Chapter 012

LORRAINE

I can't remember the last time I had proper food. Jayden raised an eyebrow at me as he observed me.

“Why do you look like you've seen a ghost?” He said and I was very conscious of the lump that was beginning to form at the base of my throat. So many emotions were pummelling through me that I didn't know which one to pinpoint. I was caught between crying and telling them how grateful I was. No words could come out. I stood silent, looking at the both of them.

“We should sit down. Surely, you don't expect us to have lunch in the middle of the cafeteria” Jordan said dryly as he walked past me to a random table. Jayden followed me and after some minutes they turned to look at me expectantly. I stared agape at them for a moment. It took me a long minute to register that they wanted me to sit with them.

I hesitantly lifted one leg in front of the other. The balance of my legs and knees felt wobbly and unsteady as I approached their table. Uncertainty clung to the walls of my st