Dirty Little Secret

Unice’s PoV

The only strange thing is that Ace used to stay away from me to eat in his room; why has he changed his behavior? I drank the water in the bottle after I finished eating. I rested first after finishing because I had just finished eating.

“Will you try to flee again?” To my surprise, Ace asked.

“Do I appear to be planning another escape?” When I asked Ace, he lowered his spoon and fork, indicating that he had finished eating.

“Yeah, you’ll flee again,” Ace said, and I laughed.

“You’re hilarious, Ace!” I told Ace, and we both laughed until he stood up.

“Thank you for the food. The curry you made was delicious,” Ace said, and I nodded.

“If you still need your things, tell me; so you won’t run away just to get what you want,” Ace said while smiling.

“Yes, I’ll just tell you,” I said to Ace as he exited the living room.

I stood up and took my plate, then went into the kitchen and saw Ace washing his plate.

“I’m going to wash it,” I said to Ace, and he looked at me and extended his hand.

“I’ll wash that,” Ace said, and I handed him my plate, which he grabbed, and I was about to leave when he spoke.

“Do you like games?” Ace inquired to me.

“Yes, but it’s just puzzle games and racing cars,” I replied, and Ace wiped his hand after he finished washing.

“I’ll give you something because I know you’re bored here in my house,” Ace said, and I followed him but did not enter his room.

I waited for Ace to come out, and when he did, he had a Ps4 pro, Ps5 digital edition, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and a gaming laptop which surprised me.

“Are you sure you’ll lend this all to me? Perhaps that is significant to you,” I informed Ace, then followed him into the living room.

“I can only use it once when I’m bored, but I have a lot of different games here as long as you don’t open my account because I’m at a high level with others,” Ace explained, and I nodded.

“You can use the Ps4, Ps5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and the Gaming laptop when you’re bored,” Ace said to me.

“You can also invite me to play; I’m available every day,” Ace said, and I smiled.

“Let’s try to play now,” I suggested, and Ace grinned.

“What will we use, Ps4? PS5? XBOX? Nintendo Switch? Or the Gaming laptop?” Ace said to me while choosing a console that we would use.

“Let us use the ps5,” I said, and Ace grabbed the controller of the ps5 and turned on the console.All content is property © NôvelDrama.Org.

“Do you mean to challenge me? Perhaps you will shout there solely for the sake of the game?” I shook my head and laughed because I laughed at Ace for what he said.

“Let’s pick a game,” I said to Ace, and I grabbed the ps5 controller, as did he, but he turned on the vast LCD tv first.

Ace first joined when I saw that the name of our game was Streets of Rage 4, and he was the one who taught me how to choose a character and fight.

“Did you get it?” I nodded when Ace asked.

“I’m not that stupid, to never learn this game!” When we finished selecting a character, I told him, and Ace began our game.

Ace just calmly played while we were playing, and I was the only one trying to harsh him when he played, so maybe he is laughing in his mind.

“I’m not sure how that happened! I have a stronger kick than you!” When I heard Ace laugh, I sighed and became enraged.

“I told you you’d be noisy when the two of us play,” Ace said to me, and I gave him a severe look.

“One more,” I challenged Ace, and he grinned.

When we started playing again, we chose a new character; while playing, I distracted Ace to win, and he just laughed and laughed.

“You’re hilarious! What are you thinking? You’re a cheater!” Ace told me, and I laughed as well because the battle was over, and I was the winner.

I jumped for joy because I had finally won, but Ace was also deceitful because he was strong, and he wouldn’t even be a gentleman to me if he wasn’t strong.

“Have you had a bath yet? Don’t you take a bath every night?” Ace asked me when we were done playing, and he put away the PS5 controller.

“I’ll take a bath. Are you going to bathe also? So I can take a quick bath,” I said to Ace.

“I’ll just do it later,” Ace said to me, and I nodded.

I went back to my room, and when I walked in, I couldn’t help but smile; I was nervous and scared before, but that’s all gone now. Ace appears to be attempting to become close friends with me; it is acceptable for me to be friends with him if I am not hurt.

I grabbed my pink pajamas and grabbed my toothbrush, toothpaste, shampoo, and soap. I exited the room and went directly to the bathroom, where I turned on the light and placed my toothbrush and toothpaste.

I removed my clothes and then took a shower, shampooed, and used soap. I was surprised when I finished because I had heard footsteps and was nervous.

“Is that you, Ace?” I asked, but no one said anything. I used to think his house was creepy because I could hear footsteps, but now I won’t ask who it is because it might answer when I ask.

When I finished my bath, I dressed and exited the bathroom. I returned to my room and was surprised when my phone rang, so I went there. My eyes widened as I suddenly had a signal, but wait, is he the one who caused why I don’t have a signal?

I walked out of the room, and a slew of messages appeared. All of it was my friends; will I still respond to them? Ace seems to be showing me that he trusts me simply because I play games with him earlier.

I pressed the delete all because I was concerned when Ace was apprehended; I’m not sure why; I’ll download the game to my phone and remove my sim card. I returned to my room, but before I could enter, I heard Ace’s voice.

“Does your signal good?” When Ace asked, I turned to face him.

“So you’re the one who caused the signal to go out?” I inquired Ace.

“Yes, I am using a jamming device, but I bring it back so you wouldn’t run away again,” Ace said as he returned to his room.

I went to my room, sat on my bed, and checked my phone. When Zoey called, I was surprised, but I pressed ‘decline.’ I couldn’t talk to her because she would know what had happened to me, and I didn’t want her to be concerned.

I visited the Google Play store and downloaded my previous game. After that, I placed my phone on top of the drawer and grabbed a blanket because it was cold tonight. I tried to sleep by closing my eyes, but I couldn’t, so I picked up my phone and finished downloading my game.

I closed my eyes and placed my phone back at the top of the drawer.

The following day, I awoke to the sound of my phone vibrating, and when I looked at it, I saw that Zoey had called me again. I declined it again, and when I removed the sim card, I turned off my phone and placed it in the drawer when I got up.

I exited my room and went to the kitchen, where I was surprised to find a sandwich ready on the table, which I accepted, as well as notes from Ace.

Eat this before you do the laundry.

-Ace

I laughed because I knew I would do my laundry today, so I sat in the chair and began eating. When I finished eating, I made coffee, and while I was making coffee, I looked out the window.

When I finished my coffee, I went back to my room to get ready for my bath this morning, and I dressed in shorts and a black shirt.

I took my dirty clothes as well as my shorts and pajamas, left the room, and went to Ace’s room, where I knocked on the door for a long time before he opened it.

“These are my clothes; I’ll buy something else later; perhaps you’d like to come along?” Ace inquired to me.

“What are you going to purchase?” I inquired Ace.

“My clothes and your clothes also,” Ace explained to me.

“But I had enough clothes,” I told Ace.

“It’s not enough for me; just come with me,” Ace said as he shut the door.

I took him clothes in the basket and went to the kitchen because the washing machine was nearby.

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