9. Don't make him wait

MEGHAN

I rolled to my side and groaned as the entire side of my face hurt. I tried to open my eyes, but it was too painful to open my right eye, so I closed them again.

Why does it hurt so much?

I touched my aching face and the memories from last night came flooding back. Then, thinking about the party, I laughed bitterly to myself.

Oh right.

How could I forget the beatdown from Luke's number one fan already? Damn Rita and her temper. Maybe I better stay away from him for a while. I had enough problems of my own already. I needed to figure out how to fix things with Adrian. He was still too angry at me, and I wanted him to stop hating me.

"Maggie! Are you up?"

I jolted up into a sitting position as I heard my mother's voice. Shit...I wasn't ready for her to see my battered face. I knew she would be disappointed once she saw how her daughter was getting into trouble already. I didn't want her to regret inviting me here to live with her again.

"Y...yes, mom," I replied.

"It's a