Copyright © 2019 by Faiza Haris

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Juliet Johnson

D/o Mike Johnson & Victoria Johnson .

Nick name juli , Age 17 , black hair dark brown eyes, high school student , popular in school also cheerleader  ,best friend Alice

Victoria Johnson

Nickname Vic ,Age 40 ,light brown hair dark brown eyes , professional photographer but left after birth of  second child now complete house wife

Mike Johnson

Age 47 ,black hair black eyes , profession secret agent but in the world's eye he is bookshop owner

Zachary Johnson

S/0  Mike Johnson & Victoria Johnson.

Nick name Zack , Age 8 , light brown hair black eyes , intelligent and mischievous

Alicia Wilson

D/o Daniel Wilson and Ariana Wilson ,Age 17 ,best friend  Juliet , blond hair blue eyes , cheerleader and computer hacker

Daniel Wilson

Age 48 , profession cafe owner, Auburn hair hazel eyes , humble person

Ariana Wilson

Age 46 , profession housewife ,gossip queen

Ronald James

Age 18 ,School hottest hunk, basketball player and playboy

Samuel Benjamin

Age 18 ,Second hottest hunk , Ronald best friend and playboy.

**Chapter 1**

The walls a deep red pulsed in the light, sprinkled with various posters. A desk sat in the right corner, littered with wadded up pieces of paper and pens, a vanity standing on the left side. Suddenly the door opens and a person sneaks in, due to dim light only a shadow can be seen. The Shadow slowly moves towards the girl's ear and "Ah! There is a thief in our house ".

" Ah! There is a thief in our house ". I heard my brother Zachery say when I was sleeping.

"What?" I quickly got up and saw him near my bed drinking juice.

"Mom, she is up and you lost", he informed our mom.

"Damn it! How did you do that, you have to tell me". I heard my mom yelling downstairs.

"You fucking asshole! What's wrong with you?

How dare you wake me up this early on a weekend ?" I shouted at my brother.

Mum bet me 10 dollars, that I won't be able to wake you up in 30 minutes. I claimed that I will wake you up in 2 minutes and guess what! You got up in one minute.

I threw a pillow at him, "You moron gets lost or I'll strangle you or I'll kill you".

"Fine, fine I'm leaving, ooh! By the way your ugly blonde is here."

"Oh no I'm late why didn't you tell me before."

"Your problem loser, not mine ". My brother is being dumbass again.

"Behave Mr, I'm older than you."

"What am I smarter than you sister?"

"Yeah, yeah with 150 IQ level way smarter so what, should I give you a reward, do me a favor and get lost from my room."

After he left I quickly got ready.

Meanwhile downstairs Juliet's mum, Victoria was cleaning the kitchen, Mike, her dad was reading the newspaper, Zachary was playing his video games and Alicia, her friend Alicia was enjoying the freshly made pancakes by Victoria..

When Juliet came downstairs, Alicia said “Finally! You're here, I thought I'll get old waiting for you, and I'm not even married yet.”

"Shut up Alicia and stop being a drama queen." I humped "Let's go we're already late. Bye mom, bye dad."

"Ladies hold it where you think you guys are going."

"Sorry dad, we are getting late for our cheerleading practice."

"Girls you can go but be careful and where is your pepper spray? "Dad said as usual, being overly protective.

"We have it in our bags, Now bye bye.

Hurry Alicia lets go or else this crazy family won't let us leave.  I pulled her out the door before my dad starts another lecture, or mom's bionic eyes can notice something almost intangible

In Lisse's High School extracurricular activities are more than academics and it is the top most prestigious high school in less town.

Therefore Juliet and Alicia are popular in their school being the cheerleaders and beauty queens.

Juliet was more popular than Alicia, kind-hearted and always ready to help others. Alicia, on the other hand being somewhat of an irritable  and  quarrelsome nature, managed to offend people and lost loyalties

When they arrived the sports ground, there cheerleading coach was looking quite irritated.

"Miss Johnson and Miss Wilson you both are again late!". Susan Summitt their coach scolded.

"Sorry ma'am, we were stuck in the traffic." Alicia said

"It's okay next time if you are late you guys will have to deal with a detention that will not last before a month." She was barking again thought Alicia.

The practicing girls were too busy to notice that they were being secretly observed.

"Soon you will be my next target." The person laughed wickedly

After cheerleading practice it was the basketball player's turn. So, both Alicia and Juliet waited for their friends Ronald James and Samuel Benjamin to finish their game.

"Hey, Juliet look Ronald is looking at you". Alicia told Juliet, who was busy with her phone.

"Alicia he is not my type. I like someone who is straightforward and honest and not some Casanova.

"Fine, whatever you say, but I know you feel something for him too, it's just that you still don't realize it.

"Listen for the last time Alicia I'm not interested and I only talk to his friend Samuel who is better than him."

"Ahan! So you are into Samuel, poor Ronald he will be heart broken ". Alicia pretends to wipe her fake tears.

"Hold it right there Missy, I never said that. He is a nice person and I only like him as a friend, so stop being a cupid or else I'll throw this juice at you and won't see your face ever again!" Juliet was getting upset due to her friends false accusations.

"Okay, fine, I'm sorry now come on they have finished the game."

"Great game guys". Alicia praised Ronald and his player buddies.

Ronald was not paying attention to Alicia's words because he was giving Juliet flirtatious looks, but Juliet on the other hand was ignoring him and talking to Samuel.

"Hey Samuel you were really great out there ". Juliet praised Samuel

"Thanks Juliet you also nailed it." Samuel said

"You saw us, but we didn't see You guys while practicing."

"That's because we were watching from far only we could see you."

"Okay, that's creepy."Juliet shook her head

Ronald on the other hand was angry at Juliet for ignoring him and talking only to Samuel therefore he interrupted them."Guys, we are also here don't you think we are also important". He said in a little harsh tone

"Oh Ronald you are also here I didn't see you." Juliet purposely said to add oil on fire

Ronald was a little disheartened, but quickly recovered.

"So, wanna grab some lunch Alicia and Juliet". Ronald decided he would continue to please Juliet.

Alicia sensing the tension  agreed without asking Juliet.

"If looks could kill I'm pretty sure I'd be dead by now." I'm saying this because Juliet is giving me death glares and cursing me in her mind.

The reason is without asking her I agreed to go with the boys  because Ronald's car is way cooler than public transport.

So, here we are at Granny's. It is a nice outdoor option. Lovely warm atmosphere, quirky decor that was a talking point and very friendly staff. Interesting and unusual choices on the menu.It gets busy during the day, but the early morning hours are usually quiet.It is really famous for cinnamon buns.

When we entered Nonna was busy arranging the counter. Nonna is the Granny of this cafe and a very sweet lady.

"Hey Nonna!", Me and Juliet said at the same time.

"Ooh! Hey girls, didn't expect to see you on a weekend and I see you have brought friends along". Nonna smirked in triumph,

Before we could say anything, Samuel interrupted by holding his hand to her.

"Hey Nonna, I'm Samuel and this is Ronald".

"How lovely! Make yourself comfortable, I'll serve you my freshly baked buns and coffee". Granny went inside.

We took the front seat from the counter, only few people were around, a group of boys on the left, a guy reading a newspaper on the right and two waiters cleaning the floor and tables.

"So you guys come here often." Samuel asked

"Yeah! It's a really cozy place and we love it here." Juliet answered him.

"Excuse me guys I need to go to the restroom.'' I said while standing up.

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I was watching her from far when my phone rang.

"Hello, where are you?". The person on the other line said.

"I'm here watching her". I said while still watching them.

"She has to die today". The person ordered me

"I've done my part, I told the waiter to put poison in her drink.'' I said.

"Okay, we'll see". The call disconnected.

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We saw the waiter coming our way with buns and coffee. "You are new here?".

"Yeah,  just joined, the name's Brandon". The waiter gave us an introduction with a flirtatious smile.

"Will you serve us and leave". Ronald spoke in an angry tone.

"Sorry, here's your bun and coffee".

When Brandon was passing me the coffee Ronald snatched from him and told him to go.

"What the hell Ronald, why didn't you let me take it"? I was irritated with his action.

"Well, he was flirting and I didn't like it,'' He said.

"So what, you're not my boyfriend".

"Oh soon I will be ". He said confidently

"Shut up!" I said and throw my coffee cup at him

"What the ****, Juliet I was just passing". Ronald was upset.

"Oops hand slipped". I  smirked.

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"Damn it, you were lucky today Juliet, but next time you won't be and I'll make sure of that."