NathanielAfter I set the table and finish setting everything up, I go to the living room and come to a halt.I see Via dressed in a short ass black skirt, black shirt, and in black slip-on shoes. Her makeup is all black-themed and she has her wavy hair up in a ponytail."Where are you going dressed like that?" I ask. The words come out harsh and my sudden voice makes her jump and drop the earring she was putting on.She instantly bends down to pick it up, which makes her short ass skirt go up. "Don't worry about it, I'll be safe and-" I cut her off instantly."Where are you going Via?" I ask again.She rolls her eyes and puts on her earring. "One of Aiden's races is a few towns away," she says, and I feel anger surge through my body."You're going to a fucking race dressed like that? What are you, the flag girl?" I ask, needing straightforward answers.She fixes her skirt and nods. "Yes, actually," she says, which makes me even more pissed."You're not going," I say, pointing at her
MaximilianSebastian arrived a few minutes later, also dressed in full black. He made his entrance. When Nathaniel mentioned that we had some business to settle, I readily agreed with him."If you would stop dazing out, then you'd probably know," Nathaniel answered, and I quickly noticed that he was in a foul mood."What's up your ass?" I grumbled as I put on the stupid Ray-Ban glasses."Via," he said in a tone that made me one hundred percent certain he was pissed. "That's what's up my ass."I was not surprised by the fact that she went to his place today, as evidenced by the fact that she did so. One thing that I couldn't understand was why he was so angry.It seems unfathomable that she is allowed to be in the same room as her. It is impossible for me to remain in the same room with her for even five seconds without her exiting the room.During the time that she required flour for her father, I was with her for the longest period of time. My inebriated state caused me to make poor
MaximilianLast time I saw him, the child appeared to be between the ages of 12 and 14 years old. Oh my god, what the hell is he doing when he's behind the wheel?"Okay, you're set. Feel free to bet or just watch. You can park anywhere except beside cars with a holographic sticker in their rear window glass," he says, then walks to the next car behind us."Okay, I seriously need you both to fill me in right now because I'm fucking lost," I say as I scan our surroundings.Either I was fucking losing my mind or the effects of drinking so much in a day were really fucking getting to me.First, Alexander asserts that Ricco has returned to his previous behavior. After that, he presents us with statistics that not only demonstrate that he has double the numbers that we had, but also that he has discovered some new top crap. After that, Nathaniel goes over our previous monikers for each of us. Ezra is now being added to the mix as well, right? Exactly what the hell is going on in this situat
Maximilian"You see that girl in all black with her hair up in a ponytail with a checkered ribbon? The one who's resting against the black truck," Sebastian tells Ezra.Ezra scans our surroundings, and I see him nod more to himself than to us. "You mean our flag girl for tonight?" He looks at Alexander. "I don't mean this in an offensive way, but if you're asking me to get her number for one of you guys, I regret to inform you that I'm pretty sure she's underage," Ezra runs a hand through his hair. "Besides, I can't talk to her. Pretty sure she's under Aiden and is his girl.""What?" All four of us say in unison, and I swear I almost facepalm.Real smooth of us. Real fucking smooth."Uhhh well," Ezra looks behind him again then back at us, "she's basically under Aiden Laneyard—the guy I'm racing against tonight, since the guy I was originally going to race backed out last minute."He looks over in Via's direction then back at us. "That guy is really protective of her, and I really don
Via"Are you sure you don't want me to stay with you?" Kol asks me as we pull into Alexander's driveway."You've already asked that like ten times," I sigh and turn to him. "I truly don't need a babysitter. I have this all under control, and I'll be fine.""You said that last time." He glances from me to my dad's house and back. "You harmed yourself, Via." His voice holds a mix of anger and sadness. "If I hadn't forgotten my keys, I would've never found out that you literally harmed yourself.""You're being dramatic," I roll my eyes. "I didn't harm myself that bad," I say, trying to lighten the mood."No, Via, you don't understand," he scolds me. "Seeing you like that reminded me of how many times I saw my mom in that same position." I freeze at that. "You were so out of it at that moment, and it scared me fucking shitless."The sight of Kol in such a state causes my heart to hurt. It was while I was in primary school that I found him in this state for the last time. Kol gradually got
Via"Alexander has a journal? Since when?" I look at the pen and notice that it too has Alexander's name on it. "How fancy."I put the pen back on the nightstand and sit on the bed to look at the journal.Part of my mind is screaming at me to put it back and pretend I never saw it, to pretend I was never here. Then another part of my mind tells me to go through it so I can get the answers that I deserve.I stare down at the journal for a few seconds until I finally make up my mind. "Might as well. I've already looked through the others' belongings. It's only fair that I get answers any way I can."…The more I read through the journal, the more I can't help but feel uncomfortable. Every entry in the journal sounds even more terrible than the one before it. Just how am I supposed to make sense of all of this?At the time of his marriage to Amanda, Alexander was younger than I was. Additionally, beginning at a very young age, he was informed that he was going to marry her. Simply said,
ViaI try to repeat the words out loud to enhance my memory.The second I realize where I heard the words from, I feel my stomach turn into knots."Justin's fucking speech when he asked me out wasn't his at that stupid football game. It was Alexander's."Alexander let me believe it was Justin's, fully knowing it was his own. Yet he let me believe a complete fucking lie. He didn't even try to tell me the truth. He let me look completely dumb."If only he would've told me from the get-go, I wouldn't have been with Justin for so long. I wouldn't have felt like I owed it to Justin to be with him for so long. I also wouldn't have lost my virginity to him. I would've been clear of Justin way sooner if Alexander would've just confessed to me that Justin's confession was actually his own."I hear a door open and close downstairs, and I jump to my feet. "Shit, didn't expect him to be home so early."I hear keys jingle and rush to put Alexander's journal behind my back and under my sweater."Sh
ViaI felt myself getting a lot more into it than I originally planned.He pulls away and rests his head on my shoulder. "You don't know how much I missed you," he says, then leaves a few kisses along my neck."Yeah, you probably didn't really miss me much. Especially since you had Nichole by your side," I think to myself and feel a small part of my heart hurt.The fact that Nathaniel had pictures of it all hurt me even more though. Nathaniel had physical proof and never bothered telling me anything. He just kept pushing me away and kept constantly saying "everything's okay" on repeat."I missed you too," I say, then place my hand on his chest.I promised Kol that I was going to be okay and that I was going to be able to get through this. This is just one of the steps that I have to take in order to be semi-okay. I need to clear everything up with them.I softly begin pushing him back to the couch beside us, and he chuckles. "What are you doing, Firefly?" he says as he looks down at m