an'

ra after picking up their bags from th

excited as hell to s

e separating from her brother a year ago. Luc

ey arrived in America. The authorities had found them with

were able to join us in this orphanage wher

ents were murdered by a gang

nd kept to herself. She didn't talk to anyone, and when someone both

his puppy abandoned on the way to school. That was when

e ther

snapping me out

ed," I c

the 10-story building whe

ed in excitement as th

et me he

ne. Help Shin Oh wi

e front door while I helped Shin Oh with her s

o the 10th floor where

d the door. Her excited shout startled T

re cr

ara's hand and hugged her bef

a's

t's sup

as I admire

en and a large living room, not to mention th

do you like y

ella

ve it!" Shin

ooked like a child in awe

ou, Tara?" Dy

for me to confirm that I

nothing to say

ght rooms, so there's plenty of room," Isabella com

his beautiful blonde hair. He was real

en I saw hi

is; this loft belongs to my mo

had no memories or photos of her. He had been d

e the door with documents and an account boo

mother. Noticing this, I walked over to him and gave him a h

comforting me like that since I was a little girl and even though I didn't

going to sho

ask

he said, while

I grabbed my bags. Then I followed him to the

They hadn't decorated them, and explained that they h

ting and was working part t

he decision to have a housewarming party over the we

er'

days since I had

and my mom had a breakdown, so I had

the school. I parked the Yamaha in the

u finally dei

rk, I scanned the class without a

ntemplation by the window. There was an empty seat behind her. I sat t

on, who was sitting on the op

attack?"

around, and upon noticing my smir

ead propped up on my bench, star

reaming in through the window. She was propped up on her left

er back. She flinched on the spot and turned to me. She looked at me wi

." I whi

arned me a hateful look from her

d. Then she turn

of that hair again. Once again, she

attached to her wrist and pul

Jackson laugh. Embarrassed, I

..Why are you

, but she put her hand on her arm,

ve up. I had to try something else.

m to move, and when her friend got up,

autiful blue eyes that look

rl was

a's

e to me all of a sudden. In respons

eed to get my act together, ' I reminded mys

doing? Move!"

ignoring me?"

eally intense. They were really be

Shin Oh and tried to duck out of the wa

son's attitude," he explaine

y too close a

nswered without looking up. 'And I don't c

d Shin Oh and we hurrie

ant?" she aske

o be farther away from him as much as possible. As I was rus

e smoking room was located.

ye, because he was reading me like an op

you want to e

r aske

r was really going to ruin my life. Yet for a mo

ra.

napped me out o

es

behind Dylan. Despite his dark glasses, I could clearl

cks and looked back at Tyler and the others. Then his worried blue eyes

asked me as he place

erious; do

I didn't believe what I was saying myself,

ed," Shin O

brief moment, before the former's blue eyes

," Dylan whispered

oes he really look worried? But

heek and in an instant, h

ack to class. See y

o to gym

xclaimed c

er'

ship does he have with

t interested in the question and walk

his girl

as he jumped o

and he's touching her without a care

is cigarette and jump

nice if you could steal his girl

dsome face had been botheri

all. I had no desire to play these stupid games. With tha

we're waiti

the te

crew him up when I saw Tara

!" I said as

the other team. It was al

he ball with one eye on Tara, who was standing

s really show off her sha

without any problems, but on the return of the ball, Kelly and

they sim

her get up and clench h

imagine how it

a care in the world until Jackson sent

od sign. He hadn't processed what had happened in the cafeteria,

son even more upset. Brenda and Kelly were laughing their asses off in front and backing

ced at Tara, whose wrists

s were still raging and knowing him, he

inued to receive Jackson's cannonballs but could no longer c

switch place

yel

ised, except Tara, who didn'

o the

old

meddling wit

with tears and rage. I not

d; he's really go

. I'm not chickening

ly stubborn or did she really

da, m

looking a

if sh

e understood right awa

fered with all of Jackson's smash

re a pain in the ass!

re I had a chance to understand. Then all of a sudden,