Semua Bab My Bullies Are Twin Hockey Players: Bab 131 - Bab 140

Xavier’s POVImmediately, the question dropped from mum’s mouth, Jasper exchanged a glance with me and smiled, a smile that didn’t quite reach his eyes. “Maybe you should ask Xavier why he decided to ditch his twin brother.” With that, Jasper stood up and stormed out. A heavy sigh escaped my lips. My parents look back and forth between where Jasper disappeared and me, clearly trying to process what just happened and figure out how to handle this situation. I can see the concern and confusion in their faces, and I know they’re wondering what could have caused such behavior from Jasper.Tara looks just as uncomfortable as I feel, probably wishing she could escape from this family drama that she never asked to be part of. She’s staring down at her plate and seems to be trying to make herself invisible, which makes me feel even worse about subjecting her to this mess.The silence stretches on for what feels like forever, becoming more oppressive and uncomfortable with each passing seco

Tara’s POVI woke up the next morning feeling frustrated and annoyed. The first thing I do is check my phone, and I see that Jane and Zoey have finally replied to all my messages and missed calls from yesterday. But their responses are so casual and brief that it makes me even more upset.Jane’s text just says, “Hey girl, sorry I missed your calls yesterday. Was busy with stuff.” Zoey’s message is equally dismissive: “Hi, babe, my phone was on silent. Everything’s good here.”These are not the kinds of responses I expect from my friends, especially after I’ve been trying to reach them for an entire day. Usually, when one of us is unreachable for any amount of time, we explain what happened and apologize for worrying each other. But these texts feel cold and distant, like they’re trying to brush me off.I’m fuming because their casual responses don’t match the urgency I felt when I couldn’t reach them. I was genuinely worried that something had happened to them, and now they’re acting

Tara’s POVAfter leaving Tony’s house, I don’t want to go straight back to the twins’ place. I’m feeling too confused and unsettled by everything I just witnessed, and I need some time to process what happened before I have to face anyone else.I also don’t want to talk to Jane and Zoey until they decide to come clean with whatever they’re hiding from me. Their obvious lies this morning have left me feeling hurt and frustrated, and I’m not ready to pretend that everything is normal between us when it clearly isn’t.I find myself walking aimlessly around the neighborhood, trying to make sense of everything that’s been happening lately. Sarah’s warning about Tony, finding him unconscious in his trashed house, his explanation about being drugged, his father’s violent reaction, the mysterious conversation about a tape, it’s all too much to process at once.I decided to call my parents, hoping that hearing their familiar voices will help me feel more grounded and normal. I sit down on a be

Tara’s POVI glance at Sarah awkwardly, knowing that part of her anger and distress clearly stems from whatever happened between her and Tony. The tension in her body is obvious, and I can see her jaw clenching as Tony approaches us.When Tony reaches us, he acts like Sarah isn’t even there. He doesn’t acknowledge her presence at all, doesn’t say hello, and doesn’t even look in her direction. It’s like she’s completely invisible to him, which seems cruel and deliberately hurtful.“Tara, hey,” he says, slightly out of breath from jogging to catch up with us. “I’m really sorry about what happened back there with my father.”“It’s okay,” I tell him, though I’m still confused about the whole situation. “Is everything alright now?”“Yeah, he just gets really stressed about work stuff sometimes,” Tony explains, though his explanation feels vague and unsatisfying. “He didn’t mean to take it out on you.”I can see Sarah out of the corner of my eye, and she’s clenching her fists so tightly tha

Xavier’s POVI pace around the house, feeling completely bored out of my mind. The silence in the house is driving me crazy, and I can’t seem to focus on anything for more than a few minutes at a time. I’ve tried watching TV, playing video games, and even attempting to read a book, but nothing holds my attention.I keep checking the time excessively, wondering when Tara is going to be back from wherever she went today. She’s been gone for hours now, and I’m starting to worry about her. Part of me wants to text her as Jake, but I know that would be too risky.The house feels too quiet without her presence. Even when we’re not directly interacting, knowing that Tara is somewhere in the house makes everything feel more alive and interesting. Without her here, I’m reminded of how empty and meaningless everything feels when she’s not around.I’ve been pacing around the living room for what feels like hours, walking from the couch to the window to the kitchen and back again in an endless lo