Avery’s pov

It has been three days since I’ve been visiting the gym to see if Xade would finally show up and explain to me why he stood me up.

But every single time, he was a no show.

“Do you know when he’ll be here?” I asked Christian who was lifting weights, and another guy spotting him. They both looked at me and Christian let out a snort.

“He’s your boyfriend,” he said. “Aren’t you supposed to know his whereabouts?”

My stomach flips oddly in anxiety and my cheeks heat up. “We’re not-

I stopped, sighing and grabbed my things. What use is there to tell him that Xade and I were not really together? I must look like a bigger fool too for coming here after him like a puppy without a leash.

Was I so desperate to see him?

It’s six thirty a.m, early. And I got here at six. Hoping he’d finally show up today despite us not setting a schedule for today at all.

The desperation to see him, smell him, and be near him was clawing at my insides even though I should be more angry at him more than anything.

I turn around to head to the door, but stop when Christian called out to me. “Wait.”

I turn.

the bar and with a grunt, sits up. “I have

something tells me that it would be best to

a more than certain came out

he smirked. “I’d not waste my time on Xade. You’re not the first girl to come

hot. My tongue is heavy and I am too humiliated to find words to respond.

that he doesn’t want to see me

when the smell of coffee reaches my nose. I’ve always loved the smell of coffee, but suddenly, it turns my belly and I throw my hand over

beside her. Hearing the horrid sounds coming from me, she turns around, her brows

and

the white glass plate, and the sight somehow turns my belly even more, I shook my head, swallowing, and peeled my hand off my lips. Worse

drop my bag to the floor and turned around, racing out of the room to the communal

the sink in time, gagging and retching painfully. My fingers grip the counter, gasping as I throw up into the sink

up to the mirror, staring at my reflection. I don’t understand why I am suddenly sick. The smell of

and I notice the color whitening, my face

girl comes out. She cringes, eyeing the

despite not feeling okay at all. She hums and leaves the room, not

“Sick?”

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