Chapter 63

AIDEN

I was in no mood for any of Ellie's antics. It had me feeling low with the way I was showing her subtle signs of jealousy towards her. That way I would be giving her all the power over my emotions.

At that point, I wanted to get myself to be at the top of my game and nothing else. I had a pickup game to attend and I hadn't gotten any shots up. It made me feel a bit less confident in myself. Coupled with the fact that Kai would be there, I felt like I was in for a horrible weekend.

Besides all of that, I had felt bad for having suspected my mother wrongly for having someone else. I had yet to delete those awkward texts from my phone. I felt bad for having thought that she could go lower than her standards.

As I stepped out to make my way to the garage, I looked over at the house of my mother's neighborhood friend whom she had claimed to go on a weekend getaway with. That was added evidence to prove that I had been wrong.

Mrs. Kirsten’s home was looking all empty and deserted. Sh