Chapter 31

Alessandre stood up as I read Aiden"s message to me. I felt him staring at me, and I shivered at the coldness of his stare, but I pretended to be unaffected by his presence. I would pretend I was not with him just to get away from him. That is the only way I am going to avoid being humiliated. I try to avoid staring at him because I do not want to cry in front of him. When I saw his face, I am sure I would not be able to contain myself and would cry. All of his nasty remarks, insults, plus the fact that he and Cassy had kissed in front of me earlier seemed like a bomb that burst in my being. I know how sad I am for wishing for a nice connection with Alessandre. We were doing OK, I thought. I assumed things were fine because he had not been disrespectful to me in the last few days. But I was the only one who was thinking about it at the time. Everything is in my head, since the truth is that he still despises me. Who would want an orphan like me, though? I screwed up