Don't Poke the Luna (Xena and Ryder)

Chapter 87

"Ready, X?" Ama suddenly exclaimed, her excitement palpable.

"What?!"

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Ama executed a drift, stopping perfectly in front of William. The car suddenly accelerated, and I had to grip the handle tightly. "Ama, slow down!"

"Trust me, X!" Ama completely ignored my warning, fully immersed in her stunt.

The car continued gaining speed, William's face becoming clearer, panic and confusion

spreading across his features. Just as he started to dodge left and right, Ama quickly turned the steering wheel. The car tilted nearly 30 degrees to complete a clean drift, stopping perfectly in front of William.

William and I both let out long sighs of relief.

“Hahaha!” Ama laughed heartily as she got out, tossing her backpack to William. "How was her driving?" William asked me with a pained smile.

"My lunch is still safely in my stomach!" I joked. Curious about what Ryder had prepared, I quickly got out of the car and ran into the house without even saying goodbye to Ama.

"Traitor!" she called after me.

I blew her a kiss before disappearing through the door. I ran all the way to the bedroom, where I found Ryder just putting on his shirt.

"Hey!" I said, closing the door behind me.

"Why the rush?" he asked.

driving is terrible!" I laughed as I walked

are my clothes?" I asked,

they belong," Ryder shrugged as if it wasn't a

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walked to the closet, discovering all

his wardrobe.

I said softly, a sudden, rush of

1. me.

stuff over so you wouldn't have to keep going back there. I had a

could manage, not knowing

don't like it?" Ryder asked,

just, this might

sentences. "Yes, thank you."

overwhelms you,"

"Yes."

must not be confident about us being

and walked out of

heart sank, regret filling my chest. I felt terrible. I'd genuinely

that

quickly, and I

to reject

grabbed my clothes and went to the bathroom

red.

it was easy. I feared losing myself, being swallowed by this new world. Simultaneously, I craved the love, the sense of belonging. What