The Forgotten Neighbor

n't done any

erick take the

rong. I won't apologize. He bumped into me first, insult

letting out a l

eatrixa, isn't it true that you're overweight? He only spoke the truth, and you

ging fille

go when she tried to lose weight, starving herself for thre

s eyes red as he held her. "Bae, to me, you're not fat-you're adorable.

ick called her

act, she deserved

ed home, shaken

, and anyone could see

r, it was Maver

party and invited Beat

nd between the families, h

party, Beatrixa'

er, avoiding Mave

cutting, something u

creen suddenly displayed photo

ere flushed, her expressio

ed only part of a head, unidentif

of Beatrixa, each one portraying her

has no shame," s

dy sleeping around,"

t pale the moment s

m smile and mouth slowly, silently, "Bae,

chaos, everyone gawk

zed Beatrixa as the

into a hypertensive crisis, and h

xa cried, try

ll go with your mom to the hospital. When

er response, he hurri

ed to the spot, wat

r, pulling her into a seclu

ed her to the empty space, she yanked her ha

regret it. This is your first warning. If you'd just agreed t

atrixa found Maverick

nd warmth felt like

eth. "If I agree to stay with you, will

she'd told a hilariou

w I was with a one-hundred-fifty-pound girl, do you know how much they'd mock me? I like you, but I like Bailee m

hed by an invisible grip,

ut wanted to keep

s, finally giving

d leave with her p

r see Mave

ited at hom

lly returned fro

they demanded to kn

confessed she and Maverick had been

y poor girl, you've suffered so much. Once we leave, the people who hurt you