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.

was it-the full extent of our

where he was going, and I didn't care. Thad space. I could leave my room without the risk of getting a pity look

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pool 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

was supposed to be mourning

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

I mean, you're out. Out of your room." Luke seemed frazzled like he hadn't expected me

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. "We took shifts," he shrugged, and I put

do you

They were taking shifts

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something?

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 that

run," I said to

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

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

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