Boys That Tease_A Bully Romance by Betti Rosewood

Author:Betti Rosewood [Rosewood, Betti]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-05-31T05:00:00+00:00

By the time I got home from school and got a new phone at the mall, I was exhausted, and my day was just getting started. I still had an appointment to go to, and I was feeling less than ecstatic about it. I was setting up my new phone, but I only had a couple of minutes before we had to leave. I’d lied to Mom about wanting the latest iPhone, and if she knew something else was up, she didn’t mention it. I almost wished she would.

"Darling, you need to get ready," Mom called out from the kitchen when I got home. "We leave in ten. I don't know what they were thinking scheduling your visits so soon after school."

"Coming.” I met Mom downstairs, giving her a quick hug while she grabbed her car keys.

"You look nice. How was school? Any more trouble with those girls?"

"No," I lied through my teeth. Lies, lies, lies. "Everything was fine," I went on, giving her a bright grin. "I'm just a little tired, that's all."

“How’s the new phone?”

“Great.” I flashed her my iPhone. “So much better than the last one. Thanks, Mom.”

“Maybe you can give your old one to me. Mine’s getting a bit glitchy.”

“Oh, um…Why don’t you get a new one as well?”

“You don’t want me to have yours?”

“I just…” I swallowed thickly. “Kinda promised it to a girl at school. She has a super old phone. She’s on a scholarship.”

“Oh,” Mom nodded. “Well, of course then, give it to her.” She always was a sucker for a charity case, just like Estella. Thanks for unknowingly coming to my rescue, Inca. "Well, don't worry," she said with a smile. "I’ll just keep my old one. We'll be there in twenty, and you can talk to Dr. Morton about everything that's been troubling you."

"Great," I muttered, following her outside to the car. Inside, I buckled up and scrolled through my phone while we drove to the institution. It wasn't exactly a secret that I'd spent my summer in the Lindsay Home for Troubled Teens. It was a high-end facility, one frequented by either people with money, or kids with rich parents. My experience in the home had been colorful, to say the least.

I wasn't exactly excited about going back weekly for therapist appointments, but I wasn't really upset about it, either. I'd accepted that I needed the help, and now I was grateful for it. But I knew how guilty it made Mom feel.

"You sure you're going to be okay?" she asked once we pulled up in front of the home. "I just hope this isn't too hard for you."

"Of course," I reassured her. "Go run your errands and pick me up when you're done, okay?"

"Okay. Call me if you need anything, all right?"

I nodded, waving as I got out of the car.

Mom pulled away, and I stood in front of Lindsay's with a sinking feeling in my stomach. But deciding I had to get this over with, I pulled my shoulders back and sauntered into the building with a big grin on my face.

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