Hate to Remember by L V Chase

Author:L V Chase
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Published: 2020-05-23T04:00:00+00:00

24

Klay

The situation’s changed.

Ethan prowls through the school’s halls, his shoulders pulled up higher than usual as he searches for his dignity or an upper hand in this shit show. Roman swaggers from class to class, acting like one of his stocks skyrocketed in value. I know Sadie’s behavior toward me shook Ethan’s confidence, but Roman’s change is harder to pinpoint.

He must have made a move. He’s a moron overall, but if his father is helping him and money is involved, it wouldn’t be difficult for him to tilt the stage in his favor. Shit, his family has enough money to tilt the earth in his favor.

It’s easier to hate Ethan, but Roman is working his way up the ladder with the way he smirks at everyone in the school.

As I walk into biology, I notice Ethan’s arms crossed over his chest. He pretends to be absorbed in the poster on the wall showing the human digestion system. Roman is talking to Sadie, his shit-eating grin making him look like the world’s ugliest piranha.

Sadie’s eyes follow me as I pull out my chair. She’s wearing a navy hoodie with her jeans. Her hands are shoved in the pocket of the hoodie, and her hands pull it forward around her as if it’s a protective shell. I wish I could have given her better security and shelter, but all I gave her was a promise I’m no longer certain I can fulfill.

“—And then I ate half that pizza,” Roman says, continuing some story that nobody cares about.

I pull a stack of paper out of my backpack and drop it in front of Sadie. She flinches but quickly recovers, picking up the stack.

“What’s this?” she asks.

Roman’s jaw juts to the side in irritation.

“The introduction for our experiment, along with section for materials, methods, and literature cited page,” I say, leaning over and flipping it open to show her. Our arms are close enough that it’s tempting to move closer to steal a touch.

“We were supposed to do this together.” She shoves the paper back at me. It lands on top of the dissection tools in front of me. “Why won’t you work with me? And why are you denying that we knew each other before? My memories are coming back.”

I glance in front of us. Ethan is still pretending to be fascinated by the human digestive system, and Roman is rifling through his bag. But Ethan’s turned more toward us, and Roman is moving his hand through his backpack slowly, avoiding making too much noise.

They’re both listening. I can only hope that they’re more focused on the fact that her memories are coming back than the part where she remembers me more than anybody else.

Sadie grabs my arm. “Stop avoiding me. Tell me what’s going on. Did something happen between us? Did we have a fight? Did you—”

“Stop,” I say, loud enough that everyone except Ethan and Roman turns to stare. “Bell Jar, I don’t know what your meltdown’s about, but you need to stop making your delusions about me.

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