"Happy birthday, mommy," Slowly unlatching her lashes, she blinked in order to clear her drowsy vision and the first thing that caused her attention was those beautiful green orbs of her 5 years old daughter. She sat on the bed and then opened her arms for her daughter. The 5 year old jumped on the bed and got on her mother's lap. "Thank you so much, my baby," the kid giggled in happiness until. "Happiest birthday, my doll…"that voice rasped in her ear from behind. She stretched her head and this time her eyes met with another pair of gleaming emerald eyes of her husband. "Thank you so much," she flashed him a beam. He leaned to her face and kissed her forehead. "Papa was hiding under the bed to wish you, mommy," their daughter informed her mother. Melanie chuckled at her words. "Well, you forgot it was your idea, my pretty lady, Adriana," Adrian said while picking his daughter, Adriana, in his arms. His daughter tittered and then pecked his cheek. "No secrets from mommy,"
"Miss Melanie Gomez, where's your homework?" The 17 years old swallowed, hearing her teacher. She again checked her school bag but her notebook wasn't in it. She had put her notebook in her bag last night after completing her homework then where the hell it went. "Am I audible to you, Miss Gomez?" "Yes, Ms. Wilson," She answered, politely. "Then take out your notebook," Her teacher raised her voice. Downcasting her hazel eyes, she replied. "I'm sorry, Ms. Wilson but it's not in my bag," "Then where is it?" Ms. Wilson sounded annoyed. "I don't know," Her teacher's brows furrowed at her answer. "You don't know? Really? Did your notebook grow legs that it decided to walk away from you?" The other students laughed at their teacher's remark which made her embarrassed. "Silence," Ms. Wilson shushed everyone and focused her eyes on Melanie. "So, Ms. Gomez, you've something else to defend yourself more?" She shrugged her head slowly in her reply. "One hour detention after school
PRESENT TIME"Okay then bye. I'll see you guys tomorrow at school," Melanie uttered to her friend, Cara. She nodded and spoke"Talk to Ms. Wilson. Maybe she would spare your detention this time,""Hell no. She'll doubled my detention's hours let alone sparing it," "Absolutely correct," Both the girl turned around and Melanie's jaw tightened by watching the one and only curse of her life. "Ms. Wilson will definitely double your detention if you went to her, so why don't you go there and do me this pleasure, Gomez? I'll at least get a peaceful sleep tonight," Adrian said, grinning evilly. Melanie scoffed and retorted back. "Yeah and I'll f#cking choke you to death in your sleep, so you can get a peaceful sleep for eternity," Cara chuckled whereas Adrian frowned. "Hey! Adrian," Adrian tossed his head and saw his friend, Gale coming towards him. "What's going on in here, guys?" Gale asked. "Nothing, I was just telling my plan of giving your precious friend a peaceful sleep of et
"No, Dad. You don't have to drop me to school," Melanie uttered, zipping her school bag. "Then take a driver, Mel," Her father uttered but Melanie smiled and walked towards him. She tiptoed and corrected her father's collar"You don't have to worry about me, Dad and besides," She stopped and ran towards the breakfast table, where Adrian was eating his toast. She wrapped her arms around his neck from behind, almost choking him. "Here's my precious personal driver," She said, looking at her Dad and then took a bite from Adrian's toast. He frowned and her Dad and Melissa chuckled. They all knew how they both were to each other from their childhood. "Aww… my handsome driver got offended," She squeezed his pale cheeks, turning it red. Melanie giggled and he sent her a deadly glare. "Fine but be careful, you both and Adrian, ride carefully, son," Adrian nodded at Mr Gomez "Ok, I'll meet you all in the evening then. Bye," "Bye, take care, Dad," Melanie hugged her Dad and he retur
Melanie rushed inside the crowd of students and her eyes widened in shock by watching Arthur and his other group mates beating Adrian badly. They were 5 and Adrian was alone. Punches after punches, kicks after kicks. Blood was dripping from Adrian's nose and corner of lips. He had almost turned unconscious"You f#cker," Arthur yelled and again punched him on his stomach but Melanie noticed Adrian wasn't reciprocating. He was letting them beat him. Instead of helping or saving Adrian, students were enjoying the scenario. Melanie fisted her palms and stormed towards them. "Get away from him, you a#shole," Melanie screamed at Arthur, while pushing him away from Adrian with her full force. Arthur clenched his jaw and stepped closer to her. He grabbed her ponytail and pulled them harshly, making her hissed. "So his f#cking lover has come to save him," Arthur smirked, making his group mates and some students laugh. Melanie gritted her teeth and forcefully tried to snatch her hair from
"Yeah, I know it's after two days and this year, my Dad wants to celebrate my birthday on a big level because according to him, 18th birthday is very important in every person's life," Melanie uttered on the phone, standing at her windowShe was looking at the dark night sky where the clouds were roaring and thundering. The rain was about to fall at any second. "Wow, that's sound like this year you're gonna get a lot of gifts," Melanie giggled, hearing her friend Cara. "Hey, by the way, aren't you excited about Evan's gift?" Melanie understood the teasing tone in her voice. She rolled her eyes before answering. "He used to be my crush when I was just 12, Cara. Now he's my best friend," "Really? Just a friend?" Cara teased her more. "Okay fine. I still like him but yeah, I'm not making the first move because I don't want our 6 years of friendship to get ruined," Melanie said, staring at the light scattering all over the sky. "Mel, can I ask you something if you don't mind?""Ye
"I like you, Melanie. Will you be my girlfriend?" Melanie was too shocked to process what Evan had just said. Did he just propose to her? Her one and only crush and best friend? Evan extended the rose to her more and uttered, showing his charming smile. "I like you from the very second we had become friends but never had the courage to ask you out but now when you're turning 18, I want our friendship to become something more beautiful and endearing," A smile broke out on Melanie's face hearing his alluring words, after all who wouldn't like hearing all of that from their crush's mouth. "We're waiting, Mel. Don't break the poor boy's heart," Kylie uttered, teasing. Melanie smiled, widely and extended her palm to take the rose from him but a voice of something breaking grabbed her attention. She tossed her head and her eyes widened by watching Adrian, who was practically glaring at Evan like he was going to murder him at any second. Adrian got up on his feet and dashed out from
"Why are you looking so sad, Mel?" Evan asked. They both were sitting on the empty playground of their school. Melanie had accepted his proposal, yesterday and even apologised to him for leaving like that in the middle to follow Adrian which Evan understood and assured her with a smile. "Don't tell me I have pressurized you yesterday to accept my proposal, in front of everyone. I'm sorry if... ""Hey... no.. It's not like that, Evan. You know I like you, both as a friend and as a person and I am more than happy that you've finally taken this step between us, which I have always wanted but was too afraid to take," She said "Then why are you not looking happy at all, Mel?" Melanie sighed at his question and answered honestly. "Yesterday, I had a very ugly fight with Adrian," "And that's why you're sad?" He looked slightly displeased. Melanie nodded. "Mel, I've told you so many times that he's not a good guy. The people with whom he gets associated with, the things he does, are rea