Charlotteleanedagainstthewall,clutchingherinhalertightlyandcoveringherfacetoblockanylingeringpollen.Justas shemanagedtocatchherbreath,Jazielsaccusatoryvoicereachedherears.
AreyoureallythishostiletowardSophie?Shejustbroughtustheseflowers,andyouhadtosmashthem! Nolansangryvoicefollowedimmediately.Charlotte,youvebecomesounreasonablelately.Whatsgottenintoyou? Takingadeepbreath,Charlottesbodytrembledwithamixofangerandhurt.Shehadsomuchshewantedtosay,butintheend,allthatcameoutwasachoked,tearywhisper.
Ivechanged?Isitmewhoschanged,orisityoutwo? Ihaveasthmaandamallergictopollen.Didyoubothforgetthat? Herweakvoicecarriednoforce,buteachwordstruckJaziel andNolanlikethunder.Inthepast,theyhadbeenthemostconcernedforher,especiallyduringherasthmaattacks.Theywouldrushbackevenifitmeantskippingclass,stayingby herbedsidewithredeyes,unwillingtoleavehersideforevenamoment.
Butnow,theydforgottensomethingsocritical.
Perhapsrealizingtheirmistake,Jazielsfaceshowed aflickerofguilt,hisusuallycomposedexpressionsoftened.
Imsorry.

Nolansbrowsfurrowed,rememberingallthetimeshedseenherstrugglewithasthma.Theydgonethroughsomanyattackswithher,fullyawareofhersuffering.Steppingforward,heasked,Areyoualright?Imsorry…Sophiepickedthoseflowersherself;sheputsomucheffortintoit,andthatswhyIreactedthisway.
Charlotteremainedsilent, sayingnothinginresponse.Seeingthat herfacehadregainedsomecolorafterusingherinhaler,Jaziel andNolanhurriedlytooktheflowersoutside.
Forthenextfewdays,JazielandNolan didntreturnhome.Theirroomsstayeddarkeachnight.
Charlottedidntcare;shewastoobusy packingherthings.Onceherpackingwasnearlydone,shetookamomenttosurveythehouse.Shehadoriginallyboughtthisplace,andthenJazielandNolan,wantingtostayclosetoher,boughtthehousesoneitherside.Theymergedtheproperties,creatingthesharedspacetheylivedinnow.
Now,however,onlyathirdofitwastrulyhers,andsellingitwouldbesomewhatcomplicated.
Oneday,asshe wasmeetingwitharealestateagent,JazielandNolanhappenedtocomehomeandspottedthe agentwithher.
Seeingastrangerinthehouse,Jazielsfaceturnedcold.Whoareyou?Whatareyou doinghere? Caughtoffguardbytheirintimidatingglares,theagentstammeredbutmanagedtoexplain,Hello,gentlemen.Imtherealestateagent.Theownerheresaidshewantedtosellthishouse.

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22:13 99 BloodyLashes AndABulletToHisHeart 83.2% Chapter6 Sellthehouse? JazielandNolanexchangedashockedlook,bothoftheirfaceshardening.TheywereabouttoasktheagenttoleavewhenCharlottecamedownthestairs.
Imtheonesellingthehouse,shesaidcalmly.Iwasjustabouttodiscussitwithyouboth.
ApangoftensionroseinJazielandNolanschests.Inunison,they asked,Whyareyousellingit?Werentweallhappylivinghere? Nolan,recallingtheeventsoftheotherday,seemedtograspherreasonandaskedoutright,Areyoustillupsetaboutwhathappened? Panickingslightly,heevenapologized,somethingrareforhim.Wedidntmeantoforgetaboutyourpollenallergy.Doyoureallyneedto gotothisextreme? Charlotteshookherheadcalmly.Ithasnothingtodowiththat… Ithaseverythingtodowithyoutwo.Idontwantanytiesbetweenusanymore.
Althoughshethoughtit,shedidntsayitaloud.Instead,shecontinued,Asyouknow,Iveresigned,andIllneedtorelocateformynewjob.Livinghereisntconvenientanymore.Besides,wevelivedtogetherforsomanyyears,anditstimetohaveourownspace.
Jaziel,withahardenedexpression,wasstillreluctant.Ifitsaboutwork,NolanandIcandriveyou.Besides,wevelivedtogetherforsolong;wereallusedtoit.Whychangethat? Yes,withJazielandmehere,wecanevenarrangeadriverifneeded.Idontagreewithsplittingup,Nolanaddedfirmly.
deringwhytheyweresoinsistent.Finally,shedecidedtoplayherlastcard.Inthatcase,letssellthisplaceandbuyalargerhousewhereSophiecanlivewithustoo .

Seeingthatherusualreasoningwasntconvincingthem,Charlotterubbedherforehead.
AtthementionofSophiesname,bothmenseyeslitup,albeitwithhesitation.
Finally,Nolan couldntresistthe suggestionandspokeupfirst.Ifthatsthecase,itmightnotbeabadidea.
OnlyJazielhesitated,hisgazecomplicatedashelookedather.Youdbewilling…tohaveSophielivewithus? Forsomereason,hesensedtherewasmoretothisthanmettheeye.Butbeforehecouldthinkfurther,Charlottegavealightlaugh.Ofcourse,whywouldntI?Wereallfriends,afterall.
Withthat,shemadeherdecisiononthespot.Thatssettledthen.Wellsellthisplaceandgetanewone.
Atthis,JazielandNolanfellsilent,nolongeropposingher.