Fake Pictures

Grace

I stare at him for a moment, then avert my gaze to the city view. The lights are still twinkling and everything seems so bright under the dark night but the beauty I saw in this view before is gone.

Maybe, it was not even about the view.

When Tristin was here, even the simple arrangement of the table seemed out of the ordinary.

“ He gave you these pictures. ” Ethan speaks up when I don’t say anything for a long time.

I glance at the pictures he has placed on the table and they are the same that Tristin showed me.

“ How did you get your hands on— ”

“ They are fake. ” Ethan says, his voice dropping.

A cold shiver runs along my spine and I stop myself from shuddering in front of Ethan.

“ Some convincing poses, right? ” Ethan runs his forefinger down his face on one of the pictures.

I look up, and meet his gaze. “ what’s the point of it, Ethan? ”

“ Do you not get it or are you pretending to be dumb? ” His eyes darken, and he pushes the pictures towards me.

But I don’t take them.