“And where is Sarah now?” I asked, folding my arms across my chest. “She’s returning to school next week,” Scott scoffed. “And once she returns, we will be the ‘it couple’ and you will have nothing.” She’s returning to school already? The thought gave me an unsettled feeling in the pit of my sto
Lila’s POV I dropped the can of beer from the ground, watching it spread across the hardwood floors. My mind was whirling as the smoke began to fill the living room. I saw the smoke before I saw the flames, and then the explosion came last. I wasn’t sure I could stand up from the couch without fal
“Where’s Lila?” I demanded to know. Brody narrowed his eyes at me, seemingly confused. I realized I must have sounded like a worried boyfriend, and I needed to think of something else to say. “Where is everybody else?” “Lila is still inside,” Scott cried. “She told me to get Rachel out.” “I don
Lila’s POV The hospital was crowded with frantic and drunk students. Most of them were covered in soot from the fire and some of them had blood on them. Thankfully, I only had a little bit of soot because Enzo managed to wipe most of it off my face. It was my clothing that was doing the most damag
Lila’s POV “What’s going on?” I asked as Brody quickly pulled away from me. I recognized the sound of Rachel’s piercing scream right away. I had never heard her sound like this before, but I knew it was her. The sound made its way through the hospital, bouncing off the walls and sending chills do
“Ryan might be dying,” she repeated in a broken whisper. “They are doing everything they can, but he took some serious damage. He keeps crashing and they keep bringing him back.” “And Rachel? How is she?” Brody managed to ask. “She’s being sedated,” Becca answered, more tears falling from her eyes
Lila’s POV “Miss Lila?” A nurse said, walking up to us, before Enzo had a chance to answer my question. “I’m sorry to interrupt your conversation. But Miss Rachel is asking for you. She just woke up and you’re the first person she wants to see. She’s calm now if you’d like to see her.” I stood up
“Obviously you didn’t chase him away seeming you are still together,” I told her. She gave me a small and crooked smile. “It wasn’t always like that though. Like I said, I was very cruel to him. He tried to get me to talk to him and to let him help me, but I refused all forms of help from him. He