ログインI exhaled deeply when I dropped the call with Mason. Turns out I was wrong. Well, what was I expecting, that Ethan would call just to hear my voice like he used to when we were friends? Of course not. I scoffed. “Glad I ignored his calls earlier.” I mumbled with an eye roll.Ava walked back into the room with two bowls of noodles in her hands. “Who were you talking to? I heard your voice from the kitchen. She said.I tilted my head and got down from the bed. “Yeah, it's Mason; he called you.” I muttered, and she paused. She furrowed her eyebrow. “Did he say anything?” She asked.I shook my head. “Not really," he said. “He just wanted to check up on us.” “Ohh,” she mouthed. “Come on, sit down; I will go get some water.” She left for the kitchen again.I sat at our mini dining table. The aroma coming from the noodles made my stomach growl, and I licked my lips in anticipation. “Damn, I don't think I can wait for Ava any longer.” I mumbled before uncovering the noodles. “Hmmmm, this sho
I knew from the moment we got down from the car earlier that Lila was ok, but I dared not say anything. The thought of what might be wrong kept nagging at the back of my head no matter how much I tried to push it back. My mind was not on the cloth I was folding but on Lila the whole time that we got to our room." Hey, do you think Lila is ok?" The question slipped out of my mouth before I could stop myself. Mason narrowed his eyes at me. “Why did you think that?” “I mean, she looked tense just before they entered earlier.” I said. “Well, yeah, I noticed that too, but I asked, and she said she is fine, so…" He shrugged.“You know Lila will say she is, even when she is not.” I scoffed.He frowned. “You are talking like you know my sister more than I do.” I shrugged. “Well, I might if care is not taken.” I joked.“That's never going to happen.” He scoffed.I smirked. “Time will tell.”My phone buzzed in my pocket, and I dropped the clothes I was folding. I dragged out the phone, and
My hand shook. No, no, no, he can't be here; it's too soon for him to be here, and I don't want him to be here.“Lila, do you have anyone in mind?” AVA asked.I shook my head. “No idea.” I lied; I can't possibly tell her who it is and why it's him. This is my battle, and I won't drag her into this mess with me.“Well, maybe it's just some random guy who likes you.” Sandra muttered.“Yeah, maybe.” I mumbled absentmindedly. “II will be on my way now,” Sandra said and turned to leave.“Oh yeah, thanks for coming.” I forced a smile.“You are welcome. Take care.” She said and left.I exhaled deeply immediately she stepped out. The news she brought weighed down on my mind. The urge to call for help pressed down on my throat, threatening to burst, but I won't let it. The people I would call for help had done so much to help me out of the mess I created for myself, and now, it's time I help myself.“So, you really have no idea who the person is?” Ava's voice dragged me out of my thoughts as s
“Lila!”“Lila!”“Lila!”My ear rang with an echo of my name from afar. My hand dropped slowly, and my phone almost fell from my hand. I felt a hand touch me, and I jerked back to my senses. My body moved swiftly, and I looked around sharply, looking for traces of him, but there were none.“Lila, are you ok?” Ava's grip tightened on my shoulder.“Yeah…yeah… I'm… Good.” I stammered. Are you sure?” She probed.“Yeah, sure.” I nodded, trying to force a smile.Ethan and Mason also narrowed their eyes at me, but I was not ready to talk to them about it, not when I'm not even sure about what was going on.“Seriously, guys, I'm good.” I gave a short, awkward smile to ease the tension.“I will believe you are then.” Mason muttered. “We will be on our way now; call us if you need anything.” He added.“Yeah, sure.” Ava said with a handwave. Mason and Ethan both entered the car and drove off. “Come on, Lila, let go.” Ava muttered.“Yeah.” I said, and we rolled our box along with us through the
The ray of sunlight shone brightly on my face, and I kept turning from one side to another until I had no choice but to stand up. I opened my drowsy eyes lazily before sitting up. I stretched widely as a yawn left my mouth. My hands searched the table for my phone, and my eyes widened when I saw what time it was.“What! What! What! What! What! “I almost screamed, but I covered my mouth with my hands. “Shit! Why is it 10 am already? Why didn't anybody wake me up?” I mumbled while rushing into the bathroom to get my morning routine done.I guess Ava felt guilty for what she did to me last night. She promised to ask for something for me, but she didn't after warning me out in front of the mirror trying on different sorts of clothes.I groaned as I stared at myself through the bathroom mirror. “Sleepyhead.” Mumbled with my mouth full of toothpaste. Eww. I made disgusting faces.I was already done with everything in twenty minutes, and I stepped into the room wrapped in my towel. Ava was in
Ava and I started watching a random adventure movie after we finished with the dishes. Mason and Ethan walked in, talking about protecting something, before they started fighting Ava for popcorn. “You want some of mine?” I asked, Ethan, as Ava and Mason kept chasing each other around the living room.He stared at me, then turned to check if there was another person at his back. “Are you talking to me?”I rolled my eyes at him. “I can't possibly be talking to Mason or Ava.” I mumbled.“Oh, sure.” He muttered, Collect the popcorn.I stood up afterward and started walking towards the stairs. “You are not leaving because of me, are you?” He asked.I scoffed. “I have no reason to do that.” With that being said, I walked away from him.“Oh god, such a stressful day.” I groaned immediately I entered the room and fell on the bed.I stared at the ceiling blankly. The tiny line on it suddenly became interesting, and I started counting them to divert my thoughts away from the situation. But it
I found the brakes, and we were in the middle of the road. The cars around us kept honking, and the drivers kept yelling.“If you want to die, get off the road,”“Jump over the bridge or something, you losers.”“Hey, fuck off the middle of the highway!”They kept yelling, and it was obvious from th
“Since when were you a jerk?” I sneered, glaring at him. He paused on my ice cream, eyes meeting mine, searching.He remained silent, almost like he could tell that I was disappointed in him and this had nothing to do with the kiss.Ethan was never like this. He was reserved and put together, he ne
I stood outside my brother’s apartment. Pacing around and fidgeting with my hands. I took a deep breath but each time I stepped closer to the door, I chickened out, my hands trembling as cold sweat traveled down my spine. My throat bobbed knowing what waits for me behind that door the moment I ope
“Lila, are you out of your mind? Moving in with a guy? With Jake no less?” Mason roared as I stood in front of him in his living room. The anger was evident in every word that rolled off his tongue, the way his fist clenched, the way his eyes held this content I had never seen before. He hated th







