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

disapproval radiating off of him in waves,

heart, I understood

doing, and whoever he had been doing it with, he had

was okay. In order of his priorities, I

I knew, maybe better than anyone, the amount of

had been unkind to

borrow your handkerchief?” I asked

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

me a moment,” I said, and rushed out the door.

steps down

sleeve, “Damn it all,”

I approached behind him. “Let

turned. His eyes met mine, but he didn’t say

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

lips and chin

very still

slowly lowered my hand. “I’m sorry,” I said. “It’s not my place to keep you from the other girls. But

are jealous,” Nicholas said. His voice was monotone. His face, impassive. He

out of sheer

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

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