You’re Mine by Penny Brooks

Chapter 121

Chapter 121

Harper

With Easton's phone tucked under my arm to hide it from my teacher, I enter the classroom, and hurry to my desk.

Once I'm sitting, I take out my textbook and notebook and pretend to be ready for class. Really, it’s just a stage, so I can look prepared while, in all actuality, I’ll be hiding behind the guy in front of me, using Easton's phone to catch up on all the things I’ve missed. Just as I'm typing in his passcode—the same code, I’ve learned, that opens his locker—I hear, “Are you all right?"

The question comes from my left, the seat where Blake sits. I'm sure he’s asking because he saw Easton and I arguing.

Blake misses nothing. I don’t want to get into it. It's none of his business.

Whatever I tell him, I’m sure will get right back to Aisha, and then I'll have to listen to her teasing, too. I'm over it. I glance at him, observing the concern etched across his face. “Yeah, I'm fine."

“You deserve better."

He turns his body toward me. “I told him that when I saw him gloating in the hallway a few seconds ago. What dude does that, by the way? Fight with their girlfriend, and then act like king of the world?"

He rolls his eyes. “Anyway, I just want you to know that you don't have to put up with someone treating you that way. You're a hell of a catch, Harper. Any guy in this school would agree."

My heart aches. I was the reason for today’s fight. I was the one who royally fucked things up. I was the one who waited her whole life to date someone—someone as amazing as Easton—and then kept him a secret from her parents.

to Easton? How am I going to show him how much I love him?

staring at Blake, lost in my thoughts, not saying anything.

doubting yourself. Every word

toward the front of the room, the teacher beginning her lecture. I don’t know what

on something other than my massive fuck—up. I unlock Easton’s phone and pull up his Instagram. Do

start scrolling, looking for

his guy friends. Phew. I logout of his account and login to mine, catching up with all

check Aisha’s page, surprised there isn’t some type of reference about my fight with Easton this morning—or anything

anything really juicy to share either. In fact, their posts have been a little lame lately, a few hookups that the school already knows about, a fight between two cheerleaders that

She likes to dress him up in these wild costumes and the cat couldn’t be more

nuts. Seeing that I haven't really missed much, I logout of all my accounts and stare at the background

on the dock. Sadie had taken the picture and our legs are dangling in the water, his arm is around my shoulders, my head is resting by

I'm sorry.

when we parted in the hallway, I feel hopeful that he’s

App and

were taken in my bedroom, lots were snapped while we were at school, tons more of us at the lake house. I scroll through many more random shots, searching for more pics of

flashes of detail that catch my

there has to be more shots and suddenly, something out of nowhere catches my

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