Chapitre 85: 85-The Second Girlfriend

Helanie:

"It's alright. I'm fine now," I said, holding Lucy's hand to stop her from chasing after those girls and risking getting bullied. I tried to reassure her, even though my voice felt unconvincing.

"But you threw up because of them," Lucy said, sitting down on my bed. Her hand gently rubbed my back, her concern evident.

She wasn't exaggerating. I had actually thrown up when the closet door opened. The overwhelming emotions got to me.

"Yeah, but I'm okay now," I nodded, trying to sound steady. Then I turned to someone I'd unintentionally ignored. "Hey, Gavin!" Guilt tinged my voice. The twins had scrambled my thoughts so much that I hadn't even greeted him properly.

"Hey! I heard about what happened," he replied in a hushed tone as he took a seat on Lucy's bed. "You seriously won against Maximus."