DECEPTION

chp.30

Neal's POV

I placed the seasoned chicken breast into the oven and switched on the timer, I stared at the oven as the heat slowly turned on, I made it home a few hours ago only to find that Anura wasn't home at all, I called her phone multiple times but it went straight to voicemail, I was anxious and the only thing keeping me from going out searching for her is a distraction, so I decided to work on making us dinner for when she does come home.

I hope she wasn't in any kind of trouble since she left work in distress, I knew I should've gone home with her but she needed her own space, I just hope that she's okay, I sighed and leaned back on the counter, my mind suddenly drifted to that discussion I had with Ai about me loving Anura, I shouldn't have said I loved her let alone say it in front of Ai, It was in the moment, now she knows my weakness and she could use it against me some how, Ai was a very evil person, she'll do whatever it takes to get what she wants, I know because I've seen it before.

I heard the front door click I turned my head quickly to see Anura walking in dressed normally and not in her work clothes, I assumed she never came home so maybe she did, she looked up at me and pause, I stared back at her, I noticed tears streaking her cheeks, I walked out of the kitchen and over to her I lifted my arms and wrapped them around her, she began sobbing all over my chest, I just held her against me and allowed her to cry.

"Shhh don't cry I'm here now." I told her as I laid my cheek against the top of her head.

"I'm sorry-" she hiccuped." I'm a terrible person."

"Noo no no don't say that, why're you saying that?" I pulled away still holding her and looked down at her face, she looked away from me with a expression I couldn't read.

"I did something... bad." She said silently, I let go of her and stared at her.

"Ahh shit! Did you kill your sister?" I teased, she frowned at me causing my smile to go away." Sorry." I said clearing my throat, I was just trying to lighten the mood, I grabbed her hand and led her to the living room couch, I sat down first and pulled her towards me so she could sit on my lap, she laid her head against my chest and sighed.

"So what is it?" It was silent at first but then she began to speak.

"I... don't want to keep any secrets from you, I want you to know everything, and if I keep this secret it'll just keep eating me up inside every time I see you and I don't like that feeling." She said making me stay silent, I bit the inside of my cheeks feeling lady guilt begin to slowly consume me, here I am keeping the biggest secret away from her due to fearing that she'd leave me as soon as I tell her.

"I saw Dave today." She said breaking me from my thought, I looked down at her.

"Oh?"

"Yeah I saw him at the bar, that's where I went to after work, I had... gotten a little bit drunk and through some persuading he drove me back to his home-"

"Why-" she cut me off, and at that point I was already jealous.

"I passed out in the car so I couldn't tell him the direction of where you live, I don't want him to know where I stay at anyways." She said looking up at me, I stayed quiet and let her continue." He laid me down on his bed and after a few minutes I vomited all over myself, the bed and him." I held in the chuckle that so desperately wanted to escape from my throat.