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.

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 closer to

the one to throw me under the bus. She

eyes,

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

you anything for abandoning me last night. I thought I would

exclaims. “If you want to get closer to Carter, you’ll have to spend time alone with just the two of you.

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

to fall in love with you, we must do things my way. If it were up to

bothering me about last night. I wanted to know if I was

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 did it for

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 care for me when he never did anything

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 Carter, but that was only because he hurt her first. And he

done, I know I must continue

she seemed the most anxious

me what I was doing there. I explained that I might have been there to wreck

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

she’s speaking about. Carter seemed to be treating me better when I acted mean

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

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