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."

could have told the principal that you

they take me in.

shrug, reaching for

threatening to press charges if the school

want you to be in the middle of that. Testifying and

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

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

stop the heat that

a sip

back of my head

something?"

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

moment

I ask."Why are you and

He recoils, frowning. "Friends?"

"Yeah."

and leans back in the booth.

my lips, exhaling. "Nothing, someone else asked

"Who?"

I blink. "Evan."

was always a loudmouth, can't keep anything to himself. Especially when he's

Evan had been drinking when he asked me

love. That's a

word with such disgust that I find myself flinching.

me. You need to hear it from him."

his mouth.

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