Glassheart Chloe x Red (book 1) {Nightmarish Reality}

Chapter 7: lies on lies

A/N "Hey everyone, I've completed the chapters 1-5 makeover. Feel free to check them out. I know you probably don't want to hear this, but I want to know how you all feel about the book. I'll keep writing no matter what, I just would like some thoughts, good or bad."And I realized this after the stuff above, but THANK YOU FOR 100 reads "I appreciate it, and I hope you enjoy the rest."

Chloe's POV

I didn't want to lie to her. Technically, I'm not lying. She knows about the walk, the pain, and everything else. But I'm not telling her the whole truth. Is it still considered lying? It's not exactly lying, just keeping information... *sigh* I'm not sure anymore.

I step out of the shower and quickly get dressed. When I walk out, I find Red back to sleep on the bed, which brings a smile to my face. I slowly walk over to my desk, making sure of the time. "I can wake her in ten minutes," I mumble softly. I go and sit over by my desk, reading about the history of Auradon, but I am only half paying attention. The voice from the dream kept coming back and forth into my head, an endless reminder of what could come.

"It had been 3 hours since I woke up and I was still worried about a nightmare?" I asked myself, deep in thought. I didn't even notice someone approaching me. Soft and warm hands landed on my shoulders and I was not prepared; I froze. Before Red could say anything, I spun around and hit her in the face with the book. The hands immediately moved from my shoulders to their owner's cheek. "Chloe, what the fuck was that for?" she yelled while still holding her cheek, not because it hurt, but I think because she was scared I'd do it again. "I'm sorry, Red. You just startled me, that's all. Are you alright?" I looked into her eyes and saw fear... she was scared of me.

"It's... it's okay, Chloe. It just surprised me, that's all. If I knew you were gonna swing, I would have dodged," she said. "Again, Red, I'm so, so, sorry. I've been a little on edge," I said "Not that that's an excuse"I added quickly. She stepped back, still visibly shocked. "It's alright, Blue. After my nightmares, I'm on edge too," she stated, half-heartedly. The voice came back in my head, "Maybe I won't have to hurt her at all. You seem to be doing that for me." My eyes widened. "Red, listen to me-" "Chloe, it's my fault. I should have said something. It's always my fault."," she mumbled the last part so quietly I barely heard it. "RED!" I yell. Her head snapped up, fear still piercing her eyes. I took her hand, but she pulled away. *Sigh* "Red, it's not your fault. I was stressed. You did nothing wrong and you need to stop thinking everyone is your mom, Red. I would never hurt you willingly." Her eyes had gone from fearful to tearful, though I could sense the fear was still with her somewhere. She nodded. "Okay, Blue. I...trust you." I winced, though I don't think Red picked up on it.

I needed to know now more than ever. "Hey, uh Red..." I had to ask her, "Can you tell when someone or... I lie?" I could see that Red was taken aback by my question. "Chloe, you're an open book. You've literally told me your conversations with your family and with other people. I don't know, but some are more obvious than others." This answer did not give me what I wanted. "Are you okay, Blue?" She took my hand and I could feel her soft warmth. "Yes, I'm fine, my love." Red bit her lip. "T-thank you for saying what you said. It... uh, means a lot to me." I smiled, and she smiled back.

A/N "Alright, people, I have to admit, this is not my best work, but bear with me. The next chapter should be better. This is just a kind of filler. I want to say thank you again to over 100 readers. I really appreciate you people taking time out of your lives to read this. It means a lot. The next chapter has a bit of drama." sorry its late