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Chapter 5: Homecoming

Nina

Just as I thought, Jessica came home an hour later with a frown on her face.

“Where did you go?” she said.

I looked up from my book as I sat on the couch. Thankfully, I had prepared an excuse beforehand.

“My stomach started to hurt,” I replied. “Probably from all the alcohol last night. I couldn’t get through the crowd to make it back to you, so I just decided to come home.”

Jessica let out a sigh and walked over to her door.

“I hope you’re feeling better now at least, because there’s a party at the fire pit later since we won the game. And don’t even think about saying no! You have to put on a sexy outfit and show Justin what he’s missing.”

With that, Jessica disappeared into her room — presumably to get ready for the party. I sent Lori a quick text.

“Where u at? U going to that party later?”

A few minutes later, Lori replied: “Yeah. I promised Jess.”

I put my phone away with a sigh and closed my book. It was already seven o’clock, so the party would probably start in an hour or two. I decided to shower and change.

For some reason, as I got ready, I found myself actually caring about looking good… But not to make Justin jealous.

I wanted to look good for Enzo.

about a mile into the woods behind the school. It was an

fire pit, where a huge bonfire was already burning and loud music was playing. As we approached, I could see rambunctious boys whooping and throwing beer cans into the fire and flirting with girls. Alongside the fire, guys and girls danced

monkeys,” Lori grumbled. She had her hands stuffed into her pockets and had her hood pulled up. Almost as soon as we arrived, she pulled out a joint and wandered off to go sit and smoke by herself. Jessica and I had become used to this

black dress with tights and boots, and wore a leather jacket on top. I still had my hair in

I replied. “You

drunk guy. I took a sip and looked around as I tried to decide whether I

what to do, I overheard what sounded like angry voices coming from inside one of the cabins. I was nothing if not a bit nosy, and nonchalantly walked over to the cabin, pretending to look at my

think I made it pretty fucking clear that

that voice immediately: it was Lisa.

for you! You said

Justin.

“Besides, you knew what you were getting into. Why would I make things

he broke up with you. So why don’t you go out there and ask him to

sound of stomping across floorboards, and then the door swung

down at me from the

make it so fucking obvious,” she said, then flipped her hair over her shoulder and jogged down the steps. I followed her with my gaze all the way to the fire pit, where Enzo was standing and drinking while a group of

this university wouldn’t dare walk up to Enzo so nonchalantly

over Lisa’s shoulder. I felt like he was looking into my soul again, but it

pushing her breasts together — and rocked back and forth from her heels to her toes. “Wanna dance?” she said. “I haven’t had a dance partner

a swig of his beer, looking Lisa up and down. Around them,

up ages ago,

balled them up into fists. “Aw, come on!” she said. “You can’t tell me

a huff, Lisa stormed off. When she was gone, however, his gaze traveled