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.

me? How am I going to make this up to Easton? How am I going to show him how much I

Blake, lost in my thoughts, not saying anything.

Every word I said is

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

focus on something other than

his DMs and start

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

type of reference about my fight with Easton this morning—or anything about me in general or her everlasting

a few hookups that the school already knows about, a fight between two

cat. She likes to dress him up in these wild costumes and

Seeing that I haven't really missed much, I logout of all

first night at his lake house, sitting outside on the dock. Sadie had taken the picture and our

I'm sorry.

mean to fuck this up. Even though things didn’t end badly when we parted in the hallway, I feel hopeful that

photo App and

snapped while we were at school, tons more of us at the lake house. I scroll through many more

quick flashes of detail that catch my eyes—liquor bottles, Ryan doing a keg stand, the boys moshing at

more shots and suddenly, something out of nowhere catches my attention, and I reverse back a few

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