Skyler slowly made her way to the front, she knew all Mr Timothy wanted to do was to embarrass her in front of everybody. Her slow steps took her to the front where she sat down.“Yes?” She asked when she reached the front. “I see that instead of you listening in my class, you're busy chatting with your boyfriend in the back.”She felt very embarrassed, and even more so for Raul. Almost the entire class turned to face him and some people laughed. The three girls who were sitting in front were also laughing and looking at her. She felt anger bubbling within her because these girls were also making noise, in fact more noise than she was making. Yet Timothy turned a blind eye to it. “So you will be solving the next equation,” he said with a smile and handed the marker over to her. She raised her head to look at the board. He hadn't taught them this topic, yet alone teaching them how to solve this equation. He had intentionally given her a new topic just so that she could fail and he
The police officer near the door and Leilani held her breath in anticipation. Ethan who was on the other side pressed his hands against Bruno's mouth. It was either sudden movement that had caused the sound inside because he had unintentionally toppled over something and it dropped to the ground with a thud.Keith formed a fist with his hand, ready to attack. There was a buzz coming from the officer's pocket, it was the screeching sound of his communicator or buzzing.He picked it up and brought it near his mouth. “Officer Brian, there's a case of theft at liberty lane and the suspect is on the move, I repeat the suspect is on the move!” The Voice from the other side of the receiver called. The officer shared a look with his partner, of course they had to do something. “This is an emergency and we have to attend to it, but we will be back.” With that the two officers left the house and rushed into their car then drove off. Leilani let out a breath she didn't even know she was hold
If you people in the class were stunned by Skyler's bravery. Even Raul lowered his head, not wanting any conflict. Amy scoffed and then folded her hands. “How dare you talk back to me in such a manner, do you know who I am? I am the granddaughter of the Rogers family. We’re one of the most influential and important families in this city.”Skyler looked her in the eyes. “Read my lips, I don't care.”Her carefree attitude made Amy even angrier. “How does someone who is a fake Vanguard even have this much attitude? Where do you get it from? What is backing you up? You're nothing but a poor church rat who got here on a scholarship.”A few people laughed because of what Amy said about Skyler being a fake Vanguard. Raul tried to grab Skyler's hand from under the table to signal her to calm down but Skyler was too hot-headed for that.She got on her feet, coming to the same eye level with Amy and her friends. “This poor church rat wrote the most difficult exam in the country to get a schola
She was in the room that Stacey had reserved for them. It was two people per room, and since they were sisters she and Renée took the same room.Monica and Janet would be staying together in another room. Stacey and her husband were sharing the last room together. Their relatives would start trooping in any moment from tomorrow as it was a 3-day event. However the bridesmaids arrived a bit earlier so they could help Stacey with the planning. Valerie's eyes were glued to the ceiling as she was sprawled out on the bed. Earlier when she confronted her sister about who she was calling, Renee just told her that since her car got destroyed in the accident and still in police custody, she was calling the dealer for another one. But she knew it was a lie because right now all the money available was being geared towards campaigns. She knew her father Clifford very well, this was not the time he would be willing to spend money to get a brand new car for Renee.However she didn't want to pre
Three bikes came to a stop near them. Some people turned to face the sound of the sound, wondering what the cause of the commotion was. Mason came down with a smirk on his face, “well well well, look who's on a date,” He sneered, his eyes locked with Raul. Skyler instantly felt nervous but she composed herself and rose up. Raul reached out to grab her hands but she didn't listen. “What do you want Mason?” She asked through gritted teeth. He raked his eyes over Skyler from head to toe. “Stay out of this pretty face,” he said rudely and then shoved her aside. This earned him distasteful glares from some people in the restaurant. “Don’t push her like that!” Raul warned, slamming his hands on the table. Skyler was still rubbing her hands from the small bruise Mason had unintentionally given her on her arm when he grabbed her too tightly. Mason laughed. “Awwn would you look at that, he's standing up for his girlfriend.”The waiter, sensing the tensions rising stepped forward. “Pleas
Ethan adjusted the rear view mirror and he saw the cop cars pulling up in the house. However their car was already ahead and moving away. “I don't think they realized we've left,” Keith said, peering at the cops through the side mirrors. The policemen were armed and circling the house with guns trained.He took a deep breath and kept driving. The police would certainly find the dead bodies in the house and then would probably order a manhunt for them. So whatever they had to do, they had to be fast about it.“Are you sure this place Frank is showing us is safe and secure? Can you even trust Frank?” Ethan asked. Keith nodded. “If I could trust him with my family all these years while I was away, then yes I can trust them.”Bruno was tied up in the trunk and Ethan was planning to use him to find out where Cyrus was located. They kept driving for a while and eventually got stuck in traffic.“Oh my sorry I forgot to tell you, you shouldn't have taken this route. It can get really busy
Valerie noticed her sister running off. She hung around and pretended to be interested in all the activities Stacey had planned but when the time was right and everybody was preoccupied, she slipped away. It was a sandy beach and the breeze was strong. She could almost taste the salt from the sea. Her light tropical dress billowed against her body as she moved in the direction she saw her sister last. Her cupped palms protected her eyes from the harsh sunlight. At some point she had to stop and turn her head around. There was no sign of Renée anywhere. She exhaled and then placed her arms on her waist. “Where the hell could you have gone?” She muttered to herself. The dryness in her throat suddenly intensified and then she remembered that she had not had anything to drink for a while. She trudged towards one of the wooden shops and bought a coconut drink. With the coconut in her hand, she continued her search for her sister and she was drinking from the straw. “Valerie, Stacey h
Mason pressed the knife tightly against Raul’s neck. “Let him go!” She screamed. The distraction was all Raul needed to kick Mason in the groin. “Argh!” He yelled as he curled up in pain. But before Raul couldn't get away, Mason kicked him to the floor and then grabbed the knife. However, Skyler had carried a chair and before Mason could stab Raul, Skyler crashed the chair against his back, knocking him out instantly. The knife clattered as it fell to the ground. She extended her hand to Raul to help him up. “Are you okay? Are you hurt?” He shook his head. “I'll be fine,” he said. She slung his arm over her shoulders acting as his support. Together they made their way out. Raul had been beaten badly by the boys. “We should take him to the school clinic,” Irene suggested as she stopped the taxi. The three of them got into the taxi and instructed the driver to take them to the school hospital. As a student of West coast, trea