#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.

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

my face would just seem like it came from all of the novelxo.com fast updateexertion and not from the feeling of Enzo’s red wolf eyes on

her paperwork in her bag and. hoisting the bag onto her shoulder.

my shoulder at Enzo and the rest of the team, I started to

called from

around, not wanting to be rude but also not wanting to give my ex any more false hope than he already seemed to have. “What’s up?”

for a minute? I

and started walking again. Justin followed along like

you, and I’ll totally respect it if you just wanna be friends. But I also want you to know that I’m gonna work real hard to

thought back to the way Justin looked 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

I blurted out,

me with wide eyes and stammered out a response. “N-No … W-What makes

across my chest for a moment as I eyed Justin up and down, but then sighed

liked you just fine before,

smile started to play on Justin’s

of the matter is that you cheated on me. I don’t resent you, but… I don’t see

” I promise though that I’ll keep working on myself. Can we

I sighed.

replied. “If you really do plan

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

I took one last glance over

was walking to my nextclass of

looked at it

the diner,

“Hello?” I answered.

Phil said,

been doing

ask me to come back to work?

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

enthusiastic response. “I mean… Yeah, that would be good. When

you come in

would hang out with

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