Chapter 595 - Exposed (2)

"Those two people aren't even human beings!" Sienna got angry for me.

"Is Alex like this to you?" She turned to Shelly.

"He's only like this to Rika," Shelly shook his head.

After hearing about how much I suffered from them, they were stunned. Their illusions of Luke completely shattered, looking at him in a new light. I knew everything that happened inside the mansion was over the line, having Charles pitying me. However, it was my everyday life, something I couldn't easily remove. I sighed as I continued to eat more snacks to comfort myself, knowing it was a rare chance.

"I won't open the door for them after fifteen minutes," Delia consoled me.

"Can I spend the night here?" I wondered if we could have a sleepover.

"We can. I threw Allan out of my dorm earlier today," she explained why everyone was here.

I started to turn my marble off, deactivating it all together. I didn't want to receive any calls and messages since they would be warnings to return. When the remaining minutes quickly passed, Shelly's marble began to vibrate, showing it was coming from Alex. The atmosphere instantly stiffened, Shelly deciding to do the same thing as I did earlier. However, a call came to Sienna, displaying Cillian on the screen.

"What's wrong?" Sienna accepted the call.

"You should return Rika. They look extremely furious," Cillian warned us.

"What? Just for passing a minute?" Delia checked the time.

"It's similar to the time she got a fever. I don't think she'll be allowed to visit the club room anymore," Cillian continued.

"Don't open the door. There's nothing they can do as long as we're inside here," I could skip classes tomorrow.

"I can say we all got sick," Shelly started to write a message to the teachers.

"They're insane," Delia commented after the call ended.

"I brought some scented roses and bubbles to take a bath with today," Sienna changed the topic.

"You can try them out first," she pitied me.

"Can I borrow your clothes?" I didn't have any extra pyjamas with me.

"I have an extra onesie with me," Delia smiled.

"You have those?" I loved how loose they were.

"Let me guess. Luke never lets you wear them," she hit the mark.

I nodded my head, accepting the clothes and going into the bathroom. I felt great when taking a bath, enjoying the flowery aroma and playing with the bubbles. I made some cute shapes, a bunny, hearts and headgears. My mind melted, feeling my tense muscles relaxing. I knew I was spending a long time, but it was paradise. Once I got out, a smile unknowingly appeared on my face, changing into the comfortable onesie.

"Where did you buy them?" I wondered.

"When I went travelling last summer," Sienna was about to take her turn.

"We can go together this time," Delia offered.

"I'll find a way to escape," I needed to plan beforehand.

"Was Luke always like this?" She turned to Shelly.

"Luke let Rika come for sleepovers before, but it changed once we entered middle school. He rarely lets her go out anymore," Shelly shook her head.

"We can go right after social week, during the weekends. They'll be too flustered to notice," Delia helped me plan.

"Where should we go?" I started to get excited.

"We should think of what our budget should be first," Shelly had some experience.

"Luke controls my bank accounts," I sadly revealed.

"It's fine. We have enough money. I always wanted to travel together with you," Delia dismissed my concerns.

I was touched by my friends, going over my bucket list with them. The places I wanted to go weren't expensive, meaning we could easily spend around a month there. However, we all agreed we would be avoiding the companies that Luke's family and his relatives owned. Unfortunately, those were the places with the best reviews. I always wanted to visit other parts of the first district, sick of being limited to the places I was constantly exposed.

"He really confines you all the time," Sienna joined us.

"It's hard to persuade Luke to let Rika go anywhere," Shelly agreed.

"And it's even harder now with the new arrangements," I ġrȯȧnėd.

"Wait, I'm getting a call," Delia swiped on her screen.

"Can you open the door? I forgot something inside," Allan appeared on her screen.

Allan was on the other side of the door, strangely knocking when he should have access. Delia narrowed her eyes, carefully studying the scene in the video. Unfortunately, Allan mouthed, "I'm going to have to open the door soon. They pressured me. Escape while you can."

I stiffened from realizing that Allan was buying us some time. I looked out the window, ducking when I noticed someone was standing right below it. My mind went blank when I couldn't get a rope to go somewhere else, the club room and Sienna's dorm room equally being vulnerable. While I was racking my brain, the door slowly opened on the other side. I was a goner when Allan gestured to Luke that he could come inside.

Instantly, Luke's eyes landed on the snacks laid out on the table, disapproving them. I began to shudder, hiding behind Delia. Maybe I should have teleported to Oili's dorm room since I still possessed his access card.

"What did you feed Rika?" He scarily turned to them.