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It feels like the whole damn room is staring.
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I see him.
“Shit, the place is packed,” Lacey remarks, but I can’t reply.
All I can do is stare at the boy who broke my heart.
Finn, Xavier, and Theo are sitting on the couch in the living room. I hate how fast Finn’s eyes find mine across the room. I hate that I maintain the eye contact. I hate that I still see the guy who held Lexie in his arms while she faded away. I’m stupid enough to search his gaze for a twinge of pain. To my surprise, the only emotion in there is anger.
He’s mad.
He doesn’t want me here.
I’m sorry, am I ruining your chances of finding a new girl to cheat on?
Even if I weren’t here, every girl at school heard about what he did. I should’ve known when I confided in Lacey that she’d tell half the cheer squad. I was annoyed at first, but now? I’m glad people know. If I can stop one girl from getting hurt, I see that as a win.
I was careful to not tell Lacey who the girl in the video was. She and Remy are childhood friends, and I was afraid the truth might alter Lacey’s opinion about her. I don’t blame Remy for what happened. I blame Finn.
Odds are, Remy was merely another victim of Finn’s pretty lies. I’m thankful she sent me the video. If it weren’t for her, I’d still be the idiot thinking Finn Richards loved me.
Finn says something to his friends the next second, and it doesn’t take a genius to know that he’s talking about me. Xavier’s and Theo’s heads jerk back almost immediately, their focus drifting to us.
Then, without another glance in my direction, Finn pushes to his feet and snatches his liquor bottle off the couch. He throws it back for a long sip and leaves.
One look.
Just one look at me and he ran.
It’s nothing new, but the difference is…
I’m not chasing after him this time.
