The house was silent...Mia had spent the whole day packing up a few of her things with the help of China while Berlin waited patiently in the living room.The day had gone by rather quickly than they had imagined it to and the sun was starting to set. Normally, it wouldn't take a person that long to pack up just a few clothes and personal things but Mia had purposely been stalling.Her conscience ate at her from the inside like a wild vicious beast that had been left to starve for a very long time, only to meet with a helpless prey at its weakest and most desperate time. She didn't want to leave but also, she wanted to. Why did Berlin have to be so impatient about appeasing his dead wife? She wasn't in a hurry to settle down anyway so why the rush?"I know what you are thinking and don't you even dare! You have kept him waiting all morning." China said.She was sitting next to Mia's trunk that was placed on the bed. It was the only thing in the middle of them, keeping them only a f
"What a beautiful way to spend the evening!"A wide smile plastered on Trevor's face as he stared up at the starry evening sky.Even though it wasn't that dark yet, the sky had already been decorated with twinkling stars. "Don't make it weird. If the people around read the expression on your face then they might just think that we are on a date." Ivan said.He tucked his hands into the pocket of his jacket as he walked a few steps behind Trevor. His brown hair was covered under a beanie with a few strands sticking out.Trevor's smile grew even wider, revealing his perfectly white set of teeth. "I'm just so excited to be doing something more than staring at books and teachers all day.""Lecturers.""Eh whatever, they do the same thing after all." He said with a smile. It was almost like he had the best British accent in all of England. With the way his words came out in a constructively beautiful manner, even Ivan found it pleasing. There was a way he smiled that got the ladies atte
The words that came out of Trevor's mouth caused Ivan to shiver, or maybe it was the sudden gush of cold wind that blew by but Ivan didn't know, he was too confused. "Wait, I don't get it so like, you are related to that... That..." Ivan fought the urge to call Charlie a terrible name in front of his family."Monster? Yeah, we are related." Trevor said with a sigh. Ivan didn't know how to react, his brain was confused, so he just laughed. "But I can assure you that it is not what you are thinking--"Ivan pointed a finger at him while staring for a few seconds. "You know... I should have known, I should have been able to tell from the good looks." Trevor smiled. "Do you know why you couldn't tell? Because I am way better looking than Charlie." "This isn't funny dude, so all these while, all these questions, you were sent to spy on me? Is that why you became my roommate in the first place?" Ivan's eyes squinted as he stared at Trevor. "No, this is why I said it is not what you ar
The night sky grew even darker over China and Charlie. The twinkling stars were being buried by dark rainy clouds but neither of them had noticed the sudden change in the weather. "Ivan... He has done nothing wrong to you and we both know that... But... I won't stand in your way like this, I won't stand in the way of whatever it is you want to do to Ivan." China said while staring straight into Charlie's eyes."Really?" His eyes glimmered. "I am your China and your China won't stand in your way ever. She won't dare to even do it as long as you are still her Charlie." "Of course! Of course I am! It's still me!" A big smile played on his face. "I have to be the one to decide that. I want to hang out with you always, like we always wanted to but didn't get the chance to." She stated."Oh me too! I want to be with you forever!" Charlie exclaimed excitedly.Her lips curved into a weak smile. "Me too, just like the old days." Charlie couldn't hold himself from smiling. A sincere smile
"Ivan Shay! Welcome, take your seat. You have exactly thirty seven minutes to your exam, the game changer to decide your fate in our prestigious school." An old looking man stated.The man was bald and had wrinkles on his face. His lips had a crooked smile and his blue bulging eyes almost looked like one was bigger than the other. One could tell immediately that he was over fifty. He was one of those greedy old men who would find a good source of income and never want to leave for others to benefit from it even after they had made enough and some extra."Ivan, you probably don't know him but this is Mr Marcus--""--professor Marcus!" The old man lashed out with a stern expression."Right, professor Marcus. Professor Marcus has been a great image for knowledge for over three decades! He has become the word education himself!" The dean explained."Why do you keep getting my information wrong?" The man sneered."Uh? What?" The Dean asked confusedly."Not over three decades you fool! Fou
The sound of her heels as they met with the ground echoed as she walked down the marble road. There were a lot of cars and bikes and all sorts of buses, school buses, regular buses, traveling buses, all different sorts of vehicles occupied the road, keeping it busy twenty four seven.Mia kept to the pedestrian lane as she majestically swayed her hips down the road.Her footsteps came to an abrupt stop as her phone began vibrating in her leather jacket pocket. Taking out the phone, she raised it to her face and a smile crept on her face as she answered the call. "Don't be so impatient Berlin, I'm on my way." "Is it wrong for me to call and check in on you? I just want to know how far you've gotten." Berlin responded over the phone. Her smile widened. "Alright alright. I'm just a few steps away from the café, I'll be in there in just a few seconds." She assured as she resumed in her steps."Alright, also the man we are here to meet is in a hurry so that's why I'm rushing you." The
Unlike Mia, Berlin resided in an estate and in that estate, there were only ten mansions. The place was given to him from his late wife's will since that was where they lived as a married couple.Berlin didn't quite make friends with anyone from the estate and he didn't need to because they all minded their business and only gathered when there was a meeting."Wow, this place is really amazing. I can't help but look around every single time I step in here." Mia said with a pleased smile on her face."I guess nothing phases me anymore because I've lived here over a decade." Berlin responded."Yeah it couldn't. Hey, the library is open today, do you think I could check it out?" She asked with inquiry burning all over her face."No, even though the library is meant for the estate dwellers, the top three richest families have taken control over the place and if you don't belong to their caucus then you might as well forget ever stepping foot there."A frown sat on her face. "That's so not
The evening sky darkened over China as she strolled back home. It wasn't something she enjoyed doing anymore since she was always returning to a lonely building. A dreadful sigh escaped her mouth. "Oh I know!" Her face lit up ecstatically like a light bulb suddenly turned on.She dipped her hand into the pocket of her jeans and fetched out her phone. Dialing a number, she placed it on her ear and waited for who she was calling to answer. "Oh hey!" Her face lit up. "What's up? Where are you?" She asked. "Do you think you can make time for me tonight? I know it's late but I--" the smile on her face suddenly disappeared. "Oh... I didn't... It's cool, talk to you later."She hung up with a sigh and returned the phone to her pocket. As she took a step forward, she felt a sudden vibration against her body from her back pocket and she immediately took out her phone with the hope that he changed his mind. Instead, it was an unknown caller and she stared confusedly at the number for a seco