'Trust the magic of new beginnings.'
On Monday morning everyone's mind is up on the talent show taking place after the exams which is happening right after three weekends from now.
My mind is also up on a certain man.
Last day, I didn't get to meet him because he refused me to go to see him saying I needed to balance my life and keep time with my family as I also found time for myself.
'How more sweet can he get?' I thought that when he said to me while going home, Saturday night.
I expect to be glued to him, I want to spend every second of my life with him but I know he is right and so does my father.
The two most important men in my life, I keep realizing they keep getting much wiser when I think they can no more.
I remember dad's words and I need to keep them with me.
But him saying that to me it's like he knew I got a certain man crowding my thinking that isn't him.
How ironic would it be if he already knew? But it's not like we started dating for long.
"For someone unseen the whole weekend you sure have a glow on you," Lucas says and I smile at him.
'How couldn't I? It was the first weekend I got a dreamy boyfriend, the first weekend I went on an amazing date. The first date where my nipples got sucked by a man.'
Thinking of that does nothing every time I do except raise my arousal in between my legs.
His picture, his side of the face, his lips on me. It's the image I want to engrave in my mind forever.
"Earth too, white girl." He says and I frown.
"Don't ever call me white girl again."
He quirks his eyebrows teasingly and I roll my eyes.
"But you are, white girl."
"Okay, okay black boy," I say and he chuckles. "Fine by me." He pushes and I silently groan.
I hate the nerve of this boy but sometimes I realize it's similar to that of his sister. I guess it's something that runs in their genes,
poor parent at their house different from them.
"So back to your glow?" He questions and I find myself grinning because that takes me back to Kai.
"Have you also noticed?" I ask back at him and he nods his head.
"Where were you?" He asks but I shake my head with a smile on my face as I say.
"Sorry hon, I don't kiss and tell." Calling him hon makes me pause and get the smile off of my face.
I think I shouldn't be calling other guys names like that.
I look at Lucas smirking at me and I hope it's not because I would call him that.
"So you got laid this weekend?" He says and I frown at how casually he would say it.
"Gee, shut up." I hiss at him quietly and he burst out laughing much worse and more than before.
"So it's true?" He asks and I groan. "God you are acting like a virgin's first time."
God, sometimes I hate how this guy takes a simple, cute conversation and turns it into this.
"You are unbelievable." I just say and he chuckles.
"Your attitude makes me wonder how it has been since you got fucked or worse it was your first time?" I just turn my head to the side to check if we have no other silent party in this conversation that we don't know of.
I don't say anything to Lucas and just keep on enjoying my lunch but the guy seems to be perfectly fine carrying on the conversation alone.
"So I have heard stories about how sperms made the females glow and I never once believed it but you, my friend, am proud to say you just proved me wrong." I sigh at his words.
"And why are we still talking about this? Didn't the conversation end like minutes ago?"
"Okay, okay last comment. Listen whatever you are taking this dick from, do me a favor and just take your sister too because trust me on this, she could use some of its positive effects." And he seems God damn serious like he is prescribing a true medicine or worse like my sister is got true issues.
"Am out of here," I say standing up and getting away from him.
Typically our lunch.
I could just count the lunches we ended on good times versus the ones that ended like this one. And unsurprisingly the ones that ended like this are much more than the normal ones.
I head to my class and see if I can try to get through my day at school.
I feel bummed when it's time to go home because Kai told me I don't have to go to the embassy anymore now that we are approaching the exams.
I tried to convince him otherwise but he denied me by the titles he has in my life now, saying that he got two titles in my life. He used all of their powers and denied me as calmly as he was.
One was my boss and the second was my boyfriend, I tried to talk him out of it as my boss but he just found a way to convince me otherwise as my man.
I get in my car and drive home feeling more bummed than never.
Savannah is not here yet nor is Yarrow. They are in their practice preparing the talent show, and am not signed to anything that day.
I get in my house and mom is reading a book in the living room beside the fire pit.
"Hey, mom."
"Sweetie is that you?" She asks and I nod, she pulls herself up and gets in a sitting position looking at me.
"Why are you home early?" I hate to frown my lips at her but I do.
I feel bad for Kai for not giving me time to be with him, I miss him more than usual but he keeps finding ways to get me away on some level I would think he doesn't want me but I know that's not the case because first I know he isn't that type of guy and second I believe his words.
"What happened, sweetie? You look sad?" She asks and I try to lighten my face as I can.
'How can I tell her that I am sad because my boyfriend is pushing me away to study without telling her who my boyfriend is.'
"Am fine mom, I guess is the pressure of the nearing exams."
She smiles at me.
"You've always been a smart young girl sweetie, and being here won't change anything. You will win them like you always had." I smile at her.
"Thanks, mom."
I say and get closer to hug her and kiss her on the cheek before I retreat to my room.
I guess now that I've got time on my hands, it would only be fair that I use it wisely.
I get in the shower before I get in my books and get through them with every lesson that I take.
That becomes a routine of mine for the next four days of the week that I attend school.
When it's Friday, I finally sigh a relieved breath because on Saturday am going to see my man whether he wants it or not.
SAVANNAH LILAC ADAMS
For the first time since we got here, I feel happy.
I feel excited about things and I can feel myself move to my old self slowly by slowly getting old me back in the game.
I don't have time to dwell on my sister's sneaky life because on one side her sneaky side isn't my problem and if our parents don't see it then it's their problem.
They are happy about bringing new children into their lives and they don't even see that those they have are getting them into problems and playing them without knowing.
The act performance we are performing takes all my time and it provides me the exposure that I always been deprived of since we got here. It helps me make so many friends at school and finally get noticed as how I was born to be noticed.
I could feel the back lilac rising out of the bush to the garden that she was supposed to be in each garden demanding the attention than ever.
"Oh my God, the practice today was bad. Am not feeling my hips, coach was a bit extra today." One of my new friends says and I smile at words.
"Here we go," I reply and she throws a French fry at me.
"Listen to who is speaking." She says and I smile knowingly.
"Seriously lilac, what have you given to that coach? You know if I didn't know better I would say you slept with him." She says and one part of what she just says makes me feel good but the last makes me glare at her.
"Don't look at me like that, am just saying."
The other boy that has stuck on me since I got here that we hang together in the same usual school squad, interrupts.
"Stop finding reasons to blame instead of your lack of talent." He says and turns to me. "Lilac, you are a true performer, girl why don't you get to pursue a career in acting."
I look at him and nod.
"This is not me bragging, but I feel like I have a lot of options I am considering," I say and the guy smiles.
"Well speak of your talented self freely, you don't have to worry about us."
"Girl worry about me, and stop rubbing in my face please," Grace says and I chuckle.
"You got it, girl," I say smiling at her.
I love this and I have missed this type of feeling so much.
I love being the center of attention and I love having what other people don't have.
So as I keep on hanging out with these guys, I go home in full spirit.
This is the old Lilac Savannah and coming here has trapped something in my life to try and stop me but I am back, feeling better than ever.
Why did the school have to take long while arranging for this to happen, I can't wait for the time to come so I get to surprise the whole school and my Lucas.
I could feel the adrenaline flow ravishingly in me from the thoughts of it only.
I get home on Saturday night and I feel tired but I am surprised also to not find Sam and Yarrow not there.
Our parents were sitting outside, and I could feel them talking outside.
I walk to them and they notice my presence instantly.
"Baby girl, you are home?" Dad says and I nod.
"Come here." I walk into his open arms and hug him tightly.
I sigh in his arms feeling glad for the feeling I always get from them.
I pull away and kiss my mother's cheeks before I step away.
"So what are you guys up to?"
"Nothing darling," Mom says and I nod.
"I will go up and refresh," I say and they nod at me.
I stop and ask them again.
"Is Sam here?" I ask and my mom shakes her head. "No, she went earlier to meet with her friend and she hasn't come back." I nod my head before I turn and walk back into the house.
'She is out to meet some friend?'
I know what that means and it's only one thing.
Sam has no friends at school and I doubt she would be with Lucas because if Yarrow isn't here, it means the football team is not done with the practice of today and I doubt the captain himself would miss.
At first, I thought it was pity for Sam's unfriendly life here but now I just realized it's way worse, Sam is getting out of the way and she doesn't have to damage her life just because she doesn't want to live here, she has to make peace instead of killing her life.
I know she is nowhere else except in that hotel and with God knows who?
I pull my phone and track her phone but what surprises me the tracker is not on.
I call her but her phone is off, it's not getting through.
I walk to my room and freshen up before I try Sam's phone again but it's the same result as the ones I got earlier.
I walk out of my room and I meet Yarrow on the stairs walking up.
"Hey bear."
"Yarrow, have you talked to Sam?"
He frowns. "Don't you ever have something else to talk to me from asking me about Sam?"
"Hey please tell me? Her phone is not getting through."
He looks at me in my eyes before saying. "No, I haven't talked to her the whole day."
"Arrrgggh, get out of my way then." I push him out of the way and walk back downstairs and our parents have moved to the kitchen.
"Guys, Sam's phone is off. Has any of you got through with her and knows where she might be." I say and Mom smiles.
"She is fine darling, she texted me and your dad a few minutes ago, she is staying the night at Leila's."
'Leila's, it means she is at Lucas's place.'
I need to make sure she is there because I know she is lying.
I look back at my mother and smile.
"Yeah sure, go worried when I couldn't reach her for a second."
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