098 Room To Breath

Scarlett's POV

Is there a kinder soul in this world? I look at Adrian, envying Aurora secretly because she is being loved by such a good person.

But I can't. "I want to be your friend, Adrian Dunn," I shake my head, feeling pity in my chest, "So I can't be such a burden to you. You understand, don't you?" Adrian looks at me plaintively. He understands, I know Talking to him has been so easy

"You are insulting me by implying that it takes a lot of me to protect just one girl," Adrian says half- jokingly, "I can't protect you well if you leave, especially to a place that far away. But here I can promise that they can't get another drop of blood of yours if you don't want them to."

That's really sweet and generous, but I can't put such a weight on Adrian. I feel guilty enough taking so much of his help as it is. Out of a misunderstanding no less. It's not right.

"I can take care of myself now," I say as Adrian holds out his arm to block the elevator door for me. He definitely did that on purpose! I laugh at him, "Including holding my own door!"

"Exactly," Adrian laughs with me, "I know you can, but it doesn't mean I can't do that for a lady, right?"

sigh. He doesn't know the Fullers, not well enough. I don't want to drag

car, and he pulls it open for me, his eyes

decision," I hold the door but not going in. I wish he can give me

the third year I married Sebastian. Just a small thing with only him, Aurora, and a few other of my friends. I told her to leave, and Sebastian told me he would leave with Ava. So I let her stay. Later she dragged me into a room and cut her own finger with a magazine, laughing at me until she started screaming and got everyone over, saying

dark memories

I say as that dark day resurfaces in

horrifying. The powerless, the

fainted at home all alone. I dare not to, because I don't know if anyone could find me before I die. The joke

the first birthday I spent with

his eyes wide in shock, angry as he grunts:

innocent he is, or rather, how simple his life is. Maybe

098 Room To Breath

But not for me.

up so the tears won't fall. The low, dark ceiling of the parking lot looks exactly like that day, a day when my whole world crushed down on me, making

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