ARIELLA'S POV

Somehow, Rachel had dragged me to the homecoming party so here I was dressed in a  long navy blue evening gown that revealed half of my back, the top part of the gown was netlike so, it revealed a bit of my cleavage. I put on silver hills and Elie, my younger sister had done my makeup.

There were so many people dressed in beautiful clothes, some couples wore matching outfits and some people were dressed in rocking clothes. There was no doubt that Austin and Rachel looked super adorable. Rachel was wearing a blood red gown while Austin wore a white tuxedo. They were giving Valentine's vibes even though we were in the Christmas period. The party was being held in the school hall which was beautifully decorated with a lot of colored lights, and flowers and there was a big Christmas tree on the stage.

I didn't want to come cause I knew Mr. Wrong wouldn't come. I've been unable to erase the image that we shared two nights ago.

"The Homecoming King and Queen for this year are Austin and Rachel!!" Our weird principal who took the liberty of dressing as Santa announced the winner. Everyone cheered blissfully for them cause they deserved to win. They went on stage looking so happy, they took pictures with the principal and thanked us for choosing them. I also captured them with both my phone and camera. In two days, Austin would surprise Rachel with his awesome romantic plan and I was sure that Rachel would be undeniably happy.

  
The dancing stage was filled with so many people dancing but I was just in a corner drinking milkshakes.  Some guys asked me to dance but I bluntly refused.

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The party was coming to an end most people had left the school including our homecoming king and Queen but I waited behind since I was doing Justice to a few custard donuts.

                   "Hope I'm not too late for a dance," a familiar voice said behind me.

                "What? You?" I was lost for words when I saw Sylaq Steel in front of me.

His brown curly hair was messy, he was wearing a spotless white hoodie on black leather pants, his scent was stronger than ever and he was super close to me, igniting sparks of passion to build inside me.

               "Looks like someone missed me," he smirked at me. I had missed his smirk and every other thing about him.

                 "We both know who missed who," I chuckled earning a satisfying grin from him.

                 "Even Miss Universe can't stand next to you 'cause you are a true beauty goddess," the way he uttered each word sent electrifying shivers down my spine.

The DJ played the last song for the night and that was "Can't help falling in love."

               "We will be fools not to dance to this romantic country song," Sylaq said leading me to the empty stage.

We danced slowly embracing every moment like it was the last, his touch elated my entire body and soul. Our bodies were very close, I was intoxicated by his nearness, he twirled me around, his hands holding my waist gently, our eyes glued to each other and it just felt magical.

At this point, the only thing that mattered was us and we both knew that. Sylaq was a better dancer than I imagined him to be, he made sure to close all the space between us and then he brushed his soft lips against mine.

Dam, they tasted like heaven. This time, he didn't stop and I wasn't gonna stop him either. If this was a dream then I preferred not to wake up.

I kissed him back ignoring the fact that he was my teacher, forgetting the fact that I still had a boyfriend but what could I do? Sylaq's heart had taken me captive and I didn't know how to get out. You could call this infatuation cause I wasn't so sure it was love. Either way, I wanted more and more of his fervid touch. The kiss deepened so much that we didn't realize that the music had stopped, he was kissing my neck so intensely that  I helplessly craved more electrifying kisses...

                 "Ariella!!" Steve's loud voice echoed in the hall making me fall flat on my face.

Dammit! I was the bitch of the year. Steve dropped the Daisy flowers that he was holding and ran out.

            "Steve!!! Wait!" I ran after him not because I loved him but because I knew it was time to end our relationship.

           "Please wait!" I screeched.

           "You've been ignoring me cause of him right?!" He wailed, causing me to drown in guilt.

I finally caught up to him and then said, "Steve I'm not in control of my heart."

           "Fuck your heart. Just go to him," he growled and I watched him exit the school.

God knows, I didn't want things to end like this but I guess I choose MR. Wrong.

I went back inside to find Sylaq and continue from where we left off.

               "Ahh!!!" That was my loudest scream cause I couldn't believe what was in front of me.

           "No! No! This...this...can't be...Austin....not...Austin," the world's heaviest tears rolled down my cheeks, as my camera shattered to the ground.

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