Semua Bab I Kissed My BestFriend’s Brother. Now What?: Bab 21 - Bab 30

KAIDA’S POVI opened my mouth to say something. Anything would do, but nothing came out.It was as if my tongue was tied to the walls of my mouth and Mr. Jensen wasn’t helping matters. His gaze never left mine, making it impossible to even let out a sound.“Honey, stop scaring her.” Mrs. Jensen intervened after what seemed like forever.I almost burst out in tears of appreciation for saving my ass. If she hadn’t come to my aid, I would’ve ended up melting like ice under the hooded gaze of Ember’s father.I’ve seen dangerous men. Well, not in reality but in movies. So, seeing one in reality was too much to bear.Mr. Jensen threw his head backwards in laughter. His laugh was rich and echoed through the wall of the dining hall. And I swallowed.“She was so scared that no words left her mouth,” His laugh held no humor or emotions attached. It was a rich dry laugh and I could feel it deep in my bones.“You’ve ruined the mood for the kids.” Mrs. Jensen laid out.“Okay, fine. I’m sorry.” Mr

MAVERICK’S POV “Will she be okay?” Ember asked, walking behind me as I made my way into their room and placed Kaida on the bed. Worry laced her voice and fear etched on her face. I’ve never seen Ember this afraid before, not even when the accident from five years ago occurred. “Be calm. I’m sure she will be fine.” Mia assured Ember, but from the strain in her voice, I could tell she was also afraid and confused. “Why are you afraid? She will be fine. She just passed out. Nothing to be afraid of.” Killian cut in, his voice calm and composed. Sometimes, I envy how calm he could be, even in the worst situation. While Ember was biting on her lower lips in worry, Miller walked in with the doctor behind him. Our family doctor. Doctor Mark. “The doctor is here.” He announced and moved out of the way for the doctor to walk closer to Kaida for examination. The examination took five whole minutes and I swear, my mind was in turmoil during those five minutes. It was taking she

KAIDA’S POV Have you ever been dragged to a traumatic past where your chest tightens with every breath and your eyes shrink from fear and suffocation? That was how I felt when I fell into the pool. I felt my world coming to an end. Death isn’t always simple. When it comes, you try to outrun it, fight it and try to win, but when it drags you to the land of darkness where you can’t move or open your eyes forever, it is very painful. When I tried to outrun what I thought was death, it wasn’t an easy fight. I struggled, but each breath was suffocating and painful. I felt like dying at that moment. If I’m dying right now, then, so be it. But I haven’t covered my bucket lists yet. There are still many things I haven’t done. Yes, I gave in to death with regrets. I thought I was dead, but well, that was my intrusive thoughts speaking because at that moment, I heard voices like whispers in my ears and my body was so heavy that I couldn’t push myself to a sitting position

KAIDA’S POV All my life, I’ve never seen a family thanksgiving where the family doesn’t celebrate together and were better off as strangers. The Jensens just showed me a different kind of thanksgiving. A kind of thanksgiving, far more different from the one I’ve known my whole life. Mr. Vuk and his wife didn’t come down for breakfast and once we were done, we left for the airport. Mia, Killian and Miller returned to California, while we returned to Rochester. Despite sitting at the same roll on the plane, no one uttered a word until we arrived in Rochester. “I’m sorry for what happened back at our house. This is the reason why I’m not into family thanksgiving.” Ember muttered as soon as we arrived in our apartment. I flashed her a smile. A genuine one. I’ve come to realize not every family can be like mine. Every family has their way of thanksgiving and I believed it was their way of doing theirs. “I enjoyed myself. No worries.” “And for my dad..” she paused and let

KAIDA’S POV I remained in the restroom until my ragged breaths returned to normal and fell into a steady rhythm. And when that happened, I gathered my hair into a more tighter bun as the last made my hair rough and strands fell to my face. It took less than a minute to get it done and once I was ready to leave the restroom, I exhaled loudly and moved to the door. I knew I was going to receive an earful of nagging from Mrs. Cash for ignoring the needs of her VIP diners. Today wasn’t that perfect and smooth day, after all. With one last exhale, I grabbed the door knob and pushed it open, only to be met with those deep blue pairs of eyes I would rather not want to meet. Why was he outside the restroom? Where was his date? Did he leave her at the VIP hall upstairs, just to come see me? ‘Hey, Kaida. Don’t be delusional. Maverick would never.” I scolded myself inwardly, killing all other inner thoughts trying to sprout their roots in my mind and make me go crazy. I pa