Chapter 30

"Hey."Damien said as he joined my taboe at the cafeteria. From what I heard, our team had the highest score. I wasn't there. I was late to school. I had argument with Jude that morning and that was a huge turn off for me. I just wanted to be alone, throughout the day.

"Hey."I adjusted my glasses an fixed my gaze back on the good I wasn't eating.

"We made it. Why were you so late today? You should have been there."

"Hm. Something came up."I tried not to sound as cold as I felt.

"Okay."He began to eat and I could not help but watch him. There's this hope I get when I look at his face, his words rings in my head, tels me I'm not worthless, that I am enough. I just could not take my face off him, like he was my source of life.

"Paige? Are you okay?"

"Of course I am."

"You don't look like you are. You've been cold all morning, even now."

I winced. "Shouldn't you be at the class teacher's office, collating results?"

"I've done