The Accidental Wife by Sara Islam

Chapter 98

"Silas, you zoned out again," I say, looking at him. Something is definitely wrong with him, but I don't know what is wrong exactly. He was in a better mood this morning, so something must have happened later to make him seem like that. going to worry.

He is silent in a worrying way. Silas is never silent. He is the one who knows how to start conversations. He can talk about the weirdest topics and manage to make them seem interesting. So, when I see him like that, with billions of thoughts roaming his head, I'm surely "Sorry," he mumbles, as he pushes his food around the plate. He had a three-hour practice, yet he doesn't have the appetite to eat? That doesn't sound like him at all.

"Spill the beans." I drop my fork and pause the episode we're watching. I twist my whole body to face him and crouched. "I'm not blind. I can tell something is bothering you."

"I've been trying to build this friendship with you for over a month and... I guess I ruined it today," he says, not looking at me. My heart sinks at his words. What is he talking about? What has he done?

"What t do

you mean?" I calmly ask although I was nowhere near calm. I can feel my heart hammering in my chest. My mind is already playing the worst scenarios I could ever think of. Has all of this been one hell of a big prank? Has he betrayed me in any way? "I got you into something without thinking and I don't know how to fix it." He finally looks at me. He gives me an apologetic look and I can't help but expect the worst.

Silas has always been a good person. He has never done anything illegal except drinking under twenty-one and I'm sure that this is something very common. I have never heard that he was into drugs or anything fishy. How am I suddenly involved in something I know nothing about? Tue, Sep

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"Okay, I'm starting to get really worried, so I think I need you to start talking," I say, taking a deep breath. I'm trying my best to mentally prepare myself for whatever is about to come out of his mouth.

"After practice, the guys in the locker room mentioned you. They asked about who you are, commenting that we spend a lot of time together." His tone is nervous. I don't know what could result from locker room talk, but the way his

should be worried recognized you as Rosie Kensington. I told them

said something bad about me? Is there a lie about me I'm not aware of that is being spread around the football team? I don't know any of them except for Knox whom I have spoken shortly to twice when I saw him with "What happened afterward?" I inquire. The way his anxiousness keeps increasing makes me close to losing the last bits of control I

with Silas.

nerves.

I... something took over me. I saw red. I couldn't handle the idea of seeing you with

Is he that bad?" I wonder. Why would Silas react in that way? There must be a valid reason

says that. Is that how he sees me? Am I that valuable to him? The thought itself makes me want to

that thing that irks you that much. What's that horrible thing you've done that makes you feel this guilty?" I ask. The worry I once had inside of

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talking about you without losing my teammates, so I said the most irrational thing ever." He looks down and I wait. I no longer know what to expect. "I told that teammate who wanted to ask you out that he could

I couldn't expect anything;

this straight. Now your teammates think that we're dating, right?"

they want

admit that I was very s** of me to think that Silas would do something like that; however, this i is quite absurd. What was he e thinking? How am I supposed to act around him? Technically, I know the answer to that question because I

my hands, trying to gain whatever control I still have

but I don't really understand why you're laughing hysterically like that," Silas cautiously says. I force myself to sit up and look at him. He thinks that my reaction is purely

just

thinks I'm the adorable one? He should see the look on his face. I want to squish his cheeks and kiss him for being