VALERIA

Just as I was about to get down to reading, I saw a shadow fall over me. Assuming it was Zane, I immediately switched off the screen of my phone and looked up while wondering to myself about how he had managed to return so soon.

However, it wasn't him that I saw after looking up, it was an unfamiliar woman instead.

The said woman was wearing an off-shoulder bling-bling black dress(don't ask me the brand 'cause I sincerely have no idea)¹ and was looking down at me haughtily.

I couldn't help but feel irritated by that look of hers, however I managed to suppress my emotions when I...