SKYLAR I stiffened, my breath hitching for a moment. I tilted my head to the side, wondering if I heard the words right. She was joking, wasn't she?I slowly raised my hand and dropped it on her back, rubbing it slowly.“Hey, uhm, are you sure about this?" I parted my lips and muttered in a voice that was unbelievably calm and soothing."Yes,” she whispered and my throat knotted.I craned my neck back and nodded at Noah.He pushed his glasses back and nodded, then began to walk towards us with a bottle of water in his hand.I leaned in and brushed her hair back.“Fine, I'll take you to my place, and you don't have to feel scared anymore,” I whispered.She stirred and raised her head. My belly twisted when I saw how devastated she looked. Her eyes had sunk into their sockets, her lipstick was smeared over her cheek and her body trembled in fear. Her face was so puffy that I feared something must have happened to her.I grabbed her and shook her, my eyes widening.“Hey, are you okay?"
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