ZARA; trouble..
I sighed deeply, words escaping me as I quietly recited in my head, I need to learn how to face my fears. Twice. Attention was already on us . The video still played on top of the bench, the sound low but loud enough for whispers to rise.
“Lena, it’s not like that. Zara didn’t mean it that way,” Riley said quickly, stepping in between us.
I gently stood up, my hands trembling as I pressed the screen shut and faced Lena properly.
“I can explain. I’m sorry. I never meant for any of this to happen. Please,” I said softly.
Lena rolled her eyes and snatched her phone off the bench.
“Don’t give me that bullshit, Zara. From the first day we met, you knew exactly the kind of situation I was in with Noah — I made it very clear. You said you were just friends with him, huh? An
