Later, Zara and I had dinner, and she spent most of the time venting about Jack.

"I just can't fathom what's going through his head! Michelle is such an obviously manipulative bitch. How can't he see it? And don't even get me started on Jayden. I heard he's now chasing some campus beauty. With the way he and Michelle are so buddy-buddy, he has zero chance with her. What a joke! The more I think about it, the angrier I get. Men always stop cherishing what they already have. Ugh!"

I chuckled, trying to calm her down. "You know, the two of you are six years apart. Of course, there...