ChristianI stopped the bike in a parking space in front of the bar where Rose met Josh at the beginning of the year. I frowned as everyone got off their bikes there. That place wasn't one of my favorites and Rose must have known that, since we hadn't been back there since everything happened.She got off before me, taking off her helmet, running her fingers through her hair to adjust it and standing next to me when she noticed my hesitation in getting off the bike."Come on, it's about time we gave this place a second chance "she winked at me "let's enjoy it like we should have done that day. That was enough to convince me, so I took off my helmet and got off the bike. From there we could hear a band playing a cover of Aerosmith. Everyone started to enter the venue, not bothering to wait for me. I took a deep breath, slung my arm around Rose's shoulder and started heading towards the entrance. Both Rose and I ended up with the backs of our hands stamped indicating that we were unde
ChristianI sat down, taking the bottle of beer from my sister, taking a sip before she grabbed the bottle from my hand and slapped me upside the head."Your father-in-law has guaranteed that you'll beat Bobby and Otto at pool, they've never lost at the bar "My father pointed to the table where Rose and Jack were getting ready to start the game."My father-in-law is... a bit competitive. Rose got that from him," I commented."A bit? That's a joke, right? Last time the two of them ended up in a snow race just to break a tie in a series of board games "Cam rolled his eyes."Snow race? "My mother raised both eyebrows."While they were taking off their clothes," Theo added."Taking their clothes off? "Amber choked next to me."They had a series of target games in the middle of the course, and every time they missed they had to take off a piece. At the end of the race, he was only wearing shorts and boots and she was wearing a gym top, shorts and boots "I explained, taking the bottle of be
Christian"Did you hear Liam's speech? "Rose asked.I turned my head to the side to watch her, she was sitting on the floor next to the bed, wearing only my boxer shorts while drawing on a pad. No one had come home yet and we were enjoying the silence.I felt exhausted after everything that had happened over the last few days, I couldn't believe that this nightmare had finally come to an end. After getting home and taking a long shower with Rose, the only thing I could do was lie down and stare at the ceiling in my room, imagining how everything would happen from then on."Could you not hear? "I sneered."Do you think he was serious about his vision of the future? "she turned her face to look at me."I don't know, maybe. But...I kept quiet, wondering what exactly I was going to say. Because more and more the whole scenario he described came to life in my mind, and every second I found it more enjoyable."But? "New Orleans is a nice city. We could live near each other and... I can se
Rose My gaze was fixed on the series of chess pieces resting on a sideboard next to my drawing easel while my hand instinctively moved with the pencil on the paper.I was trying to command my hand to replicate every detail of that scene, even though I knew that when I finally looked at the sheet of paper at the end of the blind drawing exercise, it would be impossible to recognize the little pawn." Excuse me, Miss... " The voice of Philip Black, our art teacher, made me turn my attention away from the pawn.He was standing a few meters away, drawing the attention of another girl." Ramirez, Susan Ramirez " she introduced herself." Miss Ramirez, your drawing is perfect," he complimented." Thank you," a smile broke out on her face." It's not a compliment, what part of the blind drawing exercise didn't you understand? " he crossed his arms, scowling at her." What? " she stammered, looking back down at her paper." I asked for a blind drawing, not an observation drawing, erase and s
RoseThe days passed quickly in that first week, when I least expected it was already Friday and I had finally managed to empty the last box with my belongings. As I finished the organization I noticed the contrast between Alicia's side of the room and mine. All my colleague's belongings were organized by color, including her clothes, the white walls were completely clean without any posters, her bed looked like it was made for a commercial, full of pillows and with a large pink flowered bedspread. Her desk followed the same pattern of organization, in a corner positioned at an exact 45 degree angle, was a picture frame with a full Waldorf family photo, in the center, the book she had used to study the night before was closed with a small personalized notepad with her name on top. Next to the book, a pen, a pencil, and a highlighter were lined up in order of size." She must spend more time organizing this study table than studying," I thought aloud, not daring to touch anything.I sh
RoseI typed a quick message to my mother, letting her know that she should go to the double date with my father, putting the cell phone away afterwards, dodging a cluster of students who seemed excited about something when a body crashed into mine. Within a second I felt the grass impact with the side of my body, causing a sharp pain to surge.I sat up, looking at the skinned side of my arm and all my dinner on the ground. Today is definitely not my day!" Careful there, pussycat. You almost made me miss a reception," the guy who ran me over joked, walking away without even helping me up." Pussycat? What's your problem, you jackass," I stood up, shouting in response.The jerk, who had already walked a few steps away, stopped, turning to me with a grin on his face before shamelessly sizing me up and walking back over to me." Sweetie, I really don't have time to pay attention to you right now, but I can give you my number, so we can set something up at another time.” He put his arm
RoseLast weekend's party had good results for Allie, who charmed the sorority president she so idolized with her incredible charisma. Audrey Dixon was the evolution of her high school friends, she was perfect and idolized by everyone, and gave me the impression that she would do anything to keep up appearances.It was that realization that caused me to gently decline the offer to participate in the hellish fortnight of initiation into the sorority, much to the surprise of Allie, who was ecstatic at the opportunity." Rose, are you sure about this? Joining a good sorority is a lifetime benefit," Allie asked on Thursday, after the day's classes were over, while we were packing her bags for her to move into the Sigma Sigma Kapa house." Allie, don't take this the wrong way, but I'm not in the mood to give up my dorm place and humiliate myself to dozens of girls who consider themselves superior. I'm fine here," I denied, causing Liam to laugh.Initially, everyone had gone to help her pac
RoseLiam was right, I didn't hear from Allie the next few days and only met her again on Saturday, during the party he made sure to take me to.I parked my red 66 Mustang outside the frat house, where loud music was playing. A few girls in bikinis walked past us, attracting the boy's attention. I reached for my cell phone, activating the front camera, checking my appearance. After running my hands through my loose hair, I smoothed the flowery fabric of the blouse I was wearing, checking that the knot between my breasts that held it closed was firm." Come on, little Michelangelo wannabe, be ready to turn heads wherever you go," he winked at me before getting out of the car.I couldn't hold back a small smile at hearing that ridiculous nickname, and I got out of the car, walking beside him as I watched the movement around us. I could see two guys being barred for not belonging to any fraternity, and for a moment, I thought the same would happen to us, but Liam just walked into the hou