Chapter 104
Ace
"Here, I've shortlisted the questions for you." I handed the iPad to Bella. Our fingers brushed as she took it from me. "Thanks," she said, eyes fixed on the screen. We’d been studying together for three hours straight, but tonight felt different. She was unusually quiet. At first, I thought it was because of everything that was going on, so I invited her over, hoping we could spend some time together. Her presence always made me forget my problems. But tonight, she wasn’t talking, wasn’t smiling, wasn’t even asking questions. Maybe she wanted to talk about what was on her mind but didn’t want to burden me.
"Bella," I said gently. She looked up. "Yeah?"
"Should we take a break?"
"Already?" She checked her phone. "It's seven already?" She sounded surprised. I stood up a
