Emily’s POV:
I was left with my mouth open while looking at Aiden Bryce, the billionaire’s son. I bit my lip and closed my eyes, hoping it would be a dream but no, it wasn’t a dream and he was there standing in front of me and I did offend him with my behavior. I wanted to bang my head on the wall then and there and wanted to cover my face and run away.
“What have you done, Em?” Melissa whispered in my ear.
“How would I know he was some billionaire’s son?” I whispered back to her. Aiden, who was leaning against the wall before, got straight and started walking towards me, making me gulp and move back while Melissa moved back along with me.
“Were you saying something?” Aiden asked, crossing his arms against his chest.
“Um… I…” I started but couldn’t think of anything.
“No, no Aiden. She doesn’t want to say anything. She – she did a mistake” Oliver scoffed while Aiden had his eyes constantly locked at mine and mine at his.
“No, no wait” One of his friends from behind moved forward. He was having blonde hair and rose white skin with green eyes. “She was saying something to us. Or I must rephrase it... She was going to order something to us” The blonde hair added.
“Um… no… She was just kidding” Melissa scoffed.
“Come Em, we got to go” Melissa said and dragged me away from there while Oliver followed us behind. We ran towards the classroom and entered in.
“What were you thinking?” Melissa raised her voice a little.
“I don’t know. Mel, I didn’t know who he was. I just got to know that he is some billionaire’s son” I defended myself.
“Where did you find them?” Melissa asked me in frustration.
“To my left” I said and bit my lip.
“What?” Oliver asked widening his eyes at me.
“You told me to find the freshers to my left. I walked towards my left and saw them. They were unfamiliar to me so I thought they might be the freshers” I said in my defense.
“But Em, from which angle they seemed freshers to you? They aren’t so young” Melissa said.
“I know… I thought about that for a while. But then I thought that maybe they joined school late” I said innocently. Oliver burst out laughing.
“She’s funny” Oliver said while laughing and Melissa laughed out too.
“Don’t laugh at me” I said resentfully to both of them.
“How did you guys come to know about him?” I asked them in confusion.
“Just some minutes ago after we all dispersed” Melissa said.
*HALF HOUR AGO*
Melissa’s POV:
“I must find some freshers” I said to myself as I walked to my right as Oliver said and saw a bunch of senior girls looking into a girl’s phone. I walked over to them and tapped on Giselle’s shoulders.
“Hey what is going on here?” I asked her.
“We are checking out the I*******m profile of Aiden Bryce” She said excitedly.
“Who is Aiden Bryce?” I asked curiously.
“He is Kevin Bryce’s son. They just moved to Herington. They are billionaires” Giselle said.
“If they are so rich then why would they move to West Virginia? Why not California or Washington or some other?” I asked curiously.
“How would I know that, Melissa” She said and added, “Just look at Aiden. He is so hot and you know what? He is going to complete his senior year in our school. Can you imagine?” Giselle jumped up in excitement.
“Well, I can. Anyway, is he here yet?” I asked.
“Yes he is. As per my sources, some of the girls watched him entering into the building with his friends” She replied.
“I see… Let me take a look” I said and peeped through the girls, tip toeing and looked at his picture.
“He is worthy to look at” I said.
“I know, right?” Giselle said in excitement. “When he moved here he was having 1 million followers on I*******m and now he has 1.2. Isn’t it wow?” She added.
“Of course. What can you expect from Lincoln Park High girls?” I said and rolled my eyes. Giselle laughed and continued to look at Aiden’s pictures.
“I must tell this funny thing to Emily” I said and went away to find her.
*PRESENT*
Emily’s POV:
“And when I told you before that I want to tell you something funny… that was about him only” Melissa explained.
“Also Colin told me that one of them was asking him where the other seniors were going to gather and he told them about the roasting thing” Oliver said.
“Oh my God. How can I be so stupid? They knew already” I said and threw my head in my hand.
“It’s okay, Em. Actually it’s my mistake. I should have told you this before” Mel said.
“No. It’s not your fault. I must have been cautious. I should have asked them if they were freshers” I said in regression.
“What will he do now?” Mel said anxiously.
“Mel… why would he do something? It was a mistake. I didn’t do that intentionally. Anyone could have done such mistake. Is it my fault that I don’t stalk guys and when they appear out of nowhere, I am all unaware about them?” I said in frustration.
“You are right” She answered anxiously.
“Or will he do something?” I asked her fearfully.
Oliver stood quiet all this time, thinking about something.
“Oliver? You seem absent” I said to him. He didn’t reply and kept looking at the wall.
“Oliver” Mel jolted him.
“Yeah – Yeah” He said and came back.
“I need to tell you something, Em” Oliver said and gulped.
“What?” I got attentive.
“I heard from some of the girls that he is scandalous” Oliver said looking at both of us.
“What kind of a scandal?” I asked anxiously.
“A guy from his previous school fought with him and after a few days, that guy went missing. He was then found dead, a few days later. Reports says that Aiden was arrested but he got bail” Oliver threw this on us and we stood there in shock at this appalling revelation…
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Emily’s POV: “What the hell are you saying, Oliver?” I asked widening my eyes at him. “I am serious, Em” Oliver said. “What the hell?” Mel said. “Yes. I heard it from the students” Oliver said. “Was he only accused of the murder or did he actually do it?” I asked anxiously. “He was accused and some proofs were also there. But still he got out of jail because he is a Bryce” Oliver said. “Why did they let him out? He’s a murderer” I complained. “Em… Please. Calm your nerves. Don’t do anything stupid again. Do not accuse him of anything” Melissa said. “But Mel…” I started. “Em, please. We are not even sure if he was the murderer. It’s just some accusations” Mel said. I sighed. “What if he tries to hurt me, huh?” I said anxiously. “Don’t worry. He will not do anything” Melissa said, placing her hand on my shoulder. “I hope so” I said anxiously. “I am sure. He fought with a guy. He won’t do anything with a girl” Melissa said confidently. “He won’t, right?” Melissa wasn’t sur
Emily’s POV: I was looking at him startled while he gazed at me and stood there waiting for me to stand up and move back. “Emily…” Someone called out but I was so lost in Aiden’s eyes that I didn’t bother to respond to that voice coming at the back. “Emily Parker” Someone said out loud and I travelled back to Earth and realized that it was Mr. Martin’s voice. “Um… Y – Yes, Mr. Martin?” I asked in nervousness. “You should move back and give your seat to the new student. You must make them feel welcomed, you know” Mr. Martin said. I didn’t like that but out of respect, reluctantly stood up and picked up my bag while staring at Aiden. “Move faster” He said arrogantly. I looked at him and wondered how arrogant he was. I kept looking at him and walked to the back of the room to find a chair for myself. “Okay… Good” Mr. Martin said while Aiden sat down on my chair making my blood boil. He’s so arrogant. Why is he like that? I thought in frustration as I opened my book angrily and our
Emily’s POV: “What?” He asked me with an attitude. “I ah…” I cleared my throat and continued, “I wanted to um…” I couldn’t complete due to the nervousness. “I don’t have any useless time to waste on you” He said arrogantly and turned back around to walk away. “Um listen to me… Please” I said and ran towards him. “Please wait” I added and he stopped. I ran forward and stood in front of him. “I wanted to um…” I said and paused there. “I wanted to apologize to you” I added and took a deep breath. He deepened his eyes at me while tilting his face to a side. He kept looking at me with his eye brows raised up. “Okay” He said and rolled his eyes after which he moved forward to walk. “For, for…” I said and raised my hand up in the air to stop them. “For um… the thing I did before. I made a mistake and took you as a fresher. I didn’t know you were a senior, too. So I just started to… you know…” I said while moving my hands in the air and continued, “I just started to overpower you befor
Emily's POV: "Em... Don't worry. He won't do anything. Let's go home" Melissa said. I took a deep breath and nodded. "Yes. She is right, he won't do anything" Oliver said and shook his head. I looked at him and widened my eyes. "You are such a..." I said but didn't complete and instead hit him on his arm. "Ouch. What is wrong?" Oliver asked me while rubbing his arm vigorously. "You yourself told me that you are wondering what he might do now and you scared me like shit and suddenly you are agreeing with Melissa that he won't do anything" I complained. Melissa started laughing. "Well, I didn't want to scare you, but I was just informing you that he might do something but I think he won't do anything" Oliver said in confusion which I didn't understand. I sighed and rolled my eyes. I took a deep breath and started, "Anyway, I can't think about this anymore. I need to go home, now" "Yes. You don't need to think about this. Let's go home" Melissa said and I nodded. "Bye then, see
Emily’s POV: “Y – You?” I said in my broken voice, looking at him with my fearful eyes. “Didn’t you expect me here after what you did today?” He asked. I was frightened to see Aiden Bryce standing in front of me with his intimidating personality and scary icy eyes. I wasn’t expecting him there in my house. “N – No. How…?” I couldn’t complete my sentence as I was shocked to see him there. He crossed his arms against his chest and waited for me to complete. I took a deep breath and added, “How – How did you get in?” “Does that matter?” He asked tilting his face to the left side. “Wh – What?” I asked fearfully. “Does it matter how I got in? Because you won’t be able to take any precautions ahead” He said and slid his hands in his pockets and stood there in style. “What? Why?” I asked in confusion. “Because you won’t get to live to take any precautions” He said. “What – What are you saying?” I asked and I was about to cry. “I am going to kill you tonight, Miss Emily Parker” Aid
Emily’s POV: I screamed and moved my hands in the air after which I realized that Aiden had released my hands. I started breathing heavily and sat up straight on my bed but then wondered how Aiden let go off me so easily. I stopped bawling out for help and opened my left eye to see if he was still there. To my surprise, Aiden was not there and I wasn't on my bed, instead I was on my couch in the living room. I looked around in perplexity and then focused near the kitchen area to see if there was a broken vase or my telephone on the floor. They weren't there too. My mouth was left open when I realized it was just a dream and not the reality. "Oh my god..." I said and slid my fingers through my hair, pushing them back. "What - What..." I huffed and puffed and added, "What was that?" "It was so real. I can't - I can't believe this. Thank god it was just a dream" I said to myself and sighed. "This Aiden guy is entering my dreams and that too in a shit scary way" I said. "God please
Aiden’s POV: “You bloody…” I said to Dylan as he answered the call. “Hello, Mr. Kevin” Dylan said and smiled. What a hanger-on! I thought while looking at him in frustration. “Hello Dylan… Is Aaron there?” Mr. Kevin asked. I gestured him to say no but he had some other evil plans for me. “Of course, Mr. Kevin. He’s sitting right next to me” Dylan said, making my blood boil and handed over the phone to me. I reluctantly took the phone and added, “Hello dad” “Aiden… Where’s your phone?” He asked. “Um…” I started and looked at Dylan who was pointing his fingers to my phone. “Right here” Lucas whispered from the couch opposite to me and they all started chuckling. I looked at them angrily and added, “Um… dad, it’s – it’s in my room. What happened?” “Nothing serious but I was calling you but you didn’t pick up so I called Dylan” Dad said. “Oh… Why were you calling?” I asked. “I wanted to ask you about how your first day was at this new school” Dad said. “I see… Yeah it was good
Emily’s POV: As my eyes swung open, I immediately looked around for Aiden if he was there. As I saw no one around me, I took a sigh of relief and closed my eyes back again. As I took three deep breaths and meditated on my bed for about ten minutes, my phone rang, breaking in my peace. It was Melissa on the phone. “What?” I asked in frustration with my eyes still closed trying to get back to my peace. “What happened to you?” Melissa asked on the phone. “Nothing. I am meditating, Mel” I said lazily. “Oh come on… You can meditate later. Listen to me” Melissa said excitedly. “What?” I opened my eyes and got attentive by her voice filled with excitement. “Do you know what is going to happen today?” Melissa asked in excitement. “What? Aiden going to make my day hell? Yeah, well I know that” I said resentfully. “No… He won’t do anything” Melissa informed like she knew him. “This is about something else” Her excitement grew. “What is it? I don’t know” I said anxiously. “Today we a