False Camaraderie

Callie smiled warmly. ‘That’s all anyone can ask for, Angelia. We’re here to serve. And I’d love for us to get along.’ With the tension eased, the three roommates decided to have breakfast together. They chatted and laughed like old times, and it felt like a weight had been lifted off their shoulders. However, while Wendy and Callie enjoyed their meal, Angelia was only pretending to do so. It had been difficult to hide her resentment towards Callie and apologising to her was a bitter pill to swallow. But Angelia had done what she felt was necessary to regain the woman’s trust before she could plot the next step. Her grudge against Callie for stealing Elias’s heart had only grown stronger with time. While Callie was deep in thought about what to give Elias for his birthday, Angelia was scheming in her mind. She couldn’t let Callie win Elias without a fight, even if she had to pretend to be friendly on the surface. Callie, meanwhile, wasn’t as naïve as Angelia believed. Having grown up i