Chapter 76: Guilt

The boys tried their best to leave Lyra alone to process the events, but when Derrick noticed she was choked up and holding it in, he tapped her on the knee. He wanted to check if she was alright while pushing a glass of water closer to her. But she shook her head and ignored the glass.

"I'm okay," she immediately said. "I just felt a bit too hungry, I guess." She coughed a couple of times before choking up again with her sobs. Her eyes were filled with tears, and she was unable to dry them up as fast as she wanted to. "Goodness, I think I'm just a little messed up tonight."

"I can prepare something else if you like!" Zin quickly offered He stood up to run to the fridge and took a second to check what they had. "A sandwich; I can make you a really good sandwich. Grilled cheese or with some deli meat? You can tell me what else you want me to put in it."

"No, Zin, it's fine," she said, waving her hand to make Zin sit back down. "This is alright; I can finish this, I swear!"

Lyra continu