Chapter 22

He noticed we had walked in and raised his head to see us, one could easily tell that he had been crying his eyes out with the redness of his face.

"Hey Zachary" he greeted with a forced smile before covering his mouth with his hands folded. He wanted to cry again but was holding back the tears.

Zach didn't reply him as his grip on my hand became tighter and he lead us upstairs. I noticed the dissapointed look on Gregory's face before he placed his head back on the table.

I stopped walking and Zach turned to look at me, his eyes were filled with no emotion or pity for Gregory but after hearing his side of the story, I would also not have easily forgiven Gregory.

"You should talk to him" he looked at me with some eyes that could burn before untangling his hands from mine. For a second I thought he would walk away leaving me behind as I watched him closely.

Tucking his hands into his pocket, he stood on the staircase staring at me, probably deba