The Remorseful Brothers Novel

AIDEN

Slowly, I sat up as I returned from the heavenly that filled me with the feeling of having Ana in my arms. My mind was a fog that refused to clear up as I stared at the door she had fled out of and slammed close.

I had desperately wanted our reconciliation, I wanted our love to blossom again but not this way. Not that I didn’t like what just happened. I loved every bit of it. I wished she hadn’t freaked out and ran out but I wanted us to slowly patch things back up. To make her understand that it had all been a grave misunderstanding. To show her that I would never have betrayed her in such a cheap manner. Perhaps, I would even play the voice recording for her.

When I felt a presence around me then felt someone touch my face and opened my eyes, I was shocked to see her. Up till she dug her fingers in my hair and kissed me back, I was convinced that I was dreaming.

When I saw her in front of my face, wide–eyed, still high from the excitement of being in the same room with her, I hadn’t been able to stop myself. At that moment, it felt like, if I didn’t kiss her, I might die.

I dropped my face in my hands and sighed. I didn’t know where she would have ran to and as much as it worried me, I couldn’t go after her. She probably wanted space from now on. She wanted nothing to do with the betraying ex boyfriend who tried to take advantage of her again.

I sighed. I would just wait to the next morning.

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The next morning, after a quick shower, I went in search of her. When I reached her room, stopping in front of the doorway and scanning the entire space with my eyes, she wasn’t there.

The room was being cleaned and fixed.

I decided to go for a jog around the premises, hoping that, by some. miracle, I’d come across her.

While I exerted myself and rounded the premises from the third time, the lodge keeper’s son joined me.

What was his name again? Martin? Yes, Martin.

“Hey.”

I nodded at him, “Hey.”

We stopped at the storage shed to catch our breaths. Martin, who must have been out for a run too, offered me a bottle of water.

“Thanks, man,” I said as I took a long swig of the refreshing water.

“You know,” the guy started hesitatingly. I turned to him, still struck by the familiarity I felt. I had concluded that he looked like his father but there was still something about him that I couldn’t place my finger on.

“Come on, man. What’s up?”

He cleared his throat, uncomfortably. “After we departed last night, I remembered where I know you from.”

I raised my brows as I screwed the cap of the bottle back on. “Come on, humor me,” I slapped him on his biceps.

He smiled shyly and I realized that he was quite younger than I had thought when I saw him last night. NôvelDrama.Org © content.

“You remember a lanky short boy you beat up and threatened years ago?” He asked with an arched brow.

1 frowned as I snorted, “I don’t think I my eyes widened as I trailed off.

“You!” I blurted.

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He nodded and his lips curled into a sheepish grin. “Yep, me. I broke into your home. And you gave me a good beating.”

I shook my head, unable to stop the laughter that bubbled up my throat. “Why do you say it like that?” I said amidst laughter. And soon, he also joined me.

When we both sobered up, I shook my head at him as I sized him up.” Man. In just five years, you’ve grown so big. I thought you were like… what? Twelve? In junior high.”

He shrugged. “I was in high school then. My growth spurt just happened. really late.”

“Poor you,” I teased, “It must have been hard to get the girls.”

He shook his head but he didn’t laugh. He gazed down at his feet and rushed out. “I’m sorry.”

“Nah,” I looked away from him as I took another gulp from the bottle.” It’s in the past now. I’ve long forgiven you. You were a dumb boy struggling with puberty.”

He chuckled at that. “So,” he started hesitatingly again.

I hit him in the chest. “You’re a man now. Stop sounding like a pussy.”

There was a light smile on his lips. “What about your girlfriend?” He looked up at me and I could see the regret in his eyes. “Were you able. to reconcile with her?”

I swallowed, taking another sip. “Nah. She dissapeared after then. Never waited to hear my explanation.