All Chapters of My summer crush : Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

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On The Road To Pasadena

AVA’S POVAnd here came the girl who had been obsessing over my brother since freshman year.She walked into the classroom, and immediately the principal addressed us.“Ava, Lily told me you were going to Pasadena today,” Stella screamed, grabbing my shoulder while shaking me violently.She had always been a fan of my brother, so had Lily and many others.One reason I had asked my brother to stop coming to pick me up for anything at school. I still didn't get why they liked him.He was handsome, but well… I couldn’t quite get it.Maybe because he was my brother.Summer break was getting close in California, and there was something about the way the sun made everything smell that I loved.I had decided to spend June at my elder brother’s apartment before I resumed college. My brother, Davis, had moved out when he was nineteen and had been living alone ever since he started college.He was pissed off when I told him I was coming over, but what could he do to me?I was his perfect, good,

Why He Kept You Away

AVA’S POV;“Me… y-yes… I’m Davis’ sister.”Okay, so this stranger was seriously making me lose my mind.He kept staring down at me, and now I was suddenly realizing just how short I was.But something about the way he called me “little” annoyed me.He stared at me for a while, one eyebrow slightly raised.The silver piercing caught my attention again. Annoyingly enough… I liked it.“Then follow me,” he said, turning away.“Follow you? I don’t even know you. Did Davis send you?”“I don’t kidnap kids. Yeah, he sent me,” he replied, glancing back over his shoulder before continuing toward his car.Why would he call me a kid when I was eighteen?“Wait!” I ran after him. “What is Davis doing that he can’t come for me himself?”“Get in,” he replied.I felt defeated. I wasn’t someone who stopped talking just because I was told to.I rounded the car and sat in the front seat.“Let’s take him with us,” I said, looking at the driver.“This isn’t a taxi,” he replied as he opened the car door and

The Girl Beside Christien

Our eyes locked instantly after he said that.His cold black eyes were now on mine.He didn’t look away, and I was too carried away to do so either. My heart was beating so loudly, I feared one of them would hear it.“Ummm, Ava, take your bags up. The first room you find is yours,” Davis said,I don't think he noticed the shift in the room’s atmosphere.I didn’t bother to say a word. Instead, I dropped my eyes and hurriedly carried my bags upstairs.By now Christien’s gaze was already back on his laptop.I ran into the first room I found.Dropping my bag, I slammed my back against the door, closing it with force, my heart thudding loudly against my ribcage.What was that about?His look was so intense.And why did I stare back? Ava, you just made a fool of yourself.My palm pressed against my chest as I steadied myself.I bent and grabbed my bags, ready to unpack. I definitely wasn’t leaving this room till tomorrow.I actually succeeded in not leaving my room for about twelve hours.B

He Came Back Hurt

AVA’S POVSo in case you all are wondering, I didn’t find out what drug they were talking about.I was just irritated by the fact that she knew something I didn’t.After breakfast, I heard Sophie and Christien discussing. They were planning to go somewhere together.Where were they going?Was it also for business or for something else? Christien didn’t look like someone to indulge in office romance.It was clear Sophie was the one fawning over him.And even if he was, it was definitely none of my business.I watched Sophie and Christien discuss things I didn’t understand.He grabbed his black leather jacket, but she collected it from him, smiling as she placed it over her arm.What a beautiful sight indeed!“Davis, I’ll be back late. I have something to take care of out of town,” Christien said as he and Sophie passed in front of me.“I’ll see you soon, Ava,” Sophie smiled at me, and I gave her a forced one.I shouldn’t be doing this because she was so nice to me.But I couldn’t seem

I Don't Know You

“Christien!” I gasped, covering my mouth. My mind spiralled, and I could hear my heart beating fast.“What happened to you?” I asked again. He looked up, his dark eyes much darker than before.He opened his mouth, but instead he fell against my shoulder.“Christien,” I said as I placed my hand on his back. I withdrew fast when I felt something warm and sticky touch my palm.It was blood!His whole back and shirt were drenched with blood.I didn’t know what to do.I dragged him into his room. The room was beside the staircase, and I dropped him on his bed with his back up.I ran out to get a towel and a bowl of water.I came back and his eyes were still closed.I hoped nothing was wrong with him.I bent over and dropped the bowl and towel on the table beside the bed, placing my ear on his chest to hear his heartbeat.But suddenly he opened his eyes and grabbed me, slamming my back on the bed while he hovered over my body.I stared blankly at him. His necklace dangled, and this posture

Distance was best.

CHRISTIEN’S POV;The door slammed hard enough to shake the walls of the room.I stayed still long after she left.My jaw tightened slowly as silence settled around me again.She was angry.Good.Maybe anger would finally make her stay away from me.I looked down at my shoulder. The bandage wrapped across my back and arm was pink.Of course it was pink.I should have taken it off immediately. Instead, I kept staring at it like an idiot.The room suddenly felt too warm.Too quiet.Too full of her.Her scent still lingered faintly in the air, mixed with antiseptic and the metallic smell of blood.Annoying.I bent down, picked up my shirt from the floor, and pulled it on carefully despite the sharp pain that spread through my shoulder.Pain didn’t matter.It never really had.I was used to it.What I wasn’t used to… was her.The way she looked at me.The way she spoke to me.The way she kept pushing past walls people usually avoided.I grabbed my phone and texted Sophie.Book me a suite a

Three days apart

Three days.That was how long I managed to stay away from her.I buried myself in contract signings, meetings, and everything Sophie arranged for me. Three quiet days inside the Imperial Crown Hotel overlooking the glittering lights of Pasadena.And somehow… none of it could clear Ava from my head.I shut my laptop with more force than necessary and leaned back against the chair in the hotel suite.The room was silent except for the faint hum of the air conditioner and the distant sound of traffic below the hotel tower.Luxury always looked peaceful from the outside.Inside, it was just another prison with expensive walls.My loosened tie hung around my neck as I stared at the untouched documents spread across the table.Contracts.Financial reports.Merger details.The exact type of things that were supposed to keep my attention occupied.Normally, they did.But lately, my focus had been slipping in ways I didn’t appreciate.Every quiet moment somehow led back to her.Ava.Stubborn.

Summer Pool

AVA'S POV;“Ava!!”I suddenly heard my name and ran down the stairs. I told Davis never to call my name like that for no good reason.“Why did you yell like that?!” I yelled back when I came down and saw Davis with a girl in a short brown skirt and a crop top. Another of his exploits.“It’s Dad. He wants to speak to you,” Davis said, passing me the phone.“Then why didn’t he just call my phone?”“I don’t know. Tell him to and give me my phone. I’m heading out,” Davis said as he smiled at the blonde girl he was holding by the waist.“Can you not do that in front of me?” I said, rolling my eyes.“Give me my phone and I’ll be out of your face,” he smiled.“He isn’t even on the line, Davis. You should have just texted me to call him instead of yelling,” I said, rolling my eyes as I gave him his phone.I had been annoyed all week. It had been a week now and Christien hadn’t come back.“I’ll be back by seven. Don’t go outside,” he said.“I won’t,” I replied as he left with the blonde.I sa

College After christien

Christien stood still. Unwavering.But slowly, he took a step forward.“Let go of her,” he said, his gaze now on Stephen.His voice was still controlled… but there was a rough edge underneath it, like he had to force the words out evenly.Stephen blinked, like he was trying to understand what was happening.“She said she was fine,” Stephen replied, still holding on.Another step.Christien’s jaw tightened slightly. “I didn’t ask what she said.”The pool felt so silent, like his mere presence swallowed all sound.Stephen hesitated a little before he released my hand.The moment he did, I immediately pulled my hand back, rubbing it without thinking. I didn’t even realize I had been holding my breath until I let it out.Christien looked at me again.His expression was dark, like he was trying to control his anger.“You left the house, where’s Davis?” he asked.“I was bored,” I replied. He had been gone for a week without giving any explanation, so why was he suddenly acting like this mat

College Resumption

CHRISTIEN’S POV;I didn’t plan to be here.Actually, I hadn’t planned anything this morning.But I was already awake long before the sun rose properly, staring at the ceiling of the guest room I had been using inside Davis’ house.Three weeks away had done nothing to clear my head.Nothing except make it worse.Ava was still there.Everywhere.In the silence. In the spaces I tried to keep empty.And that was exactly why I came back without telling anyone.Davis had a personal key too, so it wasn’t difficult getting in quietly last night. He wasn’t home anymore anyway; he had left for his trip yesterday morning. I had watched him leave from the balcony but didn’t go down.Ava had been there though.Standing beside him.Smiling like she didn’t know what she was doing to people just by existing.Her father had been there too, talking about college and safety and how she should consider moving somewhere else. I had heard part of it from upstairs.She refused.Stubborn.Just like always.“

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