The moment Mandy walked past him without so much as a glance, Zayn turned sharply in her direction.
She was smiling now, laughing even, with a girl he didn’t recognize. That expression… it didn’t belong to the Mandy he remembered. And the fact that she ignored him so effortlessly twisted something deep in his chest.
No flip of her hair. No forced smile. No awkward attempt to catch his attention. Nothing. She just walked right past him like he was invisible.
Seriously? Mandy… ignoring him? Unbelievable.
And yet, the way she did it with complete ease bothered him more than he expected. Way more.
He was supposed to be relieved. After all, hadn’t he always hated the way she used to be desperate to get his attention? The way she tried too hard to be near him? He should be glad she’d f
