Barely Breathing

Chapter 18: Time to run free like the wind

EXHAUSTED. That's how I feel yet here I am lying flat on my stomach, hugging my comfy pillow under my head while staring at space. For sleep was too elusive which left me awake throughout the night. It was 2 a.m.

I blame it all on Xyrus words lingering in my mind, mocking me of its truthfulness.

Another moment passed and still beat awake, I groaned flinging my head up and down on the pillow out of frustration.

Moving out of bed, I decided to stop in the kitchen to get some drinks first.

A can of coke seems the exact opposite of what I should get but I took it still. Curse the sleep I need later, I'm getting a soft drink.

"Can't sleep?" I almost spilled out the coke being surprised at the slurry voice behind me.

Carter, standing in the doorway with a smug look. He leaned on the doorframe and folded his arms.

"Yeah," I said casually, tossing a sprite in his direction. He caught it with ease. "Uhm, Carter?"

"Hmmm?"

"What you did back there, I-"

Carter crushed the can of sprite on his hand, spilling the content on the floor.

"I didn't do it for you, Luna."

I was startled by him crushing the can but he didn't sound angry, more stressed so I let it go.

 I shrugged. "But I thought I

to exit the

You look

least. How do people respond to those kinds of words, I

don't have to thank me as it's not what you really want to say. I know you enough to

lower lip while tucking my

do that?"

"Do what?" He countered.

her." Long passed since

then sighed, recalling a memory based on the spark in his

to be different. Xyrus, Ehren, and I grew up together. She was like a little sister to me, so adorable and spoiled. There's this one time she was bullied and instead of going

got along well?" True to it, they don't always argue, but neither showing

He smiled warmly.

she likes him since we were little but the guy was too dumb to notice or maybe pretending not to know." He said amused

you realize you

him." He laughed and I joined in. The tension in the air vanishes just like

we talk much," I confessed. "Well, what

they stick together more while my father was training me to become the

like her

said calmly, prolonging the word. "The first Mate Hunt we went together, I thought Xyrus would claim

"He didn't." I finished.

her, she had her

nod in understanding. I hummed in

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