Chapter 18 Berated

• My pride at being able to find a solution and be a responsible luna, if not for real, but in pretence and being able to gain everyone’s praise was short-lived. Marcus and James were conversing as we got out of the car. They sounded nervous and spoke so softly that it was difficult for me to decipher. I decided to ignore it. Since it was already evening and I was dying to go back to bed and have some food in my stomach. The nerve-wracking day had taken away my appetite and now that the meeting was over, I felt famished.
• I turned around to bid farewell to the two men who acknowledged me with a curt nod. Marcus’ eyes looked concerned, but I was oblivious to the unwanted surprise that was awaiting me. I walked towards the room, taking longer strides than necessary. The resident was silent and eerie as usual, but in these weeks the eeriness and its constant silence had grown on me so it didn’t bother me much. I assumed Clarissa would be waiting as Marcus had told me that he had informed the maids of our arrival.
• I let out a sigh as I pushed open the door and stopped. Isaac was lounging on the bed, but his relaxed posture rivalled his eyes because they almost resembled twin flames of anger. I lingered at the doorway, suddenly unsure if I should enter. I felt the tiredness in my bones ten-fold and my stomach turned in knots. I felt an uncomfortable pain in my stomach, one which shouldn’t have been ignored, but I did and blamed it on my poor management of health. My fingers still grasped the handle lightly as I blinked a few times at him.