Untold secrets.

Juzarh

Leiya

“Could you help me with these?”

I looked up from the book I was reading to notice Lyle passed me a tray with carrots and a knife lying beside them. I gently closed the book, placing it on the table before pulling the tray closer to myself.

“What…what should I do with them?”

I stuttered as I looked at them with puzzling eyes.

“What do you mean what should you do with them?” he turned sharply to me. “Chop them up,” he informed me.

When I didn't respond, my eyes juggling between him and the tray before me, his eyes widened in realization.

“You…” he paused, looking at me, waiting for me to interrupt him, but I didn't.

His face then became more serious. “You don't know how to chop carrots?”

He asked quietly, as if no one else needed to hear it even though it was just the two of us.

“No I don't.” I murmured, a little ashamed that he thought I could and I let him down.

He walked closer to the table, standing across from me but