Breaking Hearts (B-boy Book 2) by Lim S. Briones

Author:Lim, S. Briones [Lim, S. Briones]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Limitless Publishing, LLC
Published: 2016-06-28T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 22

Words could not express how happy I was that Anna and I had driven separately from the rest of the group, especially since the night ended rather awkwardly. I was more than thrilled when Anna suggested we leave first thing in the morning.

I settled back into her passenger seat and slid my sunglasses over my eyes. I knew I probably had dark circles underneath, telltale signs of a night with no sleep and many silent tears.

“How are you holding up?” Anna asked, sliding into the driver’s seat. She handed me a cup of coffee and smiled. “Do you think we should have left a note?”

I snorted and took a sip of coffee. “No, that’s the great thing about rooming with a bunch of drunks. They’re too hungover to even realize we’ve gone. They probably won’t notice until we’re all the way back at Cal U.”

“I think you’re right.”

We drove in silence for a bit, listening to the radio. From my periphery, I noticed Anna sneaking sideway glances at me.

“What?” I sighed.

“Are you okay?”

“I said I was, didn’t I?” I snapped back.

“Estelle,” she said warningly. “I know yesterday must have been hard for you. I mean, Jacob has never done that before! Even I was surprised.”

“Done what, exactly? Play with someone’s emotions?” I was thankful she couldn’t see my eyes through my dark tinted lenses. Then she’d definitely know I was only putting up a strong front.

“No! I mean yes! I mean—”

“What do you mean?” I was getting tired of her bullshit. As I got to know her I quickly realized I wasn’t the only one putting up a front. Beneath all her bravado she really was just a confused eighteen-year-old like me.

She took a deep breath and bit her bottom lip. “I mean, I know I’ve warned you about him before—”

“So don’t say ‘I told you so,’” I snapped.

She shook her head and smiled reassuringly. “I’m not. What I mean is Jacob seemed genuinely into you.”

“Seemed,” I repeated in a huff. “That’s the keyword right there, Anna. He seemed into me before he left me on the dance floor and spent the rest of the night with Gemma.” I frowned, remembering the heaviness in my stomach as I watched the two breakers tear up the floor until last call. It was as if Jacob had completely forgotten about whatever moment we shared and turned into Spinja all over again. I bared my teeth in disgust. “Do you think he was into me when he stopped talking to me and avoided me at the hotel all night, which was actually really impressive, considering our room was so small?”

Anna rolled her lips inwardly and frowned. “Not that I’m sticking up for him, but there has to be a good explanation for his behavior.”

“Yeah, I bet. The explanation is called, ‘being a dick.’”

Just then, my phone began to vibrate in my purse. Anna lifted her eyebrow in curiosity. “A bit early for one of them to be up, don’t you think?”

“So?”

“Estelle,” she groaned.

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