The Promise Dream
me. Despite her absence, art remained my sanctuary. From the moment I was old enough to hold a pencil, sketching becam
the room. Absently twirling my pencil, I waited for everyone to settle. The hu
e he
features, hanging loose around his forehead. His build screamed athleticism-lean and defined but not bul
re, and judging by the reaction of the other girls, I wasn't alone in that thought. His grey eyes sc
and motioned for him to take the only availa
ssed, I caught the faint scent of something clean and masculine, and my heart thudded faster than
n it ha
t wasn't unpleasant, but it was unnerving-like a subtle tug that I couldn't quite explain. My breath hitch
uickly as it came, leaving me unset
daring to glance at Brandon. At my locker, I leaned againstice broke through my though
eplied quickly,
guy?" she asked, opening her
wardly. "Yea
he's gorgeous! Not JT Gilbert hot, but
start fangirling over my
yes. "Whatever.
eerleaders in one, jocks in another, and so on. Tess and I filled our trays and
l portion of my food spilled
"Watch where you're going, you little tw
ap back, but JT appeare
d, his tone calm but with an
said sweetly, instantly
could see right through her, but for re
way. She shot me a glare over her shoul
the room. His gaze lingered for a second before he turned back to the group o
asked, pulling me
own at our usual table in the
anna. "She's all wrong for him, you
wanted to admit. Tess liked my brother-probably more than she wa
t. "I saw the new guy staring at you earlier. H
sits behind me in a
d, a mischievous
ng," I rep
lyn! Don't tell me you're n
mly, though a part of me could
should at least talk to him. Wh
still surrounded by girls
ss. I can feel it
worth it," she teased,
hose sharp grey eyes and the strange pull I felt. I had no idea what it meant, but one thing