CHAPTER FIFTEEN: FALLING FOR THE CHANCELLOR'S SON

Sianna woke up from sleep the next morning looking miserable. She couldn't have a good night's sleep because all she could think about was Luca. She had pushed him away for no justified reason and now she wanted him by her side. She quickly said her prayers, brushed her teeth and then took her bath. She got dressed up and then went to Leslie's room to call her. Leslie didn't want any of her roommates to open the door for Sianna but Mindy did anyway. She got in and met the two of them consoling Veronica on her bed.

"What happened?" Sianna asked calmly.

"Callum wanted to have sex with her on their first date" Mindy said with disbelief.

"Some guys are like that but I'm sure Callum's intentions are pure...he's a good guy" Leslie said in his defence.

"Well, I know he's a good guy but this always happens every time" Veronica said crying.

"Did he apologise for it?" Sianna asked.

"Yeah" Veronica replied.

"Then give him a second chance. He's worth it" Leslie said.

"And what about me...don't I deserve a second chance?" Sianna asked Leslie with remorse and then Leslie smiled.

"You just had to use my own words against me...come here" Leslie said to Sianna with a smile as she went for a hug and the both of them hugged it out. Veronica then got a text from Callum.

"Is that him?" Mindy asked.

"Yeah" Veronica answered.

"What did he say?" Sianna and Leslie chorused.

"He's right outside" Veronica said and then they all heard a knock on the door. Sianna opened the door and then took her leave, and so did Leslie and Mindy. Callum stood while Veronica sat on her bed listening to what he had to say.

"You've not been answering any of my calls since last night" Callum said worriedly.

"You tried to have sex with me on our first date...that's a low blow for me" Veronica said sternly.

"I'm sorry, I felt... I felt that that was what you wanted" Callum said with remorse.

"Then you don't know me at all Callum" Veronica said sternly.

"Ronnie, you don't understand. I really love you. The whole thing with Jesse was a huge opportunity for me and I swear that I'm not gonna back down until I have you for myself" Callum declared.

"I hate boys that are good with words because that's all they ever know. How to woo girls with their well-furnished English, here's a tip for you Callum, if you claim to love me, don't say that you love me...show me that you love me. Now get out of my room" Veronica stressed angrily as she pointed towards the exit door. Callum disappointed with all that had just happened, left as Veronica demanded.

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Sianna and Leslie were already in class. Luca came in before the lecturer did. Sianna's eyes caught his but she looked away immediately after. He usually sat seats behind her during class but this time around he sat two seats in front of her. The idea was to torment her with his presence because he knew that Sianna liked him even more than he did love her. His plan worked. Sianna's mind was not sound at all. She couldn't even concentrate.

I don't know what Luca Castaigne had done to me. He was all I could think of. I try to fool myself that I didn't love him but I just end up constantly tormenting myself. I would say that I was scared, frightened by the word love. Saying it just makes me feel weirded out. I've always seen love as a weakness and I never wanted to fall for anyone this early, but there I was... shamelessly falling for the chancellor's son.

There was an annual carnival Bernice city college held for its students. It was to hold on the night of the next day. Tickets to the carnival were on sale and many students purchased them. Sianna though wasn't going to attend because she didn't feel like it. Angelica persuaded her to attend but she was adamant about her decision.

Mindy sighted Daniel and prompted Angelica to go talk to him about the carnival and asked him if he was going to be there. Angelica was reluctant to but later did when Mindy insinuated that the carnival might be her chance to tell Daniel how she really felt about him.

"Hey Daniel, any chance I'll be seeing you at the party?" Angelica asked with a smile.

"Wow, two or three days ago you seemed mad at me and now you wanna talk to me like nothing weird happened that night" Daniel said sternly.

"Someone pissed me off that day... I'm sorry Danny" Angelica said with remorse.

"I hold no grudges Angelica, just don't transfer aggression next time okay?"

"Sure, so are you coming?" Angelica asked impatiently.

"Hell yeah, catch you later" Daniel said with a smile and then left.

"Bye!" Angelica said happily and then hurriedly met Mindy. They rejoiced like they had just won a trophy. Daniel had been Angelica's friend since high school. They eventually met themselves studying the same degree at the same college. The feelings Angelica had for him had been since their high school years but she kept it a secret because she didn't want to ruin their friendship. Now, she was ready to confess how she truly felt towards him.

Another person who wasn't going to the carnival was Luca. What was the point of going to have fun when you didn't feel like it. Of course Brody; one of his closest friends would have forced him to attend but the thing with Luca was that he was pretty straightforward. Whatever he wanted, he went for it, whatever he couldn't have he'd do anything to get and whatever he didn't want to go to hell for all he cared.

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Callum met up with Jesse in his lodge. Jesse was with Brody. The three sat on the couch discussing the bet they made.

"Jesse, I swear on my fucking life that I'm gonna kill you. That Veronica bitch is crazy yo! Get this, she doesn't want me to just say that I love her, she wants me to show her that I love her. Can you imagine that!" Callum said as they all burst into laughter.

"She's really messed up" Brody said.

"I almost had sex with her that night but she didn't feel like it. She said that having sex on the first date was a low blow for her. Such a fucking loser" Callum stressed.

"She's a keeper...that is if you're celibate" Brody jeered and they all laughed.

"I'm gonna do something grand for her at tomorrow's carnival and when I do it, she's gonna adore me and in no time...in no fucking time..." Callum chuckled as he rolled up weed and then Jesse passed him a lighter to lit it up. He then took a puff and let it out as he rested his head on the couch.