Arella
I COULDN’T believe this was happening. From Skip leaving, Brett being mad at me, and the one thing I hid from them was finally out of my chest. And to worsen the scenario, I just broke their trusts. I lost Skip, and there was no way he was going to forgive me after what he just found out. Well, he didn’t get to hear the full story.
Arella“SIS!”Brett’s face lit up when he saw me approaching the dining room. They already started the dinner without me because it took me some time to groom myself.“Brother.” I smiled brightly at him like nothing
SkipMY BRAINcompletely shut down the moment I received a call from Dad.This wasn’t happening all at once—my problem with Arella, my broken friendship with Brett, and my brother in the hospital bed.
ArellaTHE SILKY-SMOOTHtexture melted in my mouth was nothing like pure bliss. The perfect mix of sweet, bitter, and a tinge of citrus was heaven. Each bite made me float in the air.I unwrapped another chocolate in heart-shaped— one of m
Skip“BROTHER,you don’t seem happy of me being here, do you?” My brother, Clyve frowned after we settled at the backseat of the company car.“Why’d you say that?” I wanted to ignore him, but I couldn’t
Arella“OOOH... I LOVEthat dress but you won’t need it anymore. No, you won’t need it anymore. Let’s just kiss ‘till we’re naked, baby,” with my brush as her microphone, Kat sang her heart out like she was at the karaoke session.
SkipJust bloody marvelous!DRAWINGslow and steady breaths, I faked a smile. My knuckles whitened around the glass of scotch while I stared down the dance floor.Brett kept glancing at me once in a while, then focused back on waitress’
ArellaSATURDAYCAME. After an hour of jogging around the neighborhood, I literally dragged myself to work at the lab even though I should be spending on my couch watching the first episode of You.I should really adopt a dog or buy a goldfish a
SkipIT WASimpossible to concentrate the whole day. Half the time my mind went to her taste on my tongue. She was not even aware of being the sweetest temptress ever. Despite that, there was an empty space inside my chest. She wished she never came with me, and that was the most painful thing I ever heard from her.