Chapter 24 PRETEND

COHEN’s P O V

‘‘Go home, Katrina!’’ I shouted at her, a hint of anger in my voice. ‘‘What are you still doing here?’’

‘‘I need to talk to you, Cohen…’’ she said, her voice barely a whisper.

‘‘You’ll get sick…’’ I hissed. ‘‘Go home!’’

‘‘Really, Cohen? That’s what you're going to say after seeing me again?’’ she snapped when we came face to face. She took my hand and hit her face with it, making my eyes widen. ‘‘Why don’t you just hit me, huh?’’ she tried to grab my hand again, but I hid it behind me, and stepped back. ‘‘Why don’t you just hit me, slap me, scream at me!’’ she shouted. ‘‘I deserve all of that, Cohen. I’m sorry! I'm so sorry, why can't you forgive me?''

Her chest heaved up and down as she yelled at me.

‘‘I don’t think that there was anything else to talk about…’’ I growled, staring at her soaked face from the rain and tears. ‘‘Don’t show your face to me ever again…’’