Three Fated Hearts by LNC novel Chapter 35

It doesn’t take me long to get home. Dad isn’t here, and I’m not sure where Aida is. I search the living room and kitchen, but she isn’t there. I head upstairs to see if she’s in her room, and I find her door locked. We don’t usually lock our doors. Being twins, we don’t hide much of anything from each other.

I knock on the door, but there is no answer. I wait a bit and put my ear to the door to see if I can hear anything. I hear what I think is some shuffling, so I knock on the door again. The doorknob jiggles, and the door opens slightly. “What’s up, Adela?” Aida looks a bit flustered and slightly out of breath. I try to look into the room, but that prompts Aida to squeeze through the door and close it shut behind her.

“Uh….how are you?”

“I’m doing okay, I guess. I’d imagine that’s not what you came to talk to me about.” I tell Aida all about the talk I had with the Luna and about Jenna. Aida says nothing while I relay everything, and when I finish, we share a deep silence. “Well, if that’s it…….” Aida turns to her door, but I grab her arm to stop her.

“What the hell is going on with you? Did you hear anything I said? Luna Kimberly is not backing us anymore. She has her eyes set on this Jenna b***h and wants us to compete with her. Do you not see a problem with that?” Aida sighs and turns to face me.

“Of course that’s a problem, but what can we do about it? We can either go with what she wants or walk away. To be honest, I really don’t have time for this right now. Whatever you want to do is fine with me.”

“Damnit, Aida! What has gotten into you? Ever since you and Lincoln had that talk, you’ve been different. You came home crying your eyes out, and then you have just been…..gone. Now it’s like you don’t care what happens, but I find that hard to believe. You are the same person who has been hopelessly in love with Lincoln for years. I don’t believe that you all of a sudden no longer care.” Aida looks at me but says nothing. I can’t even feel her through our bond. It’s as if she has shut it down on her end because nothing is coming out. I sigh and take a step back. “Whatever, Aida. I don’t know what’s going on with you, but when you are over it just let me know.”

I turn toward my room. “Whatever you decide, I got you.” I don’t respond because there is nothing to say. Something is seriously wrong with my sister.