Secrets of Us A Forbidden Love Romance (Alina)

Chapter 39

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."

principal that

as they take

shrug, reaching for a

if the school didn't

you to be in the

me?" I chew slowly, trying to distract myself from

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Listen, I'm sorry I left you here that day. And for...for

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

a sip of his

back of my

something?"

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

suddenly that meaningful moment between us gone. I take a

soda, looking down at my lap as I ask."Why are you and Aiden not friends

He recoils, frowning. "Friends?"

"Yeah."

back in the booth. "What

"Nothing, someone else asked

"Who?"

I blink. "Evan."

can't keep anything to

when he asked

head, "Nah, love. That's a question for your boyfriend. Not

such disgust that I

need to hear it from him."

his mouth.

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