You’re Mine by Penny Brooks

Chapter 83

Harper

Easton and Mrs.

Scott? Last night? He ...

cheated on me? Every time I read the post from WHGOSSIP, I feel like I get kicked in the heart again with the highest spiked heel.

This time, it's happening in the back of Ryan's car, the tears filling my eyes for what feels like the hundredth time this morning.

If Sadie hadn't spent the night and been with me when I got the news, I would have stayed home sick.

But she doesn't want me to hide and thinks that will only make me feel worse.

I don’t know how I could possibly feel worse than this.

And nothing is making me feel better, not Sadie trying to distract me by singing in the front seat, not Ryan's insane driving as he speeds down the streets, not scrolling through Instagram and seeing everyone's comments on the post.

How could he do this to me? How could he hurt me this way? Every unanswered question bites harder into my heart.

"Put your phone down,"

Sadie says, turning around to look at me from the passenger seat.

“Stick it in your bag and don't look at it again until school is over."

She nods toward my backpack.

"Reading all that stuff, it’s only going to make you feel worse, babe.” "I know,"

I whisper, but I can't help myself.

I have to see it all.

I have to read their opinions.

I have to know what they know.

And the one person who probably knows more than anyone is driving, and he hasn't said a word to me all morning.

But I need to talk about it, I need more than just Sadie's opinion, I need to hear fromm someone who has inside knowledge.

“Ryan,” I start and pause, trying to gather my thoughts.

"Do you think—"

"No."

I'm startled by the way he completely shuts me off.

“No, what?"

talking about

silently

has a way with Ryan, she's able to soften him a little, something I've never

"Ryan, please,” she begs.

sister is freaking—the— fuck—out over this, tell her

He looks at Sadie.

I'm going to kill the motherfucker the second I lay my eyes on him—that's

going to

everything I fear must be

"He ...

with her?” Sadie asks

Ryan shakes his head.

spoken to him, he won't return my messages.” Easton has been texting and calling me, but

Way too much.

I read the texts he's

Please call me.

have to talk

what you think,

to talk to

ignore me, please,

didn’t do it, I swear to you, I

me before you

reply, not to answer his calls and I trusted she was giving me the

fighting about this before

to change the

for myself that he was at

that will make this better? I look at Ryan in the rearview

proving to be

you know if they were sleeping together

you ask

a light, glaring at me from

don't know the girls

does, they're

I know

fills the car the rest of the way to school, and I'm not surprised to see Blake the moment I walk into

there for

pulling me into

that he did this

I don’t pull away.

this—the sympathy, the protection, the comfort, especially when today is going to be so hard once the whispers and

if it helps to hear this,

didn't show up to school, so I don't think you'll have

to pass her in the hallway should give me some relief,

Everything hurts.

stings even more

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