Can’t Win Me Back by Ginger Sue

Chapter 395

After escaping from Landon that night, Lauren found herself unable to sleep. Upon returning home, she discovered her injuries.

She had a severe scrape on her elbow that was bleeding and oozing pus. The stinging pain brought tears to her eyes.

As she had hurt herself after sneaking out, she kept quiet about her wounds and quickly tended to her injuries with whatever was available in the first aid kit.

Then, she snuggled with her teddy bear under the covers, but that didn’t help. She ended up tossing and turning throughout the night.

Between sleep and consciousness, a flood of memories inundated her mind.

She remembered the degrading experience of being forced to eat lunch in a squalid restroom. She also remembered the humiliating incident of being dunked headfirst into a trashcan by a male student under Zoe’s command.

She recalled the shocking discovery of a dead rat hidden in her bag and her cherished novel torn into shreds by Zoe’s cruel hands.

And then there was the harrowing memory of the music room piano. It was a nightmarish episode that

would haunt her forever.

Zoe Harper. Landon Harper. She replayed the names in her mind. Did that mean Zoe was Landon’s

younger sister?

face

dawn.

psychological and developmental struggles, she

to Landon for saving her from a

kitchen and made a blueberry mousse cake

planned to have Jasper deliver her token of appreciation to

was ready, she refrigerated it and dusted her hands off. Then, she returned to her bedroom.

as she stumbled backward. There, Betty sat in a chair,

and arms folded, wearing an evil

Lauren went numb.

didn’t you greet your sister?” Betty flicked her newly manicured nails and sneered, “You’re just dumb, not mute, you know.”

Lauren mumbled in a hushed voice.

out for some fun. How does

have fun. You’ll probably find me boring.” Lauren replied, her head

chair, a hint of a smirk in her eyes. “I thought we could strengthen our sisterhood,

room with her arms behind

that, Betty left the room, her hands

and dragged herself into the room. Suddenly, she rushed to her headboard

how hard she looked, she failed to find her treasured teddy bear, a gift from Alyssa.

too well that Betty wouldn’t have entered her room without a reason. She concluded that Betty must have taken the bear.

the entrance, she