SCARLETT ROSE
I keep looking at Kieran, waiting for him to finally say the words I so desperately need to hear.
The soft night breeze sways the surrounding trees, and the distant sounds of the ball seem muffled, as if they were in a different world.
But here, in the silence of the garden, the tension between us is palpable. He avoids my gaze, and I know he won't tell me what really happened to Maya. I sigh, my chest tight with frustration and uncertainty.
"You're not going to tell me, are you?", I ask, slowly rising from the bench. Kieran finally turns to face me, his eyes filled with a pain I can't fully decipher.
"I'm telling you.", he says, his voice low, almost defensive.
I shake my head, feeling the tears threatening to fall.
"No. Everyone just says you were responsible for th
