The next morning, Coco was already up, Lizzy woke up to an empty bed. She couldn’t believe she actually had a goodnight sleep because of her little sister, Coco didn’t give her room to think about her problems. The little angel had cuddled her tightly like a stuffed animal. Thinking about it brought a smile to Lizzy’s face. She stood to her feet, taking a deep breath before getting ready for the day, her mother was someone she actually didn’t want to see but she couldn’t be in her room all day when Coco sacrificed her school day just to spend the night with her. She washed up and got dressed, stepping out of her room gave her chills. She took a step back as she replayed her struggling to get out of the water yesterday.She opened her eyes but could still here the water rushing into her system through every possible entry point, “Lizzy!” Coco’s voice rang through the hallway, Lizzy immediately opened her eyes to sees Coco in a cute apron which had a lot of stains on it, it made her wo
Not quite long after Shakar stepped out, Coco rushed in with Maria – she was at the verge of tears but they were both surprised to see Elizabeth was standing on her feet, dressed and ready to leave for school.“Lizzy are you okay, Coco rushed to inform me that you were sick.” She spoke not knowing how to address the issue.“I’m perfectly fine, as you can see there’s nothing wrong with me.” She answered.“But you were shaking” Coco’s voice echoed making the two ladies realize she was still standing there. Elizabeth gestured to Coco to come, she let go of Maria’s hand and walked towards Lizzy.“Coco, I’m sorry for scaring you. I honestly didn’t mean to, yes I was ill but I’m fine right now see, I can even go to school and the outfit you chose is badass” she added, making Coco smile.“I don’t like it when you fall sick” she voiced“I know and I’m sorry, forgive me?”“Of course I do” Coco replied before hugging her. Maria couldn’t say anything as she just watched the girls, Lizzy picked h
Elizabeth sat down surprised as her friends gave her a full 30 minutes lecture on who Shakar was in school, his personality was quite different from what he portrayed at home.At home he seemed a little bit quiet and reserve to himself but if she had learnt anything from what Caro had been telling her for the past 30 minutes, Shakar was a complete King at school. He was the top student in his department, he had women rushing all over him due to his handsome features which Elizabeth could not even see, some people wanted to be around him for his status and other people for his publicity, of course his dad was one of the richest men in New Jersey. “He’s so rude to anyone he doesn’t like including the teachers and they can’t do anything about it” Kyle spoke, just like Caro, Kyle’s family also had a history with the school.“His group of friends, honey, are known as the ‘HIRK’” Caro voiced.“What’s that?”“Handsome intelligent rich kids” Kyle replied“Nobody, I mean absolutely nobody ca
Elizabeth thought she was at home, the comfort from the class caused her to bury her head deep down into her books, it had been 30 minutes already and Lizzy had no idea that the campus last announcement for closure was made, school was over. Shakar was waiting furiously by the car as the driver had come to pick them up and Lizzy was nowhere to be found, Shakar actually had the mind of leaving her behind but one thing stopped him, the lecture he was going to receive from his father if he did not show up with Elizabeth and that was something he did not have a strength for today. Definitely not today, he didn't care but he was willing to do anything to avoid his father talks, he could lecture him about the whole world just because of one incident, he wasn’t ready to give Elizabeth such privileges. “Hello?” a voice called out in front of Elizabeth. He lifted up her head wondering where the voice came from in her room, a man who was standing by the door slowly approached her with a smile
Shakar stood still, he couldn’t believe that Lizzy had the audacity to question him. He was here wasting his precious time he could have used studying to convince her to go home with him, Jace on the other hand was silent, he was watching the scene in front of him unfold, he was curious to know who Lizzy was to Shakar.Everyone at school knew about his father’s remarriage but they didn’t know he had a step sister. Shakar without second thought grabbed her things from the table and shoved them into her bag, he also grabbed her hand tight ready to drag her out himself.“Let go” Lizzy cried out trying to break free from him but Shakar held unto her tightly. He was tired of her bullshit and didn’t care if she was getting hurt.“She said let her go” Jace finally broke his silence holding Shakar’s arm, separating him from Lizzy, he stared at Shakar whose anger increased, Jace was beginning to get to him but he made a promise to his late mother never to fight.“None of this is your business,
Elizabeth sat on her bed with her phone in her hands, it was a Saturday and she definitely wasn’t doing anything.The birds sang outside her window reminding her that it was so early in the morning but that was the least of her worries at the moment. Elizabeth’s parents had just gone through a terrible divorce, for the first time in a long while the house was a bit quiet than usual, there were no argument from her parents, no one rushing outside or throwing objects.Of course, her Dad didn’t live with them anymore but she had an undeniable bond with him, she would have preferred they worked things out for her sake but once again they chose themselves and she was just a random piece of the puzzle.Her life for the pass few months after high school was definitely on screen, she found peace and a bit of joy.With her face still buried deep in her phone she heard a knock on the door, that was the first.“Lizzy Hun? Are you still in bed?” her mother asked from the other end of the door. E
Elizabeth could hear her phone ring right from where she laid but picking it up wasn't an option, she had been gone for the past 5 hours and she wasn't ready to talk to anyone just yet."She's calling again" Claudia voiced as she picked Elizabeth's phone in her hand, Claudia was Elizabeth's only friend, they happened to have met a few months prior to her parents divorce. Claudia was much older than Elizabeth and she was an orphan since she was 7.On hearing her words Elizabeth turned to the side as she could feel the fresh sting from the slap once again. "Come on, just answer the phone, I'm sure she's very worried about you" she spoke trying to convince her."She isn't the slightest bit worried about me, she's only calling because of the court and my dad, they are going to be on her throat" she replied, she could feel a depression on the other end of the bed, indicating that Claudia was on the bed.Claudia laid down beside her, with her face to the ceilings."I understand how you fee
Elizabeth stood in front of her house as her mom locked the door, it felt as though she was leaving behind her life she once knew, without saying a word she took a position in the front sit of the cab far from Maria. The ride to the airport was quick as there were no traffic, Elizabeth and her mom got checked in and within the next 30 minutes she was bidding farewell to her state. Her mother sat next to her but Elizabeth paid no attention to a word or anything her mother was saying, she wanted to change her sit but didn't want it to bring any issues as she didn't want to sit close to a stranger. Finding a solution to her problems immediately as she plugged in her earphones hoping that the flight could be over really quickly."Elizabeth!" She could hear her mother call out with a gentle nudge."Baby we are here" she whispered. Elizabeth opened her eyes and it wasn't a bad dream.New Orleans, the most talked place in Lizzy's high school, she was bombarded by stories of her friends and