LOGINChanceHe was now sitting up against the headboard staring at me and I was trying so hard not to have an internal breakdown because his dull eyes were boring holes into me.I cleared my throat. "What happened to you?" I asked."Chance Monroe skipping school to come find me? I feel honored. Damn you worried about me baby?" He tried to change the subject with his usual cockiness and smirk but failed when he groaned and held his stomach.I raised my brow at him. He sighed and then shook his head."I appreciate the concern Monroe but it's nothing ok? I will be good as new by tomorrow" he said seriously. His tone held a note of finality that told me he didn't want to talk about it.I sighed as I sat on his bed. I knew I didn't exactly have the right to ask him but I couldn't help it. Seeing him all battered, bruised and weak was not ok. I don't blame him though. We aren't real. Which is why I am still baffled I came here."You could have at least answered my calls" I mumbled suddenly feeli
ChanceI fumbled with my pen as I tried to focus on what Mrs Wade was saying. I was failing.My stupid brain refused to focus on my favorite subject but rather on the one person I currently hate with every bane of my existence. It was Monday and still no word from my fake boyfriend.At first I was so angry, then I got irritated and now, as much as I hate to say it, I am worried.He didn't show up to school.It's one thing for him to stand me up and ignore my texts and calls but not showing up to school scared me.Who am I kidding? This is Raid Bennett we are talking about here. That prick wasn't exactly a committed student so I might be worrying myself for nothing and he was out there doing something careless or stupid, maybe both.I shook my head as I decided to focus on what the teacher was saying. He is fine, just being an asshole as usual."Are you ok?" Selene whispered as she stared at me, pointing at my hand. Then I noticed I was biting on my pen.Shit.He was messing with my h
SeleneThe thing about Julian Cross was that he never stayed long enough to make it awkward. It was just simple. Come over, have mind blowing sex and then leave. Simple. But I was starting to get tired of simple.Like now, he was already pulling his shirt on before I had even caught my breath properly, moving around my room comfortably, gathering his scattered clothes.I watched him from the bed with my hair everywhere and the sheets barely hiding anything and said nothing because it was simple.He was annoyingly good looking. That was the root of the whole problem honestly. If Julian Cross had been even slightly less attractive this entire situation could have been avoided. But no. He had to have that jaw and those eyes that drew me in and made me breathless. He was different from the other jocks and that's saying alot. I knew he sleeps around, I didn't mind at first but now? Now he is messing with my head.He laughs genuinely at my jokes and doesn't call me crazy. Oh and don't get m
ChanceI never knew how interesting my ceiling was until today. Somehow, I was back to staring at my ceiling.I genuinely didn't know how this kept happening. One minute I was letting Selene do things to my hair, and now I was flat on my back in my hoodie, staring at the same water stain that has been there for years now.Just me.And the ceiling.He was supposed to pick me up at seven. Well, it's way past seven. In fact, it's eight forty-five.I wasn't upset. Nope. Definitely not upset.I was annoyed. There was a difference. Upset implied I had invested something significant into this evening, and I had not done that. At least not yet. I had simply gotten dressed, allowed Selene to spend two hours on my hair, and pushed my study materials to the side, and that was all completely normal behavior that meant nothing.The study materials on the floor said otherwise.I ignored them.The soft knock at my door made me sigh.Mom."Come in," I sighed.Mom appeared and leaned against the door.
ChanceThe Ashford rink was loud before the game even started.I had never been to a hockey game in my life and I walked in behind Selene trying to look like I had done this before which was harder than it sounds when you were wearing an outfit that was not your usual hoodie and jeans situation and every third person was turning to look at you. Definitely hard but I was here already. No turning back now.Selene had good taste. I had on dark fitted jeans, a leather jacket, a top that was simple enough to feel like me but put together enough to feel like I was making a point. Which I obviously was. I felt good. I hated admitting that but I felt good and the way a few people's eyes tracked us walking in confirmed that Selene knew exactly what she was doing.Then my eyes found my target.Mason was already there.I clocked him without looking for him. Third row, slightly left of center, sitting with his usual crowd. He saw me exactly four seconds after I saw him. I watched his jaw do the t
ChanceSelene was waiting outside the club for me, staring at her nails bored out of her mind on Thursday. She's really serious about the shopping thing because Selene hates maths with a passion. She would rather burn all her Chanel bags than sit through maths. And that's saying a lot because that girl loves her Chanel. Sitting outside the math club for forty five minutes was probably the most she had suffered for me and I appreciated it even if I would never say that out loud."Finally." She breathed dramatically as I said my goodbyes to my teammates. "Let's go. Beauty takes time and we are already behind.""Behind what schedule?" I asked, falling into step beside her."My schedule." She linked her arm through mine and started pulling. "I have been sitting outside that room for forty five minutes listening to numbers through the wall. I deserve a medal and also a smoothie.""You chose to wait outside.""Because I love you and also because I cannot physically sit in a math club meetin
RaidJulian looked at me. I looked at the screen as I restarted the game, tossing him the controller and staring at the screen. He said nothing but looked back at the screen too, but the smile was still there and I could see it in my peripheral vision, which was annoying."Why are you actually doin
ChanceI was like a robot all through Tuesday. From the moment Raid picked me up till my last class, there was only one thing on my mind. Revenge. In bold letters. Even Selene knew not to talk to me. That's how invested I was. It's like Kimmie from Beauty in Black when she went crazy because her si
RaidMom really was crazy. That stunt she pulled yesterday wasn't funny at all. I might not be obsessed with school or grades but I don't enjoy missing classes. Hell, I missed practice too. Coach was so pissed he had me shooting at an empty goal for an hour straight while the rest of the team watch
RaidEconomics was the only class I actually paid attention to. Well, I paid attention to most of my classes. Chemistry just messed with my head. I wasn't smart but I wasn't dumb either.Mr. Okafor was going on about supply and demand and unlike most things at Ashford High, economics actually made







