THE GOLDEN LOCK

Chapter 9: Story

"I better hide," with that I started for Peter's Room but he grabbed my arm.

"Why? What if she sees you?" Peter said almost as if he was mad.

"Well, she's your girlfriend-"

"Was," he said, cutting me off.

My mouth hung open. That's why he's been acting so weird whenever I talk about Cecilia.

"Still, it's not okay for her to see me here," I freed my arm from his grasp and made my way into Peter's room.

I heard him sigh behind me before opening the door.

On the other side there was a very mad Cecília sniffling as if she had just cried.

"What is it Cecilia, and please make it quick,"

Even I felt the coldness in his voice.

"Peter, please come back to me," she Said and I heard her walking inside.

"Cecilia, you know that will never happen right?"

"Just please, hear me out," she was almost begging, which was something I never imagined Cecilia, of all people, would do.

"Can't you just tell me tomorrow at work?" He sounded impatient.

"No," She simply answered.

I tried to take a look and saw them still in the hallway. Peter saw me and as soon as Cecilia started to turn her head I hid under his bed.

"What's in there?" She asked suspiciously.

"Nothing of your business, just tell me what you desperately came here for,"

"Fine, can we sit? This might take a while,"

I sighed wishing I had left earlier.

"You've been acting differently since that girl, Mel, came to work at Zilini's" Cecília said my name as if it was some kind of disease you feared to catch just by saying it outloud.

"I don't know what you're talking about" I could hear he was getting annoyed.

"Then why are you always with her? Whenever I come into work you're always looking at her with longing in your eyes and don't think I didn't see the way she was touching you that first day when she started working there out of the blue"

"She was bleeding from the nose because of me! And I was just helping her from getting blood on her uniform!"

Cecilia completely ignored what he said and proceeded.

"And don't you find it weird that Zilini just let her work there without having her make some kind of weird test he made us do?"

"Maybe she has some kind of gift? Why do you bother, just leave her Alone"

"I think she's hiding something"

At that he didn't say anything and my heart dropped. They're already suspecting me.

"And I will find out her secret"

I heard Cecilia get up and walk to the door, followed by Peter. At that I got out of my hiding place and tried to take a pick at them.

"Peter, I really miss you, miss us" she tried to grab his hand but he brushed her away.

"Cecilia, we're not getting back together, ok?"

She sighed and opened the door.

"That's what you think now, but I'm sure, when everything's sorted out, you'll regret that"