Slim
"Go."
Exhaling heavily, he patted my hip before storming upstairs. The loud slam of his door conveyed his anger, though I knew it wasn't directed at me. I walked over and sat on the floor beside Maya.
"I'm sorry," I apologized on Hayden's behalf, and she chuckled softly, tears streaming down her face.
"I messed up this time. I made a big mistake," she admitted, tossing a piece of broken glass aside.
"We all make mistakes. It's how we learn," I offered a reassuring smile, and she mustered a faint one in return.
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