FreeNovel"Silent now, aren't you? Thought you were quite the chatterbox before!" Felicity, feeling like she had finally caught him out, couldn't hide her smugness.
"I'm quiet because I realized... howe you remember everything so clearly?" He finally sensed something was off.
Even he, directly involved, had no recollection whatsoever.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtYears had passed since those school days, they had both ventured into the world, and yet, she remembered everything, down to the very last detail! "So what if I have a good memory?" "What was the essay question in your SATS then?" "-" Miles scanned her from head to toe before cautiously saying, "You like me, don't you? You've likedsince we were kids." After all, the only tthey shared on campus was when she was in sixth grade, and he was a senior! Seeing a flicker of stiffness cross her face, Miles squinted, "Felicity, were you already thinking about boys and girls back then? How old were you..." He, a senior, hadn't even thought about it yet! "I did not!" Felicity pushed against the door forcefully, "Open the door, I want to get out! It's suffocating in here!" "I'll turn on the AC." "I want to get out! Are you not listening?!" Miles grabbed her wrist firmly, raising an eyebrow, "What tone are you using with me? I'm practically your brother." "I Right.
He ot he wasn't Calvin.
Silence fell in the car again.
Neither spoke.
After a while, Miles sighed deeply, "It's getting dark. I should take you hbefore Aunt Karen starts worrying." "Oh." She settled down, no longer insisting on getting out, leaning against the car window, trying to piece together the past.
It wasn't like she and Esther were that similar...
Could she have misheard? The car drove all the way to K&J Mansion.
Throughout the ride, an unspoken agreement kept them both silent.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmAs they approached the front door, Felicity reached for the handle as the car stopped.
But...
"You haven't unlocked it yet." "Felicity, Mr. Turner and Aunt Karen asked you to bring Calvin home." He stared at the windshield, his lips pressed together. "Oh." She didn't understand why he suddenly brought this up! She was there during the barbecue, not out somewhere else.
"You're not allowed to bring him." She frowned at him, “Why not?" "No reason. You're just not allowed." Miles hadn't yet figured out how to explain himself, feeling unexpectedly flustered.
Agreeing to Esther had been hasty, and he didn't want to make another decision, without thinking it through. Breaking up with Esther was manageable, but Felicity was a different story. en.kikistories What if one day they had to discuss breaking up? His parents would probably disown him! She was only twenty-three, a bit naive, which was fine.
But he couldn't afford to be. Almost thirty, and still unclear about marriage? That would be unacceptable.
"Just because you say so, doesn't make it so," Felicity, with all her spirited defiance, retorted. "You could bring Esther hto meet Ms Sanchez and Mr. Lopez, so why can't I bring Calvin?" en.kikistories "You!" "Everyone has the right to choose. Even if I once liked you, we have nothing between us now, not as a couple. Who I bring hor accept advances from is none of your business," she snorted saying you're like a brother to me. Even if you were my father, you couldn't control me!" en.kikistories
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