Chapter 281

~SCARLETT~

My sister and best friend were not giving me a chance to breathe. They were throwing questions at me, one after the next.

I didn’t want to remember anything about last night. I wanted to forget last night ever happened.

“You need to tell us what happened last night between you and Carter!” Clara repeats as Jenna joins us in the car. It was the next day, and I was still in shock and scarred from last night, and it was all these two traitor’s fault.

They abandoned me when I needed them the most.

How could they have left me to deal with Carter on my own?

How could they let him drop me home?

“I can’t believe the two of you!” I snap. “You guys are such traitors. How could you let me leave with Carter all by myself? Do you even realize how awful that was for me?”

A part of me knew that wasn’t entirely true. It wasn’t completely awful, but that wasn’t something I was ready to admit.

would be best for the two of you to leave together so that you could get closer to him.

be the one to throw me under the bus. She

eyes, “stop

impatiently. “You need to spill the tea. We want to know everything! And don’t leave a single

for abandoning me last night. I thought I would have

to spend time alone with just

snap. “I don’t want to get closer to him. I’m only doing this for you. Don’t

do things my way. If it were up

I wanted to know if I was wrong about

Carter Prince. He doesn’t do romantic. Everyone knows this, including me, and I would know plenty since I dated him. But why do you ask?”, she pauses before her eyes widen. “Don’t tell me he

how to answer this question. On the one hand, my sister would be happy to know he was falling for me or at least pretending to fall for me. But on the other, she would be sad that he was so quick to

so I can’t say.” I lie to her. I’m unsure if I’m doing the right thing by lying to her, but I was scared of hurting her. She was going through enough already. I knew she didn’t choose the best way to deal with her

what he’s done, I

tell us what happened?” Jenna asks; she seemed the most anxious to hear the stories

what I was doing there. I explained that I might have been there to wreck his windshield for hurting Clara. Of course, he didn’t believe me because I’m apparently too nice even to

“Of course, you’re too nice for that. I’m happy you stood up for me, but I don’t think you should keep doing that around him. We want him to start liking you.

when I acted mean to him.

still listening intently. “I feel like I’m reading a novel, but it’s your life! How cool is

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