I won't say I got used to things here, I just got the hang of it, it always rain and at random times, it's mostly dark and gloomy, the trees are not going anywhere anytime soon and the wet floor is a must, My encounter with nova was almost every day, the boy stopped coming to the cafe but we meet in the hallways sometime or I see him staring out the window of his car, it's weird that he stares at me with such cold eyes, we never met before, he doesn't know me, I know I stand out like a sore thumb but that doesn't mean he should stare the way he was.
I was done with my shift and was going to my dorm room when a car pulled over in front of me, Nova stepped out, overly friends, and tried to force me into her car.
"I can walk it." I struggled, but she was determined, then she got really violent and shoved me against the side of the car, her arm resting on my chest.
"I want to do you a favour, get in, don't make me hurt you" she hissed, I got in and she drove off, humming happily, she pulled over, the little crowd caught my attention first, she dragged me to the front and I froze, Zayden was literally beating someone up, blood, a lot of it, I swallowed.
"I know he's hot, good looking and rich, but this is who he is, a proper monster and a Croix" Nova whispered, his eyes caught mine, Zayden Croix?, lump formed in my throat, The name croix kept echoing in my head, Kairo's pleading voice echoed in my head, that croix family? the reason kairo took his own life, I shook my head in denial, there was no way, was that why he kept watching me? Angry that my brother killed his family, I looked at him again, his fist covered in blood and I ran away, I ran as fast as I could and ended up on the dorm rooftop, I fell to my knees and try to figure out what was going on, was I brought here for him to avenge his family, footsteps brought me back to reality, Zayden stood there panting, eyes blank and dead, I stood up and faces him, my eyes going to his bloody fist, I took several steps back.
"You can't run away from me," he said, tilting his head to the side.
"What do you want?" I asked, my voice shaking.
"That you try not to get my attention," he hissed, and I shook my head...
"Nova....
"Stay away from Nova!" He yelled and I jump, I was shaking out of fear, the croix family are not to be messed with, I remembered the fear kairo had, up until he ended his own life, I wondered what pushed him, his chuckle brought me back to reality.
"Are you scared, Aria?" He questioned, and I gulped. He knows my name.
"Keep your head straight and just graduate, don't come after me or go following Nova, go to class, to work and your dorm...don't make me take responsibility of you" he warned, truthfully and I find myself nodding, he turned to leave, but paused, one last look at me he walked away, I find myself sitting on the floor, heart pounding, responsibility of me? I questioned.
I have never been this confused in my entire life, it's like he was looking out for me, like he was keeping me away from something, how dangerous can Nova be, these thoughts kept me awake and occupied for the next few days.
I can't connect the dots, who Nova was to him, why he was warning me off, if he believed my brother killed his family, if he knew me before I even get to this college, if I was brought here by The Croix, I find myself obeying him, going straight to the dorm as he instructed, I got paranoid and super suspicious of my surroundings that's shadows form where there was none and I began loosing trust in Kairo, what if he really set that house on fire, but how did Zayden know me, my name, he would be a kid at that incident, 7 years ago, he would be my age or younger, every question left me with another.