The thunder struck, as though it was marking a sign of a new beginning, a truth unveiling. The rain fell on them, drenching their clothes, as they stood close to each other, a couple of steps away from coming in contact with each other's bodies.Carina still did not reply. She was in shock that Jayden actually loved her. She did not want to believe him, but remembering that he said he would give a nickname to the person he loved, made her believe his words.She remembered how he wanted her to stay with him when he was emotionally down, how he looked at her with unknown emotions.She was having mixed feelings—who was telling the truth between them? Was it Stephanie or Jayden?"Follow your heart, there are people who would try to come in between you, feeding you lies, and playing dirty schemes on you."These were the words of Andrea when she was discussing with Andrea some time ago. She did not think about the meaning of her words, until now.She remembered how Tory had tried to come in
Jayden hopped into the car, and in no time, he was out of the mansion, hitting the road at a high speed.Just as he sped away, so was his anger on a high level. He could not believe his father would be so desperate to the extent of contacting his ex-girlfriend.Someone who broke his heart, and left him empty for years. Someone his father despised, and warned him against. He wondered if his father hated him this much to have done this to me.Amidst the anger, Jayden's heart ached. He felt unloved by his own family. His mother left him, and his father was distant—it was almost like he had no parents.He thought he was used to being distant from his family, but he felt like he was lacking something—love from his family.If Carina hadn't loved him and expressed her love for him, he would think he was cursed, or was he?He honked at the gate, but no one was there to open it. He had forgotten, for a minute, that the gate was automatic.He searched for the remote control and found it on the
Carina had woken up an hour after Jayden had left the house. She felt a slight headache, but Nanny Perla was there to give her medication.Her stomach cried out in hunger, and she realized that she hadn't eaten anything at the party. She lifted her head, smiling nervously at Nanny Perla, who had heard the loud grumble."Wait here, I will get you food."She sat up, wondering where Jayden was. She recognized the room she was in, and it was Jayden's. She stared at the other side of the bed, and it was still looking smooth, like no one laid on it.She searched for her phone on the bed, and her eyes caught it laying on the table. She slid into her slippers, as she walked to the table to pick up the phone. Switching it on, she checked the time, and it was late. The time was 10:05. She thought of how long she had slept, and then, to what happened at the party.She needed to speak with Jayden, but he was nowhere to be found. She looked out of the window, the night seemed cold, and if Jayden
Carina's mood suddenly changed, as she assumed that Jayden's attitude was because of his ex. This made her wonder if she was not enough for him.If he had truly loved her as he claimed, why should he let his ex-girlfriend get to him? Why should he be thinking of her now? Carina wanted to leave, but Jayden caught her hand, and slowly raised his head, staring at her in a way that could be interpreted as, "Please, don't go"."This is not about Stephanie, Rina," he said, shaking his head slowly, as he looked away.Carina wanted to ask who the "she" he talked about was, but Jayden had won the race. He didn't wait for her to ask him who it was. He felt like he was carrying a huge burden, which did not do any good in making him feel human. It looked like it was draining him, sucking up all his emotions, and making him feel lifeless.More like a living dead. He was alive, physically—breathing, walking, and doing every other thing a normal human would do, but he felt dead inside.Like he was
The silence that followed Carina's question made it look like she had asked the wrong question, or maybe, at the wrong time.Jayden looked at her, and averted his stare at her, looking at the night sky through the window, which had just a few stars, twinkling now and then.He hoped that his life would no longer be like the darkness, now that he had someone in his life, who was ready to stay committed to him.Although he trusted Carina, he could not still get over his stated presumptions about women. "You have nothing to worry about, okay? Leave Stephanie to me, I will handle her," he assured her, bringing back his focus on her.He creased his brows. Why was she crying? Did he say something to hurt her? Was she hurt anywhere?He jumped out of the bed, surprising Carina."Are you okay?" They spoke in unison, staring into each other's eyes."Are you okay?" Carina repeated, staring at him with widened eyes. He frowned. Was she not the one who looked hurt?"I'm fine," he said, "are you ok
Carina's jaw dropped, she had not expected him to ask her to tell him about herself. She remembered telling Nathan her secret, and he used it against her about the time they broke up.Would he still love her if she told him about it? She looked at him, trying not to make it obvious that she was scared.She thought of how best she could divert the discussion about her, and then, an idea came to her mind."I will tell you about me some other day. For now, let's talk about you," she whined, leaning closer to him.He smiled, nodding his head. "Got any questions for me?" He asked."What kind of girls do you like? Virgin girls?" She blurted, not knowing why she asked that in the first place."I like them pure," he admitted, being sincere about his preference."I'm sure Nathan hasn't touched you yet, right?" He asked, and she nervously nodded.Did she do the wrong thing? Would he understand her if she told him that she was not pure? She didn't want to lose him, because of her past."Hey, ar
The morning sun shone on her sleepy face, waking her up from her beauty sleep. She squinted her eyes, yawning audibly, as she stretched. Jayden was still in bed, sleeping peacefully like he had nothing to worry about. Was there even anything to worry about? She sat up, leaning on the bed headrest. Something dripped, she could feel it; like she was wet, dripping wet between her thighs.Did something happen between them last night? She tried to recall if they had any form of intimacy, or maybe she was just horny. She looked over at Jayden, who didn't look like he would be awake anytime soon. Taking off the blanket from her body, she hung her jaw down, as she stared at her worst nightmare.The fresh red blood stain on the white bedsheet made her feel like disappearing. If menstruation were a human being, she would have given it a hard slap.She was on her period, and it happened just when she decided to sleep over ahead at Jayden's place.She now understood why her abdomen was hurting
Fiona had been worried about Carina since last night. She had called Sonia up, to ask if Carina slept over at her place, but Sonia had given her a negative reply.She had tried to call her number, but it was not going through. As she called her again in the morning, it went through, ringing more than two times.On the third ring, someone picked up. She didn't wait to hear who it was, she went on to scold the person, thinking it was Carina."Carina, what is wrong with you?" She began, "Why would you not take your calls? I've been calling you since last night, and you neither answered nor called back. Do you know how worried I have been? Oh, my! You almost gave me a heartache!" She blabbered.Jayden did not say a word. He just listened to Fiona scolding her supposed sister, and he couldn't help, but wonder what it felt like to be an elder brother or a younger brother.He admired the way Fiona loved and looked out for her sister. "Hello?" He heard her say again, "Hello, Carey? Are you t