So I step in front of her, blocking her path and forcing her to stop. “What do you hope to accomplish by working yourself up like this?”
She shakes her head. “You don’t understand. He is my best friend.”
“No,” she snaps. “You don’t. He’s the only one who’s ever truly had my back all these years. He tried to protect me even when I was a b***h to him. He took care of me when my parents didn’t. He risked his life to keep your phone when I stole it from you, even though there was a fairly good chance he could die for it. And after everything he did for me, all I seem to do is break his heart and put him in danger. This is all my fault.”
“This is about Marina, not you.”
“I’m the one who introduced the two of them!” she protests. “I chose to trust her as much as my lifelong friend right from
