Chapter 78

ELLIE

“And ta-da! The dinner is ready to be served hot...” Emily said as we were finally done with the Italian dish she had been experimenting with in the kitchen for the past couple of moments.

It had been quite a grueling session void of any fun or dialogue. The happenings that had taken place earlier in the day made it almost impossible to say anything or to start up any form of conversation.

Emily had been continually pushing her luck as she had been trying to bring up some hot topics for us to talk about while we were preparing the meal for dinner.

But each time she would, I would end it all with close-ended replies until she got the fact that I wasn’t in the mood for any conversations. I hated the fact that I was so cold and unresponsive to all she had been trying to do so far.

“Do you want to have a taste of it?” Emily asked with a smile as enthusiastic as that of a three-year-old. It almost felt like her niceness was a facade aimed at hiding something.

I didn’t know why I