d picked sides and unfortunatel

hallway, every class and every damn social feed. Caleb wasn't just lett

, I was clingy,

"Checked my location twenty times a day like a psycho. Blew up my phone. Didn't want me to t

ople were listening to him rubbish my name. One of his goons a

rved wha

as that part

ingers clenched so hard around my pho

in the lecture hall. Not i

urled on my bed with my blanket pulled over my head

heartbreak. It wa

it s

irls raising eyebrows, guys giving me pity looks and pe

that

the cra

ow her drink on

my girlfriend was

o class. Still walked with my head held high. Still sat

a little more like a

an had ha

he only person I didn't have to pretend

red look on his face and then flopped beside me on the bed like he b

, genuinely hate his guts. I don't care how many points he scores or how good h

for him to continue. I didn't h

moping. You're coming with me t

e. At this point in my life, I h

es

m him. "Ethan, I'm not in the mood f

posted a single savage story since Friday. This is serious. I'm staging

d gave him

good vibes, grilled meat, and me throwing th

ng but

I said in a voice that wa

t respect especially if you walk in there like the queen y

twist the kni

I w

*

ks from campus and the scent of grilled steak

of the guys tossed a football back and forth on the lawn while a Bluetooth s

, I kept my arms folded tight and my eyes glu

an hovered beside

ied to sound casual, like they hadn't heard the rumors. Like they weren't pic

ylar, yo

you

ted Caleb. That

le before returning to my screen. I wasn't here

se Ethan was rel

nued to come. Most sounded a

ed nervously as he said to me, "Honestly,

e me almost

d been broken. My trust, my sense of safety and the belief that

e I could ge

hair into my eyes and the smell of charred meat clung to my clothes and tried to

and nudged my arm. "Smile," he whispe

t's the death of my d

and handed

pit where some of the younger players huddled around and

o look to know

e followed my gaze. "The

God knows

ut about every lie Caleb had told. To post the ent

at was

t revenge. I

d to no

asn't t