The sight of Liam standing there, with so much vulnerability etched on his face, sent my heart into overdrive. He was wearing a jeans and a white T-shirt and his hands were deep in his pockets, a frown on his face.My first instinct was to run, to avoid the confrontation that I knew was inevitable.
I felt a shiver run down my spine as I read Noah's text. Of all the times for him to contact me, why now? I quickly shoved my phone back into my pocket, trying to focus on Liam, who was watching me intently."Who was that?" he asked, his voice coming out with a growl of concern.I shook my head, for
I couldn't believe the nerve Noah had, thinking he could waltz back into my life and intimidate me into submission. But despite the fear that I had, I knew I couldn't let him control me any longer.For the next few days, I was filled with so much fear and anxiety. I constantly checked over my should
Noah had to be out of his fucking mind. I couldn't believe the audacity Noah had. Here he was, trying to dominate Ella. Seeing him try to force himself on Ella, try to kiss her even though it was clear that she didn’t want him to was the absolute last straw.I had to show him that he was never to do
The next day, I found Ella under her tree on the campus lawn. Even though this place had started out as Ella’s place, Ella’s tree, in a way, it had become our tree. It was a place that we could just escape the chaos of the world that we were constantly having to face.Ella was reading a book, a pen
I was sitting in the middle of biology class trying to make Professor Thompson’s words make sense. I loved my history class that Liam and I were in together. I loved the creative writing class that I was taking because I was getting to stretch myself so much as a writer.Everything I learned in cla
Oh God. Who had sent me this message. I didn’t think it was Noah because he would have just sent me the text from his phone. But then again, if he was trying to get back onto the team and back in Liam’s good graces, this was something he could do.Liam looked at me, a small frown on his face, “Is so
I sighed, resting my chin on my hand. “It’s Liam, Noah, the Winslows… Everything is piling up. It feels like I haven’t gotten a second of peace for a millennium. I swear Monica, I’ve been so anxious lately.”As soon as the words came out of my mouth, I knew how true they were. I was just so tired, o