54. Scent Of Deceit

(Mateo)

"Blaine..." I put a hand on his shoulder as he pressed his forehead against the wall. He looked at me, his eyes blank, but I could feel the storm swirling underneath. It broke my heart to see him like that.

We had always been best friends. Being only a year and two months apart, we grew up with each other, and we shared everything. So I knew how much it had hurt him when Izza ran away, or so we had assumed, but we had reasons to assume it. She sent messages from her phone, saying she was going to get out of this place.

"You know... we would have done everything if we hadn't received the message," I said and he growled and hissed.

"Even then, we should have done everything. I - I was so fucking angry that she chose someone else over me, I didn't even try."

"You didn't, but mom tried, Blaine."

"I did," my mother said as she walked to where we were standing around Izza's room. She put a hand on Blaine's shoulder and he shook her hand away.

Her face fell before she put her ha