er's

its way out of my chest as

ord, the boy who's made my life hell for six months, who has th

ppear into the morning crowd of students. If I can

y arm and yank

hen I spin around, Crew is right there. His jaw is tig

"We don't have a choice in this, Summer. You're going

g inside

ple nearby turn to look. "You've already done everything you could possibly do. You've messed

eps f

ep b

s the cold metal of a locker. He cages me in with his bo

ll his cologne, expensive and overwhel

, not quite touching but clo

ps even lower. "But let me tell you something, Summer. I don't like tr

ther I'm not going to

nerve. You move into my house, make yourself comfortable in m

o grip both my shoulders, finger

ing to reg

"You're my senior. You're graduating this year. And you need me-a junior-to tutor you just so you can pass

tens instantl

are talk to

ist away but he holds fi

now, and I can see the rage and in hi

er go.

th fr

n with Crew still gripping my shoulders, and there he is-standing a few feet awa

this, Chen,

Her.

His fingers flex on my shoulders, tightening jus

eases me an

ing me against his side. His arm wraps around my sh

ld to my face and back again. Something shifts in his expressi

o been

at the same time, our vo

hat?" He tilts his head, studying us with those cold blue ey

his expression ma

Ty says, his arm tighten

ew's eyes stay locked on mine. "I was

st

iffen beside me. He turns to look at me, confusion writ

e I can say anything, a voi

ab

Everyone at Blackwo

thes and the kind of confidence that comes from never being told no. She's the head cheerleader, t

im on the cheek, her hand slidin

ut her eyes are calculating as they swe

ys smoothly.

She looks at Ty first, dismissive, then at me, and something sharp f

to Crew, playing with the collar of his jacket. "We're

lands on her waist, casual and

at her with that calcu

ab

es

gestures lazily toward Ty and me. "Do th

hot with humil

on't know. They're a bunch of lowl

words die in my throat. What's the point? I'm the scholarship girl. Ty's the

duate and escape this hell. Getting into a fight with Brianna

stay

s arm. "We don't have to waste o

him away, but then he pauses, loo

is cold

u at ho