We stood there for a few minutes before I finally let her in. My mind was blown. When I opened that door, I never suspected it to be her. She walked in and took a look around the room.
“Uh, hey, Gabriella.” She announced, standing awkwardly in the center of the room.
“Ava,” I replied, my voice guarded.
“What do you want?” She took a deep breath, her hands twisting in front of her.
“I… I wanted to apologize.” I blinked.
“Apologize? Really?” The words tumbled out before I could stop them.
Her eyes welled up, and for a moment, I almost felt sorry for her. Key word, almost.
“Yeah,” she whispered, her voice thick with emotion.
“I know… I know I was awful. I was… I was just trying to fit in, to please Billie. But that’s no excuse. You didn’t deserve any of the things we put you throu
