Secrets of Us A Forbidden Love Romance (Alina)

Chapter 39

Tell Me About Her-2

Zaid takes a breath. "She was everything."

The pain in his voice is palpable, and I feel a pang of guilt for bringing it up.

His hands clench into fists on the table. "She was funny. She had this way of making everything better, no matter how bad things got. Always smiling, always laughing."

He pauses his eyes distant as if he was seeing her in his mind. "When she died, everything fell apart. My dad, my- we couldn't hold it together without her."

His voice drops to a whisper, so soft I almost don't hear it.

"It was all my fault."

The words hang in the air, so heavy that they make it hard for me to breathe. "What do

you mean?"

He shakes his head, the pain in his eyes too much for me. "Forget it."

"Zaid-"

He cuts me off. "How's school? You know, now that I'm not there."

I grimace, hugging myself tighter. "About that. I'm sorry I got you expelled."

He shrugs. "It wasn't your fault. Besides, I'm sure everyone was expecting it to happen

one way or another."

told the principal that you did it to

as they take me in.

reaching for a french

charges if the school didn't get

want you to be in the middle

were...protecting me?" I chew slowly, trying to distract myself from the way my heart flutters in

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away to the window, his jaw clenching. "Yeah. Listen, I'm sorry I left you

into my arms, trying to stop the heat that inevitably bleeds into my cheeks. "I guess, we can

nods, taking a sip of

gnawing at the back of my head and I breathe in. "Can I

something?"

lifts an eyebrow. "I can't promise I'll

eyes, suddenly that meaningful moment between us gone. I take a sip

I ask."Why

He recoils, frowning. "Friends?"

"Yeah."

skeptical and leans back in the booth. "What has Aiden told

lips, exhaling. "Nothing,

"Who?"

I blink. "Evan."

always a loudmouth, can't keep

had been drinking when he asked me

head, "Nah, love. That's a question for your boyfriend.

disgust that I find myself flinching. Still, I

me. You need to hear it from him." He

his mouth.