Sneaky moves.

(ARIELLE'S POV)

I knew what I was about to do was wrong, as it went against my principles, but I couldn't help myself. My hands moved involuntarily as I typed in a password. Jared had mentioned in the car that his password was my name, right? Well, it was time to find out. I typed my name, and to my amazement, the phone unlocked. I clicked on the message box, and on Sofia's messages.

"Hey, are you done bathing?"

"Will you come keep me company after you're done?"

"Why aren't you responding? Is Arielle awake?"

"Are you ignoring me?"

"Jared!!!!"

"I can't sleep. Come down, and let's go outside and look at the stars, just like we did when we were teenagers."

"You promised me at the hospital's garden that we would stargaze, remember?"

Angrily, I muted the phone and dropped it back on the couch. How shameless can Sofia be? She should be asleep, and not texting a married man to go out at night to stargaze with her.

I returned to the bed, disturbed. Sleep had fled my eyes at this point, and all I craved was to march to Sofia's room and warn her to know her boundaries. But I thought against it, trying to gain control over my anger.

Jared returned to the room a few minutes later, and I quickly pretended to be asleep. I watched him beneath my lashes, as he walked over to his phone and picked it up. He tapped on it, and glanced at the screen for a moment. Swiftly, he turned to face me, but I still lay in pretence of being asleep.

returned to the couch to pick up his phone.

I didn't respond.

time louder than before, but

I watched him pause to glance at me, and after confirming I was indeed asleep, he opened the

I felt tricked and angry. How could Jared? Sneaking out at night to be with Sofia, his

with another woman. Or better yet still, he should have informed

to confront them. To seek answers because I was tired of being played and looking like a fool. But then, I couldn't. Not yet. I needed to

to hurry out, and spy on them was strong. I shook my head, I won't stoop to such a level. And then, an idea struck me-the balcony. I could see anything from there. If Jared and

opened the

at night took my breath away, but I reminded myself that I was not there to admire

then, Sofia and Jared walked out.

felt a jolt of jealousy at the sight. That should

I watched

at her with a tenderness that made my heart shatter. They were supposed to be friends right? So what was that look in his

could barely make out their figures in the dim light. But I

few minutes later, Sofia rested her head on Jared's shoulder, and yet again, he didn't refute the gesture. I felt like I'd been stabbed in the chest,

was enough for me,

and Sofia stargazing like lovers returned to the room, feeling bitter and alone, the images refusing to leave my

what I'd just seen, but my mind was a mess of emotions. Anger, hurt,

seemed impossible, so I just sat on the bed, staring into space. I didn't know how long

on the bed, eyes pinned on him. The expression quickly left his face, and he flashed me a

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