John's POV
I could see the hurt in her eyes. I felt really ashamed of myself for everything that happened in the past. She considered me her family and I let her down.
"Ria stop. You don't need to explain anything. It was all my fault. She put her trust in me and I failed her badly. If only I had done something when I found out she had gone missing," I lamented.
"It was not your fault John and you need to stop blaming yourself. You did do something to help," she replied.
"I could have done much more. What I did was not enough," I insisted.
"For goodness sake John, we were all in high school. We were still kids then and were not mature. Sorry to say, Emma, I might sound inconsiderate but you were not the only one with problems. Everyone was dealing with their own s**t. We all had probl
