Chapter176

Sothedaycametoanendinsuchamess,andwhathappened,IsleptsofastthatwhenIawokeIcouldtellwhatIhaddonetoR,andfeelguiltyinmylittleheart,forhavingdonesuchabravethingandinsultedthePrince,eventhoughIwasafriend.Stopcounting,butRishigherthanme.Idothis...

Theriskofbeingputtodeathistoogreat.Ifexecuted,thinkthatGwin'sfatherwillblowupUniqueinamess.It'sjustthatyourguesseswillmakeyourspinetremble,insteadofbeingputtodeathbecauseofGwin'sfather!

Soitseemsthatnothinghappenedtome,anditseemsthatRdoesn'twanttotalkaboutit,soIkeepsilent,silenceisnotenough,andavoidconfrontingme.Idon'tmindeither.Iknowhewon'thavetoomanyemotions.Onlywhenwewenttodinnerwiththerestofthefamily,Juliansuddenlyaskedinthemiddleofthetable,andthethreeofussattogethertoeat.

"Ismellterrible."

Nobagpipes,noflutes,whichscaresme,IcanonlylookatJulian,wholaughshappily.Iknowwhathemeans,andIknowthetasteofthetwoofusstickingtogetherwhenwekiss.SaidthestiffvoiceinR.

"Don'ttalk."

Julianquipped:"Whateveryousay,Iwillsayhello,sayanything,andsaynothing."