Chapter 97

KAI

Things had gone sour between my brother and me, and that made the house full of dead air as we hadn't said a single word to each other ever since we got back from school.

While shooting and rebounding all by myself, I was reflecting on the short episode that had happened between me and Ellie after school that day. I felt bad that I hadn't approached her properly and I felt terrible for that.

I was still all about finding out what was happening between Ellie and her brother. But then, I didn't want her getting hurt because of me.

That made me stop to pick up the phone and try reaching her.

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AIDEN

There weren't any words to describe the kind of silence that haunted the drive home. It was almost feeling like someone had died but then, it was just Ellie in the backseat of the car.

I drove carefully and slowly so I wouldn't cause her body to roll away from the seat, and at the same time, I was trying to steer clear of the authorities as that would bring a lot more attention tha