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Leilani.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Maya and I returned into the house, that is after receiving our takeout from the delivery lady who arrived two exactly minutes after Gavin left; but by the time we returned to the movie, I wasn\u2019t feeling it anymore.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I couldn\u2019t stop thinking about Gavin and the words he\u2019d said to me, and I certainly couldn\u2019t stop thinking about that hug. It was the first hug we had ever shared in over ten years, and now, it felt weird to think that he would even wrap his arms around my body\u2026 that he could ever treat me like I was part of his family.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The corners of my eyes burned with tears but instead of making them fall, I buried my face into a bowl of hot spicy ramen. The heat from the food made my eyes water, and this time, when\u00a0<\/p>\n
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tears streamed down my face, I didn\u2019t bother questioning if I was crying because I felt bad or because the food was too spicy.\u00a0<\/p>\n
After devouring our food and eating some\u00a0<\/p>\n
desserts in order to restore order to our taste buds, I picked up my phone and called Jarek.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He picked up on the first ring, his deep rich voice vibrating through the phone as he drawled; \u201cHello Sweetcakes.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHey,\u201d I called back, trying desperately and failing to sound unbothered. \u201cI wanted to ask you for something.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat is it?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
From the other end of the phone, I heard ruffling sounds and I didn\u2019t need any soothsayer to know that he was moving around. I said; \u201cI wanted to ask if you still have my old phone.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat phon-\u201d he began to say, but as if suddenly\u00a0<\/p>\n
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remembering about it, he sighed and added; \u201cI think I still do. It should be somewhere in my safe. Is there a problem?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYes, I need it. I want to check for some\u00a0<\/p>\n
important messages in it.\u201d I answered, and I heard him let out a breath on the other end before he responded quietly;\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOkay then, I\u2019ll be there in a few minutes.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Huh?\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWait\u2014\u201d I began to say but before I could finish, the call had disconnected and I was left\u00a0<\/p>\n
screaming at my phone instead.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It wasn\u2019t until that moment that I turned to look\u00a0<\/p>\n
at Maya, and goddess, I hated how downcast she looked. I hated that she was sad\u2026 bothered even,\u00a0<\/p>\n
and it hurt to know that she was like this because\u00a0<\/p>\n
of me.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I let my phone drop to the side and walked over\u00a0<\/p>\n
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to her, and as soon as I reached her, I wrapped my arms around her body and whispered; \u201cI am sorry.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou know you shouldn\u2019t be sorry, right?\u201d She answered lightly. \u201cIf anyone\u2019s supposed to be sorry then it\u2019s him, your godforsaken parents, and your stupid bratty sister who was the architect of everything to begin with.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
At her words, I shook my head carefully and muttered; \u201cChalice may have been a villain but my parents are the real architects behind all my misfortunes.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I then went ahead to tell her about Jay\u2019s suspicions, and by the time I was done, she shook her head and said; \u201cIf you and Chalice weren\u2019t splitting images of each other, I would\u2019ve sworn that you do not belong to that family.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t think I belong to that family.\u201d I answered truthfully. \u201cI don\u2019t know what the deal with\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Chalice is and why we look so alike, but a real\u00a0<\/p>\n
family would never do what they\u2019ve done to me. A real family will not make you weak and curse you for being weak.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Maya hummed.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt almost sounds like a Klaus Mikaelsom scenario.\u201d She mused under her breath and I\u00a0<\/p>\n
rolled my eyes at her before rising to pour us some juice.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNo, but for real!\u201d She continued with conviction. \u201cIn the movie, his mother made him weak in order to hide who he was and the fact that she had cheated on her husband with a wolf! So now, what if just like him, you\u2019re stronger than your siblings? What if they know how powerful your wolf is and have decided to weaken you first to stop it from manifesting?\u201d She asked, and again I rolled my eyes because I trust Maya to have her\u00a0<\/p>\n
head buried in stack and stack of fictitious\u00a0<\/p>\n
movies.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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She groaned; \u201cUrghh! I know you\u2019ll never believe me, but what if?\u201d She asked again, and this time, I slowly turned around to pin her with glare as I said seriously;\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThen I\u2019ll have to dagger them all just like he does, and have their bodies stashed into coffins for a very long time.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
She laughed.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But I didn\u2019t, because I was serious. I really would.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The next day, Maya and I met Gavin at an upscale restaurant where he sat by a corner, reading a magazine. He stood up as soon as he noticed us walking over and smiled politely before\u00a0<\/p>\n
muttering; \u201cLeilani, Maya\u2026 good to see you both. How did you sleep?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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I didn\u2019t answer directly and simply nodded, while Maya chirped in; \u201cNot so well.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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At that, he turned to look at her and I couldn\u2019t help but notice the adoration in his eyes, or how he couldn\u2019t seem to take them off her for a very long moment. A small smile painted across his face when she winced while sitting down, and in that moment, I knew\u2026 I knew that despite me being the bone of contention between both of them now, that they would still find their way together in the end.\u00a0<\/p>\n
They were the first pair of mates that I have seen that seemed to share a mutual connection. And as for everyone else I knew, they were simply pawns being played with by the moon goddess- people she\u2019d paired together while half asleep.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I fished out the phone from my pocket and turned it on, frowning when the old screen lit up slowly. I then inputted my password into it and passed it to him where I watched him scroll through the messages until he stopped at the ones he was looking for.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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The table was as quiet as a graveyard as he soon began to take pictures of the texts, and when he was done, he typed in the number into his phone, saved it and passed the phone back to me.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He smiled; \u201cI\u2019ll check it out tonight.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI will too.\u201d I answered coldly and he nodded.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Seeing that I had nothing left to say to him, I made to leave but stopped when his voice suddenly rang out. He seethed; \u201cI know I shouldn\u2019t have done it but I also checked through your old chats with Chalice\u2026 and again, I feel like such a fool for allowing her to deceive me for so long.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cGavin, we\u2019ve talked about this before.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI know we have.\u201d He answered stubbornly, \u201cbut seeing it again, with my own eyes\u2026 I couldn\u2019t help but speak out. And I also want to say sorry for sending you those messages too. I used to think that you were very difficult, and that is my\u00a0<\/p>\n
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biggest regret.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Hearing him speak, I couldn\u2019t bring myself to respond so I nodded. I then turned to Maya and said; \u201cI want to take a walk. Alone.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I didn\u2019t want to.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I just wanted to be out of here\u2026\u00a0<\/p>\n
And I also wanted her to have a conversation with\u00a0<\/p>\n
Gavin, because so help me God, the next time I will see him on my porch, I\u2019d throw away my conscience and land him in a stretcher.\u00a0<\/p>\n
His eyes met mine again and he looked like he had more things to say. But I had too little patience to listen to him. So I handed Maya my car keys and walked out of the restaurant, and surprisingly, this time, I felt lighter.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I felt better.\u00a0<\/p>\n
And the ache in my chest had lessened.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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My phone rang after I\u2019d managed to walk a few streets away and when I fished it out of my pocket, I smiled when I saw that it was my lawyer calling\u2026 not some nincompoops. But my lawyer.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I picked it up and pressed it against my ear, my smile widening when she said;\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYour documents are ready, Ms Sinclair. You can now sue Mr and Mrs Blackthorne to court.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
But I didn\u2019t just want to sue them. I wanted to destroy them.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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