~~~DIANA~~~
I step back from him and wrap my arms around myself because I don't know what else to do with my hands.
They're trembling. My heart, my body, the ground—everything is just shaking.
"Go back to your car, Cairo. Just go." I bark at him.
But he not moving.
He's standing there with his car door still open behind him, the engine still running, and he's staring at me like I just took something that belongs to him.
"I'm not going anywhere," he exhales.
A weak laugh sits on my lips, but there's nothing funny about any of this.
"You already did, Cairo. In the red room. In the car. You already left me."
He takes a step closer and I want to step back but the stairs are behind.
"Diana, I'm standing right here. I'm not leaving."
His face looks serious, his eyes pleading and gl
