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He chuckled. “So, you want me to work for it?”
“No, I want you to move,” I snapped, looking up at him.
“Are you looking for someone?” He turned to look behind him.
“Yes,” I said, my tone cutting.
“Mind if I keep you company?” He asked, smiling cockily. He clearly thought that if I spent a few minutes with him I’d completely forget the person I was currently searching for.
I glared at him as he sat down beside me, not waiting for me to respond to his question.
God, the guy couldn’t take a hint.
Luckily, at that moment, I saw Trent start out the dorm doors…but he wasn’t alone. There was a girl with him. She was beautiful, with raven colored hair, olive skin, and dark eyes. She was the complete opposite of me.
He was smiling down at her as she spoke, obviously engrossed in whatever she was telling him.
Tears stung my eyes.
He had moved on.
I knew I should’ve expected it, but when I knew that there would never be anyone for me but Trent, it hurt to see that he’d been able to move on in a month.
“I have to go,” I muttered to Ben.
I started to jog away, but I didn’t make it far.
“Hey! Pretty girl!” Ben called.
I halted my steps. “What?!” I screamed, loud enough that I drew attention to myself. “Can’t you leave me the fuck alone?! I’m not interested!”
“You left this,” he replied with a chuckle, not the least bit annoyed by my outburst. He jogged up to me with the book tucked under his arm.
I took it from him and muttered, “Thanks.”
Bowing my head, I turned to leave and ran smack into someone’s chest.
“Ow,” I reached up to rub my forehead where it had clunked against the person’s chin.
“Rowan, what the hell are you doing here?” Trent growled, grabbing my elbow as I stumbled.
Ice slithered down my spine.
“Nothing,” I wrenched my arm from his grasp. “I was just leaving. Get back to your new girlfriend,” I spat, my tone full of venom I couldn’t contain.
“Rowan!” He called as I ran away.
; Steps thudded behind me, and then I was forcibly turned around.
“Don’t run away from me,” he glared down at me. “You must have come here for a reason, so spit it out.”
“Let me go!” I wrenched my arm out of his grasp. My chest heaved with angry breaths and tears stung my eyes. I was embarrassed and angry with myself for even coming here. What had I been thinking? I wasn’t ready to have this confrontation, and clearly he wasn’t ready to see me either.
He raised his hands in surrender. “You’re the one that showed up at my campus,” he seethed, his eyes so full of hate that it made me feel like I was going to be sick. “I think I have a right to know why you’re here. Let’s get this over with,” he crossed his arms over his chest, his foot tapping impatiently against the ground.
“Not here,” I whispered as the need to fight left me, my eyes bashfully darted to the sidewalk concrete beneath my feet. I knew we’d drawn quite a crowd, and there was no way I was having this conversation here.
