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Bailey's pov

I blinked.

My heart dropped.

My stomach twisted.

I felt nauseas.

This was not how I planned to have Mira know about me and her

brother. This was not how I dreamed things would go.

A twist of fear curled in my belly, making the nauseating feeling worsen.

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I swallowed, nervously looking over at Kaleb who shot me a confused

look, silently asking me what's going on. I cannot respond to him,

neither do I know how to.

" Mira-

I don't finish my words, Mirabella cut through them like a sharp sword

slashing through skin, wounding me deeper than I thought was

possible. " Save your excuses, I saw you two. I guess Juliet was right

about you used me to get to my brother.”

My throat burned and my eyes too. I blinked, trying to keep my tears at

bay, ashamed to even cry in front of a worried Kaleb.

" Mira,” my lower lip wobbled as I tore my eyes away from Kaleb's and

look at my house. In the distance, just standing in the middle of the

open window to my room stood Mira. Her hand is to her ear, obviously

on the phone with me.

From here, I can somehow sense her glare.

She saw.

She saw everything.

" How can you say that?" I whispered, feeling the pain from her words.

It was like a burning torch set to pierce through my heart. It was

excruciating. Her figure blurred and I realized that it was because of the

tears filling my vision currently.

"I'm not lying, am I?" Her bitter words made me gasp and before I

could say anything more, the line on the other end went dead, and her

figure grew smaller until I could no longer see her standing in my room.

The tickling of my tears rolling down my cheeks made me go numb. I

struggle to find words, or a way to even comprehend how such a sweet

night turned in a horrible way.

" Bailey," Kaleb's voice is soft, concerned behind me as he gently touch

my shoulder and turn me to him. * Baby, what's wrong?"

His finger gently lift my head up and when our eyes met and he saw the

tears clouding my vision, his eyes stormed. “ What did she say to you?

" His voice held anger and frustration, worry too as he peered into my

soul for answers.

My eyes drop to his shirt and my lower lip tremble. I was kind of to be

blamed for how things turned out to be. If I had grown some balls to tell

her about Kaleb and me, we wouldn't have been in this position.

I can't help but have that sinking feeling of knowing things would get far

worse from here.

" Mira-

I swallowed, my voice hoarse from the emotions clogged up in my

throat.

" Look at me." Kaleb said gentle as he rub his thumb across my cheek.

I lift my eyes and blinked away the fog of tears to stare at him more

clearly.

" What did she say?" He asked again, his eyes searching through mine

for answers my tied tongue could not answer.

Seeing me unable to respond, a soft sigh parted out of his lips and he

looked at me tenderly. " Whatever she told you, she's just mad. She

doesn't mean it."

I gripped his hand and pulled it away from my face. " She saw us. She

saw us before I could tell her."

My words made me come to a realization of how much I have screwed

up. If I had told Mira about Kaleb and me, I wouldn't be facing this right

now.

Kaleb reaches for me but I push away. I saw the hurt swirl in his gaze

and wanted to take away what I implanted in there. But of course I can't

take someone else's pain when I can't handle my own.

“I will tell her I fell in love with you. I will tell her the truth and she will

understand-

I shook my head, tears once more blurring my vision. * You don't get it

Kaleb, she saw us before I could tell her. I broke her trust, she will

never forgive me for this. Neither will she listen to what I have to say.”

I looked down at my interlocking fingers that fumbled together

nervously. " You of all people know how unforgiving Mirabella gets

when others betray her.” I lift my gaze to his.

Kaleb frowned and was about to speak when a startling knock came on

the glass behind me. I flinched and whirled around, only to be met with

Mira's angry and vicious stare. " Get out.” her voice is so harsh and

loud that a little again and I'd think the tone would manage to crack the

glass.