First she smiled at him, her gaze soft. But it was just for a fleeting moment.A fleeting moment in which her memories of the day and night came rushing back like as though the flood gate holding it was pushed open. Her eyes widened. Her expression was torn between fear, anger, disappointment, confusion and something Ajax could not quite decipher.With tears stinging her eyes, the soft look she had totally disappearing, She flinched back, trying her best to keep her distance from him.“Elena-“ he started before she cut him off.“Where the hell am I?” Her eyes looked around the unfamiliar room in total unrecognition“You are in my home. You collapsed.” Ajax said in the softest voice he could ever muster. Hoping it would lighten the tension and nervousness she felt.“I collapsed?” She asked disbelieving.“Yeah, when you puked, you vomited.” Ajax exclaimed in details.“Oh, I have to go.” She murmured to herself as she attempted to stand up but s She winced, her hands holding her head a
Lectures had begun and learning was in going in full force. As every usual day, Ajax would return from lectures and spend his time in his dorm, either playing games or in a conversation with Raphael. Most of the time he was reading. Even though he was about a month ahead, he still read. His grades showed for it. He was the best in his level with a CGPA of 4.99.“Ajax.” Raphael said as he rushed in.Ajax tensed, heart race increasing at the sudden burst in.“Guess what! There is this frat party holding. It is for seniors but I got a way we can go in.” Raphael said rather cheery than usual.Ajax rolled his eyes at him and fixated his eyes back on his computer.Raphael frowned and marched to his bed and slapped the laptop closed.“Bro! Come on!” Ajax exclaimed.“Bro. Come on.” Raphael repeated mimicking Ajax’s voice. He sighed then continued. “For real though, it would be fun. Don’t you think we deserve a little bit of fun.” He said, whining.“Seriously Raphael, I’ll pass. I got a lot
First, it was blood spatters all over the wall. Bloodied Elena and Ajax on the floor laughing, tired and breathing heavily. With two bodies on the sprawled on the floor. Secondly, they heard screams of people, the scent of blood heavy in the air.Thirdly,YOU HAVE FEW HOURS LEFT.It all started from the party.***“Bro, come on.” Raphael said in a duh tone. “You can’t fool me. You are hiding something, which I don’t give a shit about.” He headed back to his corner. “And I have no idea of what party is going to be like. I just know it would be fun.”Ajax sighed.“But, from my reliable sources, it might be a pool party too.” Raphael added.Ajax’s features turned into one of surprise and horror. After that particular horrific event in which Raphael left him to drown in the water at the beach, he now had a phobia for water.“Did I ever say I was going to join you for a party?” Ajax asked, his expression seriously quizzical.Raphael chuckled.“I really don’t feel too good Ralph, maybe so
“You said what?” Elena asked looking dumbfounded.The screams of the students grew louder. Ajax silently and mentally changed his look.“Elena, they are in danger.” Ajax said and rushed into the building looking loudly he was going to save the day, when in fact, he was running away from Elena’s questions.He saw everyone gathered around with drinks in their hands. There was a pool too. He had not noticed it previously.Raphael was right about it being a pool party. He saw some students standing separately, butt naked and he thought that it was weird.They looked scared, giving off the vibes of freshman students.“Next up, You lot are going to swim across this pool to the other end.” A male voice boomed.Raphael looked around searching for the person with the voice.“The temperature is high. Whoever is the last persons loses their ability to join this fraternity.” The masculine voice continued.Elena’s sound of chuckle took his attention.He stared at her with an eyebrow lifted waitin
“So first, you would go into Nicholas office, ask him to lunch in his office. Tell him you have something serious you would love to discuss over lunch.” Raphael stated. They were going through the plan one more time.Their plan was to cause false alarm, and then when things go south, Ajax would go into Nicholas’s office and grab the spare master card that could open every door in the lab.It was their time for recess. They were having the conversation at a restaurant close to the lab.“I swear, this plan is stupid. Nicholas would never agree to have lunch with me and eww!” Ajax exclaimed making a face.“Calm down bro.” Raphael assured him. “If he agrees, find a way to make him to leave the office and then you grab the master card and leave. You know where he drops it right?”Ajax nodded. “The top of the drawer. The right hand side.”“Great. Now. If plan A fails, we move to plan B.”Ajax grinned. He relaxed his back on the chair. Empty glass of smoothie was on their table as they con
“Yes Mr Nicholas.” Elena replied as she took in deep breaths to calm herself and tried her best to look innocent as possible.He walked up to her. “I believe we have met before, Miss Thorne. Correct me if I’m wrong?”Elena lifted her lips into a thin line as she summoned a smile.“Yeah, we have.” She said between tightened teeth.She looked around, she could see the other students wishing they were the ones that got this attention.“At my dad’s wedding.” She responded further. “The beautiful wedding that was going on before you and your beautiful lab here ended it and kept my dad in a miserable state.”She stopped talking immediately.She did not mean to sound so mean. Her eyes scanned the faces of the students who looked utterly horrified that she might be ruining their chances.Her gaze shifted to her professor and her professor shook her head slowly.She sent a pleading look her way and looked back at Nicholas who looked taken aback by her sudden outburst.She bit the insides of h
“Oh my God Ajax, what do we do?” Elena asked eyes wide in fear and shock.Ajax too had no idea what to do. They were supposed to clean the blood on the walls and floors.The tap was also broken.The knock resumed again, this time with more pressure.“Open the God damn door Ajax!”The very familiar voice spoke from the door. It was Raphael.Sighs of relief filled the restroom.“It’s just Raphael.” Elena murmured and walked forward to open the door.Ajax grabbed her back. “No you can’t. He does not know about the system thingy. He would freak out!” Ajax whispered hurriedly.The knock began frantically again. “Come on Ajax and Elena. Are you two doing some crazy shitty couple things? Don’t defile that toilet and please open the door.”Ajax swiped a stare at Elena. He could see the red tinge on her cheeks. He then realized how much she had changed.She had changed from being the blushing, cute, sweet Elena to a strong one. He could not tell whether he loved it or loathed it. Either ways,
Caroline shifted awkwardly, adjusting her dress because of Ajax’s stare. “You. You’re his date?”She chuckled lightly as she realized why he stared the way he did earlier.“No. No I’m not. My aunt is. She asked me to come and deliver a message. There would be change in plans.”Ajax nodded as he felt a weight lift of his chest. He wondered what about her not being with Nicolas made him feel relieved.Waving the thought aside, he shifted, giving her space to go in.***Classes at Richmore college had been going on as usual. Even their internship too. It was weird seeing Elena and Ajax being interns, seeing as they were only fresh man students, but they were not any regular freshman.Ajax had returned from lectures as usual to see Raphael seated as usual in his bed with his headphones and laptop. The only thing different was that Raphael shut his laptop quickly immediately he sighted Ajax coming in.The sound of his heart racing did not escape Ajax’s super sensitive ears.“Hey bro! You’