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Chapter 75
Silence enveloped the entire cafeteria.
Without thinking, I wounded my arms around my belly when I felt eyes on me. What should I say? Should I say that I feel sick? My left ribs? I panicked before quickly moving my palms over the left side of my belly.
“What’s wrong?” Jake asked while his eyes widened in surprise.
“Are you okay?” Aubrey sounded so concerned that I immediately felt guilty for what I was about to do.
“What happened?” Alex questioned in confusion.
Aubrey, Alex and Jake rushed to stand by my side while Connor leaned up over the table to check if I was okay.
“Where are you going, Ryder? Ryder?” Cassandra’s face dropped when Ryder left her side to check what was wrong with me.
His eyebrows furrowed while his eyes trailed over my scrunched up figure worriedly. I can’t lie to them.
What do I do? Why did I even do this?
Come on, Lea! Do something,
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