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."

that you did it to

his eyes narrowing as they take me

I shrug, reaching for a

charges if the school didn't get rid of

to be in the

distract myself from the

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window, his jaw clenching. "Yeah. Listen, I'm sorry I left you here that day. And for...for the way I was at

heat that inevitably bleeds into my cheeks.

taking a sip

back of my head and I breathe in. "Can I

something?"

"I can't promise I'll

my eyes, suddenly that meaningful moment between us gone.

soda, looking down at my lap as I ask."Why

He recoils, frowning. "Friends?"

"Yeah."

and leans back in the booth. "What has Aiden

pop my lips, exhaling. "Nothing, someone

"Who?"

I blink. "Evan."

always a loudmouth, can't keep anything to

had been drinking when he asked

love. That's a question for your boyfriend. Not

that I find myself flinching. Still, I pry.

hear it from him." He takes a

his mouth.

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