Chapter 28

"No, come on, stay," he told her. "Did I say something wrong? When I'm with you, I also feel good.

It just feels right, like that's how it should be."

"That's not it. I told her, "I don't want them to see me leave your room, especially in the morning."

"Want me to go see if the coast is clear?" He did so.

"Wouldn't you?" I did ask.

He got up, walked to the door, and looked through the halls.

"It's all clear," he told her. I put on my clothes, took my shoes with me, and walked to my room, which was right next door. Sitting on my bed was Simon.

"He killed Rachel, and you're fucking him," he told her.

I told her, "My father gave the order, and my mother agreed with him."

"It doesn't matter," he told her. "It was really him who did it."

"He would have died with Rachel if he had gone against my parents, and you know that," I told her.

"After all she's done for you, I just thought you'd be loyal," he said.

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