The words, "Hurt people hurt people," echoed in my mind, a mantra I’d always dismissed. I never thought I’d be the one causing the hurt. But it happened, and I didn't mean for it to. I tried to explain, but Griffin’s glare was already fixed on me. It was the look of someone about to kill me on the spot and also it someone who loved Roxy deeply. That was a truth I couldn't escape, not when I saw how he looked at her. "Are you okay?" he asked Lila. She started to cry, and I tried to explain again. "I didn't mean to." I wanted to tell him that the is just for attention because she clearly smiling right now. I didn't need to see Griffin's face to know he believed her over me. He looked at her as if she hung the stars themselves. I can't believe he is so oblivious to her because she is the

