Chapter Fifty Nine

LUCY

Days had passed by and I still hadn’t set my eyes on Nathan nor had I heard anything from Maverick as well. I was delirious and didn’t know what to do to salvage the situation at hand. I wasn’t sure if Nathan had confronted his father about what he had heard few days ago.

My mother too had noticed my discomfort and was bothered about me. But I kept everything from her, pretending to be alright. I still hadn’t revealed the truth about my father’s death to her. Truth was I found it hard to tell my mother the truth without breaking her, it was better to let the sleeping dog lie than open up old wounds.

My steps echoed into the forest as I decided to take a walk to clear my head. As I walked, I approached Nathan at a spot, my heart began to race with a mixture of anticipation and apprehension. He was standing at the same clearing where he had accosted me the day we met. The sun casted its ethereal glow on the trees, elongating it’s shadows.

“Nathan,” I called out, my voice a mixture