William Anderson
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He stepped back a little away from her and asked, ''why are you laughing?'' ''You just looked cute when your ears turned red'' she answered and still continued to laugh at him. There were people climbing the mountain at that time, so they stopped to look at that. ''Stop laughing, people are looking at us'' he said to her. He didn't know why he was suddenly feeling self-conscious. ''Okay, I will stop. Let's go'' Jayden quickly pulled her away to the car and they got in. Ever turned to look at him. He…-
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Ever joined her parents in the dining table the next morning looking bright and lively. Her parents exchanged looks and turned back to her. ''What is going on with your daughter?'' Kash asked with his gaze and Julieta shook her head. ''I don't know, but she just seems different today'' ''Mom, dad, that's because she is going out with elder cousin later on' Cody smirked and cocked his brows at his parents. ''Jayden, again? That brat getting back together with her?' Kash frowned looking at…
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Jayden sat across Kash in the hall while Ever stood next to her mother at the stairs watching them. ''Mom, do you think dad is going to do something to Jayden? I was the one who confessed to him first. I swear he didn't have such thoughts'' Ever's hands were trembling. ''Ever, is alright. he won't do anything to Jayden'' ''Really?'' ''Yes, really, so stop worrying for him. Let's wait for them to be done. You should have expected something like this before you went ahead to take such a drastic step''…
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That night. ''Huh? Ever and Jayden are dating?'' ''Lower your voice, darling'' Kash covered Julieta's mouth with his hand. After everyone left and they returned to their bedroom, he told her what he saw. ''Since when? No, how did you find out? Did Ever tell you that?'' ''Do you think she would tell me? Aaron and I saw them… they were kissing'' ''They are finally dating? I was wondering when that was ever going to happen. Our daughter took the bold step in making that boy hers'' ''What are you…
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''I did, but, you see, the others are going to come. I don't want them to distract us'' Jayden said and pulled a chair for her to sit. ''Sit down first and have some water'' he poured a glass of water for her to drink and nervously, the glass slipped from his hands and poured on her top which was white. His eyes went blank when he saw her blue bra beneath the white top. Ever followed his gaze and saw where he was looking and flushed. She stood up, the chair fell in the process. ''Ever, that… that was a…
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''We will all have the time to chat later on. The Principal will now present the awards to the winners'' Miss Sharon announced and the students all settled down and went to stand at their respective places. The Principal, Mr. Asante walked to them and shook their hands. ''I am very proud of all of you for your hard work. The three winners of today's cooking competition will each receive a special cooking lessons from Bergs Baking and a sum of $500 dollars from the academy board. We hope that, this will…
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A young boy dashed into the hall drenched in his own perspiration. He stopped at the door and called out to Ever excitedly. ''Ever, I'm here. I hope it hasn't started?'' he only asked before coming back to his senses and realised the kind of situation he was in. There were many people in the hall, including his parents, Ever's parents, the entire school, the teachers, Principal and the two judges. ''Sorry, I was late'' he said in a soft voice and walked away as if he wasn't the one that caused the hall…
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The days that followed were the busiest for Ever as she had to combine her studies with her preparation for the competition. Each day, after school, Jayden would go over to her house and tutor her for an hour or two and then they will use the rest of the time for her practise. During the one week before the competition, she had practised cooking different kinds of dishes and finally settled on making pastry since it seemed that was what she was good at. Jayden also helped her to ask some of the students…
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That day, when Ever reached home, she emptied all her savings and gave Amber and Jade a call each for them to help her out. She needed to prepare for the competition because her self-worth depended on it. she needed to prove herself so that no one would look down on her again. She left the house with all her money in her purse and took a taxi. She met Amber and Jade in front of the giant shopping mail. ''What, you challenged your teacher and now you have to prove yourself to the class?'' Jade asked and…
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Ever looked at the walnut pancakes in her lunchbox and lost her appetite. It was true she didn't know a lot of things but today was her first day at school. how could those girls say such things in front of her? She was there when the homeroom teacher was complaining to the Principal about her results but she didn't think news about her was going to travel so fast. She stood up and picked the lunchbox and went out. Looking at the hallway before getting closer to the trash bin, she opened the lunchbox and…
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