#BreakingTheRules by Yesenia Vargas

Author:Yesenia Vargas [Vargas, Yesenia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Yesenia Vargas

Sixteen

I bought the extra copy of Chamber of Secrets, but Wes didn’t message me about our daily chapter.

He didn’t message me at all for the next week.

Which was especially awkward because Hugo’s 19th birthday rolled around, and we still hadn’t said one word to each other.

The whole week, whenever Wes came over, he hardly looked my way. Or he’d make an excuse and leave, saying he had homework to do or that he wasn’t feeling well.

I got the hint, letting my mom answer the door and hiding out in my room.

The more time that passed without us saying a word to each other, the more I realized what had happened between us had been a huge mistake.

There was no going back to what we had before.

Not even the awkward hellos before we became friends.

At this rate, there wouldn’t even be that.

I wiped a stray tear from my cheek and hugged a pillow to my stomach. I lay in bed, not feeling like doing much except laying there and staring at my closed curtains.

Catching a glance of Wes in his room was the last thing I needed. I knew he didn’t want to see me, and I didn’t want him to see how much this had torn me apart.

A couple more tears ran down my face, and I let them, pulling my blanket up around my shoulders.

Chamber of Secrets lay on my nightstand, but I couldn’t bear to pick it up, much less read it.

Just a few days ago, I’d been so excited to start reading it with Wes. He’d been even more ecstatic than me because it was his first time. He’d get to discover the brilliance that was J.K. Rowling in this book, but now that would probably never happen.

How was it possible that I saw Wes every single day but I missed him like crazy? My heart ached for him yet I knew that what had happened had been too good to be true in the first place.

I should have known it wouldn’t last, that we just weren’t meant to be.

I brought my knees up to my chest, really not wanting to go downstairs for my brother’s birthday barbecue. The #BFFs were supposed to come over later, and I wondered if I could get away with hiding in my room until then.

Maybe Wes would be gone by then.

Wes, his dad, and his brother were a given at our house today. Our parents were actually friends, and I was sure they’d be up late with a glass of wine catching up. Wes and Hugo would probably hang out late too, but maybe I could convince my parents to let me hang out elsewhere with the #BFFs so I wouldn’t have to slap on a happy smile around everyone.

Usually I could make small talk and socialize if needed, but not today, not with my heart slowly cracking into pieces at the sight of Wes.

As if sensing how badly I wanted to stay in my room and wholly forgotten, a knock came at my door.

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