Secrets & Scandals

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weekend had been twice longer. My legs felt too heavy, I h

nd bumped into someone, smacking my face hard against what felt lik

me, stopping me from

face instantly going hot

Just a quick thank you to who

sorry, but then I l

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am

back of our scho

swear I forgot

alized what I had done. I had just

to look up to ga

r me. I already felt smal

me. I looked away, avoiding his eyes, but he w

in as he held me up, and instan

But his face was totally blank, his eyes giving aw

voice low. "You're too tiny, we wo

, my cheeks inst

d, skittering back a few feet, nearly t

nds around myself, as if tha

ps twi

and used the leverage of few loose h

missed the mo

my face, tucking my loo

roz

open in disbelief. I lost all train

as hap

scrambled. I barely noticed

and Liam, her face a look of c

hat look, I saw

gin

lick

a second too long before

ing for him, even with his

almost pulling me from Liam's arms, whi

back, only to realize Liam'

mute, staring confusedly at

her. "What

to Liam's directio

just tr

ay, he took a few steps back but kept on star

ons conf

rmed up, to think that he was n

t her straight up staring at him l

lbow, already grinning

rned to me, her

omething in her e

ement va

sudden

ealousy?

t landed on my butt for the second time that day.

steadying me like

e gonna knock som

hia, mortified. She froze, hand

away from Liam and

Lo

am from Sophia

or a second, I could swear I saw it. Ther

out what that meant, Clair

d cheer

pposed" gi

t her eyes occasionally m

ept staring at me. I didn't know w

ill staring, so I a

away from me. His ex

Cla

n tone was

turned to glare at us b

nick

d I l

I was supposed to

up. His sea-green eyes we

the constant

mysterious, no nonsense. Never chatty or caring.

t me like I was the only

ad no idea what. It didn't matter. Wha

noticed people

filled

m as she smiled, like I was

arm. "Hurry, Ivy.

turning ba

nd in a small

nge, but he gave a small

ropped im

and leaned in. "Wh

ad. I didn't

s there

ook back. Jus

me once again.

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