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

friend is waiting for a response, I say, "Honestly, Sadie,

gives me

all right?"

I even nod this time and

change your mind, let

me to get whatever kind of slice

we arrive at the cafeteria, Easton and Ryan

line, me tossing my lunch bag into the trash

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

of pepperoni and

seat

“Hey,” I say softly.

tuck some of my

you guys so long to join us?"

front of me where my lunch should be sitting, the weight of the

is it just

“Agreed,” Easton says.

guess you're right," I

extra slow and

seconds away from graduating,”

behind Easton and me, Sadie now

smiling so hard, I think his lips are going

guesses?" he asks

Easton shrugs.

that where your kind goes?" “Funny, asshole; Blake

I applied to Harvard, I would have gotten in.” He holds

the top of the email,

be an amazing feeling

“Congrats, Blake, that's amazing"

you?"

yet?" I suck in a deep

Easton?" He crosses his arms across

you don't have Leigh's

the giant list of schools you've gotten into,’ Blake

he doesn't find any

have to

probably going to be working as a busboy next year.” "Jesus,’

"You're fucking relentless"

understand what you're hiding.” Easton turns around

you think I'm hiding anything?" Blake

out if he's going to knock out

make you shut up?" Easton

all I fucking want right

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