You’re Mine by Penny Brooks

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.

have an idea of where I'm going to go and

a response, I say, "Honestly, Sadie, I'm not

me

all right?" "Yep,’ I

even nod this time and

if you change your

to get

when we arrive at the cafeteria, Easton and

the lunch line, me tossing my lunch bag into the trash before

also ditched the lunch Mom made and is eating chicken nuggets and tater tots instead, money he probably scored by selling

slice of

seat next to my

“Hey,” I say softly.

forward to tuck some of my hair behind my

took you guys so long to join us?" I

and I were talking, that's all.” I look at the empty spot in front of me where my lunch should be sitting, the weight

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

“Agreed,” Easton says.

guess you're right,"

extra slow

because we're seconds away from graduating,”

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

this genius got into college?" He's smiling so hard, I think

he asks

Easton shrugs.

your kind goes?" “Funny,

gotten in.”

“Wow; I say, viewing the school's emblem at the top of the

feeling to have that

“Congrats, Blake, that's amazing"

you?"

good news yet?" I suck in a deep breath

a word.’ "What about you, Easton?" He crosses

have Leigh's pussy to get you a mailbox full of acceptance letters?” “Fuck

giant list of schools you've gotten into,’

I know he doesn't find any of this

certainly don't have

school. He's probably going to be working as

"You're fucking relentless"

hiding.” Easton turns around to look

I'm

wrong.’ I stare at Easton, trying to figure out if he's going to knock out Blake or start screaming at him

shut

right now, for you to