Love and Letters (Ari and Sebastian's Story)

elf. I close my eyes, taking deep breaths. At the back of my mind, I find Dina.

o reality, "You're going to Lucien's party this weekend, right? I know that wit

apparently includes 24/7 surveillance where I have to be with one of them at all times. The first step? I have to move in with Lucien and Seb. That's why I'm standing in the m

re you

nswer, "I'l

ht but I'll call you before I go to bed

d, too since he was silent, "You no longer have to check in on me every night, Dave

ri

, ending the phone call without warning. I had to before I do something

about a week to sort out the pile of books and clothes in my possession. I might as well take a shower before I start on it. I lift my shirt off overhead and was just about

m, my lungs hurting as all air escape from me. My hea

eel to stare at the door, "You cursed,"

before?" I struggle to put back

it very rarely, and

uld've knocked

orry. I just g

p beside each other a couple of times. Everything's different now, though. We're full-grown adults and we're no longer family. At least not legally, anyway. He also just

decent?"

es

ind his eyes. Something is bothering him and he does

I blur

's party? You do know the others will not allow you to lock

t---for a second, I thought you we

heartless, A. No, I wasn't. But since we're on the subject. Th

guys are not beyond dragging me there if I refuse

, saying, "We should tell Lucie

him ques

he person blackmailin

"We definitely should not. He'l

jumps to conclusion

fix this ourselves first, okay?

sh that it gives me. I don't know what's happening to me. I didn't use to feel this way about him. I suspec

him. On one conditio

t." I s

old Secrets

*

re simple. We each drink a Slurpee and try to stop a brain freeze and whoever's unsuccessful at it tells the other person a secret. The first

on his face as he passed me

you're up to,

ean, that's literally what the game's all abou

old you guys I'm not keeping

w at me, "Then you h

e. I take a big slurp and almost immediately I fee

he air, "Alright, Ar

come back here?" Seb asked without hesitation, all smile on his f

ering, "You stopped Lucien from interroga

that is the Slurpee wasn't between

sadly. I was telling the truth then

distraught when she died, so you must have already known. Or, did you hate her at the end, le

eyes, "Why are you being vindict

Quickly, he takes a sip from his Slurpee, not even blinking

play this game anymore. You're obviously mad at me about s

?" Seb replies and silen

when we talked about this with the guys yesterday. But you were ang

ve been looking for him since the day the first letter arrived. He wouldn't have time to take in everything then, since most of

f me as I process his words"Code?" I repea