I face her and give her a tight smile. “I’m fine. I’m just going to call Mom if she’s not sleeping. I wanna spend time with her since I don’t have work today,” I lie because I can’t tell her that Phoenix ignored my call.
“I got to go. Good luck on your shift, Maya. Take care,” Amy says.
“You take care, girl,” Maya says to Amy, then face me, “We’re not done. You will tell me everything tomorrow.”
We walk out of the campus to the parking lot, and I can’t keep it inside me. I feel like I am going to explode. It hurts, and it’s freaking me out.
“He ignored my call when I didn’t reply to his message,” I say in a low voice.
“He didn’t ignore you, Sam. Look who’s there?” she says, pointing to Phoenix with Garrett, leaning against Garrett’s car.
Chapter 21-02
My mouth hangs open, and I thin
