Seeing it hurt me in ways I couldn’t have imagined before.

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He’d kissed me in the hallway. He’d almost kissed me in self–defense practice.

I hadn’t considered he would be kissing other people too.

“Piper…” he said again, softer.

I couldn’t even bear to look at him. I turned my shoulder to him and dropped my gaze to the floor.”

Please go clean up. Then we can talk.”

He was rarely uncertain, but he shifted awkwardly on his feet now. “Very well. I’ll be right back.” He

turned toward the door, and I did not look up again until he had walked through it.

Both Mark and Charlotte were looking at me. I felt judged.

Charlotte glanced away but Mark didn’t. He didn’t say anything, didn’t even hold an expression, but I

feel his disapproval radiating off

my heart, I understood it.

doing it with,

order

knew, maybe better than anyone, the amount of pressure he was under to

been unkind

your handkerchief?” I asked Mark.

his pocket and then produced a soft blue folded bit of fabric.

a moment,” I said, and rushed out

a few steps down the hallway, aggressively rubbing his lips

“Damn it all,” he

said as I approached behind him. “Let

quickly turned. His eyes met mine, but he

reached up with the handkerchief and wiped away the remaining smudges of lipstick

lips and chin

very still as I worked.

said. “It’s not my place to keep you from the other girls. But when I

voice was monotone. His face, impassive. He

it out of sheer

to want to keep you for myself, when we both know we can’t be

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