The Arranged Marriage

CHAPTER ELEVEN

CIARA

The next day I did everything I could do to avoid Brody but it just wasn't enough.

As soon as I came back after dinner I saw him standing outside his room talking to some worker.

I was just a second away from walking into my room but the luck just wasn't with me.

As I walked towards my room I kept my gaze onto the floor but I could feel his eyes burning holes through me.

I quickly insert my card into the hole and open the door before slamming it shut behind me and release a breathe that I didn't know I was holding.

As soon as I walk up to my bed to keep my stuff I hear a knock on the door.I freeze and my eyes widen.

Who the hell is that?

Is it Brody?Nah.Why would he come up to my room?Maybe it's the cl-Why don't I just check instead of guessing?

I shake my head and open the door.

My eyes widen as my eyes lay on Brody.

"B-Brody?"

"What happened to your cheek?"He asks and I frown before touching my cheek."W-what?"I ask not feeling anything.

"Uh on the other c-cheek"He says avoiding eye contact.

As soon as I realise that he's been talking about my scar my heart skips a beat.Does he really care for me?How could I forget about the scar though?

"Oh I got the cut by the edge of the bed.I fell down yesterday"I lie.Now that I have said it out loud,it sounds very stupid.I wish I could've made a better lie.

"You're so clumsy Ciara"He rolls his eyes."The scar makes you look uglier.So don't even think about going out with me".

"As if we go together all the time"I mutter under my breathe."What did you just say?"He asks and my eyes widen.

"N-nothing"."I am not deaf Ciara.I heard what you said.Do you really dream of us going out together?"He asks and I furrow my eyebrows.

How do I answer this question now?

"Yes,I m-mean no but we have to go somewhere and get our pictures clicked together because Sophie is asking for our pictures."I lie,well not technically because we really do have to show our pictures to his family.

"Yeah,you're right"He sighs running a hand through his hair."We should probably go out to the park and get the pictures clicked".

"Only the park?They won't believe us.We need to visit a few more places"I tell him.

"Fine,I'll see to that and I'll meet you in the lobby at 9 tomorrow morning"He says and I nod.

"Goodnight"I say and as per usual get no reply in return.Instead he walks back towards his room and slams the door shut.

I close my rooms door and sigh.

What the hell was all that about?Did he actually care about me or was it just a part of his acting?

Shaking my head,I walk into the washroom to change into my pyjamas.

I close the curtains,switch off the lights of the room and walk towards the bed.

The second my head hit the pillow I was out like a light.

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I am woken up by my alarm at 8:30.

I switch it off and sigh before getting up from the bed and walking into the washroom to get ready.