Sealed with a kiss

knew the truth-he didn't like her. He never had. He had just wanted to prove something to his friends. Alice could feel it in the way his smile did

ike a scratch that wouldn't stop itching. Two hours later, as Alice sat by her

smates. The words on the scre

ccident. He's in the

She reread the message over and over, hoping she was mistaken, but the words remain

t be a coincid

ean stories about her around school. She hadn't wanted to kiss him, but it was a dare, and she didn't want to seem scared in f

hearing about Brian's accident. Alice had sat at the kitchen table

her mother had asked gentl

the truth-about the kiss, the accident, and

here's something you should know. Kisses aren't just sweet gestures. Sometimes, they carry more than feelings.

sitting by her window, her heart raced. Jack didn't care for her, just like Brian hadn't.

ted Emily back.

hit by a car while crossing the street.

The words echoed in her mind: "They

g her room. It was her fault. It had to be. Her kiss had caused the accident.

buzzed o

y?" Emil

believe her anyway. It sounded too strange, too impossible. But

Jack's friends, who usually ignored her, now tried to comfort her. They didn't know about the kiss, of course. T

had been true. That kiss had power. And somehow, it

ing at the door of his hospital room, unable to go inside. The

doesn't truly care for you." Alice hadn't listened. Twice now, sh

was sure. Sure that they liked her, that they were kind, a

ad already been done. If every kiss she had