Ascension of a Gamma
Chapter 28
Chapter 28 Trusting Male
wear Checking out every dress in the rack = knee length, backless, sleeveless,
plunging neckline they’re all so beautiful but I’d be too embarrassed to
on any of these and show off skin,
especially in front of himni. Sighing. I med
on to what else this closet had to offer.
Apparently, when Liam told me not to bring anything
unnecessary, like clothes, he already had an entire wardrobe ready for me. I’d
never had this many to choose from before – didn’t know it was this difficult
when one had more.
As I looked at myself in the full body
mirror, my eyes
wandered into the stack of denim jeans
With so many pairs to choose from, picked… the back one
with highi, pointed heels that sort of looked like boots. I slipped my right
foot into the shor, instantly feeling taller. Zipped the gold-colored zipper om
the side and checked it in the mirror – mot bad. How do I put the other?
Shifting my weight to my right, my arms waved in the air
to steady myself. That was more difficult than I thought. I sat on the
floor and pulled the shoe over my left foot. Then, supporting myself with the
shelves, my shaky legs managed to stand. The incline was a bit uncomfortable,
but when I looked behind my shoulder to see myself in the mirror, it looked
“good, I looked good, it even felt good. I -felt taller, beautiful, more
confident, MoE Portu. If I knew the shoshthis SHTË witcherati.
Taking a deep breath, I slowly turned around. My feet
swayed with every step before finding balance Arms to my sides now, I raised
my right leg and… down. Then the next. And… another. I was getting close to the
mirror now.Oh wow, this is tasy. I’m
doing – Woah!
My legs wobbled. My ridiculous armi waves didn’t help this
time. I fell forward, and my forehead hit the floor, sending waves of pain over
my head. I curled myself into a ball, with a hand rubbing circles on the… small
bump. Great. This is what I get for being too ambitious – should’ve chosen
flats instead.
“Anna?” Rigel asked from outside as he knocked on the
I bit back the pain and fought back the
“You don’t sound fine,
ry about.”
“I’m fine. Nothing to w Raising myself aff the
ground with my arms, I pulled my legs and felt a twang of pain on my left
ankle. Forcing myself into a sitting position, I bent my left knee to reach for
my foot. “Ow, ow, ow, ow, ow…”
I coulin’t do it. Too painful.
Anna?” said Rigel
his voice hinting urgency. “Anna, whatever you’re doing, cover yourself up ΤΙ
coming in.”
“No!” I yelled. It’d be too embarrassing if he saw me like
this. Think, Anna. Think
One, two…”
n!” Teams he counted three and
the door swung open. His eyes found my Sonny lion the floor, SCARDİNg me
from head to foot as my checks healed up from the intensity of his gaze.
UIL hi
He bent on one knee beside my feet and carefully held my
left foot. Please don’t,” I said, looking down.
“Come on,” he said, placing an arm around my shoulders. I
thought he was going to help me up. 1 swear my thoughts were innocent. Until
his left arm wrapped around my thighs and he easily lifted me off the floor.
Not that I was against it, just that…
– Uhm… I can walk on my own?”
Sure. You didn’t have a problemi
He let me down on my bed, then said,”
walking out the door. He could count on i L. It wasn’t like I’d be skipping
he
right leg, I took the shorall. A
one, I’d rather wait for Rigel. The room
the claset
came back after three minutes, holding
a roll
you long enough,”
“Missed
“No.”
you did,” he said as he knelt in front of me.
foot and slowly slipped the shoe off. I flinched when it
TITY heel
gone for three
and sat on the
were lonely for three
“I wasn’t lonely.
“Sure you weren’t
my foot to one side then
“Definitely a sprained ankle
you kidding me!” I
very nice, Rigel.” Reaching for a pillow, I threw it at his
a nice
knight,”
my chest. “You’re
didn’t say anything
ice on my wollenkle while
pain. I watched him Focus on what he wasing,
his lace. For him
nice Hrson”, his anctions today were different from his
was done when
down. But then his thumb pressed down around the
continued to massage
When he was satisfied, he put
he said,
did, “Better?
as painful as
I mumbled. “Thank you.”
beside
be coming with us tonight. We’re going out
can’t drink,” I
sehilling til remembered something
coming from?”
“What’s what coming from?
you rarely smiled
What’s it about
“It’s embarrassing.” I said,
and he
#You’ve embarrassed yourself
today. What’s one
playfully slapped
Please put my shoes back before
he said,
to know why. The
eyes on
day we first
looked at kigel
h
e
he didn’t snitch on m e. That’s
at Liat as
t omy injured foot
a brow at me, and I loolad
anything
to talk to her,
these two I
ask Lexy… if I could bring
a lazy
you around,” he said.
Rigel.
He tossed Liam the bandage as “he passed him
a drink
closed the door,
alrh” Liamm
putting on an robatic show, his scent was filling my
were alone in my room. I couldn’t
does something upsetting. This might be the
for what I did back then.
“I’m fine.
just a sprain.”
of me, he
foot gently. His touch sent a tingling sensation across
indoors for now.”
nowhere in
I sprained myself
lianned to
i him.”
“Ihya’t really visited him
was ready
was inore grateful to
to wrap my foot
“I understand. I haven’t visited them
happened, too.”
we get
past? Did Sunething happen to
walked out that night?
silently,
elbows resting on his
him – his lips set on a deep scowl and his foreheadcreased
about something something that bothered
scooted nearer to
myself. Leaning to my
caused him to jolt, and I
condition?”
alright,” I said,
felt his arm snake around my waist, and the
and made me sit on his lap. I
it was sort of flattering that I weighed
a feather.
Liam grinned and suddenly
Was he happy
moswines were unreadable. Lery had been teaching me things but it
expected. It was
got heavier,”