Chapter 138

Hazel's POV

"What secret?"

I exchanged stares with her for a while. I hope I wasn’t doing the wrong thing. I just felt I could trust Hailen.

"Is it about the thing you said you didn’t want me to know?"

I nodded, still not telling her the secret. Yet.

"If you’re not comfortable with telling me, then maybe you shouldn’t. I wouldn’t want you to think you feel obligated to tell me just because I’m your friend and all of that."

"But you want to know."

"Yes, I do want to know. But not at the expense of your discomfort. If you’re not ready, then let’s wait till you’re ready."

"What if I’m never ready?"

"To tell me?"

"Yes."

"So be it, then. But I promise you, it won’t affect our friendship in any way."

"So you won’t be angry?"

"Why should I be angry? I mean, what gives me the right to be angry? We are friends, but that doesn’t mean we must share everything about each other, especially when it is a