Chapter 12 – Lies, Love, And Threats (Anj‘s POV)
Sky looked at my bare feet when I returned the cell phone to him. He pursed his lips as he took his gadget and sat quietly beside me. I wished to comfort him, but I could feel his disgust for me despite being grateful. I decided to keep my mouth shut, crossed my arms to my chest to keep myself warm, and closed my eyes.
The argument of whether it was wise to let the heart decide or not was still on. I would definitely tell Mrs. Antonetta about the problem of letting the heart think, and my present situation now is my solid proof. My heart is confused about whether I should leave or not. If my big brain had to decide, it would know I have done my part helping him and should go
home. But my heart was still giddy, excited at seeing Sky and wanting to snuggle closer to him.
“Sky!”
We both raised our heads and turned in the direction of the voice. The woman I saw in their house, I think her name was Elenita, came in with Frank.
“How‘s your father?” She asked worriedly.
“He‘s fine for now, but they‘re preparing to put him in the ICU,” Sky answered in a tired voice.
two changed now before somebody came and saw you like that.” Elenita turned to me. “Come with me. Better changed
of changing into decent clothes in an emergency like this? But thinking about how we looked, I wondered if Sky had the
separate restroom, but Elenita followed me.
couldn‘t find your clothes,” she sounded like a worried but angry mother. “We can buy you one later. Mr. Mars hated it when the media feasted on their
bowl, folding Sky‘s
She asked, looking at me from head to toe with a tone that was stricter than Sister Grace‘s.
“Angela,” I answered.
I gasped when she wiped my face gently with a wet towel. Not satisfied, she
your face.” She opened her bag, giving me a
way, but she was watching me with a face telling me I should follow her or else she would do it herself. Quietly, I took the soap from her and washed my face. She handed me a face towel, also from her bag, leaving me wondering what else she
me.” “Eighteen.” I lied, but I made sure to look directly in her eyes for her to believe me. When she nodded, I wanted to sigh in relief, but I realized if Sky were here, he would know I was lying because I should have answered nineteen after celebrating my birthday yesterday. “What‘s with the red spots on your face?” She asked curiously, opening her bag again and surprising me when she combed my hair and styled it in a ponytail. She peeked from my back, looking
me for the first time. “And if Sky did something stupid last night, probably it‘s not because he was drunk,
face. She could be right that he was so into me last night because he got attracted to me. “Elenita, we were both drunk, and I was sure my face looked worse yesterday. A proof, he hardly
away with that?” She puckered her lips, pointing to the
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