"Why are you crying?" Lewis uttered, a frown coming in between his brows. "I..I haven't been kissed before" I stuttered, trying not to replay the mockery I just received in my head. Lewis glanced behind, were the party was bubbling, then he scuffed. "You can't be serious. It is because of jasmine" I don't reply and he is uttering the crazy thing ever. "I can kiss you" I barely uttered, before he is pulling me closer to his face and crashing his lips on mine. After an heated kiss and what would be a lifetime mistake. He is drawing away from me, and uttering coolly. "See now. You've been kissed before" *** Allie Welding has always been among the boys all her life which was because she wasn't your typical girl and gradually she was seen just as a boy. She didn't care about that until she was entering her senior years. Now, she also wanted to experience love but no guy had interest in her. She didn't know if she was ugly or not. She couldn't understand after one stupid night of the bitch in school embarrassing her in public. She turns to one of her male friend, Lewis and expects to cry on his shoulders as she did in the past, but when he is solving her problem with a kiss, she smells trouble when the memory refuses to fade away.
The sunrise seeped through the opened windows of the classroom, brightening almost the whole rectangular space. Sweat droplets formed on Mr. Clark's forehead as he struggled to explain the details of our upcoming science project.
My ocean eyes fell away, staring emptily at the blank sheet resting on my table. Mr. Clark's voice echoed again in my ears and this time I grabbed something like, videos, an essay, and the usefulness.
I looked up at the board, a part of me actually trying to listen to whatever he was saying while the other part of me didn't really want to, as I was going to kill myself latest, this week ending.
I sighed, closing my book shut once the siren rang all through the school. Mr. Clark smiled as though, eager to see what interesting thing we would create.
"I'll announce your partners tomorrow", he muttered.
I rolled my eyes, swinging my bag straps over my shoulders as I walked out of the class. Along the hallways, I could hear chatters of students like myself, talking and hanging out for a short while until the next class fully began.
I tried to shut everyone out, as I continue to walk blank-faced to my locker. When I got there; I jerked it open, stuffing the books that I wouldn't be needing in the next four days there.
My eyes fell to my watch and I frowned when I registered that I still had five minutes before the next class began. My eyes fell on the people around me who were laughing and chatting away and a hint of sadness fell across my face.
No one would even notice if I'm dead
This place was choking, I needed some space and fresh air. Tight-lipped, I began to walk towards anywhere that wasn't covered up with several happy faces.
I stopped when I reached the outdoors of the school, my eyes moving over the surrounding, and stopped when I spotted a bench and then my lips pursed in thoughts.
Was that Aiden? One of the new transfer students?
A frown appeared on my face when tall, brown curls and green piercing eyes didn't disappear into the thin air.
I was not dreaming
I registered as my feet creaked the ground slowly, heading towards the direction of one of the biggest jerk-face in school, deciding to sit at the edge of the bench as that was the only one nearest to the hallways and I didn't want to go too far.
I sat down on the bench with a huge amount of me wondering why one of the most popular guys in school wasn't out there having fun with his millions of friends. His greens turned to me, giving me a brief look over before returning to using his phone.
He had a small frown across his face and he seemed slightly worried. I didn't bother to ask, as minding my business was a natural part of me.
I brought out my phone, plugged my ear pods, and began listening to one of my favorite songs. There was a comfortable air between us as no one was disturbing the other.
When the song stopped, I realized that I'd been closing my eyes the whole time. I opened them to change the song but instead, I'm met by a pair of greens looking at me with something peculiar in his eyes; perhaps, amusement.
I didn't want to utter anything as I was not in the mood of talking today and just wanted to be left alone but when he didn't stop staring I was forced to say something.
"I didn't know this was a staring contest"
I uttered, not bothering to look up at him. yet, I could still see a glimpse of his brows being raised my statement.
"It wasn't"
He muttered and a frown settled on my face almost that instant. His words were confusing and I couldn't resist looking at his greens.
He grinned, his smiles radiating even into someone like me. "Until you stared back"
I rolled my eyes, parking my things in almost annoyance. He didn't stop me but only watched my strong detest to get away from him.
"Are you sure you want to do that?"
He smirked and I paused in my motion, looking up at his painfully handsome face.
He probably wasn't used to girls getting away from him.
I didn't say anything, I just returned to parking and when I was done, I walked away and a part of me dared to hope that his flirt just now was serious but when he didn't follow after me, I knew it, I was the ugliest woman ever created.
***
Sometimes I wondered why my parents didn't let me die in the fire when I was twelve years old. Why would they prefer to let me live in ugliness?
Why did they have to save me?
I squeezed a paper in my hands in anger when my twin sister walked into the class with luke holding her around the waist and I felt a sudden tug of pain unleash in my heart.
Luke was our neighbor and the only friend I had aside from eve and the same guy I've been in love with for only God knows how long. He had also just recently transferred to our school and was one of the hottest guys in it already.
My sister, betty had stolen everything from me ever since I developed a dark scar on my face. She stole luke knowing how much I liked him and since then, she only went on and on.
There hasn't been anything I wanted that she didn't take, and she didn't bother to ask if I was okay with it. She just took it just because she could.
I resisted the urge to cry but instead fixed my eyes on the board, as I tried to listen to what our English teacher was saying.
When the bell rang, I packed my bag and rushed home while my sister, as usual, was out enjoying her life at another high school party.
"You can't go in there", she gushes."I can go wherever I want" his eyes flickered to her body, a cruel smirk along his lips "Even inside you", Xander added and before anything else, she is giving him an hard slap across the face. *** Amelia Jameson works as a museum guide, and the little pay she gets she uses it to feed herself and her granny. When she meets Xander Sterling, a billionaire and the owner of the museum. Her world changes forever.
Blinded in a crash, Cary was rejected by every socialite—except Evelina, who married him without hesitation. Three years later, he regained his sight and ended their marriage. "We’ve already lost so many years. I won’t let her waste another one on me." Evelina signed the divorce papers without a word. Everyone mocked her fall—until they discovered that the miracle doctor, jewelry mogul, stock genius, top hacker, and the President's true daughter… were all her. When Cary came crawling back, a ruthless tycoon had him kicked out. "She's my wife now. Get lost."
"There will be no falling in love, we will only act as a loving couple when we are in public, we will share a room to make it believable, but no intimacy, touching is off-limits. We'll only have sex once a month, and that's solely to produce an heir. You won't interfere in my business, and I won't interfere in yours. You will be my wife in every sense and you will not be involved with any other man," he said, arrogance seeping from every word. I watch his mouth move, I'm not ready to fall in love with any man, especially not one as arrogant and egoistic as him. I can handle acting as a loving couple, and as for intimacy once a month. I can agree to that just to satisfy my sexual cravings with no strings attached. "Where can I sign?" I asked since I had nothing to lose. *** Nadine's wedding dreams turned to nightmares when she caught her sister and fiancé cheating! With a secret recording, she's ready for revenge. But then mysterious billionaire Logan West offers a deal: A Contract Marriage to take down her ex's empire. But what Nadine doesn't know is her life is getting complicated as she takes her chance to get revenge or risks everything for a chance at love?"
Madisyn was stunned to discover that she was not her parents' biological child. Due to the real daughter's scheming, she was kicked out and became a laughingstock. Thought to be born to peasants, Madisyn was shocked to find that her real father was the richest man in the city, and her brothers were renowned figures in their respective fields. They showered her with love, only to learn that Madisyn had a thriving business of her own. "Stop pestering me!" said her ex-boyfriend. "My heart only belongs to Jenna." "How dare you think that my woman has feelings for you?" claimed a mysterious bigwig.
Kaelyn devoted three years tending to her husband after a terrible accident. But once he was fully recovered, he cast her aside and brought his first love back from abroad. Devastated, Kaelyn decided on a divorce as people mocked her for being discarded. She went on to reinvent herself, becoming a highly sought-after doctor, a champion racer, and an internationally renowned architectural designer. Even then, the traitors sneered in disdain, believing Kaelyn would never find someone. But then the ex-husband’s uncle, a powerful warlord, returned with his army to ask for Kaelyn’s hand in marriage.
Darya spent three years loving Micah, worshipping the ground he walked on. Until his neglect and his family's abuse finally woke her up to the ugly truth-he doesn't love her. Never did, never will. To her, he is a hero, her knight in shining armour. To him, she is an opportunist, a gold digger who schemed her way into his life. Darya accepts the harsh reality, gathers the shattered pieces of her dignity, divorces him, takes back her real name, reclaims her title as the country's youngest billionaire heiress. Their paths cross again at a party. Micah watches his ex-wife sing like an angel, tear up the dance floor, then thwart a lecher with a roundhouse kick. He realises, belatedly, that she's exactly the kind of woman he'd want to marry, if only he had taken the trouble to get to know her. Micah acts promptly to win her back, but discovers she's now surrounded by eligible bachelors: high-powered CEO, genius biochemist, award-winning singer, reformed playboy. Worse, she makes it pretty clear that she's done with him. Micah gears up for an uphill battle. He must prove to her he's still worthy of her love before she falls for someone else. And time is running out.
Rumors claimed that Fernanda, newly back with her family, was nothing more than a violent country bumpkin. Fernanda just flashed a casual, dismissive grin in response. Another rumor suggested that the usually rational Cristian had lost all sense, madly in love with Fernanda. This frustrated her. She could tolerate gossip about herself, but slander against her beloved crossed the line! Gradually, as Fernanda's multiple identities as a celebrated designer, a savvy gamer, an acclaimed painter, and a successful business magnate came to light, everyone realized they were the ones who had been fooled.