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.

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

waiting for a response,

me

all right?" "Yep,’ I

I even nod this time and

you change your

me to get whatever kind of slice you

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

going up to the lunch line, me tossing

made and is eating chicken nuggets and tater tots instead, money he probably scored by selling

is devouring a slice of pepperoni

a seat next to my

“Hey,” I say softly.

forward to tuck some of

took you guys so long to join us?" I

spot in front of me where my lunch should be sitting, the

snore fest today or is it

“Agreed,” Easton says.

guess you're right," I

just seems extra slow

we're seconds away from graduating,”

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

into college?" He's smiling

guesses?" he asks

Easton shrugs.

where your kind goes?" “Funny, asshole;

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

the school's emblem at the top of the email, jealousy completely filling

must be an amazing feeling to have that approval in your

“Congrats, Blake, that's amazing"

about you?" he

good news yet?" I suck in a deep breath and shake my

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

way in somewhere, am I right? Since you don't have Leigh's pussy to get you

the giant list

he doesn't find any of

certainly don't have

school. He's probably going to be

"You're fucking relentless"

understand what you're hiding.” Easton

makes you think I'm hiding anything?" Blake

figure out if he's going to knock out Blake or start screaming at

you shut

right now, for you to stop