Chapter 43

It was nothing. I have already closed that chapter for a long time now. It is not here anymore.

I got up on my feet.

"Are you going somewhere?" Valentina asked.

"Yes," I replied and walked as fast as I could. I saw her. She went into the restroom and I waited till she was done.

"Hey," I said when she came outside.

"Hey." She said softly when her eyes met mine but she looked away immediately.

"About what happened-"

"Forget about it, Drake. It is null and void. It doesn't count." She said and was about to go when I stopped her.

"Not that," I said.

"So what is that?" She asked but I kept quiet.

"Two minutes." She said.

"Two minutes to say what you want to say. We are having our next class."

"Okay. She is just my friend."

I said.

"What?"

"Valentina."

"Okay?" She raised her eyebrows.

"Valentina is just my friend and there is nothing between us okay?"

"Okay, but I don't care who she