Secrets of Us A Forbidden Love Romance (Alina)

Chapter 205

How Does It Feel?-1

Nikki left a few hours ago. Sitting in my silence, in my thoughts, is making me go insane.

I sigh, turning my head, and then I see the tray on my desk. My breath catches, and I reach for it, placing it on my lap on the bed.

There's a little sticky note beside the drink and my heart drops down to my stomach. Zaid's handwriting is scribbled across the note.

You haven't eaten. Please, love.

My chest lurches painfully. Why does e care? Why is he doing this if he just ripped my

heart out?

I poke at the food half-heartedly at first. But one bite turns into two, then three, and

suddenly I'm scarfing it down like I haven't eaten in days.

Damn, I'm hungry. Starving.

The warmth of it settles in my belly, and then I'm too full to eat more.

There's a knock at my door.

I drag myself out of bed with more effort than it should take. My legs are weak, stiff from

being curled up for too long, and my head throbs with the ache of dehydration and

exhaustion.

it's Zaid? What do I say to him? What will he say

turned inside out. I hate feeling on edge like

going to be like

comes again,

I open the door, Aiden stands there, arms crossed,

it comes out forced. I look over his shoulder to see if

or Jake. He's

watch me for a second before he speaks. "Why didn't you

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mouth opens, but no words

Everything. I had to hear it from Nikki. I had to see it on social media. Why didn't you

afternoon."

like bile. "I just, I wanted to feel normal. For the last time. Before everything

my mouth, I hate them. I see it in his face, the flash of pain, the hurt. God, how selfish am

head. "I didn't mean to hide it. I wasn't trying to, I just

For

line. "It wasn't easier for me

I grimace.

"She thought I knew."

"I should have told

in our relationship, is it?" He sighs, shaking

cops are downstairs. They want to talk

My stomach

Your mom's here too.

past him