Chapter 70 - Are we even friends

Sadie and I are sharing a room because Presley insisted that she and Tamrin are going to share. She thinks she’s hurting my feelings by doing this, but I couldn’t care less. Honestly, I’d rather be home anyway. Presley and Tamrin can be best friends and talk about me in private all night if they want..

I climb into bed, pulling the covers up to my chin, hoping for some peace. Sadie watches me from the other side of the bed. Her gaze is knowing, sympathetic, and a little amused.

“You’re pissed,” she says, a small smile playing on her lips as she sits at the edge of the bed, legs crossed.

“I’m not,” I reply quickly, but even I can hear the tightness in my voice. Sadie just shakes her head.

“Come on, Celeste,” she says softly. “You can’t let Presley get to you. She says things just to make people mad.”

I exhale sharply, feeling the weight of the day pressing down on me