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hipbone was touching my right buttock cheek, and his left arm
grazed my right arm. I looked up and caught him looking at me. The
hand that was cutting froze. The knife fell to the plate and his
lips were crushed against mine before I even knew what was
happening. His fingers found their way into my hair, and my body
was pressed against the kitchen counter. My hands came up flat
against his chiselled chest, creeping up and over his shoulders,
making their way around his neck. His lean hips sandwiched mine
between him and the kitchen drawers, and I felt the handles stick
into my butt cheeks, but I ignored the pain. He pulled me closer
against him and his tongue found its way inside my mouth. I
couldn’t breathe. I couldn’t think. All I could do was
kiss.
    He picked me up and
sat me on the counter, spreading my thighs to either side of his
hips. He kissed me harder and with more passion. Soon his hands
found their way underneath my robe and underneath my pyjama top. I
suddenly realised only a thin piece of fabric separated his hands
from my bare breasts. I shuddered at the thought.
    “ Nathan,” I
gasped.
    “ I’m sorry. We can
stop if you want.”
    Did I want to stop? “No. No, don’t
stop.” I kissed him again. That was when my mind went to Frankie. I
pulled back.
    “ What?”
    “ Actually, yeah. We
should stop.” I jumped down off the counter and went to find my
phone. I was aware of Nathan following me into the
bedroom.
    “ I shouldn’t have done
that. I’m sorry, Charli.”
    I checked my phone and noticed I had an
instant message.
    “ Charli? What is
it?”
    “ Nothing. I… you
should go. I have to get ready.”
    “ Are you going
somewhere?”
    “ Yeah. Mia and I
usually go jogging in Centennial Park on Saturday.”
    “ Okay. Well, I’ll talk
to you later. Call me?”
    Distracted by the message waiting for
me in the chat room, I half-heartedly dismissed Nathan. “Bye.”
    Nathan glanced at me
once more and then left. As soon as he was gone, and I was alone
again, I turned on my computer.
    A blinking chat window awaited me. I
clicked on it, expecting Mia or Frankie. I was surprised and a
little disappointed when it wasn’t either.
    “ Hi
Charli,” read the message. It
was from a person unknown to me.
    “ Do
I know you?” I typed. His
username read A.D.
Walker.
    “ I am hoping you
might. I’m in your social studies class.”
    “ There are a lot of
people in Professor Stanley’s class. What do you look like? Do you
have a picture?”
    There was a pause of a few seconds
before he answered again.
    “ No.
Sorry.”
    “ Well, describe
yourself.”
    “ Tall, dark and
handsome.”
    This guy was so cocky!
    “ Right. That sounds
like half the male population.”
    “ No, I’m only stating
the obvious.”
    My phone vibrated
with a text message. It was Mia asking if I was awake yet. I texted
back saying I was and looked back at the computer screen. After
a second, my phone buzzed
again.
    “ Get
your ass down here, lazy bones.” It read. I laughed and replied.
    “ Coming.” I typed
“G2G” into A.D. Walker’s chat window and signed out. As I changed
into exercise gear, I pondered over why everyone suddenly wanted to
talk to me. In high school, I was like the disease people wanted to
stay away from. Or rather, I stayed away from them. I didn’t want
to be friends with someone who only wanted to use me because of
my status . Sometimes I wished I wasn’t the daughter of
one of the most powerful couples in the state.
    * * * *
    Ten minutes later, I
met Mia by the entry gate to the University. She was stretching out
her legs and giving some of the male students a good view. I rolled
my eyes and she smiled when she saw me.
    “ About time. What kept
you? Frankie?” She said with a smirk.
    “ Um, no.”
    “ Are you blushing? Are
you getting all embarrassed about something?” She laughed,
playfully shoving me as we walked to the park.
    “ No…”
    “ You totally are! Tell
me what