You’re Mine by Penny Brooks

Chapter 75

Harper

“What in the ever-loving fuck just happened?” Sadie says, rushing to my side the second I leave the cafeteria. “Blake just hauled ass to the nurse, bleeding profusely. Mrs. Scott just dragged Easton toward her office and Aisha’s smiling like she just got fucked against a wall.” She holds my shoulders. “And you look like you’re about to burst into tears.”

The moment Easton got dragged away and Blake left for the nurse, Aisha gave me the nastiest smirk and took off, leaving me alone in the cafeteria, drops of Blake’s blood by my feet. I haven’t even had a chance to catch my breath yet. My whole body is tingling and numb, my chest aching.

I don’t want Easton to get in trouble.

I don’t want him fighting with Blake.

I don’t want anyone fighting anymore. Between my brother punching Easton in our backyard and Easton punching Blake today, I’ve had enough.

What makes it worse is that both instances were over me.

“Sadie …” | move us over to a row of lockers, leaning against one, needing something to take my weight and hold me up. “I couldn’t get Easton to stop, he was raging mad angrier than I’ve ever seen him-and he exploded on Blake.” I pull my hair back, the heat on my neck making it hard to breathe. “Blake was loving it, he was egging him on. It’s like he wanted Easton to punch him.”

“Of course Blake wants to start shit with Easton, he wants Easton to look as bad as possible in front of you, so Blake looks like a saint.” She twirls a piece of my hair. “Harper, he’s obsessed with you, he’ll do anything to be with you.”

“Even getting punched in the face?”

She shrugs. “Looks like it.”

| swallow, needing the tightness in my throat to go away. “I don’t know, Sadie. This is all so crazy, and it isn’t over, I feel like things are just getting started between them.”

Sadie’s eyes widen. “Shhh, here comes trouble.”

I turn around, meeting the smug smile that I hate so much.

“Did you enjoy that?” Aisha asks, now standing next to us. “Watching your little boyfriends fight over you?”

have one boyfriend,” I tell her. “Let’s get that straight before you run

what went down today, the whore everyone has been calling you

cunt,” Sadie

to write that word out-maybe it makes you feel like less of a whore yourself, you know, like when you spray

across my garage.”

up …” Her stare intensifies.

it’s my turn to smile and laugh. “Yeah, right. No

me.”

turns serious, an expression I haven’t seen from her. “That wasn’t

asks. “You despise Harper, so of

you.”

despise you and I don’t want you to be with Easton and, you’re right, I am a cunt, but it wasn’t me who

considering this, but

Aisha, then

it can’t be Blake … can

do that to

one day,” Sadie says to Aisha. “Get out

look at the people in your circle.” She eyes up Sadie. “Those are

and Sadie says to me, “Do you

me out there. “I don’t know

you

the only person

hallway toward class. As we‘re passing the front office, the door swings open and Easton

look

his face dripping

he passes me, grabbing his arm to stop

down at me, a look in

happened?” | ask. “Are you all right? Did you get in