LOGINThird person POV
Aaron was leaning over the back of the SUV in the yard, lifting a heavy duffel bag into the trunk, when Axel walked over and casually leaned against the side of the car."She shut Liam down," Axel said flatly.Aaron paused with the bag halfway into the trunk. He turned around, his brows perking up as he searched Axel’s calm face. "What?""Liam. She turned him down at the party. He asked her out and she turned him down. She’s been ignoring hMila’s POVThe next morning, I stayed in my room for as long as possible. I didn’t want to see anyone, especially Axel and Aaron. But it was time for breakfast, and I knew I couldn’t hide upstairs forever.I finally dragged myself out of bed and went downstairs.When I walked into the dining room, Dad and Carol were already at the table with the twins.“Good morning,” I greeted quietly.“Good morning, sweetheart,” Carol replied with a smile.“Morning, Mila,” Aaron said.“Morning,” Axel added.I could feel both of them looking at me as I pulled out a chair and sat down. I kept my eyes on my plate, picking up my fork and helping myself to some eggs.For a while, I ate quietly, pretending not to notice the way Axel and Aaron kept stealing glances at me.I reached for the pitcher of orange juice in the middle of the table, but before my fingers could touch it, two hands reached for it at the same t
Mila’s POVMy hand was trembling so hard as I reached forward to snatch the phone out of Princess’s hand. She didn't even try to hold onto it. She just let her fingers slip away, staring at me with wide eyes.I looked down at the screen.It was a screenshot pinned to the top of the school’s group chat. The caption at the top read: “The truth about the new girl—Mila Bennett.”I read through the paragraph, my heart racing with every word. It went on about my “desperate, one-sided obsession” with both Axel and Aaron. It called me a slut, claiming I’d been trying to get into both of their beds since the day I moved into the house.But it was the last sentence that made me feel sick.“Turns out this isn’t her first time pulling this shit either. Ask her why she really had to leave her family and come hide away in this town. Turned out she tried to pull this shit with her stepdad too. What a whore!”My heart dropped into my stomach; chills ran down my spine. For a moment, I couldn’t hear an
Mila’s PovThe noise inside Weston High stadium was deafening. Floodlights lit up the green field where the winter 7v7 football showcase game was in full swing. The bleachers were packed with students, everyone stomping their feet, cheering, and screaming at the top of their lungs.I was standing in the front row of the student section, jumping up and down with Paris and Princess. I had a foam finger in my hand, and my throat was already sore from how loud I had been screaming. Down on the field, Aaron was back in sports gear, jogging onto the field. It was his first time playing since his injury, and even though the coach had limited his playing time, I was so proud of him.When he came up near our side of the field, his helmet tucked under his arm, he looked up into the stands. His eyes found mine from afar, and he gave me a quick wink, a crooked grin spreading across his face before he put his helmet back on and jogged toward the field.I was beaming with smiles as I watched him. I
Mila’s POVAfter fifth period, while the rest of my class headed outside for laps on the track in the brutal afternoon sun, I slipped away from the group and wandered in the direction of the high school gym. I pushed open the door and walked in. It was empty, save for Aaron, who was in the corner near the weight racks in his grey tank shirt and black shorts, balancing on his injured foot on a mat.I walked over as quietly as I could. "I knew I’d find you here."Aaron glanced up from his mat, a sheepish grin breaking across his face. "Look who it is. Missing out on track laps again?""I'm just here to support my brother," I blurted out before I could stop myself.I think we had made it pretty clear that we were all avoiding acknowledging that we were siblings. Siblings surely didn’t do any of the things we used to do. An awkward silence settled between us.I stood there watching him in silence, regretting coming here in the first
Mila’s POV"Excellent work on your Literature paper, Miss Bennett," Mr. Scott said, placing my graded sheet face down on my desk as he walked past. "Your analysis on character motives was really well thought out."I turned the paper over and bit the inner corner of my mouth to stop myself from grinning widely. A big red A with a plus sign was circled right at the top, along with a note in the margin saying 'Insightful work!'Paris, who was sitting next to me, leaned over, squinting at my paper before letting out a small gasp. "Look at you," she whispered, a big grin spreading across her face. "Crushing it in English and looking like that today." Paris’s eyes went over my cropped white cashmere sweater and off-white short skirt, with a look of approval in her eyes. "You look absolutely fire today, Mila!"Princess turned around from the seat in front of us, resting her chin on her hands while Mr. Scott walked back toward the whiteboard. "Seriously,
For the next few days, avoiding Axel became a full-time job.If he was in the kitchen, I stayed upstairs. If he sat in the living room to watch TV, I never left my room. At night, it was even worse. I found myself tiptoeing down the hallway like a burglar in my own house, holding my breath every time a floorboard creaked, just to get a glass of water from the kitchen or take a quick walk outside to breathe.By Thursday night, I was exhausted.It was past midnight when I finally snuck back inside from a quick walk in the backyard. The whole house was dead quiet. Everyone had been in bed for hours, and I figured I was finally safe. I tiptoed up the stairs, unlocked my bedroom door, and slipped inside, turning around to shut it quietly behind me.I flipped the light switch on and turned around. My heart completely stopped.Axel was sitting right on the edge of my bed. He was wearing a dark t-shirt with a sketch of a skull with flames ar







