Chapter 22: Looking beneath the surface

Genevieve's POV "What did you just say? I didn't quite catch that," I said, raising my head sharply to glance at him. Due to the honking of moving cars on the road, I thought I had misheard him. "Forget it if you didn't hear it," he replied as he walked away. I ran after him. "I definitely heard you say thank you. I never knew you know how to show gratitude," I said. "You know nothing about me," he responded. "I found out enough to know that you are rude and incapable of feeling anything," I replied. "How do you know I don't feel anything?" he asked again. "That's what everyone at school and your expression says. The way you act doesn't tell me otherwise. Why do people run away from you like a plague? You might be a selfish rude jerk but that doesn't mean they should all be scared of you," I said to him. "Are you complimenting me or insulting me?" he inquired. I shrugged. "Take it however you want." I glanced at him after we walked for a while and he wasn't responding to my question. H