Chapter 47 -:44:Promise Me, Always
I took a deep breath and pushed my scooty forward. Even after leaving the alley, Arin's words kept repeating in my mind—
"Let's see."
The way he looked at me—so intense, like he'd already decided I was guilty. My heart was racing, but I gripped the handlebars, trying not to show it.
It was a quiet summer evening, but inside, I was all over the place. The ride home didn't take long, but at every turn, I kept thinking about the crazy stuff that happened today—Nami pulling away, Arin's eyes looking right through me, and that weird blame just hanging in the air.
You're the one who told.
Did he really think that?
I rolled into the gate of my house, and before I could even park, my mom's voice came flying at me.
"Late again? Every day you have a new excuse! Do you even care about studying?"
I didn't say anything. I could've told her I was with my friends or that my mind was all over the place, but I just didn't have the energy. Her yelling only made the guilt inside me worse.
I dropped my bag on the sofa and slowly walked to my room without replying.
Books were waiting on my desk. I opened one, but the words were all blurry. They didn't make any sense.