Left for Dead (book 1 in the Super Nova series)

Chapter 14

Blaire says "really? If this was a movie, this would be the point where you realize that you've been in love with him all along and just never admitted it, and the two of you solve the problem and live happily ever after."

I sigh and say "life isn't a movie, Blaire."

She says "I know but, usually this isn't what happens."

I say "does this make me a bad person?"

She shakes her head and says "you don't control how you feel. It's not your fault. Just, don't hurt him."

I look down and say "I don't want to lose him. He's my best friend."

Blaire says "wow you're really making me feel appreciated."

I say "you know what I mean. He has been my friend for almost ten years. I've only had you for eight. I just don't want to hurt him."

She sighs and says "I don't know what to tell you, Nova. You say he's your best friend, and that you don't want to hurt him, but yet you feel indifferent and feel like you can't tell him without hurting him. I don't know what to tell you at this point."

I sigh and say "what should I do? Start a relationship that might make me unhappy, or don't date him and make him unhappy?"

She says "Finn isn't the one in danger right now. You need to think for yourself, not about others."

I nod and say "okay, I think I get it now."

What Finn doesn't know won't hurt him.

She says "glad I could be of help."

I nod and go to the edge of the clearing, to where I slept all of yesterday, and close my eyes. Of course I'm not going to fall asleep, but I just couldn't look around anymore.

A few minutes later, someone's tapping my shoulder. I open my eyes, and it's Finn.

He says "Nov, come on. I got the wolf. We're gonna eat."

I nod and get up and go over to the fire. I look away when I see there is a stick through the wolf, holding it over the fire.

The wolf cooks for about half an hour, then Ace takes it out of the fire.

I say "Ace, how do you know how to cook this stuff?"

He says "I'm just using it like an oven. This may need to cook longer." He pulls out a pocket knife and cuts down the wolf's side.

I look away, because it looked gross.

He says "yeah, at least another forty-five minutes."

I nod and he puts the wolf back over the fire.

I look over to where Blaire is sitting by the hole with the girl in it.

Blaire's eyes widen, and she looks over at me. She motions for me to approach.

I get up and slowly approach them.

Blaire says "Nova. Uh, the girl is awake. And I think she knows you."