Little Red by Liz Lovelock

Author:Liz Lovelock
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Liz Lovelock

When Hunter left, I ended up taking a three-hour nap. The pain medication that May placed on my tray completely knocked me out. When I woke, Hunter was still gone, so now I’m left to my own devices.

I pick up my phone and notice a message from Hunter.

Hunter:

Message me when you wake. I’m out helping May.

I chew my bottom lip. Do I want to message him? I need the bathroom again, but I don’t want his help.

I manage to sit up with just bearable pain, and my feet find the soft mat. I test my legs by standing and holding onto the bed as I get my bearings. Everything seems fine. So I slowly lift my hands off the mattress and take small steps toward the bathroom. My pace isn’t fast, but it’s steady, and the pain is tolerable.

When I finally make it inside, I slowly do what I need to do, but the fact that I can do it on my own is reassuring. As I’m about to open the door, the handle pulls down before the door swings open.

Hunter stands there, his eyebrows pinched in concern. “Why didn’t you let me know? I would have come and helped you.” He opens the door farther, and I steadily walk past him.

“I didn’t need your help. As you can see, I can manage just fine, even with one arm.”

He blows out an exasperated breath. “Aelina, I know you’re trying to be Little Miss Independent, but you don’t have to be. You can trust us to help you.” He follows close behind me as I slowly return to the bed.

Once I’m settled, I look up at him. “Trust . . . that’s a pretty powerful word. One I don’t take lightly. Like I said, I don’t trust you. You only want me to help you throw your dad out of his seat.” I shrug, then wince.

That was a bad idea.

My good hand comes up to my shot shoulder.

Hunter clenches his fists and releases them. “Aelina, I know you have trust issues, given what you’ve been through. I promise you’ll get a say in everything if we do this together. I need you by my side.” He appears so calm and collected, making it hard to discern what’s really going through his head.

“Look, I don’t want to talk about this entire situation anymore.” I point to the television on the wall in front of the bed. “How about you get me some food and watch something with me?”

I’ll give him an inch and see where it goes, even if the unease in my stomach pulls tightly at the thought of allowing someone into my life. I don’t miss what appears to be a slight grin on Hunter’s face before he disappears out the door.

This isn’t how I planned my life, and I don’t know how things would have ended up if I’d grown up here. Perhaps I wouldn’t have been this jittery person who doesn’t trust people. For all I know, Hunter

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