Aurora doesn’t want to believe him. She doesn’t believe what her father had just told her but she knew he’d never lie to her. He’d not lie to her for attention or any reason. He’s always honest to her and says the truth whether it’d hurt her or not. This was one of those truth that’d hurt her. She ran her fingers through her hair and clenched it. “No, he didn’t do that. He wasn’t the one that vandalize my home. It’s not true, right mom?” She looks over to her mother and the look on her face says it all. “I thought Kendrix told you Blake was the one that broke in with some other unknown men and destroyed our farms. That boy is good for nothing. I’m glad you didn’t end up with him.” Anakin shakes his head in distress. Aurora stared at the blank space. She doesn’t even know how to digest this news in her head. She doesn’t want to. She doesn’t want to overthink anything but she was hell of mad at the both of them. She’s mad at Kendrix for not telling her the truth and she’s mad at Blak

“Aurora, we need to talk.” She threw her head back and laughed in disbelief. She should be the one saying those words to him but here he was standing as though he’s the victim. Looking at him in the eye made her feel more repelled than she already was with him. She’s not even angry—she’s disillusioned of how she really had hope on him. She almost thought he was different. “Oh yes, we do, because I need to know why you didn’t tell me he came here looking for me since I moved. And why you made him lose his job, his family.”Kendrix looked at her quizzically. She scoffed, rolling her eyes because it seemed like he was about to deny everything she just said. “His job? His family? What are you talking about…”She cuts him short. “Don’t act innocuous, Kendrix. You are not innocent. You never were…”“You need to calm down, Aurora. He’s just trying to get into your head,” he said, taking careful steps towards her. “You’re angry right now I know. But just calm down and I will explain everyt

He lowered his head and shifts enough to open the door. She opened the door and stormed out without sparing him a glance. Aurora didn’t have to think twice on this. It was better for her to stay away from him at least until she figures out what she wanted. She had never been so muddled and dejected in her life like this. Everything was jumbled up and too much to take in at once. It feels like she’ll never get out of this mess—like she’s stuck in a clueless maze with no exist. It feels like she’s solving a puzzle that has no face. Kendrix has lied to her or kept secrets from her, or both. She finding it hard to give him a benefit of doubt about that. She had tried to see things from his perspective but it doesn’t match. The last piece of puzzle doesn’t match with the last puzzler. He has no reason to hide anything from her—he should’ve told her everything even if she was going to choose Blake. If he loved her enough like he said and trusted her, he wouldn’t have doubted her. Now, h

She’s been awake for more than an hour but couldn’t find the strength to get out of bed. She couldn’t even take off the itchy jeans she slept off in. Somehow, her eyes were glued to the globe chandelier as she hugged a pillow to her chest. This sluggishness and impediment were because of Kendrix abrupt text message. She never knew how affected she’d be with just a simple text. It’s just a text—she keeps telling her mind. If it was just a text, why can’t she get up on freshen up? Why can’t she unpack? Why can’t she even get up and go check on breakfast? She sighs and toss the pillow across the bed as she rolled to her side. Her eyes caught sight of her phone lying on the side drawer. She groans softly and closed her eyes. If not because she needed that phone, she would’ve thrown it away because that phone alone reminds her of Kendrix. He bought it for her just few weeks before she moved to his pack. Now she was left with his mocking memories. She heard a door open and she knew it w

She took a right turn and walked down the pavement. She could see the lights blooming from the café. She exhales deeply as she shoved her hands into her jacket pockets. This was the first time she was going out alone ever since she moved her. She always goes out together with Max even if they were just going down to the lobby. He insisted in accompanying her but she politely rejected. She wanted to get used to going out alone if she was going to start working. She can’t have him waking up by 7am just to take her to work while it as just a block away from their apartment. She stood in front of the café window, and looked through it. It’s few minutes past 8 but it still seems busy. Ryan was talking to a girl as he hands her, her coffee. She laughed at something he said and placed her hand on his shoulder. He gave her a tight lip smile as he shrugged her hand off him before he turned to leave. Aurora’s stomach churned as she smiled. Why was she happy that he just shunned another girl?