024 Secret From Five Years Ago
Scarlett’s POV
“Ewww! That’s the truth???” Aurora exclaims, “You SLEPT with him?! Seriously?
After running into Gabriel at Nightingale, we couldn’t stay there. Instead, we found a small, random bar down the street. A quiet, cozy small place, perfect for girls‘ talk.
Lilith closes her eyes with a desperate look, dying under Aurora’s judgy looks, “Accidently, okay? The key word is accident!”
Now that makes sense. Lilith used to be the one handling most of my “code reds“. I can’t imagine two enemies just suddenly fall in love. But then again, Gabriel looked deeply in love though…
“But Gabriel?!” Aurora takes a deep breath to calm herself, only to burst out again, “It’s…Gabriel!”
Lilith looks just as devastated as Aurora.
“When was that?” I ask. If it’s recent, then we might need to buy another set of pregnant tests. A baby not born out of love is the last thing we want…again.
Lilith glances at me before darting her eyes off to her glass.
“What?” Aurora and I exchange a confused look.
“It was…” Lilith bites her lips, struggling, “…right after Scar’s wedding…
Phew. At least we are clear of the possible baby issue.
“Why?!” Aurora bursts out again, rolling her eyes, “Why why, why?! I know you were upset about–that thing, we all are, but why lashing out in such a way?!*
“I got drunk, okay?! You think I wasn’t grossed out when I woke up to see him?!” Lilith rubs her hair in frustration, “I was just really upset about–that thing…
She glances at me again, and then looks away again.
What’s “that thing“?!
“What? You two have your own little secrets now? Excluding me?” I sneer at them with faux anger
They don’t get my joke. They exchange struggling looks, bothered by something.
Frankly, I don’t care about some secret. But I enjoy how after five years, we just slip back into our old times like before. We can tease, joke, TALK with each other. I finally feel heard, being my true self and being accepted, knowing that we can trust each other no matter what.
“It’s not like we wanted to hide it from you…” Aurora starts, and Lilith grabs her arm, in nervousness.
Are they trying to get me more curious on purpose or what?!
“Don’t lie to me,” I chuckle at her red ear tips, “you must love me a lot if I was important enough for you to beat up your one–night–stand EVER.”
Lilith rolls her eyes, “I’m not a monster, okay?! Besides…I think I was the one dragging him into it…” “Ewwwwwww!” Aurora exclaims and I burst into laughter.
“I think we can tell her now,” Aurora asks Lilith, “we should have told her five years ago.”
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