Tasting All My Mates

350-They Play Too Much

“I promise I didn’t hide the diary. Somebody stole it from me.” I started talking the instant Maynard showed up with Christina.

“But why didn’t you tell me it was your mother who ruined my childhood?” He yelled at me, and I took a few steps back from him nervously.

“How could I? I was ashamed of the shit my mother had done. I didn’t want you all to see me in that light.” I whispered in guilt, “I wanted to read the whole thing first. And then I thought you would want to hear it from your mom when you confront her.” | bet whatever I said sounded like a bunch of excuses to them.

“I don’t know what to say anymore, Enya. I wanted to read about what they did to me just so my mother is unable to lie to me about anything, but you took away that chance from me,” Maynard said, finally turning his gaze away from my face.

“I didn’t want to. I didn’t know the diary was wi—,” before | could even finish, Maynard sprinted away and I was left alone with Christina and Lazio. Christina passed me a sad glance, ex cusing herself because she had to go check on Maynard.

“I will go be with him for now,” Lazlo said as he hastened away from me as if he couldn’t stand near me. At that mo ment, I felt like I had lost everything.

I sat on the ground and raised my face to stare at the star rysky, my eyes filling with tears.

reacted after find ing out it was my mother who had cursed you. Would you have hated me too?” | asked the sky, but I was talking to that missing mate of mine who took

he would have never even made us feel responsible for anything. Thiago was and is the only mate of ours who has never judged us.’ She sounded so down that my heart ached for her. But she was right. Thiago would have never done what they were

havior. He was hurt and had every right to be upset with me for hiding my mother’s sin from him. However, I did not hide the diary. I got up from the ground and walked over to the edge to stare down without giving

Moana walking out of the academy in haste and al most

her in the same manner.

follow them. I understand my life is

to fix things. Since everybody had been look ing at me like I was a big culprit, I found my brain wanting to prove to them that I was not a bad person. I walked straight towards the

to gether. She was a few steps ahead of him, and he was follow ing her. After about

good way to be helpful and solve an issue instead of causing one, like

I had prepared myself for any thing worse. The house looked like it had been abandoned in sheer panic. There was furniture all over the place, and even the dirty dishes were resting on the floor. There was a living room upon entrance, and attached to it was a kitchen. Then there were stairs that led to the second floor, where

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they went