Chapter 7 - Shocked

{"messages":[{"id":533672768,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"As I wobbled back to my classroom, still shocked as to what just happened, Lila ended up running into my arms."},{"id":533672769,"character_id":11078314,"type":2,"content":"Lyssa! There you are!"},{"id":533672770,"character_id":11078314,"type":2,"content":"I’ve been looking everywhere for you. Geez, you could have told me that you were going somewhere."},{"id":533672771,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"She then looked at her makeup bag in my hand and smiled."},{"id":533672772,"character_id":11078314,"type":2,"content":"My makeup bag!"},{"id":533672773,"character_id":11077815,"type":2,"content":"I noticed that you forgot it so I was going to find you to give it back."},{"id":533672774,"character_id":11078314,"type":2,"content":"Oh, thank you!"},{"id":533672775,"character_id":11078314,"type":2,"content":"Hey, did you hear? Apparently, Mr Lucas likes sexy girls, so I’m going to start wearing eyeliner to school!"},{"id":533672776,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"I blushed at his name, immediately coughing."},{"id":533672777,"character_id":11078314,"type":2,"content":"What’s wrong?"},{"id":533672778,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"How can I tell my best friend that her crush is going to marry me in two days and that we just did unspeakable things in the men’s bathroom..."},{"id":533672779,"character_id":11078314,"type":2,"content":"What’s wrong? You seem kind of flushed."},{"id":533672780,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"I then stood back up and smiled."},{"id":533672781,"character_id":11077815,"type":2,"content":"Yeah, I think I must have a cold or something. I did work late last night."},{"id":533672782,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"More like I couldn’t sleep..."},{"id":533672783,"character_id":11078314,"type":2,"content":"Aw, come here you big donut!"},{"id":533672784,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"Lila then hugged me tightly, grinning widely."},{"id":533672785,"character_id":11078314,"type":2,"content":"You really work too hard!"},{"id":533672786,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"I feel bad for Lila, I do. But I can’t reveal the fact that I’m marrying Mr Lucas."},{"id":533672787,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"If I do, her blabber mouth will tell it to the whole school. Besides, I can’t let her go through that pain..."},{"id":533672788,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"As the day past by, I couldn’t get Mr Lucas’s words out of my head."},{"id":533672789,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"Teach him to be a caring husband? Why would I do that? I don’t want to tame him, I don’t know what kind of person he thinks I am."},{"id":533672790,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"As soon as school got let out, I immediately phoned the Boss."},{"id":533672791,"character_id":11077816,"type":2,"content":"Hello?"},{"id":533672792,"character_id":11077815,"type":2,"content":"Mr Lucas? This is Alyssa-"},{"id":533672793,"character_id":11077816,"type":2,"content":"Ah, Alyssa! My pretty daughter-in-law!"},{"id":533672794,"character_id":11077816,"type":2,"content":"What makes you call your father-in-law?"},{"id":533672795,"character_id":11077815,"type":2,"content":"Your son is my teacher!"},{"id":533672796,"character_id":11077816,"type":2,"content":"Oh, is he now?"},{"id":533672797,"character_id":11077815,"type":2,"content":"Stop playing dumb!"},{"id":533672798,"character_id":11077816,"type":2,"content":"Apologies. But it’s all fine, is it not?"},{"id":533672799,"character_id":11077815,"type":2,"content":"What do you mean-"},{"id":533672800,"character_id":11077816,"type":2,"content":"That means that you’re not marrying a complete stranger."},{"id":533672801,"character_id":11077816,"type":2,"content":"Isn’t that great?"},{"id":533672802,"character_id":11077816,"type":2,"content":"And isn’t he handsome?"},{"id":533672803,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"That isn’t the point!"},{"id":533672804,"character_id":11077816,"type":2,"content":"Didn’t I tell you that he was a respectable man?"},{"id":533672805,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"He wasn’t respectable in the bathroom..."},{"id":533672806,"character_id":11077816,"type":2,"content":"Ah, has he already made a move on you?"},{"id":533672807,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"I blushed."},{"id":533672808,"character_id":11077815,"type":2,"content":"Of course not!"},{"id":533672809,"character_id":11077816,"type":2,"content":"Then, see you in two days for the wedding!"},{"id":533672810,"character_id":11077815,"type":2,"content":"No, Mr- hello?"},{"id":533672811,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"Did that guy seriously hang up on me?"},{"id":533672812,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"Honestly..."},{"id":533672813,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"I grumbled, stuffing both of my hands into my pockets before walking angrily home."},{"id":533672814,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"I took out my phone and then saw my mother’s number highlighted above."},{"id":533672815,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"If I were to call her... would she answer?"},{"id":533672816,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"I highly doubt it. She’s probably hiding in an unknown island abroad."},{"id":533672817,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"I eventually got to my house and my eyes opened wide when I saw all of my stuff sitting outside."},{"id":533672818,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"I rushed towards it just as the landlord came walking out of my apartment."},{"id":533672819,"character_id":11077815,"type":2,"content":"What’s going on here? I thought that the lease had been paid for another month!"},{"id":533672820,"character_id":11082658,"type":2,"content":"Sorry, pet. But I don’t allow tenants under 18."},{"id":533672821,"character_id":11077815,"type":2,"content":"I am 18!"},{"id":533672822,"character_id":11082658,"type":2,"content":"Heh, says who?"},{"id":533672823,"character_id":11077815,"type":2,"content":"Um, my ID? My passport? Look-"},{"id":533672824,"character_id":11082658,"type":2,"content":"Listen, kid. I don’t know how to say this but you’re out."},{"id":533672825,"character_id":11082658,"type":2,"content":"You and your failure of a mother have done by head in!"},{"id":533672826,"character_id":11082658,"type":2,"content":"Always an excuse, like there was not enough money for rent because your brother is in hospital-"},{"id":533672827,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"At that moment, I rose up and grabbed him by the collar of his shirt."},{"id":533672828,"character_id":11077815,"type":2,"content":"Don’t you dare insult my little brother, you hear me?"},{"id":533672829,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"My eyes were filled with a fire, and it made the landlord shake."},{"id":533672830,"character_id":11082658,"type":2,"content":"Kids these days should really learn their manners!"},{"id":533672831,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"Raising his hand to strike me, I closed my eyes tight, waiting for the impact. However, something stopped it."},{"id":533672832,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"Nothing hit me. Next thing I know, I opened my eyes and saw the landlord’s hand being blocked by someone."},{"id":533672833,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"-End of Chapter 7-"},{"id":533672834,"character_id":11078108,"type":2,"content":"Thank you for reading my book! Make sure to like if you’ve enjoyed the story and want more. Subscribe by tapping the heart button so you don’t miss any updates. Doing that would mean a lot! Leave a comment especially! I love to read them~."},{"id":533672835,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"Who saved Alyssa? A. Obviously her hubby, Liam~. B. Another man trying to claim Alyssa’s heart. C. Her neighbour Put your guesses in the comment section below."}]}