Chapter 11 ~ Card game
Chapter 11 Card game
Athena
Noah stood in the living room, his hair a mess. He was wearing a T- shirt and dark jeans, which was rare to see since it seemed
like the Kings had a thing for suits.
Even Gia in her old age wore suits. I was always the odd one out in
my jeans and Plain tops.
"Why do you let him do this? You know Aunt Ari wouldn't let this go on if you just told her?" He takes a step closer.
I almost laugh at that.
Alex would kill me and burry me six feet under if I ever tried to do that.
That's a known fact. But... deep down in my heart, I feel like this
secret between us is the only thing that keeps me going. A sick
part of me likes that we have something we share that no one else knows.
"I'm not bothered by it." I lie.
Noah watches me. For a second I feel like he's about to argue but I was just humiliated a few seconds ago and had he walked in a
few minutes earlier, he would have watched the scene like a damn movie in 3D.
I exhale, forcing my emotions down.
"Have you eaten?" I ask, changing the subject.
Noah studies me for a moment, as if deciding whether to
push the conversation further, but eventually shakes his head.
"Come on," I say, moving toward the kitchen. "I'll make you something."
He follows me, settling onto
the kitchen island while I rummage through the fridge. The familiar act of cooking steadies me and gives me something to focus on besides the storm raging in my chest.
Noah has always been my only friend since I came into
get me wrong, everyone is
always hold my true self back
feels like I only get to shed that skin off with him and it's
his elbows on the counter, watching
never took you for the
my eyes at his mockery. "I cook because I have
chores and
4 AM to get my husband ready for work. I sleep in until 10 AM and
him
why he loves Leah. She looks like she has her shit
you sleep at night."
are we talking about
Oh.
Right.
Domestic chores.
a little as we slip into an easy
laughing. It's a huge contrast to
like I'm drowning because every second, I keep thinking back to
in front of
asks, "So, how's
tease me about my red swollen eyes. Because I
a friend to turn
stupid
soon, and I'm
"You're smarter than half the people in your
not reassuring.
serious. You've
better buy
present for my white coat ceremony." I joke and he nods with a
and Noah spots
the counter. He grabs them with a mischievous glint
"Wanna play?"
belong to Alex. He
With his best friends which is once in a blue moon but no one
them.
just cards one might
anything that belongs to Alex is not "just
6699
tell me your husband won't
of stupid cards."
Am I that obvious?
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