Lies and Assurance

Vanessa

The walk back downstairs happens too quickly for my liking. It usually takes forever to go around the house so why does the house feel too small? I'm trying to come up with the best words to say and there's nothing. I know they would ask why I didn't tell them all this while and I would have to come up with something since this moron just decided to throw the original plan away. Why did he ask for me to keep it a secret for a month if his mouth was going to get loose after two weeks? This rivalry with Stephan is just stupid. We get closer to the kitchen and I still have nothing.

“I'm going to leave you here. My friends are in my study. I'm going to go see them."

He doesn't wait for me to answer before he's striding away. I just want to run after him and give him a heavy tap on the forehead. Shit! Now I have to face them all on my own. My head is spinning. I hate confrontations but I have to face this one. Or I could just walk quietly to my room and face them another day. I'm a