Chapter 117. Someone You Can Trust

CLARISA

My room was very nice. Dove had furnished it with all my things and many new ones that I knew I’d like. That made me happy. She always took care of me, and I appreciated her a lot. She was a good friend. I rested a bit between the fluffy pillows and looked up at the ceiling; something was wrong with me.

I had gone to talk to Chris to solve the problem he had with Jason, and instead, I was alone with him. I was sorry that he had always been judged; the story he had told was helpless, and I didn’t understand why Jason had abandoned him like that.

There was a knock on the door, and I got up immediately. Had I left something in Chris’s room, and he had come to give it back to me?

“It’s me,” announced the voice on the other side. It was Jason, and he was standing there with flowers in his hand and a faint attempt at a smile. “Forgive me; I know it’s not your fault…”

I smiled at the sight of him, though not with any intense desire. I let him into my