Girl Crush by Pierce Rori K

Author:Pierce, Rori K.
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-12-13T00:00:00+00:00

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Between the unbearably awkward day at school and the sweaty, cramped bus ride home, I was in a dismal mood by the time I unlocked the front door and stormed inside the house. I slung my backpack on the couch and massaged my temples as I walked aimlessly into the kitchen. Sam’s bus was due to drop off at any minute, and all I wanted to do was bury myself in my bed and sleep until graduation.

So much for this year being tolerable.

Despite the countless times I told myself that I should wait and see how the rest of the week went before determining the fate of my senior year, I felt hopeless. All I wanted was to fit in, make friends, and ride out my final year of high school without incident. But now my new best friend was ignoring me, and I was one of the only seniors riding the school bus home.

I groaned.

The familiar sound of Sam’s bus grinding to a stop outside hit my ears, followed by indecipherable chatter. Footsteps climbed up the front steps and moved across the porch before the door flew open and Sam stepped inside. He met my eyes through the kitchen doorway and tilted his chin up.

“Hey,” he said before kicking his shoes off by the door. “Bad day?”

My brows knitted together as he crossed the living room and stepped past me to get to the fridge. “What gave it away?”

He pulled open the door and scanned the shelves meticulously before grabbing a yogurt that was hiding behind the gallon of milk. He bumped the door closed and went to retrieve a spoon. “You just look mad.”

“Good observation. Today was pretty rough.”

“I’m sorry,” he said. I could hear the sincerity in his voice. “Hopefully tomorrow is better.”

I nodded in agreement. Hopefully.

Sam disappeared up the stairs with his snack, leaving me alone in the kitchen again. As much as I wanted to go to bed and sleep until morning, I was riddled with unsettling nerves that made me restless. I would just lay there staring at the ceiling for hours while my mind churned, and that wasn’t what I wanted to do. I needed an outlet, something I could use to destress.

My phone rang in my pocket, interrupting my thoughts, and I huffed. Unless it was my mother, which I doubted since her break wasn’t for another hour, whoever was calling would just have to wait. I wasn’t in the mood to talk. I could feel my irritation swirling in my chest, waiting to be unleashed, and I didn’t want to take it out on someone that didn’t deserve it. It was best to let me calm down first.

But what if it was Jesse? She definitely didn’t deserve any hostility from me. I was trying to mend things between us, not cause a bigger rift. The chances of it being her were slim, but just to make sure it wasn’t an emergency, I pulled my phone out and checked the screen.

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