Ascension of a Gamma
Chapter 28
Chapter 28 Trusting Male
wear Checking out every dress in the rack = knee length, backless, sleeveless,
plunging neckline they’re all so beautiful but I’d be too embarrassed to
on any of these and show off skin,
especially in front of himni. Sighing. I med
on to what else this closet had to offer.
Apparently, when Liam told me not to bring anything
unnecessary, like clothes, he already had an entire wardrobe ready for me. I’d
never had this many to choose from before – didn’t know it was this difficult
when one had more.
As I looked at myself in the full body
mirror, my eyes
wandered into the stack of denim jeans
With so many pairs to choose from, picked… the back one
with highi, pointed heels that sort of looked like boots. I slipped my right
foot into the shor, instantly feeling taller. Zipped the gold-colored zipper om
the side and checked it in the mirror – mot bad. How do I put the other?
Shifting my weight to my right, my arms waved in the air
to steady myself. That was more difficult than I thought. I sat on the
floor and pulled the shoe over my left foot. Then, supporting myself with the
shelves, my shaky legs managed to stand. The incline was a bit uncomfortable,
but when I looked behind my shoulder to see myself in the mirror, it looked
“good, I looked good, it even felt good. I -felt taller, beautiful, more
confident, MoE Portu. If I knew the shoshthis SHTË witcherati.
Taking a deep breath, I slowly turned around. My feet
swayed with every step before finding balance Arms to my sides now, I raised
my right leg and… down. Then the next. And… another. I was getting close to the
mirror now.Oh wow, this is tasy. I’m
doing – Woah!
My legs wobbled. My ridiculous armi waves didn’t help this
time. I fell forward, and my forehead hit the floor, sending waves of pain over
my head. I curled myself into a ball, with a hand rubbing circles on the… small
bump. Great. This is what I get for being too ambitious – should’ve chosen
flats instead.
“Anna?” Rigel asked from outside as he knocked on the
I bit back the pain and fought back the
“You don’t sound fine,
ry about.”
“I’m fine. Nothing to w Raising myself aff the
ground with my arms, I pulled my legs and felt a twang of pain on my left
ankle. Forcing myself into a sitting position, I bent my left knee to reach for
my foot. “Ow, ow, ow, ow, ow…”
I coulin’t do it. Too painful.
Anna?” said Rigel
his voice hinting urgency. “Anna, whatever you’re doing, cover yourself up ΤΙ
coming in.”
“No!” I yelled. It’d be too embarrassing if he saw me like
this. Think, Anna. Think
One, two…”
n!” Teams he counted three and
the door swung open. His eyes found my Sonny lion the floor, SCARDİNg me
from head to foot as my checks healed up from the intensity of his gaze.
UIL hi
He bent on one knee beside my feet and carefully held my
left foot. Please don’t,” I said, looking down.
“Come on,” he said, placing an arm around my shoulders. I
thought he was going to help me up. 1 swear my thoughts were innocent. Until
his left arm wrapped around my thighs and he easily lifted me off the floor.
Not that I was against it, just that…
– Uhm… I can walk on my own?”
Sure. You didn’t have a problemi
He let me down on my bed, then said,”
walking out the door. He could count on i L. It wasn’t like I’d be skipping
he
leg, I took
I’d rather wait for Rigel. The room
the claset
back after three minutes, holding an ice
a roll of
you long enough,”
grinned. “Missed me
“No.”
you did,” he said as he knelt in front
raised my foot and slowly slipped the shoe
TITY heel
were gone for
my foot down and sat on the for
lonely for
“I wasn’t lonely.
“Sure you weren’t
He twisted my foot to one side then the
“Definitely a sprained ankle
you kidding me!” I screamed and he chuckled.
very nice, Rigel.” Reaching for a pillow, I threw it at
a
my knight,”
on my chest. “You’re
say
head the ice on my
for to ease the pain. I watched him
on his lace. For him to claim himself
anctions today
was done
ice pack down. But then his thumb pressed down
traveled towards the heel. He continued to massage my foot –
When he was satisfied, he put my foot
moving it,” he
did, “Better?
not as
I mumbled. “Thank you.”
sat beside me.
us tonight. We’re going out
drink,”
sehilling til remembered something
coming from?”
“What’s what coming from?
rarely
What’s
“It’s embarrassing.” I said,
down and
#You’ve embarrassed yourself
today. What’s one
slapped his arm.
Please put my shoes
he said, and
have to question him to know why. The door opened with a
in his eyes
day we first
looked at kigel and
h
e
he didn’t snitch on m e.
Isaid at Liat as
of me. His gaze shifted t omy injured foot and to the shoes
me, and I loolad to the
anything
talk to
was something between these two I didn’t know. I made
ask Lexy… if I could bring
a lazy yawn.
you around,” he said.
again, Rigel. Have
He tossed Liam the bandage as “he passed him
drink
closed the door, and he returned it
you alrh”
putting on an robatic show, his scent was
my room. I couldn’t fun www from him because
in case he does something upsetting. This
for what I did back then. A small price to
him. “I’m fine.
just a sprain.”
of me, he
gently. His touch sent a tingling sensation
indoors for now.”
going nowhere in
I sprained myself
lianned to
i him.”
“Ihya’t really visited him
was ready to meet him. He
inore grateful to
to wrap my
I haven’t visited them
happened, too.”
get to
other’s past? Did Sunething happen to him since he
walked out that night?
worked silently, and a
resting on his
– his lips set on a deep scowl and his foreheadcreased
something something that
nearer to him,
myself. Leaning to my side, I rested my head on
him to jolt, and I leaned back as
condition?”
alright,” I said,
my lips. I felt his
me up and
today, but it was sort
a feather.
Liam grinned and suddenly
Tasha. Was he happy
moswines were unreadable. Lery had been teaching me things
expected. It was
got heavier,”