Chapter 16

GABRIEL

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“Glad you could make it,” I said to Harry as he sat down across from me. He’d asked to meet at a coffee shop off campus.

He didn’t seem happy to be here. Emily must have told him about what happened between us. I didn’t blame him, though, that he’d chosen to take Emily’s side over mine. It made sense. I would just have to plead my case.

“Make it quick,” he said.

He was acting hostile, probably because of what Emily told him about me but I needed to make sure that he felt that I was genuine. It was going to have to be Emily’s words over mine.

“I told you when we first met, that Emily and I have been best friends since kindergarten,” I said.

“I remember that, yes,” he said. I could tell he was getting irritated. I needed to choose my words carefully, to make sure he didn’t feel threatened by me.

“We’re not best friends anymore. I’m sure she’s told you that. I hurt her so many times and our friendship ended completely when she moved here. It’s all my fault.”

Harry’s face