A Second Chance 104
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Chapterย 104 Siennaย wasย beingย soย serious.ย Cedricย couldnโ€™tย helpย butย quietlyย checkleย toย himself.ย Sheย hadย seenย rightย throughย him,ย andย itย wasย clearย sheย wasnโ€™tย goingย toย giveย himย anyย chanceย atย all. โ€œDonโ€™tย takeย itย soย seriously,โ€ย heย saidย quickly,ย tryingย toย brushย itย off.ย Iย toldย youย thatย itย wasย allย fake.ย Notย realโ€ Siennaย didnโ€™tย argue,ย justย shookย herย head.ย โ€œIย donโ€™tย wantย toย getย youย involved.ย Iโ€™llย handleย thingsย withย Josiahย myselfโ€ Sheย wavedย himย off.ย โ€œItโ€™sย gettingย late.ย Youย shouldย go.ย Iโ€™mย goingย back.โ€ ไฟก Withย that,ย sheย turnedย andย joggedย downย theย alley. โ€œHeyโ€ฆโ€ย Cedricย sighedย heavily,ย mumblingย toย himself.ย โ€œHowย didย youย knowย thatย toย me,ย youโ€™reย theย bestย girlย inย theย world?โ€ Halfย anย hourย later,ย afterย aย quickย shower,ย Siennaโ€™sย phoneย wasย buzzingย nonโ€“stopย onย theย table. Sheย hurriedย over,ย pickedย itย up,ย and sawย itย wasย Cedricย calling. โ€œHey?โ€ย Sheย answered,ย confused.ย โ€œWhatโ€™sย up?โ€ โ€œSiennaโ€ย Cedricโ€™sย voiceย wasย urgentย onย theย otherย end.ย Tmย atย theย apartmentย entrance.ย Iย donโ€™tย knowย whichย buildingย youโ€™reย inย Getย downย here,ย quick.โ€ โ€œWhatโ€™sย goingย on?โ€ย sheย asked,ย stillย confused. โ€œDonโ€™tย askย soย manyย questions,ย justย hurry.โ€ย Andย heย hungย up. Siennaย stoodย thereย holdingย theย phone,ย frowning.ย Isnโ€™tย heย supposedย toย haveย leftย already?ย Whyย isย heย askingย meย toย meetย himย atย theย apartmentย entrance?ย sheย wondered.ย โ€œWhatโ€™sย soย importantย thatย heย canโ€™tย talkย aboutย itย onย theย phone?โ€ Sheย quicklyย grabbedย theย towelย offย herย head,ย wipedย itย aย fewย times,ย tookย herย phoneย andย keys,ย lockedย theย door,ย andย rushedย downstairs. Onceย sheย wasย outside,ย sheย lookedย around,ย butย couldnโ€™tย seeย Cedricย โ€œWhereย areย you?โ€ย sheย muttered. โ€œHey,ย Sienna,ย someoneย greeted.. Atย theย soundย ofย herย name,ย Siennaโ€™sย shouldersย tensed.ย Sheย lookedย upย andย sawย Josiah.ย Sheย didnโ€™tย expectย that heย hadย actuallyย followedย herย here. Withoutย wastingย aย second,ย sheย turnedย andย ran. โ€œSiennalโ€ย Butย thisย time,ย Josiahย was faster. Hisย longย legsย easilyย blockedย herย path.ย Heย rememberedย howย sheย hadย reactedย soย aggressivelyย inย theย hospital,ย soย heย justย stoppedย her,ย notย touchingย her, Toย reassureย her,ย heย raisedย his handsย slightlyย andย loweredย hisย gazeย โ€œIย wonโ€™tย touchย you,ย butย whyย areย youย running?โ€ย  Josjahย trulyย didnโ€™tย understand.ย Theyย hadย beenย fineย earlierย whenย theyย wereย togetherย atย theย hospital,ย watchingย overย Howard. โ€œCanย you tell meย whatโ€™sย goingย on?โ€ย heย asked,ย hisย voiceย softerย now. Siennaโ€™sย throatย wentย dry.ย Sheย lickedย herย lips.ย 1.ย Thereโ€™sย noย reason.ย Iโ€™mย justโ€ฆย tired.ย Iย wantย toย goย homeย andย rest.โ€ โ€œThatโ€™sย it!โ€ย Josialiย didnโ€™tย getย it.ย โ€œWhyย notย justย sayย itย directlyย toย mer Chapterย 101 Atย thisย point,ย heย wasย doingย hisย bestย toย beย understanding,ย practicallyย givingย herย whateverย sheย wanted. โ€œYes,ย thatโ€™sย theย reason.ย Siennaย nodded,ย butย herย faceย lookedย pale โ€œSienna?โ€ย Josialiโ€™sย expressionย changed.ย Heย reachedย outย toย her.ย โ€œWhatโ€™sย wrong?ย Youย donโ€™tย lookย wellย Whyย isย yourย faceย soย pale?โ€ backย aย coupleย ofย paces. โ€œDonโ€™tย touchย me!ย Siennaย snapped,ย stepping โ€œSienna?โ€ย Josiahโ€™sย browsย furrowed,ย hisย expressionย darkening.ย โ€œWhatโ€™sย reallyย goingย on?โ€ โ€œHi,ย Siennalย Justย then,ย Cedricโ€™sย voiceย rangย out,ย andย Sienna feltย aย waveย ofย reliefย washย overย herย likeย aย lifelineย beingย thrownย her way.ย  โ€œCedric!โ€ย Sheย raisedย herย arm,ย waving,ย asย thoughย sheย hadย justย foundย herย savior.ย โ€œIโ€™mย here!โ€ โ€œIย know.โ€ย Cedricย smiledย andย walkedย overย toย her,ย standingย byย herย side. Heย finallyย seemedย toย noticeย Josiah.ย โ€œOh,ย hey,ย Josiah.ย Youโ€™reย hereย too.ย Iย didnโ€™tย recognizeย youย earlier,ย onlyย sawย yourย back.โ€ย Josiahย scoffedย silently,ย rollingย hisย eyes.ย โ€œThisย guyโ€™sย puttingย onย aย show.ย Whatโ€™sย heย tryingย toย pull?โ€˜ย heย wondered. Heย raisedย aย fand,ย gesturingย forย Cedricย toย moveย aside.ย โ€œStepย asideย Iย needย toย talkย toย Sienna.โ€ Immediately,ย Cedricย feltย theย tensionย inย Siennaโ€™sย body,ย herย entireย frameย stiffening. โ€œJosiah,โ€ย Cedricย said,ย noย longerย smiling,ย hisย toneย suddenlyย serious.ย โ€œSorry,ย Iย canโ€™tย move.ย Ifย youย needย toย talkย toย Sienna,ย goย alicad.โ€ย  Heย turnedย to Sienna.ย โ€œSiennaย isย my girlfriend.ย Thereย areย noย secretsย betweenย us.โ€ Siennaโ€™sย eyesย widenedย slightly,ย herย lipsย parting.ย Sheย instinctivelyย openedย herย mouthย toย argue. Butย then,ย Cedricย subtlyย shookย hisย head,ย aย slow,ย gentleย motion.ย Siennaย understoodย immediately.ย Ifย sheย arguedย now,ย Josiahย wouldย neverย letย itย go. Butย shouldย Iย justย goย alongย withย Cedricโ€™sย words?ย Itย doesnโ€™tย feelย fairย toย Cedricย atย all,ย sheย wondered.ย Siennaย clenchedย herย hands,ย herย heartย tort โ€œHumph.โ€ย Josiahย scoffedย quietly,ย glancingย atย Sienna,ย thenย lookingย atย Cedricย withย aย mockingย gleamย inย hisย eyes. โ€œSo,ย youโ€™reย sayingย sheโ€™sย yourย girlfriend?ย Tooย bad,ย Siennaย doesnโ€™tย agree,โ€ย heย said,ย hisย voiceย lacedย withย sarcasm. Heย reachedย out,ย tryingย toย pullย Siennaย towardย him.ย Theย sightย ofย themย standingย togetherย madeย himย sickย toย hisย stomach. โ€œSienna,ย comeย here,โ€ย saidย Josiah. โ€œIย am.โ€ย Siennaย quicklyย tookย aย stepย back,ย herย chinย raisedย defiantly โ€œIย amย Cedricโ€™sย girlfriend,โ€ย sheย repeated. Suddenly,ย everythingย wentย silent.ย Itย wasย asย if theย airย itselfย hadย frozen. Aย smileย tuggedย atย Josiahโ€™sย lips,ย butย itย didnโ€™tย reachย hisย eyes.ย Hisย voiceย wasย light,ย butย thereย wasย aย bitingย coldnessย inย it.ย โ€œWhatย areย youย talkingย about?โ€ Hisย toneย wasย calmย butย carriedย anย undeniableย pressure.ย โ€œStopย makingย thingsย up.โ€ Siennaย staredย intoย hisย eyes,ย unflinching,ย herย voiceย steady,ย โ€œIโ€™mย notย makingย anythingย up.ย Thisย isย theย truth,โ€ 20:45ย Mon,ย Janย 6 Chapterย 101 Cedricย loweredย hisย gaze,ย lookingย atย herย withย a lookย ofย encouragement. Atย thisย point,ย thereย wasย noย turningย back.ย Siennaย tookย aย deepย breath,ย raisedย herย arm,ย andย tookย holdย ofย Cedricโ€™sย hand.ย Sheย slidย herย fingersย betweenย his,ย interlockingย them tightly.. Evenย thatย wasnโ€™tย enough.ย Sheย heldย hisย handย andย raisedย it,ย herย clear,ย unwaveringย gazeย fixedย onย Josiah.ย โ€œDoย youย seeย this?โ€ โ€œThatโ€™sย right.โ€ย Cedricย smiledย andย tightenedย hisย gripย onย herย handย Josiah,ย Siennaย andย Iย loveย eachย other.ย Weย hopeย youโ€™llย understandย andย supportย us.โ€ Theย sightย ofย itย feltย likeย aย knifeย toย Josiahโ€™sย chest.ย Sheย wouldnโ€™tย letย himย touchย her,ย butย sheย wasย holtlingย Cedricโ€™sย handย likeย this. Josiahย suddenlyย closedย hisย eyesย asย ifย tryingย toย blockย outย theย painย Atย thatย moment,ย hisย heartย twisted,ย achingย andย numb.ย โ€˜Howโ€™sย thisย possible?ย Whyย doย Iย feel thisย way?โ€˜ย heย wondered. Whenย heย openedย hisย eyesย again,ย heย lockedย themย onย Sienna,ย hisย expressionย soย tornย itย wasย impossibleย toย tellย ifย heย wasย angryย orย smiling. โ€˜Howย hasย sheย doneย this?ย Afterย everything,ย Iย haveย beenย pushingย himย allย thisย time,ย andย nowย sheย isย withย Cedric?ย heย thought. โ€œSienna!โ€ย Josiahย grittedย hisย teeth,ย tryingย toย suppressย hisย fury.ย Hisย voiceย wasย lowย butย intense.ย โ€œComeย here,ย rightย now,ย Ifย youย do,ย Tllย pretendย likeย youย didnโ€™tย sayย anyย ofย this.โ€ Heย reachedย outย hisย long,ย slenderย handย towardย her. Siennaย froze,ย herย breath caughtย inย herย throat. โ€œJosiah!โ€ย Atย justย theย rightย moment,ย Cedricย steppedย inย frontย ofย Sienna,ย shieldingย herย fromย Josiahโ€™sย seethingย gaze. โ€œDonโ€™tย makeย thingsย hardย forย Sienna.โ€ โ€œGetย outย ofย myย way.โ€ย Josiahย snapped.ย โ€œDonโ€™tย thinkย justย becauseย youโ€™reย Yosefโ€™sย cousin,ย Iย wonโ€™tย doย somethingย toย you.โ€ Josiahย raisedย hisย handsย andย grabbedย Cedricโ€™sย collar,ย pullingย himย close. โ€œJosiahย Cedricย metย hisย gazeย withย calmย resolve,ย showingย noย fear.ย โ€œJustย becauseย Iย respectย youย doesnโ€™tย meanย youย canย bullyย myย girlfriend.โ€ Theย twoย stoodย faceย toย face,ย tensionย thickย inย the air,ย eachย ofย themย readyย forย aย fight. SENDย GIFT


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