Chapter 1 (Season 1)

(The voice)

LAILA'S POV

I was super excited today of course, who won't be, it was my 18th birthday today, the day I've been expecting all my life, finally, it was here.

"Good morning honey," I heard mum's lovely voice, as she tapped me gently

"Morning mum, I'm so excited,"I said yawning and stretching my arms

"Of course, you should be honey, it's your birthday today," Mum stated and I giggled

"And what is her royal highness still doing on her bed huh?" Flake, one of my friends asked, she was looking good already

"Oh flake, where's Angel and Amore?"I asked about my other friends as flake dragged me from the bed, while mum chuckled

"Putting their hands on deck, hurry up, I'll make you up" flake said with a cute smile...

"Is...Jim coming?" I found myself asking, uhh, Jim of all people. He's the best soccer player in all high schools at Rancho Charleston in las Vegas, and I can't help but crush on him ever since middle school

" I think he might come....but for now, let's get you ready baby" flake pulled me to the bathroom and closed the door

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I found myself in the makeup room, with some girls who were chit chatting, oh gosh, how I hate chit chats and gossips.... Soon Angel entered with a wide smile

"Who's the birthday girl now?" Angel said padding my hair...ugh... She knows how much I hate that

"You know I can skin you alive Angel?" I gritted my teeth at her and she just smiled, she's really cute at that, sometimes I envied her beauty

"Oh come on senorita, don't be grumpy on your birthday, it's not good for your health." Amore said using her Spanish accent again

"Oh goodness, please no padding my hair or my cheeks today, I really spite that," I said reminding them as they all laughed it off

My name is Laila Hales, from the united States, Las vegas.... I am the first child of my home with my little sister and brother. Blake is 15 years old, a bit stubborn, but cute and Nina is just 6 years old, she's my favorite and too smart for her age, we love each other like the moon and stars, my brother was my bodyguard, sort off, course he do comes to my aid whenever I'm in need... No don't get me wrong, I'm not a weakling, I'm a trained fighter, my father made me train because according to him, he said he wanted his first child to be strong and brave. That also made everyone in my family strong too, I just graduated from highschool and I can bet you, I'm beautiful, yeah I know I am.... I'm the belle of my extended family. But I don't like it when people tells me that.

I can bet you I have trust issues and my temperament is bad... No matter how hard I tried to control it..

I'm not my Dad's favorite though, but I'm mum's favorite and she ensures I gets whatever I wanted in life. I came out the best in my graduation and I got a crush on only one person, jimmy skyes, he's the only guy that caught my eyes but too bad I'm not in his heart. Who cares anyway, I'm beautiful and I still believe I will get married someday and have my children with my husband by my side, I don't really love reading but I love sports and painting, those are my best talents so far...

"Okay now, once you are being called, you walk elegantly down the stairs, please do steady your walking steps, nothing should go wrong." Flake pointed out as though she was a teacher of walking steps, well , I just nodded and smiled at her. I was getting super duper nervous right now... Checking my self out again, I look gorgeous with a lovely blue gown that exposed my pearl shoulders and some part of my pearl skinned cleavage, I looked like a real princess. I smiled and awaited the announcement

"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome our host, Laila Hales...." I heard the announcement and then the big giant gate parted and I walked down elegantly, my head high as I noticed everyone gasping in awe of how I looked, I gave away a tiny smile and walked to the stage

"Hello everyone, I'm Laila Hales, I'm turning 18 today and I'm glad you all made it here today, thank you and I'm really grateful to you all.." I said and a loud cheering erupted the air. I smiled at them and gently walked over to my friends, they cheered for me

"You're looking super gorgeous baby." Flake complemented and then I felt a tap on my shoulder

"Hey," I heard a cute tenor called. Turning towards the direction of the voice, I was gobs macked, it was Jim, without thinking twice. I bit my lips, he was so hot, he smirked at me and I blushed... He was looking good

"Care for a dance?" He asked and I felt like I was dreaming

"of course." I said as he led me to the dance floor, while we danced I was lost in his handsome face and features.

AUTHOR'S POV

He did not really smiled at her, just stared at her pastel blue eyes and she blushed for no reason

"So you're eighteen today?" He asked looking deep into her eyes

"Yeah, and you?" She found herself asking him with a smile

"I'm 20 this year." He answered blankly and she nodded. In a swift moment, he pulled her into a kiss, making her confused as ever, why did he kiss her? But all the same she loved it, his lips and kisses.... Just then she felt a hand yanked her away from him

"How dare you? You slut? He's my boyfriend" the blonde yelled at her

"Let go of her camora." Jim stated

"You're cheating on me Jim.." The girl sounded broken

"Well you cheated on me camora you cheated on me with my friend" he said to the blonde, and then Laila understood what was going on. Jim was using her to hurt camora, he's using her to pay camora for her deeds..... Laila felt badly hurt, he didn't love her but he dare used her as a substitute to hurt another woman. She subconsciously slapped him. Making everyone gasped in surprise

"You bitch.... How dare you slap my boyfriend!" Camora raised her hand to slap Laila, but Laila angrily held her wrist so tight that she yelped and cried in pain

"That's enough!" She Heard Jim yelled at her as he separated her from camora "don't you ever hurt her again." He warned her and she was hurt, he was speaking for another woman, siding another woman and for some unknown reason it hurts, it hurts so badly..

"I hate you jimmy Hales, I hate you!" She screamed and ran to her room.... Her birthday party, was now a party of tears and heartbreak for her.....it hurts, it badly hurts. She ran up the stairs to her room. Laila promised herself not to cry, but when she entered her room all the tears poured down her cheeks... At this moment, the people she needed the most in the world were not there to comfort her. Blake and Nina, they went on a business trip with her father. Just then the door was pushed open as flake, Angel and Amore rushed in

"Oh my, please don't cry Laila, he doesn't deserve your tears... Be the strong Laila we knew okay?" Flake hugged laila's crying figure

"I don't know why things like this happens, but I don't care because I know love is blind." Amore said

"Yeah... What Jim did was really wrong, he's heartless... He just broke down our birthday girl."Angela added

"No way... I hate him now, doesn't mean he can ruin my birthday... Let's go swimming." Laila suggested and they all cheered. Of cos Laila is always strong and that's why they loved her