His Temptation

Brothers

~ Avril's POV ~

Did he just kiss me? How dare this guy! Does he think that the whole world revolves around him just because he has a nice face and power?

I wanted my university life to be normal. I always dreamt about attending this university, but I never got the chance to do that.

Why is it so hard for me to have a life that I dreamt about? I don’t understand these people at all. 

They want someone to laugh at, but if someone dared to show them their ugly appearance in the mirror they start to tremble in anger.They seriously think only about themselves and their happiness.

Laughing on someone is easy, but facing their situation is something that everyone won’t be able to handle.

I tried everything in my power to get admission to Ravenswood High, but just because of these people I won’t give up.

The more they will try to push me down, the more I will rise. I will show them that I am not like those usual girls who flock around him for no reason.

He wants to break me and what to see me in tears, right? So, I will only need to show him that the things which he is dreaming about are something that is not going to happen.

I was trying to calm myself down, but that smirk on his face is quite ticking me off for some reason and I don’t know why, but I immediately dashed towards his direction with my hand raised in the air and the next thing I know was that I without my knowledge slapped the guy on his face.

The whole lecture hall was filled with the sound of my slap and the guy was looking at me with his eyes wide open.

The moment I thought to sigh in relief, he seized my wrist in his hands and thereupon, he pushed me on the wall by pinning my hands above my head.

He whispered something about the consequences in my ear, but before he could do anything else, he was stopped by a very familiar voice, “Ashton what are you doing in this empty hall and who is the girl you are holding.

I hope that you are not repeating the same mistake as you did in the past.”

Ashton turned around to look at the entrance door. He was now no longer grabbing my wrist in his tight grip, but when I saw the guy who was talking to Ashton, I got stunned as he is the same guy with whom I bumped in the hallway, but what is he doing here and how does he know this guy?

He was now walking towards our direction when Ashton clicked his tongue in annoyance whilst looking towards him with an irritated expression on his face.

“Let’s go Mat and Synthia. I don’t want to ruin my mood any further than this by looking at useless things, but let me ask you Zach why are you so concerned about this ugly?

Is she someone special to you?”, Ashton said while walking away from me, but he stopped in front of the guy named Zach and then he kept his hand on his shoulder with a smug on his face.

I don’t know why, but this guy always gets on my nerves. Ashton Ross, you are the only person whom I don’t like at all.

He has the freedom to choose everything according to his wish and yet he is not thankful for it.

What a jerk! I don’t understand guys like him. They show the world that they are someone who can’t be bind by the rules, but I am sure by the way of his expression that he is not happy at all.

I don’t know the reason, but I am certain of it.

Wait! Why I am concerned about him? I am already surrounded by my own problems which I have to deal with on my own.

“It’s none of your concern that what kind of relationship I have with this girl and unlike you, I don’t find her ugly at all.

On the contrary, I have never seen someone as beautiful as her. I can take care of myself and I hope you will also do the same.

If you are done then I am taking my friend with me. Let me warn you from the last time, Ashton. Stay away from her and don’t you dare to trouble her in the future.

If you didn’t listen to my warning then don’t blame me later.

Do you understand? I hope that I don’t need to be more clearer than this, right?” Zach asserted in a cold voice whilst he was looking towards Ashton with a dead look in his eyes.

He then shoved off his hand from his shoulder and after that, he started to head towards my direction with a smile on his face.

I have never seen Ashton making that face. Does he know Zach? Well, whatever the case is I am happy that at least I won’t have to deal with him for now.

“You know in normal circumstances people show their gratefulness by saying thanks to their saviours, my love”, Zach whispered to me while holding me by my shoulders.

What? Why do I have to say thanks to him?

“Umm, if I remember correctly, I never asked you to become my Knight in shining armour in the first place then why would I need to show my gratefulness to you?

You decided to barge in with your free will. I never asked you to butt in.

If not for you, I would have already shown his reality to him. If you all are done with making the commotion then I would like to take my leave.

You know unlike you people I have to earn for my living and Mr Aston Ross if you dared to touch me again then, believe me, next time it won’t be just a slap”, I warned him in a dead tone whilst removing Zach hands from my shoulder.

Thereafter, I started to walk out of there without looking back, but I think, I heard someone mumbled in low voice, “This is going to be exciting.”

I don’t know why, but listening to his words, a shiver ran down my spine. I have to get out of here as soon as possible. I don’t want to stay with these weird people anymore.

I am getting late for my part-time job. Thanks to those lunatics there are no more lectures scheduled for the day.

I looked at my wristwatch and thankfully there is some time left before my part-time job will start. What should I do till then?

Umm, maybe I should head to the library. At least there won’t be anyone to disturb my peace there.

“Hey, miss thankless. You forgot your textbook. Here, take this and also, you don’t need to say thanks for this.

I don’t think that we will be able to meet in normal circumstances even in our next meeting. Well, I didn’t tell you my name, right? I am Zach and you?”, he asked me while handling my textbooks.

I looked here and there as this was the first time when someone approached me to ask my name.

I didn’t know that something this trivial can also make me so much happiness. I don’t know why, but I without wasting any second blurted out my name with a grin on my face, “Avril. It’s Avril.”

He was stunned by my sudden change in attitude. I know that I might be a little cold sometimes, but that’s how I was raised.

I never wanted to be like this, but because of them, I am like this. Too much of everything always ends up ruining everything. Be its love or hatred.

Zach was trying to come up with something, but eventually, he stops himself in the middle before saying something to me.

I looked straight into his eyes and thereupon, I asked him calmly while we both started to head towards the library, “So, are you and that Ashton on bad terms or something like that. I mean, your relationship looks quiet..”

I stopped in the middle, but Zach completed my sentence with a doleful expression on his face, “Close?

Yes, we do have a close relationship, but only in name because as long as I remember he doesn’t like me since his childhood days.

Well, you must be thinking how do I know him from his childhood, right? I didn’t tell you my full name, did I?

I am Zach Ross. So, that makes Ashton my younger brother. We are brothers, but there is nothing between us.”

What? They are brothers! Well, they are quite different from one another or should I say completely opposite of one another.

No, relax Avril. If you think too much about these brothers then the one who will get a headache will be you and not them.

“I was curious from the starting, but how did you get admission to this university?”, Zach asked me in a low voice whilst he was looking at me.

He must be trying to change the topic, but the topic which he has selected is something that I don’t want to talk about at all.

Meanwhile,

“The work that you have assigned me is done. That b***h! She dared to seduce both Ashton and Zach on her first day.

I told you to look after Zach, but you just never listen to me. It’s a good thing that I told you about everything that I saw in the hallway when Zach was helping that ugly.

Also, by using the whole lift scenario you were able to ruin her image in Ashton’s eyes.

I am sure that Ashton will now do everything in his power to throw her out of the university and even if he fails then I am sure that you won’t let her stay in this place, am I correct, Zoe?

I know that you must have plans against that good for nothing girl”, asserted Jane in a low voice while she was looking towards the silent girl who was sitting on the chair while she was tapping on the table with her index finger.

Jane was the same girl whom Ashton kissed in the lift, but when she saw that he is taking interest in that ugly, she made a plan to throw her out of this place and she knew who will help her in this situation.

That was none other than Zoe Taylor. She is also from an influential family.

Zoe is someone who always gets what she desired and the thing that she desires the most right now is Zach.

He is someone whom she desires, but she never got the courage to tell him about her feelings. 

She was happy just by studying in the same class as him, but the moment she got the report about the new girl’s arrival, Zoe was trembling in rage.

She doesn’t believe that someone other than her dared to approach Zach. Everyone in this university was aware of Zoe’s feelings so, no one dared to confess their feelings to Zach.

She made sure that if someone did confess her feelings to him then that girl won’t be able to see the next day in the university.

“I don’t want to listen to your flatteries, Jane. I don’t like to chatter with you so, get out of here before I ask my man to throw you out.

Believe me, I am not in one of my best moods right now”, exclaimed Zoe in a cold voice while she was glaring at Jane with an annoyed look on her face.

Jane immediately understood the meaning behind her words and dashed out of that place as she knows that if she will annoy her even for a second then it won’t be good news for her.

Zoe was now sitting all alone in the room while her head was on the table.

“Why do you look at other girls, Zach? Am I not enough for you? Why are you not aware of my feelings when the whole university is aware of them?

What should I do so that you will only look at me and no one else?”, asserted Zoe in a sad tone while she sliding her fingers on the table. 

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