Chapter 25Kai
When I return to the bar, it instantly becomes clear that Sarina has been observing me.
“You can talk to him, you know,” she says to me while cleaning two glasses, shoving them in and out of the water-filled sink. She nods at Toby, and I can’t help but follow her eyes. Toby’s standing up, his hands balled into fists. “He looks upset,” she adds.
She’s right; he does look upset. Still, I shake my head. “I can’t help him with that. I’m working, and I’m not ready to talk.”
Sarina’s gaze lands on me. I try to avoid it, focusing on a point between her and Toby, but she seems to know something’s wrong.
“Are you still seeing that other guy? Franklin or something?”
Hearing his name causes me to tense up. I grab the bar for support, my jaw clenching and unclenching. “How do you k
