Chapter 13

Valerie Will

Throughout the event, my eyes kept drifting to my phone.

Celeste had promised to give me what I wanted before the end of the day. But she still hadn’t reached out to me. I was nervous but I pretended like everything was okay.

I felt bad because Patrick seemed uncomfortable being in the same room with Jamal. Even if it wasn’t true, he thought I cheated on him with Jamal.

I had no idea what was going through his head.

But I knew that he wasn’t thrilled about Jamal’s presence.

It didn’t come as a surprise when he excused himself from the theatre. He claimed he was going to the bathroom but I knew he just wanted space from me and Jamal.

After a few minutes had passed and he didn’t come back, I didn’t bother asking him where he was. Not because Eli didn’t care, but because I didn’t want to put him in an awkward position.

I decided to wait until the movie was over before texting him.

Patrick made it clear to me that he was