A TWIST OF FATE

SUBTERFUGE

Whom to trust?
Even the word BELIEVE
Has a LIE in it!

(For better understanding, of the first part refer to chapter TAKEN -1)

~Earth~

"Why aren't you eating?" White asked nudging me.

He had prepared my favourite dishes but I couldn't even bear to look at the spread. It had been two days since my visit to the hospital, but I still remained in a very perplexed state of mind.

"Earth?"

"Hmmm..."

"What's going on? You have hardly spoken two words ever since we came back from the hospital."

Gav's pale face floated into my head and I almost threw up.

"It's nothing." I replied as I picked up the fork half-heartedly. I tried to do justice to the food but to no avail. I felt sick, nauseous and dizzy.

"Are you still worried about your friend?"

I remained quiet. I was worried about a lot of stuff right now, including White, but I had no idea how to broach the topic.

"Gavin will be fine. The doctor did say that the bullet missed his vital organs."

"I know.....I am not thinking about anything at all. You don't have to worry so much."

"There is definitely something going on. You have never been able to hide anything from me before. I know when something is wrong Earth....."

"But you can successfully hide things from me......." I placed the fork back on the plate, leaving the food untouched.

He frowned and looked at me. "What does that mean?"

"Nothing....." I mumbled as I pushed the chair and got up averting his eyes.

He grabbed my arm. "Stop! Earth! Tell me what's going on please....." His imploring eyes, would have normally melted my heart. But today it vexed me.

"Let go White!" I gritted my teeth as I tried to pull my arm away from his grasp.

He looked shocked. Immediately releasing my arm he stepped aside.

"Why do you look so angry? What happened? Did I do something wrong."

"I am just tired. I want to go to my room."

I didn't want to pick up a fight with him. He was all I had at the moment but I was extremely upset. I decided to walk away. Maybe there was some other explanation. Maybe I was overthinking.....

I tried to reason in my head. White was the one who had taken the decision to visit Gav at his house for that meeting, last week. I had borrowed his jacket as I couldn't find mine.......but the shrimp powder?........why was it in his pocket? Was it intentional? Or just a coincidence?

Why was Gav wearing that jacket when he went to the hospital? Why was he shot? Did he just grab the jacket at the last moment without realising that, it wasn't his? Or was he suspicious?

A thousand unanswered questions barraged my head. I had never felt this frustrated ever in my life.

I remembered an old conversation with White......probably a year back.

"Your roommate must have always known your feelings for Tay?" White had asked.

"Hmm.....I guess. But after what happened between Tay and me we hardly ever spoke."