RAYNE

When we moved back to grandma's place , I immediately headed upstairs to what used to be my room but now is " maeve's and I" .

It was dark . The curtains were drawn down . I opened them and opened the windows too.

His windows were closed . Maybe he stopped waiting for me . Or maybe he moved .

" What are you looking at ? " Maeve asked .

" Nothing " I said

" Then close the windows, too much sunlight "

I closed the window.

" Are you and grandma still fighting? Is that why you were so against the idea of moving back here ?"

" No-"

"Then stop being a kill joy . If grandpa wants to even remarry grandma , you have no right to oppose. I'm sick and tired of seeing you act like everything has to go your way "

I shaked my head . She probably has no idea a hunter lives next door. But who am I to bring that up ?

I stormed out of my room and ran out of the house.

My legs worked faster than my brain and I found myself heading into the forest to the secret spot.

Time had stopped when I saw tega there .

" Sorry, I didn't know you were here. I'll leave " I turned around to go but he had called out to me and said " you can stay . I was about to leave"

Tega looked like he was in a bad situation at the moment, I couldn't allow him pass me by like this

" Are you okay ? You look like you had a rough day " I asked

" You look like you are about to cry yourself"

I smiled . It was weird that after three years we could still tell what the other was feeling and once again like through the window, we met on a bad day .

" Rayne , I don't resent you or anything like that but ....can I hug you? To comfort you , you know . Just that."

The one person who had ever been worried about me was the same person here three years after, still worried about me .

The tears I had managed to suppress trickled down my cheeks ." Please ... please hug me "

Tega hugged me

To him , I was crying because of I was having a bad day and he hugged me to comfort me but... I was crying because I was happy to see him .

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