TWENTY-SIX
Zairn tried to talk to her in private before he left. No dice. No. Nu-uh, she wasn’t falling into another trap. It wasn’t like she overtly ran away from him. No, just kept herself busy around people, ensuring he had no chance of talking to her before he was due to meet Trish.
The Crimson crew left, taking their devices with them, and Roxie breathed out. Deconstructing what this and that meant. Looking for hidden meaning. Figuring out the true implications of someone’s words… It was beyond her. So rather than face the pit she’d dug for herself, she worked.
Her friends tried to coax her outside, but she couldn’t go into the world. Maintaining a façade was tough enough when she knew what was behind it. That day, Roxie knew nothing about who she was or how she could’ve been so st
