You’re Mine by Penny Brooks

Chapter 166

Chapter 166

Harper

"Did you bring anything good for lunch?" Sadie asks as she meets me at my locker.

I shake my head.

"I watched Mom throw it together this morning before work"

I hold up the bag, so she can see it.

"Turkey sandwich.

Chips.

An orange.” I laugh.

"I know you're dying to get your hands on an orange.

Wanna trade?" “Um, hello, we know my mom is the worst cook ever, I've got nothing you'd want in my lunch bag.

It's going straight in the trash and I'm buying some pizza.

Want a slice?" "No.

I'm good"

The truth is, even if I had a good lunch, I wouldn't eat it.

My stomach is such a mess.

And it has been all week.

I've been waiting to hear back from the colleges I applied to and I haven't gotten a response.

It seems like the entire senior class has heard something—whether it's an approval or denial from at least one school.

Even Ryan and Sadie have.

But all I've heard is silence.

And it's terrifying.

I need to know, I need to plan.

I need to prepare for what's about to happen with my life.

But most of all, I need to prepare for what's going to happen between Easton and me.

of where I'm going to go and where

is waiting for a response, I say,

gives me a

all right?" "Yep,’

nod this

if you change your mind, let

on me to get whatever kind

and when we arrive at the cafeteria, Easton and Ryan are

line, me tossing my lunch bag into the trash

has also ditched the lunch Mom made and is eating

slice of pepperoni and

take a seat next to

“Hey,” I say softly.

to tuck some of my hair behind my

you guys so long to join

empty spot in front

is it just me?" "Isn't it always a snore

“Agreed,” Easton says.

guess you're

extra

because we're seconds away

but he's standing behind Easton and me, Sadie now taking a seat

this genius got into college?" He's smiling so

guesses?" he asks around the

Easton shrugs.

where your kind goes?"

to Harvard, I would have gotten in.” He holds up his phone to show us the acceptance

school's emblem at the top of the

be an amazing feeling to have that

“Congrats, Blake, that's amazing"

about you?" he

I suck in a deep

you, Easton?" He crosses

am I right? Since you don't have Leigh's pussy to get you a mailbox full of acceptance letters?”

tell me the giant list of

chuckles even though I know he doesn't find any of

have to do

Easton is too good for school. He's probably going to be working as a

"You're fucking relentless"

understand what you're hiding.” Easton

think I'm hiding

if he's going to knock out Blake

you shut up?"

right now, for

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