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Game of Hearts 013
Jenna Brooks’s POV He gently pulled back the hair over my ear to kiss my neck, giving me goosebumps that caused a shudder to run down my spine. His eyes on mine, he leaned more forward until our faces almost touched. His fresh apple shampoo smell was distracting. For some reason, it made me feel warmer. His lips hovered around my face a little until it was about to touch mine…Knock-knock-knock! Jenna, are you in there?Shit! That was Jeanette’s voice. I pushed Conrad off of me and he landed on his back. I sprinted off the bed and made sure Conrad was already on his feet before opening the door.“What took you so long?” Jeanette asked me as soon as I opened the door. I had never been this nervous.Reaching out her hand, she placed her palm on my hot cheek. “Why’re your cheeks so flushed?” she whispered.“Nothing, Jean. Let’s go.” I held her hand and walked out of the room and down the stairs to meet Auntie Laurel. “I need to go groceries shopping for tomorrow, who wants to tag a
Game of Hearts 014
Jenna Brooks’s POV “Why should I date you?” I asked Liam as he rested on the railings. It was lunch break and we were both standing in the hallways.“Because we kissed.” He replied, his tone casual.“I guess it’s a must to date every guy I kiss,”I know what you’re thinking, how did we get here? Please enjoy this expositional flashback.Flashback>>>>>>>>>>>>> That night, after Pstar7 replied my DM, we ended up chatting for hours.Pstar7: “So, you’re Jenna. That’s such a lovely name.”Me: “Thanks a lot, Pstar7. I bet yours is lovelier.”That’s a simple trick you can use to get a guy’s name. I really needed to know his name, Pstar7 was just too far fetched. Pstar7: “I saw what you did there. Let’s just stick with Pstar for now. So, let’s drop the honorifics, I’m pretty sure we’re the same age.”OMG! We’re the same age? Then we can definitely be soulmates. I took a deep breath and sat up.Me: “Really, I’m a senior.”Pstar7: “Me too. I hope I can get through senior year withou
Game of Hearts 015
Jenna Brooks’s POV As I saw Conrad approach us, my breath hitched in my throat. Why was he here all of a sudden? What happened to ‘I think we should keep the distance for a while’?“I need to speak with Jenna.” Conrad said, turning to Liam who was still standing there. “But I’m talking to Jenna right now,” Liam replied.Conrad suddenly grabbed my wrist and my eyebrow’s furrowed in confusion. Why was he doing this to me? Why can’t he just tell me what exactly he wanted?“I need to talk to you, Jenna. Now.” Conrad said again, his tone intimidating.As he tried to take me away, Liam suddenly grabbed my other wrist, “I was here first!”Both of them were now holding both my hands and it felt like they were going to split me into two halves. Why not just do it now?!I yanked my wrist off Liam’s hold but Conrad’s grip was way too tight. He pulled me towards the quiet auditorium while I whispered ‘I’m so sorry,’ to Liam whose gaze followed us until we disappeared. Now in the quit
Game of Hearts 016
Jenna’s Brooks’s POV “What?” My jaws dropped.“Yeah. It looks like the real deal but it’s not. Where did you get it? Were you conned?” I really wish I was conned. I really wish Jeanette was mistaken. Olivia would never give me a knockoff bracelet. It’s not even about the price anymore but the fact that she lied about her parents getting the bracelet from Italy. Why would she lie to me? Was she not confident enough in our friendship? Did she think I would reject it if she told me she got it for a cheap price?“Yeah, I was conned. I paid a hundred bucks for it,”Jeanette grasped my hands in surprise, “You should have told me, Jenna. I could’ve gotten you the real deal for less.”“It’s fine, Jean. I like it.”“If you say so.”Jeanette went back to pressing God-knows-what on her phone while i pondered on why and how Olivia lied to me. Why wasn’t she honest about it? I thought about texting her but decided not to. It would be better to discuss face to face with her tomorrow at
Game of Hearts 017
Jenna Brooks’s POVNEXT DAY… Throughout last night, I pondered over the possibility that Pstar7 was actually a student of Fox Lane High. Then I tried to guess who could possibly be Pstar7. Who was smart enough to be him? When I realized the guessing was driving me nuts, I decided to drop a text in his Dm but he still hasn’t replied my text since last night.“Class…” Mrs Andrés voice statled me. She was standing in front of the class, waiting to get everybody’s attention.I glanced at Olivia’s seat again, she wasn’t in school yet. Why? She was usually the first to arrive and the first to leave. I texted her a while ago but there was no response.“Class, Olivia Downs is absent. Does anyone know where she lives?” Mrs Andrés asked.Everyone exchanged glances and it seemed like they were all confused. We all thought we knew Olivia but the truth was, we didn’t know her enough to know where she lived. How?!!!“No one?” Mrs Andrés asked again before her gaze landed on me. “Jenna?”I fu
Game of Hearts 018
Jenna Brooks POV “Olivia?”Immediately, she lowered her head, “Would you like me to get you anything?” She asked again.“I…”I still couldn’t believe my eyes. How could she be a maid? From what I’ve heard, she was from a wealthy family. Had she been lying to me all these while?“If you don’t need anything, I’ll take my leave now,” she added and turned to leave.I sprung up and quickly grabbed her wrist, “Wait, Olivia. You have some explaining to do.”She slowly turned to me, and as if on cue, she suddenly sunk to the floor and started sobbing. I was taken aback. ‘The’ Olivia Downs was sobbing.“This is all your fault, Jenna! You’re a terrible friend.” She said admist sobs.My eyebrows scrunched together and my head tilted to one side, almost like a puppy who heard a funny noise. How was it any of my fault?“I don’t understand Olivia,” I replied as I helped her up but she yanked my hands off.“A good friend would notice what the other friend is going through but you didn’t! You
Game of Hearts 019
Jenna Brooks’s POV “Exactly, Jenna. Olivia’s really manipulative.”How could Olivia try to gas light me? I thought we were friends! I pursed my lips and clenched my fists into tight ball. Try as I might, I could not contain my anger. Within seconds, I erupted like a volcano.“How could she be so shallow? How could she try to manipulate me? I thought we were friends? We had lunch together! We skipped PE together! We made fun of the art teacher’s bulging glasses together! I tell her literally everything! I stopped wearing glasses because she said I was way more pretty without them…oh my God! Was that a lie to?…”Conrad didn’t say anything. He just glared at me. “Why aren’t you saying anything?”“Let it all out, shortstuff.”I felt a familiar flutter in my stomach. He called me shortstuff? That was his nickname for me when we were kids. He hasn’t called me that since I came to Fox Lane and i thought he had forgotten about it. But I was wrong! I have never been more happy about b
Game of Hearts 020
Jenna Brooks’s POV It was a feminine voice, I raised my head to catch her gaze. The first thing I noticed were her sparkling eyes. She had a rare eye color I couldn’t quite describe.She had long blonde silky hair with extremely long lashes. Her hair was parked in a loose bun. She had full lips, and her golden skin was smooth and flawless. Her posture exuded some kind of confidence.“How do you know I’m desperate to join the drama club?” I asked her, furrowing my eyebrows.“I heard your conversation with Liam. I didn’t mean to eavesdrop or anything.” She replied slowly, her voice was smooth on every syllable.Shit! Did she hear me talking to myself? She probably thinks I’m weird.“You know, I also talk to myself once in a while. I have this tiny voice that actually resonates with me quite well.” She said to my surprise.Finally, someone that matches my level of weirdness.“Really?”“Yes. And sometimes, I’d rather talk to it than talk to people. One of the reasons I don’t h
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