It took every ounce of self-restraint not to roll his eyes again at Addy’s comment about him tripping over himself. To be honest he wasn’t sure why he didn’t just take Rory and walk away from the girl entirely, but something compelled him to stay and continue being essentially verbally abused by her. For now he chose to ignore her comment.
As far as playing the game went, he still wasn’t sure he agreed with her about not playing to win, wasn’t getting the upper hand essentially winning and therefore the people who didn’t have the upper hand essentially losing. Then he decided, fuck it.
As far as playing the game went, he still wasn’t sure he agreed with her about not playing to win, wasn’t getting the upper hand essentially winning and therefore the people who didn’t have the upper hand essentially losing. Then he decided, fuck it.
Wouldn’t that essentially be winning? If you’ve scared people to the point they won’t act against you, you’ve basically won.With that he decided to turn up the stairs and away from the festivities. Rory followed suit, eager to be running about instead of cooped up in the kitchens.
Let’s go this way.He said, and just assumed she’d follow. So far things definitely weren’t going how he’d imagined it would go.
12-27-2023, 08:42 AM