Chapter 15. Won the Race

TARA

‘Let me try and fix it,’ he said.

‘Give me a second chance,’ he said.

I stared at Aidan, and memories of how I almost lost my life to Kayla’s acid and knife attack because of him resurfaced. As the doctor said, Nadia was a fighter, so she survived.

But what if she hadn’t?

Memories of the hardship I faced because of him resurfaced. The loneliness, the sleepless nights, the hunger and pain, and with all those thoughts, my answer to Aidan’s plea fell from my lips.

“No.”

Aidan let out the breath he was holding, and goddess, I could feel the pain he felt.

Without waiting for him to say anything else to me, I blinked the rest of the tears away from my eyes, and I turned my back to him, walking away.

I took a moment to get myself together before reappearing in the open space, making it seem to the outside eye like nothing just happened.

When I got back to our seats, Nadia was stuffing her face with snacks, and Jenna a