Lured by the Captor

Chapter One

MILEY’S POV

“Miley! Wake up honey you’ll be late”. Ughhh, this woman’s piercing voice. I hate Monday mornings, if I had my way I’d just make every Monday a holiday for everyone.

I lazily wake up to the bath room and do my morning business after I go downstairs for my breakfast.

“Anna, where are you?” Yes I call my mum by her name, I don’t want to sound like a baby by addressing her as “mummy, mummy”.

“Where’s this woman when you need her the most?” I plop myself on the stool beside the island. I love to have my breakfast here the most. She must be in the garden but why isn’t she responding? Was she not the same person yelling my name minutes ago? Hmmmph.

“Honey you’re up, sorry for the slight delay” my mum coos behind me. This woman never admits it when she wastes your time. “Anna?! You call fifteen to twenty minutes slight delay? Oh come on Anna you can do better”. She laughs and hugs me from behind, I just roll my eyes. “Let’s get you something to eat before you set off”. She senses I’m angry at her when I don’t respond so she finally apologizes.

My father my father, I know you’re asking where he is, well as the man of the house he works indefatigably to make sure there’s always food. I mean we won’t go hungry or broke when he doesn’t work for a day or a week or a month or a whole year right? But the old man is stubborn, I sometimes question myself that maybe he loves his job more and he’ll choose his job over his family, but I know it’s a lie because he adores and cherish us so much. Mr Eric Dietrich, I promise to make you very proud.

Can my day get any worse? Well I’m at school and guess what I have in the morning? Mathe-freakin’-matics! Like seriously? Oh God in heaven please help me. I’m seated at the front with my friends Mia Johnson and Clara Benson at my both sides. I am pretentiously, busy, doodling nothing in my notes tada! Mia and Clara are not helping me to get my mind of the man seated in front of me instead they are busy fancying and discussing about boys, which I am totally not interested in.

Even though I’m looking down I can still feel Mr Theo, my maths tutor glaring daggers at me. Ooops somebody woke up on the wrong side of his bed, none of my business. I have submitted my assignment and I’m just waiting for this man to start scolding me but I guess I am mistaken because he calls me with an impressive tone that I had to strain my ears to make sure I was really the one he was calling.

“Miley I called you” oh so it really was me, what changed? Ok let’s find out.

“Sorry sir I lost focus in copying the notes” I lied through my white teeth. ‘wink’

“Miley you had all correct that’s nice keep it up” that’s nice? That’s all he got to say, well then.

“Thank you” I boringly said and he just nods without dismissing me and goes back to marking our works, deep breaths Miley, take in deep breaths. I chant to myself.

So this is where I stand in front of my colleagues and scan the class.

“Sir, May I pls go back to what I was doing?” He finally lifts his head to glance my way surprisingly as if he didn’t notice I was still standing there.

“Oh you’re still standing here? Of course you may go” he said so dismissively but I didn’t miss that not so visible smirk tugged at the left corner of his lips. Ughh how I wish I can wipe it off his face!

I’m on second break with my friends at the canteen, the day is almost over. I’m not so much fan of food so I take some pastries with my first coke.

“Oh my God Miley, look, Jack is heading to our table” Mia cheerfully says and throws her hands in the air, she does that when she’s nervous. This girl is really whipped but wait, the feeling is not mutual. I mean why will a girl die over a girl that does not even notice her when he’s around us. He’s attention is mostly on me. I honestly feel so bad for my bestie.

“Hi Miley” Jack greets and pecks my both cheeks.

“Hello Mia, Clara” he waves his hand at them. Mia’s face falls and I know she’s hurt. I mean it’s got to hurt when your feeling to someone isn’t reciprocated.

“Umm Jack hi, what are you doing here?” I ask to ease the awkwardness surrounding our table.

“I’m with my friends over there and I spotted you so I thought to say hi to you”. He said looking at me in both eyes and pointing at two tables away from ours.

“Oh that’s so thoughtful of you, my bestie here is a very big fan of you” I divert his attention to Mia, and guess what, my friend’s face lightens up when he looks at her. Oh poor girl, I shook my head helplessly at her.

“So how about you girls join my friends over there and I this weekend to a house party at my cousin’s place about fifteen minutes walk from the school premises?” He says in a breath and I was gladly about to refuse when Mia and Clara both clap their hands in unison and say “oh yes that will be awesome!” I glared at the two and muttered under my breath “traitors” and they rolled their eyes at me.

“Guys I’d love to go in fact but you know my dad won’t allow it, besides I have a whole lot of assignments piled up so I’ll be very busy this weekend” I lied about the assignment part but my dad won’t allow it.

“Come on its Monday and we have no assignments, but you know what by the end of the week if there comes any assignment Mia and I will gladly help you to finish it”. Oh no I can’t believe it! Clara just sold me out. I guess they love it when I lie and air them so I’ll do it again, yes this is not the first time I’ll refuse nor pay no heed to their parties.

“Ok I’ll tug along” there’s no argument in agreement right?

“Wow like really, you’re sure you will come? Oh you made my day thanks a lot” he pecks me quickly again and waves at my friends then turns to leave. Now I’m the bad person when I don’t show up. I already feel guilty for hurting his feelings in advance, I’m sure my friends are use to me ignoring them so they won’t be too bothered.