“Westley Kade Andrews.”
She nods, then continues to ask her question. “Westley Kade Andrews, do you promise to abide by the fortune bestowed upon you?”
I place a hand over my heart. “I do.”
“Aurora Lucy Day,” Maevyn starts. “Do you promise to abide by the fortune bestowed upon you?”
Aurora’s got two hands on her cookie, ready to crack the thing open. With a cheeky grin, she says, “I do.”
The three of us rush to open our cookies and pull out the slip of paper inside.
Aurora laughs as she holds her message up. “‘Say yes, then figure it out’.”
“Sounds like we’re already living that one,” I say with a smile.
“What did you get, West?”
I unroll my message, heart thumping wildly for something as silly as a fortune cookie message.
I swallow. “‘There are no rules when it comes to falling in love’.”
“Mum?”
My own thoughts spin as I stare down at the words I promised to live by. Ones that hit way too close to home. I grab my phone from my pocket and pull the case slightly back, tucking the message inside.
When I finally look up at Maevyn, she’s staring down at the paper in her hands with a look that’s bewildered and tortured all at once.
“Mother…” Aurora calls again, forcing Maevyn to shake her head.
“Um. ‘To be found, stop hiding’.”
“Well, that’s weird. Don’t know how you’re gonna manage that.” Aurora stands, gathering up our plates. “But you made the promise. Words to live by.”
Looks like life is about to get really interesting. Maybe a little complicated. Definitely unexpected.
16
THIEF:
What’s something you’ve never done but you want to?
ME:
I’m not sure if we know each other well enough for this answer.
THIEF:
Of course we do. No judgement. Lay it on me.
ME:
Anal
THIEF:
….
ME:
