Chapter 47

Was I feeling sorry for him? I gently removed his hand from my shoulder and fled the scene. My mother asked why I took so long. I wiped my mouth and replied, "I was a bit hungry and grabbed a late-night snack downstairs." Lying in bed that night, I tossed and turned, unable to sleep. Finally, I got up to pour myself a glass of water. The cool liquid soothed my parched throat. Just then, my phone lit up with a message from an unfamiliar number. "Give me back my brother." It was Lily. I typed out a reply, "Come get him yourself." I was truly exasperated. Darren came to find me on his own, and I had made it clear on multiple occasions that I wouldn't get back together with him. Why were they looking for me? They wanted Darren to come home, but they tried to get to him through me instead of talking to him. I wanted Darren to stop appearing in my life more than anyone else. Since that day, Darren had been coming to find me more frequently, sometimes waiting for me outsi