Semua Bab Dare To Love The Chubby Nerd : Bab 51 - Bab 60

CLARA'S POV"I don't really like talking about it," I said, staring at the floor."You don't have to," Becca said instantly, squeezing my shoulder. "I just want you to know I'm here. If you ever need to vent, or cry, or just talk.""Thank you, Becca. Really, thanks.""Of course," she smiled. She stood up. "You should text Maya before she actually freaks out, okay? And then get some sleep.""I will," I promised.…The Monday morning rush was intense; Lily started regular classes today, so everything was back to normal. But I woke up extra early for two reasons. I got Lily dressed in her school uniform, combed her hair, packed her backpack, and got her to her driver way earlier than usual, but that was only the first reason.I didn't want to face Jaxson, not this morning. We hadn't seen each other since the painting incident. I dropped his homework on the dining table, doing everything I could to avoid contact with him, and I made sure to get ready quickly with the intention of leaving

JAXSON'S POV I groaned loudly, walked over, and snatched the phone from Maria. "Good evening, Mom," I said reluctantly."What's so good about the evening, Jax? You haven't been taking our calls. I've called, your father's called. What's going on?""It's school, Mom. Practice has been tough.""So school and practice made you keep things from us? Lily told me she was sick for days and that you took her to the hospital, yet nobody bothered to inform us! And now Maria tells me you've been coming in late, fighting with the nanny late at night, and making Lily uncomfortable. Maria also said Clara has been disobeying orders, and you couldn't check that?!""Everything's fine, Mom, Lily's fine," I said, rubbing my temple. "She went to school today. Stop overreacting.""Do not tell me to stop overreacting, Jaxson!" my mother yelled. "You are being completely irresponsible! I put you in charge of watching over things, and you're turning the house into a circus!""Maria is blowing everything out

JAXSON'S POVPanic and fury exploded in my chest at once. I slammed on the brakes, threw the door open, and sprinted toward them. "What the hell are you doing?!" I yelled.Clara jumped and pulled Lily closer to her side. "Jaxson, wait, I can explain—""Explain why my six-year-old sister is outside on a lonely street in the dark?" I roared."Jaxson, wait, she wanted to—"I didn't want to hear it; I didn't want to hear her reasons or excuses. I reached out, grabbed Lily by the arm, and pulled her away from Clara, straight to the car."Jaxson, let me go!" Lily wailed, thrashing against my grip. "I wanted to come out here! We were just taking a walk!""Get in the car, both of you. Right now," I ordered."Jaxson, please listen…" Clara tried again."GET IN THE CAR!" I screamed.Clara flinched as if I had struck her. She shut her mouth and silently obeyed, sliding into the backseat, but Lily didn't stay calm. She was still screaming and kicking, entirely obstinate, so I just picked her up, s

CLARA'S POVI grabbed the hoodie off my chair and yanked it over my chest so fast I nearly knocked my lamp off the nightstand. "What are you doing?! You have to knock before coming into my room!"Lily completely ignored my scolding. She stepped closer and looked at me closely. "Whoa. That looks really pretty. Where'd you get it?""That's not a question you should be asking. And why did you barge into my room without knocking?""Because we are going out for a walk!" she said proudly. "Jaxson said yes!""Jaxson said yes?” I said in shock. “Are you sure, Lily?""Yes, I am. You can ask him. I talked to him this morning just like you told me to. I spoke with my baby voice, and he fell for it," she said laughingly. "He said we can walk around the estate as long as security follows right behind us in the big black Hilux. Now hurry up and change!" She ordered,I blinked at her for a second, still holding the hoodie to my chest. "Fine. Go downstairs and wait for me. I'll be down in a minute.""

JAXSON'S POV Clara froze for a second, and I could literally see her scrambling to come up with something to say. "I'm not avoiding you," she finally said. "Right." I raised an eyebrow at her. "That's why you've been gone before the sun's even up since Monday, and my homework just magically appears on the dining table every single morning like a ghost dropped it off in the night. You've been running from me since Monday." Clara said nothing. She just pressed her lips into a thin line and kept her head down. I took a small step forward and saw her clearly. She wore her nightdress, the same one she wore the day I noticed her... ‘Snap out of it,’ I thought. I lowered my voice yet spoke fiercely. "We had a deal, Clara. You ride in my car to the bus stop and back. When you vanish and take the public bus, it makes it look bad, like I'm disobeying my parents' orders, and then they start calling to blow up my phone." She sighed loudly. "I just... I had things to do." "Sure you did,"