Chapter 27. Drama Lover

Atticus and I had not spoken since the dining encounter, and though it was a setback in my plans, I would have it no other way. I didn’t like the emotions that were running through my mind. They felt foreign, as though they belonged to another.

I kept asking myself if it was worth it and why I kept acting this way, especially if I told myself a thousand times that I didn’t have any feelings for him.

I was hurt and angry, and had no reason behind my behaviour. Do I just give up and live my life in the shadows like he wanted me to?

My phone rang loudly and startled me out of my thoughts. I looked at it and saw it was Danielle calling. I almost didn’t want to pick up, but I was tired of staying indoors.

She had called me several times to invite me for lunch over at her place with the rest wives, but I had denied it every time, giving her silly excuses, and I was sure she knew the reason I wasn’t accepting her invitation.

I remember asking her why Samatha w