All Chapters of Too Big to Fit.: Chapter 211 - Chapter 220

SydneySomehow, a few hours was all it took for the entire Lakeview High to find out their queen bee was now single.My sister.And honestly, stepping out of the car that morning after what Brooklyn had told me, I could almost understand what it felt like to have absolutely no privacy.I mean, when it came to me, people just took pictures, whispered, stared wherever I managed to show up somewhere, and said a few things they clearly wanted me to hear.That was usually the extent of it.But in Brooklyn?No one needed to explain why her eyes had been glued to her phone every time I’d seen her.In the hallway, during the two classes we had together. And now, in the cafeteria where she sat among the other cheerleaders that she barely even spoke to.Because of course, Brooklyn had only apologized to me while we sat on the kitchen island.Afterward, she’d given me this look when I effortlessly rearranged the schedules and the Grand hall layout to match Principal Lawrence’s really annoying in

Sydney Tyler was not in his jersey. That should’ve been the first sign. And with the bleachers empty, unlike when we had an emergency assembly or something like that, I could see everything from where I sat. From Tyler talking with his hand, dressed in that varsity jacket over a white t-shirt, to the rest of the guys who’d gone strangely quiet. Even the guys who’d been playing earlier had stopped joking and tackling themselves, and were playing normally now. It was a little strange. But my eyes stayed on Tyler. His face was almost emotionless, his arms folded loosely across his chest as he talked to the guys I now recognized as juniors. Probably just briefing them since Coach Bradford was nowhere in sight. There weren’t any seniors around either. Well, except… I stopped, my eyes finally catching the reason my skin had been prickling ever since I walked in. Dean. He stood near the other exit, arms folded across his chest, ignoring the guy standing beside him as

Sydney The earth stopped spinning for a second. My lungs felt so tight I thought they might burst, and I stared at Tyler, trying to make sense of what he’d just said. But this wasn’t about extreme fear or anxiety or panic. Or even excitement. It was uncertainty. ‘Breathe, Sydney.’ I took a breath, all the emotions I’d just named somehow mixing into one for some reason as I stared back at him, his words echoing through my head for a few more seconds. Something in my mind screamed. ‘Exactly! Yes, Sydney! This is what you’ve been waiting for,’ it squealed. ‘You can finally shut down the rumors and be comfortable being seen with him in public. Sydney Walker, you are going to be Tyler Sinclair’s girlfriend!’ ‘Stop!’ I argued back, my heartbeat picking up as I blinked several times, trying to get my thoughts under control. Tyler’s brows pulled together, this worried look taking over the nervous sincerity in his eyes as he leaned slightly closer. “Sydney?” “I’m not rea

SydneySomewhere in between my cheeks burning every time Maeve grinned at me when I basically said a word, and desperately trying to shove the guilt out of my head, I somehow managed to fall asleep without thinking too much about that nearly empty gym.Oh, who am I kidding?I did.Then I crawled out of bed the next morning, took a shower, pulled out the closest oversized shirt I owned, and finally stood in front of my mirror.Hair looking like I’d fought with a badger in my sleep.‘He’d literally asked you out. Whether you like it or not.’Maeve’s voice echoed in my head, followed by the sound of her loudly munching on those chips enough to make me want to end the call.Instead, I’d grown so red, at some point I’d actually considered texting Tyler.Because she’d been kind of right.And she’d also been right about how calm Tyler had been when I’d indirectly agreed that he was a lot.Stop.“Focus, Sydney.” I muttered, shaking the thought away as I picked up my hairbrush to fix the mess

TylerI did not regret what I said to Sydney.I meant every word, even though I knew exactly what I was risking. Because I’d known that if I didn’t say it then, I might never find the courage to do it again.And yes, I’d expected Sydney’s response to be something along those lines. I mean, Sydney’s soft. She panicked easily, and over-thought everything.But I knew she’d meant what she’d said.And I’d be lying if I said everything that’d happen between us was easy to shove under the carpet.Because no matter how many times she tried to convince herself otherwise, I knew she’d been scared of me for a good part of the time we’d known each other.“I’m not ready.” Her voice echoed in my head as I watched her car leave the parking lot before finally climbing into the backseat of mine.The fear that’d crossed her eyes.That hesitation.It’d stung. I won’t lie about that.And even more when Ben wouldn’t stop glancing at me through the rearview mirror, as though he could see my heartbeat slow