The Masquerade

Chapter 30

Adriana's POV

I am writing an email to formally inform at Clarks of my absence due to vacations.I hit the sent button and Nancy is wide awake asking me

"What time is it?"

"10" I answer.

"And what may I ask are you doing Early this sunday morning?"

"Drafting a farewell letter to your good friends telling how much they ll be missed"

"Dont forget to send the first copy to Adiva"

"Worry less,the joint copy goes to the love birds"

"Hand me my phone from the table"

"Kevin has called twice at your number"

"What does he want from me now"

"Did he call u up too?"

"Yeah,to propose a farewell meet of our group,I told me I wasnt so sure,since I cant say on behalf of you"

"So what do you say?"

"I think I ll ask Jamie about it"

"I am going and I ll ask Ivan to accompany"

"Jamie will anyways be there,Call Daniele to inform"

"Whatever you say"

She apparently looks enthusiastic about the whole thing,where as I expected a whole opposite reaction.

"I am looking forward to it,pick me the best dress,while I take a quick shower"

Something in her way of reacting to this answers a lot.

Maybe she is planning something,or she is trying to get along fine or she has some other plan to set the things on track for her.

...

Nancy greets everyone with uber cool like nothing ever happened,gave us all a chance to react normal and behave normal with each other without mutual awkwardness.

I could sense how Nancy was using Ivan and his feelings to spite Adiva or maybe Kevin.

Daniele surprises me by asking a ride and I am instantly up for it.

I reach Daniele's car thats parked outside.

He is like his usual charming self and his gentleman ways of making me lose my grip are omnipresent.

I look at him,driving the engine to life,a mirk plays at his face but he never speaks.

"Something inriguing you?"

He looks at me for a micro second before he tales his eyes off and focus back on the road,honking past another engine.

"Did cat bite your tongue? It feels stupid sitting next to him and he smirking this way.

I roll my eyes at him,yet he doesnot answer.

I adjust the rearview mirror to check out if I look fine.

He pulls the car to subway and stop with a jolt,turning to face my side and bends towards me,his looks so penetrating that pierce me inside and I feel tied,grounded to the place,like a force has bonded me,to a place and I find any escape.

My heart is in my mouth,pounding like it ll explode any moment.And my lips sewed.

He rescues me like a fraying thread and my eyes shut close at his proximity,as heavenly as ever.

He leans more and my innate sense give me goose bumps,he is too close yet too far.

Leaving no space between us but touching none but my only soul.