Part 70

Prince Augustus reverted to his old behavior. He became cold, ill-tempered, sullen, and increasingly worse as time went on. Moreover, he hurt and offended me. But that’s nothing compared to the agony he’s going through right now, which is more than double what I’m going through right now, so I guess I deserve it.

And about the kiss, it did spread throughout the school, especially among the teachers. The kids didn’t talk about it while I was around, but their looks seemed to criticize me, anyway. And, exactly as I suspected, the photo of me and the prince kissing was plastered all over the Borstal website. As soon as I see the image, I get a pang of fear in my stomach, fear of what Raeanna may think of me if she saw it.

"When I think back to after the last game, I feel a strange sense of déjà vu."

"I agree; every time I see the image, I can’t help but feel upset."

"If I’m right, Raeanna treats Gemma as if she were her closest friend. She put her trust in the wrong person, and she betray