Chapter 88\u00a0<\/p>\n
I opened my mouth, to say no, to tell him that I\u2019d emped every single moment of last night, that it was never a mindre to me that as pr\u00a0<\/p>\n
pretend it didn\u2019t happen\u00a0<\/p>\n
but the words wouldn\u2019t come Something else came out instead, something that felt like swallowing my team we\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYes, that\u2019s how I feel, I said, lowering my face so he couldn\u2019t see the lie wen all over it\u00a0<\/p>\n
When I forced myself to lift my gaze and lock eyes with him, I made sure my expression was perfectly controlled. I see you only kis\u00a0<\/p>\n
friend\u00a0<\/p>\n
The words came out steady and clear, accompanied by what I hoped looked le a genuine smile, Inside, I was serkansing. Inside, I was dying fiel with ench syllable that came out of my mouth.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Tristan searched my face for any sign that I was lying, but I\u2019d gotten good aiding my true feelings over the years.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Survival with Dazon had required me to become an expert at showing people hat they wanted to see instead of what I actually lost.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alright. If that\u2019s how you feel,\u201d he said finally, reaching for the plate in my stretched hands.\u00a0<\/p>\n
His fingers brushed mine as he took it, and I had to fight not to shiver at the contact. Everything about him affected me, even the smallest touch.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I picked up my own plate and we moved to the dining room in silence. The jet stretched between us, filled with all the things we weren\u2019t saying to\u00a0<\/p>\n
each other.\u00a0<\/p>\n
This was exactly what I\u2019d been trying to prevent, but somehow I\u2019d made it wase. The awkwardness was so thick you couldn\u2019t cut it with a knife.\u00a0<\/p>\n
When are you racing again?\u201d I asked, desperate to fill the silence with something, anything.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWas supposed to be tonight, but I\u2019m not sure that\u2019s possible anymore, he replied, not looking up from his barely touched food.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy not?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
He didn\u2019t answer with words, but the way he looked at me said everything. I was planning to stay home because of me, because he thought I needed watching after last night.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u2018You don\u2019t have to stop doing what you love for me, I said quickly, \u2018I can take care of myself.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I love\u2026 spending time with you too, he said, and something in his tone me my chest fight.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I know you do. Let\u2019s do this then we can go visit Orion and Sarah, and the Ell watch you race. I tried to sound enthusiastic, like this was just a fus sibling activity,\u00a0<\/p>\n
You want to watch me race? He looked genuinely surprised.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Yes, of course. I love watching my brother race,\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHave you ever seen Orion race?\u2018 he asked, and something about the question confused me.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNo, I haven\u2019t. But I\u2019ve seen you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
1\/2\u00a0<\/p>\n
19:37 Tue, Jan 6 T\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 88\u00a0<\/p>\n
Right. Me. His voice was flat, emotionless.\u00a0<\/p>\n
42%\u00a0<\/p>\n
I nodded, raising an eyebrow at his strange tone. What did he mean by that? Wasn\u2019t he my brother anymore? Hadn\u2019t he spent years reminding me that we were family whenever I got too close?\u00a0<\/p>\n
He stood up abruptly, his food barely half\u2013eaten.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u2018Where are you going?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u2018I\u2019m done eating.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I looked at his plate in shock. \u201cBut you haven\u2019t eaten anything yet and that\u2019s your best food.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI lost my appetite.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I sat there staring as he walked to the kitchen, dumped his food in the trash washed his plate with sharp, angry movements, and headed for the stairs.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He\u2019d never rejected his food especially not this meal, even when he was ang That was the only to get Tristan to forgive you without words, prepare one of his favorite meal.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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