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“Kennedy? Oh my God, what happened?” Shelbie rushes over to my side and I burst into tears.
She pulls me into a quiet recess under the stairs. “Did he... hurt you?”
I nod, trying desperately to swallow the fresh waves of tears.
“That piece of shit.”
“Kenny?”
Levi’s voice makes me steel my spine. I quickly dry my eyes, not wanting him to see the truth.
“Oh hey, Levi,” I say.
His eyes narrow. “What happened?”
“I just got upset about what happened on the weekend,” I lie.
They’ll both think I mean the party at Macker’s.
“Shelb, give us a second?”
She glances at me and I nod. “I’ll wait outside class.”
“Thanks,” I sniffle.
As soon as she’s gone, Levi pulls something from his pocket. “This is for you.”
“W-what?”
“Conner—"
“No, Levi,” I blurt out. “I can’t.”
“Yes, you can.” He gives me a sympathetic smile. “He needs this, Kenny. Something tells me you do too.”
I clutch the phone to my chest like it’s my lifeline.
“If Warren finds out...”
“You’ll have to make sure he doesn’t.”
I nod.
He’s not going to budge.
But he doesn’t know the truth.
Levi doesn’t know that after last night, Conner will never want to look at me again, let alone want me.
Chapter Fourteen
Conner
Conner: K, talk to me please.
I stare at my most recent message and pray that I'm going to see those bouncing dots telling me she's typing.
But she never does.
