Chapter 54

• It was the night before the talent show, and Simone still wasn't sure what song she was going to play. Her unhealthy obsession with worrying about Darius had taken up most of her thoughts. It had been two long days since Darius left to meet up with his brothers—two torturous days of mental anguish.
• These were questions swarming in her head like a disease, weakening her body and mind. She needed a cure, and that cure was Darius. Just a glimpse of his face was all she needed to soothe away her unethical desire for resolution. She often wondered if he too felt the same way, in a constant fixation with her well-being.
• She wanted to hate herself, but was it so bad to care for someone like Darius? Surrendering to her emotions meant giving him free reign over her heart. Was she willing to submit that kind of power to him?