2025-04-12 21:05:34My mind thud heavily with only one thing.
I needed to find Cassie Kline before any word of me taking her to the prom gets to her. I clinched to the book in my hands, my eyes scanning the school garden, parking lots and even the girls gym just to find her. " Have you seen Cassie?" " Do you know where Cassie is?" " Please are you friends with Cassie?" I let rumbling like an idiot as I bumped into students. One after the other, they all claimed the didn't know her. It was like Cassie never exist in the school. I was about losing hope when I bumped into a girl coming from the cafe. The hot chocolate fell all over me and I yelled in pain. " I am sorry,I didn't see you there." I said immediately trying to help get the cup from the floor. I got up without looking and tried to dust my jackets. " That won't come off easily you know." She said finding my behaviour amusing. " I will probably go and wash it in the male's toilet. Can I get you another one?" I finally said lifting my gaze to meet her and at that moment. I froze. " Cassie Kline." The word sprew out of my mouth. The girl I have been searching for, disturbing myself for half an hour. Here she was, standing right in front of me with a smile as beautiful as she looked. " Yes. You see surprised to see me." Cassie said back immediately. I stuttered a bit and for a moment, I didn't know what to say. I just stood there look like an idiot. I wanted to say the word but my heart was beating too fast that I can't think of what to say to capture this pretty flower in front of me. " Okay. If you don't now what to say then come find me when you do." Cassie said walking out of my front. " Be my prom date!" I shouted making all he students looked at me. " Is he stupid?" " How can he ask, Cassie Kline to be his date?" " He thinks he is now the face of the school since he could pay a few buck to settle his tuition fees." " I am sure his mother worked more than five shifts to be able to pay that amount of money." " I am dying to hear what she had to say to a pauper like Pontius." I could hear their harsh words but it doesn't matter. My life was on the line for this and even I could give thebkast cash in account to make sure she said yes to me. " What did you say?" Cassie said with a smile walking back to me. " Wow! She is going back to him. Do you think she is going to accept his proposal?" Cassie walked up to me and stood right in front of me. " I want you to be my prom date. Will you do me the favour of accepting my offer?" I said again and this time, I bet should could see my heat beating through the leather jacket I wore. Cassie looked around the cafeteria and could see alot of gazes were on them. Dating me or should I say, saying yes to my proposal was definitely going to degrade her. But then I saw Jeremiah and Layla walking towards the cafeteria. My heart almost exploded. I knew what I did. I had lied to Layla that she was my date and now I was just wooing her. Cassie looked at Jeremiah and for some weird reason, I could see the anger in her eyes. The hatred and the way she looked at him. " And what is my gain from all of this because I know one thing is certain. You are not doing this to humilate Jeremiah and Layla but I need to know what I stand to gain by partnering with you." Cassie said as she fixed her gaze on me " I can give you whatever you want. You just name it." I said slowly. Hoping, praying that she said something I could be able to do or perhaps afford. " Twenty thousand." Cassie said without looking at me. My heart beat fast, I know a lady liKe Cassie doesn't joke around and it is not everyday you get an opportunity to speak with someone like her. " Twenty thousand what?" I asked, my gaze fixed on her lips. " Twenty thousand dollars." She said again and looked at me. " If you are going to ask me on a date then you need to know you are going to be paying the price for it." She said immediately. I knew it was not about the money. Perhaps, she was trying to test me to know if I could afford her. I let out a smile and pressed my phone. I went to my bank app and immediately pressed the amount that she requested for. " Can you give me your details." I said immediately passing the phone across to her. For a moment, Cassie had my phone with her gaze fixed on me. " Is this some kind of joke? Are you toying with me now?" she said looking at me. " Can you just put in your details, Cassie?" I said again. I looked around and noticed they were still looking at me. The student. People wonder what was going on between us and I was sure Jeremiah and Layla were surprised too but I was not going to give up till I get what I wanted. Cassie passed the phone back to me and I pressed the last money in my account. " Sent. Please confirm." I said back at her. Without another word, Cassie dip her hands into her pocket and brought out her phone. As she pressed, she had her eyes on me and when she finally see the alert of the money I sent, her face went pale. " Did you just.." She stuttered trying to find her words.
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" Yes. I would like you to officially be my prom date and also can you.." I saw her walking closer to me and before I could say another word, her lips brushed against mine slowly. At that moment, the world titled around it axis. I felt like I was on cloud nine. The students all began to murmur and the whispering got so loud that I couldn't concentrate anymore. The sound of camera shutters from different phone filled the air and i smile as she grabbed my hands. " You just got yourself a deal, Pointus. But first you need to be on the same level with me." Cassie said looking at my face. " Not exactly my level but the schools level." She added. " Here is my card. Call me when you want us to talk more about what I can do for you." Cassie said and walked away while some of her friends were had been staring at us wondering what as going on followed right behind her. Finally! I stood still and I coud see the anger on his face. Jeremiah looked at Cassie as she walked out and his g
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Beep... Beep...The sound of the monitor echoed softly in the sterile white room. My eyelids fluttered open, squinting against the harsh fluorescent light. My head throbbed. I could taste dried blood in my mouth. Slowly, my vision adjusted—and that was when I saw her."Mom?" I rasped.Eva stood by the window, arms crossed over her chest, her nurse uniform as crisp as ever. Her face was unreadable, and something about the way she looked at me made the room grow colder.For a split second, I thought she was just worried about her only son. But then she turned to me fully, eyes sharp, voice clipped."Pontius... what have you gotten yourself into?"I tried to sit up, but a sharp pain shot through my ribs. "Jeremiah... He—""I know," she interrupted. "And that's not the worst of it."I blinked. "What do you mean?"She moved closer, her shoes clicking softly against the tiled floor. "This hospital... it's owned by Jeremiah's father. He found out what happened. And guess what? You're not the
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I watched as colour slowly drained from Layla's face. I walked towards the podium and collected the mic right from her hands. The whole class was silent. Anticipating.Watching and eager to hear what I had to say. I looked around trying to gain their attention. Trying to let them know I had risen once more, and this time, I was not staying down. I could see the look on Cassie Kline. She was beginning to show interest in me. The same girl that has been icy and didn't care when I hit rock bottom was stylishly winking at me. But who cares? I was going to use her to make Layla's life a living hell. "This afternoon, free lunch on me!" I shouted into the mic, and the whole student body went into an uproar. "This is just mad!" "Did Pointus just say free lunch?" "I can't believe a student who we believe is not of worth?" "Do you think he is lying to us about who he really was?" "Who cares? Free food, free booze. Don't tell me you don't want it?" Another student said with joy. The
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There was a ripple of murmurs as many of them looked at me and wondered what I was doing. I could see Jeremiah's confidence faltering a bit. "That should be around seven million dollars, Mr Pontius." The voice said through the speaker, and the crowd gasped again. I could see the educators whispering, the workers talking, and even the deans were not left behind. But it was a free world. All of them were entitled to their own opinions about it. "Is that the final price?" I asked again, trying to be sure I heard correctly. "Do you think he can pay that amount of money?" "Don't make me laugh. Even the mighty Jeremiah Johnson cannot pay that. I know his father is rich, but he is nothing without him." Another said Jeremiah looked back, glancing toward the crowd almost like he could hear what was said about him. "Yes, Mr Pontius. The house was bought by Clark Johnson, and it is on the auction list. I think that is the asking price for it." The voice replied back. "Fine. I will be sen
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My mind thud heavily with only one thing. I needed to find Cassie Kline before any word of me taking her to the prom gets to her.I clinched to the book in my hands, my eyes scanning the school garden, parking lots and even the girls gym just to find her. " Have you seen Cassie?" " Do you know where Cassie is?" " Please are you friends with Cassie?" I let rumbling like an idiot as I bumped into students. One after the other, they all claimed the didn't know her. It was like Cassie never exist in the school. I was about losing hope when I bumped into a girl coming from the cafe. The hot chocolate fell all over me and I yelled in pain. " I am sorry,I didn't see you there." I said immediately trying to help get the cup from the floor. I got up without looking and tried to dust my jackets. " That won't come off easily you know." She said finding my behaviour amusing. " I will probably go and wash it in the male's toilet. Can I get you another one?" I finally said lifting my g
