chapter 46

Z A R A

"Alejandro..." I call out softly. "Please, answer me."

"It's no use," Marcus says coldly. "He won't snap out of it until his body recognizes that he's no longer under any kind of threats."

I lay my head back on Alejandro's shoulder, closing my eyes. "Remember that time when I told you I loved white roses and you filled Yasmeen's car trunk with a bunch of white roses?" I say to him, though I know he probably can't hear me. "But you didn't specify who they were for and who they were from."

Yasmeen giggles sadly. "And I mistakenly thought they were for me and wouldn't shut up about having a secret admirer."

I giggled at the memory.

"Oh, and remember the time he scared away that one poor guy who had a crush on you?" Yasmeen says. How could I forget. "I swear all the male species in our school, no matter if they were strangers or friends, stayed far away from you after that."

I chuckle softly. "Yeah, that was kind of selfish of him considering that he would barely make a move on me