Chapter 110

The next morning.

I went to Uche's house alone while Nick was still locking the doors, taking the new shirt with me. Thankfully, his dad left earlier.

"Julie, when I said you owed me a new shirt, I was joking." That was the first thing he said when I gave it to him.

"I know... I just thought I'd get you something." I bit my lips, worried he was rejecting my gift. He must have felt like this when I pulled him aside to question him after he got me the bracelet.

And just like he could read my mind, he asked, "Is this because of the bracelet?"

"No. I was thinking of it before you got me the bracelet." I shrugged in an attempt to be casual about him not wanting the shirt. Maybe he didn't like navy blue, maybe I should have just gotten a black shirt. "Just give me, I'll throw it out..." I took the shirt from him, but he grabbed it back like a kid taking back their candy from whoever took it.

"Throw it out? I didn't say I didn't want it." He took off the