Chapter 13

Ciara’s POV

“Are you fully packed?” Brian asked me, stuffing my luggage inside the car.

I nodded. “Yes, that’s all.”

“Have you called Penny?” he asked again.

“Yes, I have. She’ll be here in a while,” I said, not looking at him.

My eyes were fixed somewhere else. I’m leaving the country, and I couldn’t say one ‘goodbye’ to my parents, and Brian doesn’t seem concerned about it. He just acts like he doesn’t care.

Part of me feels like murdering him right here and now.

I noticed him glancing at his watch. I guess he was getting pissed off with Penny running late.

I hope she doesn’t come so we can cancel.

We waited for about half an hour before Penny came running to us. But surprisingly, she didn’t come prepared. Just a clutch hanging on her shoulders.

“What took you so long, Penny? We’ve been worried sick and we’re running late,” Brian stressed out.

“I had to take care of a lot of things, and the bad news is that I won’t