Chapter 64

Hearing Zion's words, I felt a sudden wave of anger swelling up. I grabbed him by the collar. "Zion, shut up. If you hadn't tricked me into leaving Carzonia and forced me to stay here, none of this would have happened!" So many things I wanted to say swirled in my head, but when I saw the fear in Zion's eyes, I held back and let him go. Forget about it. What was the point? None of that would change anything now. I took a deep breath, looked helplessly at my phone, and felt lost. "Let's think it through these next few days. Avoiding it won't solve anything. We need a plan." Zion straightened his clothes. He gave me a long, unreadable look, and left. I was left alone in this hourly hotel room. Staring at the empty ceiling, I slipped into deep thought. Sometimes, life felt so tiring. My early years were spent as an orphan, growing up in a welfare home with no family and no friends. There were just books to keep me company. My favorite moment was sitting quietly in class, watchin