Secrets of Us A Forbidden Love Romance (Alina)

Chapter 198

Hello, Mother-1

The next few days are a blur.

They all mesh together and I can only say that I've eaten and gotten out of bed because of Zaid's careful encouragement.

I avoid my phone like the plague. I don't even dare to turn on the T.V., unwilling to see the chaos that's unfolding online.

Back in Florida, it was like a wildfire. Once people at my school found out about what happened, it turned for the worst. People would look at me as they whispered in the corners with their friends.

Some students that I had never even talked to, were doing interviews, or posting videos about how they know the girl that survived that terrible crash. It was a constant reminder that my life had been torn apart.

I imagine the same will happen here, and it might be worst. There was no doubt that I was a victim in Florida, but when it comes to things like this, women have been villianized more than once.

Zaid, Aiden and Jake have been accommodating. They don't bring it up and I've been able to stay in my bubble. They're attentive physically, their touches taking me out of reality.

Last night was a good one, and I wake up in our bedroom this morning with satisfaction between my legs. The giant bed swallows me whole and I frown when

I notice that I'm

alone.

clings to me as I shift, my skin prickling

my head in, I find Zaid under the stream, head

disturb him, though. He's been beside me non stop and he deserves a moment

to himself. I slip out of

TV, shirtless, his back muscles straining, his posture rigid. He's only wearing sweats, the waistband

1/3

Hello, Mother-1

rolling off of him

his shoulder, and my breath catches in

1. on.

talking about Mr. Admas, but my gaze is immediately drawn to the screen where Sadie sits across from them, speaking animatedly with a smile on her face. I

my honesty. My testimony about what

stutters out of me in a

shuts the T.V. off. He moves toward me, cupping my face, his thumbs gently wiping at tears I didn't realize had

whisper, but I don't