New Update (kissing The Wind)!

I've posted another update for Kissing The Wind. Here's an excerpt:

Chapter 17: Changed Status

The way she stared at me was like I’ve grown another head. “It’s a blessing. You don’t want it?” she asked while playing the fountain pen in her fingers.

No, of course, I wanted to have a sponsor who is willing to cover my supposed to be penalties. But coming from Rogie’s family? The Camero? No, I can’t accept it.

I shook my head and opened my mouth to assert my disapproval, but the door burst open and I saw Rogie walking towards me with his boyish grin. “Have you told her?” he asked and faced the principal.

She frowned. “Mr. Camero, you’re in my office. Behave yourself.”

But Rogie just shrugged his shoulder and glanced at me. His gaze was intense, making my blood boil in anticipation. His looks somehow reminded me of the day we were alone in the corner of two buildings. I looked away and held my gaze on the wooden table.
“You didn’t tell her?” he asked with a disapproving tone.

I lifted my gaze onto the principal who was looking amused at Rogie. My throat felt dry so I swallowed. “I will not accept it, Maam.”

My body shuddered a little when I saw in my peripheral vision how hasty Rogie looked in my direction. “You want to pay the penalties by yourself?” he asked then snorted. “Come on, Sydnee. Be realistic.”

His remarks made my cheeks burn red not in embarrassment but anger. I shot him with a hateful glare, not wanting to believe nor listen to his words. “You planned this all along, am I right?” I asked.

“I just want you to be a regular student.” He threw both of his hands in the air. “You don’t want that?”

“What? Am I not a regular student for the past years?” My eyes narrowed at him. “Go, get my scholarship back. I didn’t violate any of the school rules and you just admitted that you plan this all along. So it’s your mistake, not mine.”

“Woah, easy there.” He chuckled and placed both hands in his waist, then clicked his tongue, showing his disappointment. “I just did you a favor of changing your status and you’re not grateful for my heroic deed?”

I shook my head. He has his ego and I am certain of that. “You think that becoming my sponsor will elevate my status? What? I was not informed that this school has a hierarchal system. If I had known, I should have reported it to the officials.”

Rogie’s eyes became sharp at my sarcasm. “Sydnee, watch your mouth.”

“You know why I don’t want to accept your offer, Rogie?” He did not say anything so I continued. “It’s because I don’t want to be in debt with your family. I know what rich is thinking. Planting investments and then what? You’ll reap it someday with huge interest. I’ll be in my grave if that happens.”

His expression changed from confused to a cold one. “So you think that this whole setup is an investment?” He reached for his tie and arranged it, loosening a bit. “That I am taking advantage of you?”

I opened my mouth to answer him but the principal cleared her throat and we both looked at her at the same time. She had this awkward smile on her lips while her eyes move from me to Rogie and back to my ghastly face. “Maybe you two could talk in private? Settle everything and then come back here again for the conclusion.”

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Kissing The Wind is a story of Sydnee, a poor girl studying inside one of the prestigious schools, who often encounter bullies and is struggling in her Math subject. Everything changed when the most popular guy notice her and after finding herself falling in love with her teacher.