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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.

run?” she asked, standing as I

the blush on my face would just seem like it came from all of the

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

shoulder at Enzo and the rest of the team, I started to head in the direction of home.

Justin called from

to be rude but also not wanting to give my ex any more false hope than he already seemed to have.

with you for

started walking again. Justin followed along like

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 I also want you to know that I’m gonna work real hard to change and be better from now

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 be like Enzo?” I blurted out, stopping

and stammered out

my chest for a moment as I eyed Justin up and down, but then sighed and relaxed when I saw how

softly, “I liked you just fine before, and I think you should

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

head. “Justin, the fact of the matter is that you cheated on me. I don’t resent you, but… I don’t see any way in which

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

I sighed.

really do plan to work

only working on

glance over my shoulder to see Enzo watching me from

day, I was walking to my nextclass of the day

I looked at it to see

from the diner,

“Hello?” I answered.

said, sounding chipper.

been

come back to work? I really needed

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

I blurted out, then covered my mouth and cringed at my overly enthusiastic response. “I mean… Yeah, that would be good. When do you

you come in tonight?”

promised Lori I would hang out with her, but I

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