All Chapters of Nightmare turned love : Chapter 41 - Chapter 42

I thought the rumors would die down.I thought that after confronting Jordan, he’d at least try to shut them down.But ...surprise—they didn’t.If anything, they got worse. Snowballing into something so absurd I heard someone say I introduced him to my parents and then ditched him.Seriously? I didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.“Why do you look like someone stole your puppy?” Eli asked as we walked into school.The last few days had been weirdly chill. No Jordan sightings—as if he’d gone full underground rat mode. Meanwhile, Aiden and I were... surprisingly good.No major arguments, just the usual sarcasm and snark.He’d been trying his best to kill the rumor, but since he wasn’t the one people were pitying, no one listened.“I look like this,” I said, “because my name is still being dragged around like a trending hashtag.”I looped his arm through Eli's until he suddenly yanked it away with a dramatic gasp.“Okay, girl—boundaries. I do not want to be part of this love triangle. Be