Hidden Motives

On My Trail

I was sort of hungry once I reached the living room so I decided to head to the kitchen to warm up some leftovers. After eating I watched some TV and fell asleep on the sofa thinking about the night. I woke up to the sound of crying and noticed right away that it was Adyline. I most definitely didn't want to speak to her right now so I tried pretending to be asleep. This was effective until she said, "Sierra I really need to talk to you!"
"Fuck" I thought to myself.

I then rolled over into a sitting position and did the best to control myself. She was obviously upset and my interrogation could wait until morning. "What's up" I yawned.

"Max broke up with me," she said in tears. "And that bastard did it on our 6 month anniversary."

I rolled my eyes and thought to myself "He is an actual idiot. You have got to be kidding me."

I had to keep this thought to myself though. Instead, I quietly pulled Adyline into a hug. Her mascara was running and I could tell her eyes were red from crying even in the darkness.

"He said he wasn't good enough for me and that someone told him I deserved better! But I loved him. Does he not understand!" she cried.

"Shit" I thought to myself. "I was the one who told him that, but I am sure I am not the only one. Why does my opinion even matter to him? That man is going to literally be the end of me."

I couldn't say that out loud of course. I decided the best thing to say would be "Adyline if it is meant to be he will come back."

She sighed and said "I guess" while leaning her head on my shoulder. I was comforting her after just arguing with her. That wasn't very Sierra of me. It was mostly the Zara part of me beginning to develop. That scared me though. I was building on a lie. My new friends, my new school, my new family, my new name, my new behavior, my new life. It was all fake. I fell asleep with my thoughts once again.

At around 4 am I woke up to the sound of a phone ringing. Adyline got up to answer and just as I was going to get up I heard what sounded like Max's voice on the other end. It was almost undetectable, but the silence of the living room made his deep voice recognizable.

I guess you could say that this was messed up of me, but I decided to fake being asleep. Something told me the contents of this call were going to be of my interest.

"Hey" said Max. "I know I hurt you, but I think you need to know that Zara is in danger. The man who was after her is one of the most wanted criminals in the U.K. I am not sure how no one caught him, he must have changed his appearance. I fucked up Adyline. I should've killed him. Now he wants to hurt your sister."

"Woah slow down," said Adyline. "You broke up with me like 5 hours ago and now you called me to tell me that a wanted criminal tried kidnapping my sister. You are literally crazy. There is no reason for any criminals to be after Zara. Why do you even care anyway? You obviously don't care about me and you have never shown a soft spot. Except for me 6 months ago! Don't tell me you have a thing for my sister."

"Of course not! She hates me and I have talked to her a solid three times! I just don't like what's going on. It's shady. This man definitely had a hidden motive for going after her Adyline. I don't want to make you mad, I know you need time away from me because of the breakup, but keep her safe."

"Ugh fine. Thanks, I guess." Adyline said in a harsh whisper before hanging up.

She then looked at me before sighing and heading back to her place on the couch.