June 8, 2016
"You can't leave, Zavi!" Alec yelled, chasing after him as they stepped outside. Zavi sighed and came to a stop beside his car.
He turned around, his gaze cold. "Why? Why can't I leave?"
"Look, mate. I know what I did. I have no words to justify myself, but—" Alec's voice broke as a tear slipped down his cheek. He didn’t bother wiping it away. He had already cried rivers after Anita’s death. And now, the person he cared about most was leaving too.
Zavi studied him in silence, his throat tightening. Alec looked exhausted—his eyes were red and swollen.
Finally, Zavi spoke, his voice low. "I can forgive you for a lot of things, brother. But this? I'm trying."
He turned away, opened the car door, and climbed inside. With one last glance through the window, he pulled out of t
