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

radiating off of him in

my heart, I understood

had been doing it

make sure I was okay. In order of his priorities, I ranked high

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

unkind to him.

borrow your handkerchief?” I

into his pocket and then produced a soft blue folded bit of fabric. I accepted it with

a moment,” I said, and rushed out

far. He was only a few steps down

it all,” he

said as I approached

turned. His eyes met mine,

handkerchief and wiped away the remaining smudges

lips and chin

still

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

His voice was monotone. His face, impassive. He

of sheer

you for myself, when we both know we

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