A long silence falls between the two girls. Both of them sit silently, staring blankly at the empty seats surrounding them in the mall.

"Why didn't you tell him that you love him?"

Alex freezes when she hears Anna's voice beside her. She glances towards Anna who seems to be watching her expectantly. "What..?"

"You know, why didn't you tell Eric that you love him?" She clarifies. Alex sighs quietly and bites her lip before answering.

"Because I'm scared." She states simply. "I was scared that he would reject me again because I was such a mess and he wouldn't want to deal with that. But he never rejected me,...