Chasing His Kickass Luna Back by Jane Above Story

Chapter 0127
Abby

The warm afternoon sunlight casts dappled patterns on the ground as we walk through the park,

holding cardboard coffee cups in our hands. The warmth seeps through the cup, mingling with the crisp

air. It’s a nice moment, bordering on something that feels almost normal.

And then we stop in front of it—the old oak tree.

Its massive trunk and sprawling branches are as iconic as they come. It’s always been a sort of

landmark in this small town, here long before the town was ever built. But to me, it’s more than just a

tree. It’s a bitter reminder of another life, of another version of us.

We took our wedding photos under this tree.

“Do you remember?” Karl asks, his eyes meeting mine as if he’s searching for something—recognition,

perhaps.

“Of course I remember,” I snap, maybe a little too quickly. “How could I forget?”

He looks taken aback, his eyebrows knitting together in confusion. Then, as though sensing he’s

wandered into a minefield, he falls silent.

We stand there for another minute, neither of us able to speak. Then I can’t hold back any longer.

the truth?” I ask, my voice

with the gardener? That it was a

his forehead deepening. I wait

waning with each passing

“Karl?”

I didn’t make an official

mingling with a heavy dose of disbelief. And yet, somehow, I

It’s just like Karl, isn’t it? “That must be why Gerald was giving me dirty

earlier.”

ripple of anger surfacing before he

that I let that slip. “It’s nothing, really. I

perturbed

moment, it looks like he might explode. Then he

himself to calm. “I’ll speak

about setting the record straight?” I press, my voice filled with

my annoyance flares up

Why didn’t you clear

make me look incompetent,”

my personal matters

incredulous. “So my reputation gets

You need to

eyes meeting mine without evasion

Abby.”

shocked. Karl is so willingly offering to make things right. I was so angry with

somehow, he’s

say anything else, he changes the subject. “Where do you