Forty-Nine

ZORA'S POV

I was slowly sinking into depression. I knew it and yet there was nothing I could do about it. How else could I possibly handle all that had been going on in my life?

I felt drained and miserable more than ninety percent of the time. I forced myself to mechanically perform my tasks day in and day out. It had been one whole week since I had broken up with Derek.

One week since he had walked out of my front door without once looking back. He hadn't taken any of my calls or responded to any of the numerous voicemails I had sent him to apologize.

I had lost a friend because I was too cowardly to draw the line in our relationship in the first place. Elliot, the reason I had left Derek, had suddenly picked this time to act like a complete asshole.

The last time I was at his office, he had more or less thrown me out. He had not even called once to apologize for his behavior and now, I didn't think he would. I could not remember the last time he had been so cold, so frigid towa