Chapter 156. So… Friends?

LEE

“I already told… told Raymond not to spread that gossip anymore. And… and I also told him to go back to the people he talked to and tell them that he forgot to mention something… that I grabbed the book from you…” He was stuttering a bit, and I could feel that he was somewhat nervous because of my silence… as I stared into his eyes while he was explaining. “I told him to tell the whole story… without leaving out any details so that maybe people would see you differently…” He sighed again, and I noticed his shoulders slump from that deep breath.

“I’m really sorry, Kara. I hope… I hope you can forgive me. Earlier, I really didn’t understand why you were so angry with me… or what you were saying that I had gossiped about, but now, I get it. So… so, I’m really sorry. If… if you need to see me kneel in front of you, I’ll really do it…”

I hadn’t even spoken yet… I hadn’t even told him that I wanted to see him kneel in front of me, but he immediately moved fro