Confession!

Meanwhile ….

At the park ….

“Woah, I didn’t think we had this kind of relationship!” Nimi said jokingly to Annabeth trying to ease the awkward silence.

He was a little surprised when he received her message earlier but she seemed desperate for company so he decided to come.

“I visited my sister today,” she whispered her eyes not leaving her toe, the weariness her tone buttressing the fact that there was obviously a whole lot going on in her relationship with her sister.

With a deep breath, Nimi slowly placed his hands on hers which rested on the chair.

Annabeth slowly met his gaze and he whispered, “Are you okay?!”

She shook her head with a faint smile as she looked away from him and reclined on the bench.

“Even after all these years, nothing has changed, she still sees me as a nobody,” she continued.

“She’s quite older actually,” she added with a chuckle.

“My mother was actually our father’s second wife, but the look of inferiority in her eyes goes beyond the fact that she has a da