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.

was like

a personal slight against me. I just wished he hadn’t been lost on a

except for in the movies… She’s a big

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

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 at him now, he wasn’t giving much

eyes were on me,

the nostalgia trip that had claimed him only a few minutes ago. This untangled some of the tight web of emotions

part of their past lives, they had

here with me. Though there weren’t any pictures of me in

said. He hesitated, then

The door

Nicholas close

said, as I

deep wells, showing a sea of

past, or maybe he was here with

I couldn’t really tell.

was about to say something, and it might be something we would both come to regret, since we were who we were. “Piper, I

his affection for me, I didn’t know if I would

He pressed a soft kiss to

who?” “Both of

pulled my hand away. “Piper

there, but we’ll

give it a name and a life, it will only hurt us later.” He

“It doesn’t have to.”

“But it will."

was so sure

“At least for me."

I licked my lips.

want to admit my own feelings, but if I did, maybe

heart around you, we shouldn’t fool

mouth snapped shut, but his gaze bore into me like he could see

saw, pained