CHAPTER 18: A try at happiness

　　I didn’t answer his question because I couldn’t and so I walked on, not bothered to say a word.

　　He didn’t know my story with Aaron. The only one I told it to was Diya, and she was a keeper of secrets. Daniel didn’t deserve to know who Aaron was because we didn’t have the level of trust in our friendship. I trusted him to an extent, but I’d rather keep things from him, especially my secrets.

　　“The least you can do is not ignore me, Zera,” he spoke, and I snapped out to see him following me.

　　I paused and turned to him. “You need to stop following me, okay?”

　　“Who’s Aaron? Why did you call me Aaron?”

　　“Aaron is someone I want to leave in the past and you are driving me nuts just like he had.” this was the highest level of truth I could reveal to him. This would also shut him up and keep him from asking any more questions. Keeping him in the dark was best for both of us.

　　“He’s the one responsible for your lack of trust in men?”