On the other hand, I stared at him calmly. He was still glaring at me, demanding an answer, but I didn’t say a word to him. Since I knew I would crumble if I stayed there any longer, I wanted to get out of bed.

“Explain yourself, Anna.” He grabbed my hand. It was a surprise that he was holding himself back instead of yelling at me right away.

“Don’t think too much about it. I need to get out of bed now.” I stared at him calmly. There was no point telling him how I really felt since he only liked me as a f*ck buddy.

 

“Today’s a Saturday!” He gritted his teeth, and his patience was already running thin.

Sh*t. I totally forgot that it was a weekend, so I didn’t have to go to work, but still, I didn’t want to see him. “I need to see Steven.” I blurted out.

 

Then I changed into a new set of clothes. I had to leave no matter what, and Michael didn’t stop me. However, he was still glaring at me coldly. I could feel his fury boiling, but I didn’t have the time to care.

Once I left Birchwood, I felt like a heavy weight had been lifted off my shoulders. Taking in a deep breath, I calmed myself down and tried to come up with a plan for the day.

But nothing came to mind. If I went to see Steven, mom would just mock me again, but I couldn’t go back to Michael’s place either. So I just stood there blankly, until my phone started ringing.

I wondered who was calling me, so I whipped my phone out. Ronan? I was slightly annoyed, but I took the call anyway. “Hello.” My voice was cracking up from all the crying.

“What’s up?” Ronan sounded excited.

hanging around.” I

that my voice was cracking. “You don’t sound too good. Wait, are you crying?” he asked,

person whom I could feel relaxed around.

he agreed readily, and I noticed a hint of worry in

the bus stop. The one where

Ten minutes later, I saw Ronan’s red Ferrari in the

came to open the passenger seat’s door. I was feeling gloomy before he

went back to the driver’s seat and revved up the car. “Why are you frustrated

me. Every time I was with him, I felt warm and fuzzy. “Yeah, a lot. Got involved in some family problems, and my

 

since I needed someone whom I could talk

seen how my mother acted

life, though? You got a boyfriend?” Ronan started getting nervous

at, so I turned away stiffly. “No.

rate. Given my circumstances, it might be a long time before I would be ready for the dating scene

“So what’s the problem, then? I thought you don’t have

but I know it’s never gonna work between us.” The thought of Michael alone was torturous for me. I didn’t want to lose myself to him, but I couldn’t, and I cursed myself

could look me in the eye. “If you

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