Lies

Chapter 27

Kagami

A total of fourteen days, ten hours and twenty minutes since Mila's birthday. Because of that, there's been nothing but drama and countless lies. Logan is finally back and has made many failed attempts. He's tried to get me alone at my locker, team up with me in PE, corner me in the lunch room and before fencing. It's tiring to see, thankfully Lexi had told me she would intercept each time she could.

She's actually been a blessing in disguise. She's been meeting me at my locker, after class, during PE, and it turns out we read the same manga's. She had a collection that I didn't see the first time I went over, I guess she must've hidden it from Mila when they were friends.

While I continue to sift through the pages of the manga I've already read, my mind wonders towards the past month. The moment Logan had told me he liked me, the time I spent with Felix, the party I was dragged to and so on.

As I continue to contemplate about how I would like to take Logan down a notch, my phone buzzes to show me a message from Alyssa. We are meeting up this weekend for our ice skating date. Our reign check is coming to an end and I'm looking forward to it.

The clacking of my mother's stick has my attention. My phone is placed underneath my pillow, while I sit up straight. Not sure why I hide it, but it's better to be hidden than not.

"Is there a reason as to why, I have Logan seated in our library waiting for you?" My mother walks in. Her hair is pulled back into a ponytail and she's wearing a black satin robe over her red two piece pajama set.

I haven't been able to say much to my mother, mostly due to that the fact that I'll have to lie. That's all I've been doing lately. Is lying. For some reason the one thing I hate the most has become something I've depended on. It bothers me so much. 

This whole situation is ridiculous. Logan shouldn't even be here. He doesn't get to barge into our home and ask for me. He doesn't realize that this will reflect badly on him. On our agreement and on my mothers idea of him.

"Logan is here?" The words escape me even though I know what she said.

"Isn't that what I just announced?" She sounds irritated. "He also seems very determined to speak with you." She walks over to the couch at the edge of my bed and sits down. "I did tell him that the timing is very inconvenient, but no this child insisted to see you."  Ah, yes. Logan's determination. That would answer the irritability in my mothers demeanor.

Last I spoke to my mother, was an argument over how my father has been a coward. I still haven't seen him. Still haven't heard an apology. I told her I didn't want anything to do with him and this time she agreed. He came to the house a few days ago and she slammed the door in his face.

We haven't heard from him since.

"I'll tell him to leave." Her expression unreadable as I answered.

"Why is he here Kagami?" My lips tighten at the question.

I could tell her about the party. I could tell her about what I come to know. I could tell her everything. I could simply just tell her. However, I know she'll stop him from seeing me. I know she'll be upset that I allowed myself to be played and feel angry about it. In the end, her words would reprimand me for being so stupid.

So instead I lie.

"We have English together. I told him that I could help him with a few assignments, but I didn't think he'd come to our home." My fingers clench my bed sheets.

Her hands push against her stick as she lifts herself off the couch. The sound of it clacking against the floor clangs in my ears. She stops at my desk and looks at my notebooks as if she knows they're there.