Chapter 17
Michelle I’m so confused. What does Maddox want from me? First, he makes me agree to pretend to be his girlfriend, and then he tells his friends that I’m not his type. What is that guy doing? Did he change his mind?
Or…
Was the sex with me so terrible that he doesn’t even want to continue being in a fake relationship with me?
My head is spinning. Why are guys so confusing?
I drink another glass of water. I’m trying to study inside the kitchen, but it’s pretty impossible with Ciara and Zendra watching TV with the guys they are dating.
The volume is too high, and I jump every time the girls scream at whatever lousy horror movie is playing. I bet they are faking it to hug their boyfriends. I would do the same with Maddox…
Then again, maybe I wouldn’t dare?
The guy wants nothing to do with me; he has made that clear by how he acted. He would push me aside if I even tried that with him. And then, with his stern face, he would most likely point
out why I’m not his type and hurt me without realizing it.
Maddox is a big idiot.
An incoming text message captures my attention. I pick up my phone, and to my surprise, there are text messages from Maddox but also from an unknown number. Maddox: Why are you ignoring me? I’ve called like a billion times. Are you mad at me?
Mad?
the other message. Unknown number: Hey, this is Jason, Maddox’s friend. The guys had a lot of fun when you visited last time, and you’re now invited to the party we will have
I blink multiple times.
party?” I whisper to myself, wide-eyed and dazed, as I clutch my phone with
my lips. The invitation is healing some of the significant heart damage Maddox caused me. Speaking of him, there is another text message… Maddox: What have I
he realizes he has done
as he types another message. I like him, so it takes a lot of effort not
But…
want to
Talk
I sigh.
agreed on becoming a fake couple, Maddox. Why don’t you figure
with so stupidly
believe he can freely hurt me whenever he likes. He said I lacked
The worst part?
so that’s why I was ignoring him. I had hoped
in my world, an apology isn’t worth as much when you must tell the person to say
I look
would keep our secret. Maddox: Not that I’ve told them of our arrangement or anything. A phone call comes in, and my heart
to him? Because I like him,
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