Chapter Thirty Five

"Why are you crying? What's wrong?" Amelia and I asked at the same time.

She kept on crying with hiccups. We made her sit to pacify her.

When she was a bit calm, we asked again, "What was wrong?"

With a few hiccups, she tried to compose herself and said, "It's Shawn."

"What's wrong with Shawn? I hope he is fine," I inquired.

"Yes, he is fine," she said.

"So what happened exactly?" I asked.

"We were having a quiet time watching a movie and eating popcorn in his apartment. Then he told me he wanted to tell me something," she began.

"Okay," I interrupted her.

She wiped away a tear and continued,

"I was worried. I paused the movie and asked, 'What?'"

He still looked at me, worried, contemplating if he should tell me or not.

Then he told me he slept with Aria.

"Who is Aria?" we both asked him.

"Aria has a crush on him and has been flirting with him most of the time."

"Was he drunk when he had sex with her?" Amelia asked.

"Yes," he said. "He was, and since then, guilt has consumed him. It