Matchmaking The Nerd

Chapter 29 - Banquet

~Chapter 29 – Banquet~

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If someone asked me if I wanted to leave the Ebner’s house a few month back, I would have said yes. However, if someone repeated this question again to me now, I would say no. Why, because I was so accustomed to living here they are literally a part of me now.

I was brushing my hair while thinking this through, this was it. The final day of everything the day where I will find out, what I will do next the day. Were the boys finally matched made in heaven, with the partners I have chosen? The boys who don’t know anything about me, besides few pieces. Have no clue that I was here for a purpose, and not to help them study. No, it was to help their father find an heir for his fortune he will leave behind.

I brushed my hair silently, thinking of all the possibilities of hatred when they find out. What I did, the pain in their eyes, I won’t be here anymore. The room I am staying will be empty forever; their voices in the morning will only be a distant memory. I was going forever and I will never be able to connect with them ever again, the people who are too high in society to look at me, the one who is middle classed and simply ordinary.

So here, I was downstairs making the breakfast. While waiting for the boys who would no longer be my companions in this house, or even possibly friends. I stared at both of them who came walking down as they yawned, while one opened the fridge to get the milk and drink it. The other took a bite out of the bacon I cooked for them, I watched them rub their eyes in wonder and I knew they were tired but I smiled.

“Are you guys ready for school?” I asked them as I leaned across the counter, to steal a hash brown off Jethro’s plate that looked up with a pout.

“My food” He complained and went back to eating and I laughed.

“No” Mason mumbled and gave me a sleepy smile

“Ok I’m heading off” I replied and walked out the door

I don’t think they realised how disappointed I was about today, the day I Leave. But they didn’t know this did they? They were oblivious to the fact I was lying to them, using them for money. And in my gut there was a weird sensation that wasn’t helping me at all.

By the time I did get to the school gates, I saw a silhouette that made my mouth dry in fear. He was back again, in my life the one who I tried to avoid so badly. The one my mother detested, but also loved at the same time. Who could forget what he did, then again, I had a million of questions in my head to ask him. I needed closure from him; I needed to know what happened that day but I couldn’t bring the courage to do so.

“What are you doing here” I asked my voice hoarse

“You don’t belong here Raquel come home with me please” He pleaded and I couldn’t look at him.

“I can’t” I whispered so scared

I started to walk away and go inside the school, and I shook my head this wasn’t happening. He knew everything, but yet he came to me when I was going to get booted. He knew everything, and if I were exposed, I would die.

“Raquel” He shouted and I closed my eyes and walked away this wasn’t happening I whispered again maybe to myself.

Once I was inside and going to class I saw Cara in my seat again, and decided to leave it be and sit in her seat. She didn’t seem to mind, I think she was freaked out of what I just did now. Therefore, she didn’t bother to say anything. I was in a daze I kept fidgeting and looking at the clock, this was just terrible. I was so nervous, I didn’t check what the teacher told us to write or even said to be honest I was lost.