Chapter 71

I spent the rest of the day in my room. I couldn’t bring myself to face anyone else because my mind was a jungle. I could not think, I could not breathe, and my every thought revolved around Darius’ words. He loved me. The more I said it, the more unbelievable it sounded but he had said it and there was not an ounce of insincerity in his gaze. Serena and Amy tried to talk to me when they realized I hadn’t left my room but I couldn’t. I couldn’t bring myself to see anyone until I had gotten my emotions under wraps. They left food outside my door and I was going to ignore it until they threatened to tell Darius then I waited until they left before taking it. The sun set without me stepping out of my room and I could tell that they were all worried because even Jared came to knock on my door but I didn’t respond to him. They finally gave up sometime around eight and I decided it was a good time to go to bed but no matter how much I tossed and turned, I couldn’t fall asleep. It took me a