Chapter 10

"I thought you might be here."

I jolted and turned to face my sister. My eyes were bloodshot red, bags under them, and my face was swollen. Ever since Zain broke up with me, I couldn't sleep; my free time was spent thinking about him. He made it clear that nothing was left between us, erasing all the messages and blocking my sister's number.

"Sorry, I didn't hear you coming."

Cara made a sound. "No, it seemed like you were preoccupied." The smile fell from her face, inching closer to me, narrowing her eyes. "How long have you been here? We were looking for you."

I decided to get out of the gloomy room and bask in the sunlight. The reason why I stood on the balcony, leaning against the railing with my arms wrapped around me. The thought of jumping from the height and ending it all occurred to me more than once. Still, I held on.

I shrugged at the question. "Was up before dawn."