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When Timing Betrays You

Penulis: Laurel Kai
last update Terakhir Diperbarui: 2026-02-15 02:15:21

When Marcus was putting the boxes together with his uncle in the small storage behind the community hall, something addressed him.

"Marcus."

He wheeled around and beheld Mr. Halden close to the door. Mr. Halden was an old family friend who had known Marcus since he was a little boy. Big, grey hair, ever so cool and self-possessed.

Mr Halden," said Marcus politely. I was not expecting to see you today.

“I just came by,” Mr. Halden said with a slight smile. “Your uncle informed me that yo
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  • Too Young To Want Him   When Timing Betrays You

    When Marcus was putting the boxes together with his uncle in the small storage behind the community hall, something addressed him. "Marcus." He wheeled around and beheld Mr. Halden close to the door. Mr. Halden was an old family friend who had known Marcus since he was a little boy. Big, grey hair, ever so cool and self-possessed. Mr Halden," said Marcus politely. I was not expecting to see you today. “I just came by,” Mr. Halden said with a slight smile. “Your uncle informed me that you were around.” Marcus wiped his hands on his jeans. "Yeah, just helping out." Mr. Halden went in and glanced round, then at Marcus. "Busy days lately, huh?" Marcus nodded. "You could say that." There was silence, no ominous thing, but thinking. “I noticed the announcement,” Mr. Halden said carelessly. "Ava and Mark. They’re getting engaged." Marcus experienced tightness in his chest, though he maintained a calm expression on his face. "Yeah. It’s happening fast." That is what attr

  • Too Young To Want Him   Names Spoken Softly

    The hall was strange. Immediately, Ava entered.Even before anybody mentioned it, she saw it, before she even got to her locker. There was a lapse in conversation. Laughter got quieter. There was a constant stream of people. She kept her head down, clutched her bag close, as all the eyes could be closed.She caught murmurs, tender yet keen enough to hurt."That's her.""She's engaged, right?""So young."Ava did not want to hear, but to hear her shoes on the floor. Each step increased the rate of her heart. She had been aware that this would occur, but knowing it did not make it any easier.She turned the dial a few times, uncertainly at her locker. She had to make two attempts to open it."Ava."She raised her eyes to be met with a pale face of Riley standing beside her with an expression of concern."Hey," Ava said quietly.Riley looked about, after which she leaned forward. "Are you okay?"Ava forced a small smile. "I'm fine."Riley frowned. "You don't look fine."The girls, as Ava

  • Too Young To Want Him   Announced to the World

    Patricia did not simply request Ava to sit. She basically commanded her to sit.“Sit!” Patricia hissed, in front of the dining table, and crossed her arms. She was not patient enough to talk.Ava obeyed as she lowered herself into the chair. She was aware that such a conversation would not be amusing. Her chest was tight, as though something other than that were about to strike her.Patricia began, "We should discuss the engagement.”Ava nodded. "Okay."Patricia heaved a sigh and told her, "We have kept such a secret. Everyone's already talking. They’re asking questions."Ava looked down at her hands. "People always talk.""Yeah," Patricia snapped. "We gotta control the story. Right now there ain't a story."Ava swallowed. "What do you want me to do?"Patricia straightened. You must declare the marriage to all the people.Ava’s head lifted. "Publicly?""Yeah," Patricia said firmly. "Online. Social media. There is a place where people can hear it loud and clear.”Ava shook her head. "I

  • Too Young To Want Him   A Lie Well Told

    Elena had timed it very well. Ava was in the kitchen, and she was stirring a cup of tea very slowly in time, and her motions were calm and slow. There was a silence in the house, and it was the sort of silence which seemed fragile, like a paper which a single word could splinter. Elena intervened and shut the door after her. "Ava," Elena said evenly. "May we talk for a few minutes?" The only second required of Ava was to nod in surprise. "Of course." Elena waved her hand towards the small table, which was close to the window. "Sit with me." Ava hesitated and obeyed as she was bidden. She held the hot mug in her hands and relied on it to support her. Elena sat over against her, in a straight position, with an expression that was polite but undecipherable. “I do not want it to seem like an attack,” Elena started. "That's not why I'm here." Ava gave a tight smile. "Okay." “I wish I could understand,” Elena went on. “Well, it has been a bewilderment recently, and I think i

  • Too Young To Want Him   Uncomfortable Truth

    Elena waited until the place was very quiet in the house before she slipped into Lydia's position. It was all soft and a bit revealing of the windows, through the afternoon sun. When Elena sat down opposite Lydia on the couch, he was scrolling through her phone, and she was looking cool with rampant eye power.“Can I ask you something?” Elena said.Lydia looked up. “Sure.”Elena clasped her hands. “It’s about Ava.”The fingers of Lydia stopped on the screen. “What about her?”Elena watched her closely. “You have been with her more than anybody. I only want to know what you think about her. Honestly.”Lydia bit back and passed a little smile. “She’s… quiet.”“Not an answer, that is not, not really,” Elena answered.Lydia heaved a sigh and put aside her phone. “You’re serious.”“Yes,” Elena said. “Very serious.”Lydia shifted on the couch. “I don’t dislike her. I just… feel something is off.”Elena bent forward a little. “Off how?”“I do not know,” Lydia said, frowning. It seems that sh

  • Too Young To Want Him   The Silence Between Them

    It was very quiet in the backyard that late in the afternoon; it was heavy rather than chilly. Marcus went out to have his air and jacket on his arm, still mixed up in all the stuff he had overheard and seen over the last few days.He paused as he caught a glimpse of someone close to the old garden bench.Ava.She was hunching, head bowed, one hand over her mouth, the other over her stomach, her shoulders trembling. She was crying, but not loudly, because she did not want anybody to hear her.Marcus froze.For a moment, he considered going back, since he knew it wasn’t his business. She had a fiancé and was having a baby. All his heart tells him to get out.But his feet didn’t budge.Before he could restrain himself, he called out, “Ava?”Ava shuddered and wiped her face hastily, and turned her back. “I’m fine.”Marcus frowned. “You’re not.”She let out a shaky breath. “You shouldn’t be here.”“I was only going out just now,” he said. “I didn’t know you were here.”Ava rose too quickl

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