Dark Little Lies by Gabrielle Snow

Author:Gabrielle Snow [Snow, Gabrielle]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Gabrielle Snow
Published: 2020-05-05T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 5

Amelia.

I woke up at the crack of dawn after a sleepless night spent crying. It killed me that Lucas had wanted to sleep on the couch, instead of next to me in the bed. Had I messed things up?

I tried getting a couple more hours of sleep in, but after an hour of futile attempts, I accepted that it wouldn’t be happening and sat up in bed. I reached for my phone and noticed a dozen messages from Jen. Immediately, I called her.

“Amelia? Is everything okay?” she answered with a groggy, sleepy voice.

I’d obviously woken her up. However, after last night, I didn’t feel too guilty about it.

“Well, not exactly. Can I ask you to get a hotel room for your final nights? Lucas is still pretty annoyed about yesterday,” I bit down on my lip, feeling anxious about even thinking back to the events of the night before. I had never seen him so agitated. And I had caused that. I swallowed hard, trying to stop the tears from forming in my eyes.

“I’m so sorry Amelia. Of course I can. I just need to get my things from there somehow,” she said apologetically.

“That’s no problem. I can bring them to you,” I replied, taking in a deep breath. “Is it okay if I come soon? I can’t really sleep so it’d be good to distract myself for a while.”

“Yeah that works. I’ll text you the address. Call me when you’re here,” she said and hung up.

I got up from bed and walked into the bathroom to brush my teeth. After taking a quick shower, I put on a pair of jeans and a hoodie, and then headed to the guest bedroom to pack all of Jen’s things. As I walked through the living room, I noticed that Lucas was still asleep. At least one of us was able to sleep. I wasn’t sure whether that was a good sign, or a bad one. Then, deciding to not want to think about it too much, I started folding her things into the bags.

About half an hour later I tiptoed out of the house and closed the door behind me without waking him up. Hopefully, I’d be able to surprise him with something nice when I got back. I texted Jen that I was on my way and she immediately replied that she’d meet me in town instead. I hailed the first cab I saw and hopped in.

When I got to our meeting spot, Jen was already there waiting for me.

“Amelia,” she gasped and ran towards me with short, quick strides. “You look like you haven’t slept at all. Is everything okay?”

I shook my head in a defeated manner. “No, I don’t think so,” I sighed as she took her bags from my hands. “He’s really angry. I think our relationship is on the line,” I revealed, staring at the ground. It took every last bit of strength to not start crying again. And I didn't want to, because once I started, it was impossible to stop on command.

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