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Forty Nine
~Uthman~
I swallowed at our close proximity. I shouldn't have hugged her.
So, you should have just stood there and watched her nearly have a panic attack?
I patted her back, smelling her shampoo, her long hair tickled my ears as I started to move back.
Jade grabbed my shirt, stopping me from moving away.
I stopped.
I looked down at where she grabbed my shirt before looking up at her again. Her eyes were still glassy. Glassy from crying.
Now, it looks like the sexy kinda glassy.
O beere? What are you thinking about?
'Jadeshola, we should......' <
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