Page 88 of Puck You
“Who knows, you might need the advantage,” she said in a mocking tone.
It was a relief to see that the promise of a competition put some fire back into her eyes, though it wasn’t enough to ease my concern.Things between Grace and me had moved far past the point of casual, but she still wasn’t ready to let me in all the way.It made me feel dejected, like I was powerless to help the woman I was undeniably falling in love with.
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Grace
Twenty-three missed calls.Fifteen from my father.Eight from Sam.And even with them blowing up my phone, I’d never felt so alone.It was part of the reason I was desperate to keep Sebastian away from it all.He was my only escape, a reprieve from the darkness closing in around me on all sides.
“Why aren’t you ready to go?”
Lydia poked her head into the living room.She was halfway through the process of braiding her hair, arms raised above her head as careful fingers wove the thick sections of waves together.In the last few days, both of my roommates had started to hover.I wasn’t blind to their concern, but I didn’t want to talk about my family.Not to them, and not to Sebastian.
