BASHing Trinity novel Chapter 29

BASH

Something is off. After the party everyone seems can’t stop talking about the game. I guess they like Lizzy's idea, and what they like most is the grand prize Lizzy gave. A 1k gift certificate Luke found.

Trinity got only one pumpkin, and the prize is not bad, but she’s been silent, and I don’t think that’s the reason.

“I can’t believe Lizzy added a box of condoms as a prize,” Pyke scoffs.

“You’ve got a good supply, I guess,” Dean teases. He laughs, giving Dean a high-five.

“Lucky Luke,” I announce. Luke grins and looks satisfied.

“I hate my best friend right now. She should’ve told where she placed the lucky pumpkin.” Saph pouts.

“That would be unfair, don’t you think?” Xandry snorts that end up Saph slapping her brother's thigh.

He jerks. “Whoa! Easy there twinnie. You might hit the wrong area,” he says with a scowl on his face.

“I don’t think I wouldn't miss the hit if I wanted to, dear twin. I know exactly where your crotch is, and it's between your thighs,” she replies, rolling her eyes.

“Stop talking about crotches. What do you have, K?” Ryker asks, sitting down between Luke’s thigh.

“Huh?” she asks back and looks jarred like she’s not even listening.

“I was asking if what do you have?” Ryker rephrases.

She looks up at me from where she’s sitting down the carpet in the living room. “Oh, this,” she raises her hand with a keychain in her hand.

“Oh, wow! It’s beautiful. Can I have that?” Kyland asks. My brows furrow. There is a part of me that still wants to punch him.

“No way. I found it, and it’s almost taken away from me.” She pulls her hand away with a keychain of a fox head.

Fox? A shiver almost runs down my spine.

“A fox?” I ask her.

“Yup.”

“Can I see it, Tri?” I ask.

She hands it to me immediately. It’s a fox head with red eyes made of like metal or maybe silver and a little heavier than how it looks.

“Beautiful, baby,” I say. She smiles timidly.

“Why do you want the fox, Kyland?” I ask sternly.

“Calm down, man. There is this legend about the fox,” he starts, but it was cut short by Pyke’s groan.

“You just got a tattoo of a fox. Now you want a keychain? It’s just a keychain, and you can buy it even in the street vendor,” Pyke says to his bartender.

“Enough of that fox talks,” My sister joins us. “I didn’t just buy that from the street vendor, idiot!” She passes by Pyke hitting him in the head.

“Ouch! That’s not funny,” Pyke rubs the area where my sister hit him.

Everyone laughs, and he looks at Dean, but Dean just shrugs off.

“You just insulted my prize, you idiot.” Trinity glares at him.

“I’d love to get a tattoo, Kyland. Can you do it for me?”

I freeze with I just heard coming from Trinity.

“Sure, come to my shop,” he announces merrily.

“Not a fucking chance,” I retort. Pairs of eyes are on me.

“Why not?” Trinity asks with furrowed brows.

“You’re not getting another tattoo, Trinity,” I say a little harshly.

“And why not?” She looks offended.

“Because I said so, Kiara Trinity!”

She looks shocked and hurt. I just call her by her full name, and I can't even remember when was the last time I called her that.

“It’s her choice man. That’s her decisions and her body,” Kyland speaks.

“Fuck off, Kyland! And I’m not done with you yet.” I glare at him.

“What’s with that? You said that to me before. What did I do to you? I can’t remember I did something against you.”

Everyone goes silent.

“Bash found out that you kissed K three years ago, and he promised to make you pay for it,” Saph answers flatly.

Kyland laughs--a belly laughs and stops when I stand up.

Trinity holds my hand. “You two stop! That was a long time ago. You’re both so childish,” Trinity chides us.

“Childish?” Kyland and I ask in unison. I slump my back to the couch.

She just shrugs.

“Yeah. Whatever happened in the past, it’s in the past.” Xandry rolls his eyes.

I shoot daggers at him. I can’t believe he just said that. He’s always been supporting me, but right now he just turns his back on me. He raises his hands to surrender when I am about to say something.

“I think that’s enough. Xandry is right, Bash. You have Kiara now, and what’s the point of keeping grudges? That does not matter anymore. What matters is the present, and the future,” Lizzy says.

“I better go,” Trinity stands up.