Me.
Unfortunately, it wasn’t big enough to escape the noise of the happy family.
Avia was a terror on two legs now, nearly as fast as her dad on the straight. A few more crashes, though — often into tables and cupboard doors, but anything under a metre was up for grabs.
And the family they had built hurt more than usual because…
Jordan had posted on his story.
A girl. A wine glass. A low-lit restaurant.
Adate.
It shouldn’t sting. We’d left it amicably. I wanted to be happy for him.
But I also wanted to be happy.
We’d got together as teenagers and… the spark had died long ago. We’d kept fanning the embers, but it had been half-hearted. I couldn’t take the slow, pathetic death anymore, so I’d doused it with cold water.
Neither of us had been shocked.
We were still friends.
Mum was more gutted than either of us — he was training to be a doctor. When I got my placement at the hospital, she started looking at wedding venues, branding us a‘power couple’of medicine.
Maybe this woman he was dating was a medical professional, too.
I was staring at his date’s tanned, ringed hand when the notification came through.
@ZoltánFarkas followed you.
@ZoltánFarkas: 7p.m.
Then he sent an address.
No‘hello’or‘hey.’
No language. So I guessed he was technically following the rules.
My bribe had been a moment of fake confidence I didn’t truly possess, spoken in my defence. As soon as Everly had started asking questions, I knew I wasn’t going to follow through.
But… I should move on, too.
It was still light and warm, and I’d packed in a rush yesterday. There was nothing sultry or seductive in my suitcase to drive Zoltán wild as I rejected his advances.
So I did what any sister would do.
I snuck into her room.
Luca and Ever landed after I had, but she’d already unpacked her clothes. Luca’s suitcase remained untouched.
If there was a wardrobe ever to fantasise over, it was my sister’s.
And as a proud girlfriend, nearly every item was red or green, supporting the team her boyfriend raced for and our dad used to direct.Ciclati.
Perfect.My allegiance would be clear.
A sage green dress with a fluttery skirt and deep neckline showed all the cleavage I wanted.
