Life is always going to be stranger than fiction, because fiction has to be convincing, and life doesn't.
-Neil Gaiman
Haven Pierce's POV
"...okay class that would be all."
I have never been so happy to hear those words from my professor because that means that summer break would be officially starting right this minute.
I immediately gathered my things from my desk and I couldn't wait to pack my things and start my summer adventure. Since unexpectedly losing Dad a few months ago I couldn't wait for the semester's break so I could get away and unwind. My friend, Noah, was asking me to spend the summer with him and his family in their town in Nashville. I haven't given him an answer yet but I think it's a good idea since I don't want to stay at home only to be reminded that Dad was not here anymore.
I walked briskly in the parking lot where other students gathered around celebrating the last day at the university making plans with their friends. I gave a short nod with a smile to my classmate on some subject as I passed them by. They were inviting me to this house party but I politely declined them since I am not in the mood to party right now.
I was still debating if I should tag along with Noah in his hometown in Tennessee or if I'd go backpacking in Asia or Western Europe for the summer since I already saved enough money for this summer trip. An adventure I had never done before because my Dad was so overprotective of my safety refusing me to go out without a bodyguard or even letting me leave the country without someone he trusted to babysit me on my trip. He'd been like that since the kidnapping incident when I was twelve.
Seriously, I think he was just being paranoid because I barely remember that thing and all I just remember was waking up at the hospital with no recollection of that event. Now that I am already twenty-one I want to explore the world on my own. This would first taste of freedom after being under the watchful eyes of someone.
It felt so good that no one was following me around like a shadow and other students stopped giving me weird looks because I went to university with bodyguards as if I was some sort of a wealthy heiress when the truth was, Dad was only a minimum wage earner.
I unlocked the driver's side of my car and tossed my things on the shotgun seat. I was about to slide inside my car when I felt a presence behind my back. I immediately turned around to see a tall, handsome-looking stranger wearing an expensive suit standing next to me.
I tried not to be cowed by his presence as I arched my eyebrow in his direction giving him a condescending look. "Yes?"
"Haven Pierce?" He said, his accented tone not asking me to confirm but rather reminding me that I was the person that he was looking for.
I slid my gaze onto the parking lot and I saw a shiny black Range Rover-not your typical school ride that car belongs to this stranger. Who was this stranger? Don't tell me Dad has still unpaid loans from this guy and now he wants me to pay the rest. If that's the case then my summer plans are in jeopardy. "What do you want?"
"You need to come with us." The handsome stranger said without a hint of emotion in his eyes.
"Why?" I asked, crossing my arms in the middle of my chest trying to look brave but deep inside I was already feeling anxious about his presence. He wouldn't kidnap me in broad daylight, right? There are so many students in the parking lot they witness it if that happens. "Why will I come with you when I don't even know you?"
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Santi's Downfall
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