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.

pajamas and returned to the couch to pick up his phone. He glanced at it, and back

I didn't respond.

again, but this time louder than before, but I didn't

he turned and tiptoed to the door. I watched him pause to glance at me, and after confirming I was

bed. I felt tricked and angry. How could Jared? Sneaking out at night to be with Sofia, his supposed "best friend." Now, I was convinced that their friendship was anything

be with another woman. Or better yet

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 calm down, to

stoop to such a level. And then, an idea struck me-the balcony. I could see anything from

opened the

the cool night view. The beautiful sight of the neighborhood at

Sofia and Jared walked out. Sofia looked beautiful in her short white nightgown, her

That should be me and Jared, and not the other

they walked, I watched

tenderness that made my

out their figures in the dim light. But I saw them sit on the trimmed grasses, and Sofia pointed to

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, looking at

for me,

of Jared and Sofia stargazing like lovers returned to the room, feeling bitter

my mind was a mess

that state seemed impossible, so I just sat on the bed, staring into space. I didn't know how long I was in that position, but I was that way, when the door creaked open,

eyes pinned on

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