Private Lessons With The Bad Boy Bully의 모든 챕터: 챕터 171 - 챕터 180

LENA’S POVSecond day back at school and things had already started to tone down a little.The hallway buzzed with the usual chaos, slamming lockers, scattered laughter, the squeak of sneakers against linoleum, but for once, I was actually alone in the middle of it all.Nicole was off at some media club meeting, probably planning the next issue of the school paper and figuring out different ways to boost my follower count even higher. Meanwhile Noah and Jake had disappeared along with the rest of the football guys for some practice session. And honestly? I was fine with it.Being alone meant I didn’t really have the pressure of being Lena Hartwell, Internet Sensation And Popular New Girl for a few precious minutes.Except I wasn't really alone, was I? In fact, now that I thought about it, nothing had toned down at all.I could feel everyone’s eyes on me, I could also the little whispers that followed me down the corridor everywhere I went."That's her... Oh my God, she's even pretti

"This person sent me a photo of their penis."I held my phone out to Noah with a small frown on my face, angling it so he could see the screen without anyone else catching a glimpse. We were sitting at a lab table in the front corner of biology class, supposedly working on our cellular respiration worksheet.I needed to take a little break from the very challenging assignment and from thinking about Jace so much. I felt so incredibly guilty, it was almost hurting me physically to think about what I'd done.I realized I would have to give the best apology known to mankind, just so he would forgive me, and not do something stupid to get back at me or Noah.I would get him something he would really like, like maybe a new football or something for his motorcycle. And then I would tell him, "'I'm really, really, really, really, really, sorry, Jace Leslie Dawson. You're the one I'm falling in love with. Please don't be mad at me. Take all the kisses you want."And hopefully, maybe, that wo

JACE’S POV – FLASHBACKI stormed down the empty hallway, my fists clenched so tight my nails dug into my palms and drew blood.The image of Lena walking into that classroom with Noah, choosing him, while publicly rejecting me, played on repeat in my head like some fucked-up torture device.“Jace—” she’d started, taking that half-step back toward me.But she hadn’t finished, and she hadn’t come with me either; instead, she just followed Noah inside the class like a good little girlfriend while I stood there looking like a fucking idiot.Space. Fine. You want space? I’ll give you all the goddamn space in the world.I knew somewhere in the back of my mind that I was supposed to be more understanding of the situation and how complicated everything was. I knew this had to be confusing as hell for her; sleeping in my bed one night, and having to pretend we were nothing the next morning just to keep things together. But fuck if it didn’t piss me off anyway.I turned the corner toward my own

LENA’S POVJace's hand caught mine before I could get too far away, easily catching up to me and grabbing hold of my wrist.“Please,” I said, my voice cracking as tears spilled down my cheeks. I kept my eyes fixed on the ground, too hurt by what I’d just seen to even look at him. “Please just leave me alone so I can get to class, okay? I’ve heard enough.”“Lena, look at me.” Jace insisted.“No. Please, just—”“Look at me.” His voice was desperate now, pleading with me to listen and see reason. “Please. It’ll only take a second.”“I can’t, Jace. I don’t want to hear any more of your lies. I just need to—”“It wasn’t what it looked like!”“Sure, I guess I must’ve just been dreaming then! I didn’t see you sucking face with Allison at all!” I tried to pull my hand free, but he held on while I stared stubbornly at the ground. “Just let me go, Jace. Okay? Let me go somewhere where I can feel stupid in peace.”“You’re not stupid, please don’t say that. I didn’t—she kissed me for fucks sake,

LENA’S POVAllison stood up slowly, crossing her arms over her chest and leaning back against the table with a sly grin plastered across her perfect face.She laughed right in my face, her voice sharp and mocking.“Oh, this I have to see,” she said, her voice dripping with hatred and arrogance. “What do you want to talk about, Lena the Loser?”“Come with me to an empty class and we can discuss it in private.” I pressed, trying not to stay on course and not let her get to me. “Absolutely not, babes. Whatever you have to say, you might as well say it in public since attention is clearly what you’re looking for.”My hands clenched into fists at my sides, and I couldn’t help but shoot back. “That’s rich coming from you. All you ever care about is popularity, you hate it when the spotlight is on anyone else for even a single second.”“You poor idiot. Smart enough with your books, but dumb as rocks with everything else.” She examined her nails like this conversation bored her. “You could’