46 ??What is it that you want now??? (1/2)

ZAYN

Leia flopped down into an unoccupied chair, hugging the bag to herself. I stood by the stage and the humour wasn't lost on me; we were both alone in a marriage hall.

Of course, I had noticed Leia in other exams too—though not all of them since our centres were different for some—but that was usually after we were done taking our exams and she sat in her seat, the table covering her the same way her backpack was right now.

I was honestly getting a little worried.

Was she afraid someone would see her scars? Had her prick of a husband given her new ones?

Anger stabbed me square in the chest and I thought I would topple over for a second. Thankfully, I gained my poise and focused on the matter at hand.

”So?” Leia announced, breaking the tension-filled silence. ”You said you had something to say? Go ahead, I'm listening.”

I cleared my throat. ”Your husband just paid me a visit.”

I watched her eyes widen into saucers. ”What? Why would he do that? How does he even know you?”

I shrugged. ”You tell me. He asked me why I texted you. That must mean he's known about me for quite some time. Though I wonder why he decided to come up to me now of all times.”

”Zayn—it's—I,” she gave a nervous little laugh. ”I don't know, actually.”

Really, though? I could tell from the flash in her eyes that she was hiding something from me—with too much effort, that too.