Fran
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Chapter 3:
Not ready yet
'What am I doing,' Neela thought as she put on her clothes from another night with Ray. She looks at him, sleeping like a baby, and smiles, 'Yeah, I know what I'm doing.'
"Neela?" Ray asks, his eyes still closed. "Where are you?"
"I´m here," she whispers and he opens his eyes to the darkness.
"Are you leaving? It's still dark outside." He says.
She looks around the dark room and sighs, lying down next to Ray once more.
"I'm not going anywhere."
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"I've got a question," Abby says as Neela takes a chart, "for you."
"Ok, what is it?"
"Do you know if Ray is seeing someone?"
Neela's head snaps up from the chart, shocked.
"Why are you asking me?" she says
"Because you are his friend...and maybe he told you."
"I have no idea...why don't you ask him?" Neela says knowing Abby already has.
"I did. He said no."
"It's a no then."
"Well, I'm not so sure. That's why I'm asking you"
"It's his word against mine, Abby. If Ray said he is not seeing someone, it's probably because it's true."
Abby stares at Neela. Neela looks frightened. Ray looks scared too from his spot around the corner.
"Fine." Abby gives up. Neela silently sighs with relief.
"Good. Anything else?"
"No...Wait." Abby looks at Neela again, thinking.
"What?"
"Nothing. Never mind."
Neela takes her chart and leaves.
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"She asked you, didn't she?" Ray questions Neela.
"Yeah, she did."
"I knew it! She won't give up. I know she won't."
"We can't tell her, Ray. I'm not ready yet" Neela cries.
Ray hugs her. "It's ok, don't worry. I promise I won't say a word, alright?"
Neela nods. "Not until I'm ready"
She wasn't, but something deep inside of her was.
TBC!