The Luna Choosing Game

Chapter 0303

Bridget.

The girl that Julian had said he loved who Nicholas had stolen away from him. This girl in the picture, wearing a bright smile, wedged between Julian and Nicholas, was her.

A younger version than who she was now, but at least I finally had a face to place with the name. Even as a young teenager, she was beautiful, with a head of loose blonde curls, and a big, toothy smile.

Her blue eyes were bright with life and joy.

She seemed the kind of person that lightened those around her, if Nichola s’s and Julian’s easy, matching smiles were anything to go by. Nicholas finished dressing and came closer.

“The three of us were thick as thieves back then.We did everything together.Julian, ever the instigator, led us straight into trouble.Bridget followed him blindly, and I followed her.” He laughed.

“Once, he had her entirely convinced that he found a tunnel that led to the center of the earth.I was skeptical, but Bridget believed anything those days.Julian took us to a cave and we got lost, of course.

We were only missing an hour, but it was long enough for our parents to cause an uproar.

“We stumbled out of the cave and straight into a massive search party.Julian was grounded for three months.I knew he was bluffing the entire time about having found a path to the center of the earth.Bridget, though… She defended him until we all parted ways.

“What happened?" I asked.

“You seemed so close.What could change?” Nichola s’s eyes went distant a moment.

“We grew up.” I waited a moment, but he seemed to be unwilling to give more information than that.

Or he was simply lost in a memory.

Either way, the wall between me and his past seemed thicker than it had before, I wasn’t sure how to sneak past it. “What happened to Bridget?"

I asked. Nicholas startled, like he had forgotten I was there.

I frowned, but tried not to let it get to me.

knew what it was like

just wished he hadn’t been lost on a

movies… She’s a big actress now.” I didn’t

willing to spend the money I didn’t have, when ! so desperately needed it for other things like food and rent. But now that Nicholas mentioned it, I did faintly recognize her face, likely from posters or Julian, Bridget

truth about what happened, but I could easily believe that much. I wondered how many other hearts she’d broken along the way. Was Nicholas one of them? Looking

on

only a few

part of

of me in this room. Okay, maybe

He hesitated,

The door wasn’t

with Nicholas

as I reached

glanced back. His eyes were deep wells,

past, or maybe he was

I couldn’t really tell.

might be something we would both come to regret, since we were who we were. “Piper, I – I placed my fingers to his lips, stopping

me, I didn’t know if I would be able to hold myself

pressed a soft kiss to

for who?” “Both of

pulled my hand away. “Piper “I’m serious,

here and there, but

talk about this thing between us… if we give it a name and a life, it will only

“It doesn’t have to.”

“But it will."

so

“At least for me."

I licked my lips.

want to admit my own feelings,

I can properly distance my heart around you, we shouldn’t fool around like we have been.” “Distance your heart…?”

mouth snapped shut, but his gaze bore into me

he saw,