Chapter 18:
with a wide goin, eyes flicking between the two of them “Yoset, your gintiniend is bewonitur no girl Tintinduced to you”
fornita blinked in stuprise, while Yosef practically choked on air. His wars turned bright red. “Hey, come on, don
The villager rained a low clearly amused “Oh, I get it You want locked at down yet Keep woting on
ver and quickly turned to Saruna “tent mind ake Anyaia tay see me with hecornes “the
illed faintly, but didn’t say much. Something flickered behand her calin expression.
le around here think it’s weird I’m still
fter a hot shower, she stretched out on the couch, ready to redar Just as she was settling in, her phone buzzedi
A text |Samira, I won’t give ig])
need to check the mandang to know who it was. He wasn’t even trying to be subde. With a
Whatever Jean was up to, guilt, redemption, or another tested plan, she wanted no part of it. She didn’t feel touched, or flattered, qually Hot even a little
He made his choices. He caused the damage. This wasn’t her burden to cany. She tossed the phone into the comer of the couch and tyebated 3/
Whatever they once lead, it was over. Completely And that was how it should stay!
The next moming, she went cut to lay some groceries. While she was choosing vegetables,
nice called out from ready. “Samira “2
Llar paused, her hand still berwering oma a bunch of green onions. Slowly, she turned Jean was standing a few feet away, eyes locked on Jan like slær miglet disappear at any second X
After finding a place to crash thee night before, not the nicest, but close, har had felt a tiny sense of hope. Being near her, even just physically, gave him something to hold onto X
He had spent two lifetime chaning after her. Giving up just wasn’t in the cards X
Even though baring had blocked his number yesterday, Jean still held on to a sliver of hope. He knew she wasn’t heartless, if he just showed is, if she could see how serious he was, maybe she would hear him out X
So he got up maily mid waited, hoping to “concidentally” bump into her. But the moment he caught her eyes, that hope started crumbling 2
There was no waith. No curiosity. Just cold initatis nil a clear message, Tom1“)
Jean’s chest lightened and the small smile he’d managed to wear disappeared ahnest instantly
And honestly, she had every
tamen didn’t care about how much he was hurling he didn’t care to understand what he was trying to do. An right not to
since she came back and the anger was still fresh. Of course she wasn’t going to be nice to him Z
She glanced at lem for a second, then looked away and casually turned back to her groceries. Paid Done. Jean stood there, feeling
A nearly stall slightly to respond
curious about the unfamiliar face, struck up a quick conversation. Jean forced himself to be polite and turned
And just like that, she was gone X
He looked around in a panic, his heart pounding. He spotted a familiar figure down the street and followed, quickening his pace, hoping.
He followed her into a narrow alley, but when he got there, nothing. The alley was empty, Silent. Too silent
A cold wave of dread hit him. His vision swam a little.X
For a second, it was like he was back in that awful moment from his past life, standing helplessly in the aftermath of her death. The grief, the quilt, it all
His breathing turned shallow. His knees felt wook. His mind was screaming. Not again. Not this time‘
And then be remembered. This wasn’t before. She wasn’t gone, she just didn’t want to see him. It still hurt like hell, but it was better than
Jean forced himself to calm down, standing them in the quiet alley, clutching that one truth like a lifeline
Meanwhile, Samira had already taken the back path home. She hadn’t looked back once
735 PM c
