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Just ignore it

Lila's POVI used to think high school hallways were just places you walked through. Now they felt like enemy territory.The locker slammed next to mine, and I didn’t even flinch anymore. That was new. Six months ago I would’ve jumped, books slipping from my arms, cheeks burning while laughter rippled down the corridor. Today my hands stayed steady as I shoved my notebook inside. Ignore it. Just ignore it.“Still hiding behind those glasses, nerd?” The voice belonged to Marcus — one of Jax’s loyal shadows on the hockey team. He didn’t wait for an answer. A crumpled paper ball bounced off my shoulder and rolled away. I bent to pick it up anyway, smoothing it out on instinct. Physics notes. Mine, from yesterday. Someone had drawn a crude stick figure with oversized glasses and labeled it Lila the Loser.My throat tightened, but I swallowed it down. Crying in the hall was a mistake I’d made exactly once. Never again.I straightened, adjusted the strap of my bag, and kept walking. The

Última atualização : 2026-05-30

Inside my head?

Jax’s POVThe locker room still smelled like sweat and frozen rubber even after the showers. I slammed my gear into the bag harder than necessary, the clang echoing off the metal. Practice had been brutal today — Coach riding us on power plays, my shots finally connecting the way they needed to for Friday’s game. On paper, everything looked perfect. Captain. Leading scorer. Team eating out of my hand.Inside my head? Total chaos.Lila’s fingers had felt too small in mine earlier. Too warm. Too right. I kept replaying the way her breath hitched when I tucked that strand of hair behind her ear. The tiny flinch she tried to hide. Six months of watching her shrink in these halls and I finally did something about it. Fake dating. My idea. My fix.Smart move, genius.I zipped the bag and slung it over my shoulder, nodding at the guys still joking around the benches. Marcus caught my eye, that same smirk he’d worn in the hallway plastered across his face.“So, Cap. You and the library mou

Última atualização : 2026-05-30

Easy for you to say

Lila’s POVThe main quad buzzed with midday energy, students huddled in coats against the biting wind. I tugged my scarf higher, boots crunching over light snow as I scanned for Jax. My stomach had been doing flips since his text last night — short, direct, like this was a business meeting instead of whatever we’d agreed to.Just lunch. Public. Act normal.Normal felt impossible. My hands still remembered the warmth of his palm yesterday, the way his fingers had laced through mine like it was the most natural thing. I’d spent half the night staring at the ceiling, replaying that moment until my brain felt raw. Protection. That’s all this was. A shield wrapped in his popularity. Nothing more.I spotted him near the big oak tree, leaning against the trunk with that effortless hockey-player stance — shoulders relaxed, one foot crossed over the other. His dark hair caught the weak sunlight, and when he saw me, he straightened, a small nod pulling me forward.My steps slowed as I got cl

Última atualização : 2026-05-30

Heading out?

Jax’s POVThe rink lights buzzed overhead like they always did before a home game, casting that sharp white glow across the ice. I laced my skates tighter than usual, the familiar pull of the laces grounding me even as my mind refused to settle. Warm-ups had gone smooth — shots crisp, passes connecting, the team feeding off the crowd energy already building in the stands. But every time I glanced toward the front row, my focus fractured.Lila sat there exactly where I’d told her to. Coat buttoned high, scarf loose around her neck, glasses reflecting the lights. She looked small against the sea of jerseys and screaming fans, but she was there. Visible. Mine — at least for show.My stick tapped the ice once, twice, as I pushed off for another lap. The cold air burned my lungs in the best way, sharpening everything except the knot in my chest.She kissed me back.Not just endured it. Not pulled away like I half-expected. Her hand had fisted my hoodie, tentative but there, and for those

Última atualização : 2026-05-30

It's just acting

Lila’s POVThe bathroom mirror fogged slightly from the running sink as I washed my hands between classes. Cold water stung my fingers, but it did nothing to cool the low hum under my skin that had been there since the lamppost last night. Every time I blinked, I felt Jax’s mouth on mine again — slow, deliberate, too convincing for something that was supposed to stay pretend.Get it together. It’s just acting.I dried my hands and pushed the door open, stepping back into the busy hallway. The noise hit me first: lockers slamming, laughter bouncing off the walls, footsteps rushing in every direction. I kept my head down, weaving toward my next class, when a pair of designer boots planted themselves directly in my path.I stopped short, nearly colliding with a cloud of vanilla perfume and perfect curls.Sienna Vale — queen bee of the senior class, head of the cheer squad, and the girl who usually orbited Jax like she owned the spotlight. Her glossy lips curved into a smile that didn

Última atualização : 2026-05-30

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