Sweet Secret by Karina Castillo (Bekacastle) (classic reads .TXT) 📖

Chapter 23

I woke up suddenly with his hands holding mine. We hadn't, but Denzel had stayed the night. I turned to see him. He was too cute sleeping.

I got up and started to get ready. If I didn't find out about Anne, they weren't going to let me.

I put on something light and began to run to school. I walked through the newspaper room and found her red-handed.

"Rebecca," she said suddenly, smoothing her hair. “I didn't think you'd be so early.”

I crossed my arms as I looked down at his hands where he held a bundle of red leaves.

“Do you want to explain to me, Anne?” I went to her. “I knew that Denzel was defending you, and with Joe I couldn't find out anything at all. So tell me, why did you do it?”

“Do what?” He put the sheets on the table.

I went over, took one and spread it on his face.

"Tell me why you've been exposing my diary," I growled. 

She nervously picked up another sheet and showed it to me.
“Rebecca… These are the invitation sheets for this year's play.” 

Shit.

I lowered the blade, narrowing my eyes.

You are amazing Rebecca!

"I'm sorry, Anne, I…”

"Don't say anything, Rebecca. I would never…” Anne lowered her sad eyes and ran out of the room.

Very good, Rebecca. You've spoiled everything again.

"I'm sorry, Anne, it's just…" I put my head in my hands and sat down on a chair. “It's just that with everything from yesterday… I'm very overwhelmed, I'm really sorry.”

“You don't have to apologize, Rebecca.” She came towards me. “In fact, I have to tell you something that I should have told you a long time ago.” He adjusted his glasses. “Me…”

I looked at her curiously.

“I'm the one who's been putting out those horrible sheets about you.” I opened my mouth in shock. This must be a fucking joke.

"What the hell, Anne? I got up furious. “Because you…?”

“I'm the one who's been printing the sheets, I'm one of the only people who has the key, so… it was easy to convince me to do it.”

"Anne… why did you do it?" I screwed up my face.

“Because it was easy for me, Rebecca.” He looked down. “Since you got here all you've done is take Denzel's attention away.”

"You didn't even know if he and I were going to be together," I cleared my throat.

I was trying to keep my sanity, but damn! How the hell could Anne do something like that to me?!
"I'm sorry, Rebecca.” he said, and then bent down to grab a box from under the table and placed it on top of it.

“What is this?” I started to open the box and found many sheets of different colors with my diary notes. “Anne…”

“I just wait for the order and place them.” I agree “Since you and Denzel found out that Alessia was printing the sheets, the person who wants to destroy you contacted me to do it… As I told you, it was too easy at first, I thought that if I made you leave the school you would leave Denzel alone and my brother would not be there. so obsessed with you”

"So Joe knew about your plan, too." I growled.

“Yes. I gave him the bag to post the notes from your phone.”

"Why are you telling me all this, Anne? “

It couldn't be possible.

“Because the person who wants to destroy you is closer to you than ever.” He closed the box. “He wants to destroy your reputation with everyone, even make you leave Seattle.”

"Who is it, Anne?” I begged him.

“I can't tell you, Rebecca.” he lamented.

"I know you're covering for Reed." I stood up. “I know it's him. You can't hide it any longer, you have to tell me who exposed my damn diary, Anne.”

"The person who wants to hurt you will be at your sister's wedding." He turned around. “You'll have to wait until that day to find out, I already did my part. I can't… I can't help you anymore.”

“Are you doing all this because you're still in love with Denzel?”

“Nope.” answered “It's something else, Rebecca.”

“Money.” I found out. “You do this for the fucking dirty money.”
“You would not understand.”

'If it's not the bloody money, give me my diary, Anne.” I extended my hand.

“I don't have it.”

I rolled my eyes.

“Are you the one who commented on my blog?”

“Nope.” he confessed. “That person is not going to post any more sheets, but their revelation is going to change your life forever, Rebecca. You better prepare yourself for that.” Once said, Anne left.

 

(…)

“I don't understand the connection.” Denzel flopped down on the bed. “Jayden, Alessia, Joe, Reed, and now Anne.”

“People surprise you.” I commented. “Someone wants to destroy me, Denzel, and something tells me that he is very close to me. What if I've looked that person in the eye?”

"I don't know, but we'll soon find out." I fell onto the bed next to him and hugged him. I haven't hugged him in a long time.

“Maybe it's over. He turned to look at me. “Anne said it was over.”

“This will all end when that person who wants to hurt you rebels, Rebecca.”

“I hope so, Denzel.”

"Okay, I gotta go, Uncle Tyler wants me to help him out in the shop. You'll be fine?”

"If Reed doesn't bother me for the rest of the day, I think so."

(…)

“Don't make me tell you this on the phone, Richard, I already told you that Isa wants this to be the best day of her life.” My mother crossed her arms and my sister was sitting at the other end of the table going through some magazines, catalogs and diaries. “Like I told you, tell his father I hope he can show up.” and hung up.
"Mom, you didn't have to do that.” Isa made a pitiful face. “If my father doesn't want to see me then it won't matter. Reed's father will do the honors.”

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