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.

and that was it-the

going, and I didn't care. Thad space. I could leave my room without the risk of getting a pity look from my brother. The house was eerily quiet, and it

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second. But that somehow seemed wrong could I

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

eating cereal like it's the most normal thing to do on a Sunday

but Luke stopped me. "No, Wait. Stay. I mean, you're out. Out of your room." Luke seemed frazzled like he hadn't expected me

ends of the counter for a few minutes until the question in my head finally just came out. "Why are you here?" Luke didn't even look up. He kept chewing

you mean

Luke said as if it were apparent. I swallowed hard. They were taking shifts to make sure I was OK?

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something?

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 that it was not

for a run," I said to the room,

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

stepped forward, trapping me between the counter and his body. He was close

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