تسجيل الدخولCHAPTER 114: I'M SORRY CHARLOTTE’S POV “Because—,” she said, dragging it out like she was enjoying every second of this, “people deserve to know when they’re being lied to.”The hallway didn’t just go quiet.It shifted.Like everyone suddenly leaned in without moving, waiting for something worse to happen.My chest tightened.“Lied to?” I repeated slowly, my voice dangerously calm. “You mean like when you told the entire school you and Austin were basically dating?”A few people nearby sucked in their breath.Nia didn’t blink.“That wasn’t a lie,” she said smoothly. “That was… misunderstood.”I let out a short laugh. Not amused. Not even close.“Misunderstood?” I echoed. “You literally built a whole imaginary relationship and posted it like a trailer for a movie nobody asked for.”That got a reaction. A few muffled laughs. A few “damn” whispers.Her jaw tightened.Austin stepped slightly forward.“Enough,” he said.And the way he said it? Not loud and not aggressive.But final.Eve
CHAPTER 113: PLEASE SNITCH CHARLOTTE’S POV Austin ran a hand through his hair, visibly annoyed now. “This isn’t your business.”Nia shrugged. “Not yet.”The way she said yet made something cold crawl down my spine.Then she turned and walked off like she hadn’t just detonated my entire emotional stability in five seconds.Heavy silence fell. A very uncomfortable oneAustin exhaled slowly. “She’s going to make this worse.”“She already did,” I muttered.We stood there for a moment, neither of us moving.The air felt different now like something had cracked open and neither of us knew how to close it again.Austin glanced at me. “We should probably go.”“Yeah,” I said quickly. “Yeah, okay.”But my voice didn’t sound steady.It sounded like I was lying.—The rest of the day felt off. Not only did I almost kiss Austin for the second time but I almost reconfessed how I felt.We still did the fake dating thingStill walked together. Still sat together. Still acted like nothing was wrong
CHAPTER 112 : FAKE DATING OR MAYBE NOT CHARLOTTE’S POV I should have said no. I realky should have but That’s the first thought that crossed my mind as I stared at Austin’s hand still wrapped around mine.“If we can’t fix it… we make them believe it.”At the time, it sounded like a solution.Now?Now it felt like I had willingly signed up for emotional destruction because pretending to date someone you really like wont be easy.Worse of all you kissed the person lips to lips. Oh my goodness That's was psychological warfare.“Say something,” Austin murmured, his thumb brushing lightly against my hand.That tiny movement sent a ridiculous amount of awareness through my body.I cleared my throat. “Okay,” I said. “Fine.”His brows lifted slightly. “Fine?”“Yes. Fine. We fake date. We prove everyone wrong. We shut down the rumors, how hard can it be an I right? Easy”“Easy,” he repeated.We both knew that was a lie.It started immediately and by immediately, I mean the second we stood u
CHAPTER 111 : YES WE FUCKED, SO?CHARLOTTE’S POV When I woke up, I didn’t move for a full minute.Partly because my back felt like the couch had personally fought me in my sleep.And partly because my brain was busy replaying last night like a broken movie projector.Ohhh and let's not forget I kissed Austin, not just any lips touching each other type of kiss but a whole fifteen minutes of sucking each other's tongue.“Oh my gosh,” I whispered to myself, instantly dragging a blanket over my face like that would erase the memory or at least quiet the fireworks going off in my chest.I finally peeked from under the blanket. Austin was already awake, sitting on the bed and tying his boots. When he looked up at me, his face softened just a tiny bit.“Morning,” he said.His morning voice should honestly be illegal.“Morning,” I said back, sounding like a sick goat.I sat up, hair in tragic chaos, emotions worse. I grabbed my jacket just so I had something to do that didn’t involve starin
CHAPTER 110 : A NIGHT WITH MY CRUSH CHARLOTTE’S POV What the heck, Is this a dream? Am I dreaming?Because there is absolutely no logical explanation for me standing here, snow crunching under my boots, staring at Austin Reyes, while someone just announced we’re sharing a cabin.If this is a dream, I don’t want to wake up.Not ever.Like, someone cancel morning forever.I blinked once then twice. Then looked around like maybe someone would jump out and say “April Fool’s.”Nothing.Austin was still standing in front of me, waiting patiently for my response Oh no. Say something normal.Say something cool.Say something that doesn’t scream my brain has left the chat.“Sure thing, dude,” I said.The moment I said it, my soul physically left my body, looked at me, and walked away disappointed.Dude?Dude??Austin blinked slowly.“…Dude?” he repeated.I coughed. “I mean like—yeah. Cool. Let's share a cabin together”He smiled slightly. That soft smile again. The one that made my brain gl
CHAPTER 109: PARTNERSHIP FROM HELL CHARLOTTE'S POV I walked out of the cafeteria so fast I probably looked like someone fleeing a crime scene. My food tray? Abandoned. My appetite? Dead. Officially pronounced missing.The moment I reached the hallway, the embarrassment and jealousy hit me at the same time, like a double slap from life itself.No. No way. No actual way Austin was going to ask Nai, could he?I shoved open the bathroom door, went straight to the sink, and gripped the counter like it was the only thing keeping me from collapsing into a puddle of emotional stupidity.“Okay. Breathe,” I whispered to myself.Did I breathe?No.I choked on air like a malfunctioning vacuum cleaner.Why didn’t I say yes?Why did I say I wasn’t going?He asked me. He freaking asked me.And I just threw the opportunity away because my brain was too busy pretending I didn’t care.I squeezed my eyes shut.Okay. Step one: fix this.Step two: pretend this wasn’t because of Austin.Step three: absolu
CHAPTER 19 :Book clubCharlotte's POV I checked my phone five times in a span of three seconds.At this point, even the phone should’ve filed a complaint.When would she reply? Why was Sophie suddenly the slowest texter alive?Why didn’t life come with a crying emoji you could physically throw li
Chapter 11 : Homecoming Charlotte's POV “Maya Maya!!!!” I ran after Maya with my pink purse in my arm while reapplying my lipgloss for the hundredth time this morning.It was a girls day out and my mum decided that me and Maya go to cilantro, a fancy restaurant downtown . Not like a girls day ou
CHAPTER 10 : in sync CHARLOTTE'S POVMy head was clouded with so many thoughts as I walked down the stairs leading to the exit.I wasn't supposed to feel guilt for kissing Max, I was supposed to enjoy every last minute of it because he's my boyfriend. But why did I feel like I was cheating?He lau
CHAPTER 6: A dare that dared meSophie's Pov :Sometimes, you have to wake up and decide you don’t like the peace on the planet.The silence that followed my statement told me everything.I felt the damage ripple through the room before anyone even spoke. The sharp inhale, the way people froze like







