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She sniffed and wiped her face with the sleeve of her jersey, feeling more tears fall down her cheeks. Just then, Zeke came down the stairs shirtless and in some sweatpants. He froze when he saw her there. She ran into his arms as soon as she saw him and broke down in tears.

He wrapped his hands around her shoulders and told his house mates that he had everything under control. He took her upstairs to his space, rubbing her back while she sobbed and hiccuped. It saddened him to see her cry.

Once they got to his room, he sat her down on the bed and continued rubbing her back. She started to calm down after a few minutes and he made her a cup of hot chocolate.

"Hey," he said softly, carefully putting it on the bedside table across his bed once he saw that she had calmed down and was sitting quietly. He tucked a few strands behind her ears and delicately lifted her face to have a proper look at her.

"What happened?"

"Stupid hormones," she tried to lie, but he knew her better.