Touch Me While I Taste You

45

Arabella Rivera

Monday had rolled in quickly. I hated Mondays, in fact, I think that was the only thing the rest of humanity and I had i n common.

I also didn’t get much sleep last night, seeing that my parents were roaring at each other the entire night. The shattering of glass as it hit a hard surface, wasn’t something I could get out of my head.

The sound had replayed over and over in my head every time I tried to succumb to my exhaustion last night. Apparently, father worked overtime and had not bothered to inform his wife, my mother.

Something so little brought on such rage that they invoked insomnia in their daughter without even knowing. Or maybe they did, and just didn’t care.

“Arabella.” A nudge on my shoulder has REDMI NOTE VS groaning. Another nudge and I

QUADCA vertemplated if to curse or kill the person

slowly.

I squeezed my arm around my face as I try to get comfortable on the desk. At any moment now, sleep would consume me and I didn’t care that I was in the middle o fclass and was supposed to be jotting down……what again?

Crap I can’t remember.

“Arabella.” Another nudge nearly has my head rolling off my arm. I hissed but refused to get up or spare him a word. I was tired, exhausted, sleep-deprived and all the other words that resonated with it. Can’t a girl get some rest?

“If you keep this up Mr. Boyd would have you out of the class.” Christian grumble.

“Yeah what he said. Wake your lazy sexy ass up.” A slap on the back of my head had me snapping up and pinning Gwen with a nasty glare. She quickly points at the corner of her mouth and mouths drool.

I swiftly wipe the corners of my mouth, indeed feeling the wetness of my own saliva that somehow trickled down the corners of my mouth.

Suddenly a heavy feeling of being

swidenly a heavy feeling of being watched laps over me. My eyes, without any warning, draw towards the piercing eyes I could sense from across the room. Brown. Deep. And calculating.

Something tightens in my stomach and snakes all the way down to my core. I knew that feeling

A feeling Haiden only seemed to invoke i n me whenever he is near. I suppose that’s a lie seeing that he doesn’t have to be near me anymore to have the feeling affect me.

His eyes tear away from my face and settle on Christian who chose to sit near me today.

jaw ticked and the dark looming shadow of annoyance colored his eyes quickly. He snaps his head to the front and for the rest of

attitude then his

me one day

saury my beraymy

to me one day then the next, treat me like I was the

were red flags to stay

waited for m e to pack up. I could sense Gwen’s urgency as she wanted to get out of Mr. Boyd’s class as soon as possible. But I

is that even possible? Did Mr. Turtle magically grow a set of rollerskates under his belly or did he use some

won because he used his brains.

rabbit.” Christian shrugged.

rabbit.” Christian shrugged.

another genius like Arabella. Will I always be named the dumb blonde

eyes at her face while swinging the bag strap over my shoulder. “No one calls you that.”

clicks her tongue. “How would you know? You never listen

or your obtuse conversation. If I wanted t o hear drama and stupid talk, I’d go to the cinema or the bar.” Mr. Boyd snaps as he loads a stack of papers in his

lost and dumbstruck by Mr. Boyd’s use of words. Honestly speaking,

I’m having trouble with the

nodded while walking towards Gwen and Christian, who stood beside the door. “Sure Mr. Boyd.” I barely got to finish the last words when Gwen’s fingers circled around my wrist quickly and tugs me

my arm from its socket?” I grumble, prying my hand

glare. “Well if you weren’t taking so long t o pack up then I

up. Then we both would be happy.” I grumble. I wasn’t exactly in a cherry mood today. In fact, the sound of everyone walking the hallways

I needed therapy.

“Hey are you okay?”

really did, but I swore I heard my mouth creaking like a rusty wrought iron gate as they forced to crack

Torced to crack open.

But I rather keep most away from anyone. I don’t think mother or

get a wink last night or Saturday night. Something to do with Haiden coming home late and always spotting either a slash on his face or a bruised eye. Charlotte really let her anger known both nights.”

right, Haiden did come home later than usual. In fact I barely get a glimpse of him nowadays. Unfortunately, I found my eyes

step -brother. How’s it been living with the Cross’s?” Gwen’s question piqued with curiosity.

I say I hate it so much that I’d willingly

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