Just stories written while im on the toilet or in the restroom in general

I closed the door to my room and faced the double-faced Kross. I said:
"Who the fuck is she?"
"Chill it, Oscar. She is who she says she is. A surgeon working here under a contract with the UN. Officially."
"And unofficially?"
"She might be doing a little work for SDECE - for the French intelligence service."
"She's a fucking spy!"
"She's not a fucking spy, and you're fucking stupid. She might be a source for the French, but chances are she isn't even aware of it."
"What!?" He shook his head and gave me a reproachful look. Then he said:
"It usually goes like this: you have a friend. You have a beer with your friend and talk about what you've been up to, oh I drove down to Abidjan to get some shopping done and I ran into those two guys. Then the friend goes and writes a report. Got it? What did you think, that spies have I AM A SPY printed on their foreheads?"
"If she isn't aware she's being used, what was that crack about cars equipped with machine guns?"
He smiled thinly and said:
"I told you I drove armored cars for a living at one point. And like most sensible people, she doesn't like guns."
"You  like guns."
"I belong to the sensible minority that does," he said.
"Don't bullshit me," I said. "She sounded too suspicious. She didn't meet you while you were driving an armored car, did she? She knew."

He let out an irritated snort and shifted his weight from one foot to the other and said:
"Yes, that's exactly how we met, while I was driving around in a fucking armored car. Look, we can go over everything later. We can spend all afternoon and evening tomorrow, if you like. But right now I've got her waiting for me."

This I knew to be true; as we parted company with Mireille, Kross offered assistance in getting her shopping to her car. She wasn't staying at the megahotel; she was just shopping there. Apparently, that was what a lot of whites did, belonging as they did to the local consumer aristocracy. That's the aristocracy of our modern, democratic times: he who pays most is the most noble.

I stared at Kross for a while. Then I said:
"Okay. There are still a couple of questions I need answered tonight. Not tomorrow. Tomorrow I have the whole day to relax, right? Tonight."
"That's my boy," he said. He actually reached out and patted me on my arm. "I'll see you later." And he fucked off, leaving me alone in my room.

It wasn't a bad room to be left alone in; it definitely ranked among the top ten hotel rooms in my life. Like the other nine, it was built to international jetsetter standard, and could have equally well belonged in a hotel located in Paris or New York: true home away from home. The big bed's carved headboard and a couple of pictures (antelopes loping through long yellow savannah grass, a very happy, young, very pretty African female with a bunch of green bananas) indicated the room, and its accompanying bathroom, were in fact located in Africa.

However, the bathroom - and particularly the space-age toilet - were extremely unAfrican. Made of stainless steel, the toilet was a beautifully designed piece. It was the ultimate receptacle for jetsetter waste, and its oval promise was echoed in the stainless steel bidet under the opposing wall. Hygiene-minded jetsetters could hold mini-conferences in this bathroom, the bidet-sitter releasing a warm, comforting spray on the gonads as needed. It would be nice to immobilize Kross there, legs splayed right over the spray nozzle, then switch the water to boiling hot prior to asking a few questions. Question number one would ask Kross to explain what Mireille meant by mischief, no offhand remarks about driving armored cars accepted. Question number two would be whether we really were going to visit her.

I  wanted to see her. I had lots of questions for her, too. Once she'd revealed herself as a surgeon, Mireille changed. It was as if bringing it up had reminded her of the right code of conduct for a professional woman. She became politely friendly with Kross, and friendly polite with me (I didn't mind; I'd just noticed she didn't wear a wedding band).

There were no further remarks about guns or mischief, and she didn't retract or water down her invitation. When we were saying goodbye, she actually said 'see you' to me. What was best, she hadn't cracked a single joke about my name, looks, and the Academy Awards. I hadn't been so smitten by a woman in a long, long time.

I groaned and sat down on the bed. This reminded me of the many useless hours spent in the room next to the toilet, so I moved into the armchair that had been thoughtfully positioned by the window. I couldn't see the lagoon or the office towers. All I could see was night, with a scattering of lights both above and below. Even the moon had fucked off somewhere else; it had better things to do than to be watched by Oscar Hansen. I cast a couple of longing glances at the mini bar, giving my willpower a good workout. I got up and walked around the room once again, stopping to prod a button on the big hotel TV - much bigger than the one I'd had back in my world class home. It burst into life with a spastic crackle, eventually rewarding me with a closeup of an unshaven man mouthing a big breast that had a nipple the size of the business end of the average liquor bottle. There were two fairly long black hairs growing next to the nipple: very unprofessional.

I switched the TV off, feinted towards the mini bar and ended up sitting in the armchair yet again. I sat there, drinkless, and looked at the night. It held no answer; night never does. Neither does the day, but it looks better. It looks as if there was an answer or two - somewhere.

I had a long wait. Kross returned late: my adjusted, re-synchronized watch told me it was nearly eleven local time. By then, I had added several questions to the original Kross list, the most pressing of which was, of course, the most common question asked by fellow travelers, or where the fuck have you been. But it became apparent that all questions will have to wait when he entered.

He brought two women with him, two good-looking hotel whores. They were both mulattas with long, snakelike braided hair: twenty-year-old modern Medusas wearing skimpy vinyl. One had white vinyl hot pants and a black vinyl vest. The other had a black vinyl miniskirt and a white vinyl bolero. It was impossible not to imagine them going down on each other. I said:

"Kross. What the fuck is this?"
"This," he said, "Is Angelique. And this is Monique. They both speak English. They've been around."

He put his arms around them as he spoke, and they giggled appreciatively. The three of them had been drinking or doing drugs or both. They were high, but they were in control. They were true professionals.

"Hello," the white hot pants said to me. She was the slightly uglier one, but still very good-looking. They both had a shining if slightly creaky future in their chosen business. I said:
"I repeat. What the fuck is this?"
"I saw the way you looked at Mireille, and thought it was time for a little rest and recreation," Kross said. "We've worked so hard to get here. It's all part of getting acclimatized."
If he had noticed, then so had Mireille. I swallowed and said:
"I thought you had a full day tomorrow."
"Don't worry about me. I just have to make a couple of calls, and pay someone a visit. I'll be done by the afternoon. Which one do you like better? I like Angelique."

He squeezed the hip of the black miniskirt and she let out a delighted yelp and bit him on the ear. He liked it. He said something French to the hotpants, and opened the door.

"Kross," I said, "Wait. For fuck's sake. We were supposed to talk."
"We'll talk tomorrow."
"Tomorrow when?"
"First thing. Crack of dawn - say, around eleven. I'll give you a shout." He allowed the giggling Angelique to pull him out into the corridor.

The door slammed shut. I looked at Monique. She looked back at me. I asked:
"Would you like a drink?"

She shook her head, grinning, and walked up to me. She got uncomfortably close and I moved a step back.
"My name is Monique," she said.
"I know. My name is Oscar."
"I know," she said, and stepped forward again. I stepped back. I said:
"Look, I don't know if I'm up to this."

Her grin didn't waver. She put a hand on her crotch and gave it a squeaky squeeze. She said:
"Then you can watch."

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What do you do when you've just lost your job, your wife, your home?
The answer is simple: you go looking for treasure in Africa.
NOTE: This is a completed novel I wrote a long time ago.

The boy looked at jax with cold eyes the temperature suddenly dropped around us making my spine shiver. The silence was only for a few seconds but it felt like hours *cough cough* Psycho said. I looked this man up and down before my colour drained from my face and my fist clenched. I could only muster up the courage to say "you don't deserve to be here" as he looked into my eyes all I could seem to do was say "No one here likes you leave". I turned around to leave when I heard him say "your not my boss" I just laughed and looked at him "your not my man so don't pretend to be" I angrily said. I turned around and walked into the forest not know that I had already started to run in vamp speed and my eyes started to become wet and my jaw started to tighten. After about an hour of running I came to a stop when I saw a modern buildings a house it was painted white like snow. It had a garage and a door that was made out of thick wood with windows and a balcony around the back. As I got closer It had a lock it wasn't like any normal look it was in the shape of a heart. The perfect size that fit my necklace and the door unlocked as I walked in I entered the living room. It was huge it had two massive couches and a ND a really huge TV. I went down the hall where there was 2 rooms I entered the first room it was like my brothers but bigger. It had black walls and soft carpet a bed in the middle of the room it had blue sheets, there was a desk on the left wall it had some work onit. A closet   and a bathroom it even had a skate ramp unit for my brother to practice his skateboard tricks. I left the room to go further down the hall to see the second room I opened the door  to see a set of stairs in the middle of the room. I went to see what was on this floor and I saw a Guitar, a keyboard and a desk were I could write my songs and a couch on the wall.  On the opposite wall the was a room that had a microphone that any singer dreamed to have, it was a recording studio I smiled. I went to the stars and walked up them went I got to the top floor I saw a bed it was pushed against the wall the sheets on it were black and had splashes of colours on it. There was a bathroom on the other side of the room and a closet too there was a balcony that looked into the forest. There was photos on the wall and quotes written on them too I smiled and than I saw there was a slide in the room I ran to it. I looked down and couldn't see anything so I jumped on it and than I entered another room it had battle gear and weapons it had a punching bag. My smile started to spread from cheek to cheek, I went up the stairs and was in the kitchen and walked out the door and entered the lounge room. I was stunned this place was amazing I was in love with it I heard the door open and I jumped onto the roof to hide. "you know I was wondering when you found this place" Jax laughed I jumped off the roof and laughed "do you like your room" had asked "I love it" I smiled.

I N D I G O

I woke up to the alarm blaring in my ears making me wince as I sit up to turn it off. What is the point of me even going to school? I was rather intelligent without it. It doesn't matter though. My father prefers me to be gone and out of his hair while he does who knows what throughout the day. I groggily made my way to the bathroom feeling a desperate need to shower since I didn't get the chance to yesterday after unpacking. According to Jim, we needed a "change of scenery" so we moved from Denver to Los Angeles last week. If you're wondering why I call him by his first name, you will soon realize that we do not have your typical father-daughter relationship.

It's different here; palm trees replaced the familiar pine coned ones, an ocean instead of snow covered hills, sunshine when it should be gray. It's a lot to take in. My thoughts were interrupted by the pounding on my bathroom door. "Don't use up all the fucking water, you ungrateful shit!," Jim yelled through the thin walls. I rolled my eyes, knowing I was safely out of sight behind the shower curtains. I generally keep my mouth shut when dealing with him. I am well aware that he gives zero fucks about my existence; I'm strictly here to clean and cook.

"Yes sir," I grumbled in response. Jim happens to be the spawn of Satan; lucky me. I have learned within the past seventeen years not to talk back to him, to make eye contact, or to even breathe in the same oxygen... I rushed out of the bathroom in my towel, frantically searching for something to wear. I glance at the clock on my night stand only to see that I am behind schedule and today is my first day at a public school. 

I let my long and thick chocolate colored locks flow to the small of my back, not feeling the urgency to search for my hair tie this morning. I caught myself staring at my reflection, taking in the girl on the other side. She had dark bags under her dull and lifeless pigment green eyes complimented with a grotesque bruise lining her jaw that required some concealer. Quickly, I patted the concealer on and added some mascara. After throwing on my ripped black skinny jeans and loose beige sweater, I made my way downstairs.

Jim scowled at me as I walked into the kitchen. "C-Can I have a banana o-or granola bar?," I asked nervously. I was hoping he had already left for work so I could eat... "Absolutely not. You didn't clean the dishes last night," he replied with a devilish smirk. I refrained from letting my jaw hit the floor. This man is unbelievable.

L A S T • N I G H T

"What in the hell do you think you are doing?!," Jim snapped at me.

"You had finished your plate. I thought I could have what was left," I replied.

A sharp stinging sensation erupted on the left side of my face, as he back handed me; my body flinging to the ground like a rag doll. I could hear him laughing maniacally as the hot tears began to pour down my face. 

"I haven't eaten in four days, please?!," I begged. 

This only infuriated him more.

He stalked over to me, his face as red as fire. I felt the steel toe of his boot come intact with my rib cage making me double over, screaming in agony. A jolt of pain came from my scalp as he lifted me off the ground by my hair throwing my whole body into the wall. I felt my head hit the vinyl wood; black spots appearing in my vision. I wanted to beg him to leave me be, or to just kill me already. However, I must have blacked out because the next thing I knew, I woke up on the floor and it was clearly passed midnight so I went upstairs to get some rest.

B A C K • T O • P R E S E N T

I bit my tongue, tasting the copper immediately. He always knew how to make my blood boil. "Yes sir," I replied through gritted teeth while making my way to the front door. I slipped on my 'once were white but are now gray' vans, grabbed my deck and skated the way to school. It was about ten minutes before Willow High came into view. I felt my palms begin to sweat as I rolled through the parking lot. My social anxiety was at an all time high as I saw people turning around to stare at me, making my legs begin to shake. I swiftly got off my board and held it to my side protectively, scurrying my way into the school towards the office.

"Why hello?! You must be Indigo!," a cheerful woman sang. I gave her a soft smile and nodded. She handed me my schedule and pointed me in the right direction towards my locker. I shoved my board and a few of the text books in just before hearing the first bell ring loudly above my head indicating that I was now late. Wonderful. Because being the new kid wasn't already gaining its own attention as is; note the sarcasm. I shuffled through the hallway looking for the right room when I ran into a wall-- nope, my mistake. It's a human.

"Watch where the hell you're going, jack ass," he spat.

The pain from my ribs erupted through my whole body, making me want to crawl into the nearest hole and die. "Oh, shit. I'm sorry! I thought you were some random kid..." he said nervously. An apology? Hm, seems foreign. I wanted to say that it was okay and that I was fine but the words wouldn't form and my voice wouldn't work. He looked at me quizzically.

"Are you okay? I didn't think you fell that hard," I could see the guilt clear on his face. Poor thing. I took his hand that he had reached out to me and let him pull me up off the ground. "Thank you. I'm fine," I whispered while looking down at my shoes, averting his gaze. 

No eye contact, Indie. You know better.

"Name's Tanner."

For some reason, I felt the need to look at him. I mean, he wouldn't introduce himself if he didn't want me to know who he was... right? I looked up through my lashes and saw a rather handsome young man. He had tousled, short, butterscotch colored hair in an ivy league fashion with doe brown eyes, a few freckles sprinkled across his nose. He was definitely a good foot taller than my petite 5'1". As a short person, that whole extra inch is sacred.

"Uh-- Indigo," I babbled out. Not like you would remember it, anyway.

I looked up again to see his smile fade into a frown. 

Shit, did I say that out loud?

"Indigo is actually my sisters favorite color, so I can remember that," He shot me a quick smile. I felt my cheeks heat up. Okay, so I did say that out loud. Metaphorical face palm, in session.

Tanner was actually surprisingly easy to talk to. We had first period, Psych AP, together and were even paired for a project. I went through a few more classes before it hit lunch. I'm not one for cafeteria's-- you know, with the social anxiety and what not. So, I stopped at my locker to grab my deck and made my way to the parking lot. I put my head phones in and let myself escape for a while. I noticed some of the different cliches outside; the jocks, the cheerleaders, the band geeks, the nerds, the goths, and at the far end of the school were the bad boys.

Four guys stood in the corner, one of them being Tanner. All of the boys seemed to be just around the same height. The guy next to him though... that was who I couldn't stop staring at. He had jet black hair with a comb over fade, tattooed from the neck down. He was wearing a white v-neck that hugged his chest and denim jeans that fit him perfectly. I quickly shook my head of the thoughts, hoping I hadn't drooled. 

I continued to skate around the school, feeling the anxiety desiccate; at least until I heard my name being shouted across the lot. I whipped my head around to see Tanner smirking at me, motioning for me to join him. I hesitantly rolled to where they stood, feeling the lump in my throat begin to form as they all looked me up and down; probably trying to figure out what a piece of shit like me is doing here. 

"Indigo, meet the gang," Tanner cooed.


P L E A S E • V O T E

Embark on this journey with Indigo Carter, a damaged girl who finds love while battling an oppressive past that comes with a lot of self-hate. Will she learn to accept herself and allow others in? Or will she welcome what she believes to be her fate and let the darkness consume her?



⚠ W A R N I N G ⚠
This book contains graphic violence, bad language, sexual and physical abuse.

[Abi's POV]

I half opened my eyes and the very first thing I watch was the mirror. The ceiling itself has a mirror. 

"Wonder why somebody has a mirrored ceiling", I frowned confused.

" Maybe they are obsessed with themselves", My subconsciousness made a guess.

My throat was dry I looked aside from the bed there was a glass filled with water. I drink it.

"Satisfied", My subconsciousness got relief.

What the fuck? Where I am? 

I turned to the other side of the bed. 

" TYLER", I screamed inside my head.

I watched him, he was sleeping on his stomach in deep. I got to see his broad shoulder which is really strong. His hairs were wet and there were droplets on his face. I think his skin might be soft like us. Let me touch him. I forward my hands towards his face.

"Are you done? Staring?", Suddenly I heard his voice and got flinched. 

" You scared me", I got relaxation.

He sat up. Why he is not wearing his shirt? Did he and I something? No, it can't be possible. I was drunk but that's quite impossible for me to have drunk sex. 

"Last night, no sex happened between us", He stands up in smirking and got threw a white shirt from his wardrobe on me.
 
How come every time he read my thoughts? Am I that loud?

" Go and get the shower", He ordered. "I will go and make the breakfast", He informed me.

"Do you know cooking? Please don't burn it cause I am not fond of it", I threw some tantrums.

"Babe... Last night you were so drunk that you even tried to force me", He snickered in pleasure.

With the rest of my strength, I dragged myself out of the bed flood of thoughts ran to my mind. But I couldn't recollect it. Am that horny? 

" You never know you were so drunk", My subconsciousness triggered my mind.

"I don't believe you", I said in confidence and walked towards him.

" Believe or not but you slept tight hugging to me. You asked me to sleep with you then I, Tyler refused your request and allowed you to sleep peacefully----", He recited the incident and I interrupted him.

"Stop... I am sure I didn't do such things. By the way, how would I believe that you will be skillful in bed, huh", I raised my brow and tried to make him degrade.

" That you will come to know soon or later. For your assurance, you can contact any girl from our college. The score you will receive will be excellent", He provided his information with reference attached to it.

"Did you have sex with Olivia too",  I jumped on her again.

" Why you always come on Olivia? Is that you are getting obsessed with her or something... lesbian scenes are getting in the air", He comes close to me and whispered near my neck.

Oh! fuck. His voice is so seductive. His breath gives me goosebumps, his lips gave a firm brush on my neck and make me feel to pull him close to me.

I took a deep breath and shook all those horny thoughts in the trash.

"You can speak these utterances standing there also", I stepped back and pointed the finger to the doorway.

"Getting turn on", He instantly questions me with his patent smirk.

" Is he on purpose?", My subconsciousness doubts his intention.

" Hey! You are not that handsome which will make me turn on", I masked my luscious thoughts.

"Fine as you say but remember one day you will beg to me and I will make sure to make you scream my name in pleasure", He stated affirmatively.

" Huh...Never. Dream on baby boy", I teased him and went for a shower.

He bangs on the bathroom door.

"I am moving. Do get your booty down to breakfast", He informed me in loud outside of the bathroom.

I waited for a moment for my head to stop spinning. There was a huge bathtub in the middle in one corner there was a dressing room at the other end I saw a shower. There is no wall in the bathroom it's has a transparent glass. I switched on the shower and the cold water ran on to my body giving chills to my nervous system. He is getting really overconfident. Every time he jokes about me and with Olivia he seems pretty well-groomed. However, it's good for him to be away from me. I don't want him to be close to me. I don't want history to get repeat it's cruelty and merciless strategy.

" It was all in past", My subconsciousness consoled me.

"Never forget your past", I quoted in the phrase.

I switched off the shower and stepped out of the bathroom. There were undergarments lying on the bed. I took a bra and wore it. It is quite fitted to me. Not bad I am impressed. It is lacy in black color and the panty is similar to color and design. I felt truly comfortable in these. I wore his shirt on my body. The scent is wonderful makes me feel as if I am hugging him. It's transparent so you can see that I wore black color undergarments. 

The king-size bed. I could lay in the middle of the beautiful round thing starfish-style and still have at least 25 centimeters extra in all directions. It was also crazily comfortable. The bedsheets are satin black in color.

I walked down. His house is beautiful and has a warm feeling. It's huge but you can feel welcome, comfortable and family. The couch is huge in black color. Polyvinylchloride stretch ceiling (PVC) mirrored ceiling, which required to follow a specific instruction. The ceiling is based on the vinyl film. The softened film is stretched and fastened on the pre-prepared frame.

" So he loves mirror", I guessed.

"Mirror mirror on the wall who is the father of Hoe", My subconsciousness sang loud.

" Hehehe!", I giggled.

I took my steps towards the kitchen. He was shirtless just wearing a black apron and on the left side of the apron, there is a symbol of brown bread. The kitchen has the obtuse conventional mirror determining the shape and color of the panels, which is mostly successfully harmonized with the overall interior. The ceiling overlapping by attaching drywall to them. Only in this way, glass tiles are fully revealed their best qualities.

I got entered into it. I tapped the kitchen table in loud and took the seat.

"What's cooking? I am very hungry do make. tasteful a------", I instructed him.

" Spicy", He interrupted me and added his own word

"How do you know about my taste preference?", I raised a question and frowned eyebrows.

" Last night you were drunk that you mistook me as Aunt Clara and asked me to cook food. I kindly, heartedly cooked chicken noodles and four sandwiches", He tried to make me recollect the last night's incident.

Later he served me Santa Fe Salad, the lemon herb chicken, the creamy feta and the tangy tomatoes- tomatillo dressing, Chipotle chicken tacos, and Kale mango ginger Smoothie. One thing I must say the platting looks so good that it makes me feel more hungry. He took his seat and was upper bare skin. I took the first bite from the salad and it was indeed good the chicken is getting melt in the mouth as they were cooked according to the instructions mentioned in the recipes. It made a heart delighted. Tyler you are awesome. Your cooking skills can make anyone eat more.

"How's it", He took a fork near his mouth.

" It's just okay", I looked my head down and were enjoying it.

"I hope the bra and panty fitted you well", He smirked and took his chipotle chicken tacos whole in his mouth.

This is sooooo embarrassing. It made me flush.

" Don't you know this is a sign of being pervert", I shouted in anger.

"I don't think so. Does it really count in it?", He played as dumb.

" Whatsoever. How... How do you know my size?"

Did I ask him for hesitation? 

I have to be sure. What if he had seen me nude in the bathroom through his CCTV camera. He can fix it there. He is a bloody pervert. I doubt.

"It might happen you and Olivia have the same size boobs", My subconsciousness signaled me.

" Olivia? Huh. I have much better than her", I bragged and flipped my hair back.

"I can make out while just having a glance on it", He smiled and eyed to my boobs.

I kept both my hands cross on my boobs to hide it from this slimeball guy.

" Hey don't stare. They don't speak?", I screamed at him.

As I was screaming he puts chipotle chicken tacos in my mouth. I chewed it and it was awesome. It made my day.

"Eat this and get ready I will drop you at your home", He took a drink of Kale Mango ginger.

" Okay", I agreed and resumed my eating.

"Where is my outfit?", After a minute it got to click in my head.

" Everything is arranged in the room", He notified me. 

"When did you got all the time to arrange an outfit? Or it's like you already have a surplus of outfits for your friends with benefits", I made a sarcasm remark raising my eyebrow along with shoulder.

"There's no need of you to know", He answered with a smile which made me felt reckless.

" Huh... As if I am dying to know", I thumped on the table and stood up to leave.

"But you are curious to know", My subconsciousness prompted me.

" Ohh you are a bitch", I cursed her.

I climbed the stairs and went into the room. There was a dress kept on the bed. Is he a magician? When did he get time to place this here? He was having breakfast with me downstairs. I am sure there is someone who is helping him behind my back. But. Why should I care? Nothing is going off from me.

I wore a Teal color long sleeve crop top button up and off-shoulder. For the bottom, I wore a high rise acid wash blue shorts. It has good quality and very comfy to be in it the whole day. I got downstairs he was all ready to kick me out of his house. 

Ummmm... Can't I stay here for more minutes I want to touch his hair and make it mess? It was good to be in his house. The design, the texture made me craving to stay here more. I sighed. But every good thing has it's ending.

"Shall we?", He asked me in conformity.

" Yeah", I followed his footsteps and went out of the house.

Abigail Carton is an 18-year-old college student with excellent grades, friends and a sweet boyfriend. She has always organized the things planned and time outed until she met a Tyler Morrison who changed her life plans completely.




Warning!!
The book has many swears and mature contents. 

This is my first book to do love and support me. Every suggestion is welcome. Do not judge the book by its grammar. Please ignore the mistakes.

"And that was how we almost got caught fingering in the washroom of Bourbon Steak," I exclaimed, with Nathan listening attentively on a bean bag chair next to me.

It had been a week since it happened. Brad and I have then gone on dates continually, and I believed I was starting to actually fall for him. Sitting in Nathan's messy room, I was telling him about all that happened between me and Brad. 

"Sex aside, he's such a sweet guy," I muttered. "Not only did he treat me to that fancy restaurant, he bought us tickets to the Central Ferris Wheel which expires next month I think."
"Ooh, that's romantic. They say the Central Ferris Wheel is the number one kissing spot in Ophrus," Nathan pointed. "He's a keeper."
"Knowing him, we'll probably do more than just kissing up there," I replied.

"Oh yeah, about that, I still can't believe you just let someone casually give you a blowjob in the cinema like it's nothing!" Nathan put both his hands behind his head. "And finger your professor in a public bathroom stall! That's wicked, man."

"I know, and it was so thrilling, you know," I waved my arms. "I've never done anything in public before."
"You know I haven't either. Lucky, you,"
I faced him again. 

Although he used to live in Mexico, he was actually African American and had medium brown chocolate complexion. He also had a headful of short, scruffy black hair, and some hair growing out of his chin. A light stubble surrounded his tall, square face and looked as if it was developing into a chinstrap beard. Wearing no more than a tight tee and grey cotton shorts, you could see that he was also a fit and lean guy. He had the kind of laugh that was infectious, all with a great sense of humor too. I used to think he had the cutest smile, with the way his eyes squinted every time he laughed. 

He was a messy person though; his room was always the most chaotic and I could see he hasn't changed at all. His clothes were piled on a single chair, a stack of fallen books on his desk collecting dust, and his blanket was scrunched up on the carpet. Typical of him, I thought to myself. He did really like music though, as evidenced by the presence of an electronic drum set and a boxful of vinyl in the corner of his room, one of which I actually gifted him for Christmas. It was SZA's debut album "Ctrl".

Though Nathan was one year younger than me, he went to school one year earlier, so we'd ended up in the same class during high school. 
He didn't look gay superficially, but he'd make so many references to homosexuality that you would know he was. I could still remember the initial time walking into his room when he first moved, solely because of that Frank Ocean poster on his wall that actually later on made me interested in his music. 

I must have blanked out for a short while there, as Nathan narrowed his eyes and asked, "What's up, why you looking at me like that?"
I blinked and shook my head.
"I just remembered how I told Brad you were my first,"
"What the hell? You did?"
"No, like I didn't mention your name at all. I just told him my first time with a guy was four years ago."
"Oh, that's a relief." 
There was a brief moment of quietness. 
We exchanged a series of glances.

"Remember when I moved in next to your parents' house?" Nathan grinned.
"You were the new neighbor," I reminisced.
"I thought you were so cute, so I tried to make a move on you."
"I remember,"
"And then that one night when we had that sleepover,"
"Let's not talk about that…"
"Why not, man? We've been avoiding this topic for ages now, haven't we?"
"I just don't feel comfortable talking about it, you know me."
"We are literally BFFs, Ped. Why can't we talk about this? There's nothing to be ashamed of. We were young and experimented with each other, that's all."
I became silent.
Turning my head to face Nathan, I blurted, "To me, that wasn't just experimenting. I had feelings for you back then, Nathan. Maybe I still do, I don't know. But let's just halt this conversation where it is, alright? I'm… confused."
Nathan had a low-spirited expression. He held both my shoulders, and leaned in for a quick peck on the lips.
"That's how I feel about you, Ped."
Without any exchange of words, he sat on my lap and we locked our lips together again, inciting a more passionate kiss with tongue.

Disclaimer: this novel is very gay and NSFW

Gay college student Ped Luca falls in love with a young professor Brad and tries to maintain a discrete relationship in campus, while his friends Nathan and Antonia help them cover up.

Volume 1: After a fateful encounter one morning, Ped goes on a series of dates with his new professor Brad that are filled with steamy moments and situations.

Volume 2: Ped and his new professor boyfriend Brad spend their first summer together as a couple, meeting new people and trying new things along the way.

Volume 3: As Ped’s third year of college begins, he tries to find balance in his relationships with Brad and Nathan while he is offered an interesting side-job.

Chapter 15. Daedongyeojido, Part II

Translator: Khan
Editor: RED
 

4.
The destructive power created Kim Tae-hoon's fist was enormous yet horrifying. The wall crumbled like a cookie. Splatter! The parts of the wall fell to the floor like a piece of a cookie. 

'Ah!'  However, Jang Sung-hoon was not surprised by Kim Tae-hoon's fist. All he could see was a ball of translucent vinyl through the broken wall. 

Tap tap!  Kim Tae-hoon took the plastic bag out of the wall and immediately handed it to Jang Sung-hoon. Jang Sung-hoon accepted it carefully and began to release the plastic. After the plastic was removed from the skin, a luxurious blue roll of silk appeared. 

'It's not a common silk.'  The silk itself looked like a very high-quality product. The texture was the same. Jang Sung-hoon's touch revealed that the silk was not a relic, but quality silk that was not cheap. Yet it was nothing compared to what was hiding inside the silk. 

"… this is so ridiculous." 

A book was revealed within the silk. It was an old book, which could be looked to a normal person as an ordinary book. 

'How could this be here?' The letters written on the cover of the book in black ink were enough to make Jang Sung-hoon's mind go dark. 

Daedongyeojido 大東輿地圖 

"… it's Daedongyeojido." 

Daedongyeojido. 
What kind of explanation was needed? 
It was the most precious thing Gosanja Kim Jeong-ho had seen in his whole life, and it was also a heritage for future generations. For them to explain and evaluate it would just be ridiculous. 

"It's different from the Daedongyeojido that I know." 

"This is the wood-block printed version. To be exact, the Daedongyeojido was made of wood blocks. The Daedongyeojido we see in the textbooks was combined from each wood-block printed version made of wood-block like a puzzle. And this is… probably an unpublished wood-block printed version," Jang Sung-hoon explained. 

At that moment, he recalled the rumor that a wood-block printed version of Daedongyeojido that was not released to the world was floating around. "I heard a rumor, but I thought it was fake…" 

But honestly, when he heard the rumor, he thought it was false. Those kinds of rumors were everywhere, and if it were a wood-block printed version of Daedongyeojido, it would not be just a thing floating around by just rumors. If it were real, very big hands would have moved to take it. 

But the rumor was true. And the owner was Baek Sung-taek! 'So he kept it in the wall. Yeah, it's worth keeping it in the wall. A thief can't trust a safe.'
 
Jang Sung-hoon, who held Daedongyeojido in his hand, asked in return, "How did you know it was in the wall?"
 
His Eyes of the Black Snake only saw something in detail, but there was no such ability as seeing through.
 
It meant that he did not have the ability to see through the wall. However, Kim Tae-hoon, as if it were perfectly natural, punched the wall without any hesitation.
 
"That's the only part of the wall that has a different texture."
 
"Different texture? Did you see it with your Eyes?"
 
Instead of answering, Kim Tae-hoon's eyes turned black again. With the Eyes of Black Snake, he looked at the wood-block printed version of Daedongyeojido which Jang Sung-hoon held in his hands.
 
==[Daedongyeojido]
- Relic Grade: Grade 4
- Relic Value: Special
- Relic Effect: The location of monsters are displayed on the map.]==
 
Jang Sung-hoon also immediately took out his smartphone and confirmed the ability of Daedongyeojido.
 
Jang Sung-hoon, who had confirmed its ability, began to flip the pages of the book carefully, with his surprised look.
 
Flip-flip! With the sound of turning over the pages, he scanned the great map of Daedongyeojido, which was divided into pieces.
 
At the same time, he began to combine the pieces of the map mentally. It was one of his talents.
 
A person who was not capable could not make counterfeit goods. He had to be able to make counterfeit goods that could deceive others; when he saw the original art, he could recall it perfectly later and then recreate the same in reality.
 
It was not difficult for Jang Sung-hoon to complete the integrated map in his mind while looking at the broken pieces of the map.
 
Flip! As soon as Jang Sung-hoon saw the last page, the map was completed in his mind.
 
"This map is a kind of map nucleus." He quickly figured out its characteristics.
 
"A map nucleus?" Kim Tae-hoon put his head a little to one side. The game term was not familiar to him.
 
Jang Sung-hoon began to explain for him. His fingers began to scan the wood-block printed version of Daedongyeojido again.
 
Soon his hand stopped, and he showed the page to Kim Tae-hoon. A lot of red and orange lights were clustered on the map which was broken to pieces.
 
"This is the map of the place that is now Bucheon."
 
"These lights…"
 
"... mark the monsters."
 
"In detail."
 
"It marks the monsters around, starting with the owner of the map. It's like a radar. It can show small things close by, but those far away can only show big ones. The small ones here mean the weak monsters, and the big ones mean the powerful monsters."
 
One question came to mind when Kim Tae-hoon heard this. "What's the highest level of monsters we've ever seen?"
 
"There is a dark blue light on Mt. Halla and Mt. Baekdu in Jeju Island."
 
Dark blue meant that there was a monster of the same grade as the dragon at the beginning and the end of the Korean Peninsula.
 
That was not good news.
 
It was a kind of evidence that this world had become so much more miserable than they had imagined.
 
But there was something else they had to worry about right now; an orange light and a red light were moving on the map!
 
That meant the monsters were moving!
 
"Take only what's important."
 
"Yes."
 
5.
 
It was Brown Goblins, attacking the cleaners who were working the road cleared by Kim Tae-hoon. They were familiar monsters to the Mac Clan's soldiers and Bang Hyun-wook.
 
"Everybody, get on the truck!"
 
A Brown Goblin itself was weak. An ordinary armed adult man could sufficiently deal with it.
 
Kieee!
 
The problem was that Brown Goblins moved under the command of a Hobgoblin, not individually. Moreover, the unique spell of the Hobgoblin took away the pain and fear from Brown Goblins.
 
The monsters who lost their pain and horror were terrifying over the imagination. The ferocious waves of the monster groups, numbering more than a hundred, destroyed the fighting spirit of those who faced them, before the fight.
 
"Awooo!"
 
In front of this scene, Bang Hyun-wook used the Howling power which he had acquired by eating the monster stone of a Black Wolf given by Kim Tae-hoon.
 
He dashed toward the Brown Goblins running at him, with the Howling. It was to earn some time and to express his confidence at the same time.
 
"I'll kill you all!" At the shout, Bang Hyun-wook's Energy churned. The Energy made his whole body grow stronger.
 
Except for Kim Tae-hoon, he had the highest stats in Strength and Health among the Awakeners. Therefore, being stronger than before would be a terrifying thing for the Brown Goblins that had to face him.
 
Moreover, he was wrapped by the leather armor of the Black Orc.
 
The leather of the Black Orc was not as strong as the leather of the Black Snake, but it was not the leather which the teeth or the nails of the Brown Goblins could do anything to. Therefore, the battlefield that Bang Hyun-wook threw himself into was like a free batting practice for him.
 
'Free batting is that you set the ball and hit it with a bat, free.' 

There only difference was that a Brown Goblin's head was in place, instead of the ball.
 
Bang! So Bang Hyun-wook started to go crazy. Meanwhile, the Mac Clan's soldiers in the truck also passed Bang Hyun-wook, and began to pull the trigger at the approaching Brown Goblins.
 
Tutu! Now their shots were controlled, not wasting bullets, and not pointing guns at allies. No one was as frightened as before and just fired blindly toward the Brown Goblins.
 
"Kieee!"
 
Of course, the Goblins that ran into controlled gunshots began to fall rapidly. Nevertheless, the rush of Brown Goblins gradually narrowed the distance to the truck. There was no stopping them. They seemed to be getting faster every time they stepped on a dead colleague.
 
Kieee! The same was true of the anger in their eyes. The death throes of their companions fanned their anger. 

It was a featherless arrow from somewhere that reversed the situation.
 
Swish!
 
The movement of the arrow that appeared was similar to that of a skilled person sewing beads. The arrow began to move like it was sewing the heads of the Brown Goblins.
 
Bloosh! The running Brown Goblins began to fall to the ground like puppets with cut strings, some falling on them and others falling on them again, then a wall was made.
 
Kieeek!The remaining Goblins fell to the ground, piling onto the bodies of their fellows. It was total chaos. In this ridiculous situation, the survivors were surprised at this absurd jaw-dropping scene, but not for long.
 
"Wooooooow!"
 
There was no reason to doubt who created this ridiculous sight.
 
"Master! Master is here!"
 
The main character was like a savior to those here now. A real Messiah.
 
There was no one who would not be proud at the appearance of their savior.
 
"Master is here!"
 
"Kill them all!"
 
So now the eyes of those facing the Brown Goblins began to burn. The spirit they created reached the Hobgoblin, who was commanding the Brown Goblins far away.
 
Kirr kirrk!
 
The Hobgoblin shuddered at the spirit that crushed the madness it had created. It was its last act. 

His shivering head fell to the ground. A well-prepared Sword had sliced through the Hobgoblin's neck. At the same time, the pain and horror taken away were returned to the Brown Goblins.
 
Kiee! Kii, kiii! The Brown Goblins, again feeling pain and horror, began to run away speaking weak death throes. 

Bang Hyun-wook looked at the Goblins who ran away silently, and he saw Kim Tae-hoon, who came back after finishing everything.
 
6.
 
Jang Sung-hoon carefully wrapped Daedongyeojido and the writing of Choosa Kim Jeong-hee with silk. However, he didn't need to. When they became the relics, they gained new lives. There was no need to worry about them getting worn out. But he could not dare do otherwise.
 
'I never thought I would get this treasure.'
 
To mistreat a relic which could be only described with the word 'treasure' dared not be done by those who devoted their passion and dreams to art. 

Jang Sung-hoon prepared a bag to put the precious treasure in. The bag was also a bag containing important things that he always had to carry.
 
"Eh?"
 
 For example, it had a crystal glass decorated with gold that contained red liquid.

The world has changed and so have the people.

December 31st, 2016 – the day before New Year's. Kim Taehoon was just casually shopping for groceries at the large store. Monsters suddenly appeared out of thin air. With the highly trained skills that he had gained from his previous occupation, he starts to hunt the monsters down and manages to win, saving countless people who were also at the mall.

But there are more and they don't stop coming.
Will he be able to survive until the end? 
Will he be able to beat the countless monsters that only seem to get stronger?
And will it just be monsters that he has to worry about? 

The journey of Kim Taehoon, The First Hunter, begins.
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Editor's views  - from Ekdud

The First Hunter is a short Korean, action-fantasy novel situated in a post-apocalyptic world. Monsters start appearing out of nowhere and people are unlocking strange powers. Those who unlock such powers are called ‘Hunters’, ones with the strength to kill the monsters. To fight and survive, that is their goal. Society crumbles and the world burns.

A very fun novel that dives into the plot almost instantly. The novel is interesting in a way that it depicts a lot of human nature and what people would do in a situation such as this is quite an accurate manner. The character development is also very good as you get to learn about the characters, their backgrounds, and their stories. All in all, this is another novel I’d recommend to a lot of readers who are interested in reading fantasy and gaming novels.

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**A licensed novel from Munpia**

Chapter 3: Decisions

Sirena

              I'm sitting in Mr. Martin's office right now. Mr. Martin is the main liaison for the agency. Every time I walk into his office, I find myself intrigued by his choice of décor. His office is decorated in various shades of white with stark white walls, creamy white furniture, and a glass desk. Even the paintings are white. "Ms. Escada, thank you for coming. Please have a seat." I pull out a white vinyl contemporary chair and take a seat, crossing my legs. "Is there a problem, Mr. Martin?" Mr. Martin smiles, shaking his head. "No, Ms. Escada, nothing like that." I frown in consternation. "Please, call me Sirena."

His smile widens as he folds his hands over his desk. "Let me get to the point here…Sirena. I have a client who requires special services. Unfortunately, he's not the type that wants a long term contract. Most of the girls are contracted long term. The ones that are not have already been contracted by our clients." He pushes back in his rolling chair, wiping his hand over his bald head. "I'm not going to sugarcoat this for you. Some of the girls have no interest in this client due to his…needs. You, however, have shown compassion that is not present in some of the women."

 I raise my eyebrows. "What do you mean, special services?" Mr. Martin takes a deep breath, lean his hands down on the table, and stands there for a few moments looking thoughtful. After a moment, he nods his head with a resolute expression and glances back at me. "The clients are brothers. One of the brothers is said to be deformed. Some of the girls have declined because he covers his face with a mask and hood. He does not actually have sex with them, the brother does. The women say he's very attractive and that the sex is incredible. The only issue they have is that the brother cuts himself while he watches the couple's interaction."

He moves back with a reassuring smile. "I promise. He doesn't touch the girls or cut them. They've been clients of ours for many years. I can definitely guarantee you that there is no danger. Unfortunately, the other girls are not comfortable with his... kinks." Feeling confused, I shift in my chair. "But… I don't…I signed up to be a sugar baby." He releases a deep breath in understanding. "I know this is asking a lot. To be honest, you don't necessarily meet the profile of who they require. But there's no one else. As I said. You seem to show a level of compassion that others lack. Mr. Wells has gone through a large variety of our girls for the past few years. However, for the past few months, he has been content with you. Mr. Elliot seems less sad. He told us many times about your patience. The agency is more than happy to pay triple your fee. Please consider. It's only one night." I lick my lips thinking things through. "I'll…I'll think about it."

Mr. Martin hands me a folder then sits back down. "That's the non-disclosure contract. There is also a list of requirements and an invoice with the amount of money you will be paid if you agree. I hate to rush you, but we need an answer by tomorrow." I take the folder putting it in my bag. "I'll look through it and get back to you as soon as I have an answer." Mr. Martin walks towards the door, ushering me out. "Thank you, Sirena. I hope you'll say yes."

Nika is sitting on her bed, typing away on her laptop when I get to our room. She stops typing and sits up. "What's up? Why did the agency want to see you?" I toss my bag on the bed and throw myself next to it. Our room is very small. It has two small twin beds, and a small window overlooking a lovely brick wall from the building next to us. We have two small dressers, a closet, and a small bathroom with a shower. We have several band posters and Knick knacks decorating several parts of the room. Our television is a nineteen-inch flat screen hanging on the wall opposite our beds. I slip off my flip flops and exhale deeply as I consider Mr. Martin's request. Nika raises her eyebrows, waiting for a response.

I tilt my head back and look up at the ceiling. "They asked me to take a contract for a special client." I lift my bag to my chest and remove the folder. Nika gets up and sits across from me with an expectant look. "And?" She says, twirling her hand impatiently. I run my hands up and down the file. "And they'll pay me triple to do it." She shrugs her shoulders, lifting her hands up in question. "Okay. So what's the problem?"

I open the file looking over the non-disclosure for a moment. Then sit up from the headboard, and hand her the file. "According to Mr. Martin, the clients require me to have sex with one brother while the other one watches. But that's not the weird part. His brother will be covered in a mask and hood while he cuts himself and watches." Nika's mouth gapes open in shock. "What the fuck!" I nod my head. "Yeah…I mean, Mr. Martin said that the brother would not touch me at all or do anything to hurt me. I just need to let him watch while I fuck his brother."

Nika shakes her head in wonder. "Holy shit! Are you going to do it?" I run my hands through my hair and look down at the invoice. The amount is pretty impressive. "I don't know, Nika. I mean, I know that the job requires sex sometimes, but I don't know if I can just walk in and screw a stranger. To top it off, he'll be screwing me in front of his deformed brother." Nika looks thoughtful for a moment. "It's only once, right? And you don't have to have sex with the weird brother." I give a grim look. "Didn't you hear me when I said that I don't know if I can have sex with a stranger?"

She gives me a nonchalant shrug. "Who cares? It's only once. I've had sex with a few strangers. It's not like you're a virgin. I mean, you had sex with Mr. Elliot, and Mr. Martin said the guy you'd be having sex with is hot." I grimace at her words. "Yeah, I guess." She smacks my knee and gets up cheerfully. "Besides, it's not like the other dude is going to touch you. I think that kind of kink would be hot."

I roll my eyes, throwing my pillow at her. "You're a sick girl, you know that?" She laughs, wagging her eyebrows. "Oh yeah. Momma likey some nasty play." She throws my pillow back to me, laughing naughtily. "Besides, we're only twenty years old. This is our time to experiment." I look down at the contract again then take the phone out of my purse.

As a child, Torin fought to defend his younger brother Zane from a brutal violation. Unfortunately, Torin was not left unscathed by the experience. Scarred and beaten, Torin retreated into the anonymity of a mask. Feeling disheartened by his brother’s retreat into obscurity, Zane takes the advice of an old lover. He decides to hire courtesans to help his brother find sexual release without the burden of rejection. But what happens when the agency sends a girl who doesn't fit the mold? Will Sirena Escada be the thing to lead Torin into the light?
Sirena’s a college girl with very little money. When the bills stack up, and her family loses their only source of income, Sirena will find herself with no other choice but to become a courtesan. One day Sirena is called by the agency to accept an unusual assignment. She is asked to contract with two brothers for one night; one who looks like a fallen angel, and the other who hides behind a painful secret.
What will happen when Sirena falls for the damaged brother? Can Sirena's love save Torin from his darkness?
Torin does not want to love this beautiful girl who lives in the light. But when the times comes for him to choose between his darkness and the woman who has awoken his heart, will Torin rise from his obscurity to win the woman he loves? Or will he fall into the darkness of his damaged past?

Noah takes the painting and place it on the easel then he grab my hand and take a deep breath. 

"I don't know how to describe everything but I'll just show you, ok?" 

"Ok. . " 

He touch the canvas and step into the painting. That's something that I've never seen before. I hold his hand tightly and step into the painting. We stand inside a room with a single painting on the wall. I look around, everything looks real. I touch the wall and I can feel that it's a real wall, a solid wall then I try to jump several times to make sure the floor is not fake and it's real. I never knew that there's a dimension beyond a painting and this is my first time entering the space.  

"Where are we?" 

Noah is walking to the corner of the room and take the package that he threw then he walks back to me. 

"We are in the other side of the painting. This one is called the 'Qiophaire' dimension."

"Qioph- what?" 

"Qiophaire. It's the name of the dimension. If you look around, there is no door or window. It's just a room with a single painting on the wall." 

"Why?" 

"Because I create every details in the room. It was an empty space before but I have the power to make a new place inside the dimension." 

"And how do we get out from here?" 

"That painting on the wall is our way out." 

I walk closer to the painting on the wall and realize that it's a painting of the art room in the university. Everything doesn't make sense. It's not real. Maybe I'm still sleeping and I'm having a dream about going to a dimension through a portal and the portal is a painting on a canvas. It's time to back to reality so I close my eyes then I pinch my arms to wake me up.

"Wake up, Sera. Wake up." 

I open my eyes and I can see Noah standing in front of me, looking at me with a puzzled look. 

"What?" 

"It's real, Sera. You're not dreaming and you are 100% conscious." 

"No, no, no. You're joking. Maybe you're a fake too, I'm in my dream, everything is not real." 

Noah pulls my body closer to him and he lands a kiss on my lips. I push him away and step back immediately. 

"What was that for?" 

"I need to prove it to you that it's real."

There must be a scientific explanation about this then I will believe it. I walk to the painting and try to touch the canvas and nothing happens.

"Get me out of here." 

Noah throw the box away then he grabs my hand, touch the canvas and step out the painting with me. Once I'm back at the art room, I run out of the art room and rush to the women's bathroom. I wash my face and try to understand the reality. I take my phone and look for any information about dimension beyond a painting and there is only one website that explain about another dimension but it's not a dimension inside a painting. I try to calm down then I leave the bathroom. 


Noah sits on the floor and he stares at the painting. How can he be that stupid to reveal his ability? Now Sera knows about the dimension inside the painting and perhaps she will stay away from him and he can't protect her anymore. Besides he did something unexpected back in the dimension which is kissing her. It's not something that he would do to make someone believe him but he just did it. His body naturally did that and now he realize that there's something wrong with him. 

"Sera. . ." 

Noah takes the painting and he stand up then leave the art room with the painting on his hand. When walks down he spot Sera near the main door of building B and she's talking to a person with yellow hair. It's Benjamin. How can he knew that Sera is here? He immediately rush to the main door and push Benjamin away. 

"Noah!" 

Sera looks surprised. Noah brings Sera to his back and try to protect her. 

"What are you doing here?" 

"I explain about the dimension to Sera since she asked me about it." 

"You ask Ben about the dimension?" 

"I did, he said that he can explain everything and help me to understand." 

"He's a liar! Let's go, Sera." 

Noah takes Sera with him back to the dorm, leaving Benjamin behind. Noah knows everything about Ben, about everything that he has done in the past, about Candace and now he's going to do the same thing to Sera. He can't let that happen to this young girl. 

"Noah!" 

". . ." 

"Noah!" 

Noah turns around and he looks at Sera, she looks in pain, perhaps he hold her hand too tight. He let her hand go and look at her. 

"I'm sorry." 

"Why did you do that to him? I only ask for an explanation." 

"Sera, listen to me. He is a liar. I told you that he's a bad person remember?"

"Yes. . " 

"Do you remember about the note that you got when we had lunch at the chinese restaurant near the supermarket?" 

"Yes." 

"It was him. He gave you the note, he's trying to harm you, Sera. Just like what he did to Candace and I don't want you to experience the same thing as Candace did." 

"Candace? Who is that?" 

"I'll tell you later." 

He takes Sera with him to his dorm and ask Sera to sit. Noah walks to his bedroom and take out a book from his bookcase then he take a photo from the book then he give Sera the photo. It's a photo of a beautiful red haired girl, she looks younger than Sera, maybe she is 18 years old and in the photo, the girl is smiling brightly. 

"Who is she?" 

"It's Candace Roseschwarz. My ex-lover, my first love and Ben's victim."

Sera-21 years old trying to live a new life in a new place but who knows there'll be lots of things that change her life since she met a young man from aircraft that will give lots of impact in her life. Noah-22 years old is a 2nd semester student who lose his ex-lover because of a person named Benjamin. Sera meet Noah and there will be a biggest problem that she will face in her life and she must do everything to make sure she will never have the same fate as Noah's ex-lover. But everything will get darker and more mysterious. Will Sera and Noah be able to get over with every challenge and problem that they will face?

Jae worked fast to bring the ball to the enemy's court but two players blocked his way before he could cross the midline. He tossed the ball overhead. The players' fingers brushed against the ball but Logan's hands caught it.

Logan spun around and threw the ball towards the basket.

It flew all the way to the other side and hit the backboard. It hit the ring and finally went in the basket.

The clocked stopped running and the horn rang throughout the gym. 

The signal that the game had ended.

Woodland's chipmunks won two consecutive games and qualified for the championship.
Their supporters stood up and screamed at the top of their lungs.

Teammates jumped in triumph.

The mascot rose up and down the sign board in its hands, bouncing on its heels.

The cheerleaders sprang to life and chanted their victory.

Logan patted Max in the back when he came up to him for a hug. All the while, Logan's eyes scanned the bleachers. He had done it a number of times throughout the two games but his face remained unhappy.

When Jae clapped his shoulder, he shrugged it off with a side smile.

Unable to bring himself to the spirit, he jogged towards the cooler to get some water but it turned out to be empty so he glanced over at Jae to tell him that he was going to look for some water.

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The one locker Logan had to own... it had to have a code.

Alex had been ready to pick the lock. One of her dad's friends was locksmith who taught her how to lock pick, much to her father's dismay. It had been a thrilling skill she developed. 

But luck just wasn't on her side, was it? She groaned in her mind. What could possibly be Logan's combination? She didn't even have a good guess—not even his birthdate!

She shook the lock in frustration. It rattled against the metal. 

The, the door to the locker room creaked open. 

Alex froze. 

She could hear someone grumbled under their breath as they walked. She looked at her surroundings and found no place to hide. Damn, what should she do? She wasn't supposed to be here! Not to mention, who'd want to stay in a stinky locker room?

The wall near the corner had a whiteboard and a cork board on it. The whiteboard contained the team's strategy/discussion while the corkboard contained several photos from throughout the years. It also had motivational quotes, some bought and some handmade, and had random things pinned out with labels like "A piece of the winning ball from 2000s championship game." 

Alex stood before this wall with her arms crossed and stared at its contents as if completely invested in their worth, deciding not to hide at all.

She had a backup plan anyway.

"I can't believe—" Logan began to say once he passed the corner when he noticed someone else was in the locker room. His hands stayed on the towel he head wrapped around his neck.

"So..." Alex glanced at his direction, pointing at the cork board, "Is this where your infamous lucky socks will be after you graduate?"

Logan's wide eyes focused on her. She wore their gym uniform and a pair of white sneakers.  Her stance and demeanor seemed as if it wasn't weird for her to be in the locker room. Logan opened his mouth several times to speak but words just couldn't find their way out of his throat.

"Ho-how—?"

Alex smiled teasingly, "Unless you plan to have my phone up on this corkboard, can I please have it back?"

She outstretched a hand towards his direction but Logan didn't move from his spot. The sight of her caused his heart to race and his brain to disconnect from his body. Against the grimmy locker room, she glowed like a night light. 

At least in Logan's eyes.

Alex snapped her fingers, "Earth to Logan?"

"Xa-Xandra! Hey!" He finally said, clearing his throat. Slowly the signal from his brain to the rest of his nerves reconnected. 

"Yes, that's my name." Alex licked her lips and tucked a loose strand of blonde wig hair behind her ear, "I came as you asked so can I have my phone now?"

"What are you doing in the lockers? The gym is way over there." Logan pointed behind him. Connection to arms and hands was a success.

Alex bowed her head and shuffled her feet a little. Peeking through her lashes, she confessed softly, "I kind of got lost from going to the bathroom. The door here looked like the one near the gym so I opened it. I realized I entered the wrong door but these kind of caught my attention."

She tilted her head towards the corkboard which Logan seemed to notice only now.

"Oh!" He exclaimed, "Oh, I see. Well... uh... yeah that's our motivational wall."

Logan walked over to one of the benches. His legs and feet seemed to work now. He sat and wiped the sweat off the side of his face. Then, he smelled the towel, instantly regretting it. Where was a cologne when he needed one? Or even just a deodorant. 

"I figured." Alex chuckled and tapped a finger on a particular picture, " You had Justin Bieber hair, huh?'

Did he have any body spray in his bag? Logan wondered in his mind, barely registering what she said, "Yeah, I—wait, what? Don't tell anyone about that!"

Alex smirked, "Why not? I'm sure everyone had that phase."

Logan groaned, ruffling his hair a bit, "Maybe but your brother won't let me hear the end of it."

Alex blinked in surprise and realized he must have meant her comment about his vomit session at the carousel. She pressed her lips together, thinking if she actually crossed a line with one. She happened to be at that amusement park with Emily. Emily came to stay at Aunt Lilly's place who forced them to go out and have fun. She didn't even knew the guy was Logan until she saw him in school and recognized him from that park. 

"How is Alex?" She asked him, watching his expression.

Logan stared at the floor with a scrunch on his eyebrows, "Well, he does his best to not make any friends I give you that. We didn't necessarily get along in the beginning but eventually... yeah, we still don't get along that well."

He reached for a bottle of water from the reserved cooler next to the bench. He twisted off the cap and drank almost all of it in one gulp. It had been an unexpected week. 

"Giving up?"

Alex Carter lives with her aunt and he has been attending Woodlands Academy for three years now.

Wait. 'Her'? 'He'? What? Is this a grammar mistake? 

Well... to tell you the truth,

Alex Carter is not just the only heiress to one of the biggest companies in the world but also she's pretending to be a guy at school much to her parents' dismay. 

Fortunately, this normal and somewhat boring new life leaves her off the hook from the school's notorious playboys, unecessary dramas and juicy scandals. It was going pretty smoothly.

That is...

Until on a Monday late afternoon when Logan Parker stops by Alex's house just in time for him to catch her with extensions in her hair, make-up on her face, heels on her feet and boobs in her dress. 

So...

Now, she has to make a difficult decision. She could tell him that she had a twin sister or she could tell him truth and shatter what little peace she once had.


One thing is for sure, things were about to change. Despite all of Alex' precautions, someone slipped inside her walls and became part of her world. Will she be able to keep her true identity a secret? Or is her borrowed time over? 

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