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Chapter Twenty-Six — Alex's POV

Author: Gracie.E
last update Last Updated: 2025-08-21 13:36:17

I’ve never hated the sound of a bell more in my life.

It clangs overhead as the last class ends, but all it means is that I’ve wasted another forty-five minutes staring at a notebook I couldn’t bring myself to write in. I’m supposed to be drafting for English Lit. Instead, the only words looping in my head are the ones I said to Lila at the café.

“Figure out what you want, Lila. Before you break both of us.”

The look on her face when I left—it’s burned into me. Wide eyes, lips parted, like she wanted to call me back but couldn’t. Like she was already slipping away.

And the worst part? I don’t even know if she wants me to stay.

The hallways blur around me as I walk. People brush past, laughing, shoving books into lockers, talking about Jason’s stunt at the pep rally like it was the highlight of the year.

“Did you see the way he kissed her?” one girl squeals.

“He totally meant it,” her friend replies. “I swear, Jason’s gone soft for Lila.”

I grit my teeth, clenching the strap of my bag
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