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.

I say to him? What will

been turned inside out. I hate feeling

going to be like

the knock comes again,

stands there, arms crossed,

tries to smile at me, but it comes out forced. I look over

or Jake.

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

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mouth opens, but no words

Jake. Everything. I had to hear it from Nikki. I had

afternoon."

throat like bile. "I just, I wanted to feel normal. For

leave my mouth, I hate them. I see it in

it. I wasn't trying

For

a thin line. "It wasn't

I grimace.

"She thought I knew."

nodding. "I

that's not new in our relationship, is it?" He sighs, shaking his

are downstairs. They want to

stomach drops.

detectives. Your

push past him without

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