CIRCE
My heart started aching the second I entered Zahra’s room. It pained me to see her so defensive around me, and I hated to know I was the only one to blame for it. However, I would take that a thousand times over having to witness her attempting to take her own life again. I was grateful to the Gods for gifting me with such a wonderful, understanding best friend; she was already trying to forgive me, so soon after her wound was opened.
And as she fell asleep with her head on my lap, it was impossible for me not to revisit old memories. One of them was from around two years ago.
It was the day Tyrone confessed to me that he had slept with Zahra, who was already clueless about her past with his twin. I remembered remaining quiet, anger and disgust bubbling up to my throat as I listen
