Ok before i start, lets answer a quick riddle.
I am a child of water but i die slowly when i enter water. What am i?

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Liam, Liam...where are you dear

"who is calling Liam so loudly in my dream"i murmured under my breath with my eyes still close.

I made breakfast dear, where are you?

The female voice started to become louder. I could also hear sound of doors shutting.
Why does this dream seem so real. Its preventing me from enjoying my beauty sleep.
I rolled over to the other side of my bed but immediately collided with something hard and soft at the same time. Was there any object like that?
I stood up rubbing my eyes and yawning but my gaze soon shifted to a certain someone on my bed.

"Liam" i shouted but in a hushed tone. He was still fast asleep so i had to shake multiple times to wake up.

"morning babe, are planning to shake the life out of me" he smirked.
"when did we get home, how did i get to my room without remembering, why are you sleeping here? What if your mum or your dad sees us" i bombarded him questions.

"Easy, easy.  One question at a time babe" he smiled "what happened was that your were already asleep when we got home. I didn't want to wake you so i just carried you to your room. When we got here, your were holding on to my shirt really tight and also murmuring something under your breath so i decided to stay over, that's..."

"Liam dear... Darling were are you" the footsteps approached my room. Oh!!! I wasn't dreaming earlier.

"That's my mum""That's your mum" we said simultaneously as we jumped out of the bed.

"go and hide" Liam whispered
"okay" i replied moving towards the wardrobe. "wait..." i stopped on my track "this is my room so you should be the one hiding" i continued.

"Yeah, my bad" he said as the door knob turned open, immediately sending Liam to jump under the bed.

"Jackie, have you seen Liam" she asked looking suspicious.

"No mam" i replied.

"by the way, what was that noise i heard when i came in?"  she looked around the room.

"hmm... I...i was just doing my early morning exercise" i replied jumping, opening and closing my hands and legs. I guess i was trying to illustrate the exercise.

How lame Jackie

"okay, when you're done come down for breakfast. Ill just try calling his cellphone" she smiled turning around to leave while bringing out her phone from her pocket.
If Liam is here, then his cellphone is bound to be here also. My eyes quickly searched for it until i saw it on the bed.
I quickly jumped on the bed and separated the battery from the phone but not before i twisted my ankle.

"his phone is switched off. Ill just wait till he comes back" she smiled before leaving.

I winced in pain as i tried standing up. Liam came out and held my ankle.

"does it hurt" he asked. What kind of question is that?

"No, i just feel ticklish" i rolled my eyes. " what do expect from a broken ankle" i yelled a little bit. I guess I've got anger issues.

"calm down. Its just an harmless question" he said.

"i know. Its just that its hurting a lot and i needed to vent my anger on something. Sorry" I explained.

"its alright. I'll just get some ice" he trailed of.

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"what happened to your leg" Mr summers asked.
"i just twisted it while exercising" i avoided eye contact.
"make sure you assist her to her classes today" Mrs summers said facing Liam. "before i forget, were you comfortable under the bed" she smirked.
Omg!!! She caught us. I stuffed my mouth with the sandwich and hurried to the door with Liam assisting me of course.

"bye...we're running late. See you guys later" Liam shouted before shutting the door.

I kept face palming myself throughout our drive to school. I must have looked stupid in front of Liam's mum and now she'll think I'm a liar.

"stop hitting yourself, you're getting all red. If someone sees you, they'll think i hit you" he smiled.

"you must enjoying this. you're not the one being seen as a liar" i murmured.

"its okay. Mum is usually like that. She likes taunting people" he smiled still concentrating on the road.

"now i see where you got your habits from" i pinched his arm.
"ouch" he winced. "you're so childish, you know that right" he snorted.

"that's why you like me" i said, messing up his hair.
"you're in trouble" he messed up my hair also as he parked the car in the parking lot.

"Now who's childish" i said as he stuck out his tongue.
"Now look at our hair, if someone see us, they'll think..." he got cut of by the knock on the window. It was Katie and Andy. We came out of the car forgetting to arrange our hair.

"Don't tell me both of you were..." she grinned so hard that i thought her teeth were going to fall of. "making out!!! Eww...this early" Andy completed Katie's sentence.

Gosh these two really have dirty minds.
"i told you" Liam smirked.
"So its true" Andy smirked also. Was this some kind of twin gang up.
"its not true. We were just having a little play fight in the car" i defended.

"you're so innocent facially but naughty at heart" Andy smiled. Was taunting some kind of family trait. First Mrs summers then Liam, now Andy.
"yeah, just like you since we have the same face" i smirked.
"nice comeback babe" Liam smiled.
  " I'm not talking to you" i made a angry face and leaped away from them.

"wait up bestie" Andy and Katie said simultaneously as they assisted me at both sides.

"you forgave them but not me" Liam walked behind us.
" You wont understand, its a girly thing" Katie replied as she flung her shinning gold hair backwards.
I still don't get why she changes her hair colour. Was she a spy or what.
I was sure Liam was no longer following us since we could no longer hear him.

Liam's Pov

*****

"hey dude" Jason greeted. He also play basketball in my team.
"whats up" i answered.
"I've been meaning to ask you something" he rubbed the back of  his neck.
"what is it"i asked.
"I've noticed there's a girl who looks your sister in school. Who is she? Its being hard to distinguish between Dee and her" he said really looking curious.

"She's Jackie and my girlfriend" i bluntly stated.
"i never knew you were dating someone. I wonder why Dee didn't tell me when we last met" he smiled.

"Wait... I haven't quite understood something"

"what is it" he asked casually.

"Why do you keep calling Andy, Dee as if both of you were very close" i asked maintaining a stern expression.
Immediately, his showed the expression of nervousness.

"Actually i..." i stopped him "before you think of lying, what do you mean by when we last met"  i walked closer to him this time.

"we....we're dating. I wanted to let you know bro but Dee told me she'd tell you herself" he explained.

"So you were the one that came into our house through the window last time" i asked.

"I'm sorry dude"

"I dont know why you guys were keeping this a secret from me. Its not like my Sis was going to me a nun. But make no mistake, if you hurt her, I'll break ya balls"

"thanks for understanding bro"

"see you later. I've got exams to write" hurried of after checking my watch.

Jackie's Pov

*****

The exam for the day was finally over. I was sure i did well because i prepared thoroughly for this exam.

Though the exam was over, students were still sitting in class going about their own business like reading, gossiping, flirting etc.

I was just sitting there waiting for Andy and Katie to finish up prom organizers meeting. They were taking more time than i expected. I thought they'd be back by now.

I scrolled my phone but there was still no messages from Liam. The guy didn't really know the first thing about being a boyfriend.

Suddenly a voice cleared his throat from the intercom as if an important information was about to be delivered. The entire class room became silent.

"hello everyone. Its me Liam, your one and only basketball captain"
What was he planning to say now.
All the started shouting and making weird noises. It was true that he was popular among the girls, i mean who wouldn't fall for someone like him.

"So I'm here today to pacify someone who is mad at me. I just want to let her know that i cant bear her being mad at me for too long. If you're hearing me, i want you to know that i really love you" the intercom went silent but the noise in class increased.

My cheeks were burning red. I never knew Liam was this romantic. I couldn't wait to see him now. The dragons in my stomachs were at the brink of bursting out.

"Andy does Liam have a girlfriend" a girl asked.
"who is she? Do we know her" another asked.
"i cant believe my Liam has been taken by another girl" the third girl asked.

It as if i was in an interrogation room.
"Yes. He has a girlfriend and as you'll just heard, he loves her so back of"  i said, limping to the door.

"what's her deal" i overheard one of the girls said.

When i needed those two to support me, they were nowhere to be found.
As i was about reaching my locker, i tripped on something but before i could make a connection with the ground, someone wrapped his arm round my waist and pulled me back.

"Your knight n shining armour is here to save you again" Liam smirked.

"you wish"
"what do you think about my public confession" he whispered.

" i didn't find it romantic at all" i turned away avoiding eye contact.
"look into my eyes and tell me that you weren't love struck or didn't blush when you heard what i said" he smiled, holding my shoulders looking straight into my eyes. Those eyes were hypnotizing and i couldn't escape its effect.
"i...i... I'm hungry. Lets...go eat something" i stuttered.

"Anything for you princess" he smirked.

Sorry for the late update. This time, i have no excuse. I only updated my other book.
Till next time pals