All Chapters of what we shouldn't be: Chapter 61 - Chapter 70

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WHO’S AVOIDING WHO?

CHAPTER SIXTY ONETORIA’S POVI parked the car inside the garage and switched off the engine.For a second, neither of us moved.“ We’re home.”Dan nodded quietly before reaching for his crutches.I climbed out first.By the time I walked around to his side, he’d already opened the door.“I’ve got it,” he said.“I know.”He pushed himself up carefully.The moment his injured foot touched the ground, he flinched.I pretended not to notice.If I said anything, he’d just argue.Together, we slowly walked toward the door.Before either of us could reach it, it swung open.“There you two are.”Mrs. Alexis smiled the moment she saw us.“I was wondering when you’d get back.”Her eyes immediately dropped to Dan’s boot.“And how’s my patient?”Dan smiled.“Alive.”“Barely,” I muttered.Mrs. Alexis laughed.“I’ll take that as progress.”She stepped aside so we could come in.The smell of food immediately filled the house.“Is that lunch?” I asked.“It is.”Mr. Alexis walked out of the dining ro

PRETENDING

CHAPTER SIXTY TWO KENZ'S POV Three days had passed since the party. Three days since Dan told me he was leaving for Boston. Three days since he followed me upstairs, grabbed my wrist, and told me not to start avoiding him. The strange thing was that I still was not completely sure what he had meant by that. Every time I thought about it I ended up more confused than before. Confusion seemed to be a common theme in this house lately, especially where Dan and Toria were concerned. At first I convinced myself that I was imagining things. Everyone had been exhausted after the party. Dan was still walking around with a crutch, Toria was busy as usual, and nobody had been sleeping properly. That explanation lasted exactly one day. By the second day I started paying closer attention. By the third day I was completely certain that something was wrong. The first thing I noticed was breakfast. For long, breakfast had followed exactly the same pattern. Dan would come downstairs first. Tor

THE RIGHT QUESTIONS

CHAPTER SIXTY THREEKENZ’S POVThe smell of pancakes dragged me downstairs long before my alarm had the chance to.I barely made it halfway before Mrs. Alexis’ voice reached me from the kitchen.“Morning, sleepyhead.”I smiled.“Morning.”The dining table was already set.A stack of pancakes sat in the middle beside scrambled eggs, bacon, fresh fruit and a jug of orange juice.Typical Mrs. Alexis.If she knew everyone would be home, she’d cook enough food to feed an army.Mr. Alexis sat at the head of the table reading something on his tablet while quietly sipping coffee.Toria was already eating, her hair tied into a loose ponytail as she scrolled through her phone between bites.Dan walked in a few seconds later.Well…“Limped” was probably the better word.He still had the walking boot on, but the crutches were nowhere to be seen.Mrs. Alexis noticed immediately.“Daniel.”He froze halfway to his chair.“What?”“Where are your crutches?”“I don’t need them.”“You absolutely do.”He

STRANGE CONVERSATION

CHAPTER SIXTY FOURKENZ'S POVThe weird part was how Dan kept glancing down at his ankle even after the boot came off. We had not even made it five minutes from the hospital parking lot before he was looking at it again. He flexed his foot a couple times like he was testing it out, then stared at the empty space where the boot used to be. I let out a long sigh and kept my eyes on the road."You know most normal people celebrate getting that thing off by grabbing some food or something," I said.He looked over at me for a second. "I am celebrating.""By staring at your foot the whole time?""Exactly.""You're weird.""I've always been weird.""Yeah that is true."A little smile pulled at the side of his mouth and he leaned back in the passenger seat. For the first time in a while he actually seemed like he could breathe easier. Not totally chill or anything because Dan was never completely relaxed about anything. But the tight look he had been carrying around his face for weeks was gon

HE WASN’T SUPPOSED TO BE THERE

CHAPTER SIXTY FIVE ETHAN’S POV I stared at Dan’s name on my phone for a few seconds before finally calling him. It had been four days since Fiona’s birthday party, and I couldn’t get my mind off him. The way he looked, the way he dressed… it sent me down memory lane. Even though he had vividly told me he didn’t have feelings for me anymore, the feelings I had for him still never disappeared. I finally took the courage and called him. He answered after the fourth ring. “What do you want now?” His voice sounded like a whisper. I rolled my eyes. “Can you just chill for once? You’re always acting like I’m a pest.” He answered almost immediately. “Well, technically, you are.” Dan never missed a chance to remind me how much of a simp I was. Well, you couldn’t blame me. I was just blindly in love. “Ahem… how are you?” I asked, even though I knew he wasn’t going to answer. “Can you just cut straight to why you called? I need to go practice.” Practice? Wasn’t he jus

SUSPICION

CHAPTER SIXTY SIXKENZ'S POVI stood there for a few seconds just staring at the two of them sitting at that table in the middle of the bar. Dan looked like someone had walked right up and hit him with news he never saw coming. Ethan looked almost as surprised at first but he recovered quicker and settled back into his chair. I glanced between them one more time, trying to make sense of the whole scene, before I stepped further into the place and let the door shut behind me."So this is Coach?" I said it out loud because the silence was starting to feel weird and I needed to break it somehow.Dan’s jaw tightened right away and his shoulders went stiff. "Kenz." That was all he got out at first, like my name was the only thing he could manage."What?" I asked, already feeling that familiar mix of confusion and annoyance building up because nothing about this added up.He stood up from his chair like he suddenly had somewhere better to be. "What are you doing here?"I gave him the kind o

JUST OVER THINKING

CHAPTER SIXTY SEVENKENZ’S POVBreakfast felt weird.I couldn’t explain why, but the whole table felt quieter than usual. Normally, breakfast at the Alexis house was loud enough to make you forget you were eating. Toria would be talking about something random, Mrs. Alexis would be complaining about somebody not eating enough, and Dan would somehow find a way to annoy everyone before he even finished his first plate.Today, nobody was really saying much.I sat at the table with my glass of apple juice in front of me, staring at the food without really feeling hungry.Across from me, Dan was eating like nothing had happened yesterday.That was what bothered me the most.He looked completely normal.His hair was messy, he was wearing an oversized T-shirt and sweatpants, and he was complaining about how the bacon was too crispy.“Why does Mum always burn the bacon?” he asked.Mrs. Alexis looked at him from the kitchen.“I did not burn it.”“It’s literally black.” He said while taking a bi

HIS REACTION

CHAPTER SIXTY EIGHTETHAN'S POVI stared at Kenz's name on my phone for almost a full minute before I finally started typing. My thumb hovered over the letters while I tried to figure out the least intense way to say it. Can we talk? I read it back and immediately deleted the whole thing. That sounded way too serious for what I was going for. I typed again. You free today? That felt better. Casual enough that he would not get suspicious right away.He replied a few minutes later. Why? I smiled at the screen. Of course he would ask that. Just want to talk. Nothing serious. He took longer this time. Okay. Where? I sent him the name of a small café near campus. He agreed without much pushback.Now came the interesting part. I was not meeting Kenz because I wanted to dump every detail on him. Not exactly. I wanted to watch how he reacted. After seeing him at the bar I could not stop thinking about the way he had looked at Dan. The questions in his eyes. The suspicion. The way Dan had imme

WHAT ELSE ARE YOU HIDING?

CHAPTER SIXTY NINE KENZ POV I really just wanted to bury my face in my pillow and sleep the whole day. I had spent my night thinking about what Ethan said. My head just kept replaying those words. We kissed. It felt like I was living my worst nightmare already. My only plan was to sleep and forget everything clouding up in my head. But I guess that plan was cut short when I heard soft knocks coming from my door. It opened a moment later, and Mrs. Alexis stepped in with a bright smile already on her face. “Good morning, Aunt,” I said while cleaning the lens of my glasses. She took a step forward and finally settled at the edge of my bed, sitting next to me. Mrs. Alexis grabbed my chin and smiled. “My baby looks a little bit tired. Seems like school isn’t the only thing making you look less handsome,” she teased. I gasped. “How dare you?” I widened my eyes, pretending to be deeply wounded. “You just look stressed, my baby. I’m genuinely worried.” Before she c

THE MISTAKE

CHAPTER SEVENTYTORIA’S POVThe front door slammed so hard that the glass almost slipped from my hand. I turned toward the entrance and watched Dan walk in, but the moment I saw his face, whatever I had been about to say died in my throat.Something was wrong. Really wrong.His jaw was locked, his shoulders were stiff, and there was something about the way he carried himself that made me stop what I was doing. He looked like he was barely holding himself together. I could feel the tension coming off him from across the room. My grip tightened on the glass without me meaning to.“Dan?”He didn't answer. He walked straight past me without even looking in my direction. I stood there for a second, still holding the glass, waiting for him to at least glance my way. He didn’t.I frowned and watched him head for the stairs. “Dan?”Nothing.I set the glass down on the counter and followed him, the uneasiness in my stomach getting worse with every step. I had never seen him like this, not even

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