"Zion hiccup, are we in hiccup in an r-re hiccup relationship?" She asked between sobs, her voice breaking the stillness of the afternoon. Seeing her in distress twisted my heart. Was she truly distressed about what I had said earlier—that we were not in a relationship?
This was the first time I had witnessed her crying like this. Even though I couldn't see her face clearly, I could tell that her tears were born from loneliness rather than anger over my words. The sight of her crying made me ache to reach out, to assure her that yes, I wanted to be in a relationship with her and to start dating. But the reality was more complicated than that; I couldn't just abandon the situation like that, especially since I had yet to officially announce my breakup with Angel. I realized that once I mad
