Chapter 7 "Mummmm" I yelled amused. She ran towards the sitting room and I ran after her. It didn't take long for me to catch her. When I caught her, We jumped on the sofa panting heavily. "Mum, give me back my phone," I said, struggling to take my phone from her. "Are you going to tell me all about it or are you going to keep smiling to yourself?" She asked when she had climbed the sofa. She raised my phone very high So I could not reach it even after climbing the sofa. My mum is taller than me, I'm sure my father would be a short man. " I'm going to tell you, I promise," I said after trying to get my phone to no avail. She looked at me for a few seconds before handing the phone to me. She was trying to see if my promise was sincere. "I'm not telling you" I screamed and ran to my room. She did not run after me. She knew I was surely going to tell her, If I didn't tell her today I will tell her tomorrow. Besides, it was already late and I needed r
Chapter 8 Gracie's pov. I sluggishly picked up the phone, to read the text and the text was from Zach. I was feeling sleepy but I had to check it. I'll pick you up by 9:00 Am if you can wait. I covered my mouth so I won't scream out of excitement. I didn't reply to his message though. My phone was beside me when I slept off. ZACH'S POV I hope I didn't make the wrong decision of taking her to school tomorrow. That was the thought running through my head. I don't want to lead her on but she seemed desperate. The only wish I had was to see Gem once again. We met on my previous vacation and she was having a family problem which she didn't tell me about. I had my issues too that I didn't tell her. We had been so close then before she left. She didn't tell me where she lived, she only gave me her number before leaving. I missed the times we spent and I just want to see her again. No strings attached though, We h
Chapter 9 ZACH'S POV "Where's Zach?" a familiar male voice spoke. I didn't bother putting on clothes. I simply tied a towel around my waist and started walking toward the living room. When I got there, I saw my dad tightly gripping my mother's hand next to the living room door, and she was wriggling in pain, trying to get his hand off her. He was whispering words in her ear that I couldn't hear, but I knew they were unpleasant. Tears welled up in my mum's eyes. I immediately became furious and ran to punch my dad in the nose. When he saw me running towards him, he immediately let go of my mum and positioned himself to avoid my punch, but it was too late. I punched him right in the nose, and he rested his back against the wall, nursing his broken nose and looking at me in shock and anger. He tried his best not to fight back. My dad had been a loving husband until I turned 10. He started bringing women into the house, and I guess that more tha
Chapter 10 I screamed. "Hey, Racie!" I heard my name from the back of the car before I could process what had just happened. The voice sounded very familiar, so I turned back to see who it was. "Shit," I swore under my breath. It was Anelle, and the person I thought was Zach was actually Bas. "What are you guys doing here, and how do you know where I live?" I asked with authority in my voice. "Calm down, girl. Zach said he wasn't going to pick you up anymore, and I offered to help. It took me some time to convince Bas to help you," she said and rolled her eyes because of my ungratefulness. I didn't feel any remorse. The only thing coursing through my veins was anger. I wasn't angry with Bas or Anelle, and I knew I couldn't be angry with Zach. So I realized that I was just feeling upset for no good reason. This morning, I woke up at 4:00 am to wish Zach a good morning and to prepare for school, or rather to see him. I chose a light blue body-hugging dress that accen
Chapter 11 "Gem??" I exclaimed in surprise. ZACH'S POV After dressing, I left the house without telling my mum goodbye. I got to my car and got in. After sitting in the driver's seat, I took out my phone from the back pocket of my black pants so I could call Gem and let her know I was already on my way. "Shit," I swore out loud. I had missed Gracie's calls, and I was sure she would be waiting for me. "I'm just a jerk," I said to myself, hitting my forehead with my palm. I quickly texted Anelle. Hey, I won't be able to pick up Gracie. Please let her know thank you. I didn't text Gracie because I knew she would be very disappointed. I'm sure she had been waiting for a long time because her first call was around 7:30 AM, and it was already 9:30 AM. When I was about to call Gem, Anelle's text popped up at the top screen of my phone, and it read: "Sure, Bas and I will pick her up since you have chosen to be a disappointment" I smiled unconsciously after readin
Chapter 12 "Are you into Gracie?" she asked. I almost choked at her question. "Nahhhh, we just met and I helped her based on a lucky guess that she is your bestie," I said. Soon we arrived at school after much talking and catching up during the drive to school. I parked in a space beside a white Camry car and I came down so I could quickly open the door for Gem so she could climb down. When I opened the door, I gave her my left hand so she placed her hand on mine unconsciously and came out. When she noticed that her hands were on mine, she dragged her hands away immediately and walked past me. I smiled; she said she doesn't like clingy people and she classifies hand-holding as a clingy manner. I remembered I asked her about her boyfriend, and she said she had never held him and doesn't like PDA (Public Display of Affection). "Gem," someone screamed from beside us. It sounded like Gracie. We turned in the opposite direction simultaneously to see who
Chapter 13 GRACIE'S POV "What the fuck was that all about?" The unknown number belonged to Gem. I had not saved Gem's number yet, but I knew it by heart. I didn't reply to her because I was still angry about the fact that she didn't call me when she was leaving for school. I picked up my bag to get some snacks to munch on when Zach's message came in. It was the address of the restaurant. I predicted that we were going to his mum's restaurant to eat, and his text showed that I wasn't wrong. He was such a predictable person. I wondered how many girls he had used his mum's restaurant to brag to, and I chuckled at that thought. "I want to get some snacks. Do you want to come with me so you can get some for yourself?" I asked Bas. "No, thank you," he said with his head buried inside his book. "I wonder what you are reading in there," I mumbled and hoped he didn't hear me. I hate walking alone; it makes me feel lonely. But Bas didn't want to come with
Chapter 14 ANELLE POV "What is that?" asked the security guard. I turned and saw him walking towards me. I wondered what he was talking about. He bent over the bracelet table, filled with a lot of bracelets, and brought out the bracelet I had thrown a few minutes earlier. I didn't even realize that I had thrown the bracelet under the table. The security guard sighed and looked at both of us suspiciously. He knew something fishy had happened, but he couldn't point fingers because of a lack of evidence. He picked up the bracelet and looked at both of us. We turned our heads in opposite directions simultaneously. "I'm going to keep an eye on you both," he said and went back to his post. "Hey," Ava said as she walked towards me, but I ignored her. She tapped my left shoulder gently, and I aggressively removed her hand from my shoulder. "What you saw wasn't what it was," she said. I looked at her, and that's when I saw that the thief had a pretty f