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Tears rolled down her cheeks "He just wanted to show ot for--"

"What did you do, Sofia?" He wasn’t sure if anyone was ho on the verge of losing it "What the fk did you do in his bedroo?"

She stood up "Not that!"

"Then what?" Visions of her and Brandon assaulted him He felt sick to his sto at her hands, "and I let hiulped hard, unbelievably feeling his own tears co "Was that the day you called lanced up at him, her expression torn Another tear made its way down her face, and she nodded He’d known soined this She took a step forward "I’e ht do if she touched hiht now The hurt he felt was so intense, the blood pounding through his body was deafening She willingly went into Brandon’s bedroom and let him kiss her What else had they done?

Eric spun around before his tears could betray him

"Eric, I love you!" she cried

He waved his hand back at her and rushed to the door Never in his life had he felt what he was feeling at that moment He hadn’t cried openly since he was a child and he’d forgotten how hard it was to hold it in

Reuys on television as pussies for crying over girls, he held it in, but only until he was in his car The pain of Sofia’s betrayal nearly suffocated him as he drove hoain

CHAPTER 13

Why?

After sobbing uncontrollably for hours, and trying unsuccessfully to get a hold of Eric, Sofia knocked out on the sofa She hen she heard the front door close

To her surprise, Sal stood at the door with a regretful expression on his face "Sorry, Sof I was trying to be quiet"

She sat up, a bit dazed "What ti on the floor "What’s wrong with you? Are you sick?"

She shook her head, feeling the air constrict in her lungs thecaain, and she buried her face in her hands