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.

responded with, "OK," and that was it-the full extent

space. I could leave my room without the risk of getting a pity look from my brother. The house was

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sparkle outside and considered lounging next to it for a second. But that somehow seemed wrong could I just go outside and enjoy the day after everything?

be mourning something; I just don't know

a run for it - but I didn't. In my kitchen sat Luke, eating cereal like it's the most normal

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

We ate in silence at opposite 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 and shoveling spoons full of cereal into his mouth.

do you mean

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

a run," I said

regret cross his face, and then he said a little softer now, "You are

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

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