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“There you two are.” We pull apart at the sound of Lulu’s voice and I immediately take a full step away from Alec. “I was looking everywhere for you.”
“Your boyfriend forced me to dance with him,” I grumble.
“Good. Someone needed to get your ass out of that seat.” She smiles. If she suspects anything she doesn’t lead on, and considering Lulu is pretty transparent, I think I’d know if she was at all curious about what she just walked up on.
Hell, I’m a little curious myself.
“Whatever.” I roll my eyes. “But you’re back now so it’s your turn.”
“Twist my arm, why don’t you?” She swats at me playfully as she slides past me and directly into Alec’s arms. Pressing up on her tip toes, she kisses him slow and deep, with no regard for me or anyone else who might be watching.
I endure about two seconds of the show before I spin on my toe and take off across the dance floor. Tears are burning the backs of my eyes before I even reach the table.
Alec did nothing wrong. He just wanted to help me have a good time. But forcing me onto that dance floor—teasing me with something I know I can never have—only made a really shitty situation that much worse.
And then Lulu, kissing him like that in front of me. It’s almost like she knows how I feel and she’s putting on a show to hurt me. Showing me that she has him, and no matter how badly I want him, he’s all hers. And even though I know that’s not the case, I can’t make my jealous mind see things any differently.
Snagging my wristlet off the table, I immediately head for the door, knowing that if I don’t get out of here right now I’m likely going to have a full-blown melt down.
I wait until I’m outside, and away from the noise of the music and my fellow classmates, before digging my phone out of my purse. I pull up my favorites and click on my mom’s number, hoping she’s still awake.
It rings twice before her voice comes on the line.
“Hello.”
“Mom, I need you to come get me.”
“Why? Did something happen?” She must hear the pain in my voice.
“No. I just need to get out of here. Can you please come get me?”
“I’m on my way.”
“I’ll wait for you at the back side of the building.”
“Okay, give me ten minutes.”
After ending the call, I text Lulu on my way around the building, knowing I can’t leave without telling her. I make some lame excuse about being tired and tell her I’m catching a ride home with Gianna, a girl who lives in my neighborhood that I saw leaving as I walked outside.
I pace for the next few minutes as I wait for my mom, running over everything in my head. Alec. Lulu. How much everything has changed since Alec showed up at school a few weeks ago.
As much as the thought of never meeting him devastates me, a part of me wishes I never had. I want to go back to how it used to be. When Lulu and I had an easy, honest friendship and my biggest worry was getting to class on time.
I hate this weird tension that is forming between us, even if it’s only coming from me. I hate that I feel like I can’t talk to her anymore. I hate that I resent her for having the one thing I want more than anything else.
I hate how much this hurts.
When my mom finally pulls up to the curb to pick me up, I’m relieved to see Henry in the front seat, his eyes glued to the cell phone in his hands. With my little brother in the car, my mom won’t push and right now I really don’t want to talk about it.
She gives me a tentative smile as I slide into the backseat. “How was the dance?”
“It was fine.”
“Did Lucy and Alec leave?” she asks, clearly fishing as to why I needed a ride.
“No. They wanted to stay until the end and I didn’t feel like it.”
