All the Little Lies: A High School Bully Romance by S.J. Sylvis

Author:S.J. Sylvis [Sylvis, S.J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-06-18T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-Four

Hayley

I lay in my bed, underneath the ratty quilt, and stared at the shadows on the ceiling. It was moments like this that I wished I could turn my brain off. I didn’t usually think of the past or the life I’d had. When I lay down in bed, I popped my old iPod in my ears and listened to music until I fell asleep. But tonight, my iPod was laying on the ground beside the mattress, and I just stared.

Last night was strange. It felt like a hazy dream, except I had the bumps and bruises to prove that it wasn’t. From going to the football game and trying to be a normal senior in high school, to getting attacked, then staying at Christian’s. It had all felt very surreal.

It felt like something was shifting between us. Not only did he swoop in and save the day, he bought me chicken nuggets, let Piper and me stay in his bed while we watched Gossip Girl for hours, and didn’t once scowl in my direction. After Ollie made Piper and me breakfast—which according to Christian, he never did much of anything in the mornings—we left with the threat of Christian staying with me tonight.

Pete didn’t say a word about my face. He didn’t even glance at me when I walked through the door, and Jill was asleep when I came home this morning. I stayed upstairs in my room the entire day, working on homework and trying not to think about the past, empty threats, or Christian. When I finally caved and went downstairs a few hours ago to grab some water and food, Pete and Jill weren’t even home. I had no idea where they were—maybe on a date. I chuckled aloud to myself. Yeah right. Regardless, my door was locked at 8pm sharp, so they were back home, and Jill was probably sucking his cock as I lay up here, thinking.

Reluctantly, a certain question kept sliding into my thoughts: Would Christian really come tonight? I told him, several times, I was locking my window, so there was no use for him to even attempt, but something in my heart dinged when his gray eyes grew dark and he muttered, “I'll pop it open.”

Did I want him to climb through my window? No! Yes! Wait, no! I slapped my hands over my face and ran them down the sides of my cheeks. I hated that I liked the excitement bubbling up inside of me. I hated that I got butterflies when he took my face in his hand last night. My heart actually bloomed in my chest when he told me he wanted me safe.

The thought of meaning something to someone was new to me, and I liked it. It made me feel warm and safe, and that was very dangerous to feel in a life like mine. Things were constantly changing, revolving. People were in and out. Getting attached to anything or anyone wasn’t in the cards for me—until it was.

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