Secrets Hurt

09

PLEASE MAKE ME SMILE AND VOTE BY CLICKING THAT STAR AT THE BOTTOM OF YOUR SCREEN... GRACIAS!!!

I groan as I wake up from a good night's rest. I open my eyes as I think about how I had broken down crying in front of Cynthia and Price. My phone beeps and I realize that Ethan had tried calling and texting me a couple of times. I had 7 missed calls from him and 5 texts messages, all of them telling me to call him, he was just worrying, Price probably told him that I cried yesterday. I hum as I enter into the bathroom to wash my face and brush my teeth, after which I replied Ethan's texts, assuring him that I was okay and well. Just as I emerge from my bathroom wiping my face with a towel, my phone lits up and I see a text.

Amber:
Hey, we're headed over to your place. I, Xena and Tariah.

Me:
I was about to heard over to your place but okay! Works for me😜

"Hey you," Cynthia calls to me from the couch as I walk out into the living room,

"Morning Cyn," I say and sit beside Cynthia,

"Price is making breakfast," She says as she flips through the channels on the TV,

"Price can cook?" I ask shocked and suspicious,

"He claims so, we'll just have to wait," She replies laughing,

We slip into a comfortable silence as we watch TV. Eventually Price comes out of the kitchen and places a plate of what seemed to be rice, I think. He places the plates in front of I and Cynthia and stands by proudly, waiting for us to eat. I look to Cynthia seriously, waiting for her to take the first bite.

"What's this babe?" Cynthia asks calmly,

"It's Savoury Rice babe," Price says proudly,

"Go on Karla, dig in," Cynthia says to me, gesturing to the food,

"After you, Cynthia, take a bite, it's your boyfriend's food," I reply mockingly,

"Let's do it together," Cynthia says to me and I nod, we both lift up our spoons and take a bite each, I don't chew immediately but hold the food in my mouth, trying not to taste it as I wait for Cynthia's review. Cynthia's face twist in disgust as the food hits her taste buds and she wretches, spitting the food out, I spit mine out without chewing, I had accidentally tasted it, I gag as I wipe at my tongue viscously.

"What the fuck?!!!!" Cynthia crys out as she stands up, I follow her as she goes to the kitchen, spitting into the sink and rinsing her mouth out with water, I do the same and take an apple juice out of the fridge and swallow a few gulps to get the disgusting taste out of my mouth.

The food was awful. The rice was overcooked and the pepper was too much, making it super spicy and it was also super salty. Price hung his head in shame at our reaction. I had expected the food to be okay, since his family owned chains of restaurants, I thought maybe he learned a couple of things but I was proved wrong. I burst out laughing and Cynthia joins in. The sound of someone pounding on our door didn't stop our laughter as Price went to open the door.

"What's going on here?" An oblivious Amber asks as she pops her head into the kitchen,

"Hmmm, food," I hear Tariah say, probably looking at the food on the table, I look to Cynthia, we run out the kitchen, into the living room and we keep quiet but burst out laughing as Tariah takes a bite but he spits it out immediately,