M A L L O R Y I felt a rush of adrenaline and anger as I left the Japanese restaurant with Alistair and got inside his car. I was still reeling from the heated confrontation, and I felt a mixture of feelings surging inside me so much. I was pissed off at Kiara for being so dismissive of her feelings, and I felt like she was taking her anger and regret out on me. At some point, she regretted what she had gotten herself into and now that she was regretful of it, she kind of indirectly blamed me for being stuck in that situation in her life. I wanted to find a way to calm down and cool off first, as I was still reeling from what I had just said to Kiara and what she had told me as well. I had finally spoken my mind and told her exactly what I felt about her betrayal as my best friend, but t

