“Alright guys, that’s all for today’s lecture. You all can leave now.” The professor said as he closed his laptop. His comment was followed by several sighs of relief and even yawns. The students were tired out after the two-hour-long lecture and all they wanted at that point was just to get out of there.
Siana was sitting in the back of the classroom and had started to pack up all her stuff. She didn’t have any lectures for an hour so she just wanted to relax and stay alone for some time.
Just as she had thought, she did get several weird looks and whispers from people but no one dared approach her. They were just talking about her or giving her judgy eyes. It was also the reason why Siana-someone who always sat in the front rows- decided to sit at the back to avoid everyone and sit quietly for some time.
She was about to leave and had packed up all her stuff when suddenly she heard footsteps approaching her. She ignored it cause people were walking around her anyways and got up to walk out of the room. She was looking at the table to see if she got everything and wasn’t looking around her at all.
“BOO!!” Someone screamed and Siana dropped her bag on the floor because of the shock. She flinched and just froze where she was and fear took over her. The next thing she could hear was laughter and her body relaxed cause she recognized that laugh very well.
“Alex…” She sighed as she looked up to see her childhood friend- who was now also the most popular guy in the college- laughing like a child just because he succeeded in scaring her.
“Hahaha!” He kept laughing loudly. It caught everyone’s attention cause they all were kind of intimidated by Alex and when it came to Siana, he was protective of her.
It was a strange friendship, they both were complete opposites. Siana was an antisocial person and was introverted while Alex was the popular guy who got along with everyone very easily.
Since day one, Alex had declared that Siana was his high school friend and he didn’t want anyone messing with her after he heard a few people talking bad about her. Ever since then, all people could do was talk about her. No one dared approach her or mess with her, all because they feared Alex. There were rumors that he did beat up some people in high school, all because of Siana.
“What are you doing here, idiot?!” Siana asked as she laughed along with him. She couldn’t help but smile when she saw him laugh so purely. He was the same as when they first became friends and it comforted her in some way. Alex stopped laughing and hugged Siana; she hugged him back without a second thought. It had been a few days since they had talked to each other and even longer since they last saw each other because they both had pretty busy schedules.
“Ah how can I miss the aftermath of the drama…? I had to come see the girl who got so famous for bumping into someone.” Alex laughed again as he explained his reasons and Siana just rolled her eyes at that. He moved back and picked up her bag which was dropped on the floor when he scared her off.
“Of course you’ve got to know everything about that crush of yours.” Siana rolled her eyes as she stood in front of him. She was sitting on the table edge cause she knew very well that this conversation was going to last pretty long.
“Ah yes I remember when we started college, I used to be crazy about her.” Alex said as he looked at her with a cheesy smile. He was remembering that time when he fell in love with Chloe at first sight and chased after her for a long time.
“You still are crazy about her, dummy. But just as her boyfriend now.” Siana said as she glared at him. She had witnessed the whole process of them falling in love with each other and dating eventually.
The whole college was crazy about them because they were both the most popular and desirable people in the college and their dating was a big scandal for everyone. They had people who loved them and also people who hated them and were jealous of them. But they passed all stumbles and even after a year they both were still together.
“That’s very true, she’s a very special person to me so I’m always going to be crazy about her.” Alex replied; his eyes still dreamy thinking about the girl of his dreams.
“I know that lover boy.” Siana said, patting his head as she walked past him. And now stood behind him. Alex turned around and held out his hand that was carrying her bag. He knew very well that he couldn’t hold her for too long and that she was eager to go to the library.
“Tell me atleast what happened?” He asked with puppy eyes. “I wanna know if i should be worried.”Siana could see the worry on his face. Chloe was someone Alex loved dearly and if she was also the wrong person and not what he had expected, it was going to break him. She knew very well that he would leave her if she was in the wrong but it made her happy that she was the right person for him.
“Relax, dummy.” She said as she took the bag from him and put it on her shoulder. “Your lover didn’t do anything, she was too busy fixing her clothes. It was only her friend who created a scene and kept asking me to apologise but it's alright, I wasn’t looking forward and crashed into them and their drink spilled all over our clothes.” She could hear Alex sign in relief after she finished explaining the whole incident.
“So she didn’t-”
“No she didn’t.”
“That’s great.” Alex leaned on the table and took a deep breath. He was drained out from worrying about it the whole day.
“You need to trust her more.” Siana said coldly and she stood next to him, both of them facing the wall now. “And stop worrying so much about me, I can look after myself. You don’t have to cut people out of your life just because of me, you know I really don’t like that…”
Alex was able to hear the frustration in her voice and did feel a little bad for her. But he also couldn’t help it cause he saw her as his sister and couldn’t bear someone messing with her.
“I don’t do that just because of you, they are not good people because of their actions and that’s why I cut them off.” Alex tried to convince her but it was of no use cause she had heard the same reason several times already.
“Well, Chloe is surely a good one, so I hope you’ll keep her by your side. I want you to have someone that you like and someone you can trust.” Siana said as she looked at the ceiling. They both knew very well what that meant and Siana didn’t want the past to repeat itself.
“I know and I’m trying, you know. It’s just hard sometimes…”
“I know it is, but that’s life. We just gotta keep trying.” Siana said as she rested her head on his shoulder. She could feel the tension on his face and just smile at seeing it. “Thank you for being by my side for so long…it’s alright now okay. You can protect me while loving someone dearly.”
“Goodness, how do you always know what to say to make me feel better.” Alex said in an annoyed yet funny tone; it made Siana laugh out loud.
“It’s the magic I gained after knowing you since childhood you know.” She joked and he just rolled his eyes at her corny comment.
“Of course, my princess.” He said just like how he used to when they both were kids.
“She’s really good, okay, treat her nicely or I’m gonna hit you.” Siana warned him as she glared at him and he put both his hands up like a person being arrested. “And ask her to make nice friends.” That made Alex laugh cause he was going to do that as well.
“Yeah I’m going to do that madam.” He joked and Siana punched him lightly.
“Okay I’m going now!” She said as she started walking away.
“To your heaven?”
“Yes, to the library.” She answered excitedly and Alex burst out laughing. Siana rolled her eyes at him and turned around to walk out of the room.
“Hey you put on the keychain I gave you?!” He asked excitedly as he saw the glass keychain hanging on the front zipper of her bag.
“Hey! You finally put on the keychain I gave you!” Alex said excitedly as he saw the keychain hanging on her zipper. Siana turned around to look at him and then realized what he was talking about once she looked at her bag. “Oh yeah, the other one broke so I put this one on. You gave me a gift for my 18th birthday but I never really used it. And you being you kept nagging me about it, so here you go, I’m using it now mister.” Siana said in an annoyed but joking tone which made Alex laugh again. “Well I’m glad, you finally learnt to use presents.”“Okay bye now!” She said as she turned around again and waved him goodbye. “Bye…” His eyes focused on the keychain as he saw her walk outside and disappear into the distance. “Did everything go well, babe?” Chloe walked towards him and locked her arm with him. She had been waiting for him and was standing with some of her friends on the other side of the room. “Yes it did and she likes you a lot.” A smile took over his face as he talked
“Miss…are you alright?” He asked again, this time shaking her arm a little bit to see if she was even listening to him.Siana had just been staring at him, her eyes focusing on his eyes which seemed to be casting a spell on her. Her cheeks still had tears running down them as she felt the pain of the princess from the poem. Unexpectedly enough, the more she looked into those eyes, the clearer and more blank her mind got, she couldn’t think or react to anything. However, when he shook her arm, she snapped back into reality, and once again panic took over her and she finally broke eye contact with him.Someone was sitting so close to her and was touching her and it scared her. She had no idea how to react and just froze for she had never encountered such situations before.Soon enough, Siana realized that she had to say something or do something to get out of the situation. He seemed worried for her and seemed to have no intention of leaving without knowing what was going on. She must
Siana’s world came crashing down in no time. The comfort that she had felt with this guy, turned into fear and disgust in no time. He wasn’t as nice as he seemed for what he held in his hand was Siana’s phone, which was lost at the staircase. Was he following her? Or did he just happen to go there? But then how did he know it was her phone? How did he find her so quickly?Several scenarios crossed her mind and each one of them made him more and more suspicious of him. That mischievous smile on his face terrified her and made her want to get as far away from him as possible. “H…how do you have t…that…?” The fear became visible in her eyes and her voice trembled as she spoke. It just made him feel superior and his smile got bigger. He stepped closer to her and started swinging his arm that held her phone. “What do you think?” His green eyes sent shivers down her spine and it seemed as if they were threatening her. Siana backed away in no time and before she knew it she was already l
*8 hours later**sigh* The clock on Siana’s watch read 8.30 pm and finally her day had come to an end after finishing her part-time job. This was a day filled with so many emotions that it had exhausted her and she now stood in front of the door to her house with her keys in her hand. Her hands trembled a little bit for the fear of being stalked by someone so dangerous made her a little paranoid. What if he was inside her house? What if he had been spying on her? What if he was sitting inside ready to attack her? After a long silence, Siana took a deep breath and unlocked the door. She didn’t want to stop living her life just cause of someone like him. And finally, she pushed the door open…it was complete silence. She started looking around the whole house which wasn’t too big, it just had one room with a small living room attached to the kitchen and a balcony which was Siana’s favorite part. After looking everywhere, she found nothing but still, her panic just seemed to increase a
*Clunk Clunk*Siana froze as she heard the sound of heels coming toward her. Her heart stopped beating for a second; all she focused on was that sound. Closing her eyes tightly, Siana hoped that it would be Verona who’d be standing behind her. She calmed down her panic for she didn’t want to look so bad if she met her again. Wiping the invisible tears off her face, she was ready to turn around. A new hope took over her heart as she felt like Verona was near and she would meet her now. Siana turned around slowly, a suppressed smile on her face as she hid her excitement from her lover who was apparently walking towards her. “Oh I finally found you!” Siana’s heart dropped immediately as she heard that voice. She tried her best to keep a neutral expression on her face cause she didn’t want this person to know any of her secrets. “What is she even doing here?” Siana thought to herself as she clenched her fists tightly. Forcing a smile on her face, Siana finally turned around to face t
“Siana please help us with this.” In no time, Siana had a heavy plate of food orders in her hands. “Give it to table 6.” Ann told her with a smile on her face. Siana smiled back but sighed as she turned around. It was currently 5.30 pm and she had gotten done with college about half an hour ago and now she was at her part-time job. She was supposed to work there for 6 hours but she was tired already from everything that had happened during the day. There was a bright smile on her face the whole time she was working there cause she didn’t want things in her personal life to affect her work or the other people around her. Siana felt uncomfortable if anyone asked her how she was or if something was wrong. Ignoring everything going on in her life, Siana just focused on her work as she served customers in that restaurant. It was a pretty famous one so they were really busy in the evening. Her already tired body was tired out even more by working constantly for the rest of the day. Howev
“V…Verona…” Siana whispered under her breath as she stared at the figure that stood outside her door. She finally saw that same bright smile again and it brought tears to her eyes immediately.The smile reassured her they both still felt the same way, that they were still what they were 5 years also and Verona was still madly in love with Siana. What was even happening? Why was Verona here? If she had come back, why didn’t she meet her in the library? Why was she hiding for so long? If they were done already, why had she come back now?There were several unanswered questions in her mind. However, Siana chose to ignore them all and pulled the door wide open. With no other words, she jumped into Verona’s arms who was much taller than her. Verona laughed as she caught her and hugged her back. “Hi honey…” Verona whispered into her eyes as she squeezed her closer. She had a bright smile on her face as she held the love of her life close in her arms. “How you been, my love?” All the ans
Pitch-black darkness…even after she opened her eyes, Siana couldn’t see anything. She was confused by what was happening and had no idea where she was. When she moved her hands, she realized that her hands had suddenly turned small and so was her whole body. She became a child somehow…about a 5-year-old child.Once she moved from her place she realized that she was inside an unfamiliar room. There were no lights on and therefore it was dark. Siana got down from the bed which was a hard task with her tiny body. Still, she pulled herself and walked towards the door, the creaks of which provided the only light in that room. She opened the door slowly and walked into a completely different and vintage hallway. There were pictures of queens and kings on the walls, the windows showed a sigh of just endless forests. It seemed like she was in a castle and that confused Siana even more. She heard some voices from the distance and she walked towards them. They led her to a room that looked li