Her Twinkling Eyes

m the most annoyed look. Ignoring him, like always she grabbed her small backpack. As she turned to leave she heard Amber mock her, "ones a to

of the net. The gymnasium was a cacophony of noise, with students cheering, shouting, and jeering. Hazel's muscles ached from

y, hugging and high-fiving each other. Hazel's heart sank, the sting of defeat settling in. She had giv

Ace, the school's notorious bad boy, led the pack. His dark eyes gleamed with mischief, and his

nd," Ace said, his voice dripping with sa

t his gaze with a steady look, but her heart was pounding too hard.

ing coldly. "You were pathetic. C

ium. Hazel felt a lump in her throat and blinked back tears

pping forward with an uncertain glance

turned back to Hazel, his smirk widening. "You know, Hazel, I've

ipped a beat. "W

I've got a special present planned for you," he said, his v

ned from Hazel

turning cruel. "Your first kiss, H

in, Ace's words echoing in her ears. She took a step back, her legs tremb

ne. "Oh, come on, Hazel," Ace said, his tone mockingly

humiliation. "Stay away from me, Ace," she s

g. "Or what?" he challenged, his voi

w how to fight back against someone like Ace. But she refused to let him s

shrugged, the smirk returning to his lips. "We'll see," he said

leaving her weak and shaky. She sank onto a nearby bench, her han

Ace," Lila said softly

ll smile. "It's not your fault," she s

need anything, just let me know," she said

e felt a mix of anger, fear, and determination. Ace might think he cou

ay to stand up to Ace, to show him that she wasn't afraid. And when her eighteenth

er that she was weak! A cursed left her mouth. That made her remember the each bullying of her mother to h

Meanwhile here, Ace hoped on his bike with Lila behind him. They wore their helmets. "Ace

mber, who was jealous of her own cousin Lila, couldn't help and called ou

Lila hugs him tightly as he rides his bike, his mind was already full of Hazel and her tear