In Love With My Evil Stepbrother

Chapter 30

Chapter 30: Love Confession The rain finally starts to fall, pattering against the window. The view outside is pitch black, with thunder and bright lightning looming within heavy cloud. I stand beside the glass door anxiously, staring into the darkness. No sane person would go swimming under this weather, unless he has a death wish. So Eason is crazy. Then why should I care so much about a crazy person?

The rest of the group starts to play poker to kill the time. Their cheerful laughter only makes me more distracted. Eventually when James wins another round of the game and starts to shout out loudly about his victory, I can’t take it anymore and walk up to him.

“Aren’t you worried about him?” I ask sternly.

“Who?” James says absently as he shaffles the cards.

“Eason! He went swimming and it’s fucking raining!” I snap, “Aren’t you worried that something might happen to him? Aren’t you guys like close friends?” My tone is a bit too harsh. The rest of the group snaps their heads up to look at me, all startled by my reaction. After a short pause, Eddie speaks up, “Nat, the guy knows what he is doing. Plus, he was such an asshole to your earlier. So just leave him be.” “Yeah, Nat. Don’t worry about him,” Katherine nods. “He wouldn’t go swimming under this weather. He’s probably back to his own house already.”

I take in a deep breath and say nothing. Their comforts only build up the anxiety in my heart. James finishes shaffling and starts dealing the cards. He takes a quick glance at me and snickers, “I mean if you are so worried about him. Just call him. Or you can sit down with us and play poker. That’ll take your mind off him.” At this point, I don’t even know if I’m more worried about Eason or I’m more pissed about how indifferent James appears to his friend’s safety.

“Forget it,” I growl, “I’m going to bed.” I stride across the living room and head upstairs. After I enter my own room, I quickly close the door and take out my phone.

Yet my finger pauses at the dialing button.

Should I call him?

If he is already back at his own house and is currently lying on his bed safe and sound like Katherine said, calling him will only make me look like an idiot. I can already imagine his sarcastic tone when he picks up the call.

But…

I take one more look at the storm outside and dial his number.

He can’t laugh at me all he wants. But my consciousness won’t allow me to take that risk.

The dial tone goes busy for a long time.

He’s not picking up the phone.

Is he mad at me and deliberately ignoring my

end the call and start

(Where are you?]

actually swimming, are

know

in my palms. I seem pathetic, begging him to answer me like this.

I’m so screwed.

the sky with deafening booms. After ten painful

calls. No texts.

fighting

That it.

out of the door and dashing downstairs. The guys are

them and run towards the door, as Katherine yelling behind

I yell back and open the

running wild with heavy raindrops, whipping against me

on the beach. I stagger across the wet land and start

voice is muffled by the roaring storm and

towards the sea. But except for the tempestuous waves,

in the darkness, desperately. Water is streaming down my face. And I don’t know if it’s rain or my tears. I’ve never felt so helpless in

everything I’ve done and every word

him how I felt after our first night. He might laugh at me or even despise me, but

shivers in the rain and I’ve completely lost my way. I’m on the edge of losing my mind, when suddenly

my head around, afraid that it’s only

is blurred, I still catch sight of someone running towards me across

It’s him.

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