(Aria’s POV)By the time I got home from school, my head was pounding. I could still see it — Damon leaning against that wall, that girl kissing him like she owned him. The image kept replaying in my mind like a cruel loop. I hadn’t even noticed my knuckles digging into the strap of my bag until I reached the door.I wanted to lock myself in my room and just disappear for a while. But the moment I stepped inside the house, I froze.My parents were sitting in the living room with Aunt Jenna and her husband Matt.That was when it hit me, they were coming to take me home today.My mom shot up immediately, her face lighting up like she hadn’t seen me in years.“Oh, sweetheart!” she cried, wrapping her arms around me so tightly I could barely breathe. “You look thinner. Jenna said you haven’t been eating properly.”I stiffened. My arms hung limply by my sides. “I’m fine Mom,” I said flatly.Her perfume filled my nose, the same floral scent that used to comfort me when I was younger. Now it
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