Selene’s Confession

ZAIRE

“So, what do you say we all go to the diner today? We didn’t get to go last time,” Margery said as we all headed out of school. I was lost in thought and couldn’t really pay attention to what she was saying.

“Zaire, are you with us?” Ximena asked, waving her hand in front of me. I shook my head and cleared my throat, trying to hide the fact that I had spaced out.

“Yeah, what were you talking about again?”

“About going to the diner and having something to eat?” Margery repeated.

“I’m sorry. I have other things to do, so I will have to take a raincheck,” I said, giving each of them a hug and walking away, instead of catching a ride with dad. As I was heading towards the road, I could see Leonard and Connor talking by the woods.

‘He looks really handsome, Zaire,’ Louve mentioned, bringing a smile to my face.

“He sure does.”

As I kept walking, I could hear him call. I stopped and turned around as he approached me before he bent down to take deep b