Pov- Jessica
Of mom, of dad, of emma,of noah, of drake.
I wake up with the sunlight brushing my face. I’d forgotten to pull on curtains on the window.
I glance at the clock, 7:32 A.M.
I fresh myself, brush my teeth, bath and wear a coffee brown,long sleeved top with deep neck and white bottoms along with a tiny necklace. Then I walk in dad’s door just to find the room empty. He must have gone for a walk.
I wear my sneakers and move off for college.
After a few stops, view of the early morning and the rushes of weekday, I reach the campus and park my car, underground. Our university has a good parking spot, I’ll give it that credit.
The parking was empty cause I was early today. I walk towards my class but stop, someone was beside a pillar. The stance seems familiar to me.
His sudden voice scares me, ‘ its me’
I walk towards him, close enough to finally view him whole. he has a …cigarette in his mouth?
And how did he get in?
‘ wait’ I frown, he looks at me in confusion, ‘ how did you get in- and is that a cigarette?’
He throws that cigarette looking thing and just stares at me, not saying anything.
As if that will melt me (though, it did. Just a bit) I frown again,’ I’m asking something?’
He grunts, looks up and then rapidly holds my palm and changes our position. I face him now, my back at the pillar as he lays his hand beside me. he holds me by my waist and pulls me closer towards him.
It takes me a moment to register his rapid movements.
‘ you’re not gonna let me sightsee a little?’ his breathe is cold and fresh.
‘ first of all, staring at me is NOT sighseeing’ I snap,’ and the second thing, you still haven’t answered my questions’ my palms lie on his chest, I have no other choice.
He sighs, clearly annoyed,’ that was not a cigarette, just a paper. I don’t smoke anymore. And I sneaked in’
I gasp, this man-‘ you SNEAKED in? what do you mean?’
He pushes my hair strand behind my ear, ‘ I saw you in the car and wanted to surprise you. And now for your further curiosities, I walk here every morning before going through my day. And how’d I sneak in? that’s not important’
‘you-‘ the buzz of my phone stops me in between. I tell drake to wait and open the message.
It is dad, ‘I’ll be out today, have some work. We’ll go see my friend tomorrow instead’ , he messages.
What work?
I scratch my head but consider to not think much about it, then keep my phone back in my pocket.
‘ who was it?’
‘ dad’ I answer, crossing my arms,’ and you’re unpredictable’
He checks his nails and blows on them, ‘ I’ll take that as a compliment’
I hold his wrist and force him to look me in the eye,’ if you get in trouble ever-
A car honks nearby, I look back at him. ‘ don’t tell me you came here just to sightsee’
He smiles, ‘ yep. I wanted to ask if you’re free today’
‘nope’
His lips droop,
Oh god, somebody give this man an Oscar.
As much as I want to say yes, I have a lot of work today. i can’t spend time with him when I have so many things to take care of. The recording, suspects, meeting mellisa if she’s free, assignments-
The expression on his face looks as if I just rejected him.
‘ listen,I have so much to do today and-’
He cuts me off, requsting, pleading.
’ what’s up with today?’ I ask.
He shrugs,’ nothing but I just wanna hang out-
I push him aside,’ then we can meet tomorrow drake’
He blocks my way, ‘ here’s me trying to be romantic and you’re just pushing me away as if you didn’t just spent fifteen minutes staring at me’
I did?
‘ I don’t remember ’ I force my way out but he blocks me again.
‘ I’m busy tomorrow’
He sure becomes a kid sometimes. looking at his eyes, I can’t help but laugh. ‘ where will we meet?’
‘ your house?’
‘ so you read dad’s message’
‘ after your class?’ he changes the subject again.
He lets me go as I say,’ though we won’t be able to spend much time, I have work to do’
Even though I am past him now, I know he’s grinning,’ fine by me’ he says.
I smile to myself as I walk to my class, maybe even blush. He is too good, too much of everythin.
and I love that.
I enter the class and make myself focus. Though, my heart is still beating from the past few minutes.
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Tragedy of lies
Tajemnica / ThrillerJessica had been living normally until her friend, mia, commits suicide. Already overwhelmed by her past trauma, Jessica is disturbed. She doesn't accept it as to be a suicide and with her friend, noah, goes on a mission to find the murderer behind...
