THREE | CAN I TRUST HIM?
Matt
There is nothing more painful than watching the person you love most in the world shrink away from you like you are the devil.
When Taylor saw my face, she saw evil. She saw someone out to hurt her, and I’ve never been more upset in my life. Sending Alaia in was my last-ditch effort to salvage whatever I could. I hoped she would at least let me see her as friends. If not, I didn’t know how I would survive.
I sat in the common room and just waited. And waited. And waited some more.
“Matt? How are you holding up?” Alaia asked as she stepped into the room. I stood up and rushed to her side.
“Is she alright? Please, just tell me she’s not still terrified on the floor. She doesn’t deserve that.”
“She’s fine, Matt. She’s a little confused. I hit her with
