AllFreeNovel
Share Us
“Kenny?” Conner’s voice is a quiet whisper as tears roll down my cheeks.
“You need to go.”
His expression hardens. “What?”
“Please. I need you to go.”
The memories come thick and fast now, slamming into me like a wrecking ball.
Warren’s cruel words, his callous touch. His bitter breath fanning my face as he...
I screw my eyes closed and focus on my breathing.
“Kennedy, please—”
“JUST GO!” I scream, pain ripping through every inch of me.
The blood drains from Conner’s face and his lips part to say something, but the door opens again.
“Everything okay in here?” a girl I vaguely recognize asks.
“I need him to leave,” I say to her, hoping she might understand.
“I’m not going, Remi. You can’t—“
“Conner.” She reaches for his arm, gently touching him there. “Let’s give Kennedy some space. She’s been through a lot.”
“I...” He glances back at me. “You really want me to leave?”
I nod, blinking away the tears.
Conner runs a hand down his face, letting out a small hiss. “Fine, but this isn’t over, Kenny.” He barges past the girl and disappears into the hall.
She doesn’t leave, though. Closing the door, she gives me a weak smile. “How are you feeling?”
“Confused, sore...”
“I’m Remi, by the way. We didn’t get introduced at the party.”
I’ve heard her name around school. She’s the girl who tamed the infamous Ace Jagger, Conner’s older brother. He was kind of a big deal before the three of them left Sterling Heights and moved to the Bay.
“Kennedy. But everyone calls me Kenny.”
“Do you... want to talk about it?”
Pressing my lips together, I shake my head.
Where would I even start?
“Okay, I get it, I do.” She hesitates, and I hope she’ll say goodbye and leave me alone. I can’t do this, not now.
Not ever.
But she surprises me by saying, “Don’t be too hard on him. He’s been going out of his mind since you got here.”
My defenses go up, and I want nothing more than to tear out the IV, grab my clothes, and get the hell out of here.
I don’t, though.
