Always and Forever

Paranoia

Chapter 23: Paranoia

"This is so kind of them. They really shouldn't have." Mom was pretty amazed at what the Van-hutens had gifted me.

"I know it's amazing." I exclaimed putting the diamond set back down.

"Alright what else do we have." Mom asked curiously as we both lay in my bed going through all my presents like every year and of course coming up with ideas on how to return the favour by thinking of what to get their sons and daughters on their birthdays.

"A Michael Kors watch." I said.

"Awh, too bad you already have that one." Mom said as she examined it.

"Hmm, I can give it to Lyla down the road, I haven't seen her in ages." I suggested.

Lyla is girl I used to to tutor back in the days, she's only a year younger and turns out were a lot alike.

"That's a wonderful idea. You can take some of those brownies I made too. They'd like that." Mom added excitingly.

"People can be really nice eh mom?"

"Hmph, they can. But they can be just as bad when they want." She spoke slightly dazed.

"What's that supposed to mean?" I curiously questioned.

"Nothing. Just some words of wisdom."

I smiled, "Accepted."

"What's that?" She pouted towards a light blue box with a ribbon that maybe coincidentally resembled Tiffany's.

I stretched out taking it and brought it closer only to identify it as Tiffanys!

Woah, why spend so much on... Me?

I gratefully opened the box revealing a ring. A beautiful plain ring with a silver cut around the edge and as I wore it, it fit perfectly.

"That's beautiful." Mom said seeming impressed.

"Anyways dear, I'm going to get a snack. You want?"

I shook my head unable to take my eyes of the ring.

I had two rings as presents. I wonder who sent them.

Take care of the ring

Hunter?

Taking the ring off I noticed an engraving on the inside.

Always and Forever

It was beautiful.

Needless to say I understood this was from Hunter.

But this must've cost a fortune. Why is he making things so hard? It's already hard enough to accept him as he is and now he's doing this?

I shook my head shrugging it off. It's a beautiful gift but it can't mean what it would have a month ago.

But then who sent the necklace I found before the party? Ana? Hunter always calls me by my full name so it wouldn't be him and this just confirms it anyways.

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"Bye Mom." I closed the door and quickly stretched before going for my run.

I don't run for track or anything but a little running helps me blow off some steam.

I began running and running and running. Faster and faster as if I were running away from something and I had lost all sense of direction that I actually slightly bumped into someone, I felt quite dizzy as I spun around but managed to apologise quickly before running away again.