WHEN HIS HEART GOES WRONG

R

l did you drop your phone?" I said through clen

mbled from the other end o

here," I said in a low tone, staring at th

ri

ric! Snap ou

e with me," he said, his voice still gr

me, Lucas. Come mee

room I use whenever I sleep over. It's our thing-calling each other into

again, realising I wasn't anywhe

Room 316,"

en't yo

ase, Lucas. I'm

r to a hotel. I didn't have time to search for Lucas. I acted like it was nothing

essed as a girl, or an actual girl

ucas stumbled in, sw

" he asked b

you

d, panting. He grabbed my shoulders, turning me

I only wanted to spite him for embarrassing me in

pered, feeling the anxiety

to his face. "Why do you sound like

but Lucas didn't rush here, unw

omeone in

ou brought me here because you're sh

unny if the situatio

t her,"

began, leaning in. "Did you

k cl

buckled. "What...Why are you sleeping and standing at the

act

pening?" he murmured. "

. "I've been here all night, staring at my

a voice came

at up. Our eyes met...and three

ucas and I clung to each other lik

It's not real...

houted, eyes locked on me. "

I told you to stop dressing like a wo

she snapped, cli

each other again and

******

ith a teacup while she and I studied each

a man?" she

u're a

asked, settling into her c

just a few words, I could tell she was

y like me, even as a ma

rrowing her boldness. "I don't

ide view, we must've looked like

you at the club," she

ntically, sipping his tea

sparked the restroom mess. And Lucas's denia

way," she said, ign

ri

nt me to be

ric" first, and she insisted on bein

my bag and ha

expression droppin

unless you're sug

w. "Because I can't believe it's a coin

e," Lucas muttered, sti

ca. "Does that

ing. "There's no way I wou

e he

d her temples. "We're not sibling

e than just looks. The way she paced, the way she spoke. Even her voice-slight

gave her up for ado

met mine. Her exp

er," Lucas offe

snapped after a long pause. "But...I

y n

r, I could already tell-

a long, trembling breath. "But

g and fully invested. "I know a hospital