Josh's eyes would continue to bore against mine, his burning gaze threatening to defeat the one glaring back at him. I met his smirk to my obvious discomfort and determination to get him to stop looking at me. However, it posed as the soft reminder for how Josh had reacted when I said I would've ki
Everyone stepped outside and began counting down in synch, eventually reaching the last ten seconds when my eyes caught Josh's again. I'd almost forgotten about the pit at the bottom of my stomach that would form when our eyes met. He stepped around the group, all concentrated on the sky where fir
However, I could guarantee that a friendship was still too far away from us, keeping the title between us as something simply known as acquaintances. * When I walked into the cafeteria from my first few classes after winter break, I didn't have that same dreadful feeling in the bottom of my stomac
In a decision that I knew I'd regret sooner or later, I took the shortcut home instead of following the main road like a sane person would. But I'd stupidly forgotten that I was a girl and walking the dark streets alone with small visibility was already an incorrect decision on my part. And I hated
My heart sped up again as I was hastily pulled away from the crowd, my legs suddenly remembering how to run as I followed the retreating figure with one of their hands clasped round mine. Tears continued to blur my vision, clouding what was now in front of me, holding tightly to my shoulder and sh
Rather than torturing myself with the long drive to school and with the grim feeling all over my body haunting me through the day, I texted Valentina that I wouldn't be coming in and somehow managed to falsify an illness to my mother. "Are you sure you're going to be ok?" My mother's voice sounded
"Because I like all of them." Valentina sighed out in aspiration and retreated back into her closet, ignoring the both of us entirely. I curled my head up against Valentina's pillow and attempted to close my eyes for just a split second before I'd be woken again. "What did you bring to wear tonigh
What we expected most from this party was exactly what we found. Typically, red cups were strewn around the front yard around us, yet most partygoers had managed to stay inside instead of out, like most parties I had been to recently. We all walked in and immediately searched for the table where
"No you didn't. Who did that, Savannah?" It was Tyler now that sounded even angrier. "It was just a misunderstanding when Josh was in his fight." I could tell by his flinch that Josh didn't like knowing it had happened when he wasn't there. "It really isn't a big deal." I stared down at my hands, h
Josh pushed the door with his hand, shoving himself inside the house without permission. "What the hell was that today?" His voice was filled with an anger yet I could sense the almost guilt behind his words, like he had been the cause of it. "I—" "What the fück happened to your face?" He interrup
I knew that I was taking my unnecessary anger out on them, but they had infuriated me just as much as Isabella did. "But, it was Josh—" Valentina attempted to speak but I'd easily interrupted, wanting to get as much off my chest when I had the chance. "Since when did you care what Josh thought? Yo
The shooting pain seemed to persist through my jaw as I walked into school the day after the fight. I had battled my way through multiple tubes of concealers and foundations to somehow cover up the monstrosity of a bruise now displayed against my skin. However, in combination with covering my face,
His yellow teeth were prominent as he evilly smiled and pulled my face closer to his. "I'd like to leave your boyfriend a little gift if you don't mind." I pressed my back harder into the car behind me, hoping to somehow set off an alarm for any type of help. However, I hardly felt the impact of hi
* My stomach seemed to do a backflip as Valentina's car pulled up onto the grass of the field I now felt uncomfortably familiar with. "I can't believe this place even exists." She shouted excitedly with the four of us in the car. Henry helped both April and I out onto the muddied grass once we'd p
The library was thankfully silent in my free period before lunch, providing me with the perfect atmosphere to quietly complete my work and finally turn it in. After reading over the information a few more times, I finally clicked the button and closed my eyes, thanking the heavens that I had final
My whole body experienced the stiffness of sleeping on the couch instead of my own bed when I finally woke up. My eyes adjusted to the light coming through the window as I noticed Valentina and April still asleep around me. I couldn't remember falling asleep last night, let alone when Josh had even
Therefore, I stood closer to the line and threw the ball towards Josh's open arms. However, without me even realising, he now brought his arms forward and caught the ball I had just thrown, causing our team to lose. Anger somehow got the best of me as I stormed towards where he was, now smirking a