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CHAPTER 15

JESS

I'd spent the entire Saturday hauled up in my room, refusing to leave. Between Laura and Sam, I had enough snacks to last me through winter, and I'm stocked with action-packed movies. No romcoms because boys suck

All of them.

Josh hasn't checked in on me once, and neither has Luke.

It's fine.

I didn't care.

They didn't care.

I texted Josh that I didn't want our parents to know. They were in Paris for the next month, and Luke's parents joined them. Nothing happened anyway, so there was nothing to tell.

that was it-the full extent of our

the house. He didn't mention where he was going, and I didn't care. Thad space. I could leave my room without the

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somehow seemed wrong could I just go outside and

reason, it felt like I was supposed to be mourning something; I just don't know

corner, I stopped dead in my tracks, almost spinning on my heel and making a run for it - but I didn't. In my kitchen sat Luke, eating cereal like it's the most normal thing to do on a Sunday morning

stopped me. "No, Wait. Stay. I mean, you're out. Out of your room." Luke seemed

few minutes until the question in my head finally just came out. "Why are you here?" Luke didn't even look up. He

you mean

said as if it were apparent. I swallowed hard. They were taking shifts to make sure I was OK? Did I wake up in an

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something?

up, leaving my cereal. I needed to get out of here. I needed to run. I usually go first thing in the morning, but I didn't care

run," I said to the room, not

suddenly growled, and I jumped a little. I saw regret cross his face, and then he said a little

be fine." I said, squaring my shoulders, but Luke stepped forward, trapping me between the counter

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