"Alex? Are you okay?"Rita's gentle touch and voice drew me out of my thoughts and I turned to face her and Nico. They both had worried expressions on their faces.We were sitting on the manicured grass of one of the campus gardens. It was 5pm and we had nothing better to do and decided to hang around talking about everything and nothing.I was certain that I had been actively taking part in the conversation but apparently, I had zoned out. It was hard to focus on a lot of things these days.My emotions were running haywire since the conversation that I had with Tristan a few days ago. I was sad and angry and struggling to not let their decisions define my self worth."Yeah, I'm okay" I lied."Hey, man, are you sure?" Nico asked, "You've been a little out of it for a minute now""And by a minute, he means a couple of days now" Rita added."Yeah" Nico said."Guys," I chuckled, "I'm fine, I swear"I tried my best to sound as convincing as possible but they didn't seem too convinced. Th
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