“I am fine.” But this was the response that escaped her. “How have you been?”
“Okay.” He sounded anything but ‘okay’. She turned to look at him, he was gazing into the distance with his back leaned against the tree. “Evaleen will you tell me what happened on Friday in the cafeteria?” her breath hitched at his question. She knew he was here to ask her about it but she didn’t feel like explaining anything to him.
“I am sure Carter explained what happened to you.”
“Yeah, but I want to hear it from you. I know better than anyone here that you will never hurt someone unless provoked. You don’t need to shoulder the blame alone.”
“I am not shouldering any blame alone; she is still hurt whereas I am fine so that ultimately that makes her the victim, end of the story. You should go and conso
