Semua Bab THE REJECTED LUNA: Bab 71 - Bab 80

~~~~Anya~~~~“Before you even ask about your father.”“You should definitely ask about your mother.”Her fingers remained tightened around the photograph that rested there, while her other finger was directly pointing at the woman who my eyes never left. I stared at her for several seconds. I didn't even know what to say exactly, and I couldn't even think of a thought for long. But just somehow, in everything I'd discovered for the past few days, this one right here? It shook my body in ways I couldn't actually explain. My mother.For a long while, I'd put these kinds of feelings and thoughts in a deep box and tossed them so deep into the river in ways I wouldn't even think about it again.But today, just now…the thought of her alone did something to me in a way I couldn't describe. I had almost no memories of my mother, not real ones but just fragments. Father had said just a few things about my mother—her voice, her scent, the feeling of her, nothing actually strong, because my m

~~~Anya~~~The black vehicle still stood there, parked as if it had nothing to do with me. But a feeling inside of me told me otherwise. Something… or someone… was watching from the inside. Definitely. I turned through my sides, but there was no two ways about this. The way it was parked? It didn't feel like that. It felt… waiting.I didn't move, seconds turned into minutes as minutes stretched endlessly. Because my entire body refused to agree with my mind. Should I move? Or just run? Or pretend as if I didn't see that? The thought felt too loud inside my head. My body stood frozen while the pressure doubled inside of me. I turned once more towards the space in the cafe. It felt… different now. The chairs inside were still the same, the tables too and even the air inside, but still yet, everything felt thinner. As if the space between the outside world and me had been totally reduced into something I couldn't name.No one, Talia was not here… no backup, no distraction, no comforte

~~~Anya~~~He didn't get inside his car, just stood at at the door while it was half open. His focus was still on me, waiting. I didn't move, because why should I trust a stranger who pulled out from nowhere all of a sudden, said many words to me, and then… yeah, I should believe. Talia's name flashed on my phone's screen once more, still calling, still unaware of what I was about to decide for myself. That was when the realization settled so deep in me, if I answered this call right away, then I'm definitely dragging Talia into this. The thought made an uncomfortable feeling crawled its way up inside me. And if I ignored Talia right now, then I'm stepping farther away from that only safe connection which I had left. The man's voice pulled me out of my thoughts once more, calm, and a bit lower this time around. “Youre… hesitating.” But I never replied, because for sure, it was something I had to do. So I was. I had to think through it even for a few seconds.“Anya, whatever come

~~~Talia~~~ “Oh no,” I whispered, taking a few steps backwards, my hands clasped over my mouth. If this involves Shadowmoon… then you cannot follow blindly. Just wait and then observe who so ever it is that comes to look for you next. Larry's words replayed over and over again inside my head. The words were simple, but yet, they now carried more weight than I would have imagined. Had they suddenly come for me? I asked myself. But isn't it… too quick? Just then, the vibration of my phone from the sofa drew my attention towards it, making me walk towards it so hurriedly that I nearly stepped on the dog who sat lazily on the rug. That should probably be a text from Anya, that's exactly what I concluded on. But when I grabbed my phone, it wasn't a text from Anya, but rather, it was a text from an unknown number. “Careful, you're now part of the chain, if it concerns her, then it'll definitely concern you.” Those words, they did something to me. That fear that had erupted inside o

~~~Talia~~~My brain couldn't wait to process the meaning of what my ears had suddenly heard. Like… Anya's mom was Selene? And she'd known about Larry? No, hold on, she'd written a letter to him? How had she known about all of these? That's even certain… How had Larry known about her? The dog suddenly let out a loud groan which drew both Larry's head and mine towards it, then carefully, we lifted our heads towards where its eyes were locked on… the doorway. My thoughts became tangled into a mess as I stood there, staring, completely clueless. Each question was just colliding into the next as I couldn't make sense of what was going on all of a sudden, because right now, I wasn't sure of what word to even trust.Just then, Larry stood up almost immediately, looking completely alert while his eyes were locked towards the doorway. He moved forward with instincts, pulled the curtain apart slowly. My eyes never left him, the moment I got a reaction from him, the hair on my skin stood com