Break the Ice (Road Trip Romance Book 10) by A.K. Evans

Author:A.K. Evans [Evans, A.K.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: J&J Ink, LLC
Published: 2022-02-21T18:30:00+00:00

Marley

It had been the most difficult thing I’d ever done.

Lying.

Lying to my mom this morning about me still not feeling well. Lying to Mack this afternoon about how he could prove he cared about me. And lying to myself all weekend long that I’d be fine if I just gave myself some time.

None of it was true.

Or maybe part of it was.

Because the reality was that I guess I did feel a little sick. It just wasn’t me being sick in the traditional sense. The thought of going to school, of facing Mack, and of waiting for whatever new rumor he had asked Kelsey to spread about me to start circulating made me feel a bit nauseous, though.

But I couldn’t pretend to be legitimately sick forever. Sooner or later, I’d have to go back to school. And the worst part about it all was that I’d have to add another lie to the mix.

Mack and I had been best friends.

How was I going to explain the fact that we were no longer riding to school together? What would I tell my mom when she asked why he didn’t pick me up for school in the morning? What was I going to tell our friends when they asked why I didn’t want to be around them if he was going to be around?

It would have to be more lies.

Because I couldn’t fathom telling them the truth. The truth hurt too much. Even if he was the one solely to blame, how was I supposed to speak the words he’d spoken to Kelsey? How could I actually admit that I’d trusted him like nobody else, only for him to destroy that friendship with such cruel and vicious rumors?

And seeing him today.

I didn’t know how Mack could stand there, look me in the eye, and lie to my face. How could he pretend he didn’t know what he’d done? How could he claim to care about me when he betrayed me the way he did? Worst of all, how had I fallen for someone who could do what he’d done to me?

Had he been hoping that I would simply do the things that were being said about me? Is that what he wanted?

There were so many questions running through my mind. Yet, no matter how badly I wanted answers to all of them, I knew I’d never get them. Because I’d never speak to Mack again. And I’d never tell anyone else about it so they could find answers for me.

It was what it was, and that was it.

My friendship with Mack was as good as done. Answers to questions like that wouldn’t change the fact that he’d done the worst possible thing he could do to me.

Shutting the door on him mere seconds ago was awful. Because while it felt like it was the only thing that I could do to preserve any shred of dignity, it was also closing the door on my longest and most meaningful friendship.

Despite the fact that our friendship meant nothing to Mack, it meant the world to me.

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