CHAPTER 15

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.

"OK," and that was it-the full extent of

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

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But that somehow seemed wrong could I just go outside

like I was supposed to be mourning something; I just don't know what. Me? Me before

eating cereal like it's the most normal thing to do on a Sunday morning in my house. He looked up, and surprise flashed across his face as he swallowed

to the hallway, but Luke stopped me. "No, Wait. Stay. I mean, you're out.

the counter for a few minutes until the question in my head finally just

do you mean

swallowed hard. They were taking shifts to make sure I was OK? Did I wake up in an alternate universe or

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something?

run. I usually

run," I said

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

but Luke stepped forward, trapping me between the counter and his body. He was close enough that I could

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