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Chapter 36.

"You can't just expect us to accept this, right?" Aunt Karen suddenly says after minutes of silence.

I frown at this.

"What your aunt is trying to say is , Roman showing up here again is quite alot to take in." Dad says, stopping my aunt from speaking up.

"Well - ," a hand at the small of my back distracts me and I end up glancing at Roman, who gives me a look that says ' calm down.'

I take a breath before speaking up again. "I understand that you are all surprised and I was too, when he showed up at school."

"You knew and didn't tell us?" Aunt Karen says accusingly.

"We weren't on speaking terms then, I didn't -"

"Oh so we must just accept because you said so? - No Hazel, we are not just going to follow what you say when you lied to us."

" I didn't lie, I didn't flipping lie to anyone!!" I snap, glaring at her.

" Hazel!!" Dad warns.

" I cant believe you aunt Karen, you know what, Roman being back is between us. He's my best friend."

"The same bestfriend who left you and broke your heart."

"It was not by choice!" Roman and I say at the same time.

I swear I just saw some unknown emotion flash on her face before she kept her face blank.

"Okay, why dont we all calm down mhm?.......Lets sit down and try talk this out." Grandpa says.

" I dont see it being possible." My aunt scoffs.

"You know what aunt, if you find it so hard to be here, you can just leave."

" Hazel!" Dad says surprised.

"No dad, I wont let anyone hurt Roman."

" Hazel, reign it in." Grandma says in that warning tone of hers.

I huff, turning to go take a seat." Aah!" I gasp, staggering back abit.

"Hazel!!" Multiple voices call out to me.

I feel hands on my arms steady me, keeping me upright." Come on." I hear Roman say in my ear before I'm led to sit on the couch.

"Are you okay?" He asks, but all I do is rest my forehead on his shoulder, as he's now gotten down to a kneeling position.

"My head, it hurts a bit." I say, closing my eyes and waiting for this sudden headache to subside, while I block out everyone who hovers around me.

"It's okay, just relax okay?" He says, rubbing my back smoothly.

"Mmm." I answer in agreement.

"Here, she must drink this." My dad says but I can already picture what he wants to give me.

I dont want another round of pills.

" I dont want it." I shake my head against his shoulder.

"Don't worry, she'll drink it just now." Roman says with assurance, as if I'll really do it.

"No I wont." I mumble.

" I think we should give them some space." My grandmother suggests close by and after a few minutes, I hear footsteps trail out of the room.

"Are they all gone?" I ask.

"Yes, now come on, take this." I sigh, leaning back to stare down at him, where he only holds out a glass of water.