"Vanessa!!! what'd heck is going on in here?" Jenna screamed as she dashed into her room from the shower and met pieces of an already shattered glass cup on the floor of her room.

"urgh....not again." She groaned and slammed a shelf . The little brat, Nessa already ran out to their mother for safety. "why can't she keep her hands off my table. Did I owe her in my previous life?" she muttered to herself angrily as she put on a blue jean bum short and a yellow baggy tee-shirt before running downstairs to grab a mop and vacuum cleaner to clean up the mess in her room.

Midway cleaning up the mess, Nessa was standing in front of her door banging it nosily. "Jenna, mommy shaid to come down for bweikfast", she shouted banging the door. "go away Nessa!!! I'm coming!" Jenna shouted back. Unfortunately, the little brat let herself into the room the next minute and picked up a fashion magazine from the floor to flip the pages*of course she didn't forget to leave some stains behind her small feet*. Jenna was just short of throwing the mop on the little guy.

"Vanessa! drop the book and get your *** downstairs, Now!" Jenna said strictly and with that, Nessa scampered off to the dining room. She then concentrated on cleaning the room until it was to her satisfaction.

Next up, she found herself, in the dining room with her family members; Her mom, dad and Nessa, having breakfast together. After eating, the two girls were about to head back to their rooms when Mrs Evario spoke up,

"Girls, I and your dad have something to tell you. We just don't know how you'll feel about it ". Jenna and Nessa glanced at themselves, shrugged and sat down on their seats. " it better be something good mommy", Nessa said with her childish voice. "well?" Jenna echoed looking at them.

"Actually it's kind of a good news and...a an I-don't-know News. The Good News is ...... your Dad got a huge promotion at work. "that's really great. wow".Mrs Evario smiled proudly, " of course it is. But,.... the I-don't-know News is that ....... we're gonna have to relocate because there's a transfer".

"say wha....?" Jenna and Nessa said at the same time.

"No way dad, this is so not happening "

"certainly, it can happen Jenna". Nessa said happily.

"Mom, quit joking okay?"

Mr Evario cleared his throat," darling, your mom is not joking." Jenna shook stubbornly,"I haven't even been in college here for half a year, I'm still trying to fit in, okay? You can't be doing this to me". She felt a tug, and looked down to see Nessa tugging at her shirt," actually they can..". She slapped Nessa's hands away angrily.

"I'm so sorry Jenna, your Dad hit it big this time and they're offering to pay a large amount of money as his salary. If he doesn't report by next week, he may not just lose this promotion. He might also lose his job. We can't afford to miss this opportunity."

" argh...this is hard to accept, then......you can leave me behind and go on your own".

"no baby, we can't do that, we all are moving, even your brother when he leaves the boarding house, he'll join us there". Jenna adjusted her glasses,"fine where are we going and.....when?" Mrs Evario smiled leaning in her husband's chest, "we're going to Berlin, in Washington DC, how's that?"

"it sounds cool mommy! Jenna, what do you say?"

"Jenna baby, I remember that you have some old school mates and friends over there." she gave Jenna a knowing smile. Jenna suddenly remembered Paige, her Best friend since high school. They hadn't lost contact and they often talked a lot on social media. the idea of schooling with her in college seemed........not bad.

"Alright Mom, you win!" she finally conceded.

"yay!!! we're going to Washington DC!!!" Nessa wriggled and danced.

Alright...... introducing Jenna Evario, a slim, tall girl who wears glasses because of a rare eyesight problem. She has some nerd characteristics, but a total opposite of the word *nerd*. She hates parties, books buh she loves sports and food. She has a pair of light pink bunny eyes, long eyelashes, an oval face and natural nude lips. Her hair is shoulder length blonde, but mixed with a combination of white and blue hair dye. Her body shape is sexy, although she hides herself in baggy tee-shirts and sweaters carefully. Oh!....and she's a snob.

Early in the morning, Jenna woke up and stretches herself before walking into the shower sleepily to have her bath. Afterwards she walked out lazily, applied lotion on her fair skin and wore her clothes; a knee length white joggers, blue tank to and a white sweater that had a hood. After dressing up, she ran out jogging towards the gymnasium. Alaska had so much snow this particular morning and she trod the path where the snow were slightly raked. Now, it was the wee hours of the morning and city was quiet. As she ran, she didn't notice that her shoe lace had gone loose and someone stepped on it. Her glasses popped out of her face, and she grabbed it panicking. She shut her eyes and prepared to fall into the snow, but surprisingly, she found herself in the arms of a guy. Her hair went loose from the hoodie and gathered some snowflakes.

"I am so...so sorry, are you okay?" he asked, putting her down. She firstly put on her glasses, then she dusted her clothes.

"I'm fine, thank you," the voice she heard was oddly familiar. " I'm sorry.......ah my laces got in the way, I...Ralph?"

"you are Ralph, aren't you?". she said smiling widely.

"woah... hot scotch, it's really you," Ralph looked at her cute face with a gentle smile and patted her hair to clear the snowflakes." Jenna, how have you been?" "I've been great, I didn't expect to meet you here....like this. Where are you heading?"

"the gym, you?"

"so am I, let's go together then!", he suggested with a smile and squatted down to tie her shoelace that went loose.

Ralph used to be Jenna's crush. he was the school's prince charming in her middle school and they were really good friends then. Unfortunately, after he left high school, she lost all contact with him because his third girlfriend lost his cellphone. He was Jenna's senior and already in college. After tying Jenna's shoelace, Jenna thanked him and they continued to jog together to the gymnasium.

...✨✨✨The Kings ✨✨✨...

Somewhere inside a dimly lit hall, was a fair girl with a shoulder length blonde hair, dyed black and pink. She wore a thick black lipstick on her lips and mascara. She had sparkly sea green eyes and her slightly dyed hair was tied up int a high ponytail. She wore a brown kneecap joggers, a shorthand black vest. A jean jacket was tied to her slim waist and on her feet were a pair of sneakers. She looked posh and eye-catching from all angles. She was leaning on a locker in the company of two other guys. One of the guys had a cigar, the other guy was on his phone. The girl was anxiously waiting for the remaining members of the gang to gather together.

Not too long after, two other guys and another sexy looking girl walked in with a nerd on Harry Potter glasses. the nerd was covered in bruises. Apart from the nerdy guy, the gang was finally complete.

Introducing the gang;

The blonde haired girl was Paige Benson, and the sexy girl with long white witch hair and hazel eyes was Gemma White. The guy holding a lit cigar and smoking it was Tyler Lakes, an affluent second generation rich heir that was not to be messed with. The Gang leader was the guy on the phone, Kendrick O'Brian, The hottest guy in the college, the craziest but, also the most quiet person in their crew. Kendrick was one of the top three Hottest hunks on the school's ranking list, and next to him was another member of the gang, Justin Starford. He was holding up the bruised nerd. Justin was Kendrick's best friend, His high rate on the ranking list came from his cuteness. He was the most lively member of the gang and the most bloodthirsty. And finally, the last member, Greg Allen, he did all the dirty work in the gang. This popular gang was known as The Kings. It was well sought after in college and known for protecting it's members. No one dared to cross their path. Unfortunately, the nerd was a new student and was yet to know the identity of the person he had messed with. Tyler Lakes, the most dangerous member of The Kings.

Greg let go of the nerdy boy's collar and he dropped on the floor on a kneeling position before Tyler. The rest of the Gang surrounded him. The atmosphere was airy and ominous. After puffing out another ring if smoke, Tyler glanced at the nerd indifferent.

"hey! look up."

The nerd was trembling from head to toe and wasted time raising his head up, so Tyler crouched down and forcefully pulled his chin up.

"are you messing with me?"

"no......never..I...I don't dare to....I'm sorry I'm really sorry. I know my wrong." the poor guy stammered, sweating profusely.

"you do?.... hahahaha," Tyler stood up laughing,"you had so much guts back then, you actually asked me what I would do to you if you didn't move out of the way. So brave huh?" as he spoke he retrieved a gun from his back pocket. That's right, he had a gun!!! Kendrick exchanged glances with Justin and he left to answer a fake phonecall.

The boy's eyes widened with fear and he hurriedly knotowed. "Sir...I mean....boss. it wo...won't happen ever again....I swear, it won't", he nearly peed in his pants on seeing a gun.

"but...I really want to kill someone....I just don't know if someone will accept it," he said his eyes darting towards the blonde haired girl by his side.

"Enough of scaring him, Lakes I'm getting bored. Same old."

Justin smirked and threw an amused look at Paige,"aren't you gonna say something?"

Paige rolled her eyes arrogantly, "suit yourself, I'm not going to jail anyway for murder". Tyler smirked and kicked the nerd hard on his leg, "you hear that, she doesn't want me to go to jail. Get your filthy *** outta here!" The nerd quickly got up, knotowed to Paige and limped out of the environment hurriedly.

The gang flew into a prolonged silence..

"um....guys, I'm leaving for class. see you all later, I'm off." Paige said with a wide smile and walked out of the house. As she was leaving the building she lost her balance, and was caught by Kendrick. He helped her up, "why? why are you still doing this? You shouldn't have said anything, anyone else could have spoken up for that guy". Paige turned her already pale face to him," it's not like I have a choice. He won't listen to anyone else". She freed herself from his hold subconsciously and walked away weakly. As she walked in the lecture hall, she acted strong and released her signature smile. She was known as the popular Queen Bee In college. Her smile was a form of deceit for those who didn't know her. Just as she sat down and picked up a book, she heard a beep. She pulled out her phone from the pocket of her joggers. It was a brief and simple message from not just anyone, but her best friend Jenna Evario. The message read:

Hi Paige, guess what? I met Ralph today and he's still as handsome as ever. And we're relocating to Berlin this weekend, and I'm studying at your college, Brighton College. I'm really looking forward to seeing you there. Send my greetings to your friends over there, I'm sure they'll love me as much as you do. muacks.

As she read, her blood pumped faster with excitement, but at the end of the text, she got worried. What would Jenna do if she discovered that she *Paige* was in some gang that was dangerous. She knew Jenna so well, that she wouldn't sit still. Jenna, her bestie may be a bit of a nerd, but she sure was a troublemaker. She tried so hard to brain wash herself that Jenna might have dropped that attitude but the sinking feeling refused to budge. Forget it, anyway she wouldn't let anything happen to Jenna on her watch and she could plead with Kendrick to keep an eye on her too.

"Paige." a charming voice that sent chills into her body arrived at the moment. She raised her distracted head hastily to face Tyler who was sitting on her desk nonchalantly. "Ah Tyler...Any problem?" she asked suspiciously. What did this great Buddha want from her again.*you keep forgetting my temple is too small to accommodate you* she thought internally. Who would dare say no to him. He simply did what he wanted.

"Go out with me,"

"huh.......where?"

"Brooklyn Bar"

Paige stiffened abruptly,"no!....I'm sorry but, I won't go there."

"But I want you to go with me or......do you hate hanging out with me that much?" His eyes narrowed dangerously.

"no Tyler, it's not what you think. It's like this I'm really busy with school projects a.....and I need to be back in my room right now. Take Gemma with you or any of the others. I'll be leaving now". She said stone faced, she had never forgotten her first experience stepping into that bar. Before Tyler could say another word to her, she bolted out of the hall. There was nothing in the class for her to do anyway.

Unknown to her, Tyler's infatuated eyes followed behind her. *you better not be lying to me Paige* he thought *and you can't run from me either*.

In the meantime, Jenna and Ralph were both having a great time at the gymnasium. They worked out in their various centers. After swimming, the exercise was completed and they walked together to a nearby canteen to grab some snacks.

The lady at the counter passed the soda to Jenna and stopped her as she reached out to scan the QR code.

"no need ma'am, your boyfriend already paid for yours"

Jenna turned and looked at Ralph then turned back to the counter lady shaking her head, "you're mistaken. He's not my boyfriend. He's my senior."

"really? i thought you guys were a couple."

"nah.... we actually are just ordinary friends. We aren't even compatible foe each other"

Ralph who suddenly walked back to them coincidentally heard it and fell silent.

"Here", just then he saw Jenna pass him a soda to drink with a bright smile and the atmosphere was cleared instantly.

             Towards evening, Jenna packed up her phone and accessories and was about leaving when Ralph walked up to her. "Hey, I'll walk you home, okay?"

"mm...okay"

A few step later......................

"Really? I can't believe that a girl could possibly be a foodie".

" I know right? I was shocked when I found out".

They laughed as they walked back home while recounting funny escapades from their School. As they got close to the road where they met initially, Ralph looked at Jenna and popped out a statement.

"You know......even if I didn't see you today, I planned to come see you soon."

" Really?" Jenna asked looking a bit surprised. Ralph nodded.

"Well... I could say that you are lucky we met today".

" Lucky? What do you mean? ", he chuckled.

" that..... that's because I'm leaving Alaska this weekend. "

Jenna broke the news as slowly as she could to him. The wide smile on Ralph's face dimmed, and then he laughed," you can't be serious Jenna joke's over".

Jenna rapped her forehead," I'm not joking. Ralph sighed "so, how long will you be there, a week or two? "

" I'm not sure, My dad's promotion is more imminent there. We might never come back to Alaska. "

" Dang it! " He looked sad,

" I like you Jenna. I wanted to ask you out".

" What!!!!!" , Jenna screamed internally. On the surface, she looked Stoic, but struck.

"That.... I.......you... Like me?!"

While she was still talking, Ralph took her hands in his and proclaimed seriously.

"Jenna, I really like you. I've liked you since 5th grade. If I knew this would happen, I would've let you know my heart sooner. It's always been you. Even if you only see me as a friend, I will wait for you to fall for me" .

Jenna adjusted her glasses.

" Well it doesn't even matter anymore. We're most likely destined to be just friends. We should probably leave it at that.".

" That's right," she replied quickly. " No one knows for sure if I'll ever come back".

They got to Jenna's house and Ralph's step got heavy while Jenna was lost in her own thoughts. Not long after, they were at the door.

"um.... We're here. Thanks for sending me back".

" ah… … Are you coming in? "

" no need, I should be on my way home."

" okay, bye."

After a few steps backwards, Ralph turned with a sad smile.

" Jenna..."

"huh?" Jenna turned back looking clueless.

"I'm really going to miss you."

Jenna felt a pink blush feeling on her face and stammered back a reply *Ahem, yeah* before stumbling into the house clumsily. She locked up the door to her room and went into the bathroom to wash up.

Afterwards, she lay on her bed and picked up her phone from the side table and logged into WeChat.

Jenn : um....Paige, Ralph asked me out. OMG!

Paige: Oh so you're gonna be his 80th girlfriend?! girl, take a chill pill alright.

Jenn: you...he's not like that.

Paige: what's he like huh? you aren't getting too lonely there are you?

Jenn: Paige!

Paige: fine, I'll stop. whatever.

Suddenly, Paige was offline and a call came in. Jenna rolled her eyes and picked the call bringing her phone close to her ear.

"Paige, how have you been?"

"fine, fine  Are you really coming over to Haven-Nile College?", there was an unnoticeable trace of worry in her voice. Jenna nevertheless answered unaware.

"of course! I'm so happy".

"yeah, that's great," Paige said with a grunt.

" what?"

"it's great that you're coming. I'll be expecting you."

"hey, is there anything i could get for you?"

"nah, I'm fine"

"okay. stay pretty"

"i will. you should too."

"mm.....bye. I'll hang up first".

After Paige cut the call, Jenna placed the phone on bedstand and sighed softly to herself, "i really can't wait to see you Paige"

****************. Private Room in a club ****************

            Greg, Gemma and Tyler sat on well furnished cushions with drinks watching some stripper perform their pole dance. Gemma lay her head on Tyler's lap lazily with a drink looking like a cat. She had on a silver slay jacket, light green net hose and sloppy styled silver boots, while Grey Allen sat on the opposite side with a gun, twirling it repeatedly. His messy brown hair made him look laid-back enough to make a person let down his guard. His eyes looked fixated at the stripper that anyone would think he's interested in her. Of course, his mind was far off wandering about.

A timid looking attendant walked in and stood at the side looking worried and drained of energy. Tyler paid no mind to hie countenance. He gulped down a mouthful of wine inelegantly and asked,

"where are they?"

"..."

Tyler looked up at him and his heart skipped a beat, this look meant that there was definitely trouble.

"where's Kendrick? Have you called him?"

"yes.... but..."

"but what?!", He interrupted." what is his excuse this time?"

"Boss he...he sent his girlfriend to XX hospital"

"that motherfucker really has good timing. And Justin?"

"At a commercial, boss".

Suddenly thinking of one last member, Tyler dropped his glass of wine on the table and tapped mildly with his fingers. Then he asked, "And Paige?"

"Ahh.....Boss..."

"where is she?"

The attendant, Miller cleaned off sweat from his forehead before replying somewhat calmly,

"she's asleep boss".