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“Josie.” His voice is soft. “I just got you back. Please.”
Something in me crumbles. My hands fall to my side. He lightly touches my arm.
“What happened to you?” he whispers. “Something … something bad has happened. Worse than here.”
At that, I retract from his hold, backing up as if he’d slapped me. I force a flippant smile onto my face.
“Thanks for dinner and the make-out sesh. A night to truly remember. See you around, Nicky.” I mock-salute him and turn on my heel before stalking into the house.
I glare through the blinds and watch as he shakes his head, bewildered, before hopping back into his truck and reversing down the driveway.
“Yikes,” my brother’s voice floats down the stairs. He’s clearly just walked up them after eavesdropping. He is standing in his pyjamas, a bowl of ice cream clutched in his hands. “No wonder you don’t have any friends. You’re a total bitch.”
He strolls away, and I stare after him, feeling a lot worse than I did a few seconds ago.
