Chapter 1

(Alicia POV)

*two weeks after she met Liam*

"The night is breathtaking tonight." Liam mesmerized.

I looked up at him and then the sky,a dark blanket with tiny diamonds covering the world, truly is astonishing .

"The moon is full tonight,the stars hanging in the sky making the world look so divine.But there's this one star that really caught my eye tonight." Liam avowed.

Liam's sculpted face illuminated ,reflecting the moonlight and becoming brighter as he moved closer towards me.Our foreheads touch as we stare at eachother and his lips inch aways from my lips.

"wake up...."

"Alicia wake up..."

"Alicia wake up!It's time for breakfast,hurry you need to go to school today!"

I jolted up from my bed panting.

"MOM!WHY WOULD YOU SCREAM LIKE THAT" I screamed.

"You didn't bother waking up what else am i supposed to do.For goodness sake ,this kid stays up studying,but cant even get herself up to go school early.What's the point of striving to get good grades if you don't even know how to be punctual.Then now you will leave the breakfast i made for you with my own loving hands behind in order to get to school on time...why do I even bother.."Mom exasperated.

I couldn't help but roll my eyes, my mom always the one who pressures me to get good grades and now you yourself use a satirical way to insult me and my grades. Mothers.

[Flashback]

Most parents spoil their children with love and affection,help them with homework,make them do small chores and give them a reward much bigger than the chore itself.But I guess my mother came from mars,She's always been coercive to me since I was 3 years old.I swear even my first ever housework was to clean every inch of my room then gradually became the whole house and well never got help with school homework she's always been busy at the police force,and i can't but feel so estranged from my own mother...at least she helps me make breakfast.

[Back to reality]

My mind drifted to Liam again,I don't know why I am attracted to him but it just all started back when I left the library,I was going back and forth ,from one road end to the next in attempt to find the shopping mall as my mother told me we were going to have dinner there in the food court.But there was a problem..I couldn't find the shopping mall and my mother would have murdered me by her nasty words if I asked her for help,it wasn't the first choice , so I attempted to look for it myself.

As I was looking for signs to go to the shopping mall ,it was then when I saw Liam ,leaning against a wall.The first thing I noticed was how exotic he appeared.He caught my eye and held my gaze which made me blush.Liam smiled at me and instantly he seemed nice,he might know the way to the shopping mall.I wasn't scared to ask him for the direction because I didn't know him,but I was shy because of his attractiveness.

Reluctantly I halted the train of thoughts and got ready for school.

***

"Bye mom,I'm leaving,going to school!I am getting late!"

"STOP RIGHT THERE,take your breakfast,didn't make that for nothing." Mom commanded.

I grabbed the peanut butter and jelly sandwhich and stuffed it in a paper bag left beside it and made a run for it before my mum scolds me,although she probably cursed me under her breath already.

I was running across the street,half waved at neighbours strolling on the street,half attempted to hide my face.

By the time I reached school,I was drenched in sweat.I could feel my face getting red without the need to see it.I panted so heavily you might even mistake me for a dog .

I walked to the nearest bench in school protected by the trees that were shading the bench from

the hot sun.I sank into the bench and took out the PB&J and took a huge bite out of it as I was gulping water from the water bottle sporadically.

"Wow,seems you haven't eaten in days,that PB&J must be very delicious."A deep voice said,again a voice as smooth as suede,a voice very familiar.

My eyes widened ,I turned towards my left with PB&J still in my mouth.

No..no..no, NO!

I almost spitted out the PB&J bolus that was in my mouth.There he is ,Liam right next to me waving at me.

I MADE A RUN FOR IT,ran as fast as I could from him,with panic in my chest I couldn't even feel the vestigial exhaust left from running to school in the morning.

"Excuse me!"

"Sorry."

"forgive me for the hustle!"

I spurted as I blasted through the throng corridors after the break,and finally reached my destination.The girl's washroom,the best place to hide.

I ran into one of the washroom stalls and banged the door shut behind me , laid my back against the door panting.

Anxiety chewed through me,not the kind of agitation I was longing for.

Was that really Liam or was my fantasy getting out of hands?