Life is so unpredictable sometimes, one second I was so happy and carefree with Azrael. The next second I'm unhappy and angry at him for ignoring me and all I thought about during the lonely and depressing ride to the dorm was having a nice cup of latte and cake.

But what I didn't expect was Ellie wailing like a banshee as soon as I opened the door.

Mel glanced up at me and widened her eyes as if to say come and save her from this misery and I felt my lips twitching a bit at her alarmed expression.

Somethings never change and I'm so grateful for that.

The feeling soon turned into utter worry as I stared at Ellie. She looked as if she's been through a storm, her hair was messy,  mascara running down her face and tears rapidly falling down her cheeks like a waterfall.

Rushing towards her, I crouched next to her and took her hand in mine, "What's wrong, El?" I murmured.

She shook her head in protest and wrapped her hands around her knees tighter. I looked at Mel to see her stare at me with a look that clearly said she has tried it already.

"Hey, it's fine, tell us what happened." I said gently. She again shook her head more vigorously and stared rocking herself back and forth,

"Ellie...." I said softly, my voice laced with worry. She wailed in response.

"Elena Maria Samuels, you better tell us what the fuck is wrong before I decide to shove some pepper down your throat." Mel spat.

"Melantha, calm down." I stated

Ellie immediately stopped rocking and lifted her face to look up at us with big, teary eyes. Huh. I guess Mel's method works too.

"A-Adam and I, w-went-" she stammered.

"Okay, I get it. Adam did something didn't he? Right. Give me the address El, I'm paying your boyfriend a little visit." Mel said quietly and took out her shiny ink pen out of her pocket.

Let me tell you, that cursed pen is literally a dagger considering it's sharp pointy end. Long story short you didn't want to mess with Mel or the next thing you know, you have an ink pen shoved into your eye.

I'm a teeny tiny bit worried for Adam.

"Mel calm down and listen to her, you idiot." I hissed and earned myself an icy glare.

"Ellie, what really happened?" I said firmly.

"A-Adam and I went to my house to m-meet my parents and they refused to a-accept our relationship b-because of the age gap." She sobbed.

Oh.

"Umm, did you try to convince them? Did Adam try?" I asked.

"No, Adam got angry and flipped the coffee table and my Dad got very angry and threw him out of the house, he also locked me up in my room and said that he'd stop sending me to University if I continue the relationship, I don't even know what to do a-anymore. I love him, Willow. I can't live without him!" She cried.

"First of all, call Adam and tell him to apologise to your parents," I said. "Then go and try to convince them yourself, tell them how you feel about him. Talk to them."

"And if they still refuse and stop paying for University, we'll share it. We'll do part time jobs, I'm sure we'll be able to pay it together." Mel stated.

I nodded my head and stumbled back when Ellie threw herself on us, embracing us in a bone crushing hug.

"Thank you so much!" She sniffed. I watched in amusement as Mel patted her back awkwardly.

"Really, you both are awesome. I'm so glad to be your friend!" She continued. I gaped in horror as Mel opened her mouth to say something.

No.

Please don't say it.

Please.

I beg you, stop.

"What do tics and Eiffel Tower have in common?"

I face palmed.

"They're both Paris sites!" Somebody hide me, I'm dying of second hand embarrassment.

"Oh...umm... Haha very funny Mel, oh would you look at that? Adam is calling." She said hurriedly and almost ran out of the living room. I honestly don't blame her.

I let out out a tired groan and rubbed my probably bloodshot and puffy eyes. Ugh. I hate it when I cry

Sighing dramatically, I collapsed on the nearest sofa and looked around the room to avoid Mel's intense eyes.

Oh my God. She knows there's something wrong, Mother above please save Azrael's oblivious ass from Melantha's wrath.

She opened her mouth and I crossed my fingers, shit she knows, "Fancy a cup of coffee?" She asked instead.

Huh...?

"Yeah, sure." I said and grabbed my bag and followed her out to the parking lot where her car was parked.

"Where do you want to go?" She asked as she climbed onto the driver's seat.

"Roasted beans?" I asked, Roasted Beans was a new coffee shop just fifteen minutes away from the campus and they had different varieties of coffee and God were they amazing, they also had pastries and cakes from different parts of the world and it had become a tradition to order something new almost every day.

I should probably take Azr-

I felt my heart clenching just at the thought of him and Isabella together. Whatever let them do whatever the hell they want, I just don't care.

Liar liar pants on fire.

Shut up.

"Um, Will why are you glaring like that?" Mel muttered as she handed me the cup of hot coffee and a doggy bag.

Huh? We already reached the cafe?

"Nothing, anyway why are we taking a parcel?" I asked curiously.

"We have somewhere to go..." she murmured.

"You're going to cut open my head and sell my precious brain, aren't you?" I gasped

"Please, I wouldn't even get a dollar for that." She scoffed.

"You wound me, Melantha Iris Mikael." I whispered dramatically.

When in despair, be extra. That's my motto.

"Whatever." She tsked.

Soon we stopped in front of a cliff, I jumped out of the car and slowly approached the tip and I had to hold back a gasp at the beautiful sight in front of me.

Blue sea surrounded us, the waves crashed against the rock. Terrifying yet beautiful. The dark blue of the sea reminded me of my favourite pair of cerulean eyes.

Stop.

I ignored the vibrating sound of my phone, I know he has been calling me non stop; I was just giving him a taste of his own medicine. An eye for an eye, Azrael Vaughan Lewis.

Mel walked slowly towards me and sat down at the end without an ounce of fear, her feet dangling in the air.

"Sit down." She said and handed me my coffee and took out a macaroon from the brown paper bag.

I sat down next to her and took a sip of the hot coffee, the heat scaling down my throat. "Another one of your secret place,huh?" I teased.

"Mhm, I have many." She murmured with a half smile as she snapped her head to look ar me, her eyes glittering as if she wanted to convey something.

"Why did you take me here?" I asked curiously.

She kept silent for a minute, "I come here when I'm not feeling the best," she confessed, " I don't know I just feel peaceful here and the scenery around, it makes me feel as if my problems are so small compared to everything around me. There's nothing in this world that cannot be solved Will." She said.

"T-thanks Mel." I stammered, my  voice thick with emotions. She smiled in reply and turned back to stare ahead. There was something about the way she said it that made me feel as if there was more to it, that she was hiding something from me.

"You okay,Mel?" I asked cautiously. A ghost of a smile appeared on her face as she looked ahead.

"No one is truly okay,Will. You just have to learn to embrace the little happy moments in life so that the sad ones do not drown you."

"Damn, when did you get so poetic?" I whistled.

"Since the day you decided to be even more stupid." She muttered under her breath.

"Hey! Shoo you evil." I whined and waved my hands around.

She laughed and just like that we sat there till the sun went down and the moon came back, talking about anything and everything. The only annoying part was my phone buzzing continuously. After that we decided it was time to leave and with a promise of visiting later we both drove back to the dorm.

"What do you plan to do tonight?" I absentmindedly asked her as we got down the car.

"Don't know, maybe a movie night?" She asked

"Awesome, there's this new Korean drama that I really want to watch." I clapped my hands excitedly.

"Then we're going to watch Turkish drama after that, I just started watching one and God, the guy is so hot Will. Like the man bun, wild, leather jacket and adventure sports kind of guy. I think I'm in love." She said with a dreamy sigh,

"I feel you sis, I feel you." I said sympathetically and patted her back.

"Why are we falling in love with fictional guys?! Why?!" She wailed.

"I don't know. Probably because the guys in real life are massive jerks. I swear I'm done with them." I spat bitterly.

"Ermm, Will your jerk is standing right in front of you." She muttered and ran up the stairs and  closed the door before I could also escape. I ran up the stairs and banged on the door helplessly. "MELANTHA ! OPEN THE DOOR OR I SWEAR I'M GOING TO STAB YOU IN YOUR SLEEP!" I yelled.

She shoved a note down the small gap between the door and the floor and I took a deep breath and picked it up

Face your problems Will!

XxMelantha

Ps : I'm sorry.

I closed my eyes.

Why me?!

I walked down the stairs to see Azreal leaning against his car and Zach and an another guy hovering around him looking very anxious. Why are they travelling in two cars? Crazy rich people.

"Lil' Wil! Hi!" Zach waved enthusiastically with a big grin while the other guy smiled at me.

"Hey Zach." I waved back with a grin.

"Okay, we've safely dropped Azzie to you and now he's your responsibility, Ciao!" He said hurriedly and got into his car leaving Az sprawled on the hood of his car.

"I'm Chase by the way." The new guy said with a wave and just like that they were speeding out the parking lot.

Why were they acting as if they just got rid of a nuclear bomb.

"Hi, my love." Azrael suddenly giggled sleepily. I frowned.

What's wrong with him?

That was when I noticed the droopy, bloodshot eyes and the shit eating, wild grin.

Oh. My. God.

He's freaking drunk!

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Hey guys!!!💃💃💃

I think I'm gonna be sick! I'm so freaking sleepy cuz it's like 1 in the morning rn.

What do you think of Mel? And how do you think drunk Az is going to be?

I'm really excited for the next chapter....quick question do you want me to upload the next chapter of First Light or Knight in Distress first?

Az (when he's not being a jerk, ik I'm petty af🙄) :

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