SEVENInes quickly went to Aaliyah, sitting at the foot of the bed and just as she expected, she lay there silently crying. Ines wasn't good at calming worried or sad or emotional people but she was willing to try for her friend. She took Aaliyah's hand in hers, rubbing circles on her back.
"Ines, I--- f--eel I f-eel so..." Aaliyah begun to speak through sobs.
"Hey, hey. It's alright. You don't have to talk now. Just let the tears out" Ines told her.
That seemed to help Aaliyah as she let the tears and emotions flow freely by crying. She cried for being weak, she cried for liking Devonte, she cried for being ungrateful to Ines for trying for the both of them, she cried for feeling like a disappointment to her parents and she cried for how bad she felt after pushing Devonte away.
Ines le
