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.

Jace. He stands there looking between the two of us with his nostrils flaring.

I recoil, standing. "What?"

the jersey I'm wearing. "I can't believe you," he sneers,

behind me, her presence welcome. Jace is

about

do you mean what am I talking about, do I really have

read your

He scoffs, looking away as he drags his hand down his face. When he looks back at me, has a sorrowful look in his eyes,

me with Will, Jace. And if he has such a problem with it, then why

as I say the words, I hope to god that Jace doesn't repeat them to Zaid. After the way he kissed me at

sighs, placing a hand on

eyes swing between them, "No? Haven't

got expelled," Jace

My eyes widen. "What?"

nods. "Will's parents were furious and got all involved and

shake my head, my voice breathy."That's not... that's not fair. Zaid was just

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eyes. "Yeah, we know

"What happened to Will?"

victim well. He's still recovering from what I heard, but he should be

stomach turns at the idea of seeing him again, and my chest constricts with guilt. "Why didn't they ask me, I would have defended Zaid, why didn't they call

up, that would only make

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

bring

myself, my thumb finding the

we're having this conversation."Why don't

know if that's a

he's not

Nikki who has her lips twisted together, but when she notices my expression she immediately shakes her

her arms around me and holds me close. I

If it's

Zaid got expelled,

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

he hardly even showed

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