ALINA'S POVI was going to sink into the mattress and close my eyes. For just one minute or two.But then, I noticed Edrick standing by the closet door. Frozen. Staring at the mess I had made.He stepped into the closet in complete silence.At that moment, I knew what was running through his mind.I paced toward him.“Edrick...” My words were stuck in my throat as I stepped into the closet.“I'm sorry,” I said, avoiding eye contact.“Maybe if you had trusted me, Clover wouldn't be in this situation.” Even with his trembling voice, his words were sharp.I opened my mouth to say something, anything, to explain my actions, but I had no words.“It's your fault,” he said.He said those words.To me.“My fault?” My voice cracked. I did not want any tears falling from my eyes. Not with how sore my eyelids already were.But I could not help it.“Yes,” Edrick said, finally turning to face me.“If you had told me, if you hadn't snuck out, maybe Clover wouldn't be in the hospital!”That was it.
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