Chapter 22: Weekend
"Emma?"
I quickly shut my laptop. "V-Vanessa"
She opened the door walking in. "Dinner," she said with a smile on her lips but I didn’t smile back, getting the picture her smile faintly vanished.
"Right," she muttered. "You’re still angry about what I said"
"I understand you, not that I don’t. I an they are a big shot family and you’re weary that I’m befriending them because I might not feel among"
Her eyes lit up as well as her face, that was quick. "Yes! That’s it! Holy! You’re so smart that’s exactly why"
Too quick... my eyes narrowed.
"They are a very important family and getting involved might hurt you and draw you deep into their world, which is dangerous"
"We’re still talking about their status right?"
"Of course, what else?" she shrugged, croaking her side lip up. Because that very mont I felt she was drifting to sothing other than that.
"I understand Vanessa"
Her smile broadened. "Co down for dinner okay?"
I nodded, and she nodded before walking out, the door slamming shut. At the sound of the dangling dream-catcher against the window, I face it. Vanessa says it all even if she doesn’t want to, there was sothing she definitely wasn’t telling , and I knew that now.
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"Tell , honey, how’s your weekend going? Oh please tell
you’re hanging out with friends and not in your room reading manga’s"
I snickered, adjusting the new fra for my glasses. "Well I’m not reading manga right now mom, working my fra"
"What happened to the other one?"
"Cracked, had a ball slamd to my face in sports"
"Oh my god, honey are you okay?"
"Yes, at least no more headaches. Humiliating? Yes!"
"Oh honey" she pouts in that motherly tone she still uses for , I’m 16 mom! "That must have hurt"
I snickered. "That’s exactly what Vanessa said" I was amused. "She said you got..."
"Pricked by a needle and almost brought the house down?"
I laughed. "Close enough"
She laughed too. "Well there’s a good hospital there in case you’re out of fras"
My eyes scanned the mini box of fras I had. "I doubt that
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