Chapter Fifty

I glance at the back of my phone again.

I let it vibrate until whoever is on the other end of the line quits. When I woke up, I saw seven missed calls. Some were from my father, and the rest were from my mother. I don't know why the hell they're calling me, but I'm in no mood to talk to them. I'm deeply hurt. The morning has made things a lot clearer, and I've realized that the situation is more grave than I initially thought. They're abandoning me for wanting to be with a man that I love, a man that had promised nothing to my sister. God, was I supposed to reject Luca because my sister had a two-week crush on him? Is that how it goes? Am I the villain for wanting to be with him?

Am I really that wrong?

Tears sting my eyes but I tell myself firmly that I won't cry. Not again. I turn on my side and stare around the room. It feels odd, waking up in a strange room yet it's exciting at the same time. Butterflies dance around in my stomach, and I inevitably think about Luca.

I bite my lo