The Only Ones That Matter
Bren jogs over to Kaia the second he sees her. He’d driven to school as usual, and then walked back to the road that Kaia always walks through to wait for her. She stares at him with puzzled eyes as she pulls her headphones onto her neck. “Hi Kaia,” he falls into step beside her. “Hi,” she replies. “You didn’t show up yesterday. I tried to look for you after school but I didn’t find you and—” “Are you here to apologize on behalf of your bestie? Don’t worry about it.” “Kaia,” Bren circles his hands around her forearms gently, causing her to halt. He takes a deep breath. “I’m . . .I’m so sorry. She went too far. But I’d fix it, okay? I’d solve it.” Kaia releases herself from his grip. “Did you not hear me? Forget it.” S
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