23 Angrily Making Out

“Look!” he said, showing me his phone’s screen where he told Mariyah that he could not see her anymore because he had found a mate. I did see her respond back to him and bombard him with a dozen questions, and soon after that, he was off to have dinner with his siblings. It was still not safe for him to be in my room because his siblings didn’t like me, so he told me to keep it a secret for now. I walked out of my room to have dinner with them for the first time after my mother left.

The dining room was so awkwardly silent when I walked in. Akin must have returned from work just now because he hadn’t taken off his suit. Helel had taken a shower, so he must have been working out before coming to dinner.

“The school is remaining off for a few days.” Akin was the first one to break the silence and talk to Zane. Obviously, he didn’t mean to speak to me, but I got the idea that I would not be attending school for some days. Why? I didn’t care. I didn’t like studying, anyway.

“What happened?” Helel questioned, digging his fork into the forest he had collected on the plate. He was a big fan of salads and proteins.

“I got a call earlier from their principal, telling me that the top part of the school’s building collapsed out of nowhere. I have agreed to aid the school in rebuilding it, but until then, online classes are an option,” Akin explained the situation to Helel. Since I had been sleeping most part of the day after school, I didn’t know what went down there.

“Yeah! It was the craziest thing. The building began to shake and the upper part got covered with so much fog that nobody could tell if something crashed into it or what happened. Thankfully, the fog helped the teachers clear the school

more information about the accident. I didn’t care if anything happened

for my behavior. I watched Akin question me and tap his fingers on the table. With how he was always on my back and nagging me for not taking my studies seriously, he was beginning to resemble a stern teacher rather

eyes

face and shoving pasta in my mouth so that they wouldn’t

You need to study in order to build a future for yourself.” Akin’s voice sounded harsher this time. I stopped eating when he slammed his fist on the table because he

brat or a lazy bum. I had a solid reason for

calm down. He was scolding

everyone that she is now your

step ahead and asked Zane, who looked lost for a moment. It turned awkward.

father has moved on,” Zane said while he stole eyes from everyone. I’m not sure if he was telling the truth or if he

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