Without wasting anymore time I rushed down the living room to get my food. I was so hungry.

I only come out of my room when I need to get my food and eat.

I came downstairs and the face I hadn’t been expecting stood at the door, holding my takeout bag. George.

Oh, shit.

Hesitation flowed between us as he slowly held out the bag for me to take. But as my fingers reached out, his own brushed against me and a chill ran down my spine.

“You’ve been avoiding me, Athena.”

His words bring me back to reality.

“I-I wasn’t.”i stuttered.

I was trying to avoid him, but...