Bye-Bye Jerk, Hello Mr. Right by Rosie Steppe

Chapter 330

He didn't flinch. Just stood th

ere, staring.

"Do you know me?" I asked, not even bothering with a smile.

"No."

I gave him a once-over. He wasn't exactly the kind of guy you'd notice right away, but the more I looked, the more attractive he seemed. Today, he'd swapped the hoodie for a light blue T-shirt, looking clean and laid-back. Casual, but in a way that worked for him. "So, we just keep bumping into each other for fun, huh?" I shot back, not buying his "no" for a second.

"We don't know each other," he sa

it you look a lot like someone I know."

I couldn't help it-I laughed. Really? That line was so old, it could've been my grandma's.

Seeing the mockery in my smile, he blushed. "I'm serious, I can show you."

Before I could say anything, he pulled out his phone and swiped a few times. When he held it up, my breath caught. Staring back at me was a girl with a bright smile, her hair in a perfect bun. She looked like me-like, freakishly close. The only real difference was a little beauty mark by her eye, something I didn't have.

I stared at the photo for what felt like forever before finally meeting his eyes again. "She does look like me. But I swear, I don't know her."

"I know," he said. He pocketed his phone, looking almost sad.

sneakers. Not exactly giving off creepy stalker vibes, more like... gym

He didn't say anything.

cut straight to it. "Dude, this is

"I-I don't

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following a girl around? Not okay. It's sketchy, and it makes me feel unsafe. You get that, right?" My voice took on a more serious edge, the way I'd talk to someone at work who was messing up. He dropped his head a little. "Yeah. I'm

But yesterday and today? Not okay. Don't make it a thing." It was

He didn't

I started

"Wait," he called out.

I paused, turning back.

Smith. I'm a PhD student," he

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flicked to the school name: Kelhmark Royal Academy. Whoa.

Yesterday, watching him take off like that, I know there was something different about

with a little laugh, handing his ID back. "Didn't get

He hadn't wanted to, and me, being a lovesick idiot, decided to follow his lead instead of my own plans. Spoiler alert: neither of us ended up there. Thinking about

Wade's expression changed, gettin

might not

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"The girl in the photo you saw...

onger."