CHAPTER 40

NOAH 

Since that date at the beach, a small part of me had been feeling a little bit guilty towards Ciara.

She didn't act like I did anything wrong. She did not ignore me like I thought she would. 

Ciara acted politely. With civility. And somehow, it made me feel even worse. 

I realised that I could deal with her being petty. Or angry. Or too pissed to act like I was human.

But seeing her act like everything was fine when it most definitely was not, rankled me more than I liked. 

I said nothing though. I acted like I was chill. I went to work. Spent long stretches of time in my study. Went over to my mother's incessant meetings to discuss about the wedding. 

And now that the day was finally here, a small part of me was a little bit excited.