- HAZEL -I stood outside the closed amusement park with an extra paper-cup of coffee in my hand. I'm freezing and I don't have a jacket, plus, I'm alone. I wouldn't have been if Kaiden didn't have urgent things to attend to, leaving me stranded. And if Kate hadn't pulled an awol on me. I sigh and
I snap myself out of my thoughts and return to reality. My fingers clench on my skirt. I feel awkward. The drive is silent. No one uttered a word. I snuck a gaze at Killian and gasp. His focus was ahead. He didn't look at me once throughout the drive. I swallow. "What did you want to talk about?
That made me laugh under my breath. I wasn't wondering about that. I was stunned he offered without me asking. "If it's okay with you, yeah. That would be nice. Thank you." Killian shuts the door gently and starts the car. "My pleasure, kitten." "You're still not going to let go of that name?" I
- KILLIAN -I didn't drive. After getting food for her, I waited for her to finish eating comfortably in my car. Without watching her of course, the least I want is to make her feel uncomfortable by my presence.Although I already got the hint that it happened quite a lot. I groan, pulling my hand o
Is she crying? "No wait, don't answer that. Fuck, I feel like a teen with tantrums." Hazel chuckles. I can hear the pain masked in that. "Do you want to cut ties with me?" I wait to know if that was some kind of joke. She didn't say more. Standing a few feets away from me in a nearly empty parking
- HAZEL -I stare at the love poster on the wall of Jasmine's corner. That could be me right now, with someone by my side, but I chose to stay here. I look up to face the wood supporting the bed above me. I never knew Jasmine as the lovey-dovey type but even she has a hidden poster on her wall. May
- KILLIAN -She's not here with me. I desperately hoped that she would be. I guess a confession didn't really mean anything. I dip my hand inside the glass bowl full of popcorn on my bed and feed myself to it. I'm sitting lazily on my bed while watching a series. I decided to pause everything I had
Kate flinches and grips my arm. "Oh, oh!" She holds me tighter. "I knew that man was no good from the moment he showed up." Her other hand grabs a handful of chips. She sticks it in her mouth at once. Crumbs fall on my thighs. Just great. I'm not enjoying the privacy invasion but I guess adjusting