Eliana's POV
I approached Annabelle as Professor Matthews was walking away. He looked at me once before he finally left and I felt the hurt from his betrayal all again. But I was no longer angry at him. The only thing I felt was his absence. It had almost been a week since the last time there was any interaction between us. I wanted him to hold me in his arms and talk to me. To apologize for what happened and tell me it was a mistake and it won't repeat itself. But none of that seemed like it was going to happen anytime soon.
Annabelle kept her gaze on me until I got to the row of seats where she was seated. She looked totally unbothered, as if I didn't just see her talking to the person responsible for my troubles.
“What was he doing here?” I asked her, as I settled onto the chair she
