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Author: Zoë Grace
last update Last Updated: 2025-06-06 18:49:24
☆☆SUMMER'S POV☆☆

Pinch me.

No. Slap me. I need to wake up. What the fuck did Agnes Culkin just say to me?

“Wh–what?” I croaked.

“I was in Jake's room. When I heard footsteps, I hid under his bed.”

My blood ran cold, and I froze in disbelief. I searched for what lie to tell, what words to say, but even words eluded me at this point.

I was on my own. What the hell do I say?

“I’m certain it was you. I heard your voice and I heard Jake's. But before that, I saw someone else enter the room. He joined you in the bathroom.”

Agnes wore that thoughtful expression of hers, eyes gazing into nothing, her index finger pinned to her jaw. The music faded, and I could hear her clearly now. Then she chuckled and nudged my arm lightly.

“I may be wrong, though. It could’ve been any other guy, right?”

I let out a breath I hadn’t realized I was holding as relief washed over me. A nervous laugh escaped from my lips. I stared at her, nodding instinctively.

“Yeah. You’re totally wrong.”

“I mean,
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