Make Believe: A Novella by Sharlay Read Free Book Online

pulled something out of his pocket.
                  “What I’m trying to say is, will you promise to be my best friend, my lover, my missing puzzle piece for the rest of your life? April, will you marry me?” he said, smiling up at me.
    “Yes !” I said as tears spilled all down my cheeks.
    “Thank God for that! They make this look easy in the movies, but it really hurts the knees,” he said as we both burst out laughing.
    “You are the craziest guy I know,” I said , stroking his face with my hand.
    “Are you sure you want to spend the rest of your life with me then?” He couldn’t contain his smile.
    “One hundred percent, yes,” I said as I crashed my lips into his and kissed him.
    Yes, this was the man I wanted to spend the rest of my life with.
    “I love you , April.”
    “I love you too.”
    “I have some more good news.”
    “And what’s that,” I said, smiling at him.
    “I finally found someone who can help out while Ant’s gone.”
    “Really? Where did you find him?” I asked excitedly. Aiden and Anthony had both agreed that Anthony was going to take a month off work to help Jess with Ella-May , which was a great idea in my opinion. The only problem was finding someone to help take over some of Anthony’s duties at the car repair. Aiden had been searching for the past couple of weeks, and now he had finally found someone.
    “ Her,” he corrected with a smile on his face.” She found us, and her experience is perfect. She’s moving to Nevada in a month so the temporary contract is perfect for her.”
    “That’s great . what’s her name?”
    “Leah.”
    “Well, she sounds nice, and at least, I might just see more of you now,” I said with a smile on my face.
    “Indeed you will, beautiful,” and he came back to my lips for one more kiss.
     
     
     
    Chapter 3: Monday, October 7 th at 5:57pm
     
    APRIL’S POINT OF VIEW
     
    I cannot even explain how it came to this or how it got so bad because the truth is, I really do not know.
    I looked at Leah — my head still aching from the baseball bat —sitting on the filthy floor of the basement. It was strange, that after everything, a huge part of me still felt sorry for her. She sat in the middle of the room with her head tucked deep in her lap. She had been humming the same tune for the past thirty minutes, and it was making me nervous. She was unstable, that was obvious. Crystal had spotted it from day one. She had her figured out and saw it all before I did. Leah didn’t care that I tried to be nice to her, for some reason she hated me. She told me at least five times today.
    “S hhh!” That sound caught me off guard. I had become accustomed to the silence of the room. It was almost comforting, like a lullaby, rocking me gently to sleep. “Stop crying,” she growled as she stood up and pierced her dark blue eyes into me. It was as if she was studying me. She was looking so deep into my soul, that I felt naked.
    “Why are you doing this?” I whimpered as the raw rope scratched my wrists. At least she took the blindfold off and I was finally able to adjust to the light in the room. Apparently, she “wanted to see the pain in my eyes.” I had no idea what that meant or what I had done to create such rage in one person, but I had. “You’re in love with Aiden, aren’t you?” I asked weakly. My lips were dry from the lack of water, and my stomach was growling fiercely.
    The horrible sound that left her mouth shocked me. I froze. It was not a normal laugh, like when you share a joke with a group of friends. It was dark and twisted.
    “In love with Aiden,” she repeated. “Is that what you’re afraid of? That I can take him if I want him?” Her words were slow and direct. “All this time , and you still haven’t figured it out, have you? Look at me, April. Take a real good look because I want to see the exact moment when it all falls into place,” she smirked.
     
     
    Chapter 4 : Nine Days