Chapter 36. Hello

Shimma’s POV

“Shimma! Can I speak to you for a second?” I heard my dad say. I turned back to Mr. Mattias.

“You need to leave,” I said. He frowned.

“Why? You can ignore him. I just want us to talk right now,” he said, his voice barely above a whisper.

“I can’t ignore him. I mean, I forgot to lock the door, and he can come inside any moment now,” I said, panicking.

“Shimma, I am coming in,” my father said as I heard my door gently open.

“Oh God, I’m in trouble,” I muttered, breathing heavily as I quickly opened the bathroom door, closing it swiftly and leaving Mr. Mattias inside my bathroom.

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Mattias’s POV

I watched Shimma walk out of the bathroom to the room where Derry was already waiting for her. I pressed my ear to the door so that I could hear their conversation.

“I was calling you. Why weren’t you responding?” Derry asked, but Shimma still didn’t respond.

“Shimma,” Derry hissed softly.

“I kn