Chapter 38

I felt numb as I walked back over to the table. The background applause became muffled and all the lights seemed to blind me. Shit, was I having another panic attack?

"Congratulations..." Was all I heard as I placed my award on the table. I could see mouths moving but there was no sound.

"Excuse me," I mumbled and my eyes met Kiara's for a second before I walked away.

My heart was racing as I walked outside and decided to head towards the benches by the fountain. The sound of the rushing water was all I focused on as I sat down and watched the stars above me twinkle. Fuck.

It wasn't long before I felt someone grab onto my arm and turned to see Kiara sit down next to me.

"Jason, baby, are you okay?" She softly asked and placed a kiss on my shoulder.

I looked at her and slowly shook my head as my eyes filled with tears.

"It's okay, come here." She added and pulled me into her arms.

Shit. I held onto her like she was my only way to breathe... the stole existence of my life. Her h