Secrets of Us A Forbidden Love Romance (Alina)

Chapter 32

Ask Him Yourself

Nikkis jaw drops the moment she sees me. She points at me, standing from her spot on her blanket.

"Y-you're wearing Aiden's jersey!"

I smile, "I am."

"Did he ask you to be his girlfriend?"

"Yes," I whisper, though he didn't really ask me. It doesn't matter though, I'm his girlfriend now and that's the important thing.

Nikki squeals, clapping her hands together as she turns to dig up something from her bag, "I have something to show you, too."

She pulls out her own jersey, this one with the number 16 and the last name Black. My eyes widen. "Is that Parker's jersey?"

She nods like crazy. "I was going to tell you yesterday, but you didn't come to school."

She beams down at the jersey while I sift through my thoughts

Chronomentrophobia: Fear of clocks.

"He took me out to dinner Sunday night, he got me this," she points to the cute little necklace she's wearing, gold with white flowers.

"That's beautiful!*

"I know, right, he has such good taste."

I snort. "Well he chose you, so yeah, I'd say he does."

"That's right, bitch," She playfully nudges me and we sit down to eat lunch.

I tell her about my weekend, about Aiden. I leave Zaid and Jake out completely, because even I have a hard time no judging myself. For now, it just has to remain my secret.

She tells me more about her and Parker but she stops halfway through her sentence when

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shadow appears behind me. She lifts her face to look up and her eyes widen.

stands there looking between

I recoil, standing. "What?"

I'm wearing. "I can't believe you," he sneers, frowning as he looks down at

stand behind me, her presence welcome.

but I say nothing about that.

talking about, do I really have to spell it out

like I can read your mind?" I cross my arms

his hand down his face. When he looks back at me, has a sorrowful look in his eyes, a serious expression in his set jaw. "Zaid? After everything,

if he has such a

god that Jace doesn't repeat them to Zaid. After the way he kissed me at Parker's party,

a hand on my shoulder.

swing between them, "No? Haven't

got expelled,"

My eyes widen. "What?"

parents were furious and got all involved and shit. They

shake my head, my

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his eyes. "Yeah,

"What happened to Will?"

played the victim well. He's still recovering from what I heard, but

didn't they ask me, I would have defended Zaid, why didn't they call

bring you up, that

sense, but still. "What about Zaid? Bringing me up

to bring

arms to calm myself, my thumb finding the scar

like he can't believe we're having this conversation."Why don't

that's a good idea,"

know, you all give him such a bad rap, have you ever stopped to think that maybe he's not the bad guy around here?" Jace

together, but when she notices my expression she immediately shakes her head and parts her

close. I relax into her. "Why

I promise. If it's anyone's fault, it's Sadie's. And

got expelled, because

shoulders as she reads my expression. "Is it wrong for me

mean he hardly even showed up

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