Chapter81

#Chapter81

JESS POV

Why did I still feel bad that I was the reason that forced Brent to get into an altercation then storm away in a rage? I wanted to thank him and also apologize for him being put into the situation but of course, he never returned to the ballroom.

"You okay?" Maya asked.

"Im fine." I took another sip of the spiked up punch. I really didn't want to go into full detail of how I felt because she may think Im crazy. Besides, she seemed a little unfocused herself so I didn't want her to add another concern to her plate. "How are you?"

"Just...trying to get through the night." She smirked.

"Me and you both." We laughed.

"Maya?" A girl's squeal caught our attention. She walked up to Maya and wrapped her arms around her.

A friend?

By Maya's wry smile, I didn't think so. As much as I wanted to stick around and pry in on this mysterious greeting, the little girl's room was calling name.

"Im going to step away for a moment." Maya frowned at me for