Chapter 53

Scarlett left the bar and ran to Ruby's room, throwing her arms around her and crying in anguish as soon as she entered.

"Scarlett! What happened? Are you okay?" Ruby exclaimed. "Weren't you drinking with the guys?"

"Ruby," Scarlett cried. "I shouldn't have come back here."

Ruby slightly pulled away from her, studying her friends' tear-streaked face. "What makes you say that?"

"Everyone here doesn't like me! I didn't even do anything wrong. I'm sorry, Ruby, but it's all my fault. I was young and impulsive, and I took everything for granted. I just wanted to figure myself out, and I gave up on Wyatt. But after all these years, I realized I- I was wrong," Scarlet sobbed and hiccuped, tears streaming and mixing with her black mascara.

"Ruby," She whimpered. "I never meant to get back with Wyatt. I just wanted for us to be friends again. But…"