Ever After: Lost Boys of Neverly Prep: Academy Romance by L.E. Bross

Author:L.E. Bross [Bross, L.E.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-09-30T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Six

Luc doesn’t knock to ask if I want to go to school in the morning so I don’t wake up until nine thirty.

I’m still feeling raw after last night. I have no idea what prompted me to tell Luc that story about Belle. I could have told him about the time we went to the park and I pushed her on the swings for five hours. Or about the purple unicorn I won at a street fair that she named Cheesy and never slept without.

I wish I had her number so I could call, but I’ll see her Thursday night. I wouldn’t miss dinner with her for the world, no matter what’s going on.

I text Meri and ask her to give X my new number. I’m not sure if he’s still planning to go with me or not, but I should have Bria’s number in case she ever needs to get in touch with me.

I may end up going to school just to do something. This sitting around for hours at a time is driving me crazy. I need to move.

I’ve never been one to exercise on purpose, but I dig my sneakers out and throw on a light pair of shorts and a tank top and head out the gate.

I use the map feature on my phone to figure out where I am and where to go. Then I just walk. An hour goes by and the sun rises higher. I check my phone and see where I can make a loop up ahead so I keep going.

This is what I needed. To get out and breathe some fresh air, away from everything.

Halfway around the turn, the back of my neck prickles like someone’s watching me. I glance around but see no one. The feeling stays and I realize how isolated I am. I haven’t seen a car pass by the whole time.

Adrenaline pumps through my veins and I start to jog, glancing at my phone every few minutes to check where I am.

My lungs burn and my legs start to hurt. I’m not a runner but I force myself to keep going because the feeling is still there.

By the time Luc’s house comes into view, I can hardly pull air into my lungs and I’m on the verge of collapsing. Throwing myself through the gate, I make my way across the patio and into the pool house.

As soon as the door clicks shut I lock it, then slide down to the floor, sucking cool air into my lungs. Sweat runs down my face as I try to catch my breath.

My heart is thundering so loud I wouldn’t hear a marching band if it walked by right now. Inside my makeshift home the feeling fades.

By the time I can breathe without gasping I’ve decided it was my own imagination. After everything that’s happened, who can blame me?

I push up on shaky legs and grab a water, then head to take a cool shower. It’s not until I’m dressed and sprawled out on the couch that I see X texted.

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