Her heart skipped a beat.
“You stare at everyone. It’s almost like you have a secret against the world,” he went on. “And I don’t think anyone would be surprised to find that you do.”
Looking down at her hands, Ella thought about his explanation. Is that what people really thought of her? “So people find me weird,” she said in conclusion.
Eric’s laugh cut off abruptly as her response seemed to sink in. “No, that’s not what I—” He stopped, then c****d his brows in concession. “Actually, to be honest, yeah, I guess so. But you knew that already, didn’t you?”
There was no looking him in the eyes after that. All Ella wanted to do was sink into the ground and disappear. “Y-yeah, of course,” she said quietly. But she hadn’t known, really. She always thought she had a good relationship with p
