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.

said it would be best for the two of you to leave together so that you could get closer to him. But did that happen? Did you happen to get

one to throw

eyes, “stop being so

“You need to spill the tea. We want to know

roll my eyes, “I shouldn’t tell you anything for abandoning me last night.

want to get closer to Carter, you’ll have to spend time alone with just the two of you. It’s something you have to

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

must do things my way. If it were up to you, you wouldn’t try to get close to him and instead try to push him

last night. I wanted to know if I was

knows this, including me, and I would know plenty since

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

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 heartache, but she was my sister, and she wasn’t a bad person. She’s never wished bad on anyone except

what he’s done, I know I must continue with this

you ever going to tell us what happened?” Jenna asks; she seemed

me what I was doing there. I explained that I might have been there to wreck his windshield for hurting

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. You’ll need to try at least to be nice

she’s speaking about. Carter seemed to be treating me better when I acted mean to him. For some reason, it seemed

still listening intently. “I feel like I’m reading a novel, but it’s

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