All Chapters of CRAVING THE BAD BOY: Chapter 191 - Chapter 200

Ariana POVThe emergency meeting turned out to be exactly as ridiculous as everyone expected. At eleven o'clock Sunday morning, Maya stood at the front of a classroom she had somehow convinced the student council to lend her. A projector screen glowed behind her while several sheets of paper were taped to the whiteboard.The moment I walked through the door, I regretted every decision that had led me there. Nick arrived a few seconds later and immediately stopped beside me. "What is this?"I pointed toward Maya. "A cry for help."Laura snorted. Ethan looked up from his chair. "You're both late.""We're three minutes early.""Exactly."I stared at him. "I hate all of you.""No, you don't," Laura said.Unfortunately, she was right. Within five minutes, Maya had everyone's attention. Mostly because she refused to begin until complete silence was achieved. The problem was that Ethan kept making comments.The second problem was that Nick kept laughing at those comments. The third problem w

Ariana POVWednesday evening arrived carrying the strange mix of excitement and sadness that seemed to follow every graduation event lately. Campus looked completely different from its usual self. Strings of lights hung between buildings, colorful banners decorated walkways, and music drifted across the lawns from speakers set up by the student council. Everywhere I looked, students were taking pictures, laughing with friends, and trying to squeeze every possible memory out of their final days together.For the first time since arriving at college, nobody seemed concerned about grades, deadlines, or future plans. Those worries still existed, of course, but they had temporarily lost their importance. Graduation was now close enough to touch, and everyone seemed determined to enjoy the moments that remained.I was standing outside the student center checking my phone when Maya appeared beside me carrying a camera. Not a normal camera. A professional-looking camera that immediately made

Ariana POVBy Thursday morning, the entire campus seemed to be operating on pure nostalgia.Everywhere I looked, students were revisiting old places they hadn't thought about in years. Friend groups crowded around bulletin boards searching for photos from freshman orientation. Seniors took pictures beside buildings they had complained about for four straight years. Even professors appeared strangely sentimental, sharing stories about former students and past graduating classes during lectures that were supposed to be about entirely different subjects.The graduation challenge had somehow made everything worse. Or better. Depending on who you asked. Maya insisted it was better. Everyone else insisted she was insane. Both statements were probably true. I was leaving my final class of the week when my phone buzzed with a group message.Emergency meeting. Student center. Thirty minutes. Below it was another message from Maya. This one is actually important. A third message immediately fol

Ariana POVSaturday morning arrived with sunshine, mild panic, and a message from Maya that nearly made me throw my phone across the room. I had barely opened my eyes when the notification appeared. FINAL CHALLENGE UPDATE MEETING. MANDATORY. NO EXCUSES.A second message followed immediately. IF YOU IGNORE THIS, I WILL FIND YOU. Then a third. YES, THAT INCLUDES YOU, ARIANA. I groaned and buried my face in my pillow. Graduation was only days away. Most people spent their final weekend relaxing. Apparently, my friends preferred psychological warfare.By ten o'clock, everyone had gathered at Maya's apartment. She had transformed her living room into what looked like the headquarters of a highly questionable organization. The infamous challenge board occupied an entire wall, covered in checkmarks, notes, rankings, and colorful arrows that made absolutely no sense.Laura stood nearby holding a cup of coffee and the expression of someone who had accepted her fate. Ethan was eating chips desp

Ariana POVMonday arrived faster than anyone wanted.The campus felt completely different from the previous week. The excitement was still there, but now it mixed with something heavier. Graduation robes appeared everywhere. Families were beginning to arrive. Students walked around carrying flowers, gifts, and carefully planned schedules.Everything suddenly felt real. This wasn't a future event anymore. It was happening. Tomorrow. The thought should have terrified me. Oddly enough, it didn't. Not entirely. For the first time in weeks, I felt calm. Maybe it was because I had finally stopped fighting myself.Maybe it was because I no longer felt trapped between uncertainty and possibility. Whatever the reason, something inside me had settled. That peace lasted exactly forty-three minutes. Then Maya appeared. She burst into the student center carrying a clipboard. A clipboard. Nobody carrying a clipboard during graduation week could be trusted. "There you are!"I immediately regretted m