I had almost reached the car when I heard her voice."Stop."I kept walking.The sound of footsteps came behind me."Christien, stop."I gripped the car key harder.If I got into the car, this conversation would end.If I turned around, it wouldn't.Unfortunately, Ava wasn't the type to give up.She grabbed my arm.Hard.I stopped.Slowly.Then I turned around.Her eyes were red.Not from crying.From anger."Look at me."I already was."Why did you do that?"I knew exactly what she meant.The kiss.I looked away first.Mistake.Ava laughed bitterly."Of course.""Ava.""No."She pointed at me."No, you don't get to say my name and pretend nothing happened."My jaw tightened."It shouldn't have happened."The words left my mouth before I could stop them.The moment they did, I saw the hurt on her face.Good.Maybe that would make this easier.Maybe she would hate me enough to stay away.Instead, she looked even angrier."Then why did it happen?"Silence."Why did you kiss me?"I didn'
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