Chapter 50. Under the Rain
Vanessa’s POV
My heart was still hammering against my chest as I stepped outside, the cold floor biting at my bare feet.
Everything felt surreal.
I had just run out of Mr. Garcia’s penthouse, my body still trembling—not from fear, but from something I didn’t understand. The moment his lips had touched mine back in that art room, my entire world had tilted off its axis.
I stood there, my breath shaky, wrapping my arms around myself, but it did nothing to calm the tension within me.
Why did he kiss me?
I had always thought Andre disliked me—no, hated me. He had tormented me for months, belittled me, pushed me past my limits. And tonight… tonight, he kissed me. I could laugh at myself for vouching for him a few days back, insisting that he didn't see me the way other guys would. That he didn’t see me as a girl—just a torture thing.
My face burned at the thought, heat creeping down my neck.
It was my first kiss.
And
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