Chapter 26
"Hey, Dumbo." Elliot broke the silence with his muttered insult to the guy lightly pressing a cold compress on his swollen ankle. He's sitting on the bed inside Zayne's little cabin, Zayne on the wooden floor.
The latter clicked his tongue disapprovingly. Unconsciously, he pressed on Elliot's ankle a little harder.
"Aw! Aw! What the hell!"
Subtle panic crept into the older one but chose not to apologize. He was still brooding on the fact that Elliot let Grayden drag him into the latter's house.
Grayden had called Zayne earlier saying he lost Elliot when the freshman ran away after leaving his house. Zayne, upon hearing it, drove towards the area where Grayden lives. They don't live far from each other.
"Tsk. Keep calling me names and you'll have to swollen ankles." Zayn
