Novels by King somi

CHAPTER 107: I FORGIVE YOU CHARLOTTE’S POV “Talk about what?” I replied quickly.And by “quickly,” I mean I typed so fast my thumb almost dislocated.Austin didn’t reply. I stared at the message for a full minute before tossing my phone across the room again because apparently that’s my new coping mechanism.I barely slept.Between Maya snoring like a baby goat and my brain replaying every embarrassing second of last night, my soul left my body at least twice.So the next morning at school, I was a walking zombie with lip gloss.The moment I stepped onto the hallway, someone called my name.“Charlotte— wait!”Oh great!My day was already ruined.Austin jogged up to me, looking like a stressed puppy.Hair messy, eyes tired. He stopped in front of me, hands on his knees, breathing dramatically.“I… was… calling… you.”“That sounds like a you problem,” I said sweetly, continuing down the hall.He walked beside me, still panting.“You blocked me.”“I did not block you,” I scoffed.Which

CHAPTER 106 : I'M OVER HIM CHARLOTTE’S POV I walked to my window and pulled the curtains open, pretending to admire the view like some deep, wise philosopher who had finally figured out life.Newsflash: I had not.Behind me, Maya was sprawled on my bed, watching a chaotic episode of Keeping Up With the Kardashians on her phone, eating plantain chips like she owned the place.“We’ve already talked about this,” I announced loudly, mostly for myself. “I’ve cleared things with Austin. I don’t like him. He doesn’t like me. We don’t like each other. In fact—” I flipped my hair dramatically. “I never liked him at all.”Maya didn’t even look up.Just paused her video and said, “Uh-huh. Sure. Totally believable.”I glared at her and she smirked.I turned back to the window because arguing with Maya was a waste of oxygen.Nope. Not thinking about him.Not thinking about last night.Not thinking about how stupid I felt or how he said ‘I didn’t know you still liked me’ like I was a relic from t

CHAPTER 105 : WHY ALWAYS ME CHARLOTTE’S POV So that’s what this was all about. The performance, the Nail conversation, everything ohhhhh my goshhh I feel so so stupid.I stepped back slightly from the crowd, my grip tightening around the cup in my hand. The music was still playing, the audience still cheering, but it all sounded far away now, like I was underwater watching everyone else live normally without me.Austin was still on stage, smiling like everything was perfect and Nia was beside him like she belonged there.Of course she was.Of course I wasn’t part of whatever moment this was supposed to be.My chest felt tight, heavier with every second I stayed.I should’ve known better.I really should’ve.“Charlotte?” Maya’s voice cut through my thoughts.I didn’t look at her.She stepped closer anyway, immediately picking up on my mood. “Okay… what happened?”“Nothing,” I said quickly.Maya narrowed her eyes. “That’s a lie.”“I said I don’t want to talk about it.”That shut her

CHAPTER 104 : CRUSH GONE WRONG CHARLOTTE’S POV My stomach dropped. Oh no. God please Maya slowly reached for her phone like she was about to open a horror movie.“Charlotte…” she whispered.“I don’t want to look,” I said.“You have to.”I swallowed and unlocked my phone.And there it was.@BridgehallGossip.New post. My fingers felt cold as I tapped it open.“BREAKING: “CHARLOTTE SEEN GETTING COZY WITH MYSTERY GUY IN CLASS??”“LOVE TRIANGLE OR REBOUND SITUATION??”There was even a blurry picture of me wearing his hoodie.I locked my phone slowly.“Wow,” Maya whispered. “They work fast.”I didn’t say anything because suddenly this wasn’t just a cute rom com movie. It was a situation and it was already getting out of control and the worst part?I didn’t hate it, that was the problem. I should’ve hated it but I didn’t.I just sat there, staring at my desk like it might give me instructions on how to survive my own life.Austin didn’t look at me again for the rest of class.He knew so

CHAPTER 103 : MY CRUSH CHARLOTTE’S POV Why would he even ask if I had a boyfriend?like hello?Why would you need that information unlessMy brain short circuited and my knees almost bent.I almost did a backflip but remembered gravity and embarrassment exist.I looked up and realized he was staring at me, waiting for an answer.Oh no.He definitely saw the entire mental Olympics I just performed.“Umm… it’s complicated,” I blurted.His eyebrows shot up in this tiny, hilarious way. I couldn’t tell if he was confused, terrified, or trying not to laugh.Why am I like this?gosh “I mean.it’s complicated but no. No, I don’t have a boyfriend.” An awkward little laugh leaked out of me like someone squeezed my lungs.Austin’s shoulders relaxed, just a little.Was he relieved?Why would he be relieved??I refused to think about that.He nodded slowly. “Oh. Good to know.”Good to know???Good to know???What does that even mean?You don’t ask a girl that and say good to know unless you’re plan

CHAPTER 102 : MY LONG LOST LOVE CHARLOTTE’S POV I woke up the next morning with that same heavy feeling in my chest. You know the one, the disappointing hangover. Not the dramatic heartbreak type, just the slightly pathetic ugh-I-tried-and-the-universe-laughed-in-my-face kind.I don't like Austin? Gross what no Maya showed up at my front door before school, bouncing like she had eaten electricity for breakfast.“So?” she demanded, not even letting me put on my backpack properly. “How did it go with Austin? Did you flirt? Did he flirt? Did someone faint? Preferably him?”I shut the door behind us. “ Why didn't you ask me yesterday? And you choose now to ask me. Anyways, it was bad.”“Bad as in he murdered your pet squirrel or bad as in you panicked and said something stupid?”“No squirrels were harmed,” I muttered. “It was just bad. Period.”Maya stopped in the middle of the sidewalk. “Charlotte. What happened?”I shrugged, trying to sound casual, even though the memory stung.“I

CHAPTER 28 : AMBER’S PREGNANT?ANNA’S POV I didn’t pick it up.Anyone could’ve dropped it. Literally anyone.The way people were sleeping with each other in this school lately was insane.One day I wouldn’t be surprised if I walked into the hallway and saw condom everywhere actually, no, never mind. I certainly would be surprised.I shoved the thought away, nudged the packet across the floor with the tip of my shoe far, far away from my locker, opened the metal door, grabbed my chemistry textbook, and practically sprinted down the hall.I didn’t look at it or bother to read it. I just left there because it could literally be for anyone right? At least that’s what I told myself.But later during math, I couldn't process anything, I literally kept thinking about it over and over again.Amber followed me to my locker. She'd been acting differently lately though more unpredictable like she was looking for a reason to explode at someone, especially Ella and maybe, just maybe, something

CHAPTER 27 : ABORTION PILLS ANNA’S POV The second the words left my mouth, I knew I’d messed up.The whole school thinks I've had sex, considering I was part of the cool kid now Her face changed instantly like she was trying to decide if I was joking or just insane.“Wait… haven’t you had sex before?” she asked again, slower this time.My brain scrambled for an exit, but before I could land on a single believable lie the door swung open.Thank God.Piper walked in, Whitney right behind her, holding two plastic bags filled with what I assumed was hair dye.“Why is it so quiet in here?” Piper asked, dropping her bag on the floor. “I swear I heard you both talking.”Whitney’s eyes moved between all of us. “Yeah… What were you talking about?”For a second, nobody spoke.Amber was staring at me like if I said a thing she would jumping 5on me .Then she made a sound. A sharp, strangled almost-scream.“N—nothing!” she blurted, way too fast.Piper’s eyes narrowed immediWhitney shut the do

CHAPTER 26: DATING MONTAGE ANNA’S POV My heart dropped straight into my stomach the moment the big, muscular, handsome—Oh gosh.Can I just stop glazing him and focus.The snake guy was staring right at me, and every single muscle in my body decided to file for temporary retirement.Well, okay, technically I could move, but I was so sure that if I didn't, he would think I'm an hologram and leave me alone.So I just stood there in an awkward frozen position He took one step toward me, and I swear my brain blue screened.“Anna, right?” the snake guy voice sounded handsomely beautiful, gosh I see why Ella hid him from the world all this time.He was still staring at me, waiting for an answer.“Umm, yes—yes—yes, I am she and she is me,” I blurted out.His face somehow grew more confused than before.“You must’ve heard a lot of things about me… mostly negative things but I—”“I don’t care,” he cut in, voice flat, almost bored. “All I care about is that you stay far away from Ella and st

CHAPTER 25 : HI BABY ANNA’S POV Ptschhh. I’m hilarious. Truly.How could I even think that? Come on, Anna, focus.What if something huge was actually happening in her life, and I was the clown still thinking she just didn’t want to be paired with me? I waited behind that stupid tree for a good thirty minutes chewing on my snack and my sanity when a red Toyota Aygo X pulled up and parked right beside me. A few minutes later, the clinic door opened and Ella walked out, not alone.She was with a tall, muscular guy.“Hold on what?”My brain jammed like bad WiFi.Ella stepped toward him and no way, no freaking way.She was hugging the snake guy. Really, really close.My stomach dropped to somewhere around my socks.So this is what all of this was for, to meet up with him, was he her boyfriend now? And why are they even hiding it?Such a waste of my quality time._____Immediately I got home, I sank straight into my bed, my heart couldn't stop beating quickly.I turned to the other side

CHAPTER 24: ARE THEY FUCKING?ANNA’S POV Oh my goodness, I could not process anything. Are they fucking? Worse is he forcing her too?Okay calm down, he can't be forcing her too, okay calm down maybe they’re just….Mmm... please…Ohhh fuck……I pushed the bathroom stall open without even thinking while screaming “get away from my best friend you ugly asshole” and oh my ….. “What the heck bitch. Who the hell are you?”My hands went cold and I completely forgot how to speak “I–im sorry, I thought you were someone else”Apparently I was so wrong, and some big ass dude was fingering a woman that looked way older than my mum, she was half naked, pinned to the wall and they were both sweating intensely.“ Are you even listening wierdo?” he moved a few inches closer to me and I could smell his horrible breath like come on girl how could you possibly be kissing his smelling mouth. It smelled like marijuana, some drugs I couldn't name, alcohol and dead fish. It had the most horriblist smell o

CHAPTER 23: PARTY PARTY ANNA'S POV I was walking down the hallway when I heard “Annaaa!”Piper, Amber, and Whitney appeared out of nowhere, sliding their arms through mine like we’d been besties for life. Their perfumes mixed together almost choking me.“Girl, you look cute today,” Piper said, squeezing my arm.Huh? I looked around just to be sure this wasn't some kind of joke.“We’ve been looking for you,” Whitney added with a bright smile.And Amber leaned in closer. “There’s a party tonight at Brody’s basement. You have to come. It’s going to be insane.”I blinked, caught off guard by the sudden affection. “Ummm… sure.”Piper squealed. “Yes! See you there, Anna.”They unlinked their arms and walked off, giggling and whispering to each other, leaving me standing there slightly dazed.Later in class, Amber slid into the seat next to mine. She kept glancing at me while the teacher droned on about literature. Finally, she leaned over.“Hey, Anna… can I ask you a question?” she whispe