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32. Secret
"Hey, guys. What's up?"
In interrupt David and Ari's moment, and the two break apart guiltily. I narrow my eyes at them.
"Dina." David says. He moved to kiss me on the cheek. I let him, but I do not offer him a smile as usual. He clears his throat at my coldness.
"What's going on? is there something wrong?"
"N-nothing." Ari responds with a smile, but it is forced and I swear I can see her wipe a tear from her eyes. My suspicion goes up a notch as she starts walking away from us, "Um...I better get back. I think I'm missing the good parts."
"Oh, not really--" I try to stop her but she's already gone. I turn to David. "What are you doing here? I thought you also went out with the boys."
Something is obviously worng. Horrible enough for David to not be able to hide it from his face.
Damn it. Is he cheating on me with Ari? Is this what it is? Should I just ask him?
"Y-yeah. It kinda ended in a disaster. So I thought I'd dropped by
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