For Me,There Is Only You |18+|

3.Omichli Mountain

Socializing had never been one of my strong suits. I tended to avoid drawing attention to myself, as it spared me from awkward encounters and potential embarrassments.

However, today was different; I was purposefully heading in that direction.

Throughout the week, Ash had been telling me about her family, seemingly to ensure that I wouldn't inadvertently offend them. She mentioned having two half-brothers, each from her parents' previous marriages. Alaric was her father's son, but she didn't reveal the name of her mother's son. Ash warned me that they were all a bit eccentric and advised me to tread carefully.

I couldn't fathom why she felt the need to sound the alarm; after all, I could handle interacting with a bunch of humans. I wasn't that antisocial.

Annoyance seeped into my tone as I bit out, "How long?" Ash and Nate had been giggling and whispering to each other throughout the entire three-hour car ride.

How much longer did I have to endure this torture?

It seemed like they couldn't keep their hands off each other from the moment we got into the car. I shifted uncomfortably in my seat, feeling like a third wheel in their love-filled bubble.

I tried to distract myself by staring out of the window, but their laughter and affectionate gestures were impossible to ignore. It made me yearn for solitude, my comfort zone, where I could retreat from the world and its complexities.

My mind wandered to Ash's family, wondering what they would be like. Would they accept me into their fold, or would I be an outsider, fumbling through social interactions like a fish out of water?

Their engagement was scheduled for tomorrow. Curious about why Ash hadn't gone back home earlier to prepare for her big day, I asked her, and her response was, "I don't want to deal with my family." Hence, we decided to leave today, a day prior to the event. Thankfully, Nate was our designated driver, and they both sat in the front seat, occupied with each other...doing god knows what!

"Just one more hour," she finally replied, her attention fixed on Nate's hand, which was on her thigh and daring to travel further upwards, under her skirt. I quickly looked away, not wanting to witness their intimate moments.

Fucking couple!

I slouched further down in the back seat and gazed out of the window, trying to distract myself. I didn't sign up for a live porn show.

Sure, I called them a fucking couple, but that didn't mean they should actually start making out in front of me. Seriously, how fast can things escalate in just two months? And now they were getting married.

Could someone genuinely fall in love in such a short period of time? Ash seemed to believe Nate was her soulmate. But is that even a real thing?

Love had always been a scary concept for me. I wasn't sure I could ever allow myself to fall for someone so hard and so fast. My past had left me with major trust issues, making it difficult to open up to anyone on a deeper level.

I dozed off during the drive, but when I opened my eyes, a completely different landscape greeted me. We were now on a mountain road, the path inclining inwards and forming hairpin turns. The mountains were cloaked in lush green conifers, and the weather was humid and foggy, as if we were driving through a rainforest that clung to the sides of the mountains. A river flowed down the mountain cliff, running alongside the narrow road.

I couldn't help but imagine the sheer drop from such a great height. The thought sent shivers down my spine. Yeah, falling from here would definitely be fatal.