Chapter 57

Chantria

"Are you okay?" Gab whispered to me while we were dancing.

I still couldn't look at him after everything I had learned. It had been awkward between us for a while, but I still didn't have the courage to open up about what Iwatani and I had talked about.

As Iwatani had said, Gab didn't want me to know what had happened, which was confusing because he didn't need to hide it. And he certainly didn't need to do it. I know now that he likes me, but it still doesn't make it right.

"Did I do something wrong?" he asked.

I shook my head. "No. No. It's not that."

"Then what is it? You've been ignoring me all this time. I greeted you earlier, but you just looked away. If I didn't do anything wrong, what is it?"

I took a deep breath. "Don't mind me. I'm just not in the mood."

He looked at me as if trying to determine whether or not I was telling the truth. And I think he caught on. "You're lying. Why are you lying?"

"I'm not, okay?" I let go of his grip and stepped back. "I'll just go ge