Chapter
Thirty-Two: Nervous Heart:
Vivian frowned.
What was wrong with her? She should be enjoying a night out with the girls. But
here she was. Vivian sighed as she looked out the window.
“What’s wrong,
Viv?” she heard behind her. The wolf demon turned her head. One of her roommates
stood behind her grinning. Vivian forced herself to smile.
“Oh, it’s you,”
she said. Yuuko moved around in front of her.
“Come on,” she
said. “Talk to me. What’s the matter?” Vivian looked down at her glass. Yuuko
gave her a sympathetic smile.
“It’s Mike,
isn’t it?” she asked. The wolf demon jerked her head upwards.
“No!” she
shouted. All eyes fell on her. Vivian tried not to focus on it. She looked at
the melting ice in her glass.
“No… Well,
maybe…” she mumbled. She sighed. Yuuko patted her on the shoulder. Vivian looked
up.
“What do you
want to do?” her roommate asked.
“I don’t know!”
the wolf demon wailed. She threw back her head and groaned. The music pounded
around them. Vivian looked out at the dancing crowd.
“Why am I here?”
she asked. Yuuko held her arms above her head.
“Come on!” she
said. “Loosen up! It’s Halloween! We’re supposed to be having fun!”
“Yeah…” Vivian
said. She smiled and nodded.
“Do you want to
see them?” Yuuko asked. The wolf demon frowned.
“I don’ know!”
she wailed. Yuuko patted her hand.
“You’re torn up
about it, aren’t you?” she asked. Vivian puffed up her cheeks.
“I guess…” she
muttered. “What should I do?”
“What do you
think is right?” her roommate asked. Vivian pressed her lips together. She
lowered her eyes.
“I want to go,”
the wolf demon said.
“Are you sure?”
Yuuko asked. Vivian slowly nodded. Her friend put up her hands.
“Okay,” she
said. “I will got with you.”
“What?” Vivian
asked.
“Girl, I am not
letting you fo alone on Halloween!” Yuuko said. “Hell no!”
“But…” the wolf
demon said.
“I won’t hear
it!” her roommate said. “You are not getting kidnapped tonight! Do you
understand me?” Vivian dropped her shoulders.
“Yes, yes,” I
grumbled.
“I do this for
your safety,” Yuuko said. Vivian pressed her lips together and nodded.
“I’ll get the
girls together,” the roommate said. Yuuko pulled out her phone and started
texting. Vivian forced herself to smile. Stopping her was useless.
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Hotaru came from
the kitchen with more snacks when she heard the doorbell ring.
“Someone get the
door!” she yelled.
“Got it!” Mike
shouted. He hurried to the door.
“Who is it?” he
asked, opening the door. The American man froze. Vivian and her friends stood
outside.
“Hello, Mike,” she said. Her possible ex stood silent, struggling to speak.