22 #What’s the future holds for us?

I said nothing after hearing his confession. I don’t know what to say about this. If he had told me about this, that he lied to me before, maybe I would have been angry, but right now, I don’t know If I can get mad with Brandon or not.

Right now, my mind’s fixed on one thing, and that is Brandon's life in danger. I can’t do anything to protect him or save him from it. The same helpless feeling returned to my mind. The day when Jared died, I was helping, and now again. I’m helpless too, but this time it is for Brandon. The feeling is when you know things will happen, and you can’t do anything to change or stop it from happening.

“Say something, please,” Brandon said, after a while, holding my hands in his.

“I’m sorry for lying.” I looked at him, squeezing the hand he was cradling.

“It’s okay,” I said, staring into his eyes. “But why did you lie?”

“Because I have no one in my life whom I can trust.” He paused. “But you,”

“What do you mean?” I asked, still not understanding his word