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Chapter 50

#Chapter 50: Unwelcome Help

Nina

“Alright, alright, that’s enough,” Enzo said, the red in his eyes fading back to a soft brown. “Get back to training.”

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The team grumbled and set me back down on the ground, then started running again. I was still amazed at my landslide victory in the race, and stood there for a moment as they ran ahead.

Enzo walked up to me now that we were alone and gazed down at me with a half-smile on his face.

“You’re quite the runner,” he said.

“I guess so,” I replied. “I don’t know

what came over me.”

For a few moments, neither of us spoke. We were standing close enough that I could smell his sweat mixed with his cologne. Involuntarily, we were both leaning closer to each other. Close

enough to kiss…

Enzo stepped back and shook his head. He drew in a sharp breath before speaking.

“What you saw last night-”

“Whatever it is, it’s none of my business,” I interrupted. “We’re just friends. You’re allowed to do whatever you want.”

Enzo opened his mouth to speak, but before he could say anything, the team started getting annoyed and calling for us to catch up. Turning on my heel, I ran to join the group so Enzo couldn’t see my tears.

He lingered at the back of the group for the rest of the run.

When we finished our run, we came back out at the same spot we went into the woods, having gone in a big loop. Tiffany was sitting on the bench and flipping through some paperwork when we returned.

good run?” she asked, standing as I jogged up to

it came from all of the novelxo.com fast updateexertion and not

sticking her paperwork in her bag and. hoisting the bag onto her shoulder. ” I’ve gotta head back to the office. You did good

one last glance over my shoulder at Enzo and the rest of the team, I started to head in the direction of home. My shower

Justin called from

lips and turned around, not wanting to be rude but also not wanting to give my

with you for a minute? I just wanna

and started walking again.

just wanted to apologize again for everything I’ve put you through this semester,” he said as we walked. “I know I’ve been shitty to you, and I’ll totally respect it if you just wanna be friends. But

in the coffee shop that day. He had been dressed eerily similar to Enzo; in fact, he was even dressed a lot like Enzo now in his athletic clothes, and seemed to have grown his hair out a bit

to be like Enzo?” I blurted out,

back at me with wide eyes and stammered out a response. “N-No

chest for a moment as I eyed Justin up and

you just fine before, and

play on Justin’s lips. “Does that mean…”

don’t resent you, but… I don’t see any way in which I can keep my

nonetheless. “I understand,” he said. ” I promise though that I’ll keep working on myself. Can we at least be

I sighed.

really do plan to work on

that he wasn’t only working on himself because he thought we

one last glance over my shoulder to see Enzo watching me from the athletic

day, I was walking to my nextclass

I looked at it

the diner,

“Hello?” I answered.

said, sounding

been

to come back to work? I really needed

before… If you’re not too mad at me, and if I

then covered my mouth and cringed at my overly enthusiastic response.

you come in tonight?” Phil

I would hang out with

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