Girl Get Rid Of That Jerk by Melissa Johns

Chapter 219

In the evening, Allison got a call from her best friend, Sabrina. “Hey babe, New Year's Eve is coming up fast. Got any plans?"

Allison glanced at her phone's calendar-it was already December 28th.

"Not really," she replied, her voice a bit raspy from all the crying earlier. Sabrina noticed right away. "Babe, what's going on? You sound a little rough." "I'm okay, just caught a bit of a cold."

"Oh, alright then," Sabrina said, not questioning her further. "So, what's the plan for New Year's? Are you spending it with Joshua, or hanging out with Olivia and me?"

Just hearing Joshua's name made Allison's eyes well up again. “Joshua and I...”

"What about you two?"

The room was brightly lit, and snowflakes danced quietly outside the window.

Allison sat on her bed, phone in hand, staring at her toes. "We... we had a bit of a disagreement..."

her

I'll have my brother invite Joshua out. We'll meet up, and you two can get some alone time. Trust me, a

paused, then cheekily added, "And if that doesn't do the trick, well, you know what to do just take it

was always so bold, never one to hold back. Allison knew her friend's carefree spirit well, but still, her cheeks

I'm telling you, men love things simple and straightforward. Talking

another ten minutes of Sabrina's unfiltered relationship advice before hanging up, her mind swirling with

tossed and turned,

that had happened recently in her mind, and concluded that Joshua's talk of breaking up was probably to protect

was hopeful that

In

She figured she could pretend nothing happened, act cool in public, but stay

hear Joshua's voice, to talk to him. She missed him so

morning. She decided against calling him. Joshua had been so