Elements: Can You Trust Me? (Book 3)

Cold and Calculating (Chapter 8)

"I do know," Urana turns cold. "You didn't choose your friends."

Sasha takes a deep breath, her gaze didn't waver. "You have some nerve saying that Urana," Sasha's fist tightens. "What would you choose? Your family or your friends?"

Silence takes over Urana.

"Thought so," Sasha turns cold as well. "Don't accuse me when you yourself would make the same call." With that Sasha turns on her heel and walks away.

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Morning came quickly, marking the last few days before school. Anytime Sasha and Urana are in the same room the atmosphere turned scary.

"What did you say?" Owen questions once they were walking alone.

"I just confronted her is all," Urana answers coolly. "I told her that she didn't choose her friends, before that it was that I didn't want her to be near Brenton because I'm losing my brother and that's all."

"Dang Urana..." Owen's voice trails off. "That's a little too much...it's reminding me of when y-"

"-What do you mean? I just found my brother! I don't want to lose him again!" Urana argues.

"Yeah, but that's not how you should have said it," Owen replies. "What happened to being calm? You're acting like back then..."

"Brenton and I talked before I confronted Sasha," Urana starts. "He said you and I were making it seem like we're being cold and calculating. Brenton of all people! It's all because of Sasha. And I am not acting like back then!"

"This isn't a drama where there's an evil sister-in-law," Owen reminds Urana. "Last time we checked, Sasha simply was someone who was going to show us proof that she's trustworthy."

"Brenton said that it's all about prove and proof with us..." Urana bites her lip to keep herself from turning around and punching Sasha. "We're not cold and calculating!"

"Yeah, but we only seem that way because of what happened to us," Owen counters. "We have a hard time trusting people, especially if they've broken our trust before...don't go back to that person Urana..."

"Owen," Urana turns to look him in the eye. "I know I was being a little too much but I don't want to lose my brother and my friends! Is that too much to ask for? I'm not going back to that person!"

"Urana, you have to accept the fact that we aren't going to be able to fix this until we trust Sasha again," Owen sighs. "As much as it sucks, we have to be wary because in the end, being us, we have to make sure we take into account everything."

"I don't want Brenton to see me as cold and calculating...I don't want him to think that you're cold and calculating either. You're so kind..." Urana shuts her eyes. "You don't deserve to be thought of like that."

"Hey," Owen says in a loud voice so that Urana opens her eyes and looks at him. "Don't worry about me okay?" He reaches out to hold her hand but stops and puts his hands in his pockets. "I'm sorry."

"That's okay," Urana nods, knowing the rules well. He said he wasn't comfortable with it and so she respected that. "I know."

"Brenton is literally our older brother, he'll come around. Sasha is not stealing him from you, so calm down, this isn't a drama. Alex and Ava will see it too. So don't worry okay?" Owen smiles softly, a breeze blows by, his bang flying to show the other half of his face with a mole in the same place as brother.

Ah, he is handsome...Urana finds herself thinking as the wind blows her hair too. She smiles back, tucking the strands getting in her face. Eff me...Akira and Trinity you two..! Getting these thoughts into my head!