any other person in the class because every time I turned my head around to look at him, he had his eyes right on m
#Chapter8I looked up to see Harper looking down at me. Of course it had to be Harper. The boy was everywhere today! He looked at me with an intense expression of...need? Lust? I can't even fathom. My breath got caught in my throat at our proximity and the sudden rise in the temperature.His large, warm hands on my waist were sending delicious shivers through my whole body and I resisted the urge to close my eyes and lean into him.I was caught in a trance. A trance created by Harper Cain out of all people.I wanted to move, I really did. At least a part of me did. That particular part was aware of the fact that Harper had his hands on my waist, the same hands with which I was pretty sure he had groped countless females. That part of me wanted to remind my brain to step out of his embrace because I have hated Harper since he broke my sister's heart. That part wanted to remind me that I would just be another number in the never ending list of Harper's conquests.But unfor
#Chapter9'I didn't have the heart to tell her that I really wanted to roam the place and check out where Harper was.'******I was numb. Just completely and utterly dumbfounded.My brain was taking a lot of time to process what the fuck just happened. Throughout the ride home, I replayed the kisses over and over in my mind. How they felt and how they drove me to peaks of desire and ecstasy.After I reached my home, I walked like a robot to my room, all the while ignoring my parents and brother. I plopped down on my bed and that was when it really hit me.Harper Cain kissed me! And I Kissed Him Back! And I Liked It!Twice, if you leave out that last peck.After I freaked out for half an hour, I decided I needed expert opinion on this matter and that's why I called my two best friends on a conference call and told them everything.Silence reigned for a few seconds on their ends and then they screamed. Like literally, I could feel cracks beginning to form in my roo
#Chapter10The three of us got out of Sam's car and headed towards the front door. When Natalie opened the door, the base of the music hit us full force. The ground was shaking with the thumping of the bass and I could literally see a few pieces of furniture vibrating on their spots on the ground, but I don't think anyone minded going deaf at such a young age because everyone was already dancing like crazy. Bodies were grinding against each other. Red cups were littered everywhere. Zombie-like people were lying on the couches and floor, passed out from intoxication, and it was not even 10 o'clock.Samantha grabbed my hand and started leading me towards the kitchen. How she knew where the kitchen was, I had absolutely no clue! As we walked, I could sense several pairs of eyes following us and checking us out. Some even wolf whistled at us. I blushed at the attention.When we made it to the kitchen, Natalie handed me a beer bottle and we downed our first drinks of the ni
#Chapter11Gathering my wits, I just turned around and fled from the scene. I ran down the stairs and waited a moment to catch my breath.I felt incredibly stupid.What did I even expect from him? Did I think that a few stolen kisses would change him and make him less of a douchebag?! I think, for a moment I forgot who I was talking about. Guys like Harper Cain never changed. He was a playboy and he didn't care about anyone. He broke everyone's heart and I will not be next in line for him to trample over, I vowed to myself.Plastering a smile on my face, I rejoined my friends. They didn't question my prolonged disappearance for which I was glad. I resumed swaying my hips to the peppy Katy Perry number and lost myself to the music.After some time, I felt a pair of hands wrap around my waist. I turned around to find Harper gazing down at me with adoration and lust. I wasn't going to be fooled again. I don't know what came over me, but I didn't remove his hands off of me.
#Chapter12'"...Don't let these boys get to your head. They aren't worth it."'******When I stood on the pavement, at night, I realised that I had no ride. I didn't want to go back inside and face Natalie and Samantha with tears streaming down my face and smudged mascara. So, I took the only option I had, I started walking while furiously wiping my tears.At this point, I didn't even know why I was crying? Was it because Harper just stole a kiss from me when I didn't even want it? But that couldn't be the reason, because it had already happened in school today. It wasn't with the same forcefulness, but still.Was it because he thought it would be okay to kiss another girl before me and he thought I would never know and that I was just another one of his hookups? Was it because the kisses we shared did something to me whereas Harper just thought of me as another girl he could have sex with? I was so confused I don't even know the answer to my own questions, right now. And
#Chapter13I sat up on the bed, ready to drink the hot chocolate he made for me. He makes the best hot chocolates in the world. Whenever any of us had a bad day or got upset, he always made us hot chocolate. He is thoughtful that way. My mom had other ways of coping with hormonal and distressed family members. She hugs them and listens to them patiently, before taking us out for our favorite treat. My family is great that way.I took the mug from his hands. He chuckled at my eagerness. "Are you ok, Zara?"I wondered how they decided which one of my parents would come and talk to me. Last time something like this happened, they played a game of rock, paper and scissors. The thought brought a small smile on my face.The best thing about my dad is that he knows exactly when to give space and what questions to ask. His soft blue looked at me with concern. The blue eyes I get from him.I gave him another small smile and nodded my head."You know we are here for y