Tasting All My Mates by Alexis Dee

350-They Play Too Much 

 “I promise I didn’t hide the diary. Somebody stole it from me.” I started talking the instant Maynard showed up with Christina. 

“But why didn’t you tell me it was your mother who ruined my childhood?” He yelled at me, and I took a few steps back from him nervously. 

“How could I? I was ashamed of the shit my mother had done. I didn’t want you all to see me in that light.” I whispered in guilt, “I wanted to read the whole thing first. And then I thought you would want to hear it from your mom when you confront her.” | bet whatever I said sounded like a bunch of excuses to them. 

“I don’t know what to say anymore, Enya. I wanted to read about what they did to me just so my mother is unable to lie to me about anything, but you took away that chance from me,” Maynard said, finally turning his gaze away from my face. 

“I didn’t want to. I didn’t know the diary was wi—,” before | could even finish, Maynard sprinted away and I was left alone with Christina and Lazio. Christina passed me a sad glance, ex cusing herself because she had to go check on Maynard. 

“I will go be with him for now,” Lazlo said as he hastened away from me as if he couldn’t stand near me. At that mo ment, I felt like I had lost everything. 

and raised my face to stare

find ing out it was my mother who had cursed you. Would you have

mate of ours who

the truth from him.’ I excused Maynard’s be havior. He was hurt and had every right to be upset

academy in haste and al most sneakily. She

Corbin came into my sight. He left the academy after her in the same manner. He wasn’t the type to hide from anyone, so where was he headed that he didn’t want anybody to catch

up to something,’ | whispered, turning around and rushing downstairs to follow them. I understand my life is full of a mess right now, but there is one person I

everybody had been look ing at me like I was a big culprit, I found my

were not walking to gether. She was a few steps ahead of him, and he was follow ing her. After about an hour-long walk, I found them getting marched inside an abandoned house. After Moana entered,

knew it. I knew they were here for a reason.’ It was a good way to be helpful and solve an issue instead of causing one, like my mother.

walked inside with my heart beating inside my chest. I had prepared myself for any thing worse. The house looked like it had been abandoned in sheer panic. There was furniture all over the place, and even the dirty dishes