Capítulo 34: Chapter 34

"Wait!" Max called out again. I turned around and looked at him, my hands hovering on the door knob.

"What?" I asked and crossed my hands behind my back to try and warm myself a little bit.

"Just keep this a secret!" he said but he seemed a bit unsure about it.

"But I -

"Please, Shelly. Just keep it a secret until I tell you about it." he deadpanned and that was enough to shut me up. Okay. Better not get into his bad side but I really wanted to tell him that I suck at lying but he wouldn't even let me talk. Stupid!

I merely nodded and he walked away.

I opened my front door and squeezed my eyes shut, thinking about a way to avoid my parents. God! Please help me. I swear that I'll even stop reading books after bedtime. Oh! If this won't be enough, then, I promise I'll avoid chocolates, my babies and junk food. Please god! Only this one time. I shuddered when I thought about sacrificing my babies but I think there won't be a better compromise than this one.