Chapter 26

Sheila continued ignoring me and continued eating alone. Grey sat with her sometimes and also tried to get us together. I still haven’t found a perfect chance and opportunity to talk with her alone. She ignores me whenever I call her and goes the other way each time I try to move to her. I deserve it, I must say.

She must have thought I didn’t value our friendship enough that I had to keep some things to myself and the fact she was very worried about it too. This afternoon, at lunch. My eyes kept darting to where she sat. Preparing myself to follow her up once she stood up. She sat with Grey today and I kept eyeing them while they ate, discussed, and laughed at their joke. I brought this upon our friendship and it’s left for me alone to repair.

I bounced my legs and chewed at my fingers while waiting for her to finish. It seemed to take forever but she finally stood up, glancing quickly at me before walking out. Grey came to my side.

“You didn’t touch your food” his eyes took my for