Devin Or Xavier のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 61 - チャプター 70

I've started at myself in the mirror for over fifteen minutes. I look good but I feel awkward. Wearing Light colors have never been my thing yet James suggests we should try it. I huffed and adjusted my bag. It felt crazy to not wear a black hoodie and pull the hood over my head. I wore a white pique polo shirt and a pair of blue jeans. The Nike shoes on my feet looked too good and expensive to be mine. I wasn't used to spending this much on clothes and shoes and it just makes me feel different. I walked into the school hallway with lockers and everyone turned their head in my direction. This has to be the hardest thing in history. I saw jaws drop while others touched the nearest person to them to turn their attention to me. I would have looked if I wasn't me. Seeing Devin the fighter without a hood covering my face and wearing new expensive clothes that were bright colors. Everyone could bet I was up to something. I couldn't keep walking with th

She looked at me for a second and gestured me in. she wasn’t wearing that blank expression that made me wonder what the heck she was thinking. She looked tired and just wanted to get some rest. I sat on the couch hoping I don’t get involved in interrogations like the last time. I took a moment to look around the house. The wall was painted in a cream colour and it looked like it needed a retouch. Aside that everything else looked pretty okay. My eyes caught Emily’s baby picture hung on the wall. The picture looked like it was taken in a birthday party because she held balloons in her hands. Her blue ball gown looked fitted and she wore a matching hair band. She wore a big smile and held her mom. The resemblance was striking and I could point where Emily got most of her features from. My observation was trailed off with Xavier walking in with Emily behind him. Emily had same look I saw on her mother’s face, like she was tired and couldn’t wait to get good rest. I felt

Getting back from school and I could still feel my tummy make that grumbling sound. I walked to the kitchen to get a glass of water but stopped halfway when I heard sobs. I tiptoed to the door and placed my ear to the door so I could eavesdrop. “I’m so scared, she’s all I have. I can’t lose her.” She hiccupped and continued sobbing. It's mom but I don’t understand why she’d be crying about losing Emily. Does it have something to do with James and did he want to take her away? “Listen, you’re not going to lose Emily, just relax okay? We’ll figure this out.” "How do you think we will? Child service wants us to get Emily out of here and take her to a good environment. How do we do that? We don't have the money." "I know. I know that." "James is behind this. He's using what happened with Xavier to try to to get her. I can't believe he's trying to take my baby girl after rejecting her." I swallowed the lump in my throat. He was obviously up to somet

Xavier's POVMy night was short as hell. I rolled to the side of the bed and used my hands to block my face from the sunlight. I yawned, stretched, and stood up from the bed.Emily's bed was empty and then it dawned on me that I overslept. I lazily slid my legs into the slippers and walked into the bathroom. I brushed my teeth and ran a quick bath.I got dressed in a black tank top, a zip-up hoodie, and sweatpants. I brushed my hair with the brush I found on the table. It wasn't mine and since it was a purple brush, I could easily guess it belongs to Emily.I picked the crocs from the shoe rack and headed out of the room. I got to the dining mom. She was facing the wall and sniffing. She looked like she had a breakdown while serving breakfast. I stood there for a second contemplating if I should say something or hug her or act like I didn't see her.I once read that sometimes when people cry, they'd rather you don't ask what happened. I can barely remember where I read that from but t

It was three hours after school and we just walked out of detention. Emily looked pale and just held her bag pack tightly. Devin hadn't said a word since Emily yelled at us to shut up.He was trying to play the good guy and I didn't care. We saw James' car pull up in the driveway. I had no idea how he knew the exact time to come but I was glad he did. Walking closer to the car, I noticed it was one of his men. I sighed in relief 'cause I wasn't just going to start explaining shit to James. I opened the door and Emily entered inside. I sat in the backseat with her and relaxed on the seat. Devin opened the passenger door and sat in front. I saw the expression on his face and I was glad he felt it.It was the same thing I felt the other night when he sat beside Emily and was so close to her. I turned to Emily who was already sobbing gently. She hardly made sounds but her eyes were watery and her face red.I thought of offering my handkerchief to wipe her tears and letting her rest her