After the heated conversation with Alana that night, Zayn didn’t come back to her place. Fortunately their work was nearing completion and he took care of whatever little was to be done. Even at the book store, he kept himself busy with customers and talked only when they needed to. Alana was grateful that she was spared of all the awkwardness that might have followed after their argument.
Zayn didn’t ignore her completely like before. He would direct a curt nod at her everytime they crossed paths, without a trace of smile on his lips. However, he wasn’t the same with Mia and Audrey. Alana had more than dozen times seen him laugh happily around her friends. They all seemed to be closer to each other than before.
Whenever she was with her friends, Zayn would just throw an emotionless ‘H
